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Watch how easy it is to be pickpocketed

With Christmas less than a month away, new research from Nationwide FlexPlus1 reveals Britain’s high streets are a pickpocketing paradise, with thieves pocketing £190...

Penalty points cost over £132 million a year

Penalty points on driving licences are costing UK motorists over £132 million a year in higher insurance premiums, according to new research by the Institute of...

‘Shoctober’ success set to save lives

A social media campaign has helped to identify 290 pieces of life-saving equipment across the region that can now be used by North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust...

Police buildings across Greater Manchester under review

A number of police buildings across Greater Manchester are under review to ensure they are being used in the best way to meet the needs of modern policing, Mayor and...

New BBC Philharmonic concerts to tackle the Monday blues

The BBC Philharmonic has started a new classical concert series in the heart of Salford in partnership with the University of Salford, Salford City Council and Salford...

Do you want to know more about VAT?

Unsure what input and output taxes are? Are you charging the correct rate of VAT? Join our free live webinar to find the answers to these questions and more. The webinar...

Eccles Giving Day Saturday December 12th

For the last three years local councillors in Eccles have organised Eccles Giving Day. The Idea is simple-councillors will leaflet Eccles households in the run-up to...

Police appeal after car collides with pregnant woman

At around 7.35pm on Monday 23 November 2015, the 34-year-old woman was crossing Bury New Road, walking towards Wellington Street West in Higher Broughton when there was...

RHS appoints designer to take forward RHS Garden Bridgewater vision

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has announced one of the world’s best landscape architects will take forward plans for the RHS Garden Bridgewater. Tom...

Missing from home: Natasha Roberts

Merseyside Police is becoming increasingly concerned for the whereabouts of 28-year-old Natasha Roberts. Natasha, who is also known as Natasha France, was last seen in...