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Man refused admittance on Eccles tram with bike smashes window with a brick

Police are looking for who man smashed a window after throwing a brick at a Metrolink tram driver who told him he couldn’t take his bike on-board. The incident...

112 arrests after police crackdown on Piccadilly Gardens

Greater Manchester Police has continued the crackdown on criminals in Manchester city centre’s Piccadilly Gardens, making 112 arrests in two years of a police...

Police appeal to find 15 year old missing Swinton boy

GMP have posted an article about a missing 15 year old boy, Leyton Strickland Many of his associates and friends are from the Swinton area (specifically The Poets) so he...

Christie reassures patients about forthcoming industrial action

The Christie has written to patients to reassure them that despite proposed strike action by junior doctors, their appointments on Tuesday 1st December, Tuesday 8th...

Two pensioners from Swinton recognised as some of the bravest in the country at Police Bravery Awards

Five people from Greater Manchester were recognised as some of the bravest in the country at a national awards evening this week. Amongst them were Ronald Smith and...

£50k reward to find murderer of Paul Massey

Police are offering a £50,000 reward for information about the murder of Paul Massey in Clifton. At 7.30pm on Sunday 26 July 2015, 55-year-old Paul Massey was shot five...

Salford female apprentice honoured at construction awards

A female apprentice from Salford campaigning for more women to take up careers in construction has been given a top award for her work. Shelby Knight scooped Apprentice...

Bus ticket price cut by more than 50% on ‘Black Friday’

First Manchester has announced a special ‘Black Friday’ bargain-priced bus ticket on one of the biggest shopping days of the year. As hundreds of retailers...

Commissioner welcomes Government climb down on police cuts

Greater Manchester’s Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner has welcomed the Chancellor’s climb down on cuts to policing. Responding to George Osborne’s...

More devolution to Greater Manchester

Further devolution to Greater Manchester, along with a commitment from Government to work together with the GMCA on a number of innovative policy initiatives, was...