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‘Telescopic’ cameras boost regional traffic monitoring

The number of traffic monitoring cameras across Greater Manchester is set to more than double, helping transport leaders to tackle congestion on the region’s main...

Carols through the Christmas travel rush plus FREE Audiobook

People are preparing for Christmas chaos on the roads, beginning in earnest today, 23rd December, as festive travellers make their way home to see family and friends....

Top tips for a cracking Christmas wedding proposal

There will be more than ‘five gold rings’ being sung about this Christmas – as almost 800,000 Brits are set to propose over yuletide, research has found. The...

Two arrests and gun linked to shooting of 7-year-old Christian Hickey found

Police have seized the gun that murderous thugs used to shoot seven-year-old Christian Hickey and his mother Jayne Hickey in Winton, Salford. Shortly before 10pm on...

Man with knife terrorizes Eccles arcade workers in robbery

A masked man held up an amusement arcade in Eccles armed with a knife. At around 4.45pm on Friday 11 December the man walked into Reel Time Amusements on Church Street...

Pictures: Salford Christmas Blitz remembered 75 years on

It’s 75 years since the two nights of terror that saw Salford bombed by German forces: what has become known as the Salford Christmas Blitz. 197 people were killed...

Driver hospitalised in M60 lorry crash

A driver in his 30s suffered shoulder injuries when his car collided with lorry on the M60 this morning. Police and ambulances were called at 11.20am to the clockwise...

Eccles warehouse demolition for 11 flats passes planning

Council planners have voted to approve the demolition of warehouses in Eccles for a new four-storey apartment block. Vacant buildings at Delta Works on Chadwick Road...

Alarm over alcohol-related A&E admissions spike

A sharp increase in the number of hospital admissions for alcohol-related problems is causing serious concern among health professionals. Figures released today by The...

38-mile cycle in memory of Sheila

20 cyclists pedalled From St Annes to St Ann’s in memory of a friend and colleague. The group from Urban Vision rode from the West coast seaside resort to the...