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Police release CCTV pics after string of late-night sex assaults in Manchester

Police have released images of a man they want to speak to in connection with a series of sexual assaults in Manchester city centre. The man is described as Asian, in...

£170m cuts to community pharmacies will hurt patients, pile more pressure on GPs

Worsley MP Barbara Keeley has rounded on government minsters for putting forward damaging funding cuts for community pharmacies in Salford and across the country. £170...

Plans in for 500 flats in two huge towers near Lowry Hotel, Salford

Bruntwood and Select Property Group have submitted plans for two large towers near the 5* Lowry Hotel in Salford. The 16 and 33-storey blocks, next to the River Irwell,...

Woman fights off attacker on Half Edge Lane, Eccles

Police were called to Half Edge Lane in Eccles at 7.40am today, Tuesday 23 February, after receiving reports that a female had been assaulted by a male passerby. The...

Knife-wielding thief kidnaps worker to hold up Swinton Subway

A man brandishing a large knife at Subway in Swinton grabbed hold of a fleeing shop worker and forced her to open the till at knifepoint. At around 5.15pm on Wednesday...

20-year-old charged with murder after man found stabbed to death

A man has been charged with murder after the body of a 58-year-old man was found at a house off Bury New Road in Cheetham Hill. Adebanjo Adegboye was taken into police...

Buile Hill Park gets new marker posts for fun runners

Fun runners are being urged to go the distance with new courses in Buile Hill Park. Salford City Council has installed marker posts showing the route of three different...

CCTV helps police make 61 arrests in Salford

Police in Salford have made 61 arrests thanks to the council’s CCTV network. Eagled eyed operators directed police to 353 incidents in the last three months of 2015...

Noisy Salford neighbour faces eviction

A noisy neighbour who has brought misery to nearby residents with his constant loud music and partying has been hit with a suspended prison sentence. Housing association...

E-fit of rapist who barged into Walkden house and attacked woman

Police have released an e-fit of a man who pushed his way into a woman’s home in Walkden before raping her. The man is described as being white, in his late 30s or...