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Antuanne Elson wanted for criminal damage at Monton house

Police are hunting a man who is wanted for criminal damage at a house in Monton. On 7 May 2015 officers were called to a house on Monton Road in Monton, Eccles, where a...

‘Callous’ Sean Earle jailed for 6 months for stealing gran’s handbag moments before she fell to her death

Thief Sean Earle, who was branded a “scumbag” and a “low-life” for stealing a woman’s handbag after she fell to her death from a motorway...

Call for speed limit cut as 81-year-old hospitalised in head-on Eccles smash

An elderly man suffered chest injuries when two cars collided head-on on Chadwick Road in Eccles on Saturday. The 81-year-old was driving his burgundy Ford Focus along...

‘Worst ever’ cannabis farm found in Eccles

A cannabis farm dubbed the ‘worst ever’ by local police has been busted in a business premises in Patricroft, Eccles. Around 30 plants in varying states of...

M60 J13-10 to close this weekend

Highways England will shut the M60 motorway overnight on Friday and Saturday to continue demolition of 100-tonne steel gantries for its £202m smart motorway project. On...

Delays piling up after crash on Redclyffe Road near Trafford Centre

Drivers are being diverted around the Trafford Centre this afternoon after a two-car crash forced a road closure. At around 3.30pm today, Thursday 2 July, police closed...

Watch: Pals speak out for ‘gentleman’ Jeff Storey at Eccles biker parade

Bikers from all over Greater Manchester gathered today, Thursday 2 July to pay their final respects to one of their fellow bikers from Eccles, Jeff Storey. Jeff’s...

Smart motorway expands: £1.5bn investment in North West roads by 2020

Highways England has announced that it plans to invest £1.5 billion in the North West’s roads over the next five years, including creating nearly 80 miles of smart...

Delays on M60 at Eccles after lorries crash

Drivers are being warned of delays on the M60 at Junction 11 for Eccles after two HGVs collided. At around 1pm officers from the North West Motorway Police closed lane...

Kitchen catches fire at Scott Avenue in Eccles

Three fire crews were called to extinguish a kitchen fire in Eccles on Sunday. At 3.50pm on 28 June crews from Eccles and Agecroft arrived at a house on Scott Avenue to...