BREAKING: Police issue dispersal order in Rochdale town centre after 'around 40 youths' fighting

Police have issued an urgent appeal this morning (December 25) to find a boy who has been missing for nearly 24 hours.

A man has been arrested after police were called to a domestic disturbance in Bolton.

Police are asking for help in finding a man who failed to turn up at court. Greater Manchester Police said that Nathan Riley, 28, is wanted after he didn't show up for a hearing.

A suspected speeding driver is alleged to have led police on a dramatic 90mph chase through Manchester for more than half an hour before eventually being caught. Greater Manchester Police traffic cops were alerted to a Mazda 3 in the south of the city.

Bosses of Altrincham’s town centre shopping hub the Stamford Quarter are predicting a vibrant 2024 after reporting a five percent uplift in visitor numbers. Landlord and property company Bruntwood says it's had a successful 2023 following an influx of new stores joining national brands and independent boutiques.

Yesterday (December 21), trainer and fashion giant New Balance opened a new store in the Trafford Centre. Away from its discount store in Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet, it's the sneaker brand's first Northern store in the UK.

A man who was arrested after an elderly woman was hit by a car in Wigan has been bailed, police have confirmed.

The death of a much-loved great grandad who went missing for almost ten weeks was a 'tragic accident', a coroner has ruled.

Altrincham’s £70million town centre development Altair - including an ice rink and multiple leisure outlets - which has stalled for more than a decade may yet move forward in the New Year. Plans to transform 4.5-acre piece of land off Oakfield Road have been submitted to Trafford council’s planners three times in recent years, but work has never started on the site that has been mainly used as a car park.

Police have released CCTV pictures of a man they want to speak to after a woman was reportedly sexually assaulted on a train to Manchester.

Police have launched an urgent appeal to find a missing woman who vanished from an Asda supermarket.

Final touches of the £16m refurbishment of Rochdale town hall are being carried out ahead of its reopening next year. Work on the Grade I-listed landmark has been ongoing since 2021.

The body of a man found on a playing field has triggered a murder inquiry. Today forensic officers were working on a verge on the edge of sports fields at Broughton Rugby and Cricket Club in Higher Broughton.

A man who was arrested after a stabbing outside a leisure centre in Irlam has been released from custody, police have confirmed.

Police have made an arrest following a 'stabbing' outside a swimming baths. Officers were called out to a reported stabbing in the car park of Irlam and Cadishead Leisure Centre, in Irlam, Salford, at around 6.15am today (December 9).

Police have authorised a dispersal order in a Bolton neighbourhood this afternoon after reports of young people 'causing harassment and nuisance'.

An Italian grandmother, who has lived in the UK for more than 40 years, says she has been ordered to leave the UK after an email from the Home Office went straight to her junk inbox.

A man whose body was found five days after a fire at a Bolton restaurant has been named by police. Geri Rapo, 22, was discovered inside the building on Bolton Road, in Farnworth, on Saturday (December 2).

Police have arrested one man after reports of a man 'making threats with offensive weapon’ at a Rochdale youth centre.

The Trafford Centre is already packed with shoppers in the run up to Christmas, and now the mall has announced its extended opening hours over the festive period. It will include a week of late night shopping in the run up to Christmas to 11pm.