BWM driver has 'lucky escape' as car overturns following pursuit

the town hall had to cancel green bin collections for a month due to staff absence.

Bolton, at 9.35pm on Thursday evening.The kitchen was found engulfed in flames, believed to have been started by a tumble dryer.One eyewitness told the Manchester Evening News that a family including children and a dog escaped the burning building."We heard the flat owners little girl say 'there's a fire in the flat', and then we saw blue lights flashing," he said."When we got there we seen gusts of smoke coming out of the kitchen window."No one was injured, the fire service has confirmed, but

Manchester Magistrates' Court heard that Ashraf had been attending a 'gathering' nearby, and was moving his car in the early hours of Sunday, August 23. As officers from GMP stopped his sports car, they were met with a strong smell of alcohol and reported that Ashraf had been slurring his words.He was taken to Central Park Police Station where he blew a reading of 64 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

“If you have any information that can assist our enquiries, please get in touch.” Anyone with information is asked to call police on 0161 856 1146 quoting incident number 3082 29/09/20.Alternatively call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

Bolton, when police spotted him in the early hours of this morning (Friday October 1).Officers from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) found the man to be under the influence of cannabis and he also had a bag of cannabis next to him in the car. Police also found out that the car belonged to the driver's dad and that the driver was not insured on it.

Leaders from the hospitality industry have banded together to launch a nationwide campaign this week, calling for an end to the 10pm curfew.An open letter to the Prime Minister warns that the curfew could be the 'final nail in the coffin' for an industry that is 'dying', with some reporting a drop in trade of 60 per cent since the measure was introduced.The #CanceltheCurfew campaign hopes to put pressure on the government to U-turn on its decision to impose a curfew on pubs, bars and

Altrincham, got into her Mercedes A180 in the town centre, officers immediately stopped her and pulled her over. Despite ignoring requests to stop, she tried to walk away, but was escorted to their police car to undertake a roadside breath test, Manchester Magistrates Court heard.

Manchester Evening News.Just after midnight, residents of Rutland Road in Tyldesley saw the blaze beginning and rushed over to alert the elderly man to the blaze.The group then helped to get him out of the house through the front door as flames leapt up one wall. The fire is believed to have started outside the man's home, said the victim's son, melting wheelie bins before burning down his shed and fence.

Anyone with any information should contact police on 0161 856 8522 quoting incident number 2593 of 21/09/20. Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111. Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereGet breaking news first on the free Manchester Evening News app - download it here for your Apple or Android device. You can also

The Times reports.London could also face the same restrictions.Households would be banned indefinitely from meeting each other in any indoor location.People in Greater Manchester are already barred from visiting friends and family in their homes or gardens and are advised not to socialise with anyone from outside their household or bubble in any public place, under measures introduced in late August.And now, The Times, reports, much of the rest of the north could follow suit.Under the plans

hereCups will be turned into upcycled reusable cups and other products including tissue and packaging, reducing waste and encouraging a 'circular economy', Network Rail said.The initiative is a partnership with environmental charity Hubbub and waste provider, Interserve.The YouGov study, commissioned by Network Rail, found consumers want to recycle cups, but often do not know how, they said.Only three in 10 adults who purchase a coffee while travelling reported using a bin specifically designed

The petrol station was closed at the weekend as police began an investigation, treating the incident as an attempted murder.No-one has been arrested.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereA spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Police said: "Police are appealing for information following an attempted murder in Trafford.

hereIt meant passengers on some trams had to be evacuated while services through the area were suspended.A rescue truck was sent to remove the stranded vehicle.The drama began at around 5pm and the vehicle was removed at around 8pm.Pictures from the scene showed officials helping a motorist from the stricken car before the car was removed.Manchester Metrolink tweeted: "There is a disruption on the Airport line due to a car blocking the tracks.

Bury home the 'worst they have ever dealt with' in the five years since their company began. Warren Senior, the owner of Senior Waste Removals, was went to the house in Walmersley to assess the situation before bringing in his crack clean-up team.

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here"Driver had three children in the vehicle at time. Off to custody section 5a."An image showed the car was stopped on the M56 before junction six for Wilmslow, Hale and Macclesfield.No other details were released by police.Get breaking news first on the free Manchester Evening News app - download it here for your Apple or Android device. You can also get a round-up of the biggest stories sent direct to your inbox every day with the MEN email newsletter - subscribe here . And you can follow us

A mass evacuation of a large part of Manchester city centre was triggered by a box of batteries being dumped in bin on a bus.Thousands of people had to be cleared from Piccadilly last Saturday after a suspicious package was found.Police, firefighters and army bomb disposal experts were scrambled to the bus station in Piccadilly Gardens at around 1pm after the package was spotted on a Stagecoach service.The discovery led to the evacuation of Piccadilly Gardens and surrounding streets.A number of