Large emergency service response as man taken to hospital after crash in Salford

A man was taken to hospital by paramedics after reports he was assaulted in the Northern Quarter on Thursday evening (June 23). Police cordoned off Tib Street, near the city centre, at around 6.30pm.

Plans to close two major nursing homes in Salford have been dropped after a fierce campaign to keep the vital services.

A police investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed in a Salford churchyard this evening. Crime scene investigators and detectives descended on the scene in the grounds of St Mary's Church in Eccles town centre.

Four people including the driver were taken to hospital after a bus ploughed into a building in Bolton. However, none were seriously injured, police have confirmed.

A mum has issued a warning to parents after her two children suffered severe sunburn on holiday - despite wearing factor 50 suncream and t-shirts. Carlien Pretorius says the 'agonising' ordeal ruined the family's two-week trip to Gran Canaria.

Controversial plans to open a Hooters restaurant and bar - where scantily-clad young women will serve customers - at Salford Quays have been given the go-ahead. The decision flies in the face of fierce local opposition, including from both the Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.

A man has been arrested after a delivery driver was robbed in Gorton last night. Police were called to Darras Road just after 9pm on Saturday night (June 11) following reports of the robbery.

The Spinners Quarter development in Pendleton was officially unveiled recently with Salford ’s city mayor cutting the ribbon. The event marks a milestone for Lovell Together, the joint venture between Lovell Partnerships and Together Housing Group.

A Glasgow man has claimed 'discrimination' after a designer boutique refused to accept his Scottish bank notes.

A man was rushed to hospital following a crash outside a pub in Cheshire.

A casualty has been airlifted to hospital following a 'serious' crash on Snake Pass.

A woman was cut from her car and taken to hospital following a crash in Oldham. Emergency services responded to the incident in Oldham Road, Grotton, shortly before 11am today.

A road in Tameside was closed following a smash between two buses. Emergency services were called to Lord Sheldon Way at around 6pm on Wednesday (June 1).

A horrified mum has revealed the moment she thought her son had died after he was struck by a wagon in Ramsbottom . Alex Pennington was hit by a 50-tonne truck after stepping out into the road at around 3.30pm on Thursday (May 19). The incident happened at the junction of Lumb Carr Road and Bolton Road West.

An elderly man was arrested after telling developers to 'get off my property', claiming that he owns a former community centre set to be turned into flats.

A man has been arrested after another man was raped at a hotel in Manchester city centre. Emergency services were called to a hotel in Portland Street shortly before 8.30am today (Wednesday).

A 62-year-old man has tragically died after being bitten by a dog in Wrexham, police said.

A man suffered serious injuries after being hit by a minibus in Oldham. Chamber Road was closed for hours following a collision involving a pedestrian and a minibus.