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Police search teams have been trawling the River Irwell as the search to find a missing fire service watch manager continues. A specialist underwater unit was pictured near the water next to the The Lowry hotel this morning (Tuesday).

A 300-year-old riverside footpath in Salford could remain open, with a campaign to save it now set to force a public inquiry. Salford City Council initially agreed that developers could close the pedestrian route by the River Irwell, diverting walkers through a back and a hotel lobby.

This map shows the homes across Greater Manchester at risk of flooding.

An inquest has opened into the tragic death of a young woman found in a country park. Rebecca Fisher was found dead in Reddish Vale Country Park on April 15.

Police have released a CCTV image of an individual in connection with a theft in Wigan. Officers for Wigan West released the image after an appeal was made following the theft of a bike.

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested after a string of knifepoint robberies in a park in Bolton.

The Woodhead Pass is blocked this morning after a crash between two lorries.

A train line between Manchester and Liverpool is blocked this morning due to emergency services dealing with an incident.

A group of men seen jumping into a popular beauty spot, just yards away from where a teenage boy drowned two years ago have been slammed by a top fire chief for the area.

Police confirmed that the body of a man aged in his 60s was found in the River Irwell in Bury.

Hundreds of homes and businesses in Bury have been hit by a power cut. Electricity North West say 644 homes in the Elton area are without electricity tonight.

A body has been found in the River Irwell in Bury, police have said. Emergency services were called to Jubilee Way near the town centre on Monday afternoon.

More than £122 million is set to be spent on Greater Manchester's wastewater systems in a bid to reduce the amount of sewage pumped into rivers by more than 10 million tonnes.

Water levels at Greater Manchester's reservoirs continue to fall but restrictions on water usage are 'not being considered' by United Utilities.

Manchester United legend Cristiano Ronaldo has made a donation to a local charity as he looks to leave the city.

A 60 metre-long earth embankment is set to be built along a stretch of the River Irwell to link newly built flood defences to higher ground. The Environment Agency has this week lodged plans for the scheme in the Redvales area of Bury.

Plans for a huge 211-home new estate in Radcliffe have been published. The site, on York Street was historically a bleach works from 1889 to around 1970 and from then on the building was used for storage until it was demolished in 2015.

Andy Burnham says Manchester is being 'forced to accept second best' after taking a tour to highlight the state of the city's central railway stations. The Mayor of Greater Manchester Mr Burnham this week told the Manchester Evening News he wanted to take control of all the region's stations.

More than two years after the horrifying loss of 11-month-old Zakari William Bennett-Eko his family are still trying to rebuild their lives.

For many students in Salford, Castle Irwell and 'The Pav' were an "iconic" part of the university experience.

A coroner has delivered a damning condemnation of the mental health treatment of a psychotic man in the months before he threw his 11-month-old son into a river and to his death.

Severe flood warnings covering the River Mersey in Didsbury and Northenden have now been lifted, the Environment Agency has said.

The mother of an 11-month-old baby who died in horrific circumstances has spoken about her 'beautiful baby boy'.

A woman from Manchester went viral after she shared pictures of 'benches in terrible locations'.

Controversial multi-million pound plans for a 12-storey office and 16-storey, 260-bedroom hotel block in Ordsall have been approved.

A family requested their mum be 'sectioned' numerous times after three 'suicide attempts' just weeks before she disappeared, an inquest heard.

On the December 26, 2015 Keri Muldoon's home was destroyed.

A developer has submitted plans to build four huge new towers in Manchester city centre.

A 45-year-old man has died after being hit by a car on the M60.

The man killed in a ‘horrific’ Bury hit-and-run last week has been named.

A man's body has been discovered in the River Irwell in a rural area of Bury.

A flood alert has been issued for parts of Rochdale, Oldham, Bolton and Bury.

An inquest into the death of an 11-month-old baby who was thrown into the River Irwell will look into the treatment his father received beforehand.

A mum has told how a 'horrific' dog attack in Bury left her and her six-year-old daughter 'covered in blood'.

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