Police and fire crews descend on street after fire involving BBQ

Residents have spoken of their fear over a major road in south Manchester that's "too dangerous" to let children play near after four serious incidents on the street in less than six weeks.

Police have closed a road in Littleborough following what witnesses have described as a 'quad bike crash'. Canal Street near Littleborough railway station is cordoned off following the incident.

Police are appealing for the public's help to find a missing man in south Manchester. Jerzy, 68, who uses a wheelchair, got lost from his partner on Sunday afternoon after a day in the park in Didsbury.

Police say '20 youths' have been reported swimming in a reservoir less than 24 hours after a teenager drowned in Salford Quays. Officers were called to Rumworth Lodge in Bolton on Sunday afternoon and say some youngsters were seen jumping off a pier into the water.

Police have issued an update after investigating possible gunshots which were reported on a quiet Stockport street. Officers descended on Dorac Avenue, in Heald Green, on Thursday, July 7.

Police have been seen guarding car parks and beach entrances as sunseekers enjoy the summer heatwave. Officers have been pictured at Formby in Merseyside after being enlisted to help deal with parking problems and possible anti-social behaviour.

A series of fires suspected to have been started deliberately on land near Dovestone Reservoir is being investigated by police and brigade bosses. The blazes - between Sunday, July 10 and Tuesday, July 1 2 - were near the car park at the Oldham beauty spot, cops say.

This is the wreckage left behind after a dramatic police chase was brought to a sudden halt - by a tree. Greater Manchester Police says the pursuit began after the driver of a grey Vauxhall Astra failed to stop for officers in Middleton.

A family-of-10 has been left heartbroken after a horror blaze ripped through their home just one day before they were due to move in. Parents Hester and Nathan Hadfield had been staying a property where six of members of the family were forced to sleep in the same room before they were able to secure a larger council house in South Reddish, Stockport.

Police rushed to a street in Droylsden on Wednesday after a 'disturbance' involving a 'solvent'. The incident broke out on Manchester Road, at around 1.30pm (July 6).

A Greater Manchester Police officer has been sacked after he was convicted of stalking and harassment. The offences involved PC Gareth Walker's ex-wife and her new partner after their divorce in 2019, GMP's Chief Constable said as he chaired a misconduct hearing at force HQ.

Officers investigating a stabbing in Oldham last week have released a new CCTV image as they continue to appeal for help. Police received a report of a stabbing at a property on Blanche Walk, in the St Mary’s area, shortly before 2.30pm on Wednesday, June 15.

The horrific case of a 12-year-old girl who was raped by strangers and let down by authorities in Oldham is ‘not unique’, says the ex-detective who has repeatedly blown the whistle on child abuse failings.

Comedian Joe Lycett has revealed that a fan who attended one of his stand-up gigs called the police because they found one of his jokes offensive. The 33-year-old funnyman revealed he'd been questioned after police received the complaint about a joke that involved the phrase "giant donkey d***."

Police have issued a stern warning after youths hurled bricks and stones at vehicles on the M60. Officers say six vehicles were damaged after being hit by projectiles between junction 2 and 3, near Cheadle, on Sunday afternoon (June 19).

Fire crews raced to a blaze at a disused and derelict pub in Bolton on Monday afternoon. The flames broke out at the former Churchill's Pub on Manchester Road, in Bolton, shortly before 3.30pm (June 20).

Smoke billowed over Manchester city centre after a fire broke out at a Chinese restaurant. The blaze started in the kitchen of Lameizi, a Chinese restaurant in Chester Street, shortly before midday today (Monday).

Traffic is backing up for FOUR MILES on the M60 due to a police incident. Two lanes were shut near the junction for Eccles on the anticlockwise carriageway of the motorway.