Police appeal to find woman, 66, missing from Oldham

A former charity boss has been accused in Parliament of "spreading misinformation" in relation to child sexual exploitation in Oldham.

Social media posts alleging a political cover-up of child grooming have cast a long shadow over Oldham in recent years, enabling the rise of a new independent political group and contributing to the dethroning of two council leaders in successive years.

A girl was taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Oldham.

A man involved in a smash in Harpurhey on Thursday evening was later found with a gun and machete when searched. Officers cornered the man along Rochdale Road, by the gates to Queen's Park, in the north Manchester town.

Detectives are appealing for a missing man in his 50s who has not been seen for more than 24 hours. The man is from north Manchester, but was reported missing from a mental health hospital.

Police have issued an urgent appeal for help finding a girl who is believed to have travelled around 140 miles from home. Alisha was reported missing to Greater Manchester Police on Monday (June 20).

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.

Richard Cooper has been named as the new head of football administration at Bolton Wanderers as Simon Marland's successor.

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Police are searching for a missing 12-year-old girl who was last seen around 4pm yesterday afternoon.

Police in Rochdale have released a new image of a man who was reported missing a week ago. GMP officers have issued a new photo of Daniel, who has been missing from Middleton since June 10.

Officers have issued an urgent appeal for information after a 50-year-old woman was stabbed at an Oldham property. Greater Manchester Police says it received a report of a stabbing at a property on Blanche Walk, in the St Mary’s area, shortly before 2.30pm yesterday (June 15).

Armed police descended on a street in Oldham after a house was left covered in paint in a 'disturbance'.

Police have released an image of a man they would like to speak to following a sexual assault which happened in Stockport.

UPDATE: Police said Holly has now been found. She was found in Manchester on Wednesday night.

Police have launched an appeal to find a missing man from north Manchester. Daniel Kinsey is described as 'vulnerable' and police have also warned he can be 'violent when confronted'.

Police believe a man found seriously injured in the road in Bury could have been hit by a car.

Police have shared an appeal for a missing 37-year-old man they are 'increasingly concerned' about, who could be in Manchester. Jacob Grossman is missing from the Hereford area.

Police are trying to trace a woman from Wigan who has now been missing for more than a week. Janice Cleworth, 46, was last seen on Charles Street in the area of Leigh at around 4pm on May 25.