Police are looking for this wanted man - he was last seen on Saturday afternoon in Salford

and Wigan. A spokesman for GMP sad: “Have you seen Dale Bailey from Leigh? “He's wanted after failing to appear at court after being charged with aggravated burglary. “He is known to have links to Leigh, Atherton and Wigan in Greater Manchester.

direct to your inboxThe Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester held a closed meeting with Trafford council this week to discuss policing, following the city-region’s police force being placed into special measures.The meeting came after local calls for Mayor Andy Burnham to set out an action plan to bring Greater Manchester Police ‘up to scratch’ in Trafford.Conservative members of the council criticised the fact that the meeting was held in private and felt members of the public,

Manchester Crown Court heard that officers searched the rear of the van to find a large cardboard box full of ‘skunk’ cannabis - then a further bin bag containing the herbal drug. After arresting him, officers searched his address in Salford and found nothing.

direct to your inboxA man has been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences after a dramatic early hours incident on an avenue in north Manchester. It comes after armed police and a number of ambulances responded to a 'disturbance' at a home on Annesley Road in New Moston.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester Police say they are investigating a video involving a man who 'appears to be struck by a police officer' in Burnage.Officers had been responding to reports of a coronavirus breach of '100 people in a café' on Burnage Lane on Sunday afternoon (February 7).Police said the incident occurred as they were arresting a 38-year-old man on suspicion of assault and resisting arrest.The video, which has been widely circulated on social media shows a man being

direct to your inboxA man with Alzheimer's has gone missing in Rochdale. Gordon Nicholson, 78, was last seen on Leander Drive, Castleton, at around 4.30pm today (Thursday, February 4).

Bolton Crown Court on January 25, 2021, in relation to an alleged aggravated burglary. He is known to have links to the to Leigh, Atherton and Wigan areas.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has revealed how John Stones hit the depths of his football career amidst injury problems and personal troubles.The Manchester City defender has bounced back to form this season and is expected to regain his place in the team to face Burnley at Turf Moor on Wednesday night after contributing to a stunning 12-match winning streak.But he looked to be headed out of the Etihad exit door in the last two summers, when the break-up of his long-term relationship and

direct to your inboxPolice are appealing for information about a missing man last seen on Saturday.Thomas Sarsfield is from the Milnrow in Rochdale, but also known to frequent Oldham.Police say he's been known to use bus, tram and train networks.Anyone with information is asked to call 101 and quote Greater Manchester Police missing reference MSP/06PP/0000130/21. 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

Bury.

direct to your inboxRecently installed ‘modal filters’ in south Manchester have proven to be a good police deterrent after they were able to block a driver from getting away during a pursuit. At the beginning of January, a number of plant box filters were installed across Levenshulme as part of a trial project being overseen by Manchester Council.

direct to your inboxLarge parties and car meet-ups were broken up over the weekend as police forces across the UK issued fines to people breaching lockdown rules.A pair who drove more than 200 miles from Scotland to Wales to visit friends, dozens of party-goers across Greater Manchester and a group having a party in a garden shed were among those caught by officers.Two motorists were reported by North Wales Police in Anglesey after driving from Scotland to visit friends.They were found to be

straight to your inboxRoy Hodgson says Manchester City's recent form is daunting for his Crystal Palace side as they prepare to visit the Etihad on Sunday.City beat Brighton on Wednesday to make it seven wins in succession in all competitions, and 14 unbeaten since defeat at Tottenham in November.

arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a newborn baby. Felicity-May Harvey was just two weeks old when she died on January 11.

direct to your inboxA drunk man who sexually assaulted a tourist in Piccadilly Gardens in front of police - then denied he had done anything wrong - has been found guilty.Abakwe Adam, 31, had been ‘causing a nuisance’ in the popular spot in Manchester city centre before police officers became involved.After being asked to move on, Adam returned ‘within minutes’, Manchester Crown Court heard during his trial.A tourist from Canada was sitting by herself on a bench nearby when Adam, of no fixed

reports of an altercation on Cemetery Road in Swinton at around 10.20pm on Tuesday night (12 January).