Police discover cannabis farm after rushing to major house fire in Oldham

Detectives investigating the death of a teenager in Heywood have made two further arrests.

Thick black smoke filled the skies above Oldham this morning after a huge fire broke out at a scrapyard.

Further calls for a public inquiry led by the government into grooming and child sexual exploitation in Oldham have been voted down.

A person was caught riding an e-scooter along the M60 on Wednesday evening. Police received numerous reports of the person riding the tiny two-wheeled scooter, installed with a seat, riding along the motorway near the Princess Parkway junction in south Manchester.

Firefighters were called to a street in Oldham after a blaze broke out in a takeaway.

A cannabis farm was uncovered in a house in Moss Side after emergency services were called to a fire.

Chesterfield say they are ‘aware’ of allegations that one of their players was involved in a ‘vicious assault’ on Oldham Athletic 's Hallam Hope.

An Oldham Athletic player has suffered 'serious injuries' after being attacked outside the club's ground. Hallam Hope was 'viciously assaulted' in the staff car park at Boundary Park following the Latics' 2-0 defeat to Chesterfield on Saturday, the club has revealed.

Police are investigating a suspected 4am arson attack on a car in Oldham. Three masked men are said to have torched the vehicle on Ripponden Road during the early hours of today (Saturday).

Police have appealed for help after a cyclist was killed in a crash.

A 24-year-old man is in critical condition in hospital after being rescued from a lake at a country park in Oldham.

An off-duty cop has been commended by a judge after chasing a thief who swiped an elderly lady’s purse. Thomas Sharrocks, 40, saw the woman putting her purse back into her bag after she had done her shopping in Oldham.

The sister of a mum and two children who 'lost everything' after a blaze ripped through their home in south Manchester has told of their devastation.

A man is due to appear in court charged with rape and murder after the body of a young woman was found at a house near Manchester. Emergency services were called to the property in Ashton-under-Lyne on Thursday where they found 26-year-old Elizabeth McCann dead.

A gang of thieves broke into family homes as children slept to steal luxury cars including Audis, Mercedes and BMWs. Daniel Scollins, Lucas Hunter and Bradley Anderson caused 'misery' as part of a plot which saw £500,000 worth of high end vehicles being stolen from people's drives in up to 21 burglaries across Greater Manchester over a month long crime spree.

A man arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead at a flat in Tameside remains in police custody.

Royal Mail workers have formed a picket line outside the delivery office in Oldham on the first day of this summer's 'biggest strike'.

A man had to be rescued from his home this afternoon after a fire broke out. Residents reported a large emergency services presence in the Royton area around 3pm with smoke seen billowing from a property.

A mum who remortgaged her home and started her dream business for her spare bedroom is celebrating a whopping £1m company turnover. Charlotte Mills had always wanted to become a designer, and in 2014 decided to take the plunge into the fashion industry.

Drawing sketches of shoes whenever she visited her Grandma’s home as a child, Charlotte Mills always knew she wanted to become a designer. That dream became a reality when she took a huge risk in 2014 – remortgaging her home while working full time to set up a business in her spare room.