Police flood Trafford Centre to 'disrupt criminal activity'

The Trafford Centre celebrates its 25th anniversary this month, leaving plenty of shoppers feeling nostalgic about favourite times and first times at the giant shopping centre. The £600m mall officially opened its doors to the public on September 10, 1998, after an epic 27-month construction at Dumplington.

Detectives are appealing for the public's help following a 'shocking' town centre attack in which a man was seriously injured. Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with their investigation.

Families are gutted about the closure of a popular family attraction at The Trafford Centre.

An Oldham landlord has spoken of his horror after his partner was left dripping in blood after being attacked by violent burglars.

The father of a police officer murdered while on duty in Tameside has urged the government to award posthumous medals to emergency workers killed in the line of duty.

A yoga instructor told police she had been shopping at the Trafford Centre and had no money on her - but was then caught with thousands of pounds of criminal cash stashed in her glove box.

A town centre has been closed off by police after a suspected stolen car crashed. Police in Heywood, Rochdale, said a 'serious weapon' has also been taken off the streets during the incident.

A man who was arrested in connection with a spate of attacks on an adult store in Manchester's Gay Village has been released on bail, police have confirmed.

Meghan Markle is always there for people in need.

Good old-fashioned leafleting came to the rescue as more than 100 people attended a meeting to save a popular community centre.

With a landmark birthday just passed, shoppers have now experienced 25-years of retail and entertainment at the Trafford Centre.

One woman has been taken to hospital after a crash saw a vehicle go up in flames on the side of the M60 this evening.

A police officer was sacked after using excessive force on a naked woman, threatening to "break her f****** neck" and choking her until she passed out.

Hundreds of fans queued up for hours to meet home town hero Bugzy Malone at the Trafford Centre. The Crumpsall rapper held a meet and greet at The Fragrance Shop in the Trafford Centre to promote his new perfume.Bugzy was all smiles wearing his trademark white t-shirt, tracksuit pants and wave caps as he posed for pictures, shook hands and waved at screaming, excited fans at the meet and greet. The session was only scheduled to last two hours from 5pm to 7pm but so many fans turned up that the rapper stayed until 9pm.

A police constable grabbed a naked, bleeding woman - covered in salad cream - around the throat and warned her he would "break your f***** neck" during a chaotic arrest at the Hilton hotel.

Three youths were arrested after police uncovered a machete and a large knife within moments of arriving at the Trafford Centre. Greater Manchester Police says officers from its transport unit visited the site in plain clothes on Saturday night (September 9).

It's been a long time in the making, but the doors to Trafford's Nerf Action Xperience are finally open and we were among the first inside.

Rapper Bugzy Malone has announced he will be holding a meet and greet event with fans at the Trafford Centre later this week.

Europe's first Nerf Action Xperience is finally opening its doors inside Trafford Palazzo.

A teenage boy has been seriously injured after being 'stabbed in the back' on a night out near Manchester city centre on Saturday evening (September 2).