Police raid uncovers more than 100 cannabis plants at farm hidden inside Bury home

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direct to your inboxMore than 100,000 people in Stockport have now had their first Covid vaccine, new figures have revealed.The milestone figure will come as a huge boost to the borough, where infection rates are falling again, but remain above the national average.Stockport had already met the government target of offering all over 70s their first dose by mid-February.

direct to your inboxOfficers had to turn more than one hundred cars away from Formby Beach on Saturday and issued thousands of pounds worth of fines for breaches of lockdown.Merseyside Police said people had travelled to the beauty spot from as far as Manchester, Stockport, and Leeds for a day out in the good weather.Around 20 people were issued with fixed penalty notices of £200 for flouting coronavirus restrictions.The current government guidance says it's the law to not leave or be outside of

direct to your inboxPolice discovered cannabis plants after being alerted to an attempted break-in in Stockport.Police were called to reports that two men were trying to break into a property on St David's Road in Cheadle shortly after 1pm yesterday (Thursday).Officers attended and two men - aged 26 and 28 - were arrested on suspicion of cannabis cultivation.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by

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five wings of Forest Bank prison in Salford are in lockdown due to a coronavirus outbreak.That outbreak disrupted proceedings at Manchester Crown Court with one high-profile trial and two sentencing hearings having to be postponed due to defendants not being produced from Forest Bank due to the lockdown.The latest data from the Ministry of Justice shows that there were 846 positive Covid-19 cases among adult prisoners for the week ending 15 February in the UK, down from 1,005 the week before.The

Highland Perthshire. Officers swooped on a derelict building on Crieff Road in Aberfeldy on Wednesday afternoon.

direct to your inboxA vaccination programme to protect homeless people from Covid-19 in Manchester will move into a new phase after a successful start.Urban Village Medical Practice in Ancoats has been working with the city council to give jabs to more than 100 people living in council accommodation.The scheme will now be extended to cover those in temporary accommodation and day centres after the first few sessions saw 81 people who are homeless receive the vaccination.Manchester council says

East Lothian.Officers swooped on the property in Letham Mains in Haddington yesterday morning.They executed a drugs warrant under what police have dubbed 'Operation Juneau'.A 50-year-old man was arrested in relation to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 offences.East Lothian Community Action Team cops along with local Community Officers attended at the address and seized a number of mature cannabis plants worth £3200.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "A 50-year-old man will be charged and reported

in Bury.  The victims, a couple in their 80s, left their front door unlocked after being visited by carers at around 8pm on Sunday (February 14).

direct to your inboxFurious residents in Beetham Tower have demanded increased security arrangements after police were forced to raid a lockdown party with around 40 people present.Officers first attended the apartment, understood to be a two-bed property on one of the highest floors in the building, at around 9pm on Friday after reports of a large gathering.It is understood no one answered when police officers knocked on and they were unable to gather evidence of a breach of coronavirus laws.

coronavirus restrictions after officers found 150 guests packed into an illegal nightclub in England over the weekend.Officers who forced their way into a building in the city of Birmingham on Saturday night discovered the makeshift club with a bar, VIP area and a dance room with a DJ, West Midlands Police said. About 150 people occupied two floors of the building, the police force said Monday.A police video taken with drones showed people trying to flee from the rooftop early Sunday.