Police shut off bridge over M602 after woman falls from it - she wasn't seriously hurt

ten boroughs in the region are now at red alert level. Most of the boroughs in the region are under tighter lockdown rules than the rest of the UK.To find out what the rules are in your area, search here:Fines were issued in Blackley after officers shut down a party.There was loud music and a 'number of different households mixing at an address', police said in a Facebook post.Shorlty afterwards, police posted about a 'large event' in Platt Bridge, Wigan.When officers attended, they asked the

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Leigh.Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were called to Hope Street just before 11pm on Saturday following reports that two people had been injured by a bulldog and taken to hospital.Officers cordoned off the area, including nearby streets such as Holden Road and The Avenue.The dog was put down at the scene and residents have described hearing gun shots.Get regular updates from Wigan direct to your email inbox with the free MyWigan newsletter.All you need to do is click on this link, enter your

parents of a boy with a ponytail have been left furious after his school told him he can't wear his hair in a bobble. Rachael Howard and Robert Brown say they are 'disgusted' after their son, 11-year-old Tyler Brown was told he is not allowed to pin his hair up while in school.

straight to your inboxNew Manchester City goalkeeper Zack Steffen has revealed how he turned to a former Manchester United star for some crucial advice.The 25-year-old has replaced Claudio Bravo as the Blues’ number two – and is set to make his debut at the end of the month, when City face either Bournemouth or Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup.Steffen arrived in Manchester this summer after a season on loan at Fortuna Dusseldorf, where he earned huge praise from football director Lutz

Manchester Evening News reports how Bolton Crown Court heard how he had been collared selling Class A drugs on three separate occasions in Wigan between February and June.Woltman of Heyburn Road, Tuebrook, was remarkably granted bail after both the first and second arrests, but could not stop dealing drugs and was finally locked up after being arrested on June 29.Judge Timothy Stead criticised Greater Manchester Police during a sentencing hearing at Bolton Crown Court on Friday.He said: "This is

A Greater Manchester Police officer has been sacked after he hit a man over the head with his baton during a 'disturbance' on Deansgate Locks.Police constable Philip Ellis was found to have used 'excessive force' and breached standards of professional behaviour, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said.The incident in October 2016 left a 23-year-old man needing hospital treatment for his injuries.The IOPC launched an investigation that concluded in March 2017 and evidence was handed

Fallowfield shortly after 9am on Tuesday morning (September 1) to reports of a house fire.

A woman has been taken to hospital after falling into a canal in Tameside.Emergency crews were called to Dunkirk Lane, in Hyde, following reports that a woman was in the canal close to Jet Amber Fields.Police, fire and ambulance crews all attended just before 5.15pm on Bank Holiday Monday (August 31).The woman was out of the water before crews arrived and she was checked over by colleagues from the North West Ambulance Service.A woman was taken to hospital, police said.A Greater Manchester

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Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereParamedics rushed to the scene, before the woman was taken to hospital.

A dad from Wythenshawe stuck two fingers up at PCSOs and shouted 'f*** off, I'll run you over', a court heard.Robert Ellis' victims feared his threats were real and 'feared for their personal safety'.The 26-year-old, from Wythenshawe, had been in an argument with his partner about childcare when he left the home to 'clear his head', Manchester Magistrates' Court heard.But a probation officer explained that he ended up taking out his anger on PCSO Duffy and PCSO Spencer.

Manchester Evening News.He claimed to have seen a police officer knee Mr Moura in the head 'several times' as he was being restrained.GMP made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) following the incident and all ten officers who attended were placed on restricted duties.Mr Martin's video was seized as part of the probe and IOPC investigators also looked into his allegation that police waited ‘around 15 or 20 minutes’ after Mr Moura was put into the van before

Harry Maguire says the footballer might have avoided going to court if he had apologised to police officers. The Manchester United captain was found guilty of aggravated assault, resisting arrest and repeated attempts of bribery at a court in Syros this afternoon (August 25).

Two events planned in Manchester over August bank holiday weekend could be cancelled after police and licensing officials raised social distancing concerns.A temporary event notice (TEN) has been submitted to hold the long-running Manchester’s Got Talent community event at a primary school in Moss Side.Meanwhile, a hotel in the city’s Gay Village is hoping to have a bar and stage put up in Canal Street on what would have been Manchester Pride weekend before its cancellation.But both TENs have

Harry Maguire was kicked in the leg by police officers who told him 'your career is over', a Greek court heard this morning. The court had been asked to postpone proceedings over the Manchester United  captain's alleged involvement in a brawl in Mykonos in Greece - but the trial started today.