Police stop huge 1,000-strong illegal rave set to take place on moorland near Oldham

Bolton, last night (December 18) after a white Vauxhall Insignia smashed into the front of a house near Welling Street. The window frame was bent back and the wall was broken due to the crash.

Bolton North officers issued a statement on Facebook at 7.15pm, saying: " #CLOSURE | Tonge Moor Road, #TongeMoor is currently closed due to a collision."The road is closed from the junction with Union Road up to the junction with Ainsworth Lane. Please use alternative routes." 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 round-up of the biggest stories sent direct to your inbox every day with the MEN email

direct to your inboxThis is the man who will take over the top job at Greater Manchester Police - for now - after the resignation today of chief constable Ian Hopkins.Ian Pilling, currently GMP's deputy chief constable, will 'step up' as the force's interim chief, the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham said.Mr Burnham added he would set in motion the search for Mr Hopkins' permanent replacement in the new year, saying: "Now is the time for new leadership and a new era in our police

direct to your inboxPolice have cordoned off a large part of a residential street in south Manchester.Officers are out in force in Fallowfield this evening (Friday).They are currently working to scour Parkside Road for evidence.What they're investigating is unclear at this stage.Patrol cars and police vans full of evidence bags could be seen behind the cordon.A police sniffer dog was seen working in the area.Images from the scene show numerous police vehicles.Cops were also pictured in a riot

direct to your inboxThe chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, Ian Hopkins, has resigned, the force announced today.

direct to your inboxPolice were scrambled to Manchester city centre after a car crashed into railings.Pictures from the scene showed a badly damaged saloon car after it had crashed through railings on Great Ancoats Street.The road was closed briefly while the wreckage was cleared from the carriageway.A flatbed truck later removed the damaged car.Unconfirmed reports from the scene suggested the crash followed a police pursuit.The incident happened on Great Ancoats Street at its junction with

placed in ‘special measures’ following a damning inspection report. Greater Manchester’s Labour mayor previously said he was ‘confident’ that "in just a small number of days, significant progress has been made".A new complaints line for people who do not feel their crime report has been dealt with properly will be launched, as well as further recruitment to a new centralised crime recording unit, he said.

direct to your inboxPolice have made an arrest after a Greggs employee was stabbed twice during a series of armed robberies across Greater Manchester. The female employee was taken to hospital with knife wounds to her thigh and hip after the terrifying attack on Queen's Walk in Droylsden on Thursday, 3 December.

direct to your inbox Andy Burnham has announced a new victim support hotline to take calls from people unhappy with the way Greater Manchester Police is dealing with their reported crime, in the wake of a blistering inspection report.

Bolton has been charged following an incident which saw police officers doused with an accelerant and a property set alight.Christian Smith, of Higher Market Street, Farnworth, has been charged with one count of arson with intent to endanger life, one count of affray, one count of actual bodily harm to a police officer and one count of harassment.The 51-year-old has been remanded into custody.He will appear before Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court tomorrow (Monday, December 14).

direct to your inboxPolice took to social media to call out the 'worst parking in 2020' after a car was found on a grass verge near the Trafford Centre.The black Vauxhall had come off the road and onto a grass area on Old Park Lane in Trafford Park.It appeared to be damaged, with the front bumper hanging off.Officers said the driver of the car had no insurance, and the vehicle was seized.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou

GMP is failing to record and therefore investigate thousands of crimes reported.The report said the force failed to record 80,000 crimes in 12-months.The police inspectorate, which has been raising concerns since 2016, said domestic violence and vulnerable victims is a particular concern.One in four violent crimes reported to GMP is not being recorded, while one in three investigations are failing to meet basic standards in the way they are carried out, while also too often being slow.In a

direct to your inboxPolice seized cocaine, cannabis and heroin following dawn raids in Tameside today.Officers also arrested four men in suspicion of drug dealing after executing warrants at two addresses in Hyde.The suspects remain in police custody and are being questioned.Greater Manchester Police confirmed officers recovered cocaine, cannabis and heroin with an estimated street value of £10,000, alongside cutting agents and several thousand pounds in cash.Four men, 19, 26, 32, and 51, were

direct to your inboxTens of thousands of illegal cigarettes and tobacco worth around £50k have been seized in raids by police and trading standards officers in Oldham.Council workers, supported by Greater Manchester Police visited three shops in the town on Saturday, December 5.Tobacco which was either suspected to be counterfeit or labelled not for the UK market was discovered at premises on Yorkshire Street, Park Road and Hollins RoadIn total 31,600 cigarettes and 12.5kg of rolling tobacco was

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester Police has confirmed it will ‘progress’ investigations into child sexual exploitation in Oldham ahead of the publication of an independent review.In November last year Oldham council and the Oldham Safeguarding Partnership commissioned a review from the Mayor of Greater Manchester into allegations circulating online about abuse in the borough.These chiefly concern ‘shisha bars, taxi companies and children’s homes’, according to the terms of reference for

direct to your inboxThere has been a major response from emergency services this morning following a 'serious' crash involving a Metrolink tram and a van.The collision happened near the Ashton West tram stop at around 7.30 this morning.Pictures from the scene show police, fire and ambulance crews in attendance.A white van has suffered extensive damage after colliding with a tram travelling down Lord Sheldon Way.In a statement, Transport for Greater Manchester described the incident as a 'serious

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 here "A male was located at the scene with knife wounds and is currently receiving medical treatment.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester Police has apologised and paid out £100,000 to an autistic man Tasered multiple times in the street.Dad-of-two Michael Gilchrist, 60, who has Asperger's and bi-polar disorder, was distressed and pacing up and down near his home in Wythenshawe when the incident happened in 2014.His hands were bloodied after he cut them breaking his window.Two officers responded to the scene and described Mr Gilchrist as being 'aggressive and dangerous'.He was Tasered ten