Police to increase patrols after crime complaints at luxury flats in Salford

A man was found dead on a street in Tameside after police received a concern for welfare report.

Salford city council has switched a £39 million contract to build 177 new homes in Little Hulton to an alternative construction firm after the company that tendered successfully for the job went into liquidation. Bolton-based Seddon Construction will now build the homes at Longshaw Drive on the site of the former Harrop Fold School, 92 of which will be affordable and a further 85 for the private rented sector.

Police have said they are becoming 'increasingly concerned' for the welfare of a missing man who has not been seen for 15 days. Kurt O'Brien has been missing since August 9.

There was a large police presence on a Stockport high-street last night after a thief armed with a crowbar stormed a branch of the Co-op and stole cash.

A man who nearly cut off a taxi driver’s nose in a “gratuitous and sadistic” act of violence has been jailed.

Cops swooped on a car heading north on the M6 and found millions of pounds worth of drugs. Now a Manchester man has been jailed for 12 years.

Police have amped up stop and search powers in Altrincham after an 'increased risk of violence' in the area.

A 'large number' of police officers are currently carrying out "extensive" searches in an area of Tameside after a young girl was 'taken into the woods' by a stranger.

Armed police were scrambled after shots were fired at a mental health unit in Heywood. A man reportedly shot at the #Thrive facility from his garden on Argyle Parade this morning (Friday).

Jurors were shown footage of the moment Ryan Giggs was arrested and placed in a police van after allegedly headbutting his ex-girlfriend. Kate Greville alleges that the former Manchester United star attacked her at his home in Swinton after they had an argument at the Stock Exchange hotel.

A court heard the 48-year-old former Manchester United star's words that were captured on police body cam footage after officers were called to an alleged row he had with Ms Greville at their home in Worsley, Greater Manchester, on November 1, 2020. Ms Greville’s younger sister Emma had called police to the house after Giggs allegedly headbutted Ms Greville in the lip. Giggs is also accused of elbowing Emma in the jaw during the argument and of controlling and coercive behaviour towards Ms Greville during their six-year relationship.

A young footballer suffered an 'unsurvivable' head injury after his car flipped during a police chase, an inquest has heard. Devonte Scott was killed when the Ford Fiesta he was driving smashed into two cars in Urmston Lane in Stretford on the afternoon of May 16 of last year.

A Ford Transit van was pursued through the streets of Oldham by Greater Manchester Police officers in the early hours of this morning (August 9) as the driver allegedly attempted to flee.

Police are appealing for information after a serious crash in Stockport which saw two people cut from a van and a car. Four people were injured and two people currently remain in hospital after the collision yesterday afternoon (August 7).

An 11-year-old girl has died after going missing at a water park in Windsor, Thames Valley Police has confirmed. Emergency services were called at around 3.55pm on Saturday to reports of the child getting into difficulty at Liquid Leisure near Datchet.

A section of the A57 Snake Pass in the Peak District has been closed following a crash. Police have closed the road between Ladybower Reservoir Bamford and Glossop.

A five-year-old boy needs surgery after an off-road bike smashed into him as he played football.