Crime
30th November 2023 | By Rebecca Mills
Laughing Gas ban aims to tackle anti-social behaviour.Laughing Gas, also known as nitrous oxide, has been made illegal for recreational use in the UK, making it the second country to do so....
26th October 2023 | By Meg Jones
Greater Manchester Police have implemented ‘Operation Vulcan’ in Piccadilly Gardens in bid to reduce knife crimeGreater Manchester Police are knuckling down on Knife crime with unavoidable metal detectors in the centre of Piccadilly Gardens.
23rd May 2023 | By Kate Gaetto
Fallowfield residents raise concerns after petrol station alcohol licence is grantedFallowfield Residents Group object license application to sell alcohol at the Shell Petrol station on Wilmslow Road. This is due to safety concerns about the station's proximity to temporary accomodation.
19th May 2023 | By Zara Gallimore
Illegal shisha café on Curry Mile has £174k confiscated after breaching planning lawA café on the curry mile has been found to be operating as an illegal Shisha bar and forced to hand over £174,000.
1st May 2023 | By Zara Gallimore
Stop and searches in Rusholme increased after series of violent robberiesStop and searches have been increased in Rusholme following a serious of violent robberies of mopeds.
14th February 2023 | By Thomas Mansbridge
Man arrested by police in Cheetham Hill on suspicion of money laundering after being found carrying £10kA 51-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering after a police search found the man carrying £10,000. Officers were on a routine...
7th February 2023 | By Joe Hylton
75-year-old grandfather’s death labelled ‘suspicious’ by policeA 75-year-old man’s death is being treated as ‘possibly suspicious’ by police. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have launched an investigation into the death of beloved...
27th October 2022 | By Kate Gaetto
Black Lives Matter mural vandalised at Chorlton Church and changed to ‘All lives matter’A Chorlton church has had its ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural vandalised and painted over with the slogan ‘All Lives Matter’. Leaders at Chorlton Central Church...
8th March 2022 | By Joseph O'Shea
‘Had this kit had been available he might still been here today’: Manchester’s first bleed safety cabinet installed in memory of schoolboy Rhamero WestManchester’s first life-saving ‘bleed safety’ cabinet has been installed in memory of schoolboy Rhamero West who died in a knife attack. The cabinet will help...
25th February 2022 | By Okiemute Obotuke
Organised crime group involved in conspiracy to launder money and possession of firearms jailed for 45 yearsAn organised crime group from Manchester has been jailed for a total of 45 years for conspiracy to launder money, supply drugs, and conspiracy to...
9th February 2022 | By Eddie Toomer-McAlpine
Train driver treated in hospital after brick smashes windscreenA train driver was taken to hospital last Friday after being rained on with shards of glass when a brick was hurled at his windscreen
9th February 2022 | By Eddie Toomer-McAlpine
Man found guilty of ‘callous’ murder after dousing mother in petrol and setting her alightMark See, 34, has been found guilty of the murder of his 63 year old mother after starting a fire at their Gorton home on 13 July last year
2nd February 2022 | By Okiemute Obotuke
Body of 17 year old boy found stabbed to death in Salford parkA 17-year-old teenage boy was found dead in a Salford Park on Sunday morning. Police investigations revealed that Alan Szelugowski was stabbed to death in Clowes Park...
2nd February 2022 | By Daisy Bradbury
‘Sadistic’ Oldham couple jailed after violent torture leaves ex-partner scarred for lifeAn Oldham man has been left scarred for life after the violent kidnapping and assault last summer
2nd July 2021 | By Rory Gannon
‘It’s horrible knowing someone has been through your stuff’: tackling crime in FallowfieldFallowfield is home to a wide array of people and as a result, the ward is teeming with life. However, with more people brings the...
30th March 2021 | By Georgina Randall
Six police cars attend a knife incident at Hulme Park as children play in the sunshineA man was arrested by police today in Hulme Park after police were alerted to a knife incident. Officers ran through groups of people to...
19th January 2021 | By Emily Mcintyre
Manchester students call for action over increase of sexual assaults and harassment in Fallowfield“I often hold my keys like a knife in my hands and put my phone in my bra,” says 20-year-old psychology student Efa Ashman. Efa is...
8th January 2021 | By George Crafer
Man jailed for life after brutal knife attacks on two elderly women in OldhamA man who carried out a brutal knife attack on two elderly women has today been jailed. Jayden Hayes, 24, was sentenced to life in...
29th October 2020 | By Matthew Kay
Drugs will not be tolerated in pandemic Manchester, say police after four men arrested in Strangeways areaFour men were arrested and a large amount of cannabis was seized in the Strangeways area of Manchester as police attempt to tackle drug abuse during...
5th October 2020 | By Hayley Grice
Volunteers go on street patrol in their neighbourhood to prevent crime in FailsworthVolunteers from Failsworth are pulling together to help tackle crime in their local community. Local resident Paul Wadsworth saw that there had been a surge of...