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17th July 2022 | By Marina Argirova
Boy, 16, dies while swimming in Salford Quays with friendsPolice have repeated warnings about swimming in open water following the death of a teenage boy on Saturday. The 16 year old is believed to...

9th February 2022 | By David Smith
Police respond to deadly three weeks of knife crime by increasing stop and search powersGreater Manchester Police have increased their stop and search powers after three fatal stabbings in three weeks. Over the weekend police stopped and searched...

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

30th October 2019 | By Isaac Jordan
Deansgate ‘terrorism’ arrests trigger travel chaos in city centre for commutersTwo men arrested on suspicion of terror offences on Deansgate yesterday have been released without charge and police say they are treating the incident as irresponsible behaviour. Greater Manchester...

18th April 2019 | By Matt Hartless
Deputy Mayor says funding to prevent knife crime is ‘barely a sticking plaster’The Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester has criticised the Home Secretary for breaking promises and abandoning communities as emergency knife crime funding is confirmed. Greater...

19th March 2019 | By Matt Hartless
Man who fled hospital with drip still attached is jailed for drug offencesA man who sneaked out of hospital with a drip attached to his arm to evade police has been jailed for drug offences. Paul Johnson...

6th March 2019 | By Matt Hartless
Greater Manchester Police to use stop and search to combat knife crimeGreater Manchester Police have released a statement on how they will tackle knife crime in the city. This comes as news breaks that two teenagers...

14th December 2018 | By Lewis Finney
Student Safe campaign aims to reduce student related crimeThe years spent at university can be the more exciting, formative and inspiring time of anyone life. Whether it’s creating new relationships, developing independence or...

13th November 2018 | By Isaac Dixon
Campaign launched to make Fallowfield a safer place to liveDo you live in Fallowfield or know somebody that does? If so, you are probably aware of how unsafe the neighbourhood is. You have probably...

10th October 2018 | By Amy Vieira
New-born baby’s life saved by GMP officers after parents feared he was chokingTwo Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers were unexpectedly called to help save the life of six-day-old baby Isaac after he started having breathing issues. PC...