Huge plumes of smoke were seen for miles on Sunday afternoon after a fire broke out in a north Manchester park. Roaring flames began to take hold of the dry ground at Moston Vale, beside Moston and Harpurhey.
Dramatic pictures from the scene show firef…
A five-year-old boy needs surgery after an off-road bike smashed into him as he played football.
The child suffered injuries to his leg and lip during the collision on playing fields, off Kings Road, Oldham, yesterday evening (Thursday August 4). A 17-…
A man has been charged with the manslaughter of a man who died more than two years ago following an alleged assault.
Stephen Rimmer, 42, admitted himself to Royal Oldham Hospital on August 21, 2019, a week after he was reported to have been assaulted c…
Police have released another CCTV image after a man was left fighting for his life following a brutal attack in the Northern Quarter.
The 62-year-old victim was found unconscious on Tib Street just before 6.30pm on Thursday, June 23, police said. The m…
A man is fighting for his life in hospital after being attacked in Manchester city centre.
The 62-year-old victim was found unconscious on Tib Street in the Northern Quarter just before 6.30pm last Thursday (June 23). Police officers were called to the…
Greater Manchester Traffic Police at Thornham in Oldham did a double take when they spotted a flatbed truck with an unsafe load being driven on the M60 and M62 yesterday. They tweeted at 6.36pm on Monday: “Couldn’t ignore this on the M60/62.
“No explan…
A white Audi was seized by police on the A627 in Oldham after officers stopped the vehicle and told the motorist: “Drive like an idiot, lose your car.” The driver overtook an unmarked Greater Manchester Police car before cutting up other road users.
Th…
Two men have died after a crash between a car and a motorbike in Oldham.
The victims, aged 20 and 21, were travelling on the off-road Suzuki motorbike when the fatal crash took place at around 11am today.
They suffered critical injuries and died at the…
POLICE have released a video which shows a chase through East Lancashire involving a helicopter after a car was stolen from Oldham.In the early hours of Thursday, the stolen Ford Fiesta entered Rossendale and was pursued by officers into…
The police have released a video which shows a car chase through East Lancashire.In the early hours of Thursday morning, a vehicle, stolen from Oldham, entered Rossendale and was pursued by officers into Haslingden, where it failed to stop on request.
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