Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is reinforcing its commitment to tackling stalking offences as it supports this year’s national stalking awareness campaign.

A taxi driver feared for his life as a thug attacked him after flying into a rage when his Uber fare was cancelled.

This week, Marks & Spencer, one of the UK’s largest and most recognised retailers, faced a significant cyber attack.

Protesters gathered in Denton have reignited calls for MP Andrew Gwynne to resign following the ‘Trigger Me Timbers’ WhatsApp scandal.

A cherished local postie is fighting for change in Royton, which has been left with no high street banks for almost a decade.

The UK’s three biggest food delivery companies have signed up to a new charter aimed at making the streets of Greater Manchester safer for all who use them.

A Greater Manchester MP has been banned from entering Russia after being ‘sanctioned’ by Putin’s government.

Voters in Greater Manchester were busy last year, with elections for councillors, the mayor, and MPs all taking place.

Salford Central will re-open to passengers next week following major works to modernise the station.

Iconic moorland stone landmarks from which panoramic views stretching to the Peak District and Yorkshire Dales can be enjoyed are set to be refurbished.

People are being encouraged to plan their journeys ahead of the Manchester Marathon weekend, which is expected to be the busiest day of the year on Bee Network trams.

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham calls for devolved powers on taxis to fix a broken national taxi system

Officers seized 800 plants during the raid in Tameside at the weekend, as part of our commitment to tackling drugs supply in the area

At around 4am on Monday 15 July, Sebastian Jones launched a violent attack against a 41 year old man in Oldham town centre after a night out.

A Greater Manchester Police detective has been formally dismissed from the force and barred from ever returning to policing after being convicted of two counts of sexual assault.

Seven candidates will battle it out at next month’s by-election to become Rochdale’s newest councillor.

The three-week-long action, called Operation Machinize, began with three warrants on 3 March, which resulted in the recovery of 150 cannabis plants, the arrest of three individuals, and the detention of two individuals by Immigration Enforcement.

Seven people have been arrested and a crossbow recovered following a serious disturbance in Salford on the evening of Monday 14 April 2025.

Oldham council will have to bid for government funding to support the local inquiry into local grooming gangs, the local democracy reporting service understands.

An Oldham Conservative group member has called on the council to axe a third of its members.

One of Oldham’s oldest pubs has been ordered to shut its doors until further notice following a stabbing and mass brawl on Sunday night (April 6).

Around ‘20 firefighters’ and ‘four fire engines’ scrambled to rescue a GOOSE — only to see the avian ‘free itself’ and fly away.

The family of a woman who was sadly found deceased at an address in Harpurhey yesterday have released a heartfelt tribute.

Temporary service changes will be introduced on Metrolink this evening after a damaged piece of track was discovered in Manchester city centre, requiring emergency repairs.

Using a ‘man with a van’ to get rid of her waste has landed a Bury woman with a bill for £1,900.

Plans for a huge HMO in Oldham that sparked a major backlash among neighbours have been refused by Oldham Council. Developers planned to turn the former Crompton Health Centre in Shaw into a 22-bed housing complex. 

Neighbours in Shaw, Oldham took to the streets this weekend to oppose a ‘flood of HMOs’ entering their town. Dozens of locals peacefully protested outside Shaw’s War Memorial and Lifelong Learning Centre on Sunday, April 6. 

Greater Manchester’s TravelSafe Partnership is releasing shocking footage of vandalism on the Bee Network to raise awareness among young people of the potential consequences of antisocial behaviour.

On Tuesday 19 September 2023, Greater Manchester Police were called to reports of a burglary on Brandlesholme Road, Bury.