Man held in double kidnap probe

9:17am Tuesday 29th April 2008

A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of two kidnaps in the north Manchester area over the past two weeks.

Arson probe after scrapyard blaze

12:24pm Monday 28th April 2008

Police and fire chiefs are probing a blaze at a scrapyard in Royton which has resulted in the closure of local railway line.

Mystery of pub man's stabbing

11:31am Monday 28th April 2008

A man is in hospital after being stabbed in the neck in Salford.

Nine arrested at St George's Day 'rally'

11:50am Thursday 24th April 2008

NINE people were arrested after an impromptu St George's Day rally in Manchester city centre.

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Biker boy, 17, in fight for life after crash

11:14am Thursday 24th April 2008

A 17-year-old boy biker is fighting for his life in hospital after a crash in Ashton-in-Makefield.

Hunt for taxi driver who attacked girl passenger

2:56pm Tuesday 22nd April 2008

A teenage girl was sexually assaulted by a taxi driver after being left alone in the vehicle by two men who went into a nightclub.

Man shot 20 times in Rochdale street attack

2:47pm Tuesday 22nd April 2008

A man suffered more than 20 gunshot wounds to his back, legs and buttocks after he was shot at in Rochdale.

Green helpers wanted

12:14pm Tuesday 22nd April 2008

VOLUNTEERS who want to help decide how the North-west's rivers and countryside should be managed are being sought by the Environment Agency.

UPDATE: Boy, 11, 'serious' after town centre crash

10:34am Tuesday 22nd April 2008

An 11-year-old boy received serious head injuries after a collision with a car in Tyldesley this morning.

Pervert who attacked girl, 8, is jailed

9:12am Tuesday 22nd April 2008

A 58-year-old man been jailed for three years after indecently assaulting an eight-year-old girl.

	£20,000 reward in hunt for takeaway killers
	12:01am Tue 22 Apr 08
	A £20,000 reward has been offered to track down the killers of the son of a Bolton man who was gunned down in a takeaway.

Appeal for witnesses after Wigan armed raid

1:16pm Thursday 17th April 2008

Police are appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery at a shop in Wigan.

'Voices in head' killer sentenced

12:29pm Thursday 17th April 2008

A mentally ill man who strangled a woman to death in a Rochdale hospital has today been sentenced.

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Couple's gun terror ordeal

8:54am Thursday 17th April 2008

A couple were threatened at gunpoint during a burglary at their home.

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Routine inquiry led to Leigh cannabis farm - court

8:33am Thursday 17th April 2008

A POLICEMAN who went to investigate a broken window at a house in Leigh discovered a cannabis farm, a court heard.

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