A BODY was discovered after concerned neighbours, worried about a man's welfare, called the police.
An air ambulance and police officers arrived at a house in Vicarage Road, Blackrod, shortly after 6pm on Sunday.
A GMP spokesman ssaid: "Officers arrived and sadly found the body of a man believed to be in his 40s.
"There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances and a file will be passed to the coroner."
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