THE body of a 33-year-old woman was found near the tramline at Radcliffe station on Friday morning.

Ellen Perkin, of Glenvale Close, Radcliffe, was found collapsed on the embankment of the Manchester-bound line at the Spring Lane station.

Metrolink services were suspended between Whitefield and Bury until 2pm on Friday and a replacement bus service was put into operation.

Police say that the incident is not being treated as suspicious, and has now been passed to the coroner.