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Crime
29 seconds ago
Crackdown on Illegal Off-Road Bikers Returns to Wigan
Wigan, with 70% of its land designated as greenspace, has long been a hotspot for off-road riders illegally using bridleways,…
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Manchester City Centre
4 minutes ago
Man Jailed for 13 Years After Stalking and Stabbing Couple in Manchester
Viet Tran (born January 5, 2003), of Leigh Crescent, Croydon, was convicted of Section 18 and Section 20 assault after…
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Manchester Metropolitan University
4 hours ago
Lifetime Achievement Award presented to poet Professor Dame Carol Ann Duffy
Professor Dame Carol Ann Duffy, Director of Manchester Met’s Manchester Writing School and former poet laureate, has been presented with…
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Bury
4 hours ago
Bury Council celebrates enhanced Special Guardianship support
Bury Council has successfully launched its enhanced support offer for Special Guardians, reinforcing its commitment to providing stable and loving…
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Rochdale
4 hours ago
Bleed box kits installed in the borough of Rochdale
The council’s community safety and resilience service together with the kNOw Knife Crime campaign are developing a scheme that will…
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Wigan
6 hours ago
Police Traffic Operation in Rumworth and Hulton Leads to 23 Driving Offences
The operation, conducted on Wigan Road and Deane Road by Rumworth and Hulton Neighbourhood Team alongside officers from the Tutor…
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Manchester Metropolitan University
24 hours ago
Manchester launches vision for new national hub for hydrogen
Manchester is placing itself in prime position to become the home of a new national facility that will be central…
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Bolton
1 day ago
Two charged following investigation into spate of vehicle offences in Bolton
Thomas Smethurst (24/07/00), of no fixed above, and a 17-year-old boy, who can’t be named for legal reasons, have each…
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Ashton-under-Lyne
1 day ago
Man sentenced to life imprisonment following a campaign of abuse against a woman
The court heard how Schofield went online and befriended his victim, used controlling behaviour and engaged in horrific physical and…
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Manchester Metropolitan University
1 day ago
App designed by Manchester Met degree apprentices launched in partnership with Department for Education
A new app developed by two Manchester Metropolitan University degree apprentices has been officially launched by the government’s Department for…
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Wigan
1 day ago
Court orders issued to tackle criminal behaviour
Properties across Wigan Borough have been issued with court orders as part of an ongoing crackdown on anti-social and criminal…
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NHS
1 day ago
Life-saving technology in Manchester detects patients in early, curable stages of liver cancer
In a UK first, researchers in Manchester are successfully identifying patients in the early, curable stages of a common liver…
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