The North West is a hotspot of motorcycle theft. Our region is the third highest in the country with figures showing around thirty motorbikes a month are being taken by thieves. Dave Luscombe is from the Motorcycle Industry Association and says the growing popularity of bikes is causing the crime rate to rise. He has…
Lily Allen has tweeted to say she’s a ‘just a lightweight’ following claims she collapsed at the Notting Hill Carnival. It was reported the singer was sick and had to be carried away after drinking too much at the festival in London. But the 31-year-old says she simply had two cans of cider on an…
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Students and staff at Stockport Academy are celebrating today, after figures show the school has achieved its best ever GCSE results. On first sitting, 57 per cent of students gained five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C – including English and maths. That’s a significant increase on last year, once again making it…
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Greater Manchester Police has been graded as “inadequate” by inspectors assessing how accurately they record crimes. It was found GMP fails to record 38,000 offences each year. A report from HM Inspectorate of Constabulary said victims are being failed “on too many occasions”. Police were often found to be too slow in categorising cases as…
A Manchester City fan from Reddish is hoping the Blues can score plenty of goals this season – even though it means more work for her. Lesley Ross is one of a group of artists drawing every goal scored by her team – others are covering the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea. It’s part…
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Warm weather means many people in Stockport are opening windows and doors to keep cool – but there are now concerns over security. We’re being warned not to leave valueables within reach as many burglaries are opportunistic. The borough’s council is also reminding us to close windows and doors when leaving the house, even if…
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Officers from Macclesfield Local Policing Team have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in relation to an incident in Handforth. Shortly after 8.00pm on Monday 22 August, a 16-year-old girl was walking down an alleyway between Lower Meadow Road and Brooke Way in Wilmslow when she was approached from…
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Manchester United look to continue their perfect start to the season with a trip to Hull this evening. Kick off at the KC Stadium is 5.30pm. The Reds are up against a familiar foe – the Tigers’ caretaker boss Mike Phelan used to be assistant to Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford. Hull are a…
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Manchester’s gay pride parade is taking place this afternoon as the city celebrates the LGBT community. Over the course of the weekend, a number of events are being held to mark the city’s diversity. Will Young, Katy B, MO and Fleur East are all performing today and tomorrow. The parade will begin at 1pm from…
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Pep Guardiola will be hoping to continue his side’s winning start to the new campaign this afternoon. Manchester City host West Ham in the Premier League. The Blues have six points from a possible six to start to season and they’re safely through to the group stage of the Champions League. The Hammers picked up…
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