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Two balaclava-clad thieves raided a One Stop shop in Moston yesterday morning, fleeing with cash and cigarettes – police are appealing for witnesses to the crime.

Manchester Superstore (Rusholme) Limited, which is based in Wilmslow Road and supplied meat to many of the restaurants and takeaways on the Curry Mile, were found guilty after their representatives failed to turn up to a hearing at Manchester Magistrates’ Court.

Figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions this week showed that between December 2011 and February 2014 that around 90 people a month died within weeks of being taken off employment and support allowance (ESA) having been assessed as fit to work by a Government contractor.

The Marple Drop-in was established 16 months ago and is a key part of a bigger project to help make Marple more dementia-friendly.

Shortly after 7.35pm last night, police were called to the junction of Spring Gardens and Waterloo Road in Stockport after a PCSO had been hit by a car whilst assisting with traffic build up caused by a road traffic collision.

Police were called to Larch Avenue in Worsley Hall, Pemberton, to a report of a collision at around 9.15pm last night.

At around 9:15pm on Sunday 16 August 2015, police were called to Central Parkway, Wigan to reports that a serious collision had taken place between two cars.

Wood Street Mission, which launched a major new initiative earlier in the summer called SmartStart Manchester & Salford to help low income families with school costs, supplied school uniform worth more than £85,000 to 1,741 children and 835 families in August.

A hero firefighter who saved a drunk and abusive suicidal man clinging to the Big Wheel in Manchester City Centre last year has been honoured for his efforts.

Images of family heirlooms stolen by heartless thieves during a burglary in Wigan have been released by Greater Manchester Police.

Attack happened at around 4.25pm yesterday in Stockport