Jailed: Self-styled mobster who left victim with broken collar bone after failing to pay ‘protection’ money
Pawel Konowalski demanded cash for ‘protection’
‘Don’t get complacent’: Manchester fire chief warns safety should be taken seriously despite fewer call-outs
Six per cent drop in year-on-year call outs
Car sales will fall as less motorists plan to buy in ‘volatile market’, according to Manchester-based study
Just 18% of drivers expect to buy a new car this year
Terrified Salford schoolgirl, 13, dragged to the floor and threatened at knife-point – but attacker leaves iPod
Attack occured on Duchy Road playing fields
Former Olympic champion Darren Campbell hails young track star Jessica Judd during Stockport visit
Campbell was visiting Stockport as part of Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week
Future looks ‘promising’ for Greater Manchester economy as region helps national recovery
Dr John Ashcroft spoke at launch of latest quarterly survey
Who killed my daughter and why? Fresh appeal 15 years on from brutal murder of Manchester sex worker
Julie Jones was found dead in Manchester in 1998
Suicide and homicide more likely for mental health patients due to ‘tick-box’ risk approach, says Manchester study
University of Manchester’s National Confidential Inquiry raised concerns
Manchester’s Oxbridge uni applicants only 24% successful – lower than Leeds, Newcastle and Liverpool
Figures reveal disparity between north and south
Olympic legacy alive and well in Stockport as Darren Campbell celebrates National School Sport Week
700 pupils from Werneth School took part in the event
World-renowned Hitler expert Sir Ian Kershaw to collect honorary doctorate in home town Oldham
Doctorate is from University of Huddersfield