Greater Manchester Police

Craig, 54, hasn't been seen since Friday lunchtime

Police hunt for missing 54-year-old

Microsoft is racing to fix a global outage

Global Microsoft outage hits schools and GP surgeries

Cash seized by police during a raid on a shop on Standishgate, Wigan

Cash uncovered after police raid town centre shop

Bernard Hanrahan at a family wedding

Stampede victim's son fears foul play

Robert Erdei

Man jailed for 22 child sex offences

Police force their way into one of the houses as they executed 21 warrants simultaneously

Police raid properties in drugs probe

Dawid Bialek

Drug dealer jailed after being caught twice by police

TPACC aims to create the safest transport network in the world

Bid to create safest transport network in the world

Tha aftermath of the fatal collision on Wigan Lane

Motorcyclist confirmed dead after rush hour crash

Bolton House Road illegal waste Site, September 2026

Illegal waste site clearance contract signed

A police sniffer dog traces some of the illegal tobacco products hidden at the shop in Beech Hill

Police shop raid uncovers haul of dodgy cigarettes

Damien Mahon

Tributes after death of motorbike rider in crash

Eva Street, Leigh

Con artist roofer gets long prison term

A general view of Millers Lane, Atherton

Two men badly hurt in suspected robbery

Westleigh Park where the incident took place

Girl attacked and harassed by park youths

Much loved: Ethel Walsh

Tributes paid to 85-year-old collision victim
Tributes are paid to a pensioner who died days after being injured in a Leigh road smash
Charles Graham

Wigan Road, Standish, was cordoned off by police after the collision and subsequent altercation

Breaking Man arrested for serious assault after road smash

The collision happened on Atherton Road/Corner Lane in Hindley Green

Witnesses wanted after fatal collision

Police reveal results of traffic operation

The waste piled high on Bolton House Road, Bickershaw

Experts to be brought in to clear foul and illegal tip

Car crash closes road

Five people involved in crash on A580

Walthew House Lane, Kitt Green

Police seek dash-cam footage after fatal collision

Sex offender arrested at prison gates is back behind bars

Closure notice on Shop & Save, Bradshawgate

Shop closed after illicit tobacco seizures

A North West air ambulance after it landed at the Heinz factory in Kitt Green

Sadness at Heinz worker's sudden death

Bolton Coroner's Court

Dad's death after mental health battle
A coroner has heard about the tragic death of a 38-year-old dad who struggled with his mental health.
Gaynor Clarke

Luke Hill

Motorcyclist named after fatal crash

The car hit the front of the iBlaze shop

Car crashes into vape shop

Jo Platt MP joins partners at the National Crime Agency

Jo Platt MP: my Shut Down Dodgy Shops campaign

Wigan Road's junction with Alexandra Road and Cansfield Grove, Ashton-in-Makerfield, where the fatal collision took place

Police appeal after fatal bike and bus crash

Gathurst Road's junction with Rydal Avenue in Orrell where the collision took place this afternoon (July 21)

Man taken to hospital after moped collision

Jayden Entwistle, eight, from Hindley Green, who rang 999 after his mother, Nicole Mason collapsed.

Young hero Jayden, 8, saves mum by calling 999

The Community Safety Partnership board members with domestic abuse service members for Wigan Borough

Domestic abuse has fallen considerably across the borough

The now asphalted bridleway in Standish

Dirt track upgrade sparks traffic danger fears

Andy Burnham in Ashton-in-Makerfield today (June 09)

Andy Burnham announces crackdown on crime

Traffic cameras show queues on the M6 in Orrell

Two crashes on M6 cause delays

Anthony Connor, who was fatally injured in a road collision earlier this month

Funeral details for crash victim Anthony

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A fire is still ongoing at a commercial building

An RRT Police Appreciation Week event

Police officers saluted during appreciation week

Westwood Way blocked off at the Goose Green end to morning rush hour traffic today following a fatal collision involving a car and Anthony Connor's pedal bike

Cycling tragedy victim is named

The incident happened outside Wigan Infirmary, on Wigan Lane

Woman hit by van outside hospital

Mark Vernal

Inquest to look into dad's death after house fire

Boyswell House, Scholes

Coroner’s concerns over mental health first aid training for police

The A580 East Lancashire Road is closed in Lowton

Busy road reopens after three-car crash

Traffic queueing on the southbound carriageway of the M6 at Orrell this morning

Man seriously injured in motorway bridge incident

Highfield Grange Avenue

Driver suffers broken wrist in car crash

Sale Lane's junction with Atherleigh Way where the collision took place on January 16

Police appeal following death of elderly motorist

The M6 between j23 and j26 earlier today.There has been major disruption to traffic all day since

Police appeal for witnesses to tragic M6 crash

The bus has been taken out of service

Bus taken out of service after teenagers fell through the top-deck window

The M6 between j23 and j26 is set to be closed for several hours

Woman dies in tragic M6 incident

The boys have been discharged from hospital

Three teenage boys discharged from hospital following bus incident

A general view of Harrowby Street, Newtown, where the collision took place earlier today

Two injured in car smash

Three boys were taken to hospital with serious injuries

Three teenagers fell after leaning on an emergency exit window

Three children were taken to hospital with serious injuries

Three children seriously after falling from the window of a double decker bus

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