Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Saturday 22nd February 2025, at 07:10hrs GMP are encouraging local residents to report any suspicious activity to them Officers working as part of a new operation in Little Hulton recovered an imitation firearm in an area off Parkway on Monday night (17 February). The work comes as partContinue reading “Greater Manchester Police recover imitation firearm thanks to local community tip-off”
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Four Just Stop Oil Protesters found Guilty after GMP foil Manchester Airport disruption plans
Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Saturday 22nd February 2025, at 07:00hrs They had planned to glue themselves to the taxi runway on the airfield of the airport to cause disruption Following a trial at Minshull Crown Court, four defendants; Indigo Rumbelow, Leanorah Ward, Margaret Reid and Daniel Knorr were today (Friday 21 February)Continue reading “Four Just Stop Oil Protesters found Guilty after GMP foil Manchester Airport disruption plans”
Two Burglars locked up after getting caught “red handed” trying to burgle Burnley pub
Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Saturday 22nd February 2025, at 00:20hrs Both were sentenced to a total of 34 weeks in prison Two burglars caught by Police trying to burgle a pub in Burnley town centre have been handed prison sentences totalling 34 weeks. In an update posted on Friday, Lancashire Police said:Continue reading “Two Burglars locked up after getting caught “red handed” trying to burgle Burnley pub “
Investigation underway following fatal fire in Oldham
Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Friday 21st February 2025, at 15:30hrs Work is ongoing to identify the person who sadly died in the fire on Thursday night An investigation is underway after a person sadly died in a fire at a domestic property in Oldham. In a statement released today, Greater Manchester PoliceContinue reading “Investigation underway following fatal fire in Oldham”
Search continues for missing man 91 in North Yorkshire
Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Friday 21st February 2025, at 15:10hrs Fraser hasn’t been seen since he went missing on Valentines Day The search for a man aged 91 who hasn’t been seen since Valentines Day continues in North Yorkshire. In an update, North Yorkshire Police said: “To mark seven days since theContinue reading “Search continues for missing man 91 in North Yorkshire”
Man chased by police across fields arrested
Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Friday 21st February 2025, at 14:30hrs The moment a dangerous driver led Police on a pursuit trying to flee across fields caught on body cam footage A man who failed to stop for police in Doncaster before running across fields in a bid to try and evade captureContinue reading “Man chased by police across fields arrested”
Enquiries into missing woman’s mobile and smart watch yield no results as major search continues
Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Friday 21st February 2025, at 13:25hrs Extensive searches are continuing today on the Teesdale area after Jennys car was found parked up on moors close to running trails A major search continues today for missing Jenny Hall. Specialised sniffer dogs are being used in the area around Jenny’sContinue reading “Enquiries into missing woman’s mobile and smart watch yield no results as major search continues”
Ruthless and heartless scumbags target vulnerable man in phone scam spending £4k on his bank cards
Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Friday 21st February 2025, at 13:00hrs An elderly man handed over his cards thinking he was helping an investigation but was defrauded out of over £4k from his bank account Ruthless and heartless fraudsters have targeted a vulnerable man in a phone call scam pretending to be PoliceContinue reading “Ruthless and heartless scumbags target vulnerable man in phone scam spending £4k on his bank cards”
Emergency services rushed to early hours domestic property fire in Accrington
Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Friday 21st February 2025, at 12:00hrs Firefighters spent around an hour and a half extinguishing the fire Emergency services rushed to a house fire in Accrington in the early hours of Friday morning. The fire happened at a domestic property on Burnley Road in the town. Firefighters fromContinue reading “Emergency services rushed to early hours domestic property fire in Accrington”
Two arrests in city centre robbery investigation that saw victims friend suffer medical episode
Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Friday 21st February 2025, at 11:50hrs A teenager has been released on bail whilst one remains in custody on suspicion of robbery Detectives investigating reports of a robbery in Manchester city centre at the weekend have made two arrests. The incident occurred on Market Street shortly before 9pmContinue reading “Two arrests in city centre robbery investigation that saw victims friend suffer medical episode”