‘No wider threat to public’ after two knife incidents
Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward after two separate knife incidents earlier this week in Abbey Hey.
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Police raid 50 shops in illegal vapes crackdown
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have seized almost £50,000 of illegal vapes, cigarettes and counterfeit goods in raids along Stockport Road and Hyde Road. Officers pounced on more than 50 shops in Gorton, Levenshulme and Longsight over two days this week after members of Manchester City Council’s trading standards team made test purchases across the area. The…
Weapons and drugs seized in Gorton sting
Cocaine, cannabis and a cache of weapons were seized by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) after stopping a suspected stolen car in Gorton.
£250,000 lottery grant ‘secures future’ of Monastery
Gorton Monastery has been awarded a “transformational” £250,000 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Four sentenced after gun and machete attack in which man lost leg
Four men from East Manchester have been jailed for a total of 107 years after attempting to hack and shoot their victim to death.
Signal fault behind rail delays this morning
Thousands of rail passengers in Manchester and Stockport have been forced to make other travel plans due to a signalling fault in Romiley.