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£110k haul seized including counterfeit ‘squishy’ toys

Trading Standards officers have taken a haul of £110,000 worth of dangerous and counterfeit toys off the market. Alongside Greater Manchester Police and a brand...

Fraudster ordered to repay victim following Trading Standards investigation

A Stockport businessman has been banned from being a director for a further 10 years after he left customers thousands of pounds out of...

Car thief jailed after hit-and-run robbery of cyclist

A TEENAGER has been jailed after knocking a young man off his e-bike in a stolen car, leaving him injured on the ground and...

How to make sure your business bounces back after a cybersecurity attack

You’ll rarely see a cyber breach coming. In a matter of moments, everything you've built could be put at risk, leaving you to pick up...

Teenager arrested after proactive drug dealing operation in Chorlton

A teenage boy was arrested by South Manchester police following a proactive plain clothes operation to combat drug dealing in the area. Officers headed to...

Fake ‘luxury’ goods worth £3 million found in trading standards raid

More than 5,000 fake luxury goods worth £3.1 million have been uncovered in Bury by trading standards officers. The huge haul was discovered in raids...

Detective convicted of sexual offences is dismissed

Greater Manchester Police have dismissed detective sergeant Richard Mills and barred him from policing at an Accelerated Misconduct Hearing. Mills was sentenced to 18 months...

Eight years behind bars for man who threw acid at teenager’s face

A man has been jailed after throwing a corrosive substance over a 16-year-old boy during an attack in Stockport. Gilson Martins (23) of Ashton Street,...

33 arrests, 80 traffic offences and £19,000 of illegal vapes seized in Bury

Officers in Bury made a total of 33 arrests on Thursday, for a range of offences including drug supply and burglary as part of...

Crimestoppers launches new campaign in Bury

Crimestoppers has launched a new initiative in Bury, to help keep people safer and to help reduce serious crime. The charity has run several local...

Bolton police uncover more than 200 cannabis plants

Police in Bolton uncovered a cannabis farm after a tip-off this morning. A warrant was carried out at Blackshaw House, Thornbank North, at 8.30am. Inside, 220...

Stockport man jailed for posting racist and antisemitic content online

A Stockport man has been jailed for posting racist and antisemitic videos that ‘intended to incite racial hatred’. Damion Bennett (30) of Hall Street, Offerton,...

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