Friday 27th January, 2012
Family pay tribute to 'cheeky and loveable' John Grainger, whose headless body was found burning in Stockport car park
The family of a man whose decapitated body was found burning in a car park have paid tribute to a 'cheeky and loveable character'. John Grainger, 32, was beaten and shot before his head ...
Revealed: Why LS Lowry turned down honours five times
A close friend of LS Lowry has revealed why the artist snubbed honours five times in his lifetime. Harold Riley was one of a handful of people he confided in after he was offered titles including ...
Family barricades itself in bedroom as knife raiders strike at their home
A family had to barricade themselves in a bedroom as thieves ransacked their house. Masked raiders wielding a knife broke into the house on Industry Road, Falinge, shortly after midnight ...
Cut above the rest: Lee Stafford’s hairdressing masterclass for Hopwood Hall students
Rochdale ObserverExcited students at Hopwood Hall College have enjoyed a stylish makeover from celebrity hairdresser Lee Stafford. The Celebrity Scissorhands star was invited by Hopwood Hall to host a sell-out ...
The vinyl countdown: Music fan searches for new home for record collection of 1m items - video
North and East Manchester AdvertiserAfter a lifetime collecting records, music fan George Davenport is facing a vinyl countdown. The 74-year-old has just weeks to find a new home for his thousands of records, CDs and tapes. The ...
Hit-and-run driver knocks cyclist of her bike in Macclesfield
Macclesfield ExpressSgt Andy Gardner said: "An experienced cyclist was on Cumberland Road approaching the roundabout from the direction of the hospital. We believe the driver of the Corsa was travelling in the ...
Manchester man's head and burning body found at roadside
Belfast TelegraphPhoto issued by Greater Manchester Police of John Grainger, who was blasted with a shotgun before being decapitated after his headless body was found on ...
Tennis: Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray in Melbourne thriller
Manchester OnlineAndy Murray's hopes of reaching a third successive Australian Open final were extinguished by Novak Djokovic after an extraordinary five-set encounter in ...
England favourites in tight game against Pakistan
Manchester OnlineEngland were marginal favourites to level their three-match series against Pakistan thanks to Stuart Broad's runs and Monty Panesar's wickets by stumps on day three at the Zayed ...
City defender Micah Richards says their rise to the top of the table has led to decisions going against them
Manchester OnlineCity are paying the price for being the upstarts of the Premier League. Micah Richards, the latest Blues player to feel the heat of injustice, believes that the rash of punishments and poor ...
Man hurt after being struck by car in Wilmslow
Wilmslow ExpressA man was knocked down by a car near the Chilli Banana in Wilmslow last night. Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision involving a grey Ford Focus and a pedestrian on Alderley Road, at ...
Praise for Cheshire Police's crime recording
Wilmslow ExpressThe way Cheshire Police records crime has been rated excellent, according to a new report. It follows an audit of 120 crime reports Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary. The inspectors ...
Moped rider seriously ill in hospital six weeks after crash as police plead for information
Stockport ExpressTraffic police are continuing to investigate a collision which has kept a motorcyclist in hospital after all four of his limbs were broken. The moped rider collided with a lorry on London Road (A6) ...
Video: Stockport Business Awards organisers promise 'world class' event
Stockport ExpressBen Poland (third left) with Stockport Business Awards sponsors Lorraine Lockie (Gorvins Solicitors), Andrew Baggott (Clarke Nicklin), Yogesh Patel (Nat West Bank), Stephen Humphries (Clarke ...
Sham marriage that lasted three minutes
Stockport ExpressA mum-of-four attended her partner's sham wedding before assuming his new wife's identity in an immigration scam. Esther Ogunrinde, 30, even took her daughter - one of the four children ...
Stockport's Liam Broady in Australian Open tennis triumph
Stockport ExpressJoshua Ward-Hibbert (left) and Liam Broady celebrate with their trophy after winning the Junior Boys Doubles Final at the Australian Open in ...
Council to hold talks with residents over plans to hold 50,000-ticket 'super concerts' in Wythenshawe Park
South Manchester ReporterTown hall bosses are to hold crunch talks with neighbours over plans to hold concerts in Wythenshawe Park. The M.E.N. revealed in November how Manchester council wants to make the park the ...
Two Shisha cafe owners in Rusholme fined for allowing customers to smoke
South Manchester ReporterTwo cafe owners have been fined for allowing customers to smoke shisha pipes. Samir Merza, who runs Blue Mist, on Wilmslow Road, in Rusholme, was fined 200 with 500 costs after admitting two counts ...
Video: Thief steals computer from van of RSPCA inspector while she rescues cat from tree
Salford AdvertiserA thief snatched ahand-held computer from an RSPCA inspector's van while she was saving a cat stuck up a tree. Danni Jennings had left the PDA device in her vehicle while she and firefighters ...
Driver hospitalised after car overturns on M60 at Clifton
Salford AdvertiserA woman suffered back injuries when her car overturned on the motorway during rush hour. The female driver, who is in her mid-twenties, was driving in the fast lane of the M60 near Pendlebury, ...
Families invited to MediaCity to help celebrate 10 years of CBBC
Salford AdvertiserMediacity is throwing open its doors for a day to celebrate 10 years of children's channel CBBC. Blue Peter presenters and CBeebies favourites will be on hand to welcome families for the ...
Kuyt eyes Manchester double
RTE, which booked a first final appearance in five years, was full of determination and effort and Kuyt said it had lifted the squad ahead of an equally tough task in another cup ...
Never forget: Rose tribute to tragic Anne Frank on Holocaust Memorial Day
Prestwich AdvertiserA rose dedicated to the memory of Anne Frank has been planted in Manchester to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, which was taking place today. The flower was planted at a ceremony in memory of those who ...
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