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Ambulance trusts 'miss time target'

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:50:59 +0100

Five ambulance trusts across England, including in the North West, have failed to meet crucial response time targets, new figures suggest.

Family appeals to keep dream alive

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:08:07 +0100

The family of a terminally-ill seven-year-old from Greater Manchester is urging people to support a charity that took her on the trip of a lifetime.

Brady still psychotic, says doctor

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:49:03 +0100

Moors Murderer Ian Brady, who is held in Merseyside, remains "chronically psychotic" and should remain in a hospital setting for treatment, his mental health tribunal has heard.

Family delight at Iraq court ruling

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:38:53 +0100

Families of British soldiers killed and injured fighting in Iraq have been given the go-ahead to bring compensation claims against the Government, after a group of families, including one from Manchester, started legal action.

Deputy Speaker denies sex claims

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:25:59 +0100

Commons Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans, from Lancashire, has continued to deny sex crime allegations after being questioned by police over fresh claims.

Health cover-up staff face action

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:04 +0100

Individuals involved in a cover-up at a health watchdog with regards to a hospital in Cumbria could face disciplinary action and other sanctions, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has told the House of Commons.

'Austerity' bus in anti-cuts drive

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:59:01 +0100

Evidence against austerity will be collected when a campaign bus arrives at one of the biggest union conferences in the country, in Liverpool.

Drug smuggle gang leader sentenced

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:59:00 +0100

The Salford leader of a gang which imported huge amounts of drugs into the UK was nicknamed "Butlin" after he likened a Spanish prison to a holiday camp, a court has heard.

Town among worst for identity fraud

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:48:18 +0100

Altrincham in Cheshire is the UK's worst location for identity fraud outside London, with 13 fraud attempts for every 10,000 adults, more than three times the national average.

Projects receive lottery funding

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:26:19 +0100

Film clubs will be set up for disadvantaged school pupils in Greater Manchester thanks to a Big Lottery Fund grant.

Helen Flanagan 'shaken' by break-in

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:17:47 +0100

Former Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan is recovering after a break-in at her Cheshire home which left her "very shaken" but unharmed.

Brady slapped down after walkout

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:18:58 +0100

Moors Murderer Ian Brady, who is held on Merseyside, has been slapped down by the judge hearing his mental health tribunal after first walking out then complaining: "I've listened to this ad nauseam."

Refugees to get financial advice

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:43:07 +0100

Financial advice will be available for refugees and asylum seekers in Tameside after a charity secured funding of more than £26,000.

Afghan blast corporal to get award

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:26:12 +0100

A Royal Air Force member from Manchester who foiled a Taliban raid despite being blown off his feet in a grenade blast is to receive an award for his bravery.

Hall abused others, says victim

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:26:10 +0100

One of the victims of Stuart Hall, from Cheshire, has said she knows of more young people who were abused by the veteran broadcaster.

'Police arrest fugitive robber'

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:03:28 +0100

A nationwide manhunt for a fugitive who absconded from prison and carried out a string of robberies is over after he was arrested in Merseyside.

Pc charge over rally is dropped

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:22:12 +0100

A Greater Manchester Police officer's charge of trying to pervert the course of justice by making false statements against a protester at a political rally has been discharged after prosecutors offered no evidence against him.

Jewellery shop robbers sent to jail

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:47:18 +0100

Two men from the North West who admitted their part in a £730,000 jewellery store raid have been jailed.

'Lenient' Hall sentence challenged

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:35:39 +0100

Disgraced veteran broadcaster Stuart Hall, from Cheshire, abused his celebrity status to indecently assault 13 young girls, according to a judge who has jailed him for 15 months.

Brady 'wants to end life in prison'

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:35:38 +0100

Moors murderer Ian Brady, who is held on Merseyside, wants to go to prison so he is "free to end his life", a mental health tribunal has heard.