Manchester News Archive

Man arrested over priest robbery
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 08:40)
Police in Greater Manchester question a 30-year-old man after a priest is robbed at his parish home.

Man stabbed in head
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 08:40)
Police hunt a gang who stabbed a man in the head with a machete during an attack in south Manchester.

Other Lowry
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 08:40)
Salford pays tribute to a talent with a familiar name

Robbery shooting man 'well liked'
(Mon 07 Dec 2009 20:40)
A man who died after being shot in a £10,000 robbery in Longsight was liked by everyone he knew, his cousin says.

Man stabbed in head with machete
(Mon 07 Dec 2009 17:40)
Police hunt a gang who stabbed a man in the head with a machete during an attack in south Manchester.

Brother and sister guilty of random attack
(Mon 07 Dec 2009 16:00)
A BROTHER and sister who brutally attacked a family 'like animals' outside shops in Bramhall have been brought to justice. n n Barry Joseph Hobson, 20, was jailed for two years after smashing a

Festival to celebrate Alan Turing centenary
(Mon 07 Dec 2009 16:00)
MANCHESTER is to stage a festival to celebrate 100 years since the birth of genius codebreaker Alan Turing .n The festival, will be held in June 2012, and will centre on a performance of Breaking

Man arrested after robbery from priest
(Mon 07 Dec 2009 16:00)
A 30-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested and is in police custody after a reverend was robbed in Eccles. n

Praise for social care services
(Mon 07 Dec 2009 16:00)
VULNERABLE and older people living in Salford are more likely to stay in their own home for longer because of the city’s excellent social care services. n

Police patrols stepped up for shoppers
(Mon 07 Dec 2009 16:00)
AS CHORLTON'S shops get busier on the run-up to Christmas, police have launched a Christmas streets operation. n

Whitehall of the north could bring 5,000 jobs
(Mon 07 Dec 2009 15:40)
DETAILED plans for a new 'Whitehall of the north' bringing 5,000 civil servants to a huge office complex in Manchester will be set out today.n The 'super campus' of high-tech offices will be set a

Pedal power at festive bash
(Mon 07 Dec 2009 14:00)
A FESTIVE party in Platt Fields harnassed the power of the pedal.

Santa is the star
(Mon 07 Dec 2009 14:00)
MORE than 400 children proved to have been very good all year as they received a present from Santa at the Christmas lights switch-on in Levenshulme.

Christmas is international in Withington
(Mon 07 Dec 2009 13:00)
PEOPLE from across the world gathered together to show they 'love' Withington.

Tug-of-love mum facing financial ruin
(Mon 07 Dec 2009 12:40)
THE mother of a missing toddler is facing financial ruin as she battles to get her daughter back through the Egyptian courts.n Distraught Leila Sabra fears for the safety of her two-year-old daugh

What recession? Crowds hit the shops
(Mon 07 Dec 2009 12:40)
HORDES of Christmas shoppers flocked to Manchester on one of the busiest Sundays of the year.n Huge crowds converged on the city – with the German markets proving popular.

Festival to celebrate centenary of Turing's birth
(Mon 07 Dec 2009 12:40)
MANCHESTER is to stage a festival to celebrate 100 years since the birth of genius codebreaker Alan Turing .n The festival, will be held in June 2012, and will centre on a performance of Breaking

Eco-MP's Christmas lights confession
(Mon 07 Dec 2009 12:00)
AN MP who pledged to cut his carbon footprint has publicly confessed to lighting up his house like 'Blackpool Illuminations' for Christmas.n Andrew Gwynne, Labour member for Denton and Reddish, si

Climate change MP's Christmas lights confession
(Mon 07 Dec 2009 11:40)
AN MP who pledged to cut his carbon footprint has publicly confessed to lighting up his house like 'Blackpool Illuminations' for Christmas.n Andrew Gwynne, Labour member for Denton and Reddish, si

Olympic theme to lights switch-on
(Mon 07 Dec 2009 11:40)
A PAIR of Olympic heroes and a schoolgirl joined forces to turn on Didsbury's Christmas lights.