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Farnworth has been partially blocked off after a crash.

direct to your inboxBomb disposal experts were called out to a residential estate in Trafford when a piece of scrap metal sparked an emergency response.Police and fire crews were called out to Tulip Road, in Partington, following a report of a suspicious item just after 4.45pm on Friday afternoon (January 22).An Army bomb disposal expert was also called to the scene.The road was sealed off for a time while experts and emergency crews worked to make the area safe.However police say the suspicious item turned out to be a “piece of scrap metal”.A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: “Police were called at 16:46 to a report of a suspicious item.“Police, Fire and EOD attended.“It turned out to be a piece of scrap metal.”A spokesperson for

A woman has been taken to hospital after falling into a canal in Tameside.Emergency crews were called to Dunkirk Lane, in Hyde, following reports that a woman was in the canal close to Jet Amber Fields.Police, fire and ambulance crews all attended just before 5.15pm on Bank Holiday Monday (August 31).The woman was out of the water before crews arrived and she was checked over by colleagues from the North West Ambulance Service.A woman was taken to hospital, police said.A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson confirmed details of the incident.They said: “Shortly before 5.14pm yesterday (31 August 2020), officers were called by colleagues from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service to a report of a woman in the canal on Dunkirk Lane in

Trafford.There was a large emergency services response - including the air ambulance - following the smash which took place at about 6.15pm.Police, firefighters and paramedics were also called to the scene on Moss Lane in Partington.Pictures show a badly damaged black Vauxhall Corsa on its roof among the undergrowth.The Corsa's occupants are thought to have fled the scene following the crash.Moss Lane was closed from its junction with Warburton Lane.An onlooker said: "It looks like they've lost control, gone down a ditch and hit a tree."How it wasn't fatal I have no idea."The car doors are all wedged shut too, so I don't know how they managed to get out."A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "At 6.16pm today GMP were made aware of a

Police are investigating an early-hours arson attack at a terraced house in Trafford.A home on Laburnum Walk, in Sale, was targeted on Sunday morning (July 2020).Greater Manchester Police were called to a report of arson at the house at around 8am.Fire damage was caused to the front door, police confirmed.The damage was visible on Sunday and windows also appear to have been boarded up.A police scene was in place while officers investigated and scoured the area for evidence.A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: “Police were called to a report of arson at a property on Laburnum Walk, Sale at around 8am this morning (Sunday 26 July 2020).“Fire damage has been caused to the front door of the premises.“This occurred during the early

A ‘dangerous’ sex offender who plied three girls with alcohol before he abused them has been jailed.

Two men have been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Manchester city centre.

Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to after a woman was sexually assaulted at a park.

A motorbike rider and passenger have suffered serious injuries following a crash with a police car.