Salford City Radio

A man convicted of a violent rape in Little Hulton more than two decades ago has been sentenced to an extended 24 year prison term.

Greater Manchester Police has increased its speed enforcement capability with the introduction of two new vehicles aimed at tackling dangerous driving across the region.

Counter Terrorism Policing North West officers have arrested a man in Salford as part of an ongoing investigation into the attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue last year.

A row has erupted over Andy Burnham’s bid to return to Parliament and the cost of a potential by-election for his job as Greater Manchester mayor.

Firefighters were called to Forest Bank Prison on Sunday evening after reports of an attempted fire inside a prison cell.