Neal Keeling
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Has Manchester changed too much? 'I feel guilty that I was part of it'
"In 1980 Manchester was summed up in people's minds as Kevin Cummins' picture of Joy Division in Hulme - looking miserable, bleak, around half collapsed buildings." → Read More
Following in the footsteps of heroes 104 years after Bolton PoWs made an epic journey back home
"It’s a matter of finding the kind of transport my great-grandad would have had to look for. It could be a friendly farmer with a tractor and trailer or we could be walking.” → Read More
Daughter's heartbreaking plea after father is left a broken man in attempted murder
A daughter has made a heartbreaking plea for help to identify the brute who left her dad a broken man. John Lowe, 58, was left with severe head injuries after being attacked in Salford's Clarendon Park on Valentine's Day. A month later John has been left unable to speak or walk, and only randomly opens his eyes. The father-of-three was assaulted at 10am and police are treating the incident as… → Read More
'Totally incompetent' drugs courier caught by cops after speeding along M6 in middle lane with a broken brake light
He told cops he was travelling north to "buy a dog" → Read More
Family of "gentle" dad make emotional appeal for help to identify attacker who left him a shell of a person
"This brutal attack has left him with life changing injuries and has altered the lives of all our family forever." → Read More
Man tortured by 'suicide disease' watched as his leg was cut off to free him from years of pain
"I was in extreme pain 24 hours a day for three and a half years. It felt like someone was giving me a Chinese burn." → Read More
University of Football Business set to open at MediaCityUK this autumn
Facility will offer undergraduate and masters degrees → Read More
The face of the man who supplied lethal weapons and drugs to Manchester's gangs for two decades
"Derrane was a dangerous person, whose access to weaponry gave him status among organised crime groups on a national scale." → Read More
An evil man cast a shadow over her life... now she has to cope with him getting out of jail
"I have always been very quiet about it. But I feel now is the time to talk because he is coming out and he is dangerous. I firmly believe he is going to do this again, I don't care how old he is. He has waited all this time and you have caged an animal up." → Read More
Crews banned from using the word 'fireman' and gossiping at Greater Manchester Fire Service
"This needs to stop and the term permanently erased from our vocabulary. We employ firefighters not firemen" → Read More
Two new fire stations planned to be built in Greater Manchester
The new stations will offer improved facilities for firefighters, and feature new sustainable heating and lighting systems, helping Greater Manchester to decarbonise public buildings → Read More
Sexual predator who attacked teenager caught thanks to eagle-eyed police officer
As a police officer reviewed CCTV of a suspect for a sex attack he noticed something familiar on another screen. The same man was on live footage from a town centre beamed into the force control room. Within hours Gyulhan Hyusein was arrested. Now he has been jailed for a determined and terrifying assault on a woman in her late teens, who was targeted as she returned from a night out. Hyusein… → Read More
Police want to speak to this man in connection with an incident where a boy, 11, had his phone stolen
Detectives have issued a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to in connection with an incident that saw a boy have his phone stolen. It happened at about 3.10pm yesterday in Bewsey, Warrington, at the junction of Troutbeck Avenue, and Norreys Avenue. In a statement Cheshire Constabulary said: "Officers swiftly attended the scene and discovered that a man had grabbed an 11-year-old boy around… → Read More
Hopes soar for a new family of falcons at MediaCityUK
Hopes are high that a new family will take flight at Salford Quays this year. After four years of campaigning by one woman a pair of peregrine falcons are to get a little help to breed. From at least 2017 the same pair have tried unsuccessfully to breed at MediaCityUK. Their haunt is two tower blocks which book-end the BBC Studios - the Holiday Inn and one opposite, known as The Blue Tower which… → Read More
"I have lost my beautiful wife and soulmate," says husband of woman thought to have fallen into sea
Eryl Reeves vanished close to a Welsh beauty spot last November → Read More
Mum, 25, escapes jail sentence after ex-commando boyfriend hid gun in her car
“My only hope is that in your case you will regard this sad and pitful incident as a something of a wakeup call." → Read More
It's the shabby gateway to the city centre...but the face of Manchester's notorious crime street is changing
A total of £40m worth of designer goods and 72 shops have been seized in the latest raids → Read More
Teen from Manchester charged after serious assault on woman in Cheshire town
Suspect due in court today and also faces drugs charges → Read More
Greater Manchester Police hope 'New Tricks' cops will boost crimefighting
"The returning officers have a wide range of skills that are exactly what GMP is looking for." → Read More
Hunt for mother and newborn child missing for 40 days switches to countryside
Constance Marten and Mark Gordon have been missing since the start of January → Read More