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A WIGAN dad who was nearly blinded when yobs shot him with an air gun has spoken of his fury at being the latest victim of drive-by attacks.

DrumsForCures Inc. is running a charity auction where they are selling a Neil Peart autographed drumhead to raise money for cancer research.

Officers were called to Salford Royal Hospital in Greater Manchester at 9.20pm on Friday, after a man made threats towards staff, police said.

Many shop owners say they have lost a significant amount of money since tram works began in Southchurch Drive and the surrounding areas.

A JILTED ex-lover and his brother have been jailed for a total of five years for violently assaulting a man and leaving him temporarily blind in one eye.

Undated photo issued by the British Ministry of Defence of an RAF Typhoon Aircraft of the type that has escorted a passenger plane into Stansted Airport in southern England following an incident on board Friday May 24, 2013.

A FORMER soldier from Altrincham who turned his life around through education after suffering a life changing disability is encouraging more adults to return to learning and improve their skills during Adult Learners' Week.

Mother-of-six stabbed 'devoted' father of her children to death after he returned to the family home to try and patch up their relationship Jailed: Dawn Barr has been sentenced to nine years in prison after she stabbed the father of four of her children to death A mother-of-six who stabbed the 'devoted' father of their children to death during a ... (more)

AFTER waiting an hour for medical help, a football player who had broken his leg in two places finally had an air ambulance from Blackpool arrive before a road ambulance from Warrington.

THE family of the soldier murdered in Woolwich paid tribute to "our hero" today as they expressed their shock that he had been so brutally killed on British soil.

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The BBC is to abandon a 98m digital production system and suspend its chief technology officer , John Linwood, after the organisation's chief executive Tony Hall said it had "wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers' money". "Technology is part of everything we do at the BBC, and it's one of the biggest levers for driving effectiveness, ... (more)

Drummer Lee Rigby, aged 25, from Middleton, Rochdale, was killed in broad daylight in front of horrified passers-by by two men armed with knives and a meat cleaver.

A WIGAN businessman who was caught behind the wheel while nearly double the drink drive limit blamed cough medicine containing alcohol for his dangerous error.

HUNDREDS of people braved the rain on Saturday to head down to a road safety day at Stretford Fire Station.

THERE will be extra cause to roll out the bunting to welcome the town's Territorial Army on Armed Forces Day next month.

AN up and coming chef has been feeling the heat after being asked to prepare one of the courses at the Young Chef of the Year awards.

A 16-year-old girl who died after suffering breathing difficulties at a house in Warrington had an ecstasy-like drug in her system, police said.

SAM BYRAM will give Manchester City and Arsenal the cold shoulder and stay at Leeds United next season, boss Brian McDermott insists.

MANCHESTER CITY chief executive Ferran Soriano has denied the club are chasing Radamel Falcao and Neymar - insisting: "They have never been on our agenda." BRADFORD manager Phil Parkinson has signed a new three-year contract with the Bantams after leading them to promotion from League Two and this season's League Cup final.