Greta Simpson
Community Reporter at Manchester Evening News
Community Reporter @MENnewsdesk. NCTJ gold qualified 🌟@newsassociates. Oxford graduate @PembrokeOxford. 🏳️🌈 Trilingual 🇪🇸🇩🇪 and counting 🇯🇴 🇫🇷
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6 days ago |
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Greta Simpson
Hundreds of families braved the drizzle on Good Friday to watch the excitement unfold at the tenth annual Salford Quays Easter Duck Race. Taking place outside Salford Watersports Centre, the place was packed with kids and parents undeterred by the driving rain to kick off the Bank Holiday weekend in style – watching hundreds of rubber ducks launched into the water.
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1 week ago |
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Greta Simpson
Henry Moores is raising money for a children's cancer charityA young man from Macclesfield is walking all the way to Ibiza for the second year running - with nothing but a pair of flip flops between him and nearly 1,200 miles of walking. Henry Moores, 22, is no stranger to walking incredible distances. He did his first major walk from Manchester to Paris in October 2023 and raised over £19,000 for charity in the process.
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1 week ago |
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Kit Roberts |Greta Simpson
A house in a Stockport villages has been taped off by police following a serious incident. Witnesses reported a 'big police presence' at the property on Altrincham Road in Gatley. Officers are standing guard outside, it is understood. Neighbours reported seeing forensics specialists entering the property. The Manchester Evening News has approached Greater Manchester Police for comment. This is a live event, follow the blog below for updates...
Moment woman who killed ex-husband is caught battering her mate's love rival in sudden street ambush
1 week ago |
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Andrew Bardsley |Greta Simpson
Coleen Campbell is serving a jail term for killing her ex-husband, Thomas CampbellShocking CCTV footage of a street attack shows convicted killer Coleen Campbell come to the aid of another woman in battering her love rival with a hammer. The victim was set upon in the street in broad daylight in Ashton-under-Lyne by a group of four including Campbell on June 29, 2022.
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1 week ago |
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Eleanor Barlow |Greta Simpson
The trial against Kenneth Lingard is ongoing at Liverpool Crown CourtA woman who alleged that she was sexually assaulted by Jesse Lingard's grandfather has told a court she messaged the player on social media. The woman, who cannot be named, has accused Kenneth Lingard, 86, of historic sexual offences dating back to when she was as young as five. He denies all offences.
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Police say they were called to this spot just along from Victoria Mill at 10:38 this morning to reports of a body in the water. There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances at this stage @MENnewsdesk https://t.co/LVIog4LROZ
Good afternoon. I’m at the scene by Rochdale Canal in Miles Platting, where this morning police made the sad discovery of the body of a man in the water @MENnewsdesk https://t.co/mMWhCznCY2
This photo has been submitted to us which shows the extent of the scene here earlier this morning @MENnewsdesk https://t.co/GnN8oHIKi0