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Pete Bainbridge

Pete Bainbridge

Pete is a general reporter for the MEN. He covers the courts and city centre news. Pete joined MEN Media in 2006 as a trainee reporter for the Macclesfield Express.

Liam Creathorne (left) and John Hodson

Jailed: Drink-driver who crashed car into tree and killed his friend

Liam Creathorne, 24, was twice the drink-drive limit when he smashed into the tree in Trafford, killing John Hodson one year ago, a court heard.

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Liam Creathorne (left) and John Hodson

Jailed: Drink-driver who crashed car into tree and killed his friend

Liam Creathorne, 24, was twice the drink-drive limit when he smashed into the tree in Trafford, killing John Hodson one year ago, a court heard.

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Live: Traffic and travel - September 19, 2013

Live minute-by-minute updates on Greater Manchester's roads, motorways and public transport services

Spurned internet dating thug who befriended victim on Facebook phoned her ‘300 times a night’

Jason Smith, 27, became obsessed with the woman when she shunned him after they met through online dating.

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Drunk dad THREE times limit smashed car into bus stop with son, four, in passenger seat

Mohammed Yasin, 29, had been swigging vodka before getting into his Nissan Micra at rush hour with the four-year-old boy, a court heard

Drink-driver caught twice legal limit and without headlights on

Arthur Crabtree, 26, had drunk five beers before he was stopped by police on Kingsway in south Manchester, a court heard

Dame Sarah Storey

Paralympic star Dame Sarah Storey's rage as van driver tells her to 'get a job'

Storey, who has won 11 gold medals, is currently on maternity leave and was walking in her home town of Disley, Stockport, when the lad insulted her

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Parking row school-run mum threatened to run over lollipop lady in her Audi A3

Jade O’Brien, 26, assaulted the lollipop lady after being asked her to move the car, because it was sticking out into the road, making it dangerous for children to cross

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Woman sobs as she is jailed for torching friend's Stockport flat in 'drunken prank'

Kelly Howell, 26, sobbed and pleaded for her dad to help her as she was locked up for setting fire to a pal’s flat, which caused £60,000 damage and left residents fearing they would die

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Hospital worker and husband make £30k by selling stolen syringes on eBay

Emma Walker, 39, sold syringes and other items she had skimmed off from Salford Royal after setting up an online business with unemployed partner Paul

Sir Bobby's England cap is up for auction

The rare, velvet garment was handed to the footballing legend after he scored against Sweden in 1959.

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