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- proper noun An
metropolitan county in northwestEngland comprising thecities ofManchester andSalford , and themetropolitan boroughs ofBolton ,Bury ,Oldham ,Rochdale ,Stockport ,Tameside ,Trafford andWigan
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Rush said for several years, Greater Manchester police and the CST had worked together over the Jewish high holy days to deter antisemitism and criminal activity by providing accessible policing and reassurance.
More antisemitic crimes recorded in Manchester than London last year 2012
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For serv the commty in Altrincham, Greater Manchester.
New Year honours list: Order of the British Empire, Member (MBE) 2011
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Assistant Chief Constable Terry Sweeney, of Greater Manchester police, said: "Our thoughts continue to be with the families of those whose deaths are being investigated and I want to say that their search for answers is matched only by our desire to provide them."
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Chief executive Professor Dickon Weir-Hughes said: "The NMC has now received confirmation from the Greater Manchester police force intelligence branch and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust that registered nurse Rebecca Leighton has been arrested and is being questioned by the police."
Woman arrested over Stepping Hill hospital 'saline sabotage' deaths 2011
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By late morning ash was detected in the north-west of England from Carlisle and Blackpool through Preston, Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to as far south as Stoke.
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Police in Greater Manchester say a sixth patient has died after apparently being poisoned with insulin when saline drips were sabotaged at Stepping Hill hospital in Stockport last summer.
Sixth Stepping Hill hospital patient dies after suspected saline contamination 2012
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* MediaCity is to be one of the first of 300 charge points forming a network of charging points and stations for electric vehicles being launched across Greater Manchester in the autumn.
MediaCity On Monday: More good news for Salford- Jeremy Clarkson vows to stay away 2011
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I particularly want to pay tribute to all the work that is being done to bring the BBC to Media City in Salford, Greater Manchester, thus building on the legacy of Granada Television.
MediaCity On Monday: More good news for Salford- Jeremy Clarkson vows to stay away 2011
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Police investigating three deaths at a hospital in Stockport, Greater Manchester, are interviewing 11 patients who survived having their medication deliberately contaminated.
Police widen probe into poisoned saline drips at Stockport hospital 2011
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In Salford, Greater Manchester, 19-year-old Roger Hayhurst spends his days working as a gardener.
Kapow! Superheroes Still Pack a Punch Sam Leith 2011
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