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Police issue urgent appeal for information after ‘high risk’ teenager goes missing in Sale

16-year-old Liam Shaw was last seen at around 11.30am on Sunday 27th December 2020.

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Greater Manchester Police has launched an urgent appeal to the public for information to help find a “high risk” missing teenager from Sale.

Liam Shaw – who is 16 years old – was last seen at around 11.30am on Sunday 27th December at his home in the Brooklands area of Sale in the Greater Manchester borough of Trafford.

Officers are urging anyone with information to call 999 immediately.

Liam Shaw is white and is described as being of slim build.

He has long dyed blonde shoulder-length hair, and was last thought to have been wearing a black tracksuit with a white strip down the leg, a black shiny puffa coat, black trainers.

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It is believed he was also carrying a women’s black tote bag.

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Police have released a photograph of the teenager and are asking the public to keep a look out for him.

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Launching the missing persons appeal, a spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: “High risk missing 16-year-old Liam Shaw who was last seen around 11.30am this morning at his home in Brooklands.

“Described as M/W 1.72 long dyed blond shoulder length hair, very slim, wearing black tracksuit with white strip down leg, black shiny puffa coat, black trainers and a black ladies tote bag.

“If sighted please call 999 and quote log 2389 27/12/20.”

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You can find more information regarding the sighting and reporting of missing persons via the Greater Manchester Police website here.

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Police appeal to find next of kin after man found outside Palace Theatre

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Police are trying to track down the family of a man who died after being found unresponsive outside the Palace Theatre in Manchester.

The man, who has now been named as Jonathan Bernard Carroll, was seen outside the city centre theatre at around 6.30am on Tuesday 12 November.

Emergency services rushed to the scene and Mr Carroll was taken to hospital.

Tragically, the 47-year-old passed away a short time later.

A large cordon was in place on Whitworth Street and Oxford Road while police and security attended the incident.

Greater Manchester Police are now appealing to find his next of kin.

It’s believed that he resided in the Salford area of Greater Manchester.

Anyone with any information should contact the Coroner’s Office on 0161 856 1376.

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Greater Manchester public urged to help get people ‘off the streets and on their feet’ before Christmas

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Locals are being urged to help get hundreds of people “off the streets and back on their feet” this festive season.

As the temperatures told colder by the day, and Christmas creeps closer and closer, Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity is bringing back ‘1000 Beds for Christmas’, and the massively-important initiative is aiming to provide 1,000 nights of accommodation to people at risk of homelessness before the big day arrives.

Forming part of the ongoing ‘A Bed Every Night’ scheme, this festive fundraising mission is designed to provide food, shelter, warmth, and dedicated vital wrap-around support for those who need it most.

The charity says it wants to build on the “incredible success of 2023”, which raised more than £55,000 and provided 1,800 nights of accommodation.

Stockport-based property finance specialists, Together – which has supported the campaign for the last two years – has, once again, generously pledged to match every public donation for the first £20,000 raised.  

Unfamiliar with the ‘A Bed Every Night’ scheme? Since 2017, when rough sleeping peaked, the initiative has helped ensure a significantly-higher rate of reduction in the numbers of people facing a night on streets in Greater Manchester than seen nationally.

The landmark scheme has given people the chance to rebuild their lives, while also giving them access to key services and opportunities that allows them to stay off the streets for good.

Despite the scheme’s recent success, organisations across Greater Manchester are under “a huge amount of pressure” to meet the demand for their services this winter, and given the current economic outlook, household budgets will continue to be squeezed – leaving people on the sharp end of inequality and poverty.

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“Help us be a lifeline to organisations on the frontline,” Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity urged in it’s public appeal for donations.

You can help make sure ‘A Bed Every Night’ is a reality for all by donating here.

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