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Appeal to find two individuals after man is left with ‘serious head and face injuries’ in Altrincham attack

Danny Jones Assault outside Altrincham takeaway

Trafford Police are trying to find two men following an attack outside a takeaway in Altrincham earlier this year.

The incident, which took place outside Canada Grill on Railway Street a couple of months ago, has left one individual with serious.

Reported to have occurred at around 2am on Sunday, 19 October, the identity of the pair who have since been revealed on CCTV footage is still unknown.

You can see both male suspects pictured below.

#APPEAL | Can you help us identify these men as we believe they can help with our investigation of an assault at Canada Grill, #Altrincham on 19/10/25 at 2am?

The victim has serious injuries to their head and face

Any info? Contact us via 101 or LiveChat quoting 319 of 19/10/25 pic.twitter.com/gMTxuS1xWV
— Trafford Police (GMP) (@GMPTrafford) December 22, 2025

Since shared by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) at large on social media, officers investigating the case are appealing for anyone who recognises them to come forward.

While the exact extent of the damage done and the condition of the other person involved in the altercation has not been fully disclosed, they are believed to have been left with significant “head and facial injuries”.

This comes not long after the deeply troubling news of another attack in the town centre, which saw 23-year-old Nathan Peters attempt to murder another young male, 21, and three other people.

Occurring back at the start of this month, this incident also took place in the early hours on Railway St.

Said to be from the Partington area, he has since appeared in Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court and been charged on multiple counts.

Greater Manchester’s Christmas crime rate named one of the highest in the UK

As for the two unknown men seen above, GMP are urging anyone with information, no matter how small, to contact the police immediately.

You can do so by dialling 101 or via the LiveChat function at gmp.police.uk, quoting reference 319 of 19/10/2025.

Information can also be passed anonymously online via Crimestoppers, or alternatively over the phone on 0800 555 111.

As always, in case of emergencies, please call 999 immediately.

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Featured Images — Greater Manchester Police (handouts)/Richard Sutcliffe (via Geograph)

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Greater Manchester bin and recycling collection dates for Christmas and New Year 2025

Danny Jones Christmas and New Year bin collection dates Greater Manchester 2025

We know it’s a somewhat boring bit of life admin, but anyone who’s been caught out missing the refuse collection dates when the various recycling bins inevitably pile up over Christmas and New Year will know it’s worth knowing ahead of time.

Let’s help you avoid any unnecessary trips to the tip or having to find other ways to get rid of extra rubbish this holiday season.

You can thank us later.

Here are all of the relevant bin collection dates for each of the 10 Greater Manchester boroughs this Christmas 2025 and the first few days of the New Year.

When are the bins being collected this Christmas?

Bolton

Grey bins

Wednesday 31 December 2025
Wednesday 14 January 2026
Wednesday 28 January 2026
Wednesday 11 February 2026

Beige bins

Wednesday 7 January 2026
Wednesday 4 February 2026

Burgundy bins

Wednesday 24 December 2025
Wednesday 7 January 2026
Wednesday 21 January 2026
Wednesday 4 February 2026

Green bins

Wednesday 7 January 2026
Wednesday 1 January 2026
Wednesday 4 February 2026
Wednesday 18 February 2026

Bury

Brown bin collections will be paused from Monday, 22 December to Sunday, 4 January, while dates for grey, green and blue bins will also change for most households until January.

Bury Council has advised that bins should be put out at the usual collection point by 7am and all waste must fit inside the bins with the lids fully closed.

A full list of revised collection dates:

Thursday, 25 December, will change to Wednesday, 24 December
Friday, 26 December, will change to Monday, 29 December
Tuesday, 30 December (no change)
Wednesday, 31 December (no change)
Thursday, 1 January 2026, will change to Friday, 2 January
Friday, 2 January, will change to Saturday, 3 January

Manchester (central)

No change to collections on Monday, 22 December and Monday, 29 December
No change to collections on Tuesday, 23 December and Tuesday, 30 December
No change to collections on Wednesday, 24 December and Wednesday, 31 December
Thursday collections move from Thurs, 25 Dec to Sat, 27 Dec, and 1 January to Fri, 2 January 2026
Friday collections move from Fri, 26 Dec to Sun, 28 Dec and from Fri, 2 Jan to Sat, 3 Jan

Oldham

Bins due on Christmas Day (December 25):

Blue bins will be collected on Monday, 29 December
Grey bins will be collected on Tuesday, 30 December
Brown bins will be collected on Wednesday, 31 December
Green bins and food caddies to be collected on Thursday, 18 December and Saturday, 3 January

Bins due on Boxing Day (26 December):

Blue, grey and brown bins will be collected on Saturday, 20 December
Green bins and food caddies to be collected as normal on (Fri, 19 December and 2 Jan 2026)

Bins due Monday, 29 December to Wednesday, 31 December:

Blue, grey, and brown bins will be collected as normal
Green bin and food caddy a week earlier from 22-24 December and one week later from Jan 5-7.

Bins due on New Year’s Day (Thursday, January 1):

All bins will be collected on Saturday, January 3.

Rochdale

Thursday, 25 December 2025 (Christmas Day) – your bin collection will move to Sat, 27 Dec
Friday, 26 December 2025 (Boxing Day) – your bin collection will move to Mon, 29 Dec
Thursday, 1 January 2026 – your bin collection will move to Sat, 3 Jan 2026

Salford

NO COLLECTION	REPLACEMENT DATE
Thursday 25 December 2025	Saturday 20 December 2025
Friday 26 December 2025	Saturday 27 December 2025
Thursday 1 January 2026	Saturday 3 January 2026

Stockport

The next black bin collection will be on Monday, 29 December
Blue bins will be collected on Friday, 2 January 2026
Brown and green bins will also be collected on Friday, 2 January

Tameside

Thursday 25 December – No Collections

If you are due a green (general waste) bin collection, it will be collected on Monday, 29 December
If you are due a black (comingled recycling waste) or a blue (paper recycling waste) bin collection, it will be collected on Wednesday, 31 December

Friday 26 December – No Collections

If you are due a green (general waste) bin collection, it will be collected on Tuesday, 30 December
If you are due a black (comingled recycling waste) or a blue (paper recycling waste) bin collection, it will be collected on Friday, 2 January

Thursday 1 January – No Collections

If you are due a green (general waste) bin collection, it will be collected on Monday, 5 January
If you are due a black (comingled recycling waste) or a blue (paper recycling waste) bin collection, it will be collected on Tuesday, 6 January

All other green, black and blue bin collections are due to run as normal over the festive period.

Trafford

NORMAL BIN DAY	NEW COLLECTION DATE
Monday 22 December	No change
Tuesday 23 December	No change
Wednesday 24 December	No change
Thursday 25 December	Saturday 27 December
Friday 26 December	Saturday 27 December
Monday 29 December	No change
Tuesday 30 December	No change
Wednesday 31 January	No change
Thursday 1 January	Friday 2 January
Friday 2 January	Saturday 3 January

Green bins and food waste

There will be no green bin collections during Christmas week. Any green bins presented from Monday, 22 to Friday, 26 December will not be collected; the green bin collection service will resume from Monday, 29 December.

Wigan

Bin collections, which usually take place on Tuesdays, will be done on Monday, 22 December and Tuesday, 30 December.
Those whose rubbish is normally collected on Wednesdays will move to Tuesday, 23 December and Wednesday, 31 December.
Thursday bin dates will move to Wednesday, 24 December and Friday, 2 January 2026.
Bin collections normally scheduled on Fridays will be carried out on Saturday, 27 December and Saturday, 3 January 2026.
Green bin collections will be suspended from Monday, 29 December until 9 January; the normal schedule will then resume starting January 12 or 19 – depending on the area.

We hope you have a wonderful, stress-free Christmas and New Year; as for those of you still looking to buy those last few bits, you might find the list below helpful, too.