Police are searching for an 11-year-old boy who has been reported missing in Stockport.
Anthony Lever was last seen yesterday afternoon and is not believed to have any money or a phone with him.
The last time Anthony was sighted, he was wearing a black McKenzie bubble coat, a yellow top with a PlayStation logo, pale blue jeans, and black trainers.
Officers say they are becoming ‘increasingly concerned’ for the young boy.
Anthony Lever was last seen on Hardman Street in Edgeley at around 12pm on Sunday 15 May.
A statement from GMP said: “Anthony is not believed to be in possession of a mobile phone and does not have access to funds.
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“Officers want to make sure he is safe and well – anyone with information about Anthony’s whereabouts should contact police on 0161 856 9774.”
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Stockport
Two Greater Manchester postcodes revealed as being hotspots for uninsured drivers
Emily Sergeant
Two of Greater Manchester’s popular postcodes have been named as being ‘hotspots’ for uninsured drivers.
Merely days after one of our region’s towns was identified as being a property ‘hotspot’, thanks to house prices there having shot up by 10% on average last year, now another local two residential areas have been named ‘hotspots’ too… only this time, it’s for a reason not quite as positive.
That’s because these two areas have been found to have a high concentration of drivers who are uninsured to be on the roads.
Motoring company RAC looked at new data from the Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB) to compile a top 15 list highlighting the regions that are most affected by uninsured and hit-and-run drivers.
Egerton in Bolton, which is one of the uninsured driver hotspots / Credit: Google Maps
According to the data, the West Midlands is particularly impacted by uninsured drivers, with eight out of the top 15 hotspots located in this area, but some of the other regions with high rates include Northumbria, London, Thames Valley, South Yorkshire, and, of course, Greater Manchester.
Both the SK1 postcode in Stockport and the BL7 postcode in Bolton have, unfortunately, found themselves on the list, featuring at number eight and number 12 respectively.
Top 15 uninsured driver hotspots
B11 (Birmingham)
B21 (Birmingham)
DA17 (Bexley)
WV2 (Wolverhampton)
NE29 (North Tyneside)
HP12 (Buckinghamshire)
B18 (Birmingham)
SK1 (Stockport)
B8 (Birmingham)
WS4 (Walsall)
CV7 (Solihull)
BL7 (Bolton)
B33 (Birmingham)
DN8 (Doncaster)
MK7 (Milton Keynes)
The SK1 postcode region includes Stockport town centre and the residential areas within it, while the areas in the BL7 postcode include the affluent villages of Bromley Cross, Egerton, Edgworth, Belmont, and Chapeltown.
The only other northern areas featuring on the list is North Tyneside postcode NE29 and DN8 in Doncaster, with the vast majority being in Birmingham and the West Midlands.
The RAC’s report coincides with the MIB’s work alongside police forces nationwide to get uninsured drivers off the road, with forces set to use the data provided to direct their efforts.
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Stockport
Man, 19, arrested after driving car ‘at speed’ towards police officer in Cheadle
Emily Sergeant
A police officer has been left with serious injuries after a vehicle was driven ‘at speed’ towards her in Cheadle.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) explained that it received a report of people acting suspiciously inside a vehicle in the car park of a retail park on Wilmslow Road in Cheadle last Saturday night (25 January 2025).
Police officers subsequently responded by attending the scene to investigate.
As the responding police officer walked towards the vehicle in the car park, she reported that the vehicle was driven “at speed” towards her, hitting her in its path and leaving her with serious injuries, which she was taken to hospital for treatment for.
Following the distressing incident, a 19 year-old man has now been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, GMP has confirmed.
#ARREST | A 19 year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, after one of our officers was seriously injured during an incident at a retail park on Wilmslow Road, Cheadle last night (Saturday 25 January 2025).
Chief Inspector John Picton, of GMP’s Stockport district, said the police officer is currently “recovering well” and being supported by her colleagues.
Addressing the incident as investigations progress, CI Picton said: “This incident is truly shocking, and shows how quickly situations our frontline officers attend can escalate.
“There is absolutely no explanation as to why this incident needed to end the way it did. Our officers go to work every day to provide an outstanding service to the communities they serve, and achieve fantastic results in situations that are often challenging.
“Assaults on our officers are completely unacceptable and won’t be tolerated.