Man charged after Remembrance Sunday silence interrupted by firework

A man has been charged after a silent tribute during a Remembrance Sunday event was interrupted with a firework.

Police say the firework was thrown from a window on Church Street in Eccles yesterday.

38 year old Stuart Potts from Salford has been charged with a public order offence and for firing fireworks in to a public place.

He will appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court today.