Police investigating the murder of a family man have closed down a scene in Salford and opened another one after making "significant recoveries".

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed this afternoon that a police search scene at Boggart Hole Clough as been closed after officers made "significant recoveries" in connection with the death of Stuart Everett.

Another police scene, in Parr Fold Park, Worsley, has been opened up today, Wednesday, as the investigation continues.

Stuart Everett, 67, is believed to have died in Salford at the end of March and an investigation into his murder was launched after parts of his body were found in Kersal Dale Wetlands, near Prestwich, on April 4.

Bury Times: Police on the scene at Boggart Hole Clough as an investigation into the murder of Stuart Everett

Further discoveries of remains were found at Blackleach Reservoir in Walkden and Colliery Wood in Salford.

Michal Jaroslaw Polchowski, 68, and Marcin Majerkiewicz, 42, both of Worsley Road, Eccles, have since been charged with murder.

Police say that by using CCTV trawls and speaking to members of the public, its officers have been able to build a fuller timeline of events that have led to the new scene being opened.

Bury Times: Police on the scene at Boggart Hole Clough as an investigation into the murder of Stuart Everett

Detective Superintendent Lewis Hughes of GMP’s Serious Crime Division and Senior Investigating Officer, said: “We have worked our way through a number of scenes, and this continues to be a big piece of work for us and the scale of this is unprecedented as we push forward with our investigation.

“Today, although we have closed our scene at Boggart Hole Clough, we will be opening another scene at Parr Fold Park in Worsley.

"This is also a well-used public space in Salford and we understand the disruption this may cause to those who live in the nearby area but we need to do this.

Bury Times: Police on the scene at Boggart Hole Clough as an investigation into the murder of Stuart Everett

“We are working as efficiently as we can, but we need to search as thoroughly as possible for Stuart’s family so they can have the answers they need to process his death.

“We would like to thank the public for their patience and also their gratitude, as we have had a number of members of the public thanking officers for their work whilst we completed our searches at Boggart Hole Clough.

"We know that this is a public space that we had to close for a number of days but ultimately our searches are providing us with more evidence that we need to progress our investigation.”