A 17-YEAR-OLD youth has been arrested after another teenager was stabbed in Swinton.

The incident happened in Swinton Hall Road just before midnight on Friday following a dispute between two groups of youths outside the Weavers Arms pub.

The victim, who is from Swinton, was taken to Hope Hospital, Salford, but was discharged after treatment for a stab wound to his arm.

A 17-year-old boy from the Swinton area is being questioned by detectives.