For those who follow Northern Ireland politics, there is one thing which happens from time-to-time, when the Democratic Unionist Party runs a candidate in a seat which is held by the Ulster Unionist Party (or which has recently been held by the UUP), and the unionist vote splits, leading to a nationalist, from the Social Democratic & Labour Party or Sinn Fein, either winning or coming close to...
Michelle Marsh:- She was Born 30 September 1982. She is a glamour model from Royton in Greater Manchester, England. She is married to footballer Will Haining and has one child.
From BBC News: A Methodist minister has been sent hate mail because he has allowed his church in Greater Manchester to be used by a group helping refugees. Reverend Phil Mason, from The Victoria Hall in Bolton, said he was concerned for his family after receiving the notes in the last few months. But despite their abusive nature, [...]
Charges follow investigation into Colin Blanchard, who recently admitted child sex abuse with nursery worker Vanessa George A woman will appear in court today charged with child sex offences following the investigation into paedophile Colin Blanchard. Blanchard, 38, nursery worker Vanessa George, 39, and Angela Allen, 39, admitted a string of offences at Bristol crown court last month. Merseyside...
I HAVE recently read Manchester Airport’s own publication Plane Talk. I noticed with interest that the Government in conjunction with Greater Manchester Public Transport Executive are spending £600 million expanding the Metrolink involving nearly 20 miles of new track, 40 new trams along 4 new routes.
Haroon Siddique in the Guardian (UK) : The Environment Agency issued a severe flood warning in the north-west this morning as heavy rain and winds hit parts of the UK. More than 115 flood warnings and flood watches were in place, with Anglia and the Thames region the only areas free of alerts. The severe flood warning, which is expected to remain in place for a couple of days, applies to the river...
Business crime statistics from AXA show that Halifax currently tops the league for overall business crime, with businesses in Wolverhampton most at risk of theft and those in Kilmarnock of arson. The company has this week unveiled its Business Crime Index (details below), revealing that some areas which have been hit hard by the economic crisis such as the North and the West Midlands are suffering...
Why would he think there might be unrest? The indigenous population of Bolton don't react so. From This is Lancashire. A BOLTON MP last night called for calm in the town following the arrest of a 62-year-old man on suspicion of terror offences. Dr Brian Iddon said he learned of tensions within the muslim community following the raid on a house in Deane on Monday. Asif Farooqui, of Willows Lane, was...
The Manchester Craft Mafia are here to stay. They are a group of craft businesses dedicated to supporting and sharing a creative, maverick spirit of crafting in Manchester, Greater Manchester and beyond. They want to help kick-start the new wave of entrepreneurial crafters sacking the rat race and finding other ways to make a living - [...]
A RELIGIOUS leader is among five men arrested on suspicion of terrorism. The Muslim preacher and three others were arrested in raids across Greater Manchester . The man, who has not been named, teaches the Koran at a number of mosques across the region. The 62-year-old was arrested at his home on Willows Lane, Deane, Bolton. "I'm surprised. He carries out spiritual sessions twice-a-week. He is...
Yeah yeah.. you got 'em!! Raids in Manchester and Bolton coincided with the arrest of a 26-year-old man at a hotel near Heathrow airport. Sources were unable to confirm suggestions that he was planning to travel to Pakistan or Afghanistan. It is thought the men had been under surveillance for some time and Assistant Chief Constable Dave Thompson of Greater Manchester Police said: "This is a complex...
I’m trying hard not to think about it but apparently it’s that time of year when everything has the word ‘Christmas’ attached to it in some way. Christmas plans, Christmas markets, Christmas lights, Christmas drinks, Christmas holidays, Christmas bloody shopping. This is why I’m almost sick of it when the time comes to leave work behind and try and enjoy it – because...