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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.
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...
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 this morning. 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. [...]
Nick Heath writes at Silicon.com: The controversial ID project has hit another delay, with the government missing its own deadline to get the cards into the hands of Manchester residents. The Home Office announced today that people living or working in Manchester will now be able to enrol their details for an ID card from 30 November, [...]
Tom Young, Computing , Monday 16 November 2009 at 18:46:00 Cards will cost £30 but only 2000 people have registered for an application form Identity cards will go on sale for £30 to people who live and work in Greater Manchester from the end of this month. So far only foreign national carry the cards. The government hopes to target students and young people as those most likely to use...
A Muslim religious leader is among five men detained during dawn raids across Greater Manchester by anti-terrorist police officers. According to local media sources, the unnamed preacher delivers Koranic spiritual sessions twice-a-week at various local mosques. “He is very spiritual”, said one source within the Muslim community. Police swooped on addresses in the Deane area of [...]
The Conservatives have warned Manchester residents not to spend £30 on an identity card when the scheme is launched in the city this month. Meg Hillier, a Home Office minister, said ID cards would be available from 30 November to anyone who lives or works in Greater Manchester, adding that they would prove useful in daily life from opening a bank account to entering a nightclub. But the Tory...
Manchester: Preacher arrested in terrorism recruitment investigation 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 this morning. 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....
(Manchester, England) Early this morning, around 40 officers from the North West Counter Terrorism Unit raided at least four properties in the Greater Manchester area. Five men have been arrested and further arrests are possible. The 4 AM raids were...