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Let's have a look at some of the latest stories from Greater Manchester Police Manchester woman charged with 11 counts of fraud Petula Hatzer will appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on 19 May 2022. She has been charged with 10 charges of fraud by false representation and one charge of fraud by abuse of position. The allegations related to incidents that took place in north Manchester between 2018 and 2021. Read more by clicking the link below Manchester woman charged with 11 counts of fraud | Greater Manchester Police (gmp.police.uk) Police warn that action will be taken against those who throw bricks onto motorway After a recent and worrying increase in incidents involving objects, in particular bricks, being thrown at vehicles travelling on the motorway in Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has released a warning to those who may be thinking of taking part in such dangerous and irresponsible behaviour. Last year, a series of these inciden...

Fancy a night out that raises money for an ace local charity? Keep reading This looks like it will be a great local event. All the money raised will support community projects across Greater Manchester. On Wednesday 27th April, Forever Manchester will be hosting their Forever Funny Comedy Night at Manchester’s Frog and Bucket Comedy Club. The night will feature four great comedy acts and is the perfect opportunity for a staff night out, or a catch-up with friends, whilst supporting Forever Manchester. Following on from a previously sold-out Forever Funny event, this isn’t a night you want to miss! Key details Wednesday 27th April (6pm-10pm) Frog and Bucket Comedy Club 102 Oldham St, Manchester, M4 1LJ Tickets are priced at £15 and all profits from ticket sales will go to Forever Manchester to support community activity across Greater Manchester. Tickets can be purchased by heading to the Forever Manchester website. You can also find out who will be performing. Forever Funny Comedy ...

It's time for a good news story. This one involves students from Bury College raising money for Bury Hospice. Bury College Business students have been busy raising money for Bury Hospice as part of their college Course. Their course includes a unit called Business Events, and it was as part of this that the students decided to raise money for something close to the hearts of many.    The students were split into four groups, across two classes and each of them had to decide on an event they wanted to run. They organised two car washes, one murder mystery-themed escape room and sold lanyard reels.  A group of Bury College students have been busy raising money for @BuryHospice as part of their Level 3 Business Course. Well done all 👏 pic.twitter.com/HyJd4ywr4c — Bury College (@Bury_College) April 13, 2022 Bury Hospice aims to help people fulfil their wishes during life-limiting illnesses, and they work hard to provide quality care whenever and wherever it is need...

Warrington Wolves 32-18 Salford Red Devils Salford Red Devils fell to a defeat at the Halliwell Jones Stadium tonight, in Round 8 of the Betfred Super League. You can watch the highlights in the video below. Footage courtesy of the official YouTube Super League account. The hosts were first over the try-line after 7 minutes – Toby King weaving through a gap in the Salford defensive line to go over towards the left of the sticks. Just before the half-way mark of the first forty, King scored again in a similar position to his first to extend the Wire’s lead. In the 27th minute, Ryan Brierley saw yellow for holding down at the play-the-ball, five minutes before Matty Ashton dived over in the left corner for Warrington. Brierley returned from the sin-bin in the 37th minute and set up Ken Sio in the corner two minutes later, finding the winger with a neat grubber kick. Warrington struck again five minutes into the second forty through Joe Philbin, who crashed over under the sticks. Andy...

Anthony Howard Wilson (known by many as Tony Wilson) was a British record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager and a journalist for Granada Television and the BBC. Tony Wilson was behind some of our most successful bands. He was one of the five co-founders of Factory Records and the founder and manager of the Haçienda nightclub. Wilson put in some immense work in promoting the culture of Manchester throughout his career His involvement in popular music stemmed from hosting Granada's culture and music programme 'So It Goes'. Wilson disliked the music scene of the mid-1970s.  A version of this article was originally posted here.  Icons of Greater Manchester: Tony Wilson (gmanchesternews.blogspot.com)   Over his time, he became the manager of many bands, including A Certain Ratio and The Durutti Column. His Factory Records was the home of Happy Mondays, Joy Division and New Order.  Other interests  He was fan of Manchester United. ...

Chief Constable Stephen Watson was answering this questions this morning in the BBC Radio Manchester 'hotseat'. He was asked questions on a range of subjects including anti-social behaviour, local policing, violent crime, policing of the roads and transport links, and iOPS. Here are some of the answers given Impact of COVID on staffing levels, he said: "They are holding up. We've a bit of nip-and-tuck here and there but for the most part, mercifully, we're in reasonably good shape and our plans are good in terms of where we stand." When asked about violent crime, CC Watson said: "I think there's too much violent crime; I think there're too few people committing violent crime who've been brought to book and that's why we're committed to improving our outcomes and certainly increasing the number of people arrested." CC Watson also spoke about recruitment: "We are embarked at the moment on probably the biggest recruitment driv...