[2012] Produced for POPS by Engage with Media http://engagewithmedia.org/ Project funded by. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. But, Anthony insists, this isn't the end of the story. For many centuries it was a peat bog which was dug for peat fuel, locally called "turf"; local manorial law said that after digging peat the top living plant layer had to be lodged back to let more peat form afterwards. Gangsters: Faces of the Underworld begins with episode one 'Liverpool' on Sunday, May 24 at 10pm. He was jailed for three years six months. He ran into the sea discarding property and making comments about how he would not be arrested and wanted to die. We remain absolutely steadfast in our commitment to tackling organised crime and drug supply within Doncaster and South Yorkshire, to keep our residents safe. He was sentenced to two years in prison. Her sister, Abia Din, 45, was a key player. Loads to see and do in this big park. Know what I mean? Wythenshawe (/wn/) is a district of the city of Manchester, England. Abia Din, of Woodman Drive, Bury, who pleaded guilty to convert and transfer criminal property. One gang member allegedly had a finger cut off in a dispute. Within 48 hours I was having my own way in there.". The murders took place in and around Manchester and there were 5 victims in total - all unfortunately children between the age of 10 and 17. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. 3. The Donnellys, quickly tiring of bootlegging, went along for the ride, roping in a couple of designers, and started making their own clobber under the label Gio-Goi. Masalila was sentenced to a total of five years and 10 months imprisonment. DC Ian Hodgson from Cumbria Constabulary, who led the case, said: These convictions are a result of a complex police investigation, involving thorough examination of mobile phone data and a sat nav device, as well as CCTV. Hassan Din, of The Drive, Bury, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class B drugs, namely cannabis, and conspiracy to transfer criminal property. Following Birch's arrest - after he stepped out of a hot tun at a hotel's spa in Warrington - police said Wade Wilson took over the running of the master phone. Melvyn Sheldon, 39, of East Avenue, Doncaster, who was convicted by jury of conspiracy to supply class A drugs, namely cocaine and heroin. Adam Hopewell, 32, of Whitcomb Drive, Rossington, who pleaded guilty before trial to conspiracy to supply class A drugs namely cocaine and heroin; conspiracy to supply class B drugs namely amphetamine; conspiracy to convert and transfer criminal property and conspiracy to supply class A drugs, namely MDMA. Estimated as being at the top of the gang league (of gangs named The Workhouse Park Clowns . Anthony, still wincing, explains that the lawyers have gone through it, that everything recounted is already in the public domain, and that, "We've protected our friends, we've protected ourselves. Following a review by the Boundary Committee for England published in 2003, the ward of Benchill was abolished, and its former territory was divided between the wards of Northenden, Sharston, and Woodhouse Park.[18]. OK, but any book with the tagline "From Organised Crime to Kings of Fashion" is bound to raise eyebrows. Northenden's Riverside Park is the first new park to be established in the city in the 21st century. For this, they needed serious investment, and got it from a company called Melville Capital. A YOUNG woman was gang raped in a park in a "truly horrendous" attack in Greater Manchester. On 21 June 2014, vandals set fire to Newall Green Farm, and its roof was destroyed, but there are plans to turn the buildings into a care home for adults with learning disabilities, a working farm and a horse-riding centre.[15]. The holdall was stashed in the spare wheel compartment of the boot and inside was 170,000 in cash. Named Northenden for Wythenshawe, Northenden railway station was closed on 30 November 1964. Altrincham and Hale lie to the south-west, Sale to the north-west and the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport to the east, with the suburbs of Gatley and Heald Green bordering onto Wythenshawe's eastern side. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? " Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter', Why half of India's urban women stay at home. Police said that on two occasions, residents who tried to film footage of deals being made in public parks had their mobile phones smashed. But success didn't rein them in and suddenly render them sensible businessmen. 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As of around 1970, Heyhead was a small settlement at the south end of Woodhouse Lane and the nearby part of Ringway Road. The offences occurred between October and December 2013. [5], Due to spending cuts, the hall was temporarily closed to the public in 2010. Natalie Wrafter and Shazia Din exchanging thousands of pounds worth of drug money in a prison car park. Can Nigeria's election result be overturned? Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. He isn't used to being interviewed both brothers have avoided it over the years and so now, politely but firmly, lets it be known that we should move on. Five people have already been sentenced and another fifteen, including the three members of the Din family, and Natalie Wrafter, will be sentenced in July, following court hearings in Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire. Nico Edgar, aged 21, of Tipton Drive, Northern Moor, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin and sentenced to six years and four months in prison. In the vehicle was 10,000 in cash and an encrypted mobile phone. "It's all the shit we've gone through that has made us guarded, you see? In a book careful not to corroborate anything that might be used in evidence against them, the passage on his time in prison is revealing. Kane Birch controlled a master phone - known in underworld circles as a 'graft phone'. When Gio-Goi resurfaced in 2005, they swiftly reworked their magic and started dressing a new generation of pop stars: Lily Allen, Pete Doherty, Plan B, Arctic Monkeys. The nearest railway station to Wythenshawe was located adjacent to Longley Lane at the edge of Sharston on the Cheshire Lines Railway from Stockport to Liverpool. "I don't think there is any shame in it," Anthony states of their story, sipping on mineral water with no ice because, as he comments to the waitress, "I'm cool enough already." For thirty years it also housed the Forum Theatre, but this closed in 2002 and a health clinic and an adult education facility now occupy its space. Wythenshawe is 8 miles (13km) south of the city centre and is the southernmost district of Manchester. Liam Parsons, aged 19, of Green Street, Middleton, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin was sentenced to three years. The town centre, known as the Civic Centre, was originally built in the 1960s. Police chiefs said their operation was triggered by 'serious and volatile' disputes between the rival gangs and others. Manchester. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? Liam Parsons, Thomas Cole, Mark Lovenbury, Clare Regan and Michael Wickham were all caught supplying heroin directly to them. He says, in a voice so low you have to lean in close to hear him, "You know, a lot of people say, when they meet us, that they had no idea we were so nice, so approachable". Things could get compromising. It is home to around 66,000 persons, all of them related to the same two people. [12], Wythenshawe is Manchester's largest district, a massive housing estate that was started in the 1920s intended as a "garden city" where people could be rehoused away from industrial Manchester. Police say Shazia's sister Abia, and son, Hassan, were heavily involved in the family's drug dealing and money laundering. It is thanks to the hard work of all the officers in this case from Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire Police that a group of criminals using sophisticated methods have been stopped from deluging our streets with huge amounts of drugs. Wythenshawe also housed the outdoor sets for the show, which were built on private property. 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We are not endorsing any of the things we have written about in the book. In a final strike police raided Shazia and Hassan Din at their home address in The Drive, Bury, and Abia at her home in Woodman Drive, Bury. Entertainment & Arts. Stars Maurice Colbourne Ahmed Khalil Elizabeth Cassidy See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist The gang was headed by Nico Edgar assisted by Kayson Thomas. The hat was thrown away by one of the gang, Ryan Dunwoody, 29, while fleeing the scene of an attempted burglary at an Asda store in Rhyl on December 3rd 2013. There are four areas of industrial activity (estates)Moss Nook, Ringway (Airport Cargo Centre), Roundthorn and Sharston. Police later raided an apartment. He pleaded guilty to possession of heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply and dangerous driving, and supplying heroin and crack cocaine in the Cheshire and Greater Manchester areas, police said. With an area of approximately 11 square miles (28km2), Wythenshawe became the largest council estate in Europe. We have.". The investigation later discovered he had been 'criminally exploited' to work by one of the gangs. on The Rock, in Bury, which was being used by the Dins as a safehouse. In 2006, a firm bought Newall Green Farm's buildings from Manchester Corporation. The rest was built after the Second World War, starting in the late 1940s as wartime building restrictions were relaxed. Lewis Yates, 31, of Foxlair Road, Wythenshawe, who pleaded guilty before trial to conspiracy to convert and transfer criminal property, and the production of cannabis. Police said Edgar sold drugs to an undercover officer posing as an addict 'on numerous occasions'. Police then carried out two major strikes. Wade Wilson, aged 31, of Reads Avenue, Blackpool, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin and was sentenced to four years, six months. 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Detective Inspector Lee Griffin, of GMPs Serious and Organised Crime Group, said: During the operation we scrutinised this group intensely as we uncovered their illicit activities across the country, enabling us to gather evidence and unravel the conspiracy. This kind of treatment, I suggest, is surely only afforded to the most respected, and consequently feared, of underworld types, isn't it? Most of the farm buildings in the Wythenshawe area were demolished when the estate was built. Lewis Darcy, 21, of Whitcomb Drive, New Rossington, was convicted of possessing cocaine with intent to supply and was jailed for five years. But if there is any message in the book, and I hope there is, then it is this: that out of bad things can come good. Anything but. Greater Manchester Police said it was "truly horrendous" and the woman was being supported by specialist officers. Has plenty to offer the community in the way of activities. The amount stolen was worth in excess of 100,000. The largest shopping area was built in the 1960s in the town centre, known as the Wythenshawe Civic Centre, which has been expanded further since it was first built. But officers from Operation Heart, run by GMP and South Yorkshire Police, intercepted Bedesha's hire car in Mere, Knutsford, as he was travelling to London. Other parks include Hollyhedge Park, Peel Hall Park, Painswick Park and Baguley Park. Born into a family linked to the Quality Street Gang, which cultivated a Krays-like status throughout the North in the 1960s and 1970s, in the flesh, the Donnellys come across much as they do in their book: rogues of the curiously lovable kind. The line opened on 3 November 2014, a year ahead of schedule. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. A North Staffordshire man and woman have been sentenced for their roles in an organised crime gang behind the wholesale supply of crack cocaine and heroin. Mark Bird, 33, of Stonegate Mews, Doncaster, who was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to supply class A drugs namely cocaine and heroin. Today, more than ever, we should cherish those who dedicate themselves to our care as they work tirelessly to care for people in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Claire Regan, aged 44, of Pitt Street, Macclesfield pleaded guilty to supplying crack cocaine and heroin and was sentenced to two years. A17-year-oldfrom Macclesfield pleaded guilty to supplying heroin and crack cocaine and was given a Youth Rehabilitation Order. Of the people who worked there, many lived in Heyhead. The. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. The Donnellys' "arse from elbow" approach, which had served them so well in the past, didn't float with the respectable Melville types, and both parties eventually lost all enthusiasm. A month after Peter Wrafter's arrest, Shazia Din and Natalie Wrafter were seen by a surveillance operation exchanging thousands of pounds worth of drugs money in the car park of Doncaster Prison, prior to visiting Peter Wrafter, who was an inmate. A woman was gang-raped in a park in Greater Manchester Credit: MEN Media. [4] [2012] Produced for POPS by Engage with Media http://engagewithmedia.org/ Project funded by. It is something that has touched all our lives. Closing Northern Quarter hotspot is staying in the fam as it reveals what will take over Oldham Street venue, Cocktail Beer Ramen + Bun closed in February and have this week revealed who will be moving into the NQ venue, Horrific images show severed ANIMAL LEGS among fly-tipped rubbish in Manchester alleyway, 'Get checked out': Warning of parents whose son's pains and rash were much more serious, "When they phoned me to tell me I remember just screaming. They were born with little more than nothing, and went on to make everything (and lost everything again but we'll come to that). Tayte Taylor-Bell, aged 22, of Highfield Road, Stretford, pleaded guilty to supplying heroin and crack cocaine was sentenced to three years, four months. [8] In March 2016, the roof of the hall and an upper floor were severely damaged by a fire in an arson attack, with the clock tower also damaged.[9][10]. [23] The company was later acquired by Electrium, which is now under Siemens' ownership. Many of them are self-isolating, often in fragile health and alone. Officers were called at 12.30am this morning (Tuesday April 20) to the reports of a woman, aged in her 20s, being attacked. Rugby Union. [24], In 2009, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York (former wife of Prince Andrew) went to Wythenshawe to make a television documentary for ITV1 entitled The Duchess on the Estate. Drugs wreck lives, destroy relationships and blight our communities. Wythenshawe also housed the outdoor sets for the show, which were built on private property. In the space of three seasons, they went from being a 300,000-a-year operation to a 19m-a-year sensation. The last time Man United were at Anfield, Liverpool scented blood. All our photos and maps are available to buy in a wide range of product formats, including framed prints, canvas prints and photo gifts including tea towels, personalised mugs, jigsaws, tableware, cushion . The Airport Line branch of the Manchester Metrolink tram service includes twelve stops throughout Wythenshawe. The three women gangsters joined forces to run one of the biggest drugs operations in the north. Wythenshawe is a populous area in the North West of England, forming part of the city of Madchester and is twinned with Stalingrad (during the battle) and Mogadishu. 20 April 2021 Google The woman was attacked in a park in Wythenshawe, Manchester A woman was raped by a group of men in a park in what police described as a "random and sickening attack". Immediately south of Wythenshawe is Manchester Airport, formerly called Ringway Airport. "I'm not offended by your questions, they're good questions," he says. Approximately 43,000 people work in Wythenshawe. This time, United are the sharks looking for their kill. Manchester Wythenshawe was a parliamentary constituency created in 1950 and represented by Alf Morris of the Labour Party between 1964 and 1997. Patrols have been stepped up in the area as officers continue to search for evidence. StokeonTrentLive has launched a WhatsApp service dedicated to keeping you up to date with the news! Police said this gang changed the number of their 'graft' phone up to 13 times to avoid detection. Mark Lovenbury, aged 35, of Dawson Road, Bollington, Cheshire, pleaded guilty to supplying crack cocaine and heroin and was sentenced to two years, four months behind bars. Tayte Taylor-Bell taught a 16-year-old boy how to deal drugs while he himself would regularly travel from Manchester to supply crack cocaine and heroin. Fabion Wilks would hire cars to travel into Macclesfield from Manchester, where he would supply crack cocaine and heroin to users. No arrests have been made and the force are appealing for anyone with information to get in touch. In the book, he says: "I would like to apologise for any pain I caused when I was younger, and for the things I should have done that I never did. Also, convicted last year was Alan Forster, 41, of Wheately Hall Road, Doncaster, for possessing cocaine with intent to supply and driving whilst disqualified. Their story can be now be told - following the convictions of 20 people. On the Greater Manchester side, a crime family matriarch and her sister and partner-in-crime. After the demolition of two 1960s blocks of multi-storey flats in 2007, new buildings were constructed on the site including a new Wilko shop, office premises and a local authority services hub that provides a new frontage for the town centre from its north-facing aspect. Rapist who said murder was game gone wrong jailed. 4. Police said the gang would send around 60 text messages to drug users on a daily basis. Born into a family linked to the Quality Street Gang, which cultivated a Krays-like status throughout the North in the 1960s and 1970s, in the flesh, the Donnellys come across much as they do in. Shootings and murders increased in frequency in the area. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. As reported in the MEN the six-strong mob were jailed for a total of 34 years after mounting raids on shops and garages across three counties. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. You can donate by visiting our JustGiving page here. Read about our approach to external linking. We have disrupted the supply of drugs and cash payments between the regions of not just Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire, but across the UK. The covert operation then led to a number of couriers being caught in the act of shifting drugs. Rico Robinson, aged 29, of Morland Road, Old Trafford, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin in Cheshire, and supplying crack cocaine and heroin in the Greater Manchester area. Shazia had a relationship with Peter Wrafter and the Din family supplied him with heroin, cocaine, and amphetamines, which were then distributed throughout South Yorkshire-based networks. On one occasion, it sent out 221 text messages in one hour advertising the sale of crack cocaine and heroin. A sword was recovered, there were reports of guns being fired and police said residents 'reached the point where they were too scared to walk down their own street'. Ford to make first Premiership start for Sale. However, it took decades for some areas of Wythenshawe to get their own neighbourhood shops, which meant residents had to travel or visit a mobile shop van when it visited their area. By searching through the history on these devices we were able to link the men with the crimes. Detective Chief Inspector Mike Evans, of Cheshire's Serious and Organised Crime Unit, said: "In cases where there are pockets of gangs operating a busy drugs market in a small town, serious violence will take place predominantly behind the scenes - and most of it going unreported to police. But, either way, in 1994 everything came crashing down when they were arrested, the label left to flounder as they focused on two things: asserting their innocence and maintaining their freedom. In a second vehicle parked outside his house, police recovered 28kg of amphetamines, 1kg of heroin, and an encrypted phone. Giving young people affected by gang and youth violence a voice in Wythenshawe, Manchester. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. "If you've got a story to tell," Anthony says, "tell it well. Just a nice place to go and. The victim, in her 20s, was set upon in Kirkup Gardens in the city's. Wythenshawe's fire and rescue services are the responsibility of the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, and are based at a fire station on Brownley Road. 5d. A certain awkward etiquette (and cowardice) prevents me from asking them outright whether the police's suspicions which the brothers have always denied had any substance. He was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to supply class A drugs, namely cocaine and heroin; and conspiracy to supply class A drugs, namely MDMA. 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In 1971, the Wythenshawe Forum was opened there, which included a library, a swimming pool, a restaurant, a bar and a theatre. . Anthony, already wincing the way one would when about to face root-canal treatment, says he is unhappy about the way the conversation is going. Within a couple of years, the label was being hailed as Manchester's rough-hewn equivalent of Yves St Laurent, and clearing, they claim, 3m a day. Labour kept the seat in the 2010 elections, though their share of the vote was decreased to 44.1%. The victim, aged in her 20s, was ambushed as she walked through Kirkup Gardens in Wythenshawe at around 12.30am. In early 2014, following the death of Paul Goggins, a by-election was held. 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