Loads to see and do in this big park. 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. The Green Party have gained councillors in the Woodhouse Park ward in both the 2021 and 2022 elections. The rest was built after the Second World War, starting in the late 1940s as wartime building restrictions were relaxed. 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Julian Jones, aged 40, of Lonsdale Road in Litherland, Merseyside, pleaded guilty to possession of heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply and was sentenced to two years, six months. A total of 23 defendants have now been handed a total of more than 100 years behind bars. Things could get compromising. Michael Wickham, aged 24, of Queens Road, Oldham, pleaded guilty to supplying crack cocaine and heroin and was sentenced to five years and eight months in prison. 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. 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In total, 21 men and two women are now behind bars for a total of 109 years. From the 1990s to the 2000s, the houses that were built and owned by the council were transferred to the control of local housing associations, such as Willow Park in east Wythenshawe and Parkway Green in west Wythenshawe. A woman was gang-raped in a park in Greater Manchester Credit: MEN Media. 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. Hayley Barker (born 30/06/1988) of Alders Road, Wythenshawe was . In January this year, the label went into administration. Paddy Lacey was a pro footballer but his world fell apart when he received a ban from the sport for breaching anti-doping rules. [22] In addition to the building of the new Metrolink lines and stations, a new public transport hub was built in Wythenshawe Town Centre which opened in June 2015 and includes a new bus station and tram stop. In a second switch the holdall was then given to another courier, Arjan Bedesha. If you want more information on signing up, or if this link doesnt work, click here. The Forum centre, which opened in 1971, houses a library, leisure centre, swimming pool, cafe and other amenities, has also been renovated in a more modern style. Ask whether anyone with a past as questionable as theirs can ever run a truly reputable business, and they point to US rappers such as 50 Cent and Jay-Z, both of whose own pasts, they say, are not dissimilar to theirs. In 1934, George Hamer Scholes built the Wylex Works to produce electrical accessories. Many national and international companies have premises or main offices in Wythenshawe, including Timpson Ltd, HellermannTyton, Virgin Media, Vodafone and F. Duerr & Sons. Between 1963-1965 a couple named Ian Brady and Myra Hindey carried out one of the most vile and horrific murders in British history, The Moors Murders. 3. 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. The gang was headed by Nico Edgar assisted by Kayson Thomas. But a woolly hat and sat nav helped bring them to justice after they struck in Cumbria, County Durham, and North Wales. After he came out of prison, the brothers fell out ("Over money, probably"), and did other things: Chris renovated houses, Anthony, ever enigmatic, "met some people offshore and did a couple of things out of the country". There are four areas of industrial activity (estates)Moss Nook, Ringway (Airport Cargo Centre), Roundthorn and Sharston. Shazia Din and Natalie Wrafter played leading roles in transpennine racketeering - and even sealed one deal in the car park of a prison, Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox. Police say Shazia's sister Abia, and son, Hassan, were heavily involved in the family's drug dealing and money laundering. Inside the van they found a handgun, ammunition, cash, and two mobile phones. It comprised several terrace houses, a small shop, two or more old cottages, a chapel, and the Ringway Haulage Company. Dunwoody, of Aycliffe Road, was jailed for seven and a half years, Mark Wallwork, aged 23, of Mullacre Road, seven and a half years, Ryan Day, 27, of Solway Road, four and a half years,Nico Logan, 21, of Shayfield Road, tsix years, nine months, and Paul Vesey, 26, of Liffey Avenue, all Wythenshawe, three years, four months. But Din's drugs empire began to unravel when police stopped a car in Cheetham Hill on January 3, 2019. Darren Green, aged 53, of Hawthorn Way, Macclesfield, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin and was sentenced to five years, seven months. Click HERE to drop a heart on the map and you can also donate to our frontline fundraiser for the chance to win weekly prizes. He was spotted in a London pub by Ken Loach, who asked him to star in his film Poor Cow (1967). [4] On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Our partnership working also saw the seizure of significant amounts of drugs, which cause untold harm within our communities, and cash ill-gotten gains from this groups criminal lifestyle. 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. She said of the dealers: "You would constantly see them. Giving young people affected by gang and youth violence a voice in Wythenshawe, Manchester. The mechanics garage was linked to Lee Davis, who had engaged in encrypted phone calls with Shazia Din. By searching through the history on these devices we were able to link the men with the crimes. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Bulletproof vests, raves, Strangeways few fashion pioneers have quite the history of the Donnelly boys. 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. They befriended, and subsequently dressed, many of the Madchester acts, and soon all sorts craved their sartorial swagger: snooker's Alex Higgins, boxing's Nigel Benn. So the Manchester Evening News and the Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity have launched Covaid-19 - a fundraiser aimed at supporting those who most need help, from elderly people with no support network to homeless families living in hotels. "But I feel quite guarded about certain things. The gang was based in Manchester and used phones to facilitate and co-ordinate the supply of heroin and crack cocaine into Macclesfield. Both before and after its transmission, the documentary was criticised for being a self-serving publicity stunt by Ferguson and she was also criticised for her patronising attitude towards the local people.[26][27]. Patrols have been stepped up in the area as officers continue to search for evidence. 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. These days, following all sorts of interventions, Wythenshawe is a safer and nicer place, though still far more crime ridden than neighbouring areas. . Hassan Din, of The Drive, Bury, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class B drugs, namely cannabis, and conspiracy to transfer criminal property. Crucial to the label's branding were the garrulous brothers' presence at every social event. Manchester Airport's ground level car parking has been displaced from other areas and car parks have been formed to the north and south of the runways and under the approach path. Part of a gang who conspired to burgle houses and steal high powered expensive vehicles from residents in south Manchester and Cheshire have been sentenced. In May last year a garage in Ashton Old Road, Manchester, was raided. A Cheshire Police said: "One gang was found to have exploited a vulnerable 30-year-old woman and coerced her into dealing drugs on their behalf. Most of the farm buildings in the Wythenshawe area were demolished when the estate was built. They are middle-aged; they both have families; life is more settled. This kind of treatment, I suggest, is surely only afforded to the most respected, and consequently feared, of underworld types, isn't it? Part of Benchill (not the area southwest of Gladeside Road) and some areas in the north were built before World War II and called the Wythenshawe Ward of the City of Manchester. The gang members have been jailed for a total of 109 years, Matthew Hughes has been jailed for his part in the organised crime gangs, Gang boss Nico Edgar ahead of a drug deal, Tayte Taylor-Bell, captured by surveillance. Although Northenden already had a shopping area on Palatine Road, the earliest new shops were built in the 1930s and included parades on Hollyhedge Road, and on Altrincham Road in Sharston (the latter was demolished in 1973 to make way for the M56 Sharston bypass). It is something that has touched all our lives. Police said the gang would send around 60 text messages to drug users on a daily basis. StokeonTrentLive has launched a WhatsApp service dedicated to keeping you up to date with the news! This started attracting negative news and media headlines, with the nickname of 'Gunchester' being used to sum up this increase in gang, drugs and firearms activity. Rachel Turpin, 38, of Boswell Close, New Rossington, who was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to supply class A drugs namely cocaine and heroin. "It was clear this activity was only going to get worse unless we found a long-term solution to disrupt the gangs who were brazenly violent.". Their story can be now be told - following the convictions of 20 people. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. At the time of the 2001 UK Census, Wythenshawe was divided into six local government wards: Baguley, Benchill, Northenden, Sharston, Woodhouse Park and Brooklands (the latter being an area divided with the neighbouring borough of Trafford). "He has had a positive effect as people are now not . Wythenshawe also housed the outdoor sets for the show, which were built on private property. They also had use of expensive lease cars, including a Mercedes worth 50,000. [19] On modern maps, its north edge is the southern branch of Ringway Road. A Friends Group was formed to support monthly open days and events at the hall. Read about our approach to external linking. A walkway going between the multi-storey car park and the large supermarket building now features a wall mosaic depicting various aspects of the town. Youngsters were pressured into street dealing and addicts and the vulnerable were recruited against their will, or to pay off debts. Police say she was raped by a "number of men" who fled the . It will be shown on Discovery's Quest channel (Sky 167 / Virgin 172 / Freeview 38) Most Read In the same year, Alf Morris stepped down and was replaced by Paul Goggins. ", 'Still Breathing' is published by Black & White Publishing, priced 20, on 7 November, Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. "We were not nice people," Anthony admits early on in the book. They are funny, too: the memoir, though riven with violence and drug-fuelled calamity, is laugh-out-loud, and throbs with the kind of opportunistic entrepreneurial spirit it's hard not to admire. 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[2][3], Wythenshawe includes the estates of Baguley, Benchill, Brooklands, Peel Hall, Newall Green, Woodhouse Park, Moss Nook, Northern Moor, Northenden and Sharston. The buildings are listed. We know that organised criminal groups such as this can often prey on our most vulnerable members of the community and make people feel intimidated or scared to tell the police whats happening. Abia Din, of Woodman Drive, Bury, who pleaded guilty to convert and transfer criminal property. 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This is the gang of Wythenshawe burglars caught on film during a three month crime spree, Don't miss out on the big stories from Manchester's courts with our weekly newsletter. Detective Inspector Adam Alexander said: These gangs were not only causing serious harm to each other but also to the local community and that was of great concern to us. (The two words were plucked at random from a Vietnamese dictionary, the first appealing to Anthony because it reminded him of Giorgio, as in Armani.).