Content based on the tag Strangeways

Drones 'spotted' over Strangeways prison as new 'no-fly zone' law comes into force

Drone operators can be fined thousands

6 months ago

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Police tape off building near Strangeways

Officers were called to the scene on Tuesday morning

6 months ago

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Cops find £200k worth of counterfeit clothes after raid in Cheetham Hill

Officers executed a warrant at premises on Park Place, off Chetham Hill Road on the outskirts of the city centre, ear...

7 months ago

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"He was really boisterous… intimidating": Prison officer accused of 'phone sex' with Strangeways ...

Ruth Shmylo, who denies one count of misconduct in a public office, broke down in tears in court

8 months ago

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Prisoner who ‘found custody difficult’ and attacked guard over broken TV tells judge 'nice one man'

As he was sent down, Malachi Fury, 30, told the judge: "Nice one, man."

8 months ago

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Prison officer, 26, 'had secret phone sex with Strangeways inmate' who referred to her as 'his mi...

Ruth Shmylo denies have an 'inappropriate relationship' with the prisoner

8 months ago

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Man, 34, arrested in prescription drugs police raid after thousands of tablets flown into UK from...

Packages filled with diazepam were mailed to addresses here that don't exist

9 months ago

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Joseph Timan

The much-maligned gateway to Manchester and Salford is about to get a huge transformation

Town hall bosses says the area is the 'missing piece of the jigsaw' in the regeneration of central Manchester

11 months ago

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Prisoner caught with homemade knife in Strangeways

As the case concluded over videolink, Steven Graham replied: “Sound.”

over 1 year ago

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Counterfeit Street 'drugs den' raided and condemned with seven arrests

Illicit prescription medication was seized

over 1 year ago

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Five men and boy, 14, charged as part of Strangeways crackdown

The suspects will appear in court today

over 1 year ago

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TikTok rap videos of Strangeways prisoner who staged rooftop protest

"And 'cause I got a voice, you tell me that I'm challenging"

over 1 year ago

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Prisoner who staged 12-hour protest on Strangeways roof is named as Joe Outlaw

The 36-year-old scaled the roof of the prison yesterday

over 1 year ago

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Ten arrested for drugs and modern slavery offences after dawn raids

Tens of thousands of pounds of drugs have also been seized following the raids

over 1 year ago

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Prisoner 'will now face punishment' over 12-hour protest on the roof of Strangeways, prison bosse...

Police said the male inmate "willingly came down from the roof" in the early hours of this morning

over 1 year ago

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Strangeways 'locked down' with prisoners returned to their cells after inmate got onto roof

A prisoner has now been protesting on the roof of the jail for over six hours

over 1 year ago

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Prison service issues statement after inmate climbs on roof of Strangeways - what we know so far

Specialist negotiators are at the scene along with police officers and paramedics

over 1 year ago

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LIVE: Prisoner spotted on roof of Strangeways prison - latest updates

An inmate is believed to have climbed onto the roof of the building

over 1 year ago

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Over 100 arrests in GMP crackdown on crime-ridden Manchester area

"This is a proud moment, but it is only the first step in our journey towards turning Strangeways into a safer, more ...

over 1 year ago

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Police shut down two counterfeit shops inside 'dilapidated, filthy and incredibly dangerous' buil...

A police chief says 'it must be one of the worst buildings we have come across'

over 1 year ago

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Thomas Molloy

Cops find strips of pills linked to hundreds of deaths 'hidden under rubbish' on Bury New Road

Pregabalin is used to treat nerve pain and anxiety but it is being sold illegally and used among the city centre's ro...

over 1 year ago

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Police seize 20 tonnes of fakes and vow: "This is the end of Manchester's 'Counterfeit Street'"

GMP said 'some of the last remaining shops' were targeted earlier this week

over 1 year ago

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Police stop 'suspicious-looking' man in the street and find a lot of dirty cash

Officers then found thousands more pounds in his house

over 1 year ago

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Helena Vesty

Young child among 12 shoppers trapped in Manchester store after worker ran off with keys

The shutters had deliberately been disabled from the inside and there was no way of getting in or out

over 1 year ago

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New ITV documentary to delve into Strangeways' grim history including 1990 riots and Ian Brady era

The Manchester prison will feature in a two part series about Britain's Notorious Prisons

over 1 year ago

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Thomas Molloy

Knock-off gear seized from 'Counterfeit Street' turned into household items

Around 40 tonnes of goods taken in raids since October have since been repurposed

over 1 year ago

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'Concern for welfare' of man, 55, last spoken to four days ago

Police have issued an appeal for help to find Mark Benyon

over 1 year ago

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Manchester council wants to SHUT Strangeways prison and move it out of city

EXCLUSIVE: Manchester town hall chiefs have written to the Ministry of Justice about HMP Manchester

over 1 year ago

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Mum caught out after she got involved in prisoner's criminal plans

Kelsey Rayne, 26, was handed a suspended sentence

almost 2 years ago

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Readers divided over GMP's radical decision to bulldoze Manchester's 'counterfeit street'

There's been a mixed reaction, with some saying it will move the issue elsewhere and others welcoming the end of 'a d...

almost 2 years ago

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Pre-inquest review opens into death of Strangeways prisoner, 33

Jamie Tate, 33, was an inmate at the category A prison when he was found dead on March 14 of last year

almost 2 years ago

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Nurse, 25, admits 'inappropriate relationship' with inmate at Strangeways - while a prison worker...

Elyse Hibbs, from Manchester, now faces jail - while Ruth Shmylo, also 25, faces a charge of misconduct in a public o...

about 2 years ago

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Prisoner brandished homemade ‘knife’ in cell… whilst serving a sentence for attacking prison offi...

Gary Brooks, 30, was already serving a 54 month jail term for attacking emergency workers

about 2 years ago

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Strangeways lockdown ends after 'intelligence-led operation' sees prisoners confined to cells for...

A lockdown was imposed at the jail for a number of days last week due to a 'crack down on illegal contraband'

about 2 years ago

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Strangeways bosses explain reason for lockdown at prison as inmates confined to cells all week

The Ministry of Justice has confirmed the lockdown is due to an 'intelligence-led operation'

about 2 years ago

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Strangeways prison on lockdown with families unable to visit - and claims inmates can't shower or...

"This really isn't good for their mental health"

about 2 years ago

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Murder suspect accused of killing Crufts dog breeder dies in Strangeways prison

Alex Verdu Munoz, 26, was on remand at HMP Manchester awaiting trial

over 2 years ago

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Police appeal after packages of drugs hurled over prison wall into Strangeways

Detectives say prison contraband can promote 'gang culture' on the inside

over 2 years ago

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Hundreds of tablets of prescription drugs including pregabalin seized by police

It came as part of a dedicated operation to combat the street sale of prescription-only drugs