The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. [4], The name of Wythenshawe seems to come from the Old English wiign = "withy tree" and sceaga = "wood" (compare dialectal word shaw). Beth Abbit, editor of the M.E.N's Mancunian Way newsletter, puts readers to the test, 'I wish this house could be picked up and put somewhere else': Dad desperate to leave problem area after he's left terrified, Adam Waring has been left so shaken by the incident he's already viewed other houses, 'I rejected Manchester United Class of 2011 for Liverpool went to prison and became a professional boxer'. "We come from a very hard-working background, so when we put our minds to something, we expect to do well. StokeonTrentLive has launched a WhatsApp service dedicated to keeping you up to date with the news! 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. The four main Manchester-based gangs marketed themselves as the AJ Team, the Jay Team, the Junior Team and the Yardies Team. At the centre of the park is the historic Wythenshawe Hall with its Civil War and Tatton heritage. 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. And in September, Graham Towriss, 27, of Hartford Avenue, Heywood, of possessing cocaine with intent to supply; possessing heroin with intent to supply; possessing a controlled drug of Class A with intent to supply; possessing cannabis with intent to supply; possessing amphetamine with intent to support; driving when unfit through drink or drugs and dangerous driving. Something went wrong, please try again later. The district is under the authority of Manchester City Council. Police said this gang changed the number of their 'graft' phone up to 13 times to avoid detection. 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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. Dealing took place near children's parks, at the gates of a cemetery and in broad daylight on streets. But Din's drugs empire began to unravel when police stopped a car in Cheetham Hill on January 3, 2019. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Four days later, as police closed in on the supply line Peter Wrafter was stopped in his Mercedes van in Doncaster. It was being driven by Lewis Yates, 31, who was suspected of being a courier for Shazia, and arrested. James Dickson, 60, of Fojambe Crescent, Doncaster, who was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to supply class A drugs namely cocaine and heroin. The area also got its own hospital, and Wythenshawe Hospital grew out of the earlier Baguley Hospital in 1948. They will all be sentenced in July this year. ", Why not follow BBC North West on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram? I hope this case shows any potential criminals that no matter where you are from, or how far you travel, we will catch you and bring you to justice.. "These drug dealers had no connection to Macclesfield and would travel into the town on a daily basis purely to prey on local users. 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. We are sitting in the lobby of the magisterial St Pancras Hotel in London, me, Anthony, the more relaxed and friendly Chris and a silent young bloke called Danny who, at the end of our interview, gets up and photographs us all in a tight clench, whether I like it or not. 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. It was also clear in this case vulnerable people were exploited to further the illegal trade in drugs. The first time I saw those guns was when you brought me into this. A 17-year-old boy from Wythenshawe was sentenced to an 18 month detention training order for conspiracy to steal. The main shopping area now includes gates that are locked at night to prevent the vandalism that was seen in previous years. But, Anthony insists, this isn't the end of the story. On one occasion, it sent out 221 text messages in one hour advertising the sale of crack cocaine and heroin. A woman has been gang raped by a group of men in a Manchester park in what police have called a "truly horrendous" attack. We are not endorsing any of the things we have written about in the book. These days, following all sorts of interventions, Wythenshawe is a safer and nicer place, though still far more crime ridden than neighbouring areas. This kind of treatment, I suggest, is surely only afforded to the most respected, and consequently feared, of underworld types, isn't it? 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. The amount stolen was worth in excess of 100,000. Do the right thing, work hard, make it happen for you, and leave things behind. It expanded over the years and was renovated between 1999 and 2002 to include new stores and other new features, when the city council relinquished ownership and transferred it to St. Modwen Properties. They ultimately reunited because, says Chris, "We're brothers: we fall out and we fall back in again.". Police said he attempted to discard a bag containing between 50 and 80 drug deals by throwing them out of the car's window. Manchester Wythenshawe was a parliamentary constituency created in 1950 and represented by Alf Morris of the Labour Party between 1964 and 1997. What if the police read it and wish to discuss the contents? 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. The new constituency is called Wythenshawe and Sale East. ", Their awkwardness is perhaps understandable. Paddy Lacey was a pro footballer but his world fell apart when he received a ban from the sport for breaching anti-doping rules. Something went wrong, please try again later. 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. . Forces across the country will stop at nothing to bring organised criminals before the courts and where those groups cross force borders, we will work together and combine our efforts to bring to justice those who would seek to cause harm and fear within our communities.". In February last year Hassan Din was seen by undercover police passing a large holdall to David Wright on a street in Bury. Arjan Bedesha of Woodside Grove, County Durham, was convicted of money laundering offences and was jailed for three years four months. The woman was attacked in a park in Wythenshawe, Manchester. 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. 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. Natalie Wrafter and drugs 'wholeslaler' Adam Hopewell controlled a group of drugs couriers at the Yorkshire end of the operation and Shazia Din also ran her own couriers. Shadow Moss is an area south of Ringway Road in the southeast corner of Wythenshawe. Wythenshawe has twelve parks and 18 woodland areas including Wythenshawe Park, which was designated a Local Nature Reserve in 2011. In 2007, The New York Times described the housing estates in Wythenshawe as representing an "extreme pocket of social deprivation and alienation".[14]. Each man's allocated part of the Moss was called his "moss room". " Read about our approach to external linking. I broke down". "And it never held them back, did it? Wythenshawe is the outdoor filming location for the Channel 4 series Shameless, which shows various shots of the local tower-blocks, housing estates and other architecture unique to this area. Youngsters were pressured into street dealing and addicts and the vulnerable were recruited against their will, or to pay off debts. Fabion Wilks would hire cars to travel into Macclesfield from Manchester, where he would supply crack cocaine and heroin to users. 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. The mechanics garage was linked to Lee Davis, who had engaged in encrypted phone calls with Shazia Din. "The gangs would either befriend, manipulate or force their way into their homes with the intention of using it to store and sell drugs a term known as cuckooing. 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. This was the UK's first municipal airfield, operating between April 1929 and early 1930. 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. 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. Something went wrong, please try again later. Some 777 crimes were reported in the area in. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 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. He was sentenced to nine years. A total of 23 defendants have now been handed a total of more than 100 years behind bars. Thomas Cole, aged 33, from Macclesfield, pleaded guilty to supplying crack cocaine and was sentenced to two years, four months. The offences occurred between October and December 2013. The gang was based in Manchester and used phones to facilitate and co-ordinate the supply of heroin and crack cocaine into Macclesfield. It is surrounded by some of the most affluent areas in the UK. "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.". Ford to make first Premiership start for Sale. The holdall was stashed in the spare wheel compartment of the boot and inside was 170,000 in cash. 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 murders took place in and around Manchester and there were 5 victims in total - all unfortunately children between the age of 10 and 17. 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". Fabion Wilks, aged 31, of Donnison Street, West Gorton, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin. But a woolly hat and sat nav helped bring them to justice after they struck in Cumbria, County Durham, and North Wales. In one of the most serious incidents reported, a teenage boy suffered 'horrific' injuries to his face after he was slashed with a large knife - an attack believed to have been fuelled by the supply of drugs. Crime Drama Hard-hitting drama in which Maurice Colbourne plays John Kline, a former SAS operative and convicted criminal who is released from prison and recruited to act as an undercover agent within Birmingham's underworld. [citation needed], In 2007, Asda opened a new superstore on the site of the old Co-operative store (originally built by Woolco in the mid-1970s, which also features a multi-storey car park). 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. 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. 23 Feb. More than 11,000 civil servants . Michael Hayes admitted supplying drugs for Robinson and, in return for cash and drugs, he allowed his home to be used as a drugs den. 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. He played a violent mobster alongside Mick Jagger in Performance (1970) and a London crime boss in Get Carter (1971). [5], Due to spending cuts, the hall was temporarily closed to the public in 2010. [6] One proposition was that Manchester City Council could sell the building to the National Trust. "My children know about the druggies - my youngest daughter would say 'mummy, the druggies are out on the street again'. Greater Manchester Police said it was "truly horrendous" and the woman was being supported by specialist officers. They also had use of expensive lease cars, including a Mercedes worth 50,000. 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. 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". Lee Reilly, aged 32, of Wrenbury Avenue, West Didsbury, was jailed four and a half years. 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. 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. One example of a text message revealed by police from the AJ Team read: "AJ back on this number every day from 9am to 8pm - best in town.". 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]. The three women gangsters joined forces to run one of the biggest drugs operations in the north. Officers were called at 12.30am this morning (Tuesday April 20) to the reports of a woman, aged in her 20s, being attacked. After the Second World War, Wythenshawe eventually expanded, with several further shops being built (such as Haveley Circle, built in the early 1950s but demolished in the 1990s) and businesses were attracted to the area with the expansion of the Sharston Industrial Estate and, later, the Moss Nook and Roundthorn industrial complexes.