A man has been jailed for 12 years after police found guns and ammunition in his Sharston home.
Stuart Manners, aged 46, of Bronington Close, Sharston, Wythenshawe pleaded guilty conspiracy to supply firearms and ammunition and was sentenced, together with two other men at Manchester Crown Court.
Police raided Manners’ home in Bronington Close, Sharston where they found a Taurus Millennium self-loading Pistol containing one 9mm round along with a mini torch which was converted into a firearm, one round of ammunition, a number of shooting targets, 79 rounds of 9mm ammunition, a mobile phone ‘stun gun’, knuckle duster, carbon knives and two empty firearm magazines. When Manners’ car was searched a second torch which had been converted into a firearm was also recovered.
A former Wythenshawe head teacher has been banned from teaching after failing to disclose to her new employer she had been sacked for gross misconduct.
Lesley Haslam failed to disclose her gross misconduct dismissal from Haveley Hey in Wythenshawe when http://t.co/a9SyyXMxlW
Lesley Haslam lost her job at Haveley Hey Primary School in Benchill in 2010 for gross misconduct amid allegations of bullying staff and abusing a pupil.
And when she applied for a new job at Christian Malford Church of England Primary School in Wiltshire she kept the dismissal from her new employer and was appointed as head teacher for the school.
When information about Ms Haslam’s past came to light she was immediately suspended and subject to disciplinary action.
A hearing conducted by the National College for Teaching and Leadership was held in in her absence after Ms Haslam said she would not be attending or be represented.
The panel found Ms Haslam’s conduct amounted to unacceptable professional conduct that may bring the profession into disrepute. The hearing found she had acted dishonestly in not telling her new school about her past.
She has been banned from teaching for at least two years, after which she can apply to have the judgment set aside.
The judgment said: “Ms Haslam’s actions have demonstrably brought the profession into disrepute. Her appointment to the role of Head Teacher at Malford School when she had not disclosed the fact of her previous dismissal resulted in a substantial adverse reputational impact on Malford School, whose position in the local community was already difficult, and some parents appear to have removed their children from the school as a result.
“Both as a teacher and, in particular, as a Head Teacher Ms Haslam is a role model for pupils and young people. Her actions fell significantly short of those expected of such a person.”
As we look forward to a New Year, the Wythenshawe Reporter looks back over 2014.
The year started with the sad news that Wythenshawe MP, Paul Goggins had died in January while jogging with his son, sparking a by-election campaign. Also that month, police praised the bravery of the victims of a sex predator who raped three children as he was jailed for 25 years.
In April it was revealed that more than half of male part time workers in Wythenshawe were not receiving a living wage and members of a Wythenshawe car theft gang were jailed.
The Olympic spirit was kept alive in July with the return of the Wythenshawe Games and a man who had been jailed for killing a Wythenshawe teenager had his conviction reduced to manslaughter following a retrial.
In October a drug runner was jailed for nine years after £100,000 worth of cocaine bound for Wythenshawe was intercepted by police and South African activists visited the area to share their ideas about community.
And last month X-Factor’s Amelia Lily kicked off the festive season when she switched on the Christmas lights, Northenden Primary School was temporarily closed when it was hit by fire, the sister of Wythenshawe soldier Lee Ellis killed in Iraq revealed how her poetry and campaigning work kept her brother’s memory alive and Wythenshawe Town Football Club continued their impressive runs in league and cup competitions .
Labour’s Wythenshawe MP, Mike Kane, has blasted UKIP’s deputy leader for suggesting 16-year-olds are too naive and gullible to be given the vote.
UKIP’s Paul Nuttall says he is against Labour’s plans to reduce the voting age to 16, should they win the general election, claiming they don’t have enough life experience to make sound judgements when voting.
Mr Nutall said:”It is perfectly obvious why Labour have committed to introducing this measure within a year of taking power – naive youngsters tend to have Utopian dreams of life and can be more gullible.
“They are also subjected to pro-EU propaganda lessons which is a ethically wrong and is also an abuse of taxpayers money. As they grow older and experience first hand making their way in the world they are better able to make reasoned judgements.
But Mr Kane, hit back saying young people are becoming more engaged and should be given the vote.
He said: “I am not sure what Mr Nuttall means about 16 year olds having no life experience. He himself is no horny handed son of toil.
“As I go around the constituency visiting schools, our youth groups and youth council I find young people who are engaged and interested in politics, organising clean ups and working to change the area in which they live for the better. Why shouldn’t they be entitled to vote?”
Mr Nutall added: “There is no doubt that young people should be encouraged to vote, after all today’s changes affect their tomorrows, but instead of lowering the age limit they should be properly educated about the relevance of politics to their lives,” he said.
A man has been jailed for 12 years after police found guns and ammunition in his Sharston home.
