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Armed robbers strike at Tesco store in Baguley Wythenshawe

Customers at Tesco in Baguley were subjected to a terrifying ordeal when armed robbers struck.

Witnesses said men dressed in balaclavas stormed the store on Altrincham Road, Wythenshawe at 11am today (Nov 4).

One witness said the men demanded cash from the safe and from the foreign currency booth.

The men then sped away in a waiting car.

No-one was seriously hurt in the incident,  although one woman  is believed to have been taken to hospital as a precaution.

The store was closed this afternoon and cordoned off by police as they carried out their investigations.

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Halloween fire at Northenden primary school was not deliberate say police

Police investigating the cause of the Halloween fire at Northenden Community School have  reassured residents it is not suspicious. 

The fire, which started at about 9pm on Friday October 31 destroyed the roof of Northenden Community School on Bazeley Road.

Officers attended and firefighters from Wythenshawe quickly brought the blaze under control. Head teacher Ian Beard has said the school will be closed on Monday and Tuesday. He hopes it will reopen later in the week but has advised parents to make childcare arrangements for the whole week just in case.

There will be further updates on the school’s website. Continue reading “Halloween fire at Northenden primary school was not deliberate say police” →

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Drug runner jailed after £100,000 worth of cocaine bound for Wythenshawe is intercepted by police

PROMISEEZEHA Manchester man who accepted a parcel delivered to a Wythenshawe address from South American drugs cartel he believed was full of cocaine worth £100,000 has been jailed. 

The parcel had been intercepted by Customs and Excise in South America and the drugs replaced with sugar before it was delivered to Promise Ezeh  at Warmley Road in Wythenshawe.

Ezeh, 38, of Harley Street, Manchester, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and was jailed for nine years at Minshull Street Crown Court.  Continue reading “Drug runner jailed after £100,000 worth of cocaine bound for Wythenshawe is intercepted by police” →

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Police appeal for witnesses after Landrover is used to ramraid Co-op store in Brooklands, Wythenshawe

Landrover 3Ramraiders drove a Landrover into a Co-op store in Brooklands, Wythenshawe before setting it on fire. 

The incident happened in the early hours of this morning (October 30). Shortly after 1am police and other emergency services were called to the Co-op on Maple Road Brooklands, after reports that a green Landrover Discovery had been deliberately reversed into the shop front.  Continue reading “Police appeal for witnesses after Landrover is used to ramraid Co-op store in Brooklands, Wythenshawe” →

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Man in court after guns are recovered from house in Newall Green, Wythenshawe

A man has been charged after guns, ammunition and drugs were recovered from a house in Newall Green, Wythenshawe.

Police raided a house on Birdlip Drive, Newall Green, Wythenshawe, at about 8am on Saturday 18 October 2014.

Cocaine, a 9mm pistol, a sawn-off shotgun and a semi-automatic handgun were recovered.

Anthony Abbott, aged 33, of Birdlip Drive has been charged with possession of a firearm without a certificate and possession with intent to supply cocaine.

He was due to appear at Manchester magistrates’ court this morning, Monday 20 October 2014.