It's a landmark known across Greater Manchester. Soon, a new community will emerge in the shadow of Stockport's famous viaduct.
30.04.2022 - 11:53 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A sex fiend who laughed at the teenager he assaulted as she recounted her horrific ordeal in court and a gang who set up a 'drugs factory' - and sparked a mass evacuation in Stretford - all among the people jailed in Greater Manchester this month. Our reporters were in court as scores of criminals were sent to prison during April, including a cocaine addled bodybuilder who killed a dad with the force 'of a heavyweight boxer' in an unprovoked nightclub attack.
Meanwhile, a repeat-offender paedophile who used his Xbox to find indecent images of young children - and a serial domestic abuser who falsely imprisoned and beat a pregnant woman - were also locked up.
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A remorseless sex pest who 'laughed' at a teenage girl as she bravely recounted how she'd been sexually assaulted by him in Piccadilly Gardens has been locked up. Delovan Najeeb, aka Najeed, assaulted the 16-year-old girl while she was out with friends last summer.
After following her through the busy city centre square, 38-year-old Najeeb approached her and sexually assaulted her. The brave victim was forced to give evidence twice as Najeeb went to trial and then appealed the guilty verdict.
The teenager laid bare the harrowing impact of having to be questioned twice about her ordeal. Manchester Crown Court heard that he a previous conviction for an offence with 'almost identical circumstances'.
A judge tore into Najeeb for launching an appeal with 'no merit', and branded him a 'blight on the city centre'. During the decade he has been in the UK, Judge Alan Conrad QC said Najeeb had contributed 'nothing constructive or of any use'. Najeeb, who both the
It's a landmark known across Greater Manchester. Soon, a new community will emerge in the shadow of Stockport's famous viaduct.
The Pride of Manchester’s Teenager of Courage was presented with his award in a special visit from one of his favourite YouTubers last week.
From Jilly's Rockworld to Rotters and Hacienda to the Wiggly Worm, many iconic nightclubs in Greater Manchester have been and gone.
Armed police swooped on a 'suspicious' van and made two arrests. The dramatic scenes played out on Moston Lane in Moston, north Manchester, at around 6pm on Friday night (May 13).
A new play area made from recycled McDonald’s Happy Meal toys has been unveiled outside the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
Manchester City have a defensive injury crisis, but it presents a massive opportunity for Aymeric Laporte and Nathan Ake to step up and become heroes.
Gary Neville has outlined two potentially defining moments in the Premier League title race — one that will benefit Manchester City and the other that could give a boost to their contenders, Liverpool. With three matches to play this season, three points separates the top two with silverware in sight.
Passengers in Greater Manchester are at the losing end of a bus operator’s battle with staff shortages - with more than 800 journeys cancelled in just one week. Rosso, which runs routes predominantly in the north of the conurbation, axed 837 services between April 25 and May 1.
Kyle Walker trained with Manchester City on Tuesday ahead of their Champions League game with Real Madrid but John Stones did not.
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has hailed Manchester City for the way they have responded to the challenge of taking on Liverpool in pursuit of the Premier League title.
In one of the most deprived areas of Greater Manchester, a mum-of-four walks her children home from school. “I hardly sleep,” she says as her young daughters play beside her.
Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan insists every game is a "final" as title race with Liverpool further intensified on Saturday following wins for each team.
Kyle Walker's season could be over after the Manchester City right back was ruled out of the next two games. The England star was rumoured to have trained in secret ahead the midweek game against Real Madrid, but he was not in the squad for that game.
Nathan Ake has had an important few months in a Manchester City shirt.
Nathan Ake has spoken about how tough he found his debut season at Manchester City.
Manchester City welcome Real Madrid to the Etihad for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tonight at 8pm (UK time). The two sides met at this stage of the competition in 2016 with Los Blancos advancing to the final after beating City 1-0 on aggregate.
Pep Guardiola says he will have to play at least one player out of position to solve his defensive problems in tomorrow night's Champions League semi-final clash with Real Madrid. The Manchester City boss will give John Stones and Kyle Walker until tomorrow morning to prove their fitness, with the suspension of Joao Cancelo meaning they could be left without any senior players who have played right back.
“It doesn’t feel like five years ago, in some ways that feels like another life".