Local Community Angry Over Terror Arrests

Article published: Friday, November 20th 2009

Residents in Bolton have expressed their dismay over the continued detention of Shaykh Asif Farooqui, the 62-year-old preacher arrested during Monday morning’s terror raids.

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More Terror Raids in Manchester

Article published: Monday, November 16th 2009

At around 4 o’clock this morning the police arrested five men under the Terrorism Act 2000. Four of them were detained in Greater Manchester by the North West Counter Terrorism Unit, while the other was arrested near Heathrow Airport. According to police there is “no direct threat against Greater Manchester”.

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Checkpoints and water cannons coming to Manchester?

Article published: Wednesday, July 8th 2009

Yesterday Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were reported to be considering water cannons to put down riots in the city, today they announced road blockades.

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Manchester Cops in Torture Accusations

Article published: Tuesday, July 7th 2009

Greater Manchester Police and MI5 have been accused of complicity in torture, and then of trying to bribe the victim to keep quiet about it.

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Stoke fan receives payout from Greater Manchester Police

Article published: Thursday, July 2nd 2009

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Manchester Police forced to apologise to Stoke fans

Article published: Friday, February 13th 2009

A group of Stoke City fans have received a payout from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) after they were wrongly targeted under Section 27 of the Violent Crime Reduction Act.

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Culture

Halloween creatures invade Manchester early: chance to win two tickets to the Illuminaughty Halloween party!

A heavy mist suddenly falls on a darkened Manchester hiding from sight unspeakably hideous creatures. Drums can be heard in the distance lulling you into a hypnotic trance, the work of witches and daemons no doubt. Or perhaps Voodoo ring masters, descending onto the city streets armed with psychedelic beats banged out by their armies of musical Goblins possessed with the desire for mischief and fun. It must be that time of year again; it can only be the Illuminaughty Halloween party.

Science Slam: a synergy of science and poetry transcends expectations

Poetry and science are two things generally not associated with each other, in fact if you joined the two in a word association test you would be one step closer to a chemical cosh and your very own padded cell. However the audience attending the Science Slam at the packed out Nexus Art Cafe Thursday night will never again doubt the validity of the two pursuits being combined; though I can’t rule out they may end up bouncing of the walls of a padded cell at some time in the future.

Review: Greater Manchester Fringe Festival – A Dream Play

We were outside Nexus Art Café in the Northern Quarter, queuing, when a car raced up, the driver shoved a woman to the pavement and the performance began. This was the introduction to the character Aggie in A Dream Play by the Déjà Vu Ensemble, daughter of the gods, who has come to our world to learn what it means to be human.