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Avebury - a countryside filled with pagans ?
the rocks that you see to the side and the ones at the distance.. are the rock circles found in avebury which predate the megalith stages of 'stonehenge' and has been voted by the national trust to be Englands third most spiritual site.
The grounds is faced with a nice little pub, where I had an interesting chat with a man who has been around for a while.. very friendly and did talk about the pagan worships that surrounds the ground....
... as he moved on to sing near one of the rocks.. I strolled a bit further away from the mainsite.. and took some shots of the sunset.. it was around 7:20pm..
..countryside.. always a pleasure to be ..
Greater Manchester Police Road Policing Unit officers check the lights of one of the Force’s traffic patrol cars prior to a tour of duty.
The vehicle is fitted with the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system.
Partly in thanks to ANPR, the Force has taken over 50,000 unlicensed and uninsured vehicles off the road since 2005. ANPR is now fitted to all the Force’s traffic patrol vehicles.
Find out more about the Force's use of ANPR.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
How long does 'Modern' last? I was just wondering. . .
This grainy handheld film shot is of a Modern Architecture building that was built in 1946.
But then 3 years later, there was Post-Modernism. So If I took this shot in 1984 was that Post-Post-Modernism? Was there Pre-Modernism? The word 'Modern' goes all the way back to the 16th Century. Whaddya think?
Well anyway, as form follows function, the door is open to go in and interpret away!
And now the 'Modern' Ritz Building is for lease, btw ;-)))
Texture courtesy of 400 speed film with ISO bumped to 800 and Skeletal Mess :)
Please!! NO Awards or Large Graphics...Buddy Icons are OK. Thank You!
One of Greater Manchester Police's new ANPR Interceptor vehicles photographed outside the Force's new headquarters building in Newton Heath.
The striking new vehicles have already become a common sight to motorists in the area.
The vehicles are fitted with the the latest version of the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system.
Partly in thanks to ANPR, the Force has taken over 50,000 unlicensed and uninsured vehicles off the road since 2005. ANPR is now fitted to all the Force’s traffic patrol vehicles.
Find out more about the Force's use of ANPR.
To find out more about road policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Any factories like this left on the planet? Probably not. International integration is not intrinsically bad as even Noam Chomsky acknowledges it accommodates international travel and communication even if too a global financial crisis as 2008 showed, But the word "globalisation" has been appropriated by the international investors and its their take on it which is the focus of the scathing report by the Human Rights Commissioner. The detrimental impact of globalization in this sense of vastly tncreased international capital flows has proven a tragedy for the living standards of the workers in less affluent countries as there has been no corresponding harmonisation of pay and working conditions. The reverse has occurred. See generally www.iom.int/jahia/webdav/shared/shared/mainsite/policy_an... and topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-new-rulers-of-the-world/ where John Pilger cites the report in his characteristically thorough and fearless investigation of profiteering by multinationals. . .
Holy Willie's Prayer (pages 21-25 of the The Glenriddel Manuscripts, which contain a selection of Burn’s poems and letters, compiled in two volumes, for presentation to Burns's friend, Robert Riddell of Glenriddell (1755-1794), during the years 1791 to 1793.) The first volume, contains copies of poems both in Burns's hand and in that of a scribe. It contains over 50 poems, most famously a full version of Holy Willie's Prayer. This is the most devastating and amusing of Burns's diatribes against the apparent hypocrisy of certain sections of his native Church. It is directed against William Fisher, a farmer in Montgarswood and an elder of Mauchline Kirk. Burns uses this hypocrite - who had initiated disciplinary action against the poet's friend, Gavin Hamilton, for failing to attend the Kirk regularly - to savage the orthodox Calvinist doctrine of double predestination. The satire was so severe that it circulated in handwritten form for some three years before its publication as part of a pamphlet. Written in August 1785, this is one of the poet's earliest satirical works on orthodox Calvinism and is the only version of the poem in Burns's hand.
One of Greater Manchester Police's ANPR Interceptor vehicles photographed outside the Force's headquarters building in Newton Heath.
The striking vehicles have become a common sight to motorists in the area.
The vehicles are fitted with the the latest version of the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system.
Partly in thanks to ANPR, the Force has taken tens of thousands of unlicensed and uninsured vehicles off the road since 2005. ANPR is now fitted to all the Force’s traffic patrol vehicles.
Find out more about the Force's use of ANPR.
To find out more about road policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
The Tenters Pub It was built around 1850 and remodelled around 1925 but despite its local importance it was never a protected structure.
I first came across the Tenters Pub on Mill Street in July 2012 when I took part in a historic walking tour organised by Pat Liddy. Back then it was unused but the building appeared to be in reasonable condition. The upper parts of the building had modern windows and according to Pat the building had, in general been well maintained, but was decaying rapidly as it had been derelict for many years.
In 2016 BAM Property applied for permission to knock down the pub’s facade and build a replica, claiming that the structure was rotten. There were many objections to the demolition of the building and while I do not know the exact agreement my photographs from 2017 show that not much of the structure was retained. It is now part of a Hotel and Student Accommodation Complex.
In the 12th century, King Henry II of England decreed that an Abbey of St Thomas the Martyr be established on land close to the modern church of St Catherine in Dublin. The monks of the Abbey were given extensive lands to the west of the city as well as privileges and powers to control trade within their “liberty”, hence the name the Liberties.
In the 16th and 17th centuries the area had a large Huguenot population and it became a centre of excellence in wool production. The cloth needed to be stretched and dried on tenterhooks in the fields between what is now O’Curry Avenue and Clarence Mangan Road and the area was known locally as the Tenters.
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Road safety campaigners joined forces today (24 October) on Albert Square, Manchester to demonstrate how the emergency services work together to rescue road accident victims trapped under cars.
The dramatic stunt was staged by the emergency services to highlight the dangers posed to cyclists and bikers straying into the blind spots of HGVs and buses. It was timed to coincide with a potential increase in cyclist and biker deaths and serious injuries due to mornings and evenings being darker in the winter months.
In the five years 2007/2011 there have been 12 motorcyclists and pedal cyclists killed and 44 seriously injured as a result of accidents with HGVs and buses on the roads of Greater Manchester. In the same period five road deaths and 10 serious injuries occurred where the driver’s vision was affected by the vehicle’s blind spot.
Campaigners say that cyclists, bikers and HGV drivers should take extra care when sharing the road to ensure that they are visible to each other. Drivers should especially watch out for cyclists when turning left.
Cyclists are warned to give HGVs a wide berth and remember that behind a lorry is the safest place to be. They should also move forward when stopped in front of a truck and only overtake on the right when safe to do so to ensure that they remain visible to the driver.
This increased policing focus on road safety is a part of Operation Dice launched earlier this year in response to a shocking increase in road deaths in 2011 when 75 people lost their lives on the roads of Greater Manchester. This was an increase of 42 per cent on the previous year and reversed a long term downward trend in road deaths.
Under Operation Dice Greater Manchester Police is working with other emergency services and partners to increase public awareness of the ‘fatal four’ factors that feature in most road accidents ie drink driving, speeding, drivers using mobile phones and drivers and passengers not wearing seatbelts.
It also tackles drivers putting their own lives and that of their passengers and road users at risk through dangerous driving and flouting road safety laws.
Inspector Paul Rowe from GMP’s Roads Policing Unit said; “Stay safe, stay back is the most important message we can give to cyclists and bikers. They, by the very nature of their mode of transport are especially vulnerable on the roads and should along with other road users take extra care when sharing our roads.
“Visibility is the key factor in many traffic accidents and cyclists and bikers can increase theirs by good road positioning, ensuring they use front and rear lights and wearing high-vis clothing.
Area Manager Dave Keelan, GMFRS’ Head of Prevention Services, said: “Our fire fighters rescue more people from road traffic collisions than they do from house fires, so we’re committed to improving the safety on our roads.
“We know what devastation a road traffic collision can have, not only on those involved but on their family and the wider community. We are determined to do all we can to reduce these collisions and the number of people that are killed or seriously injured on our roads.”
Karen Delaney from DriveSafe said: “Greater Manchester has some of the busiest roads in the country and being a major hub for commercial activity has more than its fair share of HGVs either visiting or passing through the county. Road safety is the responsibility of all road users so I would urge everyone, especially in the dark mornings and evenings to take extra care and give each other loads of room so everyone can get home safe.”
Vist Dicing with Death for more information.
To find out more about policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Tapa del Libro "Formas Zoológicas" por Leandro Piñeiro. Publicado en noviembre de 2006. Edición de autor.
"formas zoológicas"
leandro piñeiro
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"Hago fotografías para descubrir qué apariencia tendrá algo una vez convertido en fotografía. Eso es básicamente, por qué hago fotografías…Así empieza, y luego podemos dedicarnos a jugar"
Garry Winogrand
Formas Zoológicas fue editado de manera independiente, la primera edición se terminó de imprimir en imprenta Latingráfica en el mes de noviembre de 2006.
El libro se compone de 20 fotografías realizadas entre agosto de 2001 y agosto de 2002, en el centro de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, durante los talleres de Idea Fotográfica y Ensayo Documental, dictados por Alberto Goldenstein y Daniel Pessah respectivamente, en el Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas.
"formas zoológicas", noviembre de 2006, edición de autor.
24 páginas, 20x20 cm.
Formas Zoológicas & Fotografías Mínimas por Kekena Corvalán, para LEEDOR.COM: www.leedor.com/notas/3587---leandro_pineiro.html
comentario de Ataulfo Pérez Aznar, fotomundo:
www.fotomundo.com/nota.php?id=619
artículo por Kate Stanworth, the argentimes:
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Puntos de venta:
Malba - Museo Bellas Artes - Museo Sivori - Belleza y felicidad
Ciudad Cultural Konex - Cúspide - Prometeo Palermo - Eterna Cadencia
Norte - Gandhi - Zivals - Rayo Rojo - Fedro - Notorious
Boutique del libro, San Isidro / Palermo Viejo
Fray Mocho, Mar del Plata
El Emporio Libros, Cordoba
Distribuye Asunto Impreso SRL
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Venta en internet:
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The latest vehicle in the Eddie Stobart fleet, named Natalie Michelle, was on hand for the demonstration.
Road safety campaigners joined forces today (24 October) on Albert Square, Manchester to demonstrate how the emergency services work together to rescue road accident victims trapped under cars.
The dramatic stunt was staged by the emergency services to highlight the dangers posed to cyclists and bikers straying into the blind spots of HGVs and buses. It was timed to coincide with a potential increase in cyclist and biker deaths and serious injuries due to mornings and evenings being darker in the winter months.
In the five years 2007/2011 there have been 12 motorcyclists and pedal cyclists killed and 44 seriously injured as a result of accidents with HGVs and buses on the roads of Greater Manchester. In the same period five road deaths and 10 serious injuries occurred where the driver’s vision was affected by the vehicle’s blind spot.
Campaigners say that cyclists, bikers and HGV drivers should take extra care when sharing the road to ensure that they are visible to each other. Drivers should especially watch out for cyclists when turning left.
Cyclists are warned to give HGVs a wide berth and remember that behind a lorry is the safest place to be. They should also move forward when stopped in front of a truck and only overtake on the right when safe to do so to ensure that they remain visible to the driver.
This increased policing focus on road safety is a part of Operation Dice launched earlier this year in response to a shocking increase in road deaths in 2011 when 75 people lost their lives on the roads of Greater Manchester. This was an increase of 42 per cent on the previous year and reversed a long term downward trend in road deaths.
Under Operation Dice Greater Manchester Police is working with other emergency services and partners to increase public awareness of the ‘fatal four’ factors that feature in most road accidents ie drink driving, speeding, drivers using mobile phones and drivers and passengers not wearing seatbelts.
It also tackles drivers putting their own lives and that of their passengers and road users at risk through dangerous driving and flouting road safety laws.
Inspector Paul Rowe from GMP’s Roads Policing Unit said; “Stay safe, stay back is the most important message we can give to cyclists and bikers. They, by the very nature of their mode of transport are especially vulnerable on the roads and should along with other road users take extra care when sharing our roads.
“Visibility is the key factor in many traffic accidents and cyclists and bikers can increase theirs by good road positioning, ensuring they use front and rear lights and wearing high-vis clothing.
Area Manager Dave Keelan, GMFRS’ Head of Prevention Services, said: “Our fire fighters rescue more people from road traffic collisions than they do from house fires, so we’re committed to improving the safety on our roads.
“We know what devastation a road traffic collision can have, not only on those involved but on their family and the wider community. We are determined to do all we can to reduce these collisions and the number of people that are killed or seriously injured on our roads.”
Karen Delaney from DriveSafe said: “Greater Manchester has some of the busiest roads in the country and being a major hub for commercial activity has more than its fair share of HGVs either visiting or passing through the county. Road safety is the responsibility of all road users so I would urge everyone, especially in the dark mornings and evenings to take extra care and give each other loads of room so everyone can get home safe.”
Vist Dicing with Death for more information.
To find out more about policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Last week Redditch U3A Digital Photography Group organised its first visit of the year - to the Shugborough Estate in Staffordshire. A chilly morning followed by a fine afternoon. Wikipedia says:-
'Shugborough Hall is a stately home near Great Haywood, Staffordshire, England.
The hall is situated on the edge of Cannock Chase, about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Stafford. The estate was owned by the Bishops of Lichfield until the Dissolution of the Monasteries, upon which it passed through several hands before being purchased in 1624 by William Anson, a local lawyer and ancestor of the Earls of Lichfield. The estate remained in the Anson family for three centuries. Following the death of the 4th Earl of Lichfield in 1960, the estate was allocated to the National Trust in lieu of death duties, and then immediately leased to Staffordshire County Council. Management of the estate was returned to the National Trust in 2016. It is open to the public and comprises the hall, museum, kitchen garden and a model farm.'
The Temple of the Winds is currently being restored. For more information on the Kinetoscope project see:-
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/shugborough-estate/features/a-lo...
Traffic vehicle in operation.
Greater Manchester Police targeted speeding and dangerous driving last week (16 to 22 April) in a bid to reduce road deaths and injuries.
In the first four days of this forcewide operation officers have issued 680 Fixed Penalty Notices. 519 of these were for speeding offences, 80 for using a mobile phone while driving and 81 for not wearing seatbelts.
Officers arrested 34 drivers for drink-driving and six for dangerous driving. They also gave verbal warnings and driving advice to hundreds of others for dangerous and poor driving.
The high profile clampdown is part of Operation Dice that was launched earlier this year in response to a staggering 42 per cent increase in road deaths in 2011 when compared to the previous year equating to 75 lives lost on the county’s roads.
Roads policing and local officers have been particularly targeting the ‘fatal four factors’ in road collisions as part of the week of action. These are speeding, drink-driving, drivers and passengers not wearing seatbelts and drivers using mobile phones or being distracted through using in-car entertainment systems.
This week’s clampdown has been organised to coincide with a national speeding operation by all 43 police forces in the UK and a Europe-wide enforcement led by TISPOL the European Traffic Police Network.
Officers warn however that this is not a one-off crack down and that they will be continuing to target dangerous drivers round the clock across Greater Manchester in the coming year.
Penalties for dangerous and careless driving include fines, penalty points, disqualification and up to 14 years imprisonment for causing a death.
Operation Dice’s enforcement work is being supported by a hard-hitting Dicing With Death public awareness campaign featuring blood spattered furry dice that informs people of the 75 road deaths last year and urges them to drive safely.
The campaign also urges people to help reduce road deaths by providing them with information on dangerous drivers, those driving whilst disqualified or while under the influence of alcohol or drugs either directly on 101 the new single non-emergency number or anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Chief Inspector Rachel Buckle from Greater Manchester Police Specialist Operations Division said: “Operation Dice is all about safeguarding precious lives and saving family and friends from having to suffer the terrible devastation that losing a loved one brings.
“Death and serious injuries are the real cost of driving dangerously and we want to urge people to seriously consider this every time they get behind the wheel and to drive with due care and consideration to weather and road conditions.
“Speed is a major factor in pedestrian, driver and passenger fatalities. Research clearly shows that pedestrians involved in a 30mph collision generally survive while those hit at 40mph do not.
“Please slow down, make sure that you and all your passengers are wearing seat belts and switch your mobile phone off before your turn your engine on. These three simple actions can help make our roads significantly safer and save families from suffering the anguish of living through the nightmare of losing someone they love.”
Vist Dicing with Death for more information.
To find out more about policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Ms Millicent Beatrice Owens was quite the intrepid explorer.
So when she announced that she intended to be 'tossed up in a basket, seventeen times as high as the moon', her friends were unperturbed, certain she was up to the challenge.
Ms Owens had decided her next adventure would be out into the furthest reaches of space itself.
Being a fastidious cleaner, and with a keen liking for things to be kept spick and span, she would go armed with a stout broom, and 'sweep the cobwebs from the sky...'
After weaving a basket, she fashioned a balloon-sail from her eiderdown, and adorned it with pieces of lace, crochet and patterned squares, crafted for her by her sewing-and-knitting circle friends.
And so, accompanied by her faithful Madagascan lemur friend Marwood, and bountiful supplies for the expedition - including a sturdy tin of china tea, a floral cup, saucer and tea-strainer, and an assortment of lemon and brandy-snap biscuits (for even on expeditions, one must allow time for afternoon tea) - Millicent sat herself neatly in the basket, brandished her broom, and braced herself as she was catapulted into the heavens...
Later, after her graceful return to planet earth, she published a volume detailing the many types of aliens she had encountered on her travels, how she helped cultivate a small herb garden on an Martian planet, (and later traded some fascinating Martian rosebushes in return for the brandy-snaps) and how satisfying it was to be able to recycle the sky-cobwebs, and use the strands to form make-shift hammocks for the delighted alien children.
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This picture was originally intended to be a simple illustration of the old nursery rhyme - 'There was an old woman tossed up in a basket...' - but as I drew, the character of Ms Owens began to form, and a little story grew round her.
She's great fun to draw and dream up adventures for... I think I'll do some more :-)
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And I've been brightened by...
Harold's Planet... (check out the delightful Grisbium Dawn Chorus - but make sure you have speakers on, its much better with sound!)
...and Save Ferris, who never fail to make me feel very happy indeed. And who also make me dance :-)
This is now available as a greetings card! :) If you are interested, please send me a message and I'll let you know the details.
This was owned by a local family, by the name of Stephenson I think, who had lived in it for generations, farming the land for rhubarb among other things.
"The landmark Agricultural Holdings Act 1948 was enacted at a time when war-time food rationing was still in force and sought to encourage long term investment by tenants by granting them lifetime security of tenure. Under the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 security was extended to spouses and relatives of tenants for two successions, providing that they had been earning the majority of their income from the holding for five years." Scott Hall was sold back to the council and leased to the family as tenants as a result of the 1948 Act. Unfortunately in the mid-90s, when the famer and his wife died, there were no direct descendants deemed to be entitled to the farm, so it became the sole property of the Council.
The sports field at the junction between Scott Hall Road and Potternewton Lane used to be part of Scott Hall Farm. Scott Hall Farm itself, at Scott Hall Street, Buslingthorpe, LS7, is a Grade II listed building but is on the Heritage at Risk List, being described as "vulnerable through neglect and decay" in 2009. (Source: Scott Hall, Leeds on Wikipedia)
I came across it on Leodis a while ago and went for a look at it and found that it was for sale (for £640,000 in 2010 but it didn’t meet its reserve). So my brother and I went to the viewing. Great place inside, still plenty of original features. The rafters in the roof were mortised, tenoned and pegged together in a style common in the 17/18th century. The house had suffered a little neglect as the last tenants were quite elderly but the real deterioration has been since they died.
The chap who was there during the viewing was a nephew of the last occupants and he told us all about it. It had been one of the largest rhubarb farms in the county in its time, when this area was classed as being in the rhubarb triangle. This chap had often stayed there as he was growing up and lived there for a number of years as well.
It had been known just as Scott Hall but in later years it became known as Scott Hall Cottage, to differentiate it from the BMW garage on Sheepscar Street North, which was known as Scott Hall and caused difficulty in delivering the post.
A fire took place some time after the last occupants had died. The house had belonged to the council since just after the war years. Apparently many large houses were sold to the council but the deal was that the family who sold it, and their direct descendants, would be allowed to live there as long as they wished to. The nephew was not seen as a direct descendant and the fact he had lived there held no sway so the place was just left empty for a number of years. Eventually someone broke in and set a fire and following this the council decided to put it on the market.
The building lies within the Buslingthorpe Conservation Area. Secret Leeds has a discussion on the Buslingthorpe Conservation Area.
Leodis has a few pictures of the house which show clearly just how overgrown the surrounding area has become since the last tenants died..
Scott Hall, undated.
Scott Hall, Front View, this photo shows how clear the area was back in 1948, and also shows the barn with a through arch that lies further up the lane from the house.
Scott Hall, Scott Hall Street, similar shot to the one above.
Buslingthorpe, Aerial View, taken in 1998.
Leodis also carries two shots of threshing work being undertaken on the farm, on the area now known as Scott Hall Playing Fields:
Scott Hall Farm, undated, but thought to be early 1900s.
Scott Hall Farm, undated, but again thought to be early 1900s.
The Images of England: Scott Hall photo, taken in 2002, shows just how much the area around the house has grown wild in the last ten years.
LEEDS SE33NW SCOTT HALL STREET, Buslingthorpe 714-1/7/1296 (West side) 05/08/76 Scott Hall II House. Mid C18, altered C20. Brown hand-made bricks in Flemish and random bonds, rusticated stone quoins, slate swept roof. 3 storeys, 4 unevenly-spaced windows, tall to ground floor, square to top floor, with segmental brick arches; top-hinged casements. Altered central entrance. Eaves and end stacks rebuilt. Rear: original fenestration includes tall round-arched stair window. Right return: built against a steep slope with terraced routeway at 1st-floor level, there is a blocked loading doorway right, the pegged wooden casing exposed. INTERIOR: not inspected. Despite recent restoration work this is a rare survival of the plainer houses built by merchants in Leeds in the C18; the gable door suggests that the building was used as a finishing workshop or for storage. From Images of England: Scott Hall.
This house also bears a resemblance to Dial House in Halton and Kemplay's Acadmey (as was, now Nash's Fish Restaurant) in New Briggate, although it does not display their symmetry.
This Greater Manchester Police image was produced a few years ago to simulate the effects of driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs as part of a major road safety campaign.
Greater Manchester Police are committed to keeping the roads of our region safe and run frequent operations to counter the threat caused by driving while impaired.
Recent statistics show that 75 people lost their lives on the roads of Greater Manchester in 2011 compared to 53 in the previous year, an increase of 42 per cent.
The increase comes against a background trend of decreasing road deaths that has seen fatalities drop from 90 in 2006 to 53 in 2010 a decrease of more than 40 per cent.
However, driving while impaired is only one cause of deaths in road collisions. Officers say that though there are many factors contributing to the loss of these lives they believe that speeding, drivers and passengers not wearing seatbelts and drivers using mobile phones have played a significant role in many of these deaths.
Operation Dice has been set up to tackle drivers putting their own lives and that of passengers and other road users at risk through driving dangerously and flouting speeding, seat belt and mobile phone laws.
The campaign asks drivers to slow down, belt up and switch off their mobiles and will be featured on poster, bus side and road side advertising.
Chief Constable Peter Fahy said: "The real cost of road collisions is the loss of precious lives and the devastation it causes to the family and friends of the deceased. Their pain and loss can be felt for decades and most people never really get over it.
“It can also profoundly affect people who have caused the deaths and can leave them physically and emotionally scarred.
“Speed is a major factor in pedestrian fatalities with research showing that those involved in a 30mph collision generally survive while those hit at 40mph do not. I urge drivers to consider this when they get behind the wheel and drive with due care and consideration to weather and road conditions.
“Mobile phones, Sat Navs and car stereos distract drivers preventing them paying full attention to driving safely and are a major cause of many collisions. Using the phone while driving, whether hands-free or not is a serious distraction and the safest option is to switch it off before you start the car.
“Drivers should also ensure that they and everyone in their vehicle is wearing a seat belt however short the journey."
The campaign is being supported by June Webb who lost her daughter Jodie Webb on her 21st birthday in August 2000 in a road collision. Jodie’s friend Joanne Greenwood also aged 21 also lost her life in the crash.
The launch of the campaign took place at the Road Peace Memorial Garden in Beswick, set up in memory of Jodie and Joanne and others who have lost their lives on our roads.
Vist Dicing with Death for more information.
To find out more about policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Chief Inspector Rachel Buckle at one of the operation's sites.
Greater Manchester Police targeted speeding and dangerous driving last week (16 to 22 April) in a bid to reduce road deaths and injuries.
In the first four days of this forcewide operation officers have issued 680 Fixed Penalty Notices. 519 of these were for speeding offences, 80 for using a mobile phone while driving and 81 for not wearing seatbelts.
Officers arrested 34 drivers for drink-driving and six for dangerous driving. They also gave verbal warnings and driving advice to hundreds of others for dangerous and poor driving.
The high profile clampdown is part of Operation Dice that was launched earlier this year in response to a staggering 42 per cent increase in road deaths in 2011 when compared to the previous year equating to 75 lives lost on the county’s roads.
Roads policing and local officers have been particularly targeting the ‘fatal four factors’ in road collisions as part of the week of action. These are speeding, drink-driving, drivers and passengers not wearing seatbelts and drivers using mobile phones or being distracted through using in-car entertainment systems.
This week’s clampdown has been organised to coincide with a national speeding operation by all 43 police forces in the UK and a Europe-wide enforcement led by TISPOL the European Traffic Police Network.
Officers warn however that this is not a one-off crack down and that they will be continuing to target dangerous drivers round the clock across Greater Manchester in the coming year.
Penalties for dangerous and careless driving include fines, penalty points, disqualification and up to 14 years imprisonment for causing a death.
Operation Dice’s enforcement work is being supported by a hard-hitting Dicing With Death public awareness campaign featuring blood spattered furry dice that informs people of the 75 road deaths last year and urges them to drive safely.
The campaign also urges people to help reduce road deaths by providing them with information on dangerous drivers, those driving whilst disqualified or while under the influence of alcohol or drugs either directly on 101 the new single non-emergency number or anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Chief Inspector Rachel Buckle from Greater Manchester Police Specialist Operations Division said: “Operation Dice is all about safeguarding precious lives and saving family and friends from having to suffer the terrible devastation that losing a loved one brings.
“Death and serious injuries are the real cost of driving dangerously and we want to urge people to seriously consider this every time they get behind the wheel and to drive with due care and consideration to weather and road conditions.
“Speed is a major factor in pedestrian, driver and passenger fatalities. Research clearly shows that pedestrians involved in a 30mph collision generally survive while those hit at 40mph do not.
“Please slow down, make sure that you and all your passengers are wearing seat belts and switch your mobile phone off before your turn your engine on. These three simple actions can help make our roads significantly safer and save families from suffering the anguish of living through the nightmare of losing someone they love.”
Vist Dicing with Death for more information.
To find out more about policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Greater Manchester Police is launching a major operation that will see up to 50 officers and PCSOs a day on the streets to help prevent students becoming victims of crime.
Police in Manchester, Salford and Bolton will work alongside councils and universities to keep students safe by carrying out covert operations to catch thieves operating in student areas, high visibility patrols in hot spot areas, video cameras will be used to gather intelligence and known offenders of student crime will be targeted. PCSOs will also visit the homes of students who live in vulnerable areas to carry out crime prevention surveys and provide advice.
Officers will deliver safety talks to welcome new students to the city and urge them to become more security savvy. While other students will be shown a short film, featuring GMP officers, Manchester students and ex-offenders, about how to keep themselves and their property safe. Letters will also be sent home to parents of students to encourage them to keep an eye on their safety.
Chief Superintendent Stuart Barton, heading up operation Student Safe, said: “Greater Manchester is a fantastic place for people to study and we want to welcome new and returning students. However, many students become so busy enjoying their new lives that they forget personal safety issues, so we’re here to help them.
“There are a small number of predatory offenders who specifically target students, but we aim to stay one step ahead of them to stop them in their tracks.
“Policing operations will take place throughout the academic year and Neighbourhood Policing Teams will be on hand to ensure that students know how to protect themselves and their property. The on-campus teams will also hold police surgeries to deal with the concerns of the university students.
“However, there are some really simple steps that students can take to protect themselves from becoming a victim of crime - while out and about, stick to well-lit areas, stay in groups, pace your drinks and keep valuables such as phones and MP3 players out of sight.
“At your student accommodation, make sure that doors and windows are locked, even when you are in, and remember to set the alarm. If you’re going out at night, leave a light on to give the impression someone is home.”
To view the Operation Student Safe film please click here.
Students are also encouraged to register their valuables on www.immobilise.com. It’s a quick, easy and free way of logging the details of your property on a national database that police can access and compare against items that have been found or recovered from suspected criminals.
For more advice on keeping safe, students can join us on Facebook and search for Manchester Student Safety, or visit www.gmp.police.uk
Visit twitter.com/#!/gmpolice to follow Greater Manchester Police on Twitter.
Holy Willie's Prayer (pages 21-25 of the The Glenriddel Manuscripts, which contain a selection of Burn’s poems and letters, compiled in two volumes, for presentation to Burns's friend, Robert Riddell of Glenriddell (1755-1794), during the years 1791 to 1793.) The first volume, contains copies of poems both in Burns's hand and in that of a scribe. It contains over 50 poems, most famously a full version of Holy Willie's Prayer. This is the most devastating and amusing of Burns's diatribes against the apparent hypocrisy of certain sections of his native Church. It is directed against William Fisher, a farmer in Montgarswood and an elder of Mauchline Kirk. Burns uses this hypocrite - who had initiated disciplinary action against the poet's friend, Gavin Hamilton, for failing to attend the Kirk regularly - to savage the orthodox Calvinist doctrine of double predestination. The satire was so severe that it circulated in handwritten form for some three years before its publication as part of a pamphlet. Written in August 1785, this is one of the poet's earliest satirical works on orthodox Calvinism and is the only version of the poem in Burns's hand.
Inspector Andy Sidebotham with the Student Safe Zone signage.
Greater Manchester Police, Manchester City Council have joined forces with the city’s universities launch Student Safe Zones for those studying in the city.
The Student Safe Zones have been created with the help of local bars, restaurants and other businesses around the Oxford Road area. The businesses involved will display Student Safe Zone signs to indicate that students feeling unsafe or threatened can enter the premises then wait for the problem to pass, call a taxi to take them home, or get help from the business or the police.
Greater Manchester Police’s Inspector Andy Sidebotham of the Student Safe Team, said:
"Manchester and the surrounding areas such as Fallowfield have a vibrant night life that attracts students and others alike.
"We view the safety of people living and visiting the city as a priority and we see this scheme as a great way of reassuring our students in particular that Manchester is a safe place to live and study."
The first of the Student Safety Zones can be found at the sites listed below.
Hardy's Well - 257 Wilmslow Road, Rusholme, M14 5LN
Kro Bar - 325 Oxford Road, University Area, M13 9PG
La Haweli Restaurant - 68-72 Wilmslow Road, Rusholme, M14 5AL
Sangams Restaurant - 13-15 Wilmslow Road, Rusholme, M14 5TB
McDonalds - 26-38 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 5EJ
McDonalds - 100 Princess Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5AS
McDonalds - 413-419 Oxford Road, University Area, M13 9PG
McDonalds - 336 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M14 6XQ
Dominos Pizza - 129 Grosvenor Street, M1 7HE
Manchester Student Homes - Unit 1-3 Ladybarn House, Moseley Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6ND
MMU Student Union - 99 Oxford Road, University, Manchester
Gemini Take Away - 308-310 Oxford Road, University, M13 9NS
Footage - Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M1 7DZ
The Oxford - 421 Oxford Road, M13 9WG
Tesco Express - 260 Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield, M14 6JR
Jabez Clegg - 2 Portsmout Street, Manchester, M13 9GB
Varsity - Unit 10 Wilmslow Park, Wilmslow Road, M13 0JH
Ford Maddox Brown - Unit 3, Wilmslow Park, Wilmslow Road, M13 1AA
Moonlight - 75 Wilmslow Road, M14 5TB
Owens Park Reception - 293 Wilslow Road, Fallowfield, M14 6HD
The Font Bar - 236-238 Wilmslow Road, M14 6LE
Corner Bar - 254 Wilmslow Road, M14 6NA
Pub/Zoo - 126 Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M1 7HL
Trof - 2A Landcross Road, M14 6NA
Trof at The Deaf Institute - 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M1 7HE
Dominos Pizza - 224 Wilmslow Road, M14 6LE
Dominos Pizza - 129 Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M1 7HE
Sainsbury's - 347 Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield, M14 6SS
Salutation - 12 Higher Chatham Street, Manchester, M15 6ED
Willow Bank Hotel - 340 Wilmslow Road, M14 6AF
For more safety advice visit here.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Inspector Andy Sidebotham with representatives of the student bodies and local businesses.
Greater Manchester Police, Manchester City Council have joined forces with the city’s universities launch Student Safe Zones for those studying in the city.
The Student Safe Zones have been created with the help of local bars, restaurants and other businesses around the Oxford Road area. The businesses involved will display Student Safe Zone signs to indicate that students feeling unsafe or threatened can enter the premises then wait for the problem to pass, call a taxi to take them home, or get help from the business or the police.
Greater Manchester Police’s Inspector Andy Sidebotham of the Student Safe Team, said:
"Manchester and the surrounding areas such as Fallowfield have a vibrant night life that attracts students and others alike.
"We view the safety of people living and visiting the city as a priority and we see this scheme as a great way of reassuring our students in particular that Manchester is a safe place to live and study."
The first of the Student Safety Zones can be found at the sites listed below.
Hardy's Well - 257 Wilmslow Road, Rusholme, M14 5LN
Kro Bar - 325 Oxford Road, University Area, M13 9PG
La Haweli Restaurant - 68-72 Wilmslow Road, Rusholme, M14 5AL
Sangams Restaurant - 13-15 Wilmslow Road, Rusholme, M14 5TB
McDonalds - 26-38 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 5EJ
McDonalds - 100 Princess Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5AS
McDonalds - 413-419 Oxford Road, University Area, M13 9PG
McDonalds - 336 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M14 6XQ
Dominos Pizza - 129 Grosvenor Street, M1 7HE
Manchester Student Homes - Unit 1-3 Ladybarn House, Moseley Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6ND
MMU Student Union - 99 Oxford Road, University, Manchester
Gemini Take Away - 308-310 Oxford Road, University, M13 9NS
Footage - Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M1 7DZ
The Oxford - 421 Oxford Road, M13 9WG
Tesco Express - 260 Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield, M14 6JR
Jabez Clegg - 2 Portsmout Street, Manchester, M13 9GB
Varsity - Unit 10 Wilmslow Park, Wilmslow Road, M13 0JH
Ford Maddox Brown - Unit 3, Wilmslow Park, Wilmslow Road, M13 1AA
Moonlight - 75 Wilmslow Road, M14 5TB
Owens Park Reception - 293 Wilslow Road, Fallowfield, M14 6HD
The Font Bar - 236-238 Wilmslow Road, M14 6LE
Corner Bar - 254 Wilmslow Road, M14 6NA
Pub/Zoo - 126 Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M1 7HL
Trof - 2A Landcross Road, M14 6NA
Trof at The Deaf Institute - 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M1 7HE
Dominos Pizza - 224 Wilmslow Road, M14 6LE
Sainsbury's - 347 Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield, M14 6SS
Salutation - 12 Higher Chatham Street, Manchester, M15 6ED
Willow Bank Hotel - 340 Wilmslow Road, M14 6AF
For more safety advice visit here.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Holy Willie's Prayer (pages 21-25 of the The Glenriddel Manuscripts, which contain a selection of Burn’s poems and letters, compiled in two volumes, for presentation to Burns's friend, Robert Riddell of Glenriddell (1755-1794), during the years 1791 to 1793.) The first volume, contains copies of poems both in Burns's hand and in that of a scribe. It contains over 50 poems, most famously a full version of Holy Willie's Prayer. This is the most devastating and amusing of Burns's diatribes against the apparent hypocrisy of certain sections of his native Church. It is directed against William Fisher, a farmer in Montgarswood and an elder of Mauchline Kirk. Burns uses this hypocrite - who had initiated disciplinary action against the poet's friend, Gavin Hamilton, for failing to attend the Kirk regularly - to savage the orthodox Calvinist doctrine of double predestination. The satire was so severe that it circulated in handwritten form for some three years before its publication as part of a pamphlet. Written in August 1785, this is one of the poet's earliest satirical works on orthodox Calvinism and is the only version of the poem in Burns's hand.
This rare footage, shot by Oldham Borough Police in the 1950s, formed part of a film and photography project that documented the life of the force and the town at this time.
The films sets out to explain the principles on which British policing was, and remains, based and how the Oldham force formed an integral part of the area it policed.
This section features one of the town's female officers searching for a lost child.
Forces at the time operated a separate Police Women’s Department/Branch and severely restricted the range of duties female officers could undertake. This situation continued largely unchanged until the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act brought about major change.
For a more complete history of the role of women in the police service please follow the link below.
To see more images from the Oldham Borough Police collection please click the link below.
Oldham Borough Police Collection
We will be posting further extracts from this unique production, which features a wide range of policing subjects and images of the people and landmarks of Oldham, over the coming months.
The Oldham Borough Police area is now policed by Greater Manchester Police.
From the collection of the Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives.
For more information about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
Holy Willie's Prayer (pages 21-25 of the The Glenriddel Manuscripts, which contain a selection of Burn’s poems and letters, compiled in two volumes, for presentation to Burns's friend, Robert Riddell of Glenriddell (1755-1794), during the years 1791 to 1793.) The first volume, contains copies of poems both in Burns's hand and in that of a scribe. It contains over 50 poems, most famously a full version of Holy Willie's Prayer. This is the most devastating and amusing of Burns's diatribes against the apparent hypocrisy of certain sections of his native Church. It is directed against William Fisher, a farmer in Montgarswood and an elder of Mauchline Kirk. Burns uses this hypocrite - who had initiated disciplinary action against the poet's friend, Gavin Hamilton, for failing to attend the Kirk regularly - to savage the orthodox Calvinist doctrine of double predestination. The satire was so severe that it circulated in handwritten form for some three years before its publication as part of a pamphlet. Written in August 1785, this is one of the poet's earliest satirical works on orthodox Calvinism and is the only version of the poem in Burns's hand.
Holy Willie's Prayer (pages 21-25 of the The Glenriddel Manuscripts, which contain a selection of Burn’s poems and letters, compiled in two volumes, for presentation to Burns's friend, Robert Riddell of Glenriddell (1755-1794), during the years 1791 to 1793.) The first volume, contains copies of poems both in Burns's hand and in that of a scribe. It contains over 50 poems, most famously a full version of Holy Willie's Prayer. This is the most devastating and amusing of Burns's diatribes against the apparent hypocrisy of certain sections of his native Church. It is directed against William Fisher, a farmer in Montgarswood and an elder of Mauchline Kirk. Burns uses this hypocrite - who had initiated disciplinary action against the poet's friend, Gavin Hamilton, for failing to attend the Kirk regularly - to savage the orthodox Calvinist doctrine of double predestination. The satire was so severe that it circulated in handwritten form for some three years before its publication as part of a pamphlet. Written in August 1785, this is one of the poet's earliest satirical works on orthodox Calvinism and is the only version of the poem in Burns's hand.
Greater Manchester Police targeted speeding and dangerous driving last week (16 to 22 April) in a bid to reduce road deaths and injuries.
In the first four days of this forcewide operation officers have issued 680 Fixed Penalty Notices. 519 of these were for speeding offences, 80 for using a mobile phone while driving and 81 for not wearing seatbelts.
Officers arrested 34 drivers for drink-driving and six for dangerous driving. They also gave verbal warnings and driving advice to hundreds of others for dangerous and poor driving.
The high profile clampdown is part of Operation Dice that was launched earlier this year in response to a staggering 42 per cent increase in road deaths in 2011 when compared to the previous year equating to 75 lives lost on the county’s roads.
Roads policing and local officers have been particularly targeting the ‘fatal four factors’ in road collisions as part of the week of action. These are speeding, drink-driving, drivers and passengers not wearing seatbelts and drivers using mobile phones or being distracted through using in-car entertainment systems.
This week’s clampdown has been organised to coincide with a national speeding operation by all 43 police forces in the UK and a Europe-wide enforcement led by TISPOL the European Traffic Police Network.
Officers warn however that this is not a one-off crack down and that they will be continuing to target dangerous drivers round the clock across Greater Manchester in the coming year.
Penalties for dangerous and careless driving include fines, penalty points, disqualification and up to 14 years imprisonment for causing a death.
Operation Dice’s enforcement work is being supported by a hard-hitting Dicing With Death public awareness campaign featuring blood spattered furry dice that informs people of the 75 road deaths last year and urges them to drive safely.
The campaign also urges people to help reduce road deaths by providing them with information on dangerous drivers, those driving whilst disqualified or while under the influence of alcohol or drugs either directly on 101 the new single non-emergency number or anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Chief Inspector Rachel Buckle from Greater Manchester Police Specialist Operations Division said: “Operation Dice is all about safeguarding precious lives and saving family and friends from having to suffer the terrible devastation that losing a loved one brings.
“Death and serious injuries are the real cost of driving dangerously and we want to urge people to seriously consider this every time they get behind the wheel and to drive with due care and consideration to weather and road conditions.
“Speed is a major factor in pedestrian, driver and passenger fatalities. Research clearly shows that pedestrians involved in a 30mph collision generally survive while those hit at 40mph do not.
“Please slow down, make sure that you and all your passengers are wearing seat belts and switch your mobile phone off before your turn your engine on. These three simple actions can help make our roads significantly safer and save families from suffering the anguish of living through the nightmare of losing someone they love.”
Vist Dicing with Death for more information.
To find out more about policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Excessive drinking is not only dangerous to your health but can leave you vulnerable to crime and violence.
Think Safe Drink Safe aims to reduce alcohol-related crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour across Greater Manchester while promoting a safe night out.
The campaign was introduced following national concern about the developing rise in 'binge drinking' and promotes responsible drinking, raises awareness of the potential problems excessive drinking can lead to and encourages and promote the use of safe transport home.
Think Safe Drink Safe was used effectively when changes to the licensing laws were introduced in November 2005 and police powers were increased including expanded closure powers and higher penalties for public order offences and drunk and disorderly.
As part of the campaign a variety of successful initiatives have been introduced across the Force area to discourage binge drinking and prevent alcohol related crime.
All Think Safe Drink Safe initiatives are supported by a high profile, internationally acclaimed, advertising and marketing campaign, which features key messages such as 'Pace your drinks', 'Plan your night out' and 'Stay with friends'.
The campaign attempts to attack the culture of binge drinking and provides helpful advice and safety messages to late-night drinkers
Find out more about Think Safe, Drink Safe
For more infromation about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Greater Manchester Police is launching a major operation that will see up to 50 officers and PCSOs a day on the streets to help prevent students becoming victims of crime.
Police in Manchester, Salford and Bolton will work alongside councils and universities to keep students safe by carrying out covert operations to catch thieves operating in student areas, high visibility patrols in hot spot areas, video cameras will be used to gather intelligence and known offenders of student crime will be targeted. PCSOs will also visit the homes of students who live in vulnerable areas to carry out crime prevention surveys and provide advice.
Officers will deliver safety talks to welcome new students to the city and urge them to become more security savvy. While other students will be shown a short film, featuring GMP officers, Manchester students and ex-offenders, about how to keep themselves and their property safe. Letters will also be sent home to parents of students to encourage them to keep an eye on their safety.
Chief Superintendent Stuart Barton, heading up operation Student Safe, said: “Greater Manchester is a fantastic place for people to study and we want to welcome new and returning students. However, many students become so busy enjoying their new lives that they forget personal safety issues, so we’re here to help them.
“There are a small number of predatory offenders who specifically target students, but we aim to stay one step ahead of them to stop them in their tracks.
“Policing operations will take place throughout the academic year and Neighbourhood Policing Teams will be on hand to ensure that students know how to protect themselves and their property. The on-campus teams will also hold police surgeries to deal with the concerns of the university students.
“However, there are some really simple steps that students can take to protect themselves from becoming a victim of crime - while out and about, stick to well-lit areas, stay in groups, pace your drinks and keep valuables such as phones and MP3 players out of sight.
“At your student accommodation, make sure that doors and windows are locked, even when you are in, and remember to set the alarm. If you’re going out at night, leave a light on to give the impression someone is home.”
To view the Operation Student Safe film please click here.
Students are also encouraged to register their valuables on www.immobilise.com. It’s a quick, easy and free way of logging the details of your property on a national database that police can access and compare against items that have been found or recovered from suspected criminals.
For more advice on keeping safe, students can join us on Facebook and search for Manchester Student Safety, or visit www.gmp.police.uk
Visit twitter.com/#!/gmpolice to follow Greater Manchester Police on Twitter.
One of Greater Manchester Police’s CCTV safety cars at work on one of Manchester's major roads as part of the Force’s Operation Dice.
The vehicles, which are staffed by traffic police community support officers, are used to gather evidence of a range of motoring offences, including the non wearing of seatbelts and driving while using mobile phones, and to act as a highly visible deterrent to unsafe driving.
As well as carrying the Greater Manchester Police crest, the vehicles livery includes the logo of Drivesafe Greater Manchester.
Visit Greater Manchester Casualty Reduction Partnership for more information about Drivesafe.
Vist Dicing with Death for more information.
To find out more about policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
On patrol around the campus.
Greater Manchester Police is launching a major operation that will see up to 50 officers and PCSOs a day on the streets to help prevent students becoming victims of crime.
Police in Manchester, Salford and Bolton will work alongside councils and universities to keep students safe by carrying out covert operations to catch thieves operating in student areas, high visibility patrols in hot spot areas, video cameras will be used to gather intelligence and known offenders of student crime will be targeted. PCSOs will also visit the homes of students who live in vulnerable areas to carry out crime prevention surveys and provide advice.
Officers will deliver safety talks to welcome new students to the city and urge them to become more security savvy. While other students will be shown a short film, featuring GMP officers, Manchester students and ex-offenders, about how to keep themselves and their property safe. Letters will also be sent home to parents of students to encourage them to keep an eye on their safety.
Chief Superintendent Stuart Barton, heading up operation Student Safe, said: “Greater Manchester is a fantastic place for people to study and we want to welcome new and returning students. However, many students become so busy enjoying their new lives that they forget personal safety issues, so we’re here to help them.
“There are a small number of predatory offenders who specifically target students, but we aim to stay one step ahead of them to stop them in their tracks.
“Policing operations will take place throughout the academic year and Neighbourhood Policing Teams will be on hand to ensure that students know how to protect themselves and their property. The on-campus teams will also hold police surgeries to deal with the concerns of the university students.
“However, there are some really simple steps that students can take to protect themselves from becoming a victim of crime - while out and about, stick to well-lit areas, stay in groups, pace your drinks and keep valuables such as phones and MP3 players out of sight.
“At your student accommodation, make sure that doors and windows are locked, even when you are in, and remember to set the alarm. If you’re going out at night, leave a light on to give the impression someone is home.”
To view the Operation Student Safe film please click here.
Students are also encouraged to register their valuables on www.immobilise.com. It’s a quick, easy and free way of logging the details of your property on a national database that police can access and compare against items that have been found or recovered from suspected criminals.
For more advice on keeping safe, students can join us on Facebook and search for Manchester Student Safety, or visit www.gmp.police.uk
Visit twitter.com/#!/gmpolice to follow Greater Manchester Police on Twitter.
We recently discovered this old image in the archives of our Force Museum. It forms part of a series of slides probably used by officers giving talks on home security to residents.
A young man makes the schoolboy error of leaving his key in one of the first places a burglar might look.
While the image probably dates from the early 1970s, the message is still as relevant today.
Visit our web pages on home security for more information about doorstep crime.
From the collection of the Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives.
For a wider range of information about Greater Manchester Police please visit www.gmp.police.uk
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Inspector Andy Sidebotham briefs officers at the start of the operation.
Greater Manchester Police is launching a major operation that will see up to 50 officers and PCSOs a day on the streets to help prevent students becoming victims of crime.
Police in Manchester, Salford and Bolton will work alongside councils and universities to keep students safe by carrying out covert operations to catch thieves operating in student areas, high visibility patrols in hot spot areas, video cameras will be used to gather intelligence and known offenders of student crime will be targeted. PCSOs will also visit the homes of students who live in vulnerable areas to carry out crime prevention surveys and provide advice.
Officers will deliver safety talks to welcome new students to the city and urge them to become more security savvy. While other students will be shown a short film, featuring GMP officers, Manchester students and ex-offenders, about how to keep themselves and their property safe. Letters will also be sent home to parents of students to encourage them to keep an eye on their safety.
Chief Superintendent Stuart Barton, heading up operation Student Safe, said: “Greater Manchester is a fantastic place for people to study and we want to welcome new and returning students. However, many students become so busy enjoying their new lives that they forget personal safety issues, so we’re here to help them.
“There are a small number of predatory offenders who specifically target students, but we aim to stay one step ahead of them to stop them in their tracks.
“Policing operations will take place throughout the academic year and Neighbourhood Policing Teams will be on hand to ensure that students know how to protect themselves and their property. The on-campus teams will also hold police surgeries to deal with the concerns of the university students.
“However, there are some really simple steps that students can take to protect themselves from becoming a victim of crime - while out and about, stick to well-lit areas, stay in groups, pace your drinks and keep valuables such as phones and MP3 players out of sight.
“At your student accommodation, make sure that doors and windows are locked, even when you are in, and remember to set the alarm. If you’re going out at night, leave a light on to give the impression someone is home.”
To view the Operation Student Safe film please click here.
Students are also encouraged to register their valuables on www.immobilise.com. It’s a quick, easy and free way of logging the details of your property on a national database that police can access and compare against items that have been found or recovered from suspected criminals.
For more advice on keeping safe, students can join us on Facebook and search for Manchester Student Safety, or visit www.gmp.police.uk
Visit twitter.com/#!/gmpolice to follow Greater Manchester Police on Twitter.
Road safety campaigners joined forces today (24 October) on Albert Square, Manchester to demonstrate how the emergency services work together to rescue road accident victims trapped under cars.
The dramatic stunt was staged by the emergency services to highlight the dangers posed to cyclists and bikers straying into the blind spots of HGVs and buses. It was timed to coincide with a potential increase in cyclist and biker deaths and serious injuries due to mornings and evenings being darker in the winter months.
In the five years 2007/2011 there have been 12 motorcyclists and pedal cyclists killed and 44 seriously injured as a result of accidents with HGVs and buses on the roads of Greater Manchester. In the same period five road deaths and 10 serious injuries occurred where the driver’s vision was affected by the vehicle’s blind spot.
Campaigners say that cyclists, bikers and HGV drivers should take extra care when sharing the road to ensure that they are visible to each other. Drivers should especially watch out for cyclists when turning left.
Cyclists are warned to give HGVs a wide berth and remember that behind a lorry is the safest place to be. They should also move forward when stopped in front of a truck and only overtake on the right when safe to do so to ensure that they remain visible to the driver.
This increased policing focus on road safety is a part of Operation Dice launched earlier this year in response to a shocking increase in road deaths in 2011 when 75 people lost their lives on the roads of Greater Manchester. This was an increase of 42 per cent on the previous year and reversed a long term downward trend in road deaths.
Under Operation Dice Greater Manchester Police is working with other emergency services and partners to increase public awareness of the ‘fatal four’ factors that feature in most road accidents ie drink driving, speeding, drivers using mobile phones and drivers and passengers not wearing seatbelts.
It also tackles drivers putting their own lives and that of their passengers and road users at risk through dangerous driving and flouting road safety laws.
Inspector Paul Rowe from GMP’s Roads Policing Unit said; “Stay safe, stay back is the most important message we can give to cyclists and bikers. They, by the very nature of their mode of transport are especially vulnerable on the roads and should along with other road users take extra care when sharing our roads.
“Visibility is the key factor in many traffic accidents and cyclists and bikers can increase theirs by good road positioning, ensuring they use front and rear lights and wearing high-vis clothing.
Area Manager Dave Keelan, GMFRS’ Head of Prevention Services, said: “Our fire fighters rescue more people from road traffic collisions than they do from house fires, so we’re committed to improving the safety on our roads.
“We know what devastation a road traffic collision can have, not only on those involved but on their family and the wider community. We are determined to do all we can to reduce these collisions and the number of people that are killed or seriously injured on our roads.”
Karen Delaney from DriveSafe said: “Greater Manchester has some of the busiest roads in the country and being a major hub for commercial activity has more than its fair share of HGVs either visiting or passing through the county. Road safety is the responsibility of all road users so I would urge everyone, especially in the dark mornings and evenings to take extra care and give each other loads of room so everyone can get home safe.”
Vist Dicing with Death for more information.
To find out more about policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Road safety campaigners joined forces today (24 October) on Albert Square, Manchester to demonstrate how the emergency services work together to rescue road accident victims trapped under cars.
The dramatic stunt was staged by the emergency services to highlight the dangers posed to cyclists and bikers straying into the blind spots of HGVs and buses. It was timed to coincide with a potential increase in cyclist and biker deaths and serious injuries due to mornings and evenings being darker in the winter months.
In the five years 2007/2011 there have been 12 motorcyclists and pedal cyclists killed and 44 seriously injured as a result of accidents with HGVs and buses on the roads of Greater Manchester. In the same period five road deaths and 10 serious injuries occurred where the driver’s vision was affected by the vehicle’s blind spot.
Campaigners say that cyclists, bikers and HGV drivers should take extra care when sharing the road to ensure that they are visible to each other. Drivers should especially watch out for cyclists when turning left.
Cyclists are warned to give HGVs a wide berth and remember that behind a lorry is the safest place to be. They should also move forward when stopped in front of a truck and only overtake on the right when safe to do so to ensure that they remain visible to the driver.
This increased policing focus on road safety is a part of Operation Dice launched earlier this year in response to a shocking increase in road deaths in 2011 when 75 people lost their lives on the roads of Greater Manchester. This was an increase of 42 per cent on the previous year and reversed a long term downward trend in road deaths.
Under Operation Dice Greater Manchester Police is working with other emergency services and partners to increase public awareness of the ‘fatal four’ factors that feature in most road accidents ie drink driving, speeding, drivers using mobile phones and drivers and passengers not wearing seatbelts.
It also tackles drivers putting their own lives and that of their passengers and road users at risk through dangerous driving and flouting road safety laws.
Inspector Paul Rowe from GMP’s Roads Policing Unit said; “Stay safe, stay back is the most important message we can give to cyclists and bikers. They, by the very nature of their mode of transport are especially vulnerable on the roads and should along with other road users take extra care when sharing our roads.
“Visibility is the key factor in many traffic accidents and cyclists and bikers can increase theirs by good road positioning, ensuring they use front and rear lights and wearing high-vis clothing.
Area Manager Dave Keelan, GMFRS’ Head of Prevention Services, said: “Our fire fighters rescue more people from road traffic collisions than they do from house fires, so we’re committed to improving the safety on our roads.
“We know what devastation a road traffic collision can have, not only on those involved but on their family and the wider community. We are determined to do all we can to reduce these collisions and the number of people that are killed or seriously injured on our roads.”
Karen Delaney from DriveSafe said: “Greater Manchester has some of the busiest roads in the country and being a major hub for commercial activity has more than its fair share of HGVs either visiting or passing through the county. Road safety is the responsibility of all road users so I would urge everyone, especially in the dark mornings and evenings to take extra care and give each other loads of room so everyone can get home safe.”
Vist Dicing with Death for more information.
To find out more about policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
One of the buses used to inform people about the campaign.
Greater Manchester Police yesterday (Monday 2 April) launched a campaign urging people not to dice with death on the region’s roads.
Recent statistics show that 75 people lost their lives on the roads of Greater Manchester in 2011 compared to 53 in the previous year, an increase of 42 per cent.
The increase comes against a background trend of decreasing road deaths that has seen fatalities drop from 90 in 2006 to 53 in 2010 a decrease of more than 40 per cent.
Officers say that though there are many factors contributing to the loss of these lives they believe that speeding, drivers and passengers not wearing seatbelts and drivers using mobile phones have played a significant role in many of these deaths.
Operation Dice has been set up to tackle drivers putting their own lives and that of passengers and other road users at risk through driving dangerously and flouting speeding, seat belt and mobile phone laws.
The campaign asks drivers to slow down, belt up and switch off their mobiles and will be featured on poster, bus side and road side advertising.
Chief Constable Peter Fahy said: "The real cost of road collisions is the loss of precious lives and the devastation it causes to the family and friends of the deceased. Their pain and loss can be felt for decades and most people never really get over it.
“It can also profoundly affect people who have caused the deaths and can leave them physically and emotionally scarred.
“Speed is a major factor in pedestrian fatalities with research showing that those involved in a 30mph collision generally survive while those hit at 40mph do not. I urge drivers to consider this when they get behind the wheel and drive with due care and consideration to weather and road conditions.
“Mobile phones, Sat Navs and car stereos distract drivers preventing them paying full attention to driving safely and are a major cause of many collisions. Using the phone while driving, whether hands-free or not is a serious distraction and the safest option is to switch it off before you start the car.
“Drivers should also ensure that they and everyone in their vehicle is wearing a seat belt however short the journey."
The campaign is being supported by June Webb who lost her daughter Jodie Webb on her 21st birthday in August 2000 in a road collision. Jodie’s friend Joanne Greenwood also aged 21 also lost her life in the crash.
The launch of the campaign took place at the Road Peace Memorial Garden in Beswick, set up in memory of Jodie and Joanne and others who have lost their lives on our roads.
Vist Dicing with Death for more information.
To find out more about policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Excessive drinking is not only dangerous to your health but can leave you vulnerable to crime and violence.
Think Safe Drink Safe aims to reduce alcohol-related crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour across Greater Manchester while promoting a safe night out.
Find out more about Think Safe Drink Safe.
The campaign was introduced following national concern about the developing rise in 'binge drinking' and promotes responsible drinking, raises awareness of the potential problems excessive drinking can lead to and encourages and promote the use of safe transport home.
Think Safe, Drink Safe was used effectively when changes to the licensing laws were introduced in November 2005 and police powers were increased including expanded closure powers and higher penalties for public order offences and drunk and disorderly.
As part of the campaign a variety of successful initiatives have been introduced across the Force area to discourage binge drinking and prevent alcohol related crime.
All Think Safe, Drink Safe initiatives are supported by a high profile, internationally acclaimed, advertising and marketing campaign, which features key messages such as 'Pace your drinks', 'Plan your night out' and 'Stay with friends'.
The campaign attempts to attack the culture of binge drinking and provides helpful advice and safety messages to late-night drinkers
Remember the following when planning a night out:
*Avoid trouble by walking away. If a friend starts becoming aggressive, calm them down , remove them from the situation and encourage them to sober up.
*Pace your drinks.
*Drink plenty of water.
*Always try to eat something before a night out.
*Don’t leave your drink unattended, even when going to the toilet.
*Never accept a drink from anyone you do not completely trust.
*Stay with friends or in a group.
*Go out together and leave together. Do not wander off from your friends without letting anyone know where you are going and arrange a meeting point in case you do get separated.
Take safe transport
*Pre-book a taxi to take you home and arrange to be picked up from a safe, and well-lit meeting point.
*Make sure the taxi you ordered is the one you get into.
*Know the car details and ensure the driver knows what name it was booked under.
*Find out where taxi ranks are and try to choose staffed ones.
*If alone, book a taxi firm you know and trust. Do not get a private hire car (they look like a normal car) unless you have booked them first. Only hackney carriages (traditional black cabs) are insured to carry passengers who have flagged them down.
*Always sit in the back, preferably behind the driver.
*Night buses run until around 3am in parts of Greater Manchester. Find out when the last bus leaves so that you don't become stranded.
*Try to catch the bus from stops with bus loaders. If there isn't any in your town, use well-lit bus stops in busy areas.
*If alone, sit as near to the driver as possible and avoid empty upper decks.
*Tell the driver or guard if someone bothers you.
*Avoid walking home alone. If you have no other choice, walk in the middle of the pavement, avoid short cuts and face ongoing traffic.
*If you think you are being followed, cross the street several times. If you still think you are being followed, walk to the busiest area you can find or knock on somebody's door.
To find out more please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Meeting some of the new intake of students.
Greater Manchester Police is launching a major operation that will see up to 50 officers and PCSOs a day on the streets to help prevent students becoming victims of crime.
Police in Manchester, Salford and Bolton will work alongside councils and universities to keep students safe by carrying out covert operations to catch thieves operating in student areas, high visibility patrols in hot spot areas, video cameras will be used to gather intelligence and known offenders of student crime will be targeted. PCSOs will also visit the homes of students who live in vulnerable areas to carry out crime prevention surveys and provide advice.
Officers will deliver safety talks to welcome new students to the city and urge them to become more security savvy. While other students will be shown a short film, featuring GMP officers, Manchester students and ex-offenders, about how to keep themselves and their property safe. Letters will also be sent home to parents of students to encourage them to keep an eye on their safety.
Chief Superintendent Stuart Barton, heading up operation Student Safe, said: “Greater Manchester is a fantastic place for people to study and we want to welcome new and returning students. However, many students become so busy enjoying their new lives that they forget personal safety issues, so we’re here to help them.
“There are a small number of predatory offenders who specifically target students, but we aim to stay one step ahead of them to stop them in their tracks.
“Policing operations will take place throughout the academic year and Neighbourhood Policing Teams will be on hand to ensure that students know how to protect themselves and their property. The on-campus teams will also hold police surgeries to deal with the concerns of the university students.
“However, there are some really simple steps that students can take to protect themselves from becoming a victim of crime - while out and about, stick to well-lit areas, stay in groups, pace your drinks and keep valuables such as phones and MP3 players out of sight.
“At your student accommodation, make sure that doors and windows are locked, even when you are in, and remember to set the alarm. If you’re going out at night, leave a light on to give the impression someone is home.”
To view the Operation Student Safe film please click here.
Students are also encouraged to register their valuables on www.immobilise.com. It’s a quick, easy and free way of logging the details of your property on a national database that police can access and compare against items that have been found or recovered from suspected criminals.
For more advice on keeping safe, students can join us on Facebook and search for Manchester Student Safety, or visit www.gmp.police.uk
Visit twitter.com/#!/gmpolice to follow Greater Manchester Police on Twitter.
Road safety campaigners joined forces today (24 October) on Albert Square, Manchester to demonstrate how the emergency services work together to rescue road accident victims trapped under cars.
The dramatic stunt was staged by the emergency services to highlight the dangers posed to cyclists and bikers straying into the blind spots of HGVs and buses. It was timed to coincide with a potential increase in cyclist and biker deaths and serious injuries due to mornings and evenings being darker in the winter months.
In the five years 2007/2011 there have been 12 motorcyclists and pedal cyclists killed and 44 seriously injured as a result of accidents with HGVs and buses on the roads of Greater Manchester. In the same period five road deaths and 10 serious injuries occurred where the driver’s vision was affected by the vehicle’s blind spot.
Campaigners say that cyclists, bikers and HGV drivers should take extra care when sharing the road to ensure that they are visible to each other. Drivers should especially watch out for cyclists when turning left.
Cyclists are warned to give HGVs a wide berth and remember that behind a lorry is the safest place to be. They should also move forward when stopped in front of a truck and only overtake on the right when safe to do so to ensure that they remain visible to the driver.
This increased policing focus on road safety is a part of Operation Dice launched earlier this year in response to a shocking increase in road deaths in 2011 when 75 people lost their lives on the roads of Greater Manchester. This was an increase of 42 per cent on the previous year and reversed a long term downward trend in road deaths.
Under Operation Dice Greater Manchester Police is working with other emergency services and partners to increase public awareness of the ‘fatal four’ factors that feature in most road accidents ie drink driving, speeding, drivers using mobile phones and drivers and passengers not wearing seatbelts.
It also tackles drivers putting their own lives and that of their passengers and road users at risk through dangerous driving and flouting road safety laws.
Inspector Paul Rowe from GMP’s Roads Policing Unit said; “Stay safe, stay back is the most important message we can give to cyclists and bikers. They, by the very nature of their mode of transport are especially vulnerable on the roads and should along with other road users take extra care when sharing our roads.
“Visibility is the key factor in many traffic accidents and cyclists and bikers can increase theirs by good road positioning, ensuring they use front and rear lights and wearing high-vis clothing.
Area Manager Dave Keelan, GMFRS’ Head of Prevention Services, said: “Our fire fighters rescue more people from road traffic collisions than they do from house fires, so we’re committed to improving the safety on our roads.
“We know what devastation a road traffic collision can have, not only on those involved but on their family and the wider community. We are determined to do all we can to reduce these collisions and the number of people that are killed or seriously injured on our roads.”
Karen Delaney from DriveSafe said: “Greater Manchester has some of the busiest roads in the country and being a major hub for commercial activity has more than its fair share of HGVs either visiting or passing through the county. Road safety is the responsibility of all road users so I would urge everyone, especially in the dark mornings and evenings to take extra care and give each other loads of room so everyone can get home safe.”
Vist Dicing with Death for more information.
To find out more about policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Road safety campaigners joined forces today (24 October) on Albert Square, Manchester to demonstrate how the emergency services work together to rescue road accident victims trapped under cars.
The dramatic stunt was staged by the emergency services to highlight the dangers posed to cyclists and bikers straying into the blind spots of HGVs and buses. It was timed to coincide with a potential increase in cyclist and biker deaths and serious injuries due to mornings and evenings being darker in the winter months.
In the five years 2007/2011 there have been 12 motorcyclists and pedal cyclists killed and 44 seriously injured as a result of accidents with HGVs and buses on the roads of Greater Manchester. In the same period five road deaths and 10 serious injuries occurred where the driver’s vision was affected by the vehicle’s blind spot.
Campaigners say that cyclists, bikers and HGV drivers should take extra care when sharing the road to ensure that they are visible to each other. Drivers should especially watch out for cyclists when turning left.
Cyclists are warned to give HGVs a wide berth and remember that behind a lorry is the safest place to be. They should also move forward when stopped in front of a truck and only overtake on the right when safe to do so to ensure that they remain visible to the driver.
This increased policing focus on road safety is a part of Operation Dice launched earlier this year in response to a shocking increase in road deaths in 2011 when 75 people lost their lives on the roads of Greater Manchester. This was an increase of 42 per cent on the previous year and reversed a long term downward trend in road deaths.
Under Operation Dice Greater Manchester Police is working with other emergency services and partners to increase public awareness of the ‘fatal four’ factors that feature in most road accidents ie drink driving, speeding, drivers using mobile phones and drivers and passengers not wearing seatbelts.
It also tackles drivers putting their own lives and that of their passengers and road users at risk through dangerous driving and flouting road safety laws.
Inspector Paul Rowe from GMP’s Roads Policing Unit said; “Stay safe, stay back is the most important message we can give to cyclists and bikers. They, by the very nature of their mode of transport are especially vulnerable on the roads and should along with other road users take extra care when sharing our roads.
“Visibility is the key factor in many traffic accidents and cyclists and bikers can increase theirs by good road positioning, ensuring they use front and rear lights and wearing high-vis clothing.
Area Manager Dave Keelan, GMFRS’ Head of Prevention Services, said: “Our fire fighters rescue more people from road traffic collisions than they do from house fires, so we’re committed to improving the safety on our roads.
“We know what devastation a road traffic collision can have, not only on those involved but on their family and the wider community. We are determined to do all we can to reduce these collisions and the number of people that are killed or seriously injured on our roads.”
Karen Delaney from DriveSafe said: “Greater Manchester has some of the busiest roads in the country and being a major hub for commercial activity has more than its fair share of HGVs either visiting or passing through the county. Road safety is the responsibility of all road users so I would urge everyone, especially in the dark mornings and evenings to take extra care and give each other loads of room so everyone can get home safe.”
Vist Dicing with Death for more information.
To find out more about policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Chief Constable Peter Fahy with one of the buses.
Greater Manchester Police yesterday (Monday 2 April) launched a campaign urging people not to dice with death on the region’s roads.
Recent statistics show that 75 people lost their lives on the roads of Greater Manchester in 2011 compared to 53 in the previous year, an increase of 42 per cent.
The increase comes against a background trend of decreasing road deaths that has seen fatalities drop from 90 in 2006 to 53 in 2010 a decrease of more than 40 per cent.
Officers say that though there are many factors contributing to the loss of these lives they believe that speeding, drivers and passengers not wearing seatbelts and drivers using mobile phones have played a significant role in many of these deaths.
Operation Dice has been set up to tackle drivers putting their own lives and that of passengers and other road users at risk through driving dangerously and flouting speeding, seat belt and mobile phone laws.
The campaign asks drivers to slow down, belt up and switch off their mobiles and will be featured on poster, bus side and road side advertising.
Chief Constable Peter Fahy said: "The real cost of road collisions is the loss of precious lives and the devastation it causes to the family and friends of the deceased. Their pain and loss can be felt for decades and most people never really get over it.
“It can also profoundly affect people who have caused the deaths and can leave them physically and emotionally scarred.
“Speed is a major factor in pedestrian fatalities with research showing that those involved in a 30mph collision generally survive while those hit at 40mph do not. I urge drivers to consider this when they get behind the wheel and drive with due care and consideration to weather and road conditions.
“Mobile phones, Sat Navs and car stereos distract drivers preventing them paying full attention to driving safely and are a major cause of many collisions. Using the phone while driving, whether hands-free or not is a serious distraction and the safest option is to switch it off before you start the car.
“Drivers should also ensure that they and everyone in their vehicle is wearing a seat belt however short the journey."
The campaign is being supported by June Webb who lost her daughter Jodie Webb on her 21st birthday in August 2000 in a road collision. Jodie’s friend Joanne Greenwood also aged 21 also lost her life in the crash.
The launch of the campaign took place at the Road Peace Memorial Garden in Beswick, set up in memory of Jodie and Joanne and others who have lost their lives on our roads.
Vist Dicing with Death for more information.
To find out more about policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Inspector Andy Sidebotham and the Student Safe team with the advans.
Greater Manchester Police recently set up a mock-student house complete with insecurities as part of a drive to raise awareness on crime.
The house echoed that of a student’s, with valuables on view and windows and doors unlocked. It was situated at University Place at Oxford Road in Manchester and was supported by two advertising vans that had been driving through the university areas of Rusholme, Fallowfield and Withington encouraging students and residents to lock their windows and doors.
The drive was part of an initiative by Greater Manchester Police’s student safe team to crackdown on student crime, raise awareness and bring offenders to justice.
Inspector Andy Sidebotham said: “I hope that this initiative will highlight to students and the wider community the importance of protecting themselves and staying one step ahead of a offenders.
“All crime in the university area was reduced by nine per cent between 1 January to 21 February 2012 compared to the same period the previous year a drop in 63 incidents. This is a very positive sign and it is good to see these results.
“The operation is just one of our many tactics to support students and help keep Manchester a safe place for everyone living in this city.
“Students can also help themselves from becoming a victim of crime by following a few pieces of advice - while out and about, stick to well-lit areas, stay in groups, pace your drinks and keep valuables such as phones and MP3 players out of sight.
“While in your student accommodation, make sure that doors and windows are locked, even when you are in, and remember to set the alarm. If you’re going out at night, leave a light on to give the impression someone is home.”
The force has also produced a Student Survival Guide video featuring both students and former offenders to help get the safety and security messages across.
For more information about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Inspector Paul Rowe in the vehicle's blind spot.
Road safety campaigners joined forces today (24 October) on Albert Square, Manchester to demonstrate how the emergency services work together to rescue road accident victims trapped under cars.
The dramatic stunt was staged by the emergency services to highlight the dangers posed to cyclists and bikers straying into the blind spots of HGVs and buses. It was timed to coincide with a potential increase in cyclist and biker deaths and serious injuries due to mornings and evenings being darker in the winter months.
In the five years 2007/2011 there have been 12 motorcyclists and pedal cyclists killed and 44 seriously injured as a result of accidents with HGVs and buses on the roads of Greater Manchester. In the same period five road deaths and 10 serious injuries occurred where the driver’s vision was affected by the vehicle’s blind spot.
Campaigners say that cyclists, bikers and HGV drivers should take extra care when sharing the road to ensure that they are visible to each other. Drivers should especially watch out for cyclists when turning left.
Cyclists are warned to give HGVs a wide berth and remember that behind a lorry is the safest place to be. They should also move forward when stopped in front of a truck and only overtake on the right when safe to do so to ensure that they remain visible to the driver.
This increased policing focus on road safety is a part of Operation Dice launched earlier this year in response to a shocking increase in road deaths in 2011 when 75 people lost their lives on the roads of Greater Manchester. This was an increase of 42 per cent on the previous year and reversed a long term downward trend in road deaths.
Under Operation Dice Greater Manchester Police is working with other emergency services and partners to increase public awareness of the ‘fatal four’ factors that feature in most road accidents ie drink driving, speeding, drivers using mobile phones and drivers and passengers not wearing seatbelts.
It also tackles drivers putting their own lives and that of their passengers and road users at risk through dangerous driving and flouting road safety laws.
Inspector Paul Rowe from GMP’s Roads Policing Unit said; “Stay safe, stay back is the most important message we can give to cyclists and bikers. They, by the very nature of their mode of transport are especially vulnerable on the roads and should along with other road users take extra care when sharing our roads.
“Visibility is the key factor in many traffic accidents and cyclists and bikers can increase theirs by good road positioning, ensuring they use front and rear lights and wearing high-vis clothing.
Area Manager Dave Keelan, GMFRS’ Head of Prevention Services, said: “Our fire fighters rescue more people from road traffic collisions than they do from house fires, so we’re committed to improving the safety on our roads.
“We know what devastation a road traffic collision can have, not only on those involved but on their family and the wider community. We are determined to do all we can to reduce these collisions and the number of people that are killed or seriously injured on our roads.”
Karen Delaney from DriveSafe said: “Greater Manchester has some of the busiest roads in the country and being a major hub for commercial activity has more than its fair share of HGVs either visiting or passing through the county. Road safety is the responsibility of all road users so I would urge everyone, especially in the dark mornings and evenings to take extra care and give each other loads of room so everyone can get home safe.”
Vist Dicing with Death for more information.
To find out more about policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
The Tenters Pub It was built around 1850 and remodelled around 1925 but despite its local importance it was never a protected structure.
I first came across the Tenters Pub on Mill Street in July 2012 when I took part in a historic walking tour organised by Pat Liddy. Back then it was unused but the building appeared to be in reasonable condition. The upper parts of the building had modern windows and according to Pat the building had, in general been well maintained, but was decaying rapidly as it had been derelict for many years.
In 2016 BAM Property applied for permission to knock down the pub’s facade and build a replica, claiming that the structure was rotten. There were many objections to the demolition of the building and while I do not know the exact agreement my photographs from 2017 show that not much of the structure was retained. It is now part of a Hotel and Student Accommodation Complex.
In the 12th century, King Henry II of England decreed that an Abbey of St Thomas the Martyr be established on land close to the modern church of St Catherine in Dublin. The monks of the Abbey were given extensive lands to the west of the city as well as privileges and powers to control trade within their “liberty”, hence the name the Liberties.
In the 16th and 17th centuries the area had a large Huguenot population and it became a centre of excellence in wool production. The cloth needed to be stretched and dried on tenterhooks in the fields between what is now O’Curry Avenue and Clarence Mangan Road and the area was known locally as the Tenters.
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We recently discovered this image in the archives of our Force Museum. It forms part of a series of slides probably used by officers giving talks on home security to residents.
While the image probably dates from the 1970s, the message is still as relevant today.
Bogus callers come in many shapes and sizes. They could be children, women, or men and be dressed in all types of clothing from overalls to suits. Bogus callers come in many shapes and sizes. They could be male or female and be dressed in all types of clothing, from overalls to suits. They often pose as representatives of respected organisations to gain the trust of their victims.
Always check the credentials of any callers at your door.
Visit our web pages on home security for more information about doorstep crime.
From the collection of the Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives.
For a wider range of information about Greater Manchester Police please visit www.gmp.police.uk
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Greater Manchester Police is launching a major operation that will see up to 50 officers and PCSOs a day on the streets to help prevent students becoming victims of crime.
Police in Manchester, Salford and Bolton will work alongside councils and universities to keep students safe by carrying out covert operations to catch thieves operating in student areas, high visibility patrols in hot spot areas, video cameras will be used to gather intelligence and known offenders of student crime will be targeted. PCSOs will also visit the homes of students who live in vulnerable areas to carry out crime prevention surveys and provide advice.
Officers will deliver safety talks to welcome new students to the city and urge them to become more security savvy. While other students will be shown a short film, featuring GMP officers, Manchester students and ex-offenders, about how to keep themselves and their property safe. Letters will also be sent home to parents of students to encourage them to keep an eye on their safety.
Chief Superintendent Stuart Barton, heading up operation Student Safe, said: “Greater Manchester is a fantastic place for people to study and we want to welcome new and returning students. However, many students become so busy enjoying their new lives that they forget personal safety issues, so we’re here to help them.
“There are a small number of predatory offenders who specifically target students, but we aim to stay one step ahead of them to stop them in their tracks.
“Policing operations will take place throughout the academic year and Neighbourhood Policing Teams will be on hand to ensure that students know how to protect themselves and their property. The on-campus teams will also hold police surgeries to deal with the concerns of the university students.
“However, there are some really simple steps that students can take to protect themselves from becoming a victim of crime - while out and about, stick to well-lit areas, stay in groups, pace your drinks and keep valuables such as phones and MP3 players out of sight.
“At your student accommodation, make sure that doors and windows are locked, even when you are in, and remember to set the alarm. If you’re going out at night, leave a light on to give the impression someone is home.”
To view the Operation Student Safe film please click here.
Students are also encouraged to register their valuables on www.immobilise.com. It’s a quick, easy and free way of logging the details of your property on a national database that police can access and compare against items that have been found or recovered from suspected criminals.
For more advice on keeping safe, students can join us on Facebook and search for Manchester Student Safety, or visit www.gmp.police.uk
Visit twitter.com/#!/gmpolice to follow Greater Manchester Police on Twitter.