themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-28--Locked up: Our round up of criminals jailed in Greater Manchester this week

We are reaching the end of the month and the courts continue to be busy .
People have been locked up for all manner of criminal offences with M.E.N .
reporters there to cover the most serious .
There was the 'tourism burglars ' who stole thousands of pounds worth of jewellery from Cheshire homeowners .
There was also the man who took a machete to McDonald 's before almost totally amputating another customer 's hand .
Despite the coronavirus outbreak , and recent UK lockdown , prison sentences are still being handed out and people are still being locked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some of the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester over the past week .
'Predatory ' teenage paedophile raped seven-year-old boy a decade before he went to jail for sexually assaulting a baby A 'predatory ' paedophile has been convicted of raping a seven-year-old boy - years before he went to jail for sexually assaulting a newborn baby .
Liam Marrow was 16-years-old when he targeted , groomed and twice raped a seven-year-old boy in Wigan .
He also attempted to rape the boy again .
It was only in 2018 that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and report what had happened to him as a young child .
In the meantime , Marrow was convicted after trial of two counts of sexual assault by penetration of a newborn baby girl and was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment and six years on licence in 2013 at Preston Crown Court .
Now 32 , Marrow has again been convicted following a trail .
This time for two counts of rape and one count of attempted rape of the young boy in Wigan .
He was on Friday sentenced at Bolton Crown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the time , twice lured his infant victim into a concealed wooded area on common land before raping him , heard the court .
Marrow also attempted to rape the child , this time in a neighbour 's back garden and was only stopped when a third party intervened .
Marrow has been in jail for seven years after being convicted of sexually assaulting a newborn and was due for parole in September - even finding accommodation on the outside , said Mr Akin-Olugbade .
That has now 'fallen by the wayside ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deemed that Marrow is still of 'significant risk to the public ' and sentenced him to another 12 years imprisonment and six years on licence , to be served concurrently with his prior sentence .
The judge instructed that Marrow is not to be released until at least two-thirds of his time in prison has been served and a parole board has reviewed his case .
The 'tourism burglars ' who stole thousands of pounds worth of jewellery from Cheshire homeowners - including ex-Manchester United keeper Two men who stole thousands of pounds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cheshire homes - including one belonging to former Manchester United goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak - have been jailed .
Jorge Pinto Vallejos , 27 , and Jamie Duarte Vera , 40 , both from Chile , were part of an organised crime group which ransacked houses in Alderley Edge and Prestbury in the weeks running up to Christmas last year .
Cheshire Police said the men , who they described as coming to the country for 'tourism burglary ' , stole an estimated total of £170,000-worth of goods – which included a £30,000 Patek @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a platinum wedding ring .
They were caught after targeting Kuszczak 's home for a second time .
Vallejos admitted five burglaries and one attempted burglary while Vera pleaded guilty to three burglaries , one attempted burglary and one offence of going equipped after he was found with a rucksack containing screwdrivers and tools .
Vallejos was jailed for three years and eight months , while Vera was semnetnced to three years and four months in prison .
Both men will be deported after serving their sentences , police said .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's sister and threatened to ‘ burn the house down ’ A controlling thug who repeatedly threatened to burn the house down of his ex-partner ’ s sister after smashing her windows with a brick has been jailed .
Graham Peet , 36 , had been in a relationship with the woman for two years , but it had been ‘ underpinned ’ with violence and she had difficulties leaving him .
In October last year , he was seen shouting at her in a van and punching her to the head , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the couple split up , Peet , of no fixed abode , went round to her sister ’ s house in Leicester in search of his ex and threw a brick through her front window , narrowly missing her five-year-old son who was sitting in the living room .
He then sent ‘ chilling ’ texts to her sister , threatening to ‘ burn the house down and set fire to the front door ’ .
He added : “ I ’ ll put the whole family at risk , trust me , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fixed abode , was sentenced to a total of 10 months imprisonment and was banned from contacting her family indefinitely under the terms of a restraining order .
A man has been jailed after sexually assaulting his granddaughter on numerous occasions .
The man , who can not be named at risk of identifying the victim , admitted to five counts of sexual assault on a child under 13 , three offences of sexual assault and one count of causing a child to engage in sexual activity .
All of the offences took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kearsley , while her grandfather was babysitting her and her siblings , prosecution barrister Andrew Mackintosh told Bolton Crown Court .
The abuse was uncovered following a specific incident in 2018 , in which the girl 's father witnessed a sexual assault on one of the security cameras installed in the house .
Honorary Recorder of Bolton , Judge Martin Walsh , sentenced the man to five years and four months imprisonment .
Gunman told uncle 'don ’ t f****** mess with me ' after shooting him in the foot following row A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his uncle to the foot and telling him 'don ’ t f****** mess with me ' , a court heard .
Daniel Matthews , 35 , also shot at a Land Rover parked near his ex-girlfriend 's home a fortnight earlier .
Now Matthews has received a sentence of more than 20 years for the shocking shootings , both committed in broad daylight .
They included one count of section 18 wounding ; two counts of possessing a firearm while committing an offence ; two counts of possessing a firearm while prohibited ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; one count of possessing a bladed article ; one count of possessing five firearms while prohibited ; two counts of possessing disguised firearms ; and three counts of possessing prohibited weapons .
Matthews , of Anfield Close , Moston , received an extended sentence , comprising of 16 years in jail , and a further five years on licence .
He must serve two-thirds of his custodial sentence in prison , and will have to satisfy the Parole Board that he is safe to be released .
Man spat in the face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ pig ’ A man has been jailed for eight weeks after spitting in the face of a police officer and calling him ‘ pig ’ .
Paramedics were called by two patrolling officers who found Geoffrey Iverson , 27 , leaning against a building in Manchester city centre unresponsive .
Whilst observations were taking place , Iverson came round and began pulling off the heart rate monitor from his finger before telling the emergency workers he wanted to go , Manchester Magistrates Court heard .
He then asked them for a lift @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best way to go .
Iverson , of no fixed abode , then ‘ arched ’ his neck back and forcefully spat at one of the officers - it hit him in the face .
As he was being arrested he continued trying to spit at them and called the officer a ‘ c**t ’ and ‘ pig ’ .
Iverson pleaded guilty to one charge of assaulting an emergency worker .
Iverson , of no fixed abode , was sentenced to eight weeks imprisonment and ordered to pay £100 compensation to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after contacting sex-workers while on duty and meeting them for sex A GMP police officer who contacted sex workers while on duty and met them for sex has been jailed .
PC Christopher Taylor , 36 , was jailed for eight months at Liverpool Crown Court after pleading guilty to misconduct in a public office .
PC Taylor , previously based at GMP ’ s Openshaw complex , was suspended from duty when his crimes first came to light in March 2019 .
An investigation by GMP ’ s Anti-Corruption Unit found that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a number of occasions whilst he was on duty .
On two occasions , Taylor met one of the women for sex while off duty .
He also met other sex workers and used their services .
The investigation also found that PC Taylor had carried out over 700 unauthorised searches of secure information held on GMP systems between June 2017 and March 2019 .
Taylor was jailed after he previously pleaded guilty to two counts of misconduct in a public office and one count of breaching section 1 of the Computer Misuse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meet a '13-year-old girl ' and sent sick child abuse pictures to 'like-minded ' men A married paedophile who tried to meet up with a '13-year-old girl ' he had groomed , and sent sick child abuse pictures to 'like-minded ' men , has been jailed .
Shaun Gillings , 49 , believed he was meeting up with a young girl named 'Daisy ' in a car park in Eccles .
He had been chatting to the '13-year-old ' for over a month on Kik , an instant messaging app , before arranging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The grandad had also sent her explicit pictures of himself , Minshull Street Crown Court heard .
But Gillings was in fact being snared by a police officer posing as 'Daisy ' and was arrested in January when he showed up at their meeting place .
He now been jailed for three years and four months .
Gillings , of no fixed abode , pleaded guilty to four counts of distributing indecent images ; three counts of downloading indecent images ; six counts of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a child to view an image of sexual activity ; one count of attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming .
He was also made subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 10 years and must sign the sex offenders register for life .
The drug addict jailed after he went into shop with samurai sword and said ' I need help' A drug addict walked into a shop with a samurai sword and said `` I need help '' , a court heard .
Lee Cope , 38 , has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incident at a convenience store in Eccles , Salford .
The court was told he was suffering from a 'mental health crisis ' at the time .
When he went into the shop on Parrin Lane , on a Saturday night in February at about 8pm , Cope asked staff to call the police .
He went outside , then walked back into the shop but left again in an 'agitated state ' after being told the police had n't been called .
Officers did arrive later , and he told them : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Manchester Crown Court he was jailed for six months , the minimum sentence he could expect having previously been convicted of two offences of possessing offensive weapons .
Cope , of Barton Lane , Eccles , has reduced his amphetamine use and hopes to make a 'fresh start ' when he is released from prison , the court was told .
Vicious bully threatened ex with hammer , punched her dog and said he would petrol bomb her house A vicious bully who repeatedly punched his ex-girlfriend 's dog and threatened to petrol @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dale Stanley left his former partner feeling “ numb ” and “ terrified ” following two violent ordeals earlier this year .
The victim woke to find the 25-year-old in her bedroom holding a knife in the early hours of April 11 .
She said he was sat on a stool staring at her .
When the victim questioned him and tried to take the blade , he “ went mental ” and cut her leg during the tussle .
Bolton Crown Court heard how she threw the knife out the bedroom window @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Leigh , left the house .
However he returned just three days later to subject her to more terrifying abuse .
Dale Stanley pleaded guilty to threatening to damage or destroy property , criminal damage and two counts of assault by beating .
He also breached his community order from a previous offence of being in possession of class A drugs with intent to supply .
He was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for all offences and handed a five-year restraining order .
The woman banned from owning a wig after stealing and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jailed and banned from town centre shops after stealing and assaulting people .
Natalie Belfield , 34 , has been put in prison after pleading guilty to nine counts of theft and two charges of assault , say Greater Manchester Police 's Bolton South team .
Belfield has also been forbidden from owning a wig and has been ordered to pay her assault victims compensation after she attacked them .
Belfield , of Harper Green Road , will no longer be able to enter Farnworth town centre shops or Tesco in Longcauseway .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ prison and has been told to pay her assault victims a total of £100 in compensation , say the police .
The man who chopped off McDonald 's customer 's hand with a machete A man who took a machete to McDonald 's before almost totally amputating another customer 's hand has been jailed .
Jordan Hughes , 22 , went out in the middle of the night with the huge 40cm blade hidden down his trousers .
The Liverpool Echo reports he carried out the horrifying attack on Samuel Liggett , 20 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reattach his left hand .
Hughes later posted a picture of himself spattered in blood on Snapchat - 'revelling ' in what he had done .
Judge Woodhall said Hughes was dangerous and jailed him for 12 years , with an extended three years on licence .
He must spend at least two thirds of the sentence - eight years - behind bars before he is eligible for parole .
Judge Woodhall also made an indefinite restraining order to protect the victim .
Hughes showed no emotion as he was sent down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while trying to get away from police A banned driver who knocked down a tree while trying to get away from police has been jailed .
Mustafa Isik , 34 , who was banned from driving for three years weeks before the incident , was caught behind the wheel of a black Audi in Trafford , in September 2019 .
Officers recognised Isik on Chester Road and realised he was a disqualified driver .
He turned onto Poplar Grove , and reversed and crashed into a parked car twice .
Police got out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop , on September 30 last year .
He began to drive towards one of the officers , before swerving around police and hitting a tree .
He knocked the tree over before making off 'at speed ' , prosecutor Daniel Lister told Minshull Street Crown Court .
Isik later admitted dangerous driving , driving while disqualified and possession of amphetamine .
Judge Neild sentenced Isik to eight months in jail , and banned him from driving for three years and four months .
The thug who left father-of-the-bride with 'catastrophic ' injuries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is the thug who left a father with 'catastrophic ' injuries after he went to help his son during a brawl on a stag do .
Nicholas Loftus , 29 , punched Gary Haysom with considerable force , causing him to fall unconscious after banging his head on the road outside Printworks .
Mr Haysom , now 61 , was part of a group of friends and family who had travelled to Manchester for a night out from their home in Somerset to celebrate the marriage of his daughter , Amie , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he spent 11 months in hospital and rehabilitation after suffering a significant brain injury .
His daughter 's wedding had to be postponed but Mr Haysom , a former builder , was later able to walk her down the aisle using a walking stick after being allowed out of hospital for the day .
Earlier this week at Manchester Crown Court , Loftus , who previously served in the Army until being medically discharged , was jailed for 18 months .
Loftus , 29 , of Floyd Avenue , Chorlton , pleaded guilty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Sofian Bouskouchi , who swung a wrench at Mr Haysom but missed , was also jailed , receiving a 12 month sentence .
The 28-year-old of Clarendon Road West , Chorlton , admitted affray and possessing an offensive weapon .
Deniro Collins , who was also with Loftus and Bouskouchi , received a 12 month sentence , suspended for 18 months .
Father-of-two launched racist attack on neighbour hitting him 10 times with cosh A father-of-two has been jailed after launching a brutal and racist attack on his neighbour , hitting him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cosh and calling him a ‘ f***ing P**i ’ .
Jordan Murphy , 26 , had already drunkenly broken into another house on the same road as his address , and frightened a woman as he asked her for drugs .
He then pulled his pants down , causing her to think he was going to urinate , then threatened to steal her TV off the wall , Minshull Street Crown Court heard .
Murphy , of Rochdale , then stole the woman ’ s phone as she was using it , threatening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t get him some drugs .
Moments later he called for his neighbour to come outside and acted aggressively towards him , staring at him and moving forwards whilst he held his right hand behind his back .
As the neighbour tried to calm him down , Murphy ‘ lunged ’ at him , calling him a ‘ f***ing P**i ’ and began hitting him with a baton he had hidden behind his back .
The man put his arms up to protect his head as he was hit ten times , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had been broken ’ , but only received cuts and bruising .
Murphy pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm which was racially aggravated , possession of an offensive weapon and burglary .
He was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment .

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We are reaching the end of the month and the courts continue to be busy.
People have been locked up for all manner of criminal offences with M.E.N. reporters there to cover the most serious.
There was the 'tourism burglars' who stole thousands of pounds worth of jewellery from Cheshire homeowners.
There was also the man who took a machete to McDonald's before almost totally amputating another customer's hand.
Despite the coronavirus outbreak, and recent UK lockdown, prison sentences are still being handed out and people are still being locked up for their offences.
Here are some of the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester over the past week.
'Predatory' teenage paedophile raped seven-year-old boy a decade before he went to jail for sexually assaulting a baby
A 'predatory' paedophile has been convicted of raping a seven-year-old boy - years before he went to jail for sexually assaulting a newborn baby.
Liam Marrow was 16-years-old when he targeted, groomed and twice raped a seven-year-old boy in Wigan. He also attempted to rape the boy again.
It was only in 2018 that the brave victim felt able to come forward and report what had happened to him as a young child.
In the meantime, Marrow was convicted after trial of two counts of sexual assault by penetration of a newborn baby girl and was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment and six years on licence in 2013 at Preston Crown Court.
Now 32, Marrow has again been convicted following a trail. This time for two counts of rape and one count of attempted rape of the young boy in Wigan. He was on Friday sentenced at Bolton Crown Court.
Marrow, a teenager at the time, twice lured his infant victim into a concealed wooded area on common land before raping him, heard the court.
Marrow also attempted to rape the child, this time in a neighbour's back garden and was only stopped when a third party intervened.
Marrow has been in jail for seven years after being convicted of sexually assaulting a newborn and was due for parole in September - even finding accommodation on the outside, said Mr Akin-Olugbade.
That has now 'fallen by the wayside', said the defence.
Judge Walsh deemed that Marrow is still of 'significant risk to the public' and sentenced him to another 12 years imprisonment and six years on licence, to be served concurrently with his prior sentence.
The judge instructed that Marrow is not to be released until at least two-thirds of his time in prison has been served and a parole board has reviewed his case.
The 'tourism burglars' who stole thousands of pounds worth of jewellery from Cheshire homeowners - including ex-Manchester United keeper
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Two men who stole thousands of pounds worth of jewellery and watches from luxury Cheshire homes - including one belonging to former Manchester United goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak - have been jailed.
Jorge Pinto Vallejos, 27, and Jamie Duarte Vera, 40, both from Chile, were part of an organised crime group which ransacked houses in Alderley Edge and Prestbury in the weeks running up to Christmas last year.
Cheshire Police said the men, who they described as coming to the country for 'tourism burglary', stole an estimated total of £170,000-worth of goods – which included a £30,000 Patek Philippe watch, diamond bracelets, shotguns and a platinum wedding ring.
They were caught after targeting Kuszczak's home for a second time.
Vallejos admitted five burglaries and one attempted burglary while Vera pleaded guilty to three burglaries, one attempted burglary and one offence of going equipped after he was found with a rucksack containing screwdrivers and tools.
Vallejos was jailed for three years and eight months, while Vera was semnetnced to three years and four months in prison.
Both men will be deported after serving their sentences, police said.
The controlling thug who smashed windows of ex's sister and threatened to ‘burn the house down’
A controlling thug who repeatedly threatened to burn the house down of his ex-partner’s sister after smashing her windows with a brick has been jailed.
Graham Peet, 36, had been in a relationship with the woman for two years, but it had been ‘underpinned’ with violence and she had difficulties leaving him.
In October last year, he was seen shouting at her in a van and punching her to the head, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
After the couple split up, Peet, of no fixed abode, went round to her sister’s house in Leicester in search of his ex and threw a brick through her front window, narrowly missing her five-year-old son who was sitting in the living room.
He then sent ‘chilling’ texts to her sister, threatening to ‘burn the house down and set fire to the front door’.
He added: “I’ll put the whole family at risk, trust me, I will.”
Peet, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to a total of 10 months imprisonment and was banned from contacting her family indefinitely under the terms of a restraining order.
Disgusting paedophile admits abusing his own granddaughter
A man has been jailed after sexually assaulting his granddaughter on numerous occasions.
The man, who cannot be named at risk of identifying the victim, admitted to five counts of sexual assault on a child under 13, three offences of sexual assault and one count of causing a child to engage in sexual activity.
All of the offences took place at the victim's home in Kearsley, while her grandfather was babysitting her and her siblings, prosecution barrister Andrew Mackintosh told Bolton Crown Court.
The abuse was uncovered following a specific incident in 2018, in which the girl's father witnessed a sexual assault on one of the security cameras installed in the house.
Honorary Recorder of Bolton, Judge Martin Walsh, sentenced the man to five years and four months imprisonment.
Gunman told uncle 'don’t f****** mess with me' after shooting him in the foot following row
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A family feud ended with a man shooting his uncle to the foot and telling him 'don’t f****** mess with me', a court heard.
Daniel Matthews, 35, also shot at a Land Rover parked near his ex-girlfriend's home a fortnight earlier.
Now Matthews has received a sentence of more than 20 years for the shocking shootings, both committed in broad daylight.
Matthews pleaded guilty to 14 offences.
They included one count of section 18 wounding; two counts of possessing a firearm while committing an offence; two counts of possessing a firearm while prohibited; two counts of possessing ammunition while prohibited; one count of possessing a bladed article; one count of possessing five firearms while prohibited; two counts of possessing disguised firearms; and three counts of possessing prohibited weapons.
Matthews, of Anfield Close, Moston, received an extended sentence, comprising of 16 years in jail, and a further five years on licence.
He must serve two-thirds of his custodial sentence in prison, and will have to satisfy the Parole Board that he is safe to be released.
Man spat in the face of a police officer and called him ‘pig’
A man has been jailed for eight weeks after spitting in the face of a police officer and calling him ‘pig’.
Paramedics were called by two patrolling officers who found Geoffrey Iverson, 27, leaning against a building in Manchester city centre unresponsive.
Whilst observations were taking place, Iverson came round and began pulling off the heart rate monitor from his finger before telling the emergency workers he wanted to go, Manchester Magistrates Court heard.
He then asked them for a lift home, but they directed him the best way to go.
Iverson, of no fixed abode, then ‘arched’ his neck back and forcefully spat at one of the officers - it hit him in the face.
As he was being arrested he continued trying to spit at them and called the officer a ‘c**t’ and ‘pig’.
Iverson pleaded guilty to one charge of assaulting an emergency worker.
Iverson, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to eight weeks imprisonment and ordered to pay £100 compensation to the officer.
The ex-GMP police officer jailed after contacting sex-workers while on duty and meeting them for sex
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A GMP police officer who contacted sex workers while on duty and met them for sex has been jailed.
PC Christopher Taylor, 36, was jailed for eight months at Liverpool Crown Court after pleading guilty to misconduct in a public office.
PC Taylor, previously based at GMP’s Openshaw complex, was suspended from duty when his crimes first came to light in March 2019.
An investigation by GMP’s Anti-Corruption Unit found that PC Taylor contacted three known sex-workers on a number of occasions whilst he was on duty.
On two occasions, Taylor met one of the women for sex while off duty. He also met other sex workers and used their services.
The investigation also found that PC Taylor had carried out over 700 unauthorised searches of secure information held on GMP systems between June 2017 and March 2019.
Taylor was jailed after he previously pleaded guilty to two counts of misconduct in a public office and one count of breaching section 1 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
Married paedophile tried to meet a '13-year-old girl' and sent sick child abuse pictures to 'like-minded' men
A married paedophile who tried to meet up with a '13-year-old girl' he had groomed, and sent sick child abuse pictures to 'like-minded' men, has been jailed.
Shaun Gillings, 49, believed he was meeting up with a young girl named 'Daisy' in a car park in Eccles.
He had been chatting to the '13-year-old' for over a month on Kik, an instant messaging app, before arranging to meet her for sexual contact.
The grandad had also sent her explicit pictures of himself, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
But Gillings was in fact being snared by a police officer posing as 'Daisy' and was arrested in January when he showed up at their meeting place.
He now been jailed for three years and four months.
Gillings, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to four counts of distributing indecent images; three counts of downloading indecent images; six counts of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child; two count of attempting to cause a child to view an image of sexual activity; one count of attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming.
He was also made subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 10 years and must sign the sex offenders register for life.
The drug addict jailed after he went into shop with samurai sword and said 'I need help'
A drug addict walked into a shop with a samurai sword and said "I need help", a court heard.
Lee Cope, 38, has been jailed for six months following the incident at a convenience store in Eccles, Salford.
The court was told he was suffering from a 'mental health crisis' at the time.
When he went into the shop on Parrin Lane, on a Saturday night in February at about 8pm, Cope asked staff to call the police.
He went outside, then walked back into the shop but left again in an 'agitated state' after being told the police hadn't been called.
Officers did arrive later, and he told them: "I need help".
Cope admitted possessing an offensive weapon.
At Manchester Crown Court he was jailed for six months, the minimum sentence he could expect having previously been convicted of two offences of possessing offensive weapons.
Cope, of Barton Lane, Eccles, has reduced his amphetamine use and hopes to make a 'fresh start' when he is released from prison, the court was told.
Vicious bully threatened ex with hammer, punched her dog and said he would petrol bomb her house
A vicious bully who repeatedly punched his ex-girlfriend's dog and threatened to petrol bomb her house has been jailed.
Dale Stanley left his former partner feeling “numb” and “terrified” following two violent ordeals earlier this year.
The victim woke to find the 25-year-old in her bedroom holding a knife in the early hours of April 11. She said he was sat on a stool staring at her.
When the victim questioned him and tried to take the blade, he “went mental” and cut her leg during the tussle.
Bolton Crown Court heard how she threw the knife out the bedroom window and Stanley, of Glebe Street, Leigh, left the house.
However he returned just three days later to subject her to more terrifying abuse.
Dale Stanley pleaded guilty to threatening to damage or destroy property, criminal damage and two counts of assault by beating.
He also breached his community order from a previous offence of being in possession of class A drugs with intent to supply.
He was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for all offences and handed a five-year restraining order.
The woman banned from owning a wig after stealing and assaulting people
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A serial thief has been jailed and banned from town centre shops after stealing and assaulting people.
Natalie Belfield, 34, has been put in prison after pleading guilty to nine counts of theft and two charges of assault, say Greater Manchester Police's Bolton South team.
Belfield has also been forbidden from owning a wig and has been ordered to pay her assault victims compensation after she attacked them.
Belfield, of Harper Green Road, will no longer be able to enter Farnworth town centre shops or Tesco in Longcauseway.
She was sentenced to 48 weeks in prison and has been told to pay her assault victims a total of £100 in compensation, say the police.
The man who chopped off McDonald's customer's hand with a machete
A man who took a machete to McDonald's before almost totally amputating another customer's hand has been jailed.
Jordan Hughes, 22, went out in the middle of the night with the huge 40cm blade hidden down his trousers.
The Liverpool Echo reports he carried out the horrifying attack on Samuel Liggett, 20, who needed 12 hours of surgery to reattach his left hand.
Hughes later posted a picture of himself spattered in blood on Snapchat - 'revelling' in what he had done.
Judge Woodhall said Hughes was dangerous and jailed him for 12 years, with an extended three years on licence.
He must spend at least two thirds of the sentence - eight years - behind bars before he is eligible for parole.
Judge Woodhall also made an indefinite restraining order to protect the victim.
Hughes showed no emotion as he was sent down.
Banned driver knocked down a tree while trying to get away from police
A banned driver who knocked down a tree while trying to get away from police has been jailed.
Mustafa Isik, 34, who was banned from driving for three years weeks before the incident, was caught behind the wheel of a black Audi in Trafford, in September 2019.
Officers recognised Isik on Chester Road and realised he was a disqualified driver.
He turned onto Poplar Grove, and reversed and crashed into a parked car twice.
Police got out of their car and told him to stop, on September 30 last year.
He began to drive towards one of the officers, before swerving around police and hitting a tree.
He knocked the tree over before making off 'at speed', prosecutor Daniel Lister told Minshull Street Crown Court.
Isik later admitted dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and possession of amphetamine.
Judge Neild sentenced Isik to eight months in jail, and banned him from driving for three years and four months.
The thug who left father-of-the-bride with 'catastrophic' injuries in horror stag do attack outside Printworks
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This is the thug who left a father with 'catastrophic' injuries after he went to help his son during a brawl on a stag do.
Nicholas Loftus, 29, punched Gary Haysom with considerable force, causing him to fall unconscious after banging his head on the road outside Printworks.
Mr Haysom, now 61, was part of a group of friends and family who had travelled to Manchester for a night out from their home in Somerset to celebrate the marriage of his daughter, Amie, and future son-in-law, Munya.
But he spent 11 months in hospital and rehabilitation after suffering a significant brain injury.
His daughter's wedding had to be postponed but Mr Haysom, a former builder, was later able to walk her down the aisle using a walking stick after being allowed out of hospital for the day.
Earlier this week at Manchester Crown Court, Loftus, who previously served in the Army until being medically discharged, was jailed for 18 months.
Loftus, 29, of Floyd Avenue, Chorlton, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm and affray.
Sofian Bouskouchi, who swung a wrench at Mr Haysom but missed, was also jailed, receiving a 12 month sentence. The 28-year-old of Clarendon Road West, Chorlton, admitted affray and possessing an offensive weapon.
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Deniro Collins, who was also with Loftus and Bouskouchi, received a 12 month sentence, suspended for 18 months.
Collins, 29, of Russell Avenue, Whalley Range, admitted affray.
Father-of-two launched racist attack on neighbour hitting him 10 times with cosh
A father-of-two has been jailed after launching a brutal and racist attack on his neighbour, hitting him ten times with a ‘police-style’ cosh and calling him a ‘f***ing P**i’.
Jordan Murphy, 26, had already drunkenly broken into another house on the same road as his address, and frightened a woman as he asked her for drugs.
He then pulled his pants down, causing her to think he was going to urinate, then threatened to steal her TV off the wall, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
Murphy, of Rochdale, then stole the woman’s phone as she was using it, threatening to sell it if she didn’t get him some drugs.
Moments later he called for his neighbour to come outside and acted aggressively towards him, staring at him and moving forwards whilst he held his right hand behind his back.
As the neighbour tried to calm him down, Murphy ‘lunged’ at him, calling him a ‘f***ing P**i’ and began hitting him with a baton he had hidden behind his back.
The man put his arms up to protect his head as he was hit ten times, and said afterwards he ‘felt like they had been broken’, but only received cuts and bruising.
Murphy pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm which was racially aggravated, possession of an offensive weapon and burglary.
He was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-28--FA Cup semi-final draw LIVE: Man United,  Man City learn possible opponents

FA Cup football returned this weekend at the quarter-final stage , with Manchester United seeing off Norwich City to become @ @ @ @ @ their spot in the semi-finals .
Arsenal followed suit on Sunday by defeating Sheffield United @ @ @ @ @ their place in the last four by beating Leicester City 1-0 at the King Power @ @ @ @ @ tie , Newcastle United vs Manchester City , kicks off at 6.30pm .
The draw @ @ @ @ @ will be held at Wembley , will be held on Sunday at half-time of City @ @ @ @ @ where the fixtures for the penultimate stage of the competition .
Like the Premier League @ @ @ @ @ was postponed due to the coronavirus schedule but the plan to conclude the competition has @ @ @ @ @ semi-finals will be played in mid-July , while the final is to be held at @ @ @ @ @ following the conclusion of the Premier League campaign .
You can follow the semi-final draw @ @ @ @ @ live blog .

FA Cup football returned this weekend at the quarter-final stage, with Manchester United seeing off Norwich City to become the first side to book their spot in the semi-finals.
Arsenal followed suit on Sunday by defeating Sheffield United 2-1, and Chelsea booked their place in the last four by beating Leicester City 1-0 at the King Power Stadium.
The remaining quarter-final tie, Newcastle United vs Manchester City, kicks off at 6.30pm.
The draw for the semi-finals, which will be held at Wembley, will be held on Sunday at half-time of City's clash with Newcastle, where the fixtures for the penultimate stage of the competition.
Like the Premier League, the FA Cup campaign was postponed due to the coronavirus schedule but the plan to conclude the competition has been laid out.
The semi-finals will be played in mid-July, while the final is to be held at Wembley Stadium on August 1 following the conclusion of the Premier League campaign.
You can follow the semi-final draw with us here through our live blog.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-29--Police car en route to an emergency crashes on M60

A police car has been involved in a collision with another vehicle on the motorway while responding to an emergency @ @ @ @ @ which involved a Nissan Qashqai , happened on the M60 at around 11.45am today between @ @ @ @ @ Island .
The passenger of the Qashqai has been taken to hospital with minor injuries @ @ @ @ @ cars remained at the scene .
Greater Manchester Police say no arrests have been made @ @ @ @ @ One lane of the motorway remained closed for a couple of hours .
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A police car has been involved in a collision with another vehicle on the motorway while responding to an emergency incident.
The collision, which involved a Nissan Qashqai, happened on the M60 at around 11.45am today between J19 for Middleton and Simister Island.
The passenger of the Qashqai has been taken to hospital with minor injuries as a precaution.
Both cars remained at the scene.
Greater Manchester Police say no arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing.
One lane of the motorway remained closed for a couple of hours. All lanes have now opened.
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themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-29--Man United receive Kai Havertz transfer update from Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen manager Peter Bosz insists he is confident Kai Havertz will remain at the club beyond the summer but admits the decision is out of his control .
Germany international Havertz has been heavily linked with a move at the end of the season with Manchester United one club interested in a potential deal .
MEN Sport revealed earlier this month Havertz is open to a United move in the summer transfer window and the 21-year-old views a move to the Premier League as a 'very realistic ' option .
The attacking midfielder will have plenty of suitors now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ champions Bayern Munich still viewed as favourites to sign him if he were to move .
However , both Bayern and United have been handed a potential setback after Bosz reiterated his desire to keep Havertz at the club for another season .
`` I do n't feel that he is thinking too much about transferring .
Neither are we , '' Bosz said after Leverkusen 's final game of the season against Mainz .
`` I certainly do n't have the impression that this will be his last game for the club @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us and I have to assume that he will be with us next season too .
`` That will include the German Cup final next month and the next Europa League game against Rangers in August .
Of course , that 's all dependent on nothing happening before then . ''

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Bayer Leverkusen manager Peter Bosz insists he is confident Kai Havertz will remain at the club beyond the summer but admits the decision is out of his control.
Germany international Havertz has been heavily linked with a move at the end of the season with Manchester United one club interested in a potential deal.
MEN Sport revealed earlier this month Havertz is open to a United move in the summer transfer window and the 21-year-old views a move to the Premier League as a 'very realistic' option.
The attacking midfielder will have plenty of suitors now the Bundesliga season has ended, with champions Bayern Munich still viewed as favourites to sign him if he were to move.
However, both Bayern and United have been handed a potential setback after Bosz reiterated his desire to keep Havertz at the club for another season.
"I don't feel that he is thinking too much about transferring. Neither are we," Bosz said after Leverkusen's final game of the season against Mainz.
"I certainly don't have the impression that this will be his last game for the club. He is still under contract with us and I have to assume that he will be with us next season too.
"That will include the German Cup final next month and the next Europa League game against Rangers in August. Of course, that's all dependent on nothing happening before then."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-29--No singing, food or drink - The latest guidance for weddings in England

Many brides and grooms have faced the heartbreaking decision to postpone and even cancel their weddings due to the coronavirus pandemic .
But there is some hope as services , albeit still limited , are allowed to restart from July 4 .
It is all part of the government 's plan to lift a series of major lockdown measures that were first introduced back in March - including the reopening of pubs , restaurants and hairdressers .
Places of worship are another critical venue given the green light for reopening .
But this comes with a series of measures and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for weddings taking place at a church .
Weddings and civil partnerships will be allowed to take place but you should only invite close friends and family , up to a maximum of 30 people .
This applies to wedding ceremonies only as large wedding receptions or parties should of course not be taking place .
Wedding celebrations can only happen when people follow the guidance of six people outdoors , support bubbles , or two households indoors or outdoors .
No food or drink should be consumed as a part of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solemnisation .
Large wedding receptions or parties should also not take place after the ceremony itself .
And if your wedding is taking place in church , there are a few general rules which apply to them reopening in a safe way .
This includes the avoidance of singing , shouting , raising voices and/or playing music at a volume that makes normal conversation difficult or that may encourage shouting .
Where possible , you should also adhere to social distancing of at least two metres or one metre with risk mitigation ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between households .

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Many brides and grooms have faced the heartbreaking decision to postpone and even cancel their weddings due to the coronavirus pandemic.
But there is some hope as services, albeit still limited, are allowed to restart from July 4.
It is all part of the government's plan to lift a series of major lockdown measures that were first introduced back in March - including the reopening of pubs, restaurants and hairdressers.
Places of worship are another critical venue given the green light for reopening.
But this comes with a series of measures and rules being put in place, including for weddings taking place at a church.
Weddings and civil partnerships will be allowed to take place but you should only invite close friends and family, up to a maximum of 30 people.
This applies to wedding ceremonies only as large wedding receptions or parties should of course not be taking place.
Wedding celebrations can only happen when people follow the guidance of six people outdoors, support bubbles, or two households indoors or outdoors.
No food or drink should be consumed as a part of the event unless required for the purposes of solemnisation.
Large wedding receptions or parties should also not take place after the ceremony itself.
(Image: PA)
And if your wedding is taking place in church, there are a few general rules which apply to them reopening in a safe way.
This includes the avoidance of singing, shouting, raising voices and/or playing music at a volume that makes normal conversation difficult or that may encourage shouting.
Where possible, you should also adhere to social distancing of at least two metres or one metre with risk mitigation (where 2 metres is not viable) between households.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-29--Inter Milan give update on Alexis Sanchez's loan extension

Inter Milan chief executive Giuseppe Barotta has confirmed that the club are yet to agree an extension to Alexis Sanchez 's loan from Manchester United .
The Chile international has spent the 2019/20 season on loan at the San Siro but an extension to his agreement to cover the Serie A 's imminent return is yet to be agreed .
United 's initial agreement with Inter for Sanchez is due to expire in the coming days but , following the league 's hiatus due to the coronavirus crisis , the Italian side are hoping to agree to an extension of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eligible for the conclusion of the Serie A campaign but Inter have thus far been unable to secure an agreement .
Discussions with United are ongoing .
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“ This is a great regulatory anomaly that needs to be resolved because we are still dealing with Chelsea ( for Victor Moses ) and Manchester United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Marotta told Sky Sport Italia .
“ It is not a simple thing .
We are also dealing with Bayern Munich over Ivan Perisic.
” The 31-year-old Sanchez has struggled for consistency and encountered injury problems during his spell in Italy , scoring just once in 18 appearances across all competitions .

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Inter Milan chief executive Giuseppe Barotta has confirmed that the club are yet to agree an extension to Alexis Sanchez's loan from Manchester United.
The Chile international has spent the 2019/20 season on loan at the San Siro but an extension to his agreement to cover the Serie A's imminent return is yet to be agreed.
United 's initial agreement with Inter for Sanchez is due to expire in the coming days but, following the league's hiatus due to the coronavirus crisis, the Italian side are hoping to agree to an extension of that deal.
That would see Sanchez eligible for the conclusion of the Serie A campaign but Inter have thus far been unable to secure an agreement. Discussions with United are ongoing.
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“This is a great regulatory anomaly that needs to be resolved because we are still dealing with Chelsea (for Victor Moses) and Manchester United today to try to extend their loans,” Marotta told Sky Sport Italia.
“It is not a simple thing. We are also dealing with Bayern Munich over Ivan Perisic.”
The 31-year-old Sanchez has struggled for consistency and encountered injury problems during his spell in Italy, scoring just once in 18 appearances across all competitions.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-29--Six guns, two grenades and ammo found in a holdall

A holdall containing a Glock , Grand Power pistol , Tokarev pistol , two Makarov pistols and a revolver were found in Trafford .
Police were called to reports a member of the public found the bag containing the weapons on Hurst Avenue , in Sale .
The bag was found in a publically accessible storage room , police said .
Specialist officers were called to the scene at around 2pm on Thursday , February 20 .
They safely recovered the six firearms .
A quantity of ammunition and two military style smoke grenades were also in the holdall .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrests have yet been made .
Investigators are appealing for anyone with further information to come forward .
Detective Inspector Lisa Bradley , of GMP ’ s Trafford Challenger Unit , said : “ This discovery was made four months ago but our investigation is very much ongoing .
“ I would like to reassure members of the public that these firearms have been safely recovered and can no longer end up in the wrong hands .
`` However , we need to know where they came from .
Most of the firearms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not clear whether they were intended for use in Trafford or destined for another location .
“ I appeal to anyone with any information which may assist us or who saw/ heard anything suspicious in the area in the time before this discovery was made to contact us .
This is a substantial recovery and the loss of such will have undoubtedly caused repercussions amongst those criminally involved . ''
Anyone with information should contact police on 101 quoting log 1617 of 20/02/20 or the independent charity – Crimestoppers , anonymously , on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first on the free Manchester Evening News app - download it here for your Apple or Android device .
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A holdall containing a Glock, Grand Power pistol, Tokarev pistol, two Makarov pistols and a revolver were found in Trafford.
Police were called to reports a member of the public found the bag containing the weapons on Hurst Avenue, in Sale.
The bag was found in a publically accessible storage room, police said.
Specialist officers were called to the scene at around 2pm on Thursday, February 20. They safely recovered the six firearms.
A quantity of ammunition and two military style smoke grenades were also in the holdall.
Greater Manchester Police are investigating and no arrests have yet been made. Investigators are appealing for anyone with further information to come forward.
Detective Inspector Lisa Bradley, of GMP’s Trafford Challenger Unit, said: “This discovery was made four months ago but our investigation is very much ongoing.
“I would like to reassure members of the public that these firearms have been safely recovered and can no longer end up in the wrong hands.
"However, we need to know where they came from. Most of the firearms were wrapped for transit and it is not clear whether they were intended for use in Trafford or destined for another location.
“I appeal to anyone with any information which may assist us or who saw/ heard anything suspicious in the area in the time before this discovery was made to contact us. This is a substantial recovery and the loss of such will have undoubtedly caused repercussions amongst those criminally involved."
Anyone with information should contact police on 101 quoting log 1617 of 20/02/20 or the independent charity – Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-29--Pundits are missing the point when comparing Klopp and Guardiola spending

Liverpool 's confirmation as Premier League champions has prompted plenty of praise for the job done by Jurgen Klopp at Anfield - and plenty of soul searching on behalf of Manchester City 's failed title defence .
But not all of it has been fair .
Much of the attention given to Liverpool has been richly deserved .
Their form over the past two seasons has been that of worthy Premier League title winners , and the improvements made by Klopp over the last four-and-a-half years has been incredible .
In truth , only City have experienced a similar rebuild @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clubs have league titles to show for it .
However , some coverage of Liverpool 's season has slightly exaggerated their situation , especially in comparison to City .
This is not a David vs Goliath title win against all odds , it 's one brilliant team beating another brilliant team .
And to be a brilliant team nowadays , you have to spend a lot of money - something both clubs have done .
So when former Liverpool player Stan Collymore wrote that Pep Guardiola could n't have done the same job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong - because he has !
Collymore told The Mirror : “ What Klopp has done in such a short space of time at Liverpool is incredible .
“ In the likes of Mo Salah , Bobby Firmino and Sadio Mane , he has turned world-class players into absolute machines , and in Virgil van Dijk you ’ re talking about the best central defender in the world .
“ He has transformed Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson – one homegrown kid and one £8 million ‘ steady Eddie ’ signing – into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I ’ m not convinced Guardiola could have done what Klopp has done if things were the other way round .
“ I still want to doff my cap to Guardiola and City because it has been a cracking effort from them again this season .
They have been an admirable foe and it ’ s not easy to go again after back-to-back title wins in which you have amassed 100 and then 98 points .
“ But to the victor the spoils and they are deservedly Liverpool ’ s this time.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's recruitment has been better than City 's .
So why does Guardiola have two Premier League titles in four seasons compared to Klopp 's one title in five seasons ?
Since arriving at Anfield , Klopp has built a ruthless Liverpool side by overhauling the problematic goalkeeping department , three quarters of the defence , the midfield and the three forward positions .
Only James Milner remains in the starting XI from Klopp 's first Liverpool teamsheet in an overhaul that has cost just over £400m since Klopp arrived .
Over at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but Guardiola has also improved the majority of his team in all positions .
City 's current squad may have cost around £720m in transfer fees , but Guardiola has spent around £530m of that .
The point is that both managers have improved areas of their squads by spending money , and have won silverware as a result .
It should n't be a competition as to who 's recruitment has been better .
And when City 's record in the Premier League over the last three seasons is compared to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is remarkably similar .
Since the start of the 2017/18 campaign , City have amassed 261 points - just five more than Liverpool ( 256 ) .
In all competitions , City have eight trophies in that time , and Liverpool have four .
When you consider City 's domestic dominance and Liverpool 's European success , it 's difficult to separate these two fantastic sides .
Klopp and Guardiola have both built squads that are far better than when they arrived , and we 're lucky to be watching the pair compete @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be said that both managers have nothing but respect for one another - something the rest of us should follow .
If Guardiola only has a year left at City , we should embrace the two best managers in the world fighting for the same trophies rather than trivial point scoring over who is better .

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Liverpool's confirmation as Premier League champions has prompted plenty of praise for the job done by Jurgen Klopp at Anfield - and plenty of soul searching on behalf of Manchester City's failed title defence. But not all of it has been fair.
Much of the attention given to Liverpool has been richly deserved. Their form over the past two seasons has been that of worthy Premier League title winners, and the improvements made by Klopp over the last four-and-a-half years has been incredible.
In truth, only City have experienced a similar rebuild in that time, and now both clubs have league titles to show for it.
However, some coverage of Liverpool's season has slightly exaggerated their situation, especially in comparison to City. This is not a David vs Goliath title win against all odds, it's one brilliant team beating another brilliant team. And to be a brilliant team nowadays, you have to spend a lot of money - something both clubs have done.
So when former Liverpool player Stan Collymore wrote that Pep Guardiola couldn't have done the same job as Jurgen Klopp, he's simply wrong - because he has!
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Collymore told The Mirror : “What Klopp has done in such a short space of time at Liverpool is incredible.
“In the likes of Mo Salah, Bobby Firmino and Sadio Mane, he has turned world-class players into absolute machines, and in Virgil van Dijk you’re talking about the best central defender in the world.
“He has transformed Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson – one homegrown kid and one £8 million ‘steady Eddie’ signing – into arguably the best full-backs in the world. I’m not convinced Guardiola could have done what Klopp has done if things were the other way round.
“I still want to doff my cap to Guardiola and City because it has been a cracking effort from them again this season. They have been an admirable foe and it’s not easy to go again after back-to-back title wins in which you have amassed 100 and then 98 points.
“But to the victor the spoils and they are deservedly Liverpool’s this time.”
The argument here is that Liverpool's recruitment has been better than City's. So why does Guardiola have two Premier League titles in four seasons compared to Klopp's one title in five seasons?
Since arriving at Anfield, Klopp has built a ruthless Liverpool side by overhauling the problematic goalkeeping department, three quarters of the defence, the midfield and the three forward positions. Only James Milner remains in the starting XI from Klopp's first Liverpool teamsheet in an overhaul that has cost just over £400m since Klopp arrived.
Over at City, the spending has been higher, but Guardiola has also improved the majority of his team in all positions. City's current squad may have cost around £720m in transfer fees, but Guardiola has spent around £530m of that.
The point is that both managers have improved areas of their squads by spending money, and have won silverware as a result. It shouldn't be a competition as to who's recruitment has been better.
And when City's record in the Premier League over the last three seasons is compared to Liverpool's, their total points won is remarkably similar. Since the start of the 2017/18 campaign, City have amassed 261 points - just five more than Liverpool (256).
In all competitions, City have eight trophies in that time, and Liverpool have four. When you consider City's domestic dominance and Liverpool's European success, it's difficult to separate these two fantastic sides.
Klopp and Guardiola have both built squads that are far better than when they arrived, and we're lucky to be watching the pair compete with each other. It should also be said that both managers have nothing but respect for one another - something the rest of us should follow.
If Guardiola only has a year left at City, we should embrace the two best managers in the world fighting for the same trophies rather than trivial point scoring over who is better.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-29--Brighton vs Man Utd TV channel, kick off time, team news and prediction

Three days after making it through to the FA Cup semi-final , Manchester United are back in Premier League action on Tuesday as they take on Brighton at the Amex Stadium .
The match is United ’ s third league match of the restart with the team having picked up four points from their opening two matches against Tottenham and Sheffield United .
Brighton have the same record since the restart as they look to move away from the relegation zone .
United though have loftier aspirations higher up the table , with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ’ s men aiming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ League places and pile more pressure onto Chelsea and Leicester City ahead of their games on Wednesday .
Three points would take United above Wolves and to within two points of Chelsea .
Here is everything you need to know ahead of United 's trip to the South Coast ...
When is the game ?
The match takes place on Tuesday , 30 June , with kick off at 8:15 pm .
The game is being played at Brighton ’ s Amex Stadium .
Is it on TV ?
Yes , like all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the game will be shown live on TV .
You will be able to watch the game live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League .
Supporters have the choice to watch the game with added in crowd noise on Main Event or without on Premier League .
Coverage of the match starts at 7:30 pm .
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has no major injury concerns ahead of the game , with just Axel Tuanzebe and Phil Jones doubts after missing United 's three fixtures since the restart .
Solskjaer made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United 's win over Norwich but is likely to field a much stronger side as United return to Premier League action .
Brighton could be without four players , with Jose Izquierdo definitely out although there is also doubt over Tariq Lamptey , Steven Alzate , and Adam Webster .

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Manchester United are back in Premier League action on Tuesday as they take on Brighton at the Amex Stadium.
It's United’s third league match of the restart having picked up four points from their opening two matches against Tottenham and Sheffield United.
Brighton have the same record since the restart as they look to move away from the relegation zone.
The Reds have loftier aspirations higher up the table, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men aiming to close the gap on the Champions League places and pile more pressure onto Chelsea and Leicester City ahead of their games on Wednesday. Three points would take United above Wolves and to within two points of Chelsea.
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Here is everything you need to know ahead of United's trip to the South Coast...
When is the game?
The match takes place on Tuesday, 30 June, with kick off at 8:15 pm.
The game is being played at Brighton’s Amex Stadium.
Is it on TV?
Yes, like all Premier League games after the restart, the game will be shown live on TV.
You will be able to watch the game live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.
Supporters have the choice to watch the game with added in crowd noise on Main Event or without on Premier League.
Coverage of the match starts at 7:30 pm.
Team news
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has no major injury concerns ahead of the game, with just Axel Tuanzebe and Phil Jones doubts after missing United's three fixtures since the restart.
Solskjaer made eight changes to his line up for United's win over Norwich but is likely to field a much stronger side as United return to Premier League action.
Brighton could be without four players, with Jose Izquierdo definitely out although there is also doubt over Tariq Lamptey, Steven Alzate, and Adam Webster.
Prediction


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-29--Brian Dowling accuses Davina McCall of ‘fanning the flames’ amid Big Brother row

Brian Dowling has hit out at Davina McCall for ‘ fanning the flames ’ amid an ongoing row over him being ‘ cut ’ from Big Brother ’ s Best Shows Ever series .
The 42-year-old , who won the reality series in 2001 , engaged in crossed words with the former Channel 4 programme host while the nostalgia series aired .
Brian , who claimed that the recent Channel 4 series left him out of the iconic moments , says he did not want to be included on the new series due to the affect it had on his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ host of the programme when it moved over to Channel 5 in 2011 - until he was replaced by Emma Willis .
His criticism of the show started on Thursday , and Davina , 52 , was included in his latest message .
Brian wrote : `` I ca n't believe I 'm in this position AGAIN where I 'm having to justify my feelings regarding Big Brother . ''
Addressing Davina , he said : `` I 'm really sad that you have again posted something today which continues to fan the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the press.
” Brian said he has been hurt that he was n't acknowledged as a presenter on the series , which he hosted from 2011 to 2013 .
He added : `` This was not a personal attack on you , Rylan or Emma at all because as far as I 'm aware you do not make or edit the show and I 'm a huge fan of all of you as presenters . ''
This came as a response to Davina ’ s post where she , Rylan Clark-Neal and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She said : “ Just an FYI .
We did ask @ brianofficial to be part of the show .
He was ultimate housemate !
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That was a no brainer.
” Brian then responded to say he found out that he had been fired by Channel 5 after reading about it in the Sun newspaper , and that the reason he did not appear on the show was because of how detrimental the programme had been on his mental health .
He said : `` I did not turn down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to you or Rylan .
I said no because it once again highlighted how I am treated by the producers of this show and it triggered lots of mental health issues for me yet again .
`` When I was fired I was hurt , upset and publicly humiliated .
My mental health and confidence has suffered terribly for the last seven years because of that and other events that occurred while I was the host .
`` My career came to a halt because I could not even consider working on television @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that and my reputation damaged . ''
Emma was asked by Rylan Clark-Neal on an episode of Best Shows Ever what it was like to take over as presenter of the series after working with Davina .
She said : “ You poo your pants a bit , you think you can never follow the Queen so just try and do as good a job as possible . ''
On Saturday , Davina defended Emma in a recent statement , saying : `` This is what he said .
He was referring to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Clear as day .
He never said she took over from me as host . ''

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Brian Dowling has hit out at Davina McCall for ‘fanning the flames’ amid an ongoing row over him being ‘cut’ from Big Brother’s Best Shows Ever series.
The 42-year-old, who won the reality series in 2001, engaged in crossed words with the former Channel 4 programme host while the nostalgia series aired.
Brian, who claimed that the recent Channel 4 series left him out of the iconic moments, says he did not want to be included on the new series due to the affect it had on his mental health.
Brian took over as host of the programme when it moved over to Channel 5 in 2011 - until he was replaced by Emma Willis.
(Image: Getty Images)
His criticism of the show started on Thursday, and Davina, 52, was included in his latest message.
Brian wrote: "I can't believe I'm in this position AGAIN where I'm having to justify my feelings regarding Big Brother."
Addressing Davina, he said: "I'm really sad that you have again posted something today which continues to fan the flames of this on social media and in the press.”
(Image: Channel 4)
Brian said he has been hurt that he wasn't acknowledged as a presenter on the series, which he hosted from 2011 to 2013.
He added: "This was not a personal attack on you, Rylan or Emma at all because as far as I'm aware you do not make or edit the show and I'm a huge fan of all of you as presenters."
(Image: Getty Images Europe)
This came as a response to Davina’s post where she, Rylan Clark-Neal and Emma Willis discussed presenting the show.
She said: “Just an FYI. We did ask @brianofficial to be part of the show. He was ultimate housemate!!!! That was a no brainer.”
Brian then responded to say he found out that he had been fired by Channel 5 after reading about it in the Sun newspaper, and that the reason he did not appear on the show was because of how detrimental the programme had been on his mental health.
He said: "I did not turn down filming a 10-second clip as an insult to you or Rylan. I said no because it once again highlighted how I am treated by the producers of this show and it triggered lots of mental health issues for me yet again.
"When I was fired I was hurt, upset and publicly humiliated. My mental health and confidence has suffered terribly for the last seven years because of that and other events that occurred while I was the host.
"My career came to a halt because I could not even consider working on television for a good number of years after that and my reputation damaged."
Emma was asked by Rylan Clark-Neal on an episode of Best Shows Ever what it was like to take over as presenter of the series after working with Davina.
She said: “You poo your pants a bit, you think you can never follow the Queen so just try and do as good a job as possible."
On Saturday, Davina defended Emma in a recent statement, saying: "This is what he said. He was referring to when she worked with me on C4.
"Clear as day. He never said she took over from me as host."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-29--Bury's phoenix club has launched its search for a manager

A phoenix club set up by Bury fans following their club 's expulsion from the Football League has launched its search for a manager .
Bury AFC has advertised for the role on its website as they wait to discover if their bid to play in the North West Counties League next season has been successful .
The fan-led side aims to bring football back to the town following Bury 's expulsion from the EFL last August .
Should their application be accepted , they will begin life in the 10th tier of English football .
While the job advert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Football Manager pros , the club says it wants someone with a UEFA B coaching qualification and 'extensive knowledge of the non-league set-up ' .
In a statement on its website , the club said : `` As we move towards the coming season , the board of Bury AFC are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the position of First Team Manager .
`` One of the most exciting positions available in the National League system at present , we ’ ve already been inundated with enquiries since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ football back to Bury .
`` The ideal candidate will embody our Club ’ s values and ethos whilst helping the board to grow a successful Club from the ground up .
We are looking for applicants with a UEFA B coaching qualification and extensive knowledge of the non-league set-up .
`` All CV ’ s to be sent to chair @ buryafc.uk before 6pm on Thursday 2nd July and the job description can be found below . ''
The Shakers ’ league membership was withdrawn last year after they failed to provide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supporters quickly rallied to set up Bury AFC and have spent the last few months preparing for life in non-league .
Membership of the phoenix club was launched in April with fans able to join and have a say on the club 's future for just £5 per month .
Members have already chosen the club 's first board and are also being asked to choose the new club 's home and away kits .

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A phoenix club set up by Bury fans following their club's expulsion from the Football League has launched its search for a manager.
Bury AFC has advertised for the role on its website as they wait to discover if their bid to play in the North West Counties League next season has been successful.
The fan-led side aims to bring football back to the town following Bury's expulsion from the EFL last August.
Should their application be accepted, they will begin life in the 10th tier of English football.
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While the job advert is bound to attract impressive CVs from Football Manager pros, the club says it wants someone with a UEFA B coaching qualification and 'extensive knowledge of the non-league set-up'.
In a statement on its website, the club said: "As we move towards the coming season, the board of Bury AFC are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the position of First Team Manager.
"One of the most exciting positions available in the National League system at present, we’ve already been inundated with enquiries since we began on the journey to bring football back to Bury.
"The ideal candidate will embody our Club’s values and ethos whilst helping the board to grow a successful Club from the ground up. We are looking for applicants with a UEFA B coaching qualification and extensive knowledge of the non-league set-up.
"All CV’s to be sent to chair@buryafc.uk before 6pm on Thursday 2nd July and the job description can be found below."
The Shakers’ league membership was withdrawn last year after they failed to provide financial guarantees for the year ahead.
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Supporters quickly rallied to set up Bury AFC and have spent the last few months preparing for life in non-league.
Membership of the phoenix club was launched in April with fans able to join and have a say on the club's future for just £5 per month.
Members have already chosen the club's first board and are also being asked to choose the new club's home and away kits.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-29--Shooting at 'targeted attack' on travellers' site in Manchester

Shots were fired and vehicles damaged in an attack on a travellers ' site in Manchester .
A total of 13 cars and trucks were vandalised and then several shots fired at the site in Dantzic Street , close to the city centre .
All of the vehicles were on the 16-pitch , council-owned site .
None of them were damaged by the firearms being discharged .
A police investigation was launched at the weekend and detectives are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward .
Detectives said they want to hear from anyone who saw people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dantzic Street towards Corporation Street and Red Bank .
Police were called to Dantzic Street at 10.55pm on Saturday night .
There are no reported injuries but police believe it was a targeted attack on the site .
Dantzic Street leads on to Collyhurst Road in north Manchester .
Police said 'evidence of a firearms discharge ' was discovered at the scene .
The type of gun used is not being disclosed .
The site is close to hundreds of apartments in several different blocks .
In a statement on Sunday , GMP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information following a firearms discharge overnight in north Manchester .
`` Officers were called at around 10.55pm on Saturday to reports of gunshot sounds on Dantzic Street in Manchester .
`` On arrival , officers found evidence of a firearms discharge and damaged to some vehicles in the vicinity .
`` No arrests have been made .
`` Enquiries are ongoing and detectives are appealing to the public to contact them with any information . ''
Detective Inspector Claire Moss said : `` I am appealing to anyone who may have heard or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question to contact police with any information they have - no matter how small or insignificant they may perceive it to be .
`` We particularly want people who were in the area to think back to whether they were aware of any people acting suspiciously or if there were any vehicles travelling out of Dantzic Street towards Corporation Road or Red Bank that may have raised concern .
`` Incidents like this are likely to concern to the local community and extra high-visibility officers will be in the area at this time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can also be passed anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 .

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Shots were fired and vehicles damaged in an attack on a travellers' site in Manchester.
A total of 13 cars and trucks were vandalised and then several shots fired at the site in Dantzic Street, close to the city centre.
All of the vehicles were on the 16-pitch, council-owned site. None of them were damaged by the firearms being discharged.
A police investigation was launched at the weekend and detectives are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
Detectives said they want to hear from anyone who saw people acting suspiciously or vehicles travelling out of Dantzic Street towards Corporation Street and Red Bank.
Police were called to Dantzic Street at 10.55pm on Saturday night.
(Image: ABNM Photography)
There are no reported injuries but police believe it was a targeted attack on the site.
Dantzic Street leads on to Collyhurst Road in north Manchester.
Police said 'evidence of a firearms discharge' was discovered at the scene. The type of gun used is not being disclosed.
The site is close to hundreds of apartments in several different blocks.
In a statement on Sunday, GMP said: "Police are appealing for information following a firearms discharge overnight in north Manchester.
"Officers were called at around 10.55pm on Saturday to reports of gunshot sounds on Dantzic Street in Manchester.
"On arrival, officers found evidence of a firearms discharge and damaged to some vehicles in the vicinity.
"No arrests have been made.
"Enquiries are ongoing and detectives are appealing to the public to contact them with any information."
Detective Inspector Claire Moss said: "I am appealing to anyone who may have heard or saw anything suspicious on the night in question to contact police with any information they have - no matter how small or insignificant they may perceive it to be.
"We particularly want people who were in the area to think back to whether they were aware of any people acting suspiciously or if there were any vehicles travelling out of Dantzic Street towards Corporation Road or Red Bank that may have raised concern.
(Image: ABNM Photography)
"Incidents like this are likely to concern to the local community and extra high-visibility officers will be in the area at this time to reassure the public."
Call police on 0161 856 1146.
Details can also be passed anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-29--Man United know what they need to secure Kai Havertz transfer

The coming weeks will prove pivotal for the next stage of Manchester United 's rebuild under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer .
A laboured victory over Norwich at the weekend was Machiavellian in its means , with a place in the FA Cup semi-final welcome reward for what was a rather ugly win .
Harry Maguire 's scrappy winner not only kept the club 's impressive unbeaten run going but it kept their dreams of silverware alive too , as Solskjaer looks to end his first full season in charge with something to show for it .
A successful end to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's belief in Solskjaer going forward , but how their run-in pans out will have a big impact on United 's prospects in the transfer window .
MEN Sport revealed earlier this month the club have a list of back-up options should they miss out on Champions League football and Solskjaer used his press conference on Monday morning to reiterate the fierce competition they face to secure a top-four finish .
It might only be a matter of days before United find out whether or not fifth place will be enough for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ football as City await their CAS appeal verdict , but regardless of the outcome United 's own targets stay the same .
The end of the Bundesliga season over the weekend brought with it a further dilemma ahead of the summer transfer window as Borussia Dortmund once again reiterated their desire to keep Jadon Sancho from the lure of Old Trafford .
The England international might be open to a move , but his club are confident they do n't need to sell him - or at least that 's what they 're @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a pinch of salt that Dortmund do n't believe anyone can afford their star man , say anything else and a different media frenzy is fuelled .
However , it is no surprise cheaper options have been considered .
Thiago Almada , David Brooks and Rabbi Matondo are all on the list , but it is Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz who has many fans talking after another successful season .
He might not be in the bargain bucket , but he would still represent a cheaper alternative to Sancho .
Havertz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the weekend there was little reason to expect Havertz to leave this summer , but after finishing fifth in the German top flight , and missing out on Champions League football , they must know his departure is now more likely .
MEN Sport reported two weeks ago Havertz has a 'huge desire ' to play in the Champions League and that is something United are well aware of themselves .
Chelsea and Bayern Munich appear to be the two strongest rivals for the 21-year-old at the end of the season and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be in the top club competition .
United have already been flattered by the knowledge Havertz sees a move to England as a 'very realistic ' possibility , but they know such optimism relies on how they finish their own season .
The German youngster could come face-to-face with United once the Europa League resumes in August , in that case Solskjaer needs to ensure his offer of Champions League football is already in the bag .

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The coming weeks will prove pivotal for the next stage of Manchester United's rebuild under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
A laboured victory over Norwich at the weekend was Machiavellian in its means, with a place in the FA Cup semi-final welcome reward for what was a rather ugly win.
Harry Maguire's scrappy winner not only kept the club's impressive unbeaten run going but it kept their dreams of silverware alive too, as Solskjaer looks to end his first full season in charge with something to show for it.
A successful end to the season will not only strengthen the board's belief in Solskjaer going forward, but how their run-in pans out will have a big impact on United's prospects in the transfer window.
MEN Sport revealed earlier this month the club have a list of back-up options should they miss out on Champions League football and Solskjaer used his press conference on Monday morning to reiterate the fierce competition they face to secure a top-four finish.
It might only be a matter of days before United find out whether or not fifth place will be enough for a return to the top table of European football as City await their CAS appeal verdict, but regardless of the outcome United's own targets stay the same.
The end of the Bundesliga season over the weekend brought with it a further dilemma ahead of the summer transfer window as Borussia Dortmund once again reiterated their desire to keep Jadon Sancho from the lure of Old Trafford. The England international might be open to a move, but his club are confident they don't need to sell him - or at least that's what they're saying publicly.
It must be taken with a pinch of salt that Dortmund don't believe anyone can afford their star man, say anything else and a different media frenzy is fuelled. However, it is no surprise cheaper options have been considered.
Thiago Almada, David Brooks and Rabbi Matondo are all on the list, but it is Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz who has many fans talking after another successful season. He might not be in the bargain bucket, but he would still represent a cheaper alternative to Sancho.
Havertz's club manager Peter Bosz also stated at the weekend there was little reason to expect Havertz to leave this summer, but after finishing fifth in the German top flight, and missing out on Champions League football, they must know his departure is now more likely.
MEN Sport reported two weeks ago Havertz has a 'huge desire' to play in the Champions League and that is something United are well aware of themselves. Chelsea and Bayern Munich appear to be the two strongest rivals for the 21-year-old at the end of the season and both those clubs are fully expecting to be in the top club competition.
United have already been flattered by the knowledge Havertz sees a move to England as a 'very realistic' possibility, but they know such optimism relies on how they finish their own season.
The German youngster could come face-to-face with United once the Europa League resumes in August, in that case Solskjaer needs to ensure his offer of Champions League football is already in the bag.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-29--Boost for Bolton Wanderers as Whites Hotel Hotel to reopen

Bolton Wanderers are set for a financial boost as bosses reveal the Whites Hotel will soon reopen .
The hotel , which is connected to the University of Bolton Stadium , is a key asset to the club but has been closed to guests throughout the coronavirus lockdown .
With games in the lower leagues of English football currently on hold , the business is likely to be an important source of income for previously cash-strapped Wanderers .
Over the last few months , an area in front of the hotel has been transformed into a pop-up coronavirus testing centre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease .
In a statement , general manager Suzanne Speak explained that the Whites Hotel had been offering some services for key workers during the lockdown and that it would open its doors to the general public again from Monday , July 6 .
But , she warned of a `` new normal '' as the business works to react to the government 's latest guidance .
`` The safety of our guests and visitors is always our number one priority , '' she said .
`` We would like to reassure you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ensure your well-being is not compromised during your stay with us .
`` Our reputation for safety and cleanliness has enabled us to have the privilege of continuing to operate during the lockdown period for our key workers .
`` During this period , we have been working on very detailed plans so that our guests and visitors ’ experience and well-being will not be compromised as Bolton Whites operates in this ‘ new world ’ .
`` From Monday , July 6 , we will reopen our hotel and we will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ latest information .
`` To deliver this ‘ new normal ’ we have been liaising closely with our suppliers and our health and safety team as well as keeping on top of the ever-evolving government and industry guidance to adapt and ensure that our business and hospitality service practices are followed meticulously . ''
Measures set to be put in place when the hotel reopens include disinfectant stations throughout the building , extra PPE for staff and social distancing .
For more information on the procedures , click here .

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Bolton Wanderers are set for a financial boost as bosses reveal the Whites Hotel will soon reopen.
The hotel, which is connected to the University of Bolton Stadium, is a key asset to the club but has been closed to guests throughout the coronavirus lockdown.
With games in the lower leagues of English football currently on hold, the business is likely to be an important source of income for previously cash-strapped Wanderers.
Over the last few months, an area in front of the hotel has been transformed into a pop-up coronavirus testing centre for people who show symptoms of the disease.
In a statement, general manager Suzanne Speak explained that the Whites Hotel had been offering some services for key workers during the lockdown and that it would open its doors to the general public again from Monday, July 6.
But, she warned of a "new normal" as the business works to react to the government's latest guidance.
"The safety of our guests and visitors is always our number one priority," she said.
"We would like to reassure you that we are taking every step possible to ensure your well-being is not compromised during your stay with us.
"Our reputation for safety and cleanliness has enabled us to have the privilege of continuing to operate during the lockdown period for our key workers.
"During this period, we have been working on very detailed plans so that our guests and visitors’ experience and well-being will not be compromised as Bolton Whites operates in this ‘new world’.
"From Monday, July 6, we will reopen our hotel and we will continue to update our guests with the latest information.
"To deliver this ‘new normal’ we have been liaising closely with our suppliers and our health and safety team as well as keeping on top of the ever-evolving government and industry guidance to adapt and ensure that our business and hospitality service practices are followed meticulously."
Measures set to be put in place when the hotel reopens include disinfectant stations throughout the building, extra PPE for staff and social distancing.
For more information on the procedures, click here.