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A Bolton man who came from Albania to make money to support his family was caught transporting cocaine by police.

A WELDER who crashed his van into another vehicle "panicked" before leading police on a 70mph chase without a tyre, while…

A Bury man found a way of conning thousands of pounds out of Tesco - and allowed his wife to join in on the scam.

A DRIVER who smashed a stolen car into a tree after ignoring police requests to stop admitted he had been smoking cannabis.

A nightmare neighbour threatened to poison an elderly womans dog, sprayed a man with a hosepipe and intimidated a family with a fog horn and a powerful torch. David Wignall, nicknamed Dave the Drain because he runs a business unblocking drains, has avoided jail but is banned from talking to his petrified neighbours in genteel cul-de-sac Denton, Greater Manchester. Manchester Crown Court heard that Wignall told a pensioner to just f***ing die you old b*****d and threatened to poison her dog bec...

The very definition of the anti-social neighbour: Mans foul-mouthed campaign of harassment in which he threatened to kill a dog and used a fog horn David Wignall also sprayed a man with a hosepipe and shone a torch through a familys window Updated Dont miss a thing by getting the days biggest stories sent direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Click here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your inform...

Man bombarded girl with requests for nude pictures - when he was caught, he said it was just banter Justin Williams, 42, was handed a suspended sentence at Minshull Street Crown Court Minshull Street Crown Court (Image: MEN Media) Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll ...

Man attacked newsagent with chopstick following bust-up over cup of coffee This was a nasty incident, having a chopstick in your hand could have caused a very grave injury, a judge told him Updated Mohamed Boshaala leaving Manchester Crown Court (Image: Manchester Evening News) Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to ...

RAID: A woman being escorted from the house in Bolton A SINGLE mother who let family and friends stay in her home even though she knew they were illegal immigrants has avoided a spell behind bars. Haoi Mai Coffey provided a roof over the heads of at least three Vietnamese nationals who were staying in the country without the correct documentation. The businesswoman’s offending came to light when officers raided her Bolton home in October 2019 in connection with a cannabis plot for which...

RAID: A woman being escorted from the house in Bolton A SINGLE mother who let family and friends stay in her home even though she knew they were illegal immigrants has avoided a spell behind bars. Haoi Mai Coffey provided a roof over the heads of at least three Vietnamese nationals who were staying in the country without the correct documentation. The businesswoman’s offending came to light when officers raided her Bolton home in October 2019 in connection with a cannabis plot for which...