Respect Action Week cuts crime by half

Figures reveal crime in Newton Heath and Miles Platting dropped 50% as a result of a concentrated effort by over 20 agencies to cut crime and anti-social behaviour during a Respect Action Week.Criminal damage in the area was reduced by 48 per cent compared to the same period last year, burglaries were cut by 78 per cent and anti-social behaviour involving young people dropped by 10 per cent. During the week there were no reported car or bike thefts and despite being in the run-up to Bonfire night there were also no reported incidents of arson.

In total 51 people were arrested by Greater Manchester Police and 14 search warrants were executed and together with Northwards wardens, 65 stop searches were carried out. In addition 36 pupils were spoken to about non attendance at school and 12 children with their parents were warned about anti-social behaviour.

TV Licensing visited 163 addresses, four untaxed cars were seized and both British Gas and United Utilities discovered four homes in the area with illegal connections. Customs and Excise seized over 10,000 illegal cigarettes and 14 kg of illegal tobacco. Police officers confiscated three off-road bikes and one quad bike.

The Fire and Rescue Service fitted smoke alarms in 150 homes, 280 young people took part in youth activities and 15 graffiti sites were cleared. Eight local licensees attended a course on how to prevent underage alcohol sales and 14 off licences and five pubs were visited by police officers.

Sean McGonigle, Director of Regeneration for New East Manchester said: “The success of this Respect week shows that partnership initiatives like this one can deliver a real difference to our communities. Reducing crime and the threat of crime has always and will remain a priority for New East Manchester. We have made great progress in tackling crime but we recognise there is still more to do. Concentrated efforts like this lead to long-term benefits for the area.”

Inspector Steve McFarlane of Newton Health and Miles Platting Neighbourhood Policing Team said: “This Respect Action Week has been another great success and partners have worked well together to respond to the requests from local residents.

“The week’s operation has involved a variety of activities focusing on bringing the community together to make their area a better place to live and work in.

“The feedback from the community has been extremely positive and we are hoping to repeat this success again in the New Year.”

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Morrisons to anchor town centre regeneration scheme

Morrisons has signed a leasehold deal which will see the company anchoring a £40 million regeneration scheme in Openshaw, east Manchester, in an 80,000 sq ft store to open in the summer of 2009.

Taken on a 35 year lease, the store will be the first large supermarket to serve Openshaw and the Ashton Old Road area.

Urban regeneration specialists Dransfield Properties Ltd are working in partnership with Manchester City Council and urban regeneration company New East Manchester on the new district centre, which is set to transform a large mixed industrial, commercial and residential area into a new shopping, leisure and commercial centre that will create over 700 new jobs.

Consent was secured earlier this year for the scheme which will deliver the supermarket for Morrisons, ten retail units from 1,765 sq ft to 22,500 sq ft, a 22,500 sq ft leisure unit, 57, 000 sq ft of office accommodation, café and restaurant facilities and 670 car parking spaces.

Openshaw is located in one of the country’s largest regeneration areas, and is now seeing the delivery of a large number of high quality housing and city living apartment developments. This investment has been led by New East Manchester, which is well on its way to achieving a key objective of doubling the population of the area over the next 10 to 15 years. Building a new vibrant and district centre to cater for this rapidly growing population is a significant part of New East Manchester’s strategy, and one which will further increase Openshaw’s desirability as a place to live in.

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Jermaine Dalrymple – RnB Singer/Songwriter - in his own words

Hey wassup peeps? My name is Jermaine Dalrymple RnB Singer/Songwriter from Manchester……. Well i have been down with music all my life from being a young boy, first picking a microphone @ a very young age learning my trade and singing at all the family events you could imagine… lol then as I got older I started progress on the garage scene in Manchester as a Mc ,I was known throughout the clubs as MC JD alongside my BOY and good friend MC TEKKA (r.i.p) we was playing @ events such as - Love is The Message@ Planet K and Suga &Spice,@ Club Havannah in Manchester I was resident down there with my boi tekka rocking all kinds of partys clubs all over the northwest “CANT STOP WONT STOP” my boi used to say as we would bringing live vibes to many people week in week out, lighters, horns, whistles,would sound as we did our thang JD&TEKKA they cant erase what we were never forget them days 4real!! … now I’m working and writting with my 2 wordsmith my producer and co writters The White N3rd and M-Tina… then 2002 i crossed over to singing and working on my voice and style…. with my producer “the white n3rd” since then its been moving fast i have opened up for major signed act played all over the uk played the Cirque leicester square london to germany hannover amazing times …….. i found myself hitting number one spots on several german radio station charts and still getting alot of love from europe places like germany, holland, france, i had my first major release on Universal Records compilation album called The Sound Of The Pirates mixed by Dj Cameo my song “Take you home ” RELEASED JULY 31 2006 which was a blessing for me no doubt !! and my biggest accomplishment upto date is that….. “I HAVE CO WRITTEN A U.S BILLBOARD RNB SINGLE CHART NUMBER 1 M-Tina’s “SUBMERGE” IN NOVEMBER 2006 ….IT STAY AT THE TOP FOR 7 WEEKS IN A ROW AT THE TOP OF THE U.S BILLBOARD RNB SINGLE CHARTS AND IT ALSO WENT TO NUMBER 7 IN THE MAIN BILLBOARD CHART U.S.A …. YES YES INDEED MANCHESTER PLEASE STAND UP!!!!” ….. I have also got great collaborations with M-TINA and VALOR on the up and coming album big tracks like - SLOW ft VALOR and WHAT IF ft M-TINA…… so watch this space for any further info about any bookings ect … just hit me up on myspace and we can take it from there …… Much love to my friends family and r.i.p to my peeps that have passed away ….. stay blessed J….. !! !!

Links:
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