Angela Ferguson

Dec 6, 2024 | yahoo.com | Angela Ferguson |Ewan Gawne

A man who drove his van at a police officer as he tried to escape a cul-de-sac has been jailed for the "disgusting attack". Kyle Woods, 33, accelerated at the Greater Manchester Police officer after being blocked in on Didcot Road in Manchester, causing him a broken ankle and other physical and psychological injuries which caused him "excruciating pain", Manchester Crown Court heard. He pleaded guilty to assault and dangerous driving and was sentenced to six year and four months in prison.

Dec 2, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Angela Ferguson

Mike Dennett performed with his ventriloquist's dummy, Chic across the UK and in Benidorm [Family handout]A Blackpool ventriloquist and comedian who performed on stage with legendary comedy duo, Laurel and Hardy has died at the age of 82. Mike Dennett was 10 when he performed at Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy's Christmas Party at the Nottingham Empire on 21 December, 1952. The performer, whose career spanned seven decades, later described it as the highlight of his career.

Nov 15, 2024 | yahoo.com | Angela Ferguson

A man who launched a "violent and unprovoked attack" on a bus driver during a riot in Manchester has been jailed. Jack Cregan, 32, told police he had been committing crime in Derbyshire when violent disorder broke out in Oldham Road in Newton Heath on 31 July so they had got the wrong man. But videos on his mobile phone, which he had hidden but left on vibrate, showed he had been there. He was sentenced to two and a half years.

Nov 4, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Angela Ferguson

Chester Zoo said the Fen Raft spider grew "to be the size of your hand" [Chester Zoo]Thousands of "giant spiders" which were released into the wild by a zoo are thriving in the wild and have had a record mating season, conservationists have said. Chester Zoo released the spiders a decade ago as part of a project with the RSPB which aimed to save the species from extinction.

Oct 8, 2024 | aol.com | Angela Ferguson |Sara Dumbell |Greater Manchester

October 8, 2024 at 7:15 AMA mobile breast screening unit is currently located at Pendleton Gateway in Salford [Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust ]Fewer than half of patients in Salford are accepting invitations to attend breast screenings, health bosses say. Screening invitations are sent out to women aged between 50 and 71 across Greater Manchester but only 69% of women in Salford had accepted their invitation over the past year, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust said.