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1. 1. Youth, 17, wanted over 2009 murder of Giuseppe Gregory arrested on train in Holland

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 08 April 2011 Dutch border police swooped on a 17-year-old, a prime suspect in the killing of Giuseppe Gregory, as he travelled on the express train in Rotterdam. Giuseppe, who was 16, was gunned down outside a pub in Stretford in May 2009.

2. 2. Barrister to face court accused of stealing £95,000

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 14 February 2011 David Friesner, 45, left the highly-regarded 9 St John Street Chambers in Manchester city centre in 2009 after accusations were made involving chambers funds.

3. 3. Jailed: Gooch Gang suspect who carried out gun attack on Chorlton pub

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 14 March 2011 Jazz Boscom-Williams, 20, was on the run for nine months after gunmen raided the Bowling Green Hotel. Boscom-Williams, who is believed to have links to the Gooch and Old Trafford Crips, was one of three masked men who terrified staff at the pub in June 2009 to steal £350. They threatened four victims with guns as they were locking up and forced them into a cellar.

4. 4. Sacked Salford children's services boss Jill Baker tells tribunal she was a scapegoat

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 16 March 2011 Jill Baker, 56, was dismissed by Salford council for gross misconduct in December 2009. At an employment tribunal she is claiming unfair and wrongful dismissal.

5. 5. Salford Council spends £10 million on consultants in one year

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 10 August 2010 Figures obtained by M.E.N Media reveal that using consultants cost Salford council £9.9m in the year 2009/10. Another £5.6m was spent employing agency staff.

6. 6. Treasure trove of LS Lowry classics stolen from Stockport art collector's home are found

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 July 2011 The works were snatched from collector Ivan Aird’s home in Cheadle, Stockport, four years ago. Mr Aird and his wife Louise were tied up during the raid.

7. 7. New children’s hospital so popular it's struggling to cope with patient surge

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 20 December 2010 Medics say families are driving past other perfectly good hospitals to get to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. They fear children needing specialist treatment could lose out on a bed because its popularity means all spaces are taken.

8. 8. I stood up for what was right: Axed Salford children's boss Jill Baker speaks out after losing job tribunal

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 12 December 2011 Jill Baker, a former children's services boss at Saflord council who lost her claim for unfair and wrongful dismissal said she is glad she stood up for what she knew ‘to be right’.

9. 9. Video: Two men face jail over Moss Side drive-by shooting carried out in revenge for trashing of Audi TT

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 18 August 2011 Andre Chiverton opened fire on a crowd of people in Moss Side – sending them running for cover and seriously injuring two. He was a passenger in a car driven by Daniel Mason, a court heard.

10. 10. Showing Britain how to beat the criminal underworld: New National Crime Agency to follow Salford example

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 08 June 2011 A major operation to tackle the criminal underworld in Greater Manchester was today hailed as an example to the rest of the country. Home secretary Theresa May, who was revealing details of the new National Crime Agency, has praised the crackdown, codenamed Project Gulf.

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