A very happy retirement to our much-loved porter Ron Withers, who at the age of 90 is one of Asda colleagues
Ron joined the Royal Corps of Signals in 1948 and spent time in Suez and parts of Korea as a driver and signalman helping to transport members of the Armed Forces before becoming a chauffeur for the Royal Family, based at Lambeth Palace. He’s worked at the Gosport store for almost 20 years and colleagues […]
Fire crews called to Morrisons in Lake after early morning refrigerant leak leads to staff evacuation
Two fire crews from the Isle of Wight have been called to Morrisons in Lake after a gas leak in the early hours of Saturday. The store was closed to customers at the time but night staff self-evacuated before the arrival of the fire service. Crews from Sandown and Shanklin were called to the […]
Fire crews called to Morrisons in Lake after early morning refrigerant leak leads to staff evacuation
Two fire crews from the Isle of Wight have been called to Morrisons in Lake after a gas leak in the early hours of Saturday. The store was closed to customers at the time but night staff self-evacuated before the arrival of the fire service. Crews from Sandown and Shanklin were called to the […]
A man has been jailed in connection with drug offences in Ipswich
25 year old Artenis Selita of Cottril Way of Bedford in Bedfordshire appeared at Ipswich Crown Court on Friday 21 May was sentenced to three years and four months. It follows his guilty pleas at an earlier hearing to possession of drugs with intent to supply and possession of criminal property, namely money. It […]
A man who took over a vulnerable man’s Northampton home to sell drugs from it has been jailed for seven years
Brett James Franks, aged 46, of no fixed address, was arrested on January 6 this year after a man contacted Northamptonshire Police to say Franks had taken over his home, a practice known as cuckooing, and had been selling Class A drugs from the property. The man said this was ruining his life and […]
A man who controlled and physically abused his flatmate in Macclesfield has been found guilty of his murder and sentenced to life impriso…
Andrew Anderson stabbed Peter Kirkham in the chest inside their property on Stirling Close before calling paramedics at around 2am on Wednesday 23 September 2020. The 35-year-old claimed Peter had inflicted the injuries on himself. However, the knife that was placed next to Peter at the scene was not the weapon that killed him. Instead […]
A man who controlled and physically abused his flatmate in Macclesfield has been found guilty of his murder and sentenced to life imprisonment
Andrew Anderson stabbed Peter Kirkham in the chest inside their property on Stirling Close before calling paramedics at around 2am on Wednesday 23 September 2020. The 35-year-old claimed Peter had inflicted the injuries on himself. However, the knife that was placed next to Peter at the scene was not the weapon that killed him. Instead […]
A man who killed his neighbour by punching him to the floor and stamping on him has been jailed for life for his murder
Andrew Claydon, 45, was found guilty of the murder of Matthew Pearson following a trial earlier this month. Police were called around 6:45pm on 18th July 2020, after reports of an assault on Lytham Road, Blackpool close to the Farmer’s Arms public house. Police and paramedics attended a short time later, by which time […]
A man who killed his neighbour by punching him to the floor and stamping on him has been jailed for life for his murder
Andrew Claydon, 45, was found guilty of the murder of Matthew Pearson following a trial earlier this month. Police were called around 6:45pm on 18th July 2020, after reports of an assault on Lytham Road, Blackpool close to the Farmer’s Arms public house. Police and paramedics attended a short time later, by which time […]
SOUTH SHIELDS MAN SENTENCED FOR TERRORISM AND FIREARMS OFFENCES
A 32-year-old man from South Shields has been sentenced today (Friday May 21) to 10 years and 2 months in prison after pleading guilty a number of offences. John Raymond Nimmo (02.07.88) of Osborne Avenue, South Shields, pleaded guilty to one offence of possession of a document likely to be useful to a person committing […]