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Two men who admitted to attempted burglary have been made the subject of community orders. Michael Shaw, 48, of Rathen Avenue, Ince, and Daniel Verey, 29, of Hardybutts, Scholes, had previously appeared before Wigan and Leigh justices to plead guilty to illegally gaining entry into a property on Baclaw Close in Scholes with intent to steal on April 5. On sentencing day they were both given 7pm to 7am electronically tagged curfews until August 19 and must each pay £180 to the court and victim services. But Shaw has 25 days of rehabilitation activities to complete and Verey 10.
A Wigan van driver has been banned from the road for having a dangerously secured load on his vehicle. Gerard Ward, 36, of The Mews, Hindley, was found guilty by borough magistrates of not having a load restraint on his Ford Transit which posed a risk of injury to others as it drove along the M60 at Eccles on February 20 last year. As well as being disqualified from driving for six
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RIO FERDINAND is expecting further fan protests and believes the tribal divisions between supporters are being set aside in a common cause – to force club owners to listen.
His old club Manchester United’s match against Liverpool was postponed on Sunday after a peaceful planned protest escalated into violence and an invasion of the Old Trafford pitch.
Ferdinand did not condone the violence which left police officers injured, but understood where the discontent has come from, and why it is likely such protests will be repeated.
“I’m with the fans,” he told Vibe with Five.
“We don’t want violence and I’m not condoning violence or any type of lawbreaking at all, but these fans have been shunted aside (and told) ‘you’re not a thought, you’re not a consideration’.
Man charged following protest by Manchester United fans
Fans let off flares as they protested against the Glazer family (Barrington Coombs/PA)
A man has been charged following a protest by Manchester United fans.
Michael Anthony James Cusker, 28, was charged with throwing fireworks in a street, use of threatening behaviour and wilful obstruction of the highway following the protest outside The Lowry Hotel in Manchester on Sunday, a spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said.
Cusker, of Winstanley Road, Manchester, was bailed to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on May 25.
The force spokesman said the incident had been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct to “ensure complete transparency and independence”.