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For more than half a century, Prince Philip demonstrated his passion for helping young people from across Greater Manchester achieve their dreams.
The same urge to nurture young talent that inspired the prince to set up the Duke Of Edinburgh s Award scheme was evident in his long-standing association with the University of Salford.
Philip became the university s first chancellor when it officially opened in 1967, and quickly adopted a pragmatic approach.
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A new policing team is working to improve safety in the Piccadilly area and Manchester city centre.
Operation Perseus launched in December 2020 as a result of an increase to the city-region s policing precept, resulting in the employment of an additional 325 Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers – meaning almost 1,000 more police officers are working for the force since the Mayor of Greater Manchester was first elected in 2017.
The Operation Perseus team are focused on improving safety and combating issues, with a focus on the Piccadilly and Piccadilly Gardens area.
Their work supplements a number of policing operations targeting crime committed in the city centre.
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March 8, 2021
Three New Hampshire men were arrested in recent days for placing anti-mask stickers on Manchester City Hall, Manchester police say.
Police said Monday that they learned that many stickers criticizing the COVID-19 mask mandate were placed on doors at city hall, along with trash cans and traffic sign poles. They “made reference to living in fear, citizens being controlled, and masks being a sign of cowardice.”
“Not only were the stickers inappropriate, but very difficult to remove,” police said.
Police identified three men in video surveillance and issued warrants for them on charges of criminal mischief. They are Skylar Bennett of Concord, 38, Frank Staples of Manchester, 41, and Jason Gerhard of Northfield, 35. Bennett and Staples turned themselves into police on March 5, and Gerhard was arrested on March 7. All were released on personal recognizance bail.
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