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The trial of a Wigan man charged with making dozens of indecent images of children will only now take place in 2025.

Simon Blakeney, 61, of Grove Place, Standish, has previously pleaded not guilty to making four of the most serious – category A – pictures of children, 10 category B pictures and 42 category C pictures between July 2018 and March 2021.

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A trial had been due to get under way at Bolton Crown Court in July this year but it has been delayed twice since and now a date of June 26 2025 has been fixed due to court backlogs.

Blakeney was remanded on unconditional bail in the meantime.

A Wigan man accused of making child abuse images will now only face a jury in 2025

A trial had been due to get under way at Bolton Crown Court in July this year but it has been delayed twice since and now a date of June 26 2025 has been fixed due to court backlogs.