Trial of man accused of being armed with a knife in Tesco set for next summer

A man who denies being armed with a knife in a Wigan supermarket will only go on trial next summer.
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Kirk Makin, 40, of Broadway, Hindley, is charged with having the weapon in Tesco on November 15 last year.

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