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Michael McKnight will only stand trial at Bolton Crown Court on multiple child sexual abuse charges dating from the 1970s to ’90s in almost three years’ time

Pensioner denies multiple child sex attacks decades ago

Graham Long was found with almost 2.000 images of children being sexually assaulted

Child sex abuse film-maker aged 69 awaits court fate

Alexandru Mustafa failed a breath test after police pulled him over for breaching a road ban

Sentence awaits ban-flouting drink-driver

Jack Wood will next appear in court in December after denying three counts of rape

Man denies raping two boys

Samantha Hall was due to appear in court to face strangulation ABH charges but failed to attend so the bench issued an arrest warrant

Police hunt throttling suspect after she missed court

A Gasgas baseball cap similar to the one robbed from a boy in Wigan

Boy confesses to mugging another for his hat

Harry Ormisher admitted to a serious stalking charge and two assaults

Creepy stalker spared jail but hit with restraining order

Sean McKenna stood trial at Bolton Crown Court on two counts of rape and one of sexual assault and was found guilty following a trial

Jury finds man innocent of two rapes and a sex assault

Anthony O'Donnell is in custody until his next court appearance

Man in custody over alleged stalking and violent threat charges

John Husselbury will be sentenced at Bolton Crown Court in December for crimes aggravated by racial elements

Man confesses to racial attack and abuse

Harry Kenny’s strangulation trial is set to take place at Liverpool Crown Court next March

Young man denies strangulation offences

Thomas Roe will appear at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court next month to face serious sexual offence charges

Man charged with serious sexual crimes

Duane Chambers admitted to smuggling cocaine into a prison

Jail cocaine smuggler awaits sentence

Damian Oleszczuk will make a further appearance at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court on child sex abuse film charges in February

Man accused of downloading child abuse films

Philip Savage was given a community punishment by a Liverpool Crown Court judge

Good behaviour lessons for criminal

Steven Seddon was spared immediate prison time for BGH

Suspended jail term and compensation order for attacker
A judge orders a Wigan thug to pay compensation to the man he brutally attacks
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It will be July 2029 before Kyle Johnston stands trial for rape at Bolton Crown Court due to record backlogs

Backlogs cause long delay in rape trial start

The wall from which Craig Barker stole coping stones

Masonry thief caught by tracking device

William Bates will make his first appearance on robbery and drug charges at Bolton Crown Court in November

Man accused of mugging woman for £80

Ian Honey had already been accused of arranging a child’s rape or sexual assault. Now he is charged with two sex assaults and download child abuse films

Fresh charges against man, 78, accused of arranging child rape

Logan Green’s rape trial was set for February 2028 at Bolton Crown Court

Teenager denies raping schoolgirl

Harvey Jowett has a November 12 hearing at Manchester Crown Court as he faces several charges including false imprisonment

Double hostage-taking charges brought against man, 21

A Giant Talon e-bike similar to the one alleged to have been stolen by force

Teen pleads not guilty to e-bike mugging

Codie Boyd is beginning a 37-month custodial sentence for domestic abuse

Domestic abuser jailed for more than three years

Alex Kay is bailed to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on November 3 where he faces an intentional GBH charge

Man, 27, accused of savage assault

Emergency services descended on Lord Street, Hindley, when a man took to the roof of a property there

Custody for rooftop drama suspect

Mark Seddon was given a 38-month custodial sentence, mainly for shoplifting

Prolific shoplifter is put behind bars
A custodial sentence of more than three years is imposed on a Wigan 44-year-old for burglary, knife possession and more than a dozen shoplifting offences
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Harry Wood will make his first appearance at Bolton Crown Court on historical child sexual offences next month

Man charged with child sex offences from the '80s

Jonathan Kay was jailed for 32 months for inflicting grievous bodily harm

Thug who caused a woman grievous bodily harm is jailed

Domestic abuser Anthony Howarth's mugshot

Jail for thug who terrorised woman

Pensioner Harold Minton’s trial for historical child sexual offences is only down to take place at Bolton Crown Court in April 2029

Long delay before historical child sex assault trial

An October 2027 trial at Liverpool Crown Court has been scheduled for Lynnie Brooks who denies poisoning, assault and theft

Oven cleaner poisoning charge denied

Adham Khamis received a 12-month community order at Manchester Crown Court for assaults and attempted theft after a decision was taken not to pursue the robbery charge with which he was also charged

Attacker and would-be thief learns his fate

A general view of Linney Square, Scholes, where Peter Rosbotham set fire to his own flat

Man guilty of dangerous arson attack on his own home

Joshua Jones will next appear in court in August 2027 after denying domestic abuse charges

Controlling and coercive behaviour denied by 34-year-old

Tresor Hokoko will only stand trial at Bolton Crown Court for multiple rapes and assault in January 2029

Man denies three charges of rape but faces long wait for trial

A Manchester Crown Court jury was about to be sworn in when David Foster finally admitted to GBH

Man facing GBH trial changes plea at 11th hour

It is alleged that Levi Ashton performed a lewd act on a train at Manchester Victoria Station

Man accused of lewd train act is in custody

Joseph MacNaughton is accused of being concerned in the supply of heroin (pictured) and crack cocainein

Heroin and crack dealing charges brought against man, 46

John Boydell will appear at Liverpool Crown Court on October 28 to face a robbery charge

Man denies harassment and charged with high value mugging

Michael Roberts walked free from court after the child sexual communications case against him was withdrawn

No evidence offered in child sexual communications case

Emergency services descended on Lord Street, Hindley, when a man took to the roof of a property there

Breaking Rooftop drama: man to appear in court

Jordan Burrows will return to Bolton Crown Court on October 8 after denying intending to cause a man grievous bodily harm

Man denies intending to caused grievous bodily harm

Lee Makin and Andrew Gaskell will be sentenced by a judge for trying to burgle Harry's Bar on Wallgate

Judge to sentence pair for attempted pub raid

Craig Burchall was jailed for a year

Man jailed for court order breaches and 'streaking'

Nicholas Milligan, accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Wigan, has been remanded into custody until his next court hearing

Provisional trial date set for man accused of sex assault

Jailed: paedophile Luke Aspey

Young pervert begins 54-month jail term for child sex crimes

Bobby Shaw has been remanded into custody until his first Liverpool Crown Court appearance on November 30

Violence and hostage-taking suspect remanded into custody

Nicholas Taylor makes his first appearance at Bolton Crown Court on strangulation and witness intimidation charges on October 8

Man denies assault and trying to pervert the course of justice

David Smith was Elaine Mcgregor Hull's trusted carer and even went on holiday with her to far flung places. But he was stealing her heirloom jewellery to fund his drug and gambling addiction

Thieving carer jailed and accused of 'profound betrayal'

Lee Nevett is accused of dealing and being concerned in the supply of both crack and heroin

Man charged with heroin and crack dealing

Christopher McCormick was told he was free to go after prosecutors withdrew charges of racial abuse and dangerous driving

Race abuse and dangerous driving case collapses

James Taylor, facing a series of serious sexual crime charges, returns to Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court on October 16

Man, 34, accused of repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting girl

Bry's Mini-Market in Leigh illegally sold tobacco. It later changed its name to BJ Mini-Market and did the same thing

Shop's huge bill for repeated illegal tobacco sales

Maximillien Halls admitted to possessing heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply them

Heroin and crack dealer spared jail

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