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29/08/2012
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Man Arrested After Airport Escape
Police hunting a suspected armed robber who went on the run from Manchester Airport on have made an arrest.
On 6 July 2012 police launched a manhunt after a suspected armed robber went on the run at Manchester Airport.
The suspect escaped after previously arranging to meet police officers at Terminal One.
In the latest incident, which occurred at about 9.30pm on Sunday 26 August 2012, police were called by staff at a Manchester hospital after a man was admitted with a gunshot wound to the chest.
The man, in his 30s, was driven to the hospital in what is believed to be a dark-coloured BMW. Ambulance staff helped the victim out of the car which then drove off towards the Crumpsall area.
The man is currently in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
At this stage, the location of where the shooting happened or the circumstances leading up to it have not yet been established.
Detectives from GMP's Major Incident Team are continuing to investigate this shooting.
Historic Deal Gets The Green Light
Plans for thousands of new homes that have been stuck on the drawing board for a decade are to finally get the go-ahead.
A historic deal was reached between ministers, councillors and developers.
The deal will unlock around 22,600 much-needed homes over the next 20 years - delivering as many as 60,000 jobs - and brings a brownfield site back into use. The first phase at Eastern Quarry, Ebbsfleet, in Kent will deliver 1,500 homes as part of wider plans for Kent Thameside.
Developers Land Securities have invested over £100million in developing the site. However, plans have been delayed amid concerns over the cost and the need for further investment in transport improvements.
But now, after work by Housing Minister Grant Shapps and Transport Minister Mike Penning with Kent councils and the developers, builders could be on site as early as next Summer with the first homes set to be completed by December 2013.
Historic deal reached
Kent County Council and Dartford and Gravesham Borough Councils worked closely with the Department for Transport and the Highways Agency to reduce costs of the transport programme and to agree how funding could be unlocked. Under the arrangements agreed, the Department for Transport and Highways Agency will begin development work on two major junction improvements and will work with Kent County Council and the Kent Thameside partners in managing the transport investment programme necessary to deliver the new developments.
(CD)
Police hunting a suspected armed robber who went on the run from Manchester Airport on have made an arrest.
On 6 July 2012 police launched a manhunt after a suspected armed robber went on the run at Manchester Airport.
The suspect escaped after previously arranging to meet police officers at Terminal One.
In the latest incident, which occurred at about 9.30pm on Sunday 26 August 2012, police were called by staff at a Manchester hospital after a man was admitted with a gunshot wound to the chest.
The man, in his 30s, was driven to the hospital in what is believed to be a dark-coloured BMW. Ambulance staff helped the victim out of the car which then drove off towards the Crumpsall area.
The man is currently in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
At this stage, the location of where the shooting happened or the circumstances leading up to it have not yet been established.
Detectives from GMP's Major Incident Team are continuing to investigate this shooting.
Historic Deal Gets The Green Light
Plans for thousands of new homes that have been stuck on the drawing board for a decade are to finally get the go-ahead.
A historic deal was reached between ministers, councillors and developers.
The deal will unlock around 22,600 much-needed homes over the next 20 years - delivering as many as 60,000 jobs - and brings a brownfield site back into use. The first phase at Eastern Quarry, Ebbsfleet, in Kent will deliver 1,500 homes as part of wider plans for Kent Thameside.
Developers Land Securities have invested over £100million in developing the site. However, plans have been delayed amid concerns over the cost and the need for further investment in transport improvements.
But now, after work by Housing Minister Grant Shapps and Transport Minister Mike Penning with Kent councils and the developers, builders could be on site as early as next Summer with the first homes set to be completed by December 2013.
Historic deal reached
Kent County Council and Dartford and Gravesham Borough Councils worked closely with the Department for Transport and the Highways Agency to reduce costs of the transport programme and to agree how funding could be unlocked. Under the arrangements agreed, the Department for Transport and Highways Agency will begin development work on two major junction improvements and will work with Kent County Council and the Kent Thameside partners in managing the transport investment programme necessary to deliver the new developments.
(CD)
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