Joe Harrigan
@joeharrigan.bsky.social
Down all the years, down all the days
Chief Reporter at The Bolton News, also seen in The Bury Times, Lancashire Telegraph and others. NUJ member
Chief Reporter at The Bolton News, also seen in The Bury Times, Lancashire Telegraph and others. NUJ member
There were "no winners in all of this"
Woman killed her partner in high speed crash after leaving wedding party
A woman killed her partner by driving into a tree at high speed after leaving a wedding party, a court had heard.
www.theboltonnews.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
There were "no winners in all of this"
Reposted by Joe Harrigan
The head of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has resigned and told The Times she was “made a scapegoat” over the Andrew Malkinson case.
Head of body resigns over man who wrongly served 17 years for rape
The head of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has resigned and told The Times she was “made a scapegoat” over the Andrew Malkinson case.
dlvr.it
January 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The head of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has resigned and told The Times she was “made a scapegoat” over the Andrew Malkinson case.
"You and he were *buddies* weren't you?"
The man in the automated message on the Manchester Civil Justice Centre phone number genuinely sounds unhinged. It only gets worse the longer you listen. Just wait for the bit about bailiffs. Who approved this???
January 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"You and he were *buddies* weren't you?"
“Text messages show the victims were often in debt to the defendants but unaware as to why or how much.”
Husband and wife 'enslaved' women kept as sex workers with 'false debts'
A pair of traffickers kept women “enslaved” with “false debts” while making them work as prostitutes, a court has heard.
www.theboltonnews.co.uk
December 18, 2024 at 5:31 PM
“Text messages show the victims were often in debt to the defendants but unaware as to why or how much.”
Reposted by Joe Harrigan
A murder investigation is underway into the death of a man after a suspected assault last weekend.
Murder investigation as man dies after reports of assault
A murder investigation is underway into the death of a man after a suspected assault last weekend.
dlvr.it
December 18, 2024 at 4:26 PM
A murder investigation is underway into the death of a man after a suspected assault last weekend.
No use crying over it...
'We won't be crying about it' as milk spilled all over major Bolton road
Police were called to the town centre yesterday evening to deal with a huge milk spillage across a major road.
www.theboltonnews.co.uk
December 17, 2024 at 5:49 PM
No use crying over it...
Reposted by Joe Harrigan
I spent a couple of years trying to steer grieving families through court processes at Leicester. The sheer despair when the case would get adjourned yet again was palpable. The judges were regretful and had no choice, but sometimes it felt like cases would never conclude.
December 4, 2024 at 7:41 PM
I spent a couple of years trying to steer grieving families through court processes at Leicester. The sheer despair when the case would get adjourned yet again was palpable. The judges were regretful and had no choice, but sometimes it felt like cases would never conclude.