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direct to your inboxA tearful paramedic, around two hours after the Manchester Arena bombing, pleaded with firefighters to get to the scene, telling them: "I have just taken an 18-year-old girl in the back of my ambulance who died en route to hospital, and you lot are just stood around," the public inquiry into the atrocity was told.And a former senior firefighter, now retired, described the delayed response by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service as 'the lowest point of my career'.Alan
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direct to your inboxA police officer 'made circuits' of the blast zone at Manchester Arena to ensure all casualties of the bombing were taken out, the public inquiry into the atrocity heard.Sir John Saunders, the inquiry's chairman, said 'heroic acts' were carried out by first responders in the City Room at the Arena.And he told Greater Manchester Police sergeant Andrew Beasley: "Few of us, I suspect, could have behaved in the way you did."The officer, one of the first at the scene, told the
direct to your inboxSpecialist response fire crews carrying advanced medical equipment were not sent to Manchester Arena after the bombing, the public inquiry into the atrocity was told.One senior Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service firefighter said frustration among colleagues on the ground at the time 'was the worst I had ever seen at an incident'.Jon Nolan, then a watch manager and the head of one of two Specialist Response Teams (SRTs), said it was the first time his team had 'trained
direct to your inboxA group of lads from Manchester have embarked on a mission to help the city's homeless that has been supported by hundreds of local people in just a few weeks.Cold Hands Warm Hearts was set up earlier this year, with the aim of making sure no rough sleepers in Manchester are going hungry or without essentials.Co-founder Jamie Lilley says the group offers a personal touch, meeting needs that other organisations in the area don’t offer.But there’s a significant hurdle they need
direct to your inboxPolice are appealing for help to find a man who is wanted in connection to criminal damage and threats incidents in Cheshire.Mohammed Ashraf, who is also known as Tahir Ashraf Chaudhery, is from Greater Manchester.The 53-year-old is now believed to be in the Northwich area of Cheshire.Police said he also has links to Manchester, Cheadle and Stockport.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very
direct to your inboxTributes have been paid to a much loved ‘icon’ in the Afro-Caribbean community of Manchester.Elouise Edwards MBE was a community activist and life long campaigner for racial equality and justice, involved in over 35 organisations in Greater Manchester.Lovingly known as 'Mama Edwards', she was at the forefront of the push for equality in Manchester for new Windrush arrivals and their children.She sadly passed away on Saturday 22nd January 2021 aged 88.Elouise Chandler, the