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BBC News
01-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Incredible' mum dies in jet ski incident on Costa Del Sol trip
An "incredible" mum has died in a jet ski incident while on holiday in the Spanish resort of Costa del Wright from St Helens, Merseyside, was killed after the jet ski she was riding on was involved in a crash with a speedboat. The 47-year-old is the wife of Ashton Town FC's chairman Chris Wright, with the club saying it was "deeply saddened" by the news. Mrs Wright's son Stu McDonald, paid tribute to his mum and has described her as the "life and soul of the party" adding "I simply don't want to do life without her". "It's incredible to see how many lives she has touched, all in a fun positive way. She was incredible." he said. A FCDO Spokesperson confirmed they are supporting the family of a British woman who has died in to its social media feeds, Ashton Town FC posted its own tribute to Mrs Wright and confirmed the club's upcoming game has been postponed as a mark of respect."The Ashton Town family is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Debra." Its tribute said. It added: "Our thoughts and love are with everyone who knew and cherished her." Ashton Town FC plays at Bartons Group stadium on Edge Green Street, in Ashton in Makerfield, Wigan, and compete in the North West Counties League Division One BBC has contacted Spanish Police. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
Yahoo
22-06-2025
- Yahoo
Moment intruders break into family-run nursery and smash glass doors in early hours
CCTV images captured the moment vile intruders broke into a family-run nursery by smashing the glass doors during the early hours of the morning. The suspects targeted the NurseryandME venue in Ashton-in-Makerfield in the early hours of June 20, causing 'significant' damage to doors and taking children's coats, shoes and boots. Police are now investigating the incident, with local ward councillor Danny Fletcher urging any witnesses to come forward and report to the police. READ MORE: Live updates as 'police incident' leaves M60 shut for more than four hours READ MORE: The M60 is still shut four hours after 'police incident' started - here's what we know so far Join the Manchester Evening News WhatsApp group HERE Pictures taken the following morning showed shards of glass shattered and strewn over the floor after the doors were bashed down at around 1.30am. "The nursery was broken into, with significant damage caused to their newly installed front doors — doors that had only recently been funded through a community-led fun day," Coun Fletcher said. "Items essential to the children's daily care, including coats, shoes, and boots, were also taken or damaged. I've been in direct contact with the nursery team and have raised the matter with the council to ensure they receive the support and guidance they need, particularly around improving site security. "I've also submitted a formal request for advice on school-standard fencing, which the nursery has identified as a growing concern. I'm working closely with Greater Manchester Police and encourage anyone who may have seen or heard anything suspicious in the area around that time to come forward. "Incidents like this are deeply upsetting for the staff, families, and children involved — but I know our community will rally around them and help them recover.' A GoFundMe page has since been set up to help raise funds to support the nursery following the incident. Donations can be made here. --- Day in day out, our reporters in the Manchester Evening News newsroom bring you remarkable stories from all aspects of Mancunian life. However, with the pace of life these days, the frenetic news agenda and social media algorithms, you might not be getting a chance to read it. That's why every week our Features and Perspectives editor Rob Williams brings you Unmissable, highlighting the best of what we do - bringing it to you directly from us. Make sure you don't miss out, and see what else we have to offer, by clicking here and signing up for MEN Daily News. And be sure to join our politics writer Jo Timan every Sunday for his essential commentary on what matters most to you in Greater Manchester each week in our newsletter Due North. You can also sign up for that here. You can also get all your favourite content from the Manchester Evening News on WhatsApp. Click here to see everything we offer, including everything from breaking news to Coronation Street. If you prefer reading our stories on your phone, consider downloading the Manchester Evening News app here, and our news desk will make sure every time an essential story breaks, you'll be the first to hear about it. And finally, if there is a story you think our journalists should be looking into, we want to hear from you. Email us on newsdesk@ or give us a ring on 0161 211 2920.
BBC News
22-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
The annual journey of a Roman Catholic saint's 440-year-old hand
Early 17th century England was a dangerous place to be member of the Roman Catholic faith. The religion was outlawed, and priests such as Edmund Arrowsmith paid the ultimate price for their beliefs. Knowing he would be tortured and executed if he held masses, he travelled the north-west of England on on horseback and in heavy was killed in 1628, but to this day, Catholics in the region have a lasting reminder of him - his mummified hand. It rests inside a small, glass-domed case and is often transported between the St Oswald and Edmund Arrowsmith church in Ashton-in-Makerfield, near Wigan, to the picturesque Arrowsmith cottage in the Lancashire village of Brindle. The man charged with the responsibility for the unusual cargo is Canon John Gorman, parish priest in Ashton-In-Makerfield. "I feel like I am the custodian of his legacy and it is a very big responsibility," he says. Fr Gorman, a canon of Liverpool Archdiocese, recently celebrated Mass in the upper room in Brindle where Arrowsmith said his last Mass. Every year, on the anniversary of his execution, hundreds of Catholics flock to the church that bears Arrowsmith's is said and parishioners have the chance to be blessed with the hand. The next day, the hand is sometimes taken to St Joseph's RC Church Brindle, and worshippers there retrace Arrowsmith's last ride with a walk over the marshland where he was eventually captured as he was thrown from his horse while trying to escape his commemoration culminates with a Mass in St Joseph' this year's ceremony could be the last, as the church is threatened with closure. Arrowsmith was born in 1585 and was steeped in Catholic parents were jailed and his uncle, Fr John Gerard, once escaped from the Tower Of Arrowsmith's capture he was hanged until nearly unconscious before being cut down and dragged through the streets of Lancaster on a was then quartered and his body parts displayed to scare others from defying King Charles I. Devotees would salvage these relics, and they were passed down through the was how the hand of Arrowsmith - one of the 40 English martyrs canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970 - came to be in Ashton-in-Makerfield."We are not likely to be executed for our faith, but what we believe is not popular in the current climate," says Fr Gorman. "We all have to have the same fidelity of St Edmund." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
