The video, shot by a film student at Manchester Metropolitan University who had answered a call on the social network Instagram for somebody with the necessary skills, was the perfect project. Explanation: Wards as at May 2022. [8] There were several high-profile shootings associated with gangs and drugs in this area during the 1990s and into the 21st century. A drawing of a football pitch is displayed. =cJ},Edgwvwp&L>j*qra(#qJ?a>J?2 1HYF:=ySxy!r]9Q$n!DJ`heM>epyH~p}Q\a{t[ u@p:P"z>H$c4sF,oZuT//63:L3h]OB~},@!C\gyZV``Y7Ip_)Rcy+!n1fu8fn{\p)lTu.&4RU'\K@5#Br:U9v|T$ MMX[GR2N=m"\saAn2mya[@;-f"$VH^-?? The most notable of these being the Longsight Street Soldiers, Old Trafford Crips, Rusholme Crips and Fallowfield Mad Dogs. Noreen Muzaffar, (Information and Communications Officer), Greater Manchester Employer Coalition Telephone: 0161 873 1241 Fax: 0161 873 1150 Email: "It had a really strong working class community and identity," Dr Wildman tells Newsbeat. Moss Side is a ward within the local authority of Manchester City Council. Although the gang war was centred around Moss Side, young males from neighbouring areas would be drawn into the conflict resulting in a number of deaths and regular shooting incidents in South Manchester throughout the 1990s and 2000s. This site will remain active at least for the short term, but if you want to see the most recent data then you need to head on over to the new version. The arrival of many people from the British Empire after World War Two brought a new wave of immigrants to the area. [60][61] It has also in recent years seen the opening of several Somali cafes. Moss Side E00026556 On an adjacent site was the Church of the New Age (founded 1923) and there was also in Raby Street the Wesleyan Methodist Church. A shooting in Manchester's Moss Side area which injured 10 people is being investigated by the police as attempted murder. ,jeK-}m. [6] Gang members Colin Joyce and Lee Amos had been arrested in 2000, when they had been apprehended at their 'nerve centre' in a house in Moss Side, found with an 'extraordinary array of firearms'. The defendants families also have serious concerns about the handling of the trial by Openshaw, including the admission of the AO video, his summing up in the first trial on the basis that AO was indisputably a gang, and not warning the jury to avoid preconceived or prejudiced views of rap music. He then sentenced the 11 to a minimum 168 years collectively, seven for murder, four for manslaughter, for a stabbing that only one carried out. People living in Moss Side . <>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 595.32 841.92] /Contents 4 0 R/StructParents 0>> In the mid 1990s the Alexandra Park estate was redeveloped and the street was redesigned and had its name changed to Westerling Way.[4]. GMP will cooperate with the CCRC, should any assistance be required.. A number of police vehicles had been fire-bombed and there had been reports of attempted ambushes on police patrols. Moss Side E00175815 Despite this growth, the White British ethnic group, only measured since 2001, remains the largest ethnic group in the city, accounting for 59% of the population. [58] With the aim of changing perceptions of the area, a group of local residents acting as 'community ambassadors' was also formed in January 2012. Tower Hamlets saw the largest percentage growth in population in England, increasing 22.1% between 2011 and 2021. Part of the Catholic Church - you can find other Catholic Churches, Catholic Schools or Religious Orders/Houses and Chaplaincies nearby above. moss side, manchester ethnicity. +965 6552 7941. Telephone: +44 1329 44 4972, Rank of local authority areas for population size in England, view the full Census 2021 first results dataset, download the data used in this article (XLSX, 138KB), download data from the 2011 Census (XLSX, 265KB). "It's those kinds of problems that lead to gang violence, because there's a chasm there. From left: Nathaniel Williams, Durrell Goodall and Reanu Walters have launched an appeal against their convictions. Moss Side E00026543 endobj [67], There are two Roman Catholic churches, the Church of Divine Mercy, a Polish church founded in 1961, which is on Moss Lane East;[68][69] and the Church of Our Lady (founded 1949). The data used in this article are available to download at the end. RACIAL tensions have eased considerably in one of Manchester's most ethnically diverse areas, according to researchers. Acne-sufferers cant go without skincare kit that clears spots in a week, And its currently got 40 per cent off saving shoppers nearly 30, Emotional scenes at Etihad as Man City fans and Phil Foden pay tribute to tragic Milly-Rose, 6, who died suddenly, The emotional display happened during the sixth minute of Manchester City vs Newcastle, How well do you really know Greater Manchester? I'm in shock this morning.". A shooting in Manchester's Moss Side area which injured 10 people is being investigated by the police as attempted murder. "You don't see the racial tensions in Manchester that you see elsewhere it's a city that is built on migration.". 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[69][70], The former Swedenborgian Church also dates from 1888 and is Neo-Gothic in style. 4 0 obj [32], In 2003, Ducie Central High School was replaced by the independently run Manchester Academy, with the aim of overcoming barriers to education and achievement faced by young people in the community. More recently, in 2021, the largest age group in the North West was those aged 50 to 54 years. Moss Side E00026550 Openshaw said in his sentencing remarks that there was a long history of gang feuding and tit-for-tat violence, but the facts agreed in the trial by the prosecution and defence consisted of the rap video and four incidents. Read about our approach to external linking. At 9.7%, Manchester's population increase is higher than the increase for the North West (5.2%). [2] Manchester City played at Maine Road in Moss Side between 1923 and 2003. A key element of the GMP evidence and prosecution case, to prove the existence of this ruthless gang, was the AO video that had been made two years earlier. People living in Moss Side, which experienced ugly race riots during the early 80s, told researchers they felt proud to live in a multi-ethnic neighbourhood. The English region with the smallest increase was the North East, growing by 1.9% or around 50,000 people. Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter'. Monteith argues that the Moss Side prosecution is an extreme example, extraordinary, he says, for how little solid evidence was produced to support the allegation that the teenagers were members of a gang fearsome enough to control territory in a tough, inner-city area of Manchester. Now, three convicted of murder, Nathaniel Jay Williams, 17 at the time, Reanu Walters, then 18, and Durrell Goodall, then 19, are preparing an appeal to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, to contest the gang narrative constructed against them, and the evidence, including the video, presented to support it. Moss Side E00175929 Moss Side E00026573 Five had no criminal records at all, three had minor previous convictions that Openshaw said were not relevant. Don't miss a thing by signing up to the MyOldham newsletter here. These gangs would carry on the rivalry with Doddington and Longsight Crew into the 2000s. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The reason the weekend's shooting is so shocking is precisely because of how far Moss Side has come in the last two decades. In court, the defendant denied that conversation; in summing up Openshaw said the defendant had said AO meant nothing to him, but someone had told him earlier that AO was a gang. Some local authority areas have seen their populations decline. Then one, Devonte Cantrill, 19, wielded a knife, and stabbed Hafidah, who later died from those knife wounds. Moss Side E00026572 Paddy Lacey was a pro footballer but his world fell apart when he received a ban from the sport for breaching anti-doping rules. Bridgewater Hospital, on Princess Road, is a private hospital that provides a range of healthcare treatments. Moss Side E00026544 Following boundary changes in 2018 a portion of the ward is a part of the Manchester Gorton constituency, represented by the Labour Party MP Afzal Khan. The joint enterprise murder charge seems inappropriate and unfair, she wrote, and, in my opinion, has the potential to be a miscarriage of justice., Openshaw acknowledged Williamss character witnesses, the good testimonials for Walters and several others, the fact that five of the 11 had no criminal convictions and three had no relevant convictions. 2007. p. 52. Ambulance crews had resorted to wearing body armour after having to deal with a string of mostly drug-related shootings. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. [18][19], The western border of the Moss Side Ward is bounded in part by Withington Road. $Z~Ftkfu{~!qO1`km=cmI 1. />@)%ZCgv= ;&P*@Zf$$X\ [51] The Indian Senior Citizens group provides support for the elderly within the Indian community. Every local authority area of England is shown as a dot on a chart, with the legend running from the largest percentage decrease to the highest percentage increase in population. A welfare worker said a defendant had told him the day after the killing that seven of the teenagers were part of AO. Mass development in Moss Side occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when large numbers of red brick terraced houses were built, and soon attracted numerous Irish immigrants and other working people. Find Moss Side stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. "It's another sign that some of the work in Moss Side - and neighbouring Hulme - is working.". moss side Manchester great western street most diverse black British area walk around good or bad. Most of the newer properties, built around the turn of the 20th century, were refurbished instead of demolished during the final two decades of the century. But this was also around the time when things began to change in the area. moved to a new stadium on Maine Road on 25 August 1923, having moved from Hyde Road, Ardwick; on its opening it was one of the most capacious sports stadiums in the United Kingdom, capable of holding up to 85,000 spectators. [6] During the 1960s and early 1970s, Manchester City Council demolished many of the Victorian and terraced houses to the west of Moss Side and replaced these with new council houses and flats. The Moss Side Sports and Leisure Complex (north of Moss Lane West) was upgraded for the 2002 Commonwealth Games and has a gym and a variety of other sporting facilities. Active only meant a group that was always out and about. They made the video, mixed the rap track, and posted it to YouTube. Moss Side E00026561 2001, but Moss Side also has the largest rise (1,130 people) from the Other Ethnic Group, the majority of whom are from the Arab ethnic sub-group. It shows the number males and females in each age group as a percentage of the total population for the North West in 2021. Moss Side E00026540 Moss Side E00175968 Working at the time with Manchester Young Lives, another charitable initiative whose partners included Manchester city council and GMP, she provided a character reference for Williams after his conviction. The age group with the largest number of people is highlighted. In the summer of 1981 a series of riots broke out across England. It shows males and females in each age group as a percentage of the total population for Manchester in 2011. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, gang violence increased, which earned the area the nickname of "gunchester". Follow Newsbeat on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. A population pyramid is displayed. But the judge said: Although each denied it, I find as a fact that each convicted defendant was a member of the AO (or Active Only) gang, or at least was affiliated to it.. [1] Moss Side is bounded by Hulme to the north, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Rusholme and Fallowfield to the east, Whalley Range to the south, and Old Trafford to the west. "If you don't have a job, it causes more people to turn to crime. All denied that they had any intention or idea that the chase of Hafidah would end in him being killed. [13] Three other members of the gang were given minimum sentences of between 30 and 35 years.[12]. It is a few yards south of Christ Church. endobj View the data as Who is on The Jonathan Ross Show tonight? % In 1981, Openshaw suffered a horrific trauma when his father, Judge William Openshaw, was killed in a stabbing, by a man, John Smith, he had sentenced years before to borstal. Manchester is highlighted. Nearby areas like Salford and Cheshire East have seen their populations increase by around 15.4% and 7.7%, respectively, while others such as Stockport saw an increase of 4.1% and Trafford saw smaller growth (3.8%). But as the teenagers and their families point out now, none of them habitually wore red. census.customerservices@ons.gov.uk As well as spending money, "There's also been a push by the council to rebrand and encourage families and young professionals to live there". But also with the lack of community, you don't have those informal barriers in place that stop anti-social behaviour.". Moss Side is an inner-city area of Manchester, England, 1.9 miles (3.1 km) south of the city centre, It had a population of 20,745 at the 2021 census. Moss Side Community Allotment states its aim as involving volunteers in growing and making available locally produced organic food. There has been an increase of 9.6% in people aged 65 years and over, an increase of 7.9% in people aged 15 to 64 years, and an increase of 16.9% in children aged under 15 years. But I didnt see how a judge could impartially try the same offence as the one that killed his own father. A report in the 1880s commented: "The water at the brewery is of exceptionally good quality, containing all the necessary elements for producing the finest ales, which cannot be surpassed in the district for their brightness, purity and flavour". Something went wrong, please try again later. [23] In July 2014, St Mary's CE Junior and Infant School won the Times Educational Supplement national Primary School of the Year award.[66]. Video, Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims, US-made cheese can be called 'gruyere' - court, AOC under investigation for Met Gala dress, Saving Private Ryan actor Tom Sizemore dies at 61, The children left behind in Cuba's exodus, Walkie Talkie architect Rafael Violy dies aged 78, Alex Murdaugh's legal troubles are far from over, 'Sonic boom' heard as RAF jets escort plane. The gangs - whilst supplying to the street dealers - also tried to ensure that the dealers were protected from other gangs by protecting their territory. 8 &3< ~ V~3F)]i %XK'yzz"k2. More than a year later, the video would be used as a key piece of evidence to convict seven teenagers of murder and four of manslaughter under controversial joint enterprise laws. [1][2] Most members of the gang grew up on the westside of the Alexandra Park estate in Moss Side around Gooch Close (which is where the gang gets its name). There has been a brewery on this site since 1875. One person was the knife man; my son and his friends werent even friends with him, they were a close group who all liked playing football. Gun violence "used to be an almost a daily occurrence", former police officer Martin Harding told the BBC. The allegation of gang activity was based on affiliation, an allegiance of belonging or loyalty, based centrally on the 2014 rap video. But Monteith argues that the evidence to suggest AO was a real gang, let alone one that controlled territory, was thin. [3] The industrial growth of the area resulted in a densely populated area, so much so, that a part of the township of Moss Side was amalgamated into the expanding city of Manchester in 1885, with the rest joining in 1904.[4]. Evidence at the trial included many hours of CCTV, more than 20 eyewitness accounts, DNA, as well as evidence from the mobile phones and social media accounts., GMP declined to answer specific questions about PC Deightons evidence, the rap video, or the way the gang allegations were presented. Unemployment stood at nearly 30% up to three times the national average in the early 1990s. Obviously, I feel sorry for a man who has been through that, and as a parent I sympathise with the parents of the victim in this incident, Williams says. However, interviewers - who were funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation - found different communities were more likely to mix at local pubs, five-a-side football pitches and other public spaces than ever before. Home; Brands; Category; About us; Contact us; Need help? Akemia Minott, another experienced Moss Side youth worker with Williams, Walters and several of the other teenagers, attended both trials, which she believes were a travesty against the defendants and the neighbourhood itself. http://www.ukcensusdata.com/moss-side-e05000710/ethnic-group-ks201ew, http://ukcensusdata.com/a-e05000710/b-ks201ew, White: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British, Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black Caribbean, Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black African, Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Asian, Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: African, Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Caribbean, Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Other Black, Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group, Mixed/multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean, Mixed/multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African, Mixed/multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian, Mixed/multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed. [6] During what has been termed the Madchester phase of the history of Manchester, narcotic trade in the city became "extremely lucrative" and in the early 1990s a gang war started between two groups vying for control of the market in Manchester city centre the 'Cheetham Hill Gang' and 'The Gooch Close Gang', in Cheetham Hill and Moss Side, respectively. Moss Side E00026554 phL~Mz0$ZCs^0S4/`\[ O4tk@ /"zn: Historically a part of Lancashire, Moss Side was formerly a rural township and chapelry within the parish of Manchester and hundred of Salford. Population change in certain areas may reflect how the coronavirus Angela Lawrence, a campaigner against Manchester gang violence in its era of notoriety, and a member of the police and crime panel for Greater Manchester Combined Authority, also supports the group, arguing that it was a racist, lazy prosecution. [3] Following the Industrial Revolution there was a process of unplanned urbanisation and a rapid increase in population size. The Pepperhill gang declared that nobody from South Manchester was to have dealings with Cheetham Hill. In England, the largest age group in 2021 was people aged 30 to 34 years. The boys chilled as friends. Openshaw, a senior judge on the northern circuit hearing his last case before retiring, sentenced the 11 to a total minimum in prison of 168 years. Street fighting in Bakhmut but Russia not in control, Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims. In Manchester, the population size has increased by 9.7%, from around 503,100 in 2011 to 552,000 in 2021. Weve transformed Manchester, and Moss Side, in recent years, in partnership with GMP, Lawrence says. Walker says it was a term that young people in Moss Side were then using: They used to say, Im active, meaning theyre up for going out. Figure 3 shows that no one ethnic group accounts for more than a third of the population in Moss Side and Cheetham wards. +!Rn+Es2Mw A map shows the English regions and Wales. It became a hub for African-Caribbean arrivals, who became known as the Windrush generation. Overall, in England, there has been an increase of 20.1% in people aged 65 years and over, an increase of 3.6% in people aged 15 to 64 years, and an increase of 5.0% in children aged under 15 years. Moss Side E00026234 "Moss Side and Rusholme District Centre Local Plan". Or you can use the Find a Church Near Me box above to search for a Church, School etc. "This forces people who are very happy to be in a place like Moss Side into different suburbs, away from their networks, churches, extended families and friends. Moss Side is in the local authority with the highest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area. The Reno and the Nile (upstairs from the Reno) were Manchester's most famous drinking clubs for the city's West Indian community and played a key role in the development of black culture in the city. The following stabbings and shootings happened in the area: Moss Side has longstanding Afro-Caribbean and South Asian populations. However its capacity was gradually reduced over the years and by the mid-1990s it held just under 35,000spectators all seated. Hafidah is alleged to have attacked one of the group a year earlier and broken his arm with a baseball bat, another said he had recently threatened him. 2007. p. 35. Moss Side E00026567 The group started to chase him, going across the traffic on Princess Parkway, the dual carriageway that bisects Moss Side, which was filmed on CCTV and shown in court. Maine Road site is in the process of redevelopment, marketed as Maine Place, primarily as 2, 3 and 4-bedroom houses but including a limited number of flats, for sale or shared ownership, with many homes completed and occupied, along with a primary school, now open, and a health centre planned. Manchester City Council. Its circumstances, that it was made as part of publicly funded projects to encourage young people to be involved in creativity, in which GMP itself had been a partner, were not presented at the trials.