The Latest Breaking News from Strangeways

High security jail on lockdown with inmates confined to cell 'for days'

Families have been barred from visiting at Strangeways and there are claims tensions and mental health issues are rising

Wales Online · Jun 9, 2022

Strangeways prison on lockdown with families unable to visit - and claims inmates can't shower or exercise

"This really isn't good for their mental health"

Manchester Evening News · Jun 9, 2022

Murder suspect accused of killing Crufts dog breeder dies in Strangeways prison

Alex Verdu Munoz, 26, was on remand at HMP Manchester awaiting trial

Manchester Evening News · Jun 2, 2022

Police appeal after packages of drugs hurled over prison wall into Strangeways

Detectives say prison contraband can promote 'gang culture' on the inside

Manchester Evening News · Mar 8, 2022

More than 440 homes and business in north Manchester hit by power cut

The power cut has hit areas including Strangeways and Cheetham Hill

Manchester Evening News · Feb 25, 2022

Taxi driver taken to hospital with head injury after attack in Cheetham Hill

Police were first called to a disturbance near Strangeways at around 8pm on Tuesday evening

Manchester Evening News · Feb 9, 2022

'I'm not a snob but it's bloody horrible': Locals criticise town's new store - but its owner doesn't care

One woman said the shop ‘looks like it fits into Cheetham Hill or Strangeways area'

Manchester Evening News · Feb 6, 2022

Two men scale roof after cannabis plants discovered in Strangeways raid

Both men were arrested at the scene, police said

Manchester Evening News · Feb 4, 2022

Paedophile ex-DJ Ray Teret who was Jimmy Savile's 'shadow' died from cancer in Strangeways

Ray Teret was jailed for 25 years in 2014 for a string of historical sex offences

Manchester Evening News · Feb 3, 2022

Notorious gangster 'slashed in the neck' in Strangeways prison

Prison bosses confirmed the incident at HMP Manchester involving a Liverpool criminal

Manchester Evening News · Feb 1, 2022