Damon Wilkinson, Manchester News MEN

Damon Wilkinson

Manchester News MEN

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Past articles by Damon:

Terrified TUI passengers in 'floods of tears' after pilot aborts Manchester Airport landing during blizzard

"I was saying my prayers. I didn't think I'd see my family again. It was just awful." → Read More

Illegal shisha bar which 'flouted the law for years' shut down as owner slapped with huge fine

360 Cafe in Rusholme was first told to stop trading in September 2018 → Read More

Gang of thugs attacked man then smashed up his car on Chorlton street

Police are seeking five men in connection with the assault → Read More

Anger as 'mindless' vandal smashes police car windscreen as officers help pensioner injured in fall

'I hope one day, if your loved one needs our help having collapsed, someone else hasn’t done something similar and we can’t respond as we should' → Read More

Health Secretary invites junior doctors in for pay talks in last-ditch bid to avert next week's 72 hour- strike

Junior doctors in the British Medical Association are due to walk out on Monday → Read More

The Manchester overspill estate where trains won't go and the 'miracle' hidden inside it

The £5m Fuse centre in Partington closed down in 2013, just 18 months after opening → Read More

Driver stuck in snow for five hours on M62 spent 'horrific' night shivering in her car

Ashleigh Marsden was travelling home from a concert in Manchester when the blizzard struck → Read More

Transport Secretary has 'frank conversation' with boss of TransPennine Express

TransPennine Express cancelled 1,781 services over the last four-week reporting period according to official data → Read More

Heart-stopping moment 125mph high speed train narrowly misses man on level crossing

Footage of the terrifying near miss has been released as part of a safety campaign → Read More

'Confusion' over covid rules caused 'huge resentment', former GMP chief says

Sir Peter Fahy said 'constant confusion' caused 'huge resentment' in policing → Read More

The Arena bombing happened after the security services let us down. Why won't they tell us why?

Some have accused the security services of hiding behind national security concerns to keep key intelligence about the suicide bomber secret, dismissing claims secrecy was necessary to prevent attacks as 'virtue signalling' → Read More

'It is disgusting': Parents of young couple killed in Manchester Arena slam government

The families of Chloe Rutherford and Liam Curry are fighting for parents to have the right to register their child's death, regardless of the circumstances → Read More

Woman who died from Covid pneumonia waited nine hours for an ambulance after fall at home

A delay caused by a shortage of ambulance crews and long waits at A&E contributed to the death of Patricia Green, a coroner has said → Read More

Thousands of physios to walk out in biggest strike to date as unions accuse government of refusing to negotiate

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy said 4,500 of its members will strike next month → Read More

The 'bona fide piece of pop memorabilia' found in an Altrincham record shop

A letter written by Pet Shop Boys star Neil Tennant, thanking Radio 1's Janice Long for playing the band's debut single in 1984 has been uncovered in a record sleeve → Read More

Specialist diver who failed to find Nicola Bulley removed from National Crime Agency's expert list

Peter Faulding's Specialist Group International is reportedly no longer listed as an expert search group amid an internal investigation to review whether it should return → Read More

Awaab's Law: Social housing managers will need professional qualifications

Thousands of managers will be required to study for qualifications in wake of toddler's death in a mouldy flat in Rochdale → Read More

'I get bombarded with letters meant for a rockstar with the same name as me'

Oli Sykes has replied to more than 1,000 emails meant for his famous namesake → Read More

The remarkable life of blues legend Victor Brox who played with Hendrix and Clapton, had a love affair with Nico and sang on Jesus Christ Superstar

Victor Brox, said to have recorded the first British blues record, has died → Read More

'I was putting on lip liner': Driver's ridiculous excuse after being stopped by police on motorway

They were reported for driving without due care and attention → Read More