A judge said rioters had been ‘inspired by the ignorance of racism’ as he locked up the first criminals to be dealt with in Manchester. Judge John Potter said ‘lies’ had been ...

In his sentencing remarks, Judge John Potter told Ley ... was attending an event to celebrate British culture”. Greater Manchester Police said 102 suspects had been identified as being ...

Ley, of Hardman Street, Stockport, was sentenced on Thursday afternoon at Manchester Crown Court for violent disorder. In his sentencing remarks, Judge John Potter told Ley: “Your actions in ...

A "violent racist" who punched and kicked a black man in the face during a riot in Manchester has been jailed for three years and two months. Joseph Ley, 30, was heard on footage saying, "You got ...

Manchester Crown Court heard that the charges related to his behaviour towards three girls in the 1970s and 1980s. Sentencing, Judge John Potter described the physical abuse Skelton committed as ...

Judge John Potter (pictured) has been appointed resident judge at Manchester Crown Court in Minshull Street. But before he presided over his last cases in Bradford, his fellow judges, barristers ...

In his sentencing remarks, Judge John Potter told Ley ... Paul Smith, 21, of Keynsham Road, Manchester who has been sentenced to two years and ten months in prison (CPS/PA) Greater Manchester ...

In his sentencing remarks, Judge John Potter told Ley: “Your actions in Piccadilly Gardens ... he was attending an event to celebrate British culture”. Greater Manchester Police said 102 suspects had ...