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Funding Secured For Eve's Space
3rd February 2012
FUNDING totalling £80,000 has been secured for Bolton’s Eve’s Space, a centre dedicated to helping women turn away from crime.
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GMPT Takes Part In Networking Event
27th January 2012
GMPT has participated in an event aimed at forming relationships with private, public and third sector businesses.
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IAC Praised By Prison Reform Trust
25th January 2012
GMPT's Intensive Alternative to Custody scheme has been praised by a national charity for helping young offenders to "grow out of trouble".
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Free From Offending For First Time in Seven Years
19th January 2012
BRIAN has held down a steady job and stayed out of trouble for six months, the first time he has achieved that for seven years.
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Committed To Protecting The Public
4th January 2012
ADRIAN Jebb takes great satisfaction from helping to protect the public while trying to support change.
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Probation Officers: Public Enemies?
4th January 2012
Starting on 4th January 2012, BBC One, will be broadcasting ‘Public Enemies’, a three-part drama by writer Tony Marchant.

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Offenfers Help Family Whose House Was Torched by Rioters
23rd December 2011
SALFORD Community Payback has helped a family move into a new home after they lost everything when rioters torched their house.
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GMPT's Chair of the Board Receives Honourary Doctorate
22nd December 2011
CHAIR of the Board Dr. Hilary Tucker has received an Honourary Doctorate in recognition of her “outstanding contribution to education and the community of Warrington”.
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Bolton Probation and Fire Service Promotes Safety
20th December 2011
GMPT has teamed up with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) as part of a scheme to raise awareness of the potential fire dangers of alcohol misuse in the home.
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Community Payback Helps Simon Reform
16th December 2011
Simon believes his time on probation has helped him get a job, after drug dealing landed him on a community order.
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Ivan Lewis MP Praises Bury Probation
13th December 2011
MP Ivan Lewis met with offenders, staff and police officers during his visit to Bury probation.
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Showcasing GMPT To Government Leaders
1st December 2011
CRISPIN Blunt has visited GMPT during a day-long tour that included a range of the Trust’s “innovative” services.
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MP Inspires Female Offenders in Makerfield
1st December 2011
Yvonne Fovargue MP has visited women offenders at a centre run by Wigan Probation to learn more about the service.
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Offenders Clear Trees to Help Make Students Safer
23rd November 2011
OFFENDERS carrying out Community Payback have been getting to the root of antisocial behaviour in Salford.
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Brave Probation Officer Helps Prevent Possible Attack
18th November 2011
PROBATION officer Stephen Percy drove out to meet an offender who was threatening to stab a member of the public.
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Staff Encouraged to Apply For Scholarships
17th November 2011
COLLEAGUES are being urged to take part in study trips to learn about different approaches to crime prevention.
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Research Paper Leads to Offenders Starring in Crime Prevention Film
17th November 2011
TWO offenders have featured in a film informing students about crime prevention.
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MP Pledges To Support Probation
16th November 2011
MP MICHAEL Meacher has visited Oldham probation to learn more about the work being done to make communities safer.
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Rachel Talks About Life As A Probation Officer
11th November 2011
PROBATION officer Rachel Dagger vividly recalls a successful case which sums up one of the job’s high points.
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Women Offenders Praised
10th November 2011
WOMEN offenders have received certificates from Magistrates in recognition of the work they have completed at Rochdale’s Women Supervision Centre.
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Probation Health Trainer Scheme Praised
9th November 2011
A CELEBRATION of the Probation Health Trainers project has been held to promote their work and to attract long-term funding.
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GMPT Co-hosting Event to Attract New Partners
9th November 2011
GMPT is participating in an event aimed at forming relationships with private, public and third sector businesses.
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GMPT Contract Win
3rd November 2011
GMPT has won a contract to work with partner organisations including G4S in a payment by results scheme aimed at supporting families with complex needs.
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Mappa Annual Report Published
27th October 2011
Protecting the public is a top priority for the organisations working to manage violent and sexual offenders in Greater Manchester.
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MP For Cheadle Hulme Visits Stockport Probation
25th October 2011
Mark Hunter MP has visited his borough’s probation office to see how the service operates.
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European Union Commissioner Visits Achieve NW
20th October 2011
On Thursday 20th October Commissioner László Andor from the European Commission visited the “Back on Track” project in Manchester to see how offenders on probation supervision are learning skills to get them back into work.
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Lunch Club Celebrates 10th Anniversary
12th October 2011
A lunch club for the elderly staffed by Wigan’s Community Payback team has celebrated its 10th anniversary.
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Home Secretary Hears Probation Presentation
7th October 2011
HOME Secretary Theresa May heard a presentation from GMPT’s Dan Diamond during a visit to find out more about how the city tackles gangs.

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Bury MP Visits Probation
6th October 2011
BURY Probation has hosted a visit from Bury North MP David Nuttall, who visited the office to find out more about the service.
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Oldham Offenders Come Up Smelling of Roses
4th October 2011
Offenders have come up smelling of roses after working with The Stroke Association in Oldham to revamp a garden for stroke survivors to enjoy.
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Two MPs Visit Rochdale Probation
30th September 2011
TWO constituency MPs have visited Rochdale probation to learn more about the work being undertaken in the borough.
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GMPT Launches New Programme to Deal With Rioters
29th September 2011
Greater Manchester Probation Trust (GMPT) continues to play a vital role in dealing with the aftermath of the recent civil disturbances.
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Chris Edwards Appointed as Assistant Chief Executive
27th September 2011
CHRIS Edwards has been appointed Assistant Chief Executive of probation in Manchester and Trafford.
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Offenders Help Restore Chinatown’s Distinctive Pagoda
20th September 2011
The Chinese pagoda in Manchester city centre is getting a face-lift thanks to work being carried out by Community Payback.
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Offenders Help Salford Allotment Win Royal Approval
14th September 2011
DIGNATORIES donned wellies on a visit to Tindall Street Allotments to present the popular community venture with the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.
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GMPT Encouraged By Inspection Report
6th September 2011
GREATER Manchester Probation Trust has been praised for the work undertaken by staff to reduce re-offending in an independent report published today.
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Bolton MP Visits Probation
30th August 2011
BOLTON MP Yasmin Quershi visited the borough’s probation office to learn more about the work being done to reduce re-offending in the area.
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GMPT Launches Facebook and Twitter Sites
25th August 2011
GMPT has launched a Facebook page and also a Twitter account, and you are welcome to have a look at what we are doing via the two networking sites and to get involved if you wish to do so.
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Gang Management
23rd August 2011
What do we understand by the term gang? This week’s theme considers our work with offenders convicted of gang-related violence.
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Probation at the Forefront of Response to Riots
23rd August 2011
Greater Manchester Probation Trust is appalled by the level of violence and reckless offending that has been carried out in the streets of Manchester and Salford and very concerned about the degree of criminality displayed by members of the community who have previously not offended.
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IIP Gold Award for Greater Manchester Probation Trust
22nd August 2011
GREATER Manchester Probation Trust (GMPT) is celebrating after being awarded the prestigious Gold award by Investors in People, the most recognised accolade in the UK for business improvement through people.
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GMPT Staff Help Enforce Swift Justice
12th August 2011
PROBATION staff worked through the night as part of the team of staff who ran emergency courts to ensure swift justice for Tuesday’s rioters.

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Offenders Help Clear-up Following Disturbances
10th August 2011
OFFENDERS carrying out Community Payback are today helping to clear up the rubbish created by last night’s disturbances.
Three teams supervised by staff from Greater Manchester Probation Trust are currently being worked in the Northern Quarter, Great Ancoats, and near Piccadilly station.

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GMPT Pledges Its Support To Stop Further Disturbances
10th August 2011
GREATER Manchester Probation Trust has pledged to do whatever it can to support the police and city councils to avoid further disturbances.
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Probation Paddlers Make Splash for Charity
2nd August 2011
GMPT’s staff narrowly missed out on the semi-final in this year’s Dragon Boat Race.
The charity event, which took place on Sunday in Salford Quays, is organised by the Manchester Oriental Organisation’s Alliance, and involved more than 25 crews.

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National Media Focuses on Probation Following Government Report
27th July 2011
PROBATION has today (Wednesday) come under the national spotlight after a report was issued by the House of Commons Justice Committee.
National media has focused on various aspects of the report, as outlined below.


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Offenders on Community Payback Redecorate Building for Adults with Learning Difficulties
25th July 2011
OFFENDERS carrying out Community Payback have redecorated a building that will soon house a day service for adults with learning disabilities.
The premises, which is run by Rochdale Adult Care, is in Pine Street, Heywood, and has been repainted from top to bottom by teams of up to eight people working seven days a week.

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Funding Secured for Salford’s Together Women Project
25th July 2011
FUNDING totalling £90,000 has been secured for Salford’s Together Women Project. The grant will be used to continue services offered to women who are either at risk of committing criminal offences or are supervised by the Greater Manchester Probation Trust (GMPT). The Ministry of Justice and Corston Independent Funders’ Coalition have provided the funding.
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MP Visits Trafford Probation
25th July 2011
KATE Green MP enjoyed a tour of Trafford’s probation and police premises to learn more about the work being done to tackle prolific offenders.
The Labour representative for Stretford and Urmston visited the borough’s police HQ and probation office as well as a new scheme in Partington aimed at reducing re-offending.

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Offenders Help Run Summer Fashion Show for Charity
25th July 2011
OFFENDERS helped run a summer fashion show aimed at raising cash for the Sue Ryder health and social care charity.
The event, which was hosted at the Worsley Mesnes Club, Rushdene, involved volunteers and people on Community Payback featuring on the catwalk.

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Trafford Magistrates Carry Out Community Payback for Charity
19th July 2011
Trafford Magistrates experienced life on the other side of the dock after carrying out Community Payback alongside offenders.
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Offenders Transform Allotments
29th June 2011
OFFENDERS have transformed an overgrown allotment into an area growing fruit and vegetables to feed vulnerable people in Gorton, East Manchester.
As well as working the land, they help care for chickens, ducks and geese that provide eggs for two local drop-in centres.

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Offenders Help Cricket Club
29th June 2011
COMMUNITY Payback has helped hit Houghton Cricket Club’s woes for six after clearing the outfield of weeds, laying drainage and painting the changing rooms.
The team, which can trace its history back to 1883, has been playing at the ground off Mancunian Way, Denton, for generations.

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Community Payback Helps Rebuild Gorse Hill Allotments
29th June 2011
OFFENDERS have planted the green shoots of recovery at an allotment that six months ago included some plots covered by undergrowth.
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Community Payback Helps Oldham Rugby Club
29th June 2011
OFFENDERS carrying out Community Payback are helping improve the grounds of Oldham Rugby Union Football Club.
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Offenders Shift Rubbish from Conservation Area
29th June 2011
Offenders are clearing tonnes of rubbish from a conservation area in Hunger Hill, Bolton.
The project, at a place known as ‘Our Back Garden’, was chosen by the public in a voting scheme run by Bolton Council together with the town’s probation service last year.

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Probation Initiative Aims To Improve Service For Armed Forces Personnel
19th May 2011
GREATER Manchester Probation Trust has launched an initiative aimed at improving the service it provides to offenders who have served in the Armed Forces.

Estimates at how many people who have military experience and are in prison vary from three per cent to eight per cent. Even at the lower estimate, this represents around 8,000 people.

Greater Manchester Probation Trust (GMPT), along with partner agencies including the Ministry of Defence, Royal British Legion, NHS and Combat Stress, hosted an event to mark the official launch of the Armed Forces Network.

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GMPT Volunteering Event Proves Successful
27th April 2011
MANCHESTER probation hosted a successful event aimed at encouraging offenders to take up volunteering opportunities.
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Probation Health Trainers Project Expands to Oldham and Bury
28th March 2011
PROBATION Health Trainer Nicola is one of nine colleagues taking part in a pioneering scheme to help improve offenders’ lifestyles.
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New Approach Aims to Reduce Re-offending
9th March 2011
A new approach to dealing with crime has been launched at Stockport which aims to protect the public and reduce re-offending.
The Problem Solving Court pilot will run four days a month and is based on a project established in Sefton.

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GMPT Staff Recognised In Butler Trust Awards
16th February 2011
TWO of the Greater Manchester Probation Trust’s staff have won top accolades in the annual Butler Trust Awards, the Oscars of the probation and prison services.

Wayne Wright and Chris Martin will receive commendations from Princess Anne at Buckingham Palace during an annual ceremony hosted to recognise outstanding dedication, skill and creativity from those working in correctional settings across the UK.

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GMPT Has New Chief
1st February 2011
ROZ Hamilton has become Greater Manchester Probation Trust’s new chief executive
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Oldham Community Payback Team Clear Snow
2nd December 2010
Offenders in Oldham have been helping to make the borough safer in the snowfall by shovelling snow and grit in the town centre.


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Greater Manchester MAPPA Now Online - Open and Transparent for Improved Public Protection
27th October 2010
The Greater Manchester Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) Annual Report for 2009-10 is being published online today.
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Bernadette Warburton Wins national Competition Recognising the Finest Probation Staff in the Country.
20th October 2010
The probation officer, who helps run the Bolton Women’s Supervision Centre, received a certificate from government minister Crispin Blunt at an awards ceremony hosted in Crewe.
Bernadette, who joined Greater Manchester Probation Trust (GMPT) in 2001 and has worked at the centre for almost three years, won the diversity and equality category.

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Scheme to clean up Bolton's Grotspots
20th October 2010
A PUBLIC voting scheme is being launched in Bolton to determine which of the town’s grotspots are to be cleaned up.
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Eve’s Space - Supporting Vulnerable Women
16th September 2010
A NEW centre dedicated to helping women turn away from crime has opened in Bolton.


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GMPT defends Community Payback
2nd September 2010
THE COMMUNITY Payback sentence for offenders run by the Greater Manchester Probation Trust was heavily criticised on the ITV Tonight programme. (2/9/10).

The show featured four schemes in Manchester - along with projects carried out elsewhere in the country -and alleged that offenders taking part in them were not properly supervised or given appropriate work to do.
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Offenders Help Earn Allotments a Prestigious Green Flag Award
13th August 2010
THE TINDALL Street Allotments are to be awarded green flag status, after having being transformed by offenders.
Salford Community Payback was first approached by the site’s chairman Don Booth to undertake improvement works as part of the Eccles Community Justice Initiative in 2007.

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GMPT Backs Make Justice Work Event
2nd August 2010
GMPT took part in a debate hosted in Manchester to consider ways to radically overhaul the criminal justice system.
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Community Payback Brightens Altrincham FC's Ground
15th July 2010
OFFENDERS have helped Altrincham FC’s ground score a new lick of paint so that the Robins will be well and truly in the red for the new season.
The Moss Lane outfit enlisted the help of Trafford’s Community Payback to get the job done.
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Offenders Visit Employment & Training Event Hosted by GMPT
19th May 2010
MORE than a hundred offenders have visited an employment and training event hosted by Greater Manchester Probation Trust.
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Community Payback Improves Church Hall
22nd April 2010
OFFENDERS have refurbished a popular community centre in Mottram, breathing new life into the grade two listed building.
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Prolific Offenders Helped into Employment
15th April 2010
FIVE former prolific offenders have been helped into full time employment through a scheme which is achieving excellent results.
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Rubbish Clearance Impresses the Public
22nd March 2010
OFFENDERS have cleared a popular park of rubbish, just days after being asked to do the job by a member of the public.
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Community Payback Raises Money for Victims of Crime
23rd February 2010
Offenders carrying out Community Payback have raised £800 for a charity dedicated to helping victims of crime.
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Offenders Refurbish Popular Community Centre
23rd February 2010
Offenders have refurbished a popular community centre in Mottram, breathing new life into the grade two listed building.
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Comnmunity Payback Offers “Lifeline” to Elderly in Bolton
11th January 2010
OFFENDERS carrying out Community Payback have been clearing snow and ice from around the perimeter of a Bolton care home.

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Offenders Offer Help to Elderly in Rochdale
11th January 2010
OFFENDERS carrying out Community Payback have been clearing snow and ice from the homes of the elderly in Heywood.
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Community Payback helps clear snow for Trafford schools
8th January 2010
Roads outside every school in Trafford are to be ploughed and gritted over the weekend, as Trafford Council prepares schools for re-opening following the heavy snowfall and subsequent icy conditions this week.
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