whats goin on in church
 

do's anyone know what was goin on in church this morning loads of riot police about round by the stag and on the lane any info would be great as i'm a nosey git

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Somebody had hung themselves but can't see the riot police being there for that.

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i got told riot police was there but its like chinese whispers it starts with one car and by the time it gets to you the bomb disposal are there ah ah

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The body was found hanging from a tree on the canal bank near Henry St at around 7am this morning. I have no idea if that is anywhere near the Stag though.

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the only place i can think of is near express gifts thats just off henry street its not near the stag though

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The canal runs up where Walmsley Close was too.

No name been released yet?

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No they just said he is believed to be a 57 yr old male.

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Awww ..... :(

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could have been landlord of the thorn?!!!

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I lived on Barnes St from 1991 till 2002 -know several men that age -please post the man's name when you hear who it is - I most likely know him - thanks

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It depends on how near you class as near. It's in the general region of, Stag being Henry St and all that.

It's really sad that somebody could feel so bad as to resort to hanging :(

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has anyone heard anything yet?

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Having lived there for 10 years nothing surprises me about Church. Murder, attempted murder, suicide, burglaries all happened too often.

I got out eventually and sold my house dirt cheap to a developer. Whilst it was up for sale I went out every morning and collected a carrier bag full of litter from in front of houses nearby.
I feel sad because there are some decent folk still living there who dont have the option but to stay put.

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my family lived in church all there lives, it isnt the same anymore :(

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Come on ladies,Church isn't all that bad.Okay it has its downside like most other parts of Accy but i feel this is mainly due to property developers buying houses to let then not giving a toss who the tenants are or wether they're employed or not or,in one or two cases,if theyre actually living in the property or using it as a front for illegal purposes.Some houses near me we've never got to know the tenants because they're there one week & someone diffrents in the next.A few families have lived here for generations & some have been here for years.I said when we were looking for a house 20 odd years ago i'd never move to Church as i new it had a reputation as bieng rough plus the bone yard ,Blythes etc....but to be honest i'm glad i moved here.It's on the whole a friendly community,a lot of folk know each other.Okay some of the younger end are a bit wild,but no different from up the Gore,Clayton,Ossy etc.But the bone yards cleaned up its act & Blythes is safer than its ever been.Theres regeneration going on all around,the walk along the canal is on our doorstep as is the sports centre.This thread started about some poor bloke hanging his self.This happens all over the borough at some point or other not just in Church.I'm sure he did'nt do it just because he lived here......if he did at all.

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When one house on a street went to property developer the rest go down like dominoes - as mine did.
I found that no-one else wanted to buy because of bad tenants nearby

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i've lived in church all my life 30yrs now and i remember it being rough a long time ago and its rougher than ever now alot of people are renting houses no one do's any checks on them and 9 times out of 10 there the people that give church the bad name its poo! living in church and i can't wait to get out of it

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about the regeneration as soon as they do somat nice the young thugs pull it to pieces i know you get this were ever you live but i think we get it more cause of all the numpties living here its scary to go out at night!

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Been named as Derek Edmondson

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thats a name i know well from 60s, also know his brother, came from clayton originally if the memory serves me well.

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Thanks for letting us know -not a man I know -and so not one of two I thought it might be

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Very sad though .. wonder what made him do this final act, must have been very unhappy.

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Had second thoughts - Is it the Derek who once did 60's rock and roll discos and lived somewhere up Dill Hall?

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no not that guy, used to know him also, was a rival for a short while.:)

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Well that is some relief for me personally -still a tragedy for his relatives whoever they are

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Does this man have a son named Justin?