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On this day 3 March 1958, former football hooligan Carol “Cass” Pennant was born.
Pennant’s mother emigrated from Jamaica while pregnant and he was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Six weeks old, he was abandoned and was placed into a Dr. Barnardo’s Home. As a black baby, Pennant was fostered by an elderly white family in Slade Green, Kent where he was the only black person, and where he Read more…
On this day 1 March 1954, Gerry Conlon was born
Gerry Conlon was born in Belfast and grew up in the impoverished but close-knit community of the Lower Falls Road. He described his childhood as happy. His father was Giuseppe Conlon, a factory worker, and his mother was Sarah Conlon, a hospital cleaner. In 1974, at age 20, Conlon went to England to seek work Read more…
Why does Ukraine matter?
This is why Ukraine matters. đșđŠ It is the second largest country by area in Europe by area and has a population of over 40 million – more than Poland. Minerals: đąđ Ukraine ranks: â1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores; đš2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in Read more…
ON THIS DAY IN GANGLAND – FEBRUARY 19TH 1952
Scottish gangster ‘Tam’The Licensee’Mcgraw was born in the East of Glasgow. He would of been 70 years old today. Thomas “Tam” McGraw also known as “The Licensee” or “Wan-Baw McGraw”, was a gangster involved in organized crime including extortion, narcotics and drug trafficking in Glasgow, Scotland. One of the wealthiest businessmen in Glasgow, he owned Read more…
ON THIS DAY IN GANGLAND – DECEMBER 5TH 1999 Gangster Tommy Hole was murdered in The Beckton Arms Pub, Canning Town – an alleged revenge killing for the murder of Nicky gerrard
Tommy Hole was a hard man who thought his reputation for violence would carry him through to a peaceful retirement. But then he was gunned down in a pub in broad daylight. Was it the result of a 20-year turf war or a misjudged drugs heist? The Beckton Arms is a small, boozy doldrums in Read more…
DANY KANE:HELL’S ANGEL POLICE INFORMER
When Hells Angels hitman Dany Kane was found dead in August 2000, a reporter asked Sgt. Guy Ouellette, a Quebec biker expert with the SĂ»retĂ© du QuĂ©bec, for his reaction. âCurious,â Ouellette said, and he certainly wasnât exaggerating. The death of Kane, thirty-one, born in St. Luc, Quebec, a village about thirty kilometres south of Read more…
Ava White:Twelve-year-old girl dies after assault in Liverpool city centre
Police say four boys arrested on suspicion of murder after Ava White suffered âcatastrophic injuriesâ Ava White was found collapsed on the ground in the city centre. A murder investigation has been launched following the death of Ava White. She was killed when out with friends on Thursday night during the annual switch-on of the Read more…
ON THIS DAY IN GANGLAND – NOVEMBER 25TH 1940 Infamous gangster Jimmy ‘The Weed’ Donnelly, member of the notorious Quality Street Gang was born
Jimmy was a key figure in the so-called Quality Street Gang, who were reputedly behind organised crime in Manchester in the sixties, seventies and eighties. Immortalised by Irish rock band Thin Lizzyâs 1976 song âJohnny the Fox meets Jimmy the Weedâ, he has convictions for burglary, theft, assault and handling stolen goods and has been Read more…
ON THIS DAY IN GANGLAND – NOVEMBER 22ND 1982
Tommy Hole was arrested for the murder of Nicky Gerard. In a 35-year criminal career, Tommy Hole was a convicted armed robber, car thief, drug manufacturer and dealer, attempted murderer and probable killer, who had spent half this time in jail. The sequence of events had begun with a 1970 turf war between Ronnie Knight Read more…