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Cheshire Police issue dispersal order after Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light protests

Cheshire Police issue dispersal order after Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light protests

Published by Sam Flores

A dispersal order has been issued following an incident at the home of a religious group in Cheshire. Officers were called to Webb House in Crewe on Sunday (May 31). Police say the order covers the Victoria Avenue area in order to reduce the “likelihood of members of the public being harassed, alarmed or distressed, or to prevent crime and disorder.” In May, ten people were released on bail pending further enquiries after they were arrested during a raid of Webb House, the base of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily Newsletter Cheshire Police say they were made aware of allegations of serious sexual offences, forced marriage and modern slavery, reported to have taken place in 2023. Police say the latest dispersal order is not linked to any previous investigations. The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light say the incident was caused by “approximately 30–40” protesters gathered outside Webb House, “violently shaking gates and throwing bricks and rocks over the …

A perfect winter walk between two great pubs in Cheshire | Walking holidays

A perfect winter walk between two great pubs in Cheshire | Walking holidays

Published by Sam Flores

Deep in the heartland of rural Cheshire, there’s a wind-scoured ridge of sandstone that hides a two-storey cave known as Mad Allen’s Hole. Here, on the flanks of Bickerton Hill, it is said that in the 18th century a heartbroken man called John Harris of Handley lived as a hermit for several decades. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. As locations to weather the storm of romantic trauma go, this – I mused as I stood above it on a crisp winter’s day – certainly takes some beating. Offering a panorama of nine counties of England and Wales from its entrance, I could spy the white disc of Jodrell Bank Observatory glistening in the sunlight, while the peaks and troughs of the Clwydian range appeared like a watermark in the distance. A map of places the walk on the Sandstone Trail I’d come here, not seeking solitude, but to meet up with Jose, an old friend I’d not seen for nine years, …