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NewsRockers queue up to help out Manchester music legendRock musicians are helping pay for Manchester music legend Tony Wilson's ?3,500-a-month cancer treatment after the Manchester NHS Primary Care Trust refused to fund it. The Factory Records boss, who famously discovered Joy Division and Happy Mondays, is taking controversial new drug Sutent after chemotherapy failed to beat the cancer diagnosed last year. Doctors at the Christie Hospital in Manchester recommended the drug - which has doubled the life expectancy of some patients in trials - but the Manchester trust has refused to pay on the grounds that there is not enough "demonstrable evidence to support the use of this drug in treating kidney cancer". Wilson - who says he may appeal the decision - said: "When they said I would have to pay ?3,500 for the drugs each month, I thought 'Where am I going to find the money?' I'm the one person in this industry who famously has never made any money. "I used to say some people make money and some make history - which is very funny until you find you can't afford to keep yourself alive." Nathan McGough, former manager of Happy Mondays, set up a fund teamed up with Elliott Rashman, the Mondays' present manager, after they heard of his plight and quickly collected enough money to fund his treatment for the next five months. "Tony is such a highly respected figure in the entertainment industry we have built up a substantial fund," said McGough. Everyone I asked - businesses as well as individuals - were very quick to offer help. These people don't want thanks or recognition, they just wanted to help." Top lawyer: 'Pete Doherty's drastically increased his chances of jail' Following Babyshambles' frontman Pete Doherty's arrest in the early hours of this morning (August 20) for suspected drug possession, a top criminal lawyer has explained that the incident has increased Doherty's chances of going to jail. The singer, who is due for sentencing for previous drug offences on September 4 at West London Magistrate's Court, was stopped by police after Babyshambles played this year's V Festival. Paul Harris, of law firm Edward Fail Bradshaw And Waterson, told NME.COM that the new arrest "drastically increases his chance of being sentenced to jail in September." "He's on bail for a similar offence [drug possession], so because he may have committed this new offence his risk of jail is increased," said Harris. The lawyer explained that, should Doherty be charged for drug possession, his plea of guilty or not guilty will make all the difference come his September 4 sentencing. "If he pleads not guilty it will make less of a difference to his sentencing," Harris said. "He'll be innocent until proven guilty. But if he pleads guilty it will increase the risk of jail drastically." Harris went on to explain that the judgement would take other factors into consideration. "The judge will decide on his overall progress, and won't just base the decision on this one incident," he said. "He may still be responding to detox treatment while committing the offence, which will be taken into consideration." Keep checking NME.COM for the latest on Pete Doherty's arrest. Meanwhile, NME.COM is braced to make a huge Babyshambles announcement tomorrow (August 21) at noon (BST). The news will be a huge event for Babyshambles fans, so be sure to log-on tomorrow to find out all the details. |
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