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Town gets a facelift
THE people of Altrincham are being invited to have their say on major plans for Stamford New Road. Trafford council last week unveiled the latest £1.5million scheme for the town centre, which will see improvements to traffic flow, pedestrian access and
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Top award for Waterside development
THE Sale Waterside development has picked up top prize at a prestigious award ceremony. The facility scooped first place in the Partners in PPP/PFI category at the national Premises and Facilities Management Awards 2006. The Waterside project is run
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No breaks at the Kit Kat
Altrincham's Sunday visit to the delightful city of York proved fruitless as they battled valiantly for points. The trip east was relatively traffic free but parking around the ground proved difficult on the cramped side streets around the giant confection
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Shark Tales - He's behind you!
Well, that was a weekend to forget, wasn't it? Another ten hour trip down the M5 to watch a hapless Sharks team humbled on a miserable night in Bristol, followed by England's humiliation on Saturday at the hands of Argentina, basically a scratch team
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Final gun haul
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) says 430 weapons and 2,500 rounds of ammunition were handed in during their Gun Hand In' amnesty, last month. Thirteen weapons - including a BB gun, replica guns, air pistols and rifles - were dropped off at police stations
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This is not fair to our schoolchildren
LAST week my daughter travelled on the Metro and lost her ticket. I know her to be honest, the inspectors don't so they fined her. That I can understand. What I don't understand is why the day she turned 16 she was liable to pay adult fares. Nothing
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A lost opportunity
HOW disappointing! At a time when there is a growing consensus among scientists, politicians and the public about the serious and urgent threat posed by climate change, local Tories show staggering levels of complacency. The Tory led council in Trafford
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There's too much of this yellow peril
SO Trafford council is intending to increase their double ligatured' stranglehold on the centre of Sale, following the announcement of more double yellow lined parking restrictions. So many, that the notices wouldn't fit on two whole pages of this newspaper
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Budget constraints hit service
RE: Services have been cut to provide new route' SAM October 19 In response to Jacqui Deans' letter regarding the number 20 bus service I would like to take the opportunity to make some clarifications. Since de-regulation of the bus industry in 1986
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A stroll down rock and roll lane
I FOUND your article on the Hardrock venue of great interest, and it sent a welcome breeze through my nebulous memory banks. It stirred a veritable cornucopia of nostalgic reverie, conjuring up recollections of a distant age. My first visit to the Hardrock
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Convoluted route is no incentive
I WAS not surprised to see the letter regarding the new number 20 bus. Having retired at the beginning of the year I decided to do my bit for the environment by often leaving my car at home and cycling into Altrincham. On wet days I decided to use public
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Take care on the roads
THE Government recently released the casualty figures for Britain's roads for 2005. For the first time the figures included causation factors of accidents. Accidents caused by motorists breaking the speed limit was responsible for just 5 per cent of
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Neglected by the council
IT WAS interesting to note our local councillor decided not to vote in respect of the recently approved telephone mast on Lostock Road. How reassuring that they have the views of the residents at heart! Lostock Road seems to be increasingly neglected
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Council needs these lessons
REFERENCE the Messenger October 21. We would like to reply to what we can only call Cllr Susan Williams' "Address to the Borough." To the first two paragraphs our comment is this - Thank goodness you are taking lessons on performance improvement. You
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MP drops in at North Trafford College
STRETFORD and Urmston MP Beverley Hughes visited North Trafford College last week. She was meeting some of the pupils embarking on a scheme aiming to expand chances for professional vocational education for 14-16 year olds. The Association of Accounting
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A weekend of mixed fortunes
Edinburgh Capitals 4 Phoenix 8 Phoenix 2 Sheffield Steelers 4 There were mixed fortunes this weekend for the Manchester Phoenix as a morale-boosting road trip victory in Edinburgh on Saturday was countered by a home' ice reversal against the Steelers
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Cast your vote for Pictor School
THE day of reckoning for Pictor School has arrived and your vote could make all the difference. Throughout today, phone lines will be open for people to register support for the Timperley special school which is hoping to secure a £42,000 grant as part
