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Drive for the future
BUSINESS world leader Teco is launching a European bid for supremacy in the drives and motor industry from Trafford Park, Manchester. Trafford-Park based Teco Electric Europe has re-launched itself onto the European market with a new name, image and products
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Urmston Amateur Swimming Club
SEVERAL members of Urmston Swimming Club attended the City of Salford Spring Meet at Broughton last weekend. Competing in the 11 year events, Natalie Basson was 2nd in the 100m Backstroke and 3rd in the 200m IM while Colette Shaw was 5th in the 100m Breaststroke
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Lincoln Utd 5
Trafford 3 TRAFFORD Football Club squandered three Unibond League points on Saturday when a mixture of poor defending and ill-luck saw them concede five goals at fourth placed Lincoln. Trafford 's side was once again devastated by injuries with manager
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Flixton 2
Whitley Bay 0 FLIXTON entertained lowly Whitley Bay last Saturday in an encounter which saw both teams driving hard to secure 3 points which would ensure their first division survival. Whitley Bay were very much in-form coming into the match, having beaten
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Massive response to refugee plight
LOCAL PEOPLE have rallied to collect emergency aid in an amazing display of compassion after witnessing the plight of Albanian refugees on television. A major project was launched when locals at the Britannia Inn in Urmston decided that something had
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Cancer charity needs your help
A WELL-KNOWN charity shop in Urmston is facing closure because of a severe staff shortage. For the Imperial Cancer Research Fund shop on Station Road does not have enough volunteers to cover the shifts and it is desperately seeking help from local people
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Pensioner's fury at half a bin
A DISABLED pensioner says she is 'disgusted' she only gets 'half' a wheelie bin. The woman has to share her bin with her neighbour on Baguley Lane, Sale Moor. Other angry residents have also contacted SUM after bin men refused to take excess bags that
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Sport or not?
FURTHER to articles in SAM concerning the future of playing fields adjacent to Aimson Road in Timperley, I believe it is correct that Trafford says the land 'has never been a sports facility'. Perhaps, then, someone can explain why the official poll card
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We must all question which way the country is going
I NOTE that the government ignored the report that 25 per cent of our population live in poverty, a figure which includes four million children. Frank Field led a protest of disabled people to Par liament in protest at the cuts to benefits to the disabled
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Why the rush?
ALONG with others, I attended a planning meeting on March 31 dealing with the massive Davenport Green project. I was appalled that outline planning permission was granted despite requests by both Conservatives and Lib-Dems to defer a decision - a delay
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SAM launches contest to reward top teenagers
THE Messenger's annual bid to reward the best of the area's local youth is launched this month. The sixth annual Trafford Young Person of the Year Award gives Trafford's teenagers recognition for their achievements. Its aim is to celebrate the hundreds
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Richard the First
Seamons Cycling Club Win for Williams RIDING in his first ever 25 mile time trial Richard Williams of Seamons Cycling Club, scored a win in the Withington Wheelers Novices Event last Sunday. Richards time was 1hour 4 mins 29 secs. The race was held near
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Pelican AFC
Another Step for Pelican PELICAN FC took another step towards retaining their Altrincham Saturday League title with an emphatic victory at Sale West. Mark Fairclough got them off the mark with a close range goal after just 10 minutes. Rick 'Mossy' Mesquita
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THE phrase "It's tight at the top" is impossible to avoid these days. It seems the only two teams n
The five games in hand Altrincham had in early March have played themselves out, ultimately placing the side level on points and games with Worksop. The two are neck-and-neck on 71 points with four games left, but the smart money would be on Alty, if
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Locals rally to help refugees
LOCAL PEOPLE have rallied together to collect emergency aid in an amazing display of compassion after witnessing the plight of refugees of the fighting in Kosovo on television. A major project was launched when locals at a Trafford pub decided that something
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Dog bites off girl's finger
A YOUNG girl needed emergency hospital surgery to save a finger after being bitten by her next door neighbour's dog. Nine-year-old Michaela Ryan, from Stamford Road, Carrington, was in the operating theatre at the Duchess of York hospital in Levenshulme
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It's the way you tell 'em
A YOUNG schoolgirl from Sale has proved that telling tales doesn't always land you in trouble. For 13 year-old Faye Kittos from Homelands Road has won the regional 'Young Story Teller of the Year' competition and is heading down to the national final
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Beware of the Triangle
SAFE driving is not only important for preventing accidents on the road but can also play a huge part in reducing the possibility of being a victim of car crime. And motorists can help themselves by not only maintaining their car but also looking out
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News in Brief
POLICE ARE looking for a man who exposed himself to a female dog-walker on Whitlow Road in Broadheath early on Sunday morning. The man was was in his 30s, white, around 5ft eight ins tall, with black hair and blonde streaks and wore beige trousers and
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DOG-GONE IT - AS FIREFIGHTERS RESCUE PUPPY
FIREFIGHTERS came to the rescue when a mischievous puppy got stuck down a rabbit hole. Panic-stricken owner Sandra Forrest thought she would never see her beloved dachshund Holly again after it chased a tennis ball down the tunnel. Although Sandra and
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Have they no shame?
AT 4pm on April 6 I was waiting for a bus opposite the Trafford General Hospital and while I was thinking about the cars parked outside the road I was reminded of an incident just a couple of weeks ago when at this very same place I was on a bus which
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Where did you get your flowers?
PARENTS have your children given you any daffodils recently when they came home from school? No doubt you were pleased by it, but did you ask them where they bought them and with whose money? On Broadway the Local Trafford Council have placed daffodils
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Don't be a victim
SAFE driving is not only important for preventing accidents on the road but can also play a huge part in reducing the possibility of being a victim of car crime. And motorists can help themselves by not only maintaining their car but also looking out
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URMSTON Ladies Hockey first team passed their penultimate test of the season comfortably last weeken
The inter-club match, which came about as a result of the re-establishment of the second team this season, was closely fought, but the first team, who now need three points from their final game to secure promotion, never looked like failing. Alex Christie
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Trafford look to a bright future
TRAFFORD Atheltic Club nestling neatly at the side of Longford Park on the borders of Chorlton and Stretford is looking forward to being south Manchester's athletics club for the Millenium as it prepares for the new season. And it is also eagerly anticipating
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Estate benefits from change
PARTINGTON residents now have good reason to cheer . After demands made from local tenants, one community is starting to see regeneration . It is now three years since the local estate at Partington was transferred to Manchester & District Housing
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Jeremy pleads for Bob's return
A DISTRAUGHT mother from Davyhulme is trying to find the family who she believes have been given her son's beloved cat which went missing a month ago. When the year-old cat, called Bob, disappeared from Vicky Baxter's home on Chislehurst Avenue in Davyhulme
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Dog bite girl on the mend
A YOUNG girl from Carrington needed emergency hospital surgery last weekend to save a finger after being bitten by her nextdoor neighbours' dog. Nine year-old Michaela Ryan from Stamford Road was in the operating theatre at the Duchess of York hospital
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Where are they now?
CAN any SAM readers help me? I am trying to get in touch with friends who lived in the Sale and Altrincham area around half a century ago. Thew first couple are Mr and Mrs Allan Chalmers. My wife was a bridesmaid of the wedding of Allan Chalmers and Helen
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Trafford is leading fight for legislation
COLIN Graham was quite right t o draw attention to the abuse of the archaic leasehold and ground rent laws (Readers' Write, March 25). In 1997, Trafford council made representations to the Department of the Environment after a number of businesses were
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Time now for a change
DAVE Perry was right about getting the Altrincham and Timperley area out of Trafford (Readers' Write, April 1). But what a pity he didn't include Sale in his argument. The River Mersey has always been the natural boundary between Lancashire and Cheshire
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Thought for the Week
WHAT gives you a sense of security? Is it money in the bank, your home and family or a new T-registered car? These days, it's unlikely to be the knowledge that you have a good, secure job! However, banks and stock markets can collapse, more families are
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Trafford MV 12
Rochdale 33 TRAFFORD welcomed visitors Rochdale to MacPherson Park on a bright but windy April afternoon. Opponents to be Ashton-Under-Lyne were obliged to play a rearranged League fixture and Rochdale were late replacements. MV went behind to an early
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Brooklands Hockey Club
BROOKLANDS Hockey Club hit their highest National League score of the season with five at Reading but still lost and are now relegated from the Premier Division as bottom club one point below East Grinstead. All the goals came directly form short corners
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Altrincham Aces 4 v Flintshire Freeze - ED1 Northern Conference
THE Altrincham Aces ended their 1998/99 season in fine style last Sunday night with an excellent win over their biggest rivals in front of a large and enthusiastic crowd at their Devonshire Road home. In the last match of the ED1 Northern Conference Playoffs
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SOMEWHERE TO WATCH OVER YOU....
MINISTER of Sport Tony Banks inspected a new 24-hour 'watch station' at Trafford Town Hall that will help combat crime and control football crowds. The hi-tech system means there is no hiding place for crooks in shopping centres and crime 'hotspots' in
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DON'T BE A VICTIM
POLICE have been giving local women vital tips on how to avoid becoming a victim of crime. South Trafford's community safety officer PC Tony Crompton spent four days showing them ways to prevent muggings, robberies or worse. About 250 women took part
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If a sculpture marks a thousand years...
A MAJOR work of art is being created to commemorate the Millennium in Altrincham. Leading Altrincham sculptor Colin Spofforth is currently working on the exciting project - and Messenger readers will have the final say on how it looks. For Colin is drawing
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Mum of fire rescue kids faces prison
A BROOKLANDS woman left her three daughters with a drunken baby-sitter who fell asleep while making them chips and set fire to the kitchen. The children aged six, three and 12 weeks had to be rescued by neighbours and treated in hospital for smoke inhalation
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Store chain wins right to launch town revamp
A MAJOR foodstore is set to open in Altrincham next year - after council chiefs backed massive investment plans by Tesco. The supermarket chain's ambitious scheme for a store on an 8.25 acre site should be completed by the end of the year 2000. And its
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Town calls in the street rangers to boost its image
TOWN centre rangers could soon be drafted into Altrincham to give a helping hand to shoppers. The nine strong uniformed force could be patrolling the streets this summer if the £96,000 scheme gets the go-ahead. Their role will include guiding and advising
