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Write now
IF anyone was in any doubt as to how the character of the Hale surrounding area is under threat the latest little planning proposal should dispel such doubt. Quite bizarrely the planning committee recently decided it was okay for the Hale area to be invaded
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How we tackle grave flower thefts
I WAS sorry to read Mrs Bayley's letter regarding the theft of bedding plants taken from her husband's grave. It is regrettable that these incidencets occur and I am concerned about the distress these callous acts cause. All our cemeteries do experience
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What's On
YOUNG at Heart Over Sixties meet every Thursday at 1.15pm for fun, friendship and fellowship at the Salvation Army Hall in Ashton Lane, Sale. All welcome. ASHTON and Sale Floral Art Group, which meets at 7.30pm on the second Friday of each month at the
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Things to do and places to go
YOUNG at Heart Over Sixties meet every Thursday at 1.15pm for fun, friendship and fellowship at the Salvation Army Hall in Ashton Lane, Sale. All welcome. ASHTON and Sale Floral Art Group, which meets at 7.30pm on the second Friday of each month at the
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Useful telephone numbers
POLICE: Area bobbies for Altrincham, Broadheath, Hale and Timperley 856-7527. For Sale and Sale Moor 856-7865(non emergency calls only). DIAL Trafford (Disablement Information and Advice Line): 865-5021 AGE Concern Trafford: 747-9901 VICTIMS' Support:
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What's on at the pictures.....
THE Cornerhouse has the following films starting tomorrow (Friday May 26): Friday to Thursday, The Girl On The Bridge (15); Friday to Wednesday, The Filth and the Fury (15); Saturday and Sunday, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (18); Tuesday, BAA Award
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Music Live
A FESTIVAL is coming to Trafford starting on Thursday May 25 which the organisers hope will strike a chord with local people. Performances will take place across the borough as part of Music Live, a BBC backed event being staged across the country from
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Community Noticeboard
OFFICIAL charity collectors in town centres this Saturday are: Altrincham - British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society; Hale - Little Sisters of the Poor; Sale - British Heart Foundation. Anyone who sees any other charity collecting on any other day of the
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I'll get my man
HATS off to H.A.T.S. (Hayswater Amateur Theatrical Society) for their performance of the Philip King farce I'll Get My Man at Hayswater Methodist Church, Davyhulme. Bar standing on their heads, there seemed little the cast of nine couldn't do. They hid
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Film review
Jesus Son (18) FIRST things first. This film has nothing to do with religion and the title isn't meant to cause offence. Its the strangely absorbing tale of FH, a young man trying to make his way in the world in 1970's America. He battles against drugs
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CD competition
BRYAN Ferry is back with 'Slave To Love', a compilation of his smoothest ballads, and a fine addition to anyone's collection it would be. And you could have your own copy for the cost of a stamp. You can win a copy of it in Messenger's latest competition
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Kersal off to a flyer
ALTRINCHAM Kersal overcame the first hurdle of the season and maintained their unbeaten home record with this league victory over Vale of Lune. It was a tense game, not short of thrills, in which Kersal showed their determination to play 15 man rugby.
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Alty boss Ward matched Macc's terms
ALTRINCHAM manager Mark Ward revealed this week the effort he made to keep Danny Adams at Moss Lane. The dependable stopper signed for Macclesfield Town last week for £25,000 - realising a long-standing ambition to return to league football after three
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How we tackle grave flower thefts
I WAS sorry to read Mrs Bayley's letter regarding the theft of bedding plants taken from her husband's grave. It is regrettable that these incidencets occur and I am concerned about the distress these callous acts cause. All our cemeteries do experience
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Pupils may dine in style
PUPILS at Urmston Grammar School may soon have more space to enjoy their daily school dinners. For plans are in place to build an extension at the Newton Road site to provide a new dining room if consent is passed by planning chiefs. The proposal is amongst
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Promotion Clinched
URMSTON third team clinched promotion to the Cheshire County League 3rd XI Division One in fine style on Saturday 2nd September. Needing a victory to ensure outright promotion and to keep in the hunt for the championship Urmston produced some champagne
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Injury-hit squad does club proud
FLIXTON FC returned to league duty following last week's FA Cup diversion, when they visited Great Harwood Town on Monday. They came home with a very creditable 2-2 draw, although it could be said that a visit here should produce 3 points. Great Harwood
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Spock clings on to home dream
PARTING is such sweet sorrow - even for cats. That's why Tabby and Spock (pictured) are seeking a home together. The 10 year old moggies, who have been together since birth, have been living at the Peggy Henderson Animal Sanctuary since April. Petline
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Teenager ban is borough's first
A TEARAWAY teenager has become the first person in Trafford to have an anti-social behaviour order placed on him. The measure means the 15 year-old - who cannot be named for legal reasons - is banned from two areas of the borough. A hearing at Trafford
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Girl stops robbery
A BRAVE youngster came to the rescue when a group of teenagers were mugged on the Metrolink on Monday night. The five fifteen year-olds, three girls and two boys, were travelling back on the Metrolink at 10.30pm after a day out in Blackpool. They were
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Force gets tough
A NEW scheme is hoping to combat the growing number of under age drinkers throughout Trafford. For bobbies are to target those adults who buy alcohol for youngsters from the borough's off licences. It is a new approach for crimebusters after previous
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Write now
IF anyone was in any doubt as to how the character of the Hale surrounding area is under threat the latest little planning proposal should dispel such doubt. Quite bizarrely the planning committee recently decided it was okay for the Hale area to be invaded
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Make council responsible
RESPONSE to Mr Bayliss - your letter states the Bay Malton is well qualified to do the job of work on King George's pool. I ask, is it? We have inspected this pool and find the £50,000 stated to restore this pool, dredging, roads, car park, the banks
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Anniversary marks a tragic history
SIXTY years ago a devastating period in Altrincham's history began - when it became one of the first areas in the North West to be pounded by German bombs. Altrincham and the surrounding area was hit by 41 bombs and an incendiary during one night after
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BOWDON continued their brilliant run last weekend with a victory at Toft on Saturday, their eighth l
To cap a perfect weekend they also won against Oxton on Sunday to see them through to the final of the League Cup, in which they meet Nantwich at Macclesfield on 13 September. An astonishing league run sees them on the verge of a memorable championship
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ROBINS demolished Marine on Tuesday night when two goals in as many minutes just after the hour mark
A super strike by Steve Hawse and a cool piece of finishing by Kevin Ellison ended the Mariners' resistance, and although Phil Power added a fourth in stoppage time, Altrincham had enough clear chances to have doubled their final tally. With resources
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Alty boss Ward matched Macc's terms
ALTRINCHAM manager Mark Ward revealed this week the effort he made to keep Danny Adams at Moss Lane. The dependable stopper signed for Macclesfield Town last week for £25,000 - realising a long-standing ambition to return to league football after three
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New boys make the grade with high-scoring draws
Altrincham and District Amateur Football League PROMOTED clubs Moss Vale and Old Alts (formerly Davyhulme Rangers) drew their first games in the Kevan Guiney Newsagents-Premier Div. Steve Walker scored a hat-trick for Vale in the 3-3 result at Jacksons
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NEW ZEAL FOR SALE SHARKS
NEW Zealanders Norm Rusk and Scott Lines made their first starts for Sale Sharks against Bristol on Wednesday night as the Heywood Road side tried to make amends for the defeat against Newcastle. Sharks went down 27-13 against Rob Andrew's Falcons and
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Locals fight 13th scheme
DETERMINED Sale residents are hoping a thirteenth planning application to develop a house on Washway Road will be unlucky. Twelve applications to convert the large house into a commercial site have been rejected since 1964. And the thirteenth is being
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Praise for shy heroine
A BRAVE youngster came to the rescue when a group of teenagers were mugged on the Metrolink on Monday night. The five fifteen year-olds, three girls and two boys, were travelling back on the Metrolink at 10.30pm after a day out in Blackpool. They were
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Urmston kick-off their season
URMSTON Hockey Club opened their season this weekend with a series of friendlies. On Saturday the Firsts won 3-1 against Buxton with goals from Ian Entwistle, Steve Ray and Eric Marston. The seconds went down 4-2 to Mossley Hill after drawing until 6
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Grants offer security
TRAFFORD pensioners on low income or benefits can now get free security for their homes. The move is part of a £12 million Government scheme launched nationally in June to halt the growing number of thefts from elderly people's houses. And residents in
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Promotion Clinched
URMSTON third team clinched promotion to the Cheshire County League 3rd XI Division One in fine style on Saturday 2nd September. Needing a victory to ensure outright promotion and to keep in the hunt for the championship Urmston produced some champagne
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Teen drinkers face new curbs
A NEW scheme is hoping to combat the growing number of under age drinkers throughout Trafford. For bobbies are to target those adults who buy alcohol for youngsters from the borough's off licences. It is a new approach for crimebusters after previous
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Double Ton twice the fun
STRETFORD Cricket Club's 1st XIecorded their second double century of the season as they posted a mammoth 242/3 against Bury. Chris Turner started again with the bat with a disciplined innings of 94*. Mike Bishop contributed 46, and Neil McCoffog scored
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Duo aims to help street kids
ALTRINCHAM man Keith Hyams has certainly shown what he has to OFFER during a mercy mission to Calcutta in India. The former Oxford University student has given a helping hand to dozens of street children living in poverty - and at high risk of assault
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Injury-hit squad does club proud
FLIXTON FC returned to league duty following last week's FA Cup diversion, when they visited Great Harwood Town on Monday. They came home with a very creditable 2-2 draw, although it could be said that a visit here should produce 3 points. Great Harwood
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Daredevils leap for charity
ANYONE going to the Hare and Hounds pub in Timperley for a quiet Sunday pint could find themselves in for the high jump - literally. The Timperley hostelry has adopted 'Christie's Against Cancer' as its charity and is holding a fundraising all-day bungee
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Clean up this verge
A PENSIONER is so fed up with the mess outside her Ashton on Mersey home that she cleans it up herself. She regularly picks up litter from the grass verges at Chapel Lane. But the sprightly pensioner says she can't tidy all the road and is appealing for
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African adventure
THE former head of performing arts at South Trafford College is about to star in his own African adventure. This month Roy Barber takes up a new post as Director of The Theatre In The Park in Harare, Zimbabwe. Roy, who has taught budding actors at the
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All the latest plans
DINERS in Hale could soon be getting a new venue to tempt their taste buds. For plans are in place to convert first floor offices at 6/8 Victoria Road into a new eaterie if consent is passed by planning chiefs. The plan is amongst the latest batch of
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Praise for shy heroine
A BRAVE youngster came to the rescue when a group of teenagers were mugged on the Metrolink on Monday night. The five fifteen year-olds, three girls and two boys, were travelling back on the Metrolink at 10.30pm after a day out in Blackpool. They were
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Grants offer security
TRAFFORD pensioners on low income or benefits can now get free security for their homes. The move is part of a £12 million Government scheme launched nationally in June to halt the growing number of thefts from elderly people's houses. And residents in
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Teen drinkers face new curbs
A NEW scheme is hoping to combat the growing number of under age drinkers throughout Trafford. For bobbies are to target those adults who buy alcohol for youngsters from the borough's off licences. It is a new approach for crimebusters after previous
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Daredevils leap for charity
ANYONE going to the Hare and Hounds pub in Timperley for a quiet Sunday pint could find themselves in for the high jump - literally. The Timperley hostelry has adopted 'Christie's Against Cancer' as its charity and is holding a fundraising all-day bungee
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African adventure
THE former head of performing arts at South Trafford College is about to star in his own African adventure. This month Roy Barber takes up a new post as Director of The Theatre In The Park in Harare, Zimbabwe. Roy, who has taught budding actors at the
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Teenager ban is borough's first
A TEARAWAY teenager has become the first person in Trafford to have an anti-social behaviour order placed on him. The measure means the 15 year-old - who cannot be named for legal reasons - is banned from two areas of the borough. A hearing at Trafford
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Girl stops robbery
A BRAVE youngster came to the rescue when a group of teenagers were mugged on the Metrolink on Monday night. The five fifteen year-olds, three girls and two boys, were travelling back on the Metrolink at 10.30pm after a day out in Blackpool. They were
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Force gets tough
A NEW scheme is hoping to combat the growing number of under age drinkers throughout Trafford. For bobbies are to target those adults who buy alcohol for youngsters from the borough's off licences. It is a new approach for crimebusters after previous
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Protect genuine badge holders
AS a disabled person who has difficulty walking, I was interested to read the letter from a mother about "Who's disabled"? in last weeks SAM. There are a number of points worth making. While I recognise her own difficulty with young children, she has
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Make council responsible
RESPONSE to Mr Bayliss - your letter states the Bay Malton is well qualified to do the job of work on King George's pool. I ask, is it? We have inspected this pool and find the £50,000 stated to restore this pool, dredging, roads, car park, the banks
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Seeing sex for sale is sickening
GREATER Manchester Police's latest campaign to crackdown on the city's illegal sex industry deserves wholehearted public support. I like many other people living and working in the Manchester area find it sickening and unpleasant to see prostitutes around
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THIS week's Film Buff competition is about movies featuring pop stars.
Just answer the three following questions and you could win a much-coveted Film Buff T-shirt. 1) What was the Beatles' first film? 2) Who played the title role in the film of Evita? 3) Name the film in which David Essex plays a racing motorcyclist. Send
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Music
RAW Deal play live at the Rhythm and Blues Room, Timperley Liberal Club, Park Road, Timperley, tomorrow (Friday) from 8pm to 11pm. Admission is £2 and the performance takes place in the function room. LOCAL dance band Instylus play Band On The Wall, Swan
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Film reviews
A SEAT gripping, stomach churning, popcorn dropping supernatural thriller - that's Final Destination (15) . It may not be the most sophisticated film you'll ever see but it's highly effective when it comes to raising the blood pressure. It begins with
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Events
THE Lowry Centre presents Blues Brothers - The Heroes Return from May 29 to June 3. Performance times vary and tickets are available from 876 2000. ARDEN School of Theatre presents Trojan Women by Euripides from June 8-10 at 7.30pm. Call 957 1715. Altrincham
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Trafford CD Album Chart
chart produced in association with HMV at the Trafford Centre 1 Cold Play: Parachutes 2 David Gray: White ladder 3 Eminem: Marshall Mathers 4 Moby: Play 5 V/A: Kiss Club Life summer 2000 6 Moorcheeba: Fragments of freedom 7 V/A: Club Mix Ibiza 2000 8
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Trafford are put in the shade
THE sun shone on Trafford MV's MacPherson Park on Saturday but unfortunately it did not shine brightly enough on the players. Poor organisation, due directly to poor attendance at pre season squad sessions, played a big part in Trafford MV's first League
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Young Harriers Fight for Cup
THE rollercoaster track and field season for the women of Sale Harriers continued at Birmingham on Sunday with yet another magnificent performance, this time by the under 17s girls squad. Defending the McDonald's National Cup, they lost out by the narrowest
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Ashton pay the penalty
COMMITMENT and enthusiasm were not lacking in Ashton's performance against St Edwards Old Boys, but a try two minutes from the end, after sustained pressure from the visitors' pack, deprived them of a victory they might well have achieved. It was always
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Seeing sex for sale is sickening
GREATER Manchester Police's latest campaign to crackdown on the city's illegal sex industry deserves wholehearted public support. I like many other people living and working in the Manchester area find it sickening and unpleasant to see prostitutes around
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Urmston kick-off their season
URMSTON Hockey Club opened their season this weekend with a series of friendlies. On Saturday the Firsts won 3-1 against Buxton with goals from Ian Entwistle, Steve Ray and Eric Marston. The seconds went down 4-2 to Mossley Hill after drawing until 6
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Double Ton twice the fun
STRETFORD Cricket Club's 1st XIecorded their second double century of the season as they posted a mammoth 242/3 against Bury. Chris Turner started again with the bat with a disciplined innings of 94*. Mike Bishop contributed 46, and Neil McCoffog scored
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Off and running
A CHRIS Patterson goal shortly after half time gave Trafford a 1-0 victory over great rivals Flixton in an intriguing FA Cup Preliminary Round Tie at Shawe View on Friday night. The game was a great advert for local football with both teams containing
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It's easy if you try...
A TRAFFORD based casting company is looking for locals to rub shoulders with the stars of a brand new film about pop legend John Lennon. The Janet Howe Agency wants extras to appear in In His Life, a biopic about one of the greatest songwriters of all
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Driver faces drink driving charge
A STRETFORD man was due to be charged with drink driving on Tuesday following a collision which left two elderly people with serious head injuries. William Kenny, 27, of Truro Avenue, was driving a Volvo 360 along Dunham Road in Bowdon, on Sunday morning
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Scheme helps OAPs feel secure
TRAFFORD pensioners on low income or benefits can now get free security for their homes. The move is part of a £12 million Government scheme launched nationally in June to halt the growing number of thefts from elderly people's houses. And residents in
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Campaign aims to get voters X-cited
COMMUTERS on the A56 into and out of Trafford will be given a graphic reminder of their civic rights on Monday (September 11) - at the start of local democracy week. The leader of Trafford Council, David Acton, and a group of council staff will dress
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TOWN BANKS ON THE FUTURE
STRETFORD could be set for a face-lift after council chiefs announced a radical scheme to improve the town centre. Plans to redevelop the banks of the Bridgewater Canal are just part of the ambitious proposals. And council officials want the public's
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Protect genuine badge holders
AS a disabled person who has difficulty walking, I was interested to read the letter from a mother about "Who's disabled"? in last weeks SAM. There are a number of points worth making. While I recognise her own difficulty with young children, she has
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Cats need a loving home
PARTING is such sweet sorrow - even for cats. That's why Tabby and Spock are seeking a home together. The 10 year old moggies, who have been together since birth, have been living at the Peggy Henderson Animal Sanctuary since April. Petline organiser
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Trafford are put in the shade
THE sun shone on Trafford MV's MacPherson Park on Saturday but unfortunately it did not shine brightly enough on the players. Poor organisation, due directly to poor attendance at pre season squad sessions, played a big part in Trafford MV's first League
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Young Harriers Fight for Cup
THE rollercoaster track and field season for the women of Sale Harriers continued at Birmingham on Sunday with yet another magnificent performance, this time by the under 17s girls squad. Defending the McDonald's National Cup, they lost out by the narrowest
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BROOKLANDS First XI's season continued to falter as they lost at home to Alderley Edge and hand thei
Despite an excellent opening partnership between Lee Marland (41) and Neil Ogden (65), the Brooklands innings was restricted to 168/7. Only Chris Brown with an impressive five wicket haul posed Alderley any problems as they cruised to a four wicket victory
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Ashton pay the penalty
COMMITMENT and enthusiasm were not lacking in Ashton's performance against St Edwards Old Boys, but a try two minutes from the end, after sustained pressure from the visitors' pack, deprived them of a victory they might well have achieved. It was always
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Kersal off to a flyer
ALTRINCHAM Kersal overcame the first hurdle of the season and maintained their unbeaten home record with this league victory over Vale of Lune. It was a tense game, not short of thrills, in which Kersal showed their determination to play 15 man rugby.
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All the latest plans
DINERS in Hale could soon be getting a new venue to tempt their taste buds. For plans are in place to convert first floor offices at 6/8 Victoria Road into a new eaterie if consent is passed by planning chiefs. The plan is amongst the latest batch of
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Off and running
A CHRIS Patterson goal shortly after half time gave Trafford a 1-0 victory over great rivals Flixton in an intriguing FA Cup Preliminary Round Tie at Shawe View on Friday night. The game was a great advert for local football with both teams containing
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Exclusion zone
A FIFTEEN year old hoodlum has been banned from Sale Moor and Brooklands. The first anti-social behaviour order in Trafford was placed on the out of control teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons. A hearing at Trafford Magistrates Court heard
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Pupils may dine in style
PUPILS at Urmston Grammar School may soon have more space to enjoy their daily school dinners. For plans are in place to build an extension at the Newton Road site to provide a new dining room if consent is passed by planning chiefs. The proposal is amongst
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Locals fight 13th scheme
DETERMINED Sale residents are hoping a thirteenth planning application to develop a house on Washway Road will be unlucky. Twelve applications to convert the large house into a commercial site have been rejected since 1964. And the thirteenth is being
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Duo aims to help street kids
ALTRINCHAM man Keith Hyams has certainly shown what he has to OFFER during a mercy mission to Calcutta in India. The former Oxford University student has given a helping hand to dozens of street children living in poverty - and at high risk of assault
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Exclusion zone
A FIFTEEN year old hoodlum has been banned from Sale Moor and Brooklands. The first anti-social behaviour order in Trafford was placed on the out of control teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons. A hearing at Trafford Magistrates Court heard
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Spock clings on to home dream
PARTING is such sweet sorrow - even for cats. That's why Tabby and Spock (pictured) are seeking a home together. The 10 year old moggies, who have been together since birth, have been living at the Peggy Henderson Animal Sanctuary since April. Petline
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Driver faces drink driving charge
A STRETFORD man was due to be charged with drink driving on Tuesday following a collision which left two elderly people with serious head injuries. William Kenny, 27, of Truro Avenue, was driving a Volvo 360 along Dunham Road in Bowdon, on Sunday morning
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Scheme helps OAPs feel secure
TRAFFORD pensioners on low income or benefits can now get free security for their homes. The move is part of a £12 million Government scheme launched nationally in June to halt the growing number of thefts from elderly people's houses. And residents in
