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Anger as shop changes to drugs unit
SHOPKEEPERS have reacted angrily to the news that a retail unit in Sale could become a drug rehabilitation centre. But the manager of Trafford's Drug Action Team says the relocation of the centre will not affect their businesses. The empty retail unit
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BOOZE BAN BID
A BOROUGH-wide ban on boozing in public places could be in place within months. Council chiefs are pressing ahead with plans to give new powers to the police in Trafford to allow them to clamp down on drunken, loutish behaviour. They want nearly all the
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Club nights
JAMFISH bar, 28 Greenwood Street, Altrincham, presents LoveDeuceBaby, it's new club night, every Thursday from 10.30pm to 2am. For further information call 928 6677.
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Grot squads bid to clean up areas fast
A TEAM of 'grotbusters' is being drafted in to deal with environmental problems in three areas of the borough. Trafford council has been successful in its bid to gain £127,000 Government funding for street wardens for the Lostock, Broomwood and Sale Moor
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Fury greets pub plan
ANGRY residents are demanding that time is called on a Stretford pub's bid to ring for last orders in the early hours. Householders claim they already have to put up with rowdy drunken behaviour and vandalism when people leave the Robin Hood pub on Barton
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Coffin gets Brian noticed
FAITHFUL fans of Drac-ula sleep in them and Houdini used to escape from them - but now a motorbike enthusiast from Davyhulme is using his coffin as a luggage carrier. Brian Capon, of Kingsway Park, bought the six-foot, oak coffin six months ago because
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Sale's Fantastic Mr Fox
SALE Sharks' new managing director Carl Fox has only been in the job for three weeks, but "it feels like a lot longer." SAM sport caught up with Sale-born Carl last week to talk about his plans for the club. "It's been a hectic while for me, and I'm loving
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Steve stars in show
THE curtain calls which greeted the end of Urmston Musical Theatre's 90th birthday production seemed to last as long as the show itself. Oklahoma certainly did nothing to dent Trafford's reputation as a centre of musical excellence. And, what is more
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Robins Home Comforts
HOME is definitely where the heart is for Altrincham's FA Cup campaign, with the Robins drawing a fourth successive home tie. They face UniBond promotion rivals Lancaster City in the first round at Moss Lane on November 17, with another £20,000 up for
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Anger at tram delay
METROLINK services were thrown into chaos on Monday following the derailment of an engineering vehicle. Passengers were seriously delayed during rush hour, and for several hours throughout the morning, after a technical fault caused a maintenance vehicle
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Classic musical feels fresh
THEY say that the sign of a good show is when you go home and sing the songs - or rather, you try to. Luckily, there's a thick wall between me and my next door neighbour, so she couldn't hear me slaughtering the score of West Side Story. Sale and Altrincham
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JESUS Christ Superstar
THE last seven days in the life of Jesus Christ are dramatically retold in this fantastic Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical, at Manchester Opera House. Arvid Larsen superbly takes on the role of Jesus, com-fortably handling the difficult score,
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Brookside star teaches acting
ALTRINCHAM based former Brook-side star Andrew Fillis is holding drama classes for adults and children at St Peter's Assembly Rooms, Cecil Road, Hale, on Tuesdays and Sundays. The senior sessions are held on Tuesdays from 7pm to 10pm and the juniors meet
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Firework
hurts girl A NINE year-old girl was injured after being hit by a firework on Higher Road, Urmston, just after 4pm on Tuesday. Fire officers are urging people to be wary of others, particularly children, when setting off fireworks.
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Touch of Spice
Emma Bunton, aka Baby Spice, helped get the Christ-mas Festivities under way at the Trafford Centre last Thursday.. The pop star switched on the Christmas lights in the Orient, much to the delight of her fans. SO'H 28/10
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Louts face boot soon
By Chris Griffin A BOROUGH-wide ban on boozing in public places could be in place within months. Council chiefs are pressing ahead with plans to give new powers to the police in Trafford to allow them to clamp down on drunken, loutish behaviour. They
