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Bus row
COUNCILLOR Reilly will be sorry to see that I am once again "aston-ished" to read his letter, "Bus Row", Stretford and Urmston Messenger, Oct-ober 25. While I am glad to see Cllr Reilly responding to his constituents' con-cerns about bus service provision
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Teamwork tackles Christmas crime
POLICE, council chiefs and traders in Sale are working together to crack down on town centre crime this Christmas. Along with the very successful Radiolink system, a new Businesswatch scheme organised by Sale Town Partnership was launched on Wednesday
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Best fishes on your 100th birthday
ALTRINCHAM has changed beyond all recognition in the last 100 years but some things stay the same - like locals craving for fish and chips. Joanne's Chippy in Borough Road celebrates its centenary this year and proprietor Chris Booth says one way he'll
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Decent draw for Kersal
ANOTHER outstanding performance from an under strength Kersal U16s saw them draw 5-5 with potential Welsh champions Wrexham. The first half was an entertaining game spoilt a little by inferior refereeing, but Kersal managed a score from a scrum. Dixon
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Aces find it rough
THE score makes it look this was a straightforward victory but this was far from the truth. Aces had had an easy home victory over Sheffield a month ago but since then Sheffield had signed the vastly experienced defender, Neil Abel. Sheffield had started
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London Calling for Sale stars
SALE will be missing two of their most potent weapons when they travel to Saracens' Vicarage Road on Sunday - and assistant coach Steve Diamond could not be happier for them. Rugby league convert Jason Robinson and fly-half Charlie Hodgson have been picked
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Interchange goes off the rails
TRAFFORD council has announced that it is unable to support the massive Trafford Inter-change scheme. Town hall chiefs have told the would be developers to reconsider the details of the £250 million rail-based distribution and manu-facturing park earmarked
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Area vows to breathe better
TRAFFORD Council has its head in the clouds in an effort to improve the borough's air quality. Areas including Trafford Park, Old Trafford and Stretford, as well as the A56 from Stretford to Timperley and the M60 from Davyhulme to Sale Moor, have been
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Boy's death leads to warning
POLICE have urged par-ents to make sure they know where their chil-dren are after an 11 year-old boy died in an accident whilst playing with friends. Patrick Morris, of Par-tridge Street, Stretford, was killed when he became trapped in a roller shutter
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Mum speaks of disgust
AN Old Trafford woman has spoken of her disgust at the beha-viour of her ex-partner, who was jail-ed for secretly filming naked school-girls on a sun-bed. The woman, who does not wish to be named, was with Alan Rowland for more than eight years but it
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Help find missing pets
BONFIRE Night may have passed but fireworks still pose a serious danger to animals, warns Petline organiser Chris Butterworth. She says locals have been known to let them off well into the New Year and she's urging pet owners to remain vigilant. Cats
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Stop the bombing
WITH every innocent Afghan killed by Amer-ican and British bombs the moral case for the war against terrorism is diminished. The world was united in its condemnation of the attacks on the World Trade Centre, but is deeply divided over the response. The
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Good shops have gone
UNLIKE B. P. Warren (letters 18.10.01) I came to Urmston after the precinct was built, but I do remember when we had decent shops and not an empty unit to be seen. When it was decided to build the Trafford Cen-tre, I thought that may-be Urmston would
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Up with the lark
TIMPERLEY will be boosted by a new, state of the art community facility when the Larkhill Centre opens on Saturday. The National Lottery funded centre has been built from scratch following the demolition of the Red Cross Hut, which had served the area
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Stop, chain, check bid
A NEW Government initiative is aiming to put a stop to the rising number of bogus official burglaries throughout Britain. Latest Home Office figures show that Trafford is not alone when it comes to the elderly being targeted by conmen. Now Government
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BAH! Humburger
FAST food giants McDonalds are refusing to contribute to the cost of Altrincham's Christmas lights - despite only being asked for £25. The Altrincham Town Centre Partnership has condemned the American company and other retailers for their refusal to foot
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Off the rails?
TRAFFORD Council has decided not to back the massive Trafford Interchange scheme. Town hall chiefs have told the would-be developers to reconsider the details of the £250 million rail-based distribution and manufacturing park earmarked for green belt
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Trafford on top in local derby
ON this non league Saturday Ashton's performance turned out like the day itself - after a bright start the storm clouds gathered and a miserable afternoon was experienced by the home side. Trafford went into the game hindered by a seemingly endless injury
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Task force bids to foil conmen
A NEW Government initiative is aiming to put a stop to the rising number of bogus official burglaries throughout Britain. Latest Home Office figures show that Trafford is not alone when it comes to the elderly being targeted by conmen. Now Government
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Heavy drinker stole handbags
A divorcee who had been drinking heavily stole the hand-bags of three women while they were dancing in the disco of a Manchester hotel. Minutes later she was found hiding in the toilets with the bags, the city's magistrates heard last Thursday. Ann Callis
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VANDALS TRASH KIDS' PRIDE AND JOY
VANDALS have wrecked a garden created by Flix-ton primary school pupils. Children at Wellacre Junior School have been left devas-tated after the wreckers trashed their attractive gar-den. The vandals laid the 'green oasis' to waste - ripping up a fence
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Campaign wins pub battle
RESIDENTS are celebrating after a Stretford pub's bid to continue serving until the early hours was thrown out. The council's licensing committee refused to give the go-ahead for the Robin Hood pub to extend its licensing hours. Nearly 350 residents had
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Fires cause concern
A DERELICT building in Stret-ford is causing safety concerns after it was torched three times in five days. And building safety experts have been in to inspect the old Kendal Sports Club, on Kendal Road, following the blazes last week. Fire officers were
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PAY RISE STARTS ROW
Workers at Manchester Airport have reacted with fury to the news that the chief executive has received a 20 per cent rise while the company considers cuts of 30 per cent in the pay of fire, security and other staff. The Transport and General Workers'
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BIN SINS
The Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority is running an autumn garden clean up initiative. The 'it's a sin to bin' campaign is aimed at reduc-ing the amount of organic waste that is mixed with house-hold rubbish and more information is available
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Worry for missing boy
Concern is growing over the whereabouts of a 29 year old Stretford man who has been missing from home since Saturday night. Lee Weaver (pictured) was last seen drinking in the Bishop Blaize pub on Chester Road near to Old Trafford football ground. He
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Ringway and Hale Barns WI
THE meeting on October 25 was almost a DIY evening. The craft section had some beautifully handcrafted Christmas and birthday cards for sale. Also on display were pretty examples of the art of sugarcraft made by members at a special Cheshire weekend at
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Catholic Women's League
ON your next visit to Manchester, if you have time to spare - or better still make a special visit - make a point of going to see the Greater Manchester Police Museum. It is a real time capsule not to be missed. At the October meeting the curator of the
