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Have a laugh
THE Buzz presents Nige, Lee Grounds and The Amazing Syd Selby and Fanny upstairs at the Southern Hotel, Nell Lane, Chorlton, tonight, (Thursday), at 8pm. Admission £6. Mirth On Monday presents Martin Bigpig, Dave Ingram and Support at the Iguana Bar,
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Plays to see
THE Rocket Theatre Company presents Howie the Rookie, a scabrous poetic comedy by Irish playwright Mark O'Rowe at the Library Theatre from August 28-31 at 8pm. Tickets are available from 236 7110. The Royal Exchange presents Othello, the classic tragedy
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Bother at the back
ALTRINCHAM'S thin squad will be short of two players when the Robins start their season against Harrogate Town on Saturday. Defenders Peter Band and Neil Murphy are suspended for three games and one game respectively, leaving manager Bernard Taylor with
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GAMES SHOW
An exhibition featuring highlights from the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games - 'Spirit of the Games' - is being held at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester until November 24. A running track will lead visitors into the museum's
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Eight is great for Pelican
PELICAN'S second pre-season friendly produced another high scoring game. In truth, the 8-0 scoreline was a little unkind to second division Kartel, who had plenty of the game in the first half and caused Pelican some problems despite the absence of a
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A weekend washout!
THE worst weather of the season saw only five out of 18 games played in the Murray Smith Cheshire County League. There were two winners in the First Division where Upton knocked Widnes out of the promotion frame and Congleton deepened Birkenhead Park's
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New coach Morris dances in at Kersal
ALTRINCHAM Kersal have secured the services of Wayne Morris as player coach. Wayne began his premiership career back home in Wales, at Aberavon. Playing at scrum half, he obtained representative honours - for the Wales U19s, the U21s, which he also captained
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Your chance to quiz Cueto
RUGBY fans - wouldn't you just love to have the chance to put one of your Sale Sharks heroes on the spot? Well you will be able to soon - thanks to the Messenger. We are giving our readers the chance to learn more about one of the stars of the Sharks
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Electrocution killed man
A TRAFFORD inquest heard how a 23-year-old Wigan man died after gaining entry to a high voltage electricity sub station on Manchester Road, Carrington. Stewart Andrew Smith, from Ince in Wigan, a floor layer by trade and his friend Jason Hughes both sold
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FIRM AWARDS
Companies in Trafford are being urged to show that they can compete with the best in the country. The Queen's Award for Enterprise rewards firms for their achievements in trade, innovation and sustainable development - local firms have until October 31
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Help the Robins to fly
TODAY, www.thisistrafford kicks off the new football season with a bold statement - We're backing the Robins, are you? The Moss Lane club has an illustrious past, peppered with FA Cup and Trophy successes and numerous league championships. They have one
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Club goes fishing for comics
SALE will play host to one of the most controversial figures in comedy on September 5 when Scottish funnyman Jerry Sadowitz appears at the Blue Fish bar and restaurant. Political and correctness are two dirty words for Sadowitz, who is also a highly accomplished
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Keep your garden green say cops
AS SUMMER draws to a close thieves are still trying to get their light-fingered hands on garden equipment left out by green-fingered locals. Bobbies say that the latest figures from the British Crime Survey show that there are more than a million thefts
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MUSIC LIVE
The Prince's Trust is bringing its Sound Live programme to the North West to give budding young musicians a chance to get their first step into the music business. Sound Live is a six day residential course that will be held from August 18 to 23 at Burton
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David tackles charity trek
A BUSINESSMAN from Sale will test himself both physically and mentally to complete the challenge of a lifetime, by trekking through the rainforests of Borneo to raise money for the British Heart Foundation (BHF). David Offland, aged 36, got involved in
