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Alty sack manager
ALTRINCHAM FC manager Bernard Taylor has lost his job following the club's FA Cup exit. Defeat at Guiseley on Saturday led the directors to terminate his contract. Club general secretary Graham Heathcote will take over as manager, retaining his other
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Sport gains some bite
Pupils from St Joseph's school have proved once and for all that they are streets ahead when it comes to fighting crime. In a joint venture, the Sale Sharks mascot, Sharky, and Operation Hawk, run by Greater Manchester Police, have awarded 20 Sale youngsters
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Zita's work helps hospital
GENEROUS Hale artist Zita Elliot has held an exhibition of her work in aid of Christie Hospital and raised more than £2,300 for the charity. It was her deep admiration for the work of the Christie Hospital that prompted Zita to sell her work in aid of
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A test of the senses
IMAGINE yourself suddenly stripped of one of your fives senses, finding yourself unable to see. Suddenly the world might seem quite an intimidating place, full of perils and unexpected hazards. That was the most striking part about the hour or so I spent
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School takes steps to beat cancer
A DANCE school boss whose husband died from cancer has helped to give a fund-raising boost to a specialist centre tackling the disease. Youngsters from Marjorie Deighton's school in Urmston raised £3,500 by taking part in two special performances in Trafford
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Local firm boosts appeal
URMSTON-based company Soreen has raised £25,000 for Cancer Research UK's women-only 'Race For Life' initiative - from sales of its malt loaf. The Taylor Road firm raised the cash by donating 1 pence from 2.5 million packs of its fruity loaves sold over
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Course offers vital skills
A FREE training course aimed at giving unemployed visually impaired people the skills needed by local employers is being run by Henshaws. The Skillstep to Success course is a 12-week training programme focussing on the interpersonal, social and vocational
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DANCING
BUDDING young dancers are being urged to dig out their dancing shoes for Serenades Carnival Dancing Troupe. Members for the dancing troupe are presently being recruited for the forthcoming 2003 season. With new routines being taught in full this month
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BIG MAC MAKES WAY FOR BIG RIK
HAVING survived the spectacle of Jane McDonald strutting her stuff on the ocean waves, I risked a look at Cruise Ship (ITV1) on Sunday. Jolly Jane was nowhere to be seen, but her place was taken by a far scarier substitute. Yes, rotund Rik Waller escaped
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Observe the law
A LOT of Urmston and Davyhulme residents, for example on Marshbrook Road and on Bent Lanes, mistakenly believe that they own the pavement and the road outside their houses. They think that they can park there whenever they choose, even if by doing so
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Get a blanket check
TRAFFORD'S trading standards department and the fire service are launching their joint annual safety campaign to highlight the dangers of faulty electric blankets. Twenty people die every year nationally and there are some 5,000 fires caused by faulty
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Reunion
A reunion takes place for anyone who was a regular at 'Browns' or the 'Bowling Alley Bar' in Trafford during the 1960's. Anyone who remembers nights out at either is invited to a disco and late bar at The Venue, Moss Road, Stretford on Saturday, October
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Show some respect
WOULD the relatives and friends of Carol, who decided to put a 40th birthday greetings banner on the Davyhulme Circle war memorial last Friday (October 11), please note that this was extremely offensive to those people who, like me, still honour those
