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Jog on the Tyne
TWO energetic Trafford teachers , donned their running gear last weekend to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Richard Odell and Mark Edmondson, from Elmridge Primary School in Hale Barns both took part in the Great North Run through the streets of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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'Give us a say'
MARKET traders in Altrincham are up in arms over regeneration plans for the town's historic market quarter. They claim: l they have not being properly consulted over future plans for the market l the regeneration team is riding roughshod over their opinions
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It would be a crime to miss it
THE nights are drawing in, the weather has finally turned and, chances are, you're feeling down in the dumps. But the good news is there's a cure to those autumn blues and it can be found on your doorstep. It comes, not in pill form, but in the shape
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Margaret Murphy interview
Margaret Murphy was born in Liverpool, the daughter of a taxi owner and a nurse. As a child she was a frequent reader of books, they provided her with a form of escape and solitude in a house full of noise. She started writing several novels between the
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Car park accident killed boy
A SCHOOLBOY from Stretford was crushed to death by heavy roller shutters at the exit to a car park an inquest in Stockport heard last week. Patrick Morris, aged 11, of Partridge Street, died on November 1 last year just days before his 12th birthday.
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Boy died in shutter accident
A SCHOOLBOY was crushed by heavy roller shutters at the exit to a car park, an inquest in Stockport heard last week. Patrick Morris, 11, of Partridge Street, Stretford, died on November 1 last year just days before his 12th birthday. He had been playing
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Excellence centre leads the way
THIS is the pioneering centre that aims to lead the way in tackling a disease that affects one in 10 women. Wythenshawe has been earmarked as the site for Europe's first centre of excellence for breast cancer prevention. This artist's impression of the
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Sharks' Euro heartache
SALE SHARKS' Heineken Cup debut ended in defeat at a rain soaked Heywood Road last week against French side Bourgoin. The Parker Pen Shield winners started the match in superb style unlocking the Bourgoin defence as early as the eleventh minute, when
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Scalding hot shower led to disabled man's death
A SEVERELY handicapped man was scalded after being left alone in a care home shower that turned red hot. John Dillon, 46, who only had the capabilities of a nine month old baby, suffered burns to his face and chest and died five days later. His carer
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Residents hear promisees to cut smells
DOZENS of local residents turned up at a meeting to hear United Utilities' proposals for future improvement works at Davyhulme sewage works. The meeting, called by Stretford and Urmston MP Bev Hughes, was held at St Mary's school, Davyhulme on Friday.
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Visitors flock to see museum
THE Imperial War Museum North is set to beat its own target for attracting visitors in its first year of operation. More than 200,000 people have gone through the doors in the first 13 weeks since it opened. Its aim was to attract 300,000 in the first
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Town is disappearing
IT is a vanishing act that David Copperfield would be proud of. However, I'm afraid that the disappearance of Stretford town centre is no illusion. Well it's time for a bit of escapology before it's too late. What planners and councillors don't seem to
