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THE LAST SUPPER!
COUNCIL chiefs have confirmed their decision to close the staff canteen at Trafford Town Hall - provoking an angry response from local authority union Unison. But the ruling Labour group has agreed to consult with staff on the alternatives, after the
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Husband's memory spurs fundraising
A SALE woman whose husband died from cancer has been raising money to fight the disease. Elaine Gibson, of Glebelands Road, decided something needed to be done to help other cancer sufferers after husband Walter passed away in April. So she took action
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It's a hard Road
ROAD, Jim Cartwright's view of the modern, northern working class, is Coronation Street with attitude. A group of no hopers escape their humdrum lives by escaping into a world of casual sex and heavy drinking. One resident is locked in a permenant time
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Mrs M Mearns
THE funeral of Mrs Mary Blanch Mearns of Seamons Road, Oldfield Brow, Altrincham, took place at the Church on the Brow and Altrincham Crematorium on September 19. She died on September 9, at the age of 82. Born in Sale, Mary was the wife of Reginald for
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Dad to the rescue
A FATHER was forced to cut through chains to free his injured daughter after she was locked inside a park. Chloe Ashton was impaled on spikes as she tried to climb over railings to get out of Moss Park, Stretford. Her father Dave had to cut through railings
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Forgotten past
THE Imperial War Museum North, Trafford Park, presents Forgotten Histories, poetry workshops exploring the forgotten histories of the Commonwealth from October 23-26. Sessions run from 1pm to 2.30pm and 3.30pm to 5pm and booking is essential. The IWMN
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What the Dickens?
CHARLES Dickens takes a swipe at the Victorian establishment in the Pickwick Papers, the novel that has given birth to a successful musical. The eponymous hero finds himself flung into a debtor's prison after a misunderstanding and the so called pillars
