IT is pretty obvious that 'Realistic teacher' (SUM August 27) has never really left school. So he has never had a chance to really learn. Then it does take a long time to recover from a 'formal academic education'. I was in my fifties before the penny
FURTHER to government proposals regarding the use of cycles as opposed to motor vehicles to get from A to B, and in particular in areas of high traffic concentrations, I should like to comment as follows. As one of the many cyclists who travel into Trafford
The score had progressed to 24 when Tootell returned the compliment, taking an excellent catch at second slip off Edginton to remove Roberts for 10. Bixby soon followed, bowled by Edginton for 24, who shortly thereafter took his second catch of the innings
STRETFORD 1st team recorded two victories from the final ball of the innings this weekend, to put in a challenge for the division 1A title. If you thought last week's penultimate ball thriller was exciting, prepare to be amazed. Stretford visited cup
Belper Town 1 TRAFFORD were robbed of three vital Unibond League points on Saturday when, after dominating their game with Belper Town, they conceded a late goal and so drew 1-1. Trafford started confidently with Mike Dunphy and Chris Patterson controlling
Thasadak Ahmed 7; Christopher Alderson 4; Jamie Annable 1; Steven Bentley 3; Stuart Bleese 9; David Bostock 5; Scott Brabazon 9; Graeme Brown 5; Shaun Byrne 2; Sam Carr 9; Philip Collins 9; Stephen Cunningham 6; Sean Davies 2; Kurt Davis 1; Steven Dimitch
Duncan Ackerley 10; Lydia Anderson 10; Kristopher Atherton 10; Leane Bailey 10; Keffin Barnaby 10; Philip Baylis 9; Benyoussef Benhafsi 10; Julia Booth 10; James Chalk 10; Adam Collantine 8; Judith Connor 10; Amy Daniels 10; Marianne Donlan 10; Alexander
Rachel Adams 8; Clare Agnew 9; Carolyn Aitken 8; Jagdip Ajimal 9; Amin Al-Rashid 9; Mark Allen 6; Misha Anand 9; Aadil Ashraff 6; Nicholas Auluck 9; Donna Bamforth 9; Katie Baugh 8; Wayne Billing 8; Amanda Brady 9; Stephen Brammall 9; Duane Bryan 7; Janine
THE FIGHT against car crime in Trafford continues with the aid of 'The 25 Scheme' run by the police. The scheme is open to any drivers over the age of 25 and costs just £1 to join. With membership, the motorist receives two stickers to place inside the
AN EXPANDING holiday company based has opened a second department at new offices in Altrincham. Cresta Holidays has its head office in Tabley Court in the town centre - but new offices were needed for Eurotunnel Motoring Holidays. So the company has moved
TRAFFORD firms are being targeted by a new set of award judges... They are looking for companies with an outstanding record of success throughout the last few years. And they are ready to hand out a prestigious business prize - the Pacesetter Award. In
QUICKS Motors Group has seen its profits jump by 61 per cent in the year to June, compared with the same period in 1997, according to figures released this week. The firm made £5.01 million profit in the six months to June 30, with turnover of £332.4
AS residents of the Whitehall Road area, we would like to agree with Jane Grant's views of the proposed development at Brooklands Sports Club. If each of the projected 2,500 members of trainStation and Brooklands Sports Club make just one visit a week
I CANNOT understand the opposition of B.M. Newhall (Readers' Write, August 20) and others to the proposed ice rink development in Altrincham town centre. How many other towns can boast of such an attraction? What better way to answer the cry of young
I WRITE to inform people who live near Worthington Park, Sale, that Trafford Council is proposing to erect a skateboard ramp in the park. I urge all concerned about the scheme to lobby their local councillors to make their views known. W Burgess, Sale
NOW that the 6,000 good citizens of Urmston have decided the wheelie bin policy for the rest of us, perhaps Trafford council might like to extend this method of deciding further policies to the people by the people and for the people! How about the 9,000
THIS week' competition is about wedding films. Just answer the three following questions and you could win a coveted Film Buff t-shirt. 1) Who claims to be Steve Martin's wife after a one night stand in Housesitter? 2) Who wrote the novel Father of the
Their performances permitted John Mitchell, the England assistant coach, a rare smile as he girds his Sale side for a season in which the club can afford to aim high. These are encouraging time at Fortress North, a top four finish must be a minimum ambition
Chasing the local side's total of 162 Hyde stood at 142 for 7 with 5 overs remaining by the 8th wicket pair finally saw them to victory with 10 balls left. Clive Bolton bowled throughout the Hyde innings and had the distinction of taking the first 6 wickets
Pelican Share the Spoils PELICAN FC began the defence of their Altrincham Saturday League title with a Bank Holiday game against Atlantic. Pelican made most of the chances and took the lead on 40 minutes when Steve Bennett finally broke the deadlock The
ALTRINCHAM FC has announced a link-up with an external investment partner which may see the club move to another, purpose-built stadium. The as yet un-named partner was introduced by Sports Management company Premier Crew Sports and has pledged a substantial
BASKETBALL has always been popular in Trafford, but this summer has seen the game taken outside, away from the traditional indoor courts. Trafford MBC and the English Basketball Association, in conjuction with Adidas, have provided a total of 20 Bastetball
Harriers Cup Glory AFTER eighteen cup final appearances and countless near misses, the Women's team from Sale Harriers Manchester have at last lifted the Jubilee British Athletic Cup. The 1998 final took place at Bedford with the top eight clubs in the
THE RETAIL attractions of Altrincham will be highlighted during the town's 'Shop Around Day' on Saturday. There will be a host of attractions during the day, which will focus on 'the real shopping experience' campaign, currently being run by the North
A TIMPERLEY man is calling for a neglected historic path to be restored to its former glory. Reg Temple says Brooks' Drive in Timperley has degenerated into an overgrown and litter-strewn grotspot - with the original 138 year-old granite stone roadway
RESIDENTS of a narrow cul-de-sac in Sale are furious about refurbishment work going ahead at a nearby factory - bringing havoc to their homes. They say construction at the Floorbrite Cleaning company on Cranford Avenue has caused them no end of heartache
A TIMPERLEY family has been helping to strengthen Anglo-African links by backing a foreign exchange visit. South Trafford College student Caroline Smith and her family played host to a 20-year-old Namibian at their Cholmondeley Avenue home. Calvigo Classen
A SALE chain maker has been fined £3,000 after a worker with learning difficulties got his hand crushed in a hydraulic press. Philip Bulmer, 27, of Chalfont Avenue, Urmston, suffered serious lacerations to his right hand middle finger in the accident
SALE FRIENDS of Imperial Cancer Research are appealing for items to sell as they take over the charity shop in School Road, Sale, for three days from next Monday September 7. Items can be dropped off at the shop - opposite the Bulls Head pub - on Sunday
ST MARTIN'S Ward Cllrs Len Murkin, Dave Quayle and Kate Harper hold a surgery at Sale West community centre, Newbury Avenue, on Saturday from 11am until noon. No appointment needed. TIMPERLEY Ward Cllrs Ken Davies and Anne Bowker hold a surgery on Saturday
A 50-YEARS-old Darby and Joan club is threatened with closure - because the organisers have become Darbies and Joans themselves. The committee which runs Altrincham Darby and Joan Club wants to stand down but cannot find any volunteers to take over their
Old Aldwynians B 10 IN perfect Bank Holiday conditions Trafford entertained a strong Aldwynians B XV after a late cry off from Old Bedians. A typical opening game ensured with an abundance of handling errors and wrong options being taken. After soaking
From the start they attacked Harrogate Town and the Midfield dominated the early play seeing some great football being finished by Graham Leishman with the ball going straight into the back of the net. Flixton created a few more chances which were either
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Graham Ackerley 9; Hannah Agnew 7; David Ashton 4; Andrew Baker 1; Robert Baker 3; Philip Banner 1; Colin Batchelor 3; Sarah Bell 6; Laura Berry 10; Daniel Bowen 9; Christopher Bowers 1; James Brailsford 1; Hayley Brelsford 4; Helen Buckingham 6; Caroline
TRAFFORD youngsters are riding high this week as many of the borough's teenagers celebrate top notch GCSE results with some of the best grades ever. Altrincham Grammar school for Girls celebrated with 99 per cent of the pupils gaining five or more subjects
ALTRINCHAM companies are doing less well than those in more than 90 other towns across Britain, according to a new survey. It shows that the average profit margin of the town's firms is well below that of Warrington - which came second in the study of
WE write to oppose the views expressed by Jane Grant regarding planned changes at Brooklands Sports Club. The new sports facility at Brooklands will probably be more likely to be joined by local people - for who wants to get stuck in the traffic jams
I WRITE to assure Jane Grant of Whitehall, Sale, that Brooklands Sports Club fully intends to stay as a community sports facility. Only over my dead body will it ever become purely a 'commercial business', as she suggests. In fact the main reason for
The First XIs poor run of form continued as they travelled to Alderley Edge. Batting first Brooklands made a solid start, reaching 99-2 with both Lee Marland and Rob Edwards making scores in the thirties. However Brooklands collapsed to 128-8 and only
These are just a few 'Footballing Facts of Life' which have formed object lessons at Moss Lane over the last two Saturdays. At the time of writing, the opening string of disappointments has left Robins with two points from a possible nine, and only five
Apart from bringing in free-agent Mark Wright to replace Brian "Killer" Kilcline, who jarred his knee against Whitby Town, Bernard Talyor stuck with the side who shared the points with the seasiders on Saturday. It was not until half an hour gone before
THE new ice hockey season got underway with a real bang last weekend in front of a large and enthusiastic at Altrincham Ice Rink, as the Altrincham Aces opened their account with a splendid victory in the Annual Bank Holiday Monday Tournament. In recording
LATE duty chemists for Sunday: HALE, HALE BARNS, ALTRINCHAM - Sunday: W F Downes, 68 Manchester Road, 6pm to 7pm. SALE - Sunday: Tesco Pharmacy, 11am to 12 noon. TIMPERLEY - Sunday: Pelican Pharmacy, 364 Manchester Road, 10am to 3.30pm. For information
A GROUP of Sale residents are urging council chiefs to upgrade their plans for a play area on their estate. They say that the proposals are just not good enough and have written letters of complaint to the housing and environment department voicing their
STAFF at Wythenshawe Hospital have pulled out all the stops to enable operations to resume - just a week after a devastating fire wrecked four operating theatres. Theatre areas in other parts of the hospital have been brought into use as well as two extra
TRAFFORD people are this week being urged to join a police scheme to beat car crime- as long as they are old enough. The '25 Scheme' is open to any drivers over the age of 25 and costs just £1. With membership, the motorist receives two stickers to place
CHILDREN with special needs could be forced to get a bus to school on their own if plans to axe their private transport goes ahead. Furious parents are up in arms at education bosses proposals to abolish the specialist bus services that pick up pupils
A SALE man is about to achieve his lifelong ambition of sailing round the world on a yacht - two years after he thought the chance had gone forever Brian Lux thought his dream voyage was over when the 'Grand Sailing Tour' on which he had been promised
