RESPONDING to your request for views from the public about the Trafford Centre, may I send a warm congratulations to the planners, designers and builders who have made what can only be described as a breath of fresh air. The centre has received a lot
DOG owners are being warned not to leave their pets unattended outside shops or in cars following a spate of thefts across the borough. Small dogs in particular are being targetted and there are even reports of animals being snatched from cars in just
Trafford MV 17 TRAFFORD MV continued their league programme on Saturday with a hard earned victory at Cumbrian rivals Vickers. After the long journey to Barrow it was Trafford who settled into their rhythm soonest with some outstanding drives and support
Mandy is one of three seniors who are on the second team, and it is her job to give encouragement to the youngsters on the field as they battled against teams with experience on their side. Although the team lost to Fearns last weekend, they performed
A YOUNG Davyhulme woman is demanding to know why someone was given the same car number plates as her own twice within a year. Lucy Welsby, of Bent Lanes, bought her white Fiat Cinquecento in June last year but had only been on the road for four weeks
AN EXCITING new concept for the arts is on target for opening in April 2000. The Lowry Centre, on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal, aims to be a door to a new era of art and entertainment for the Millennium, with a massive complex of theatres, galleries
TALENTED Messenger artist Emma Jackson is ensuring the Trafford Centre's 'fair deal' message gets over loud and clear. For 24 year-old Emma has designed a distinctive logo that tells shoppers the £600 million centre is a 'fair trading zone'. Her eye-catching
TRAFFORD'S only special needs support group has been saved from the axe - thanks to SUM. Parents and volunteers at the Special Needs Families Support Group are celebrating this week after gaining a £152,000 three year grant from the National Lottery Charities
SET IN the heart of Trafford Park is an organisation which for the last seven years has made it its mission to forge links between industry and education in the borough. Trafford Business Education Partnership (TBEP) was initially set up to develop business
I CAME back 'home' recently and one of the special places I visited was St Martin's Church, the place where my father is buried. What a sin to see broken bottles in the churchyard and a broken window - but what bothered me most was the amount of horse
I WONDER if we will ever learn the lessons of history! Two weeks ago our local MPs voted for one of the most Draconian acts ever to go through Parliament - namely the Anti-Terrorism Act. There was no debate and no analysis! Just push a button and its
WE wish to reply to the misleading letters from David Meek published in SAM with regard to plans for the development of Brooklands Sports Club. First, Mr Meek mentions the peak usuage times of the fitness club as being 5.30pm to 7.30pm. But curiously
I READ with interest the letter from Cllr Bernice Garlick, chairman of housing, in regard to wheelie bins. As she is so smart can she tell us what is the yearly cost of Black Bags and has she ever thought of somebody sponsoring them? How much does each
I WRITE following the story in SAM headed 'Ball trick cons pensioner'., I am that pensioner and no way did I let those youths into my home. I was called out on the pretence of helping them to look for a ball and no-one was in sight - but while I was outside
Northampton 37 Sale 17 A Ground Hog Day for Sale AN overcast and grey Franklins Gardens on Saturday brought out the most promising performance of the season for Sale, according to their coach John Mitchell. The mis-leading scoreboard showed a twenty point
SALE Hockey Club played their first away game of Berrymans Lace Mawer Division One against Liverpool University. Sale were out-played in the first half and found themselves 2-0 down by half time. However they came fighting back and were level within five
ALTRINCHAM Kersal notched up their first league win of the season, on a day which saw the return to the side of Faulkner one of the people who played a big art in the club's promotion through the leagues in two season. From the kick-off, Kersal playing
BOWDON 1st find themselves comfortably placed in the Northern Counties Hockey League Premier Division following their six nill away win to last year's league champions Norton. The South Downs Road club faced potentially one of their hardest games of the
PUBLIC protest has forced council chiefs to scrap plans to build two 'teen villages' in Sale and Timperley. Officials had earmarked sites at Manor Avenue in Sale and Beech Avenue, Timperley for the experimental youth meeting points but have now had to
A FORMER captain of Altrincham Football Club has died. Thomas Roland - known as Ron - Reed died suddenly at the age of 63. Ron, of Hempcroft Road, was the Robins' skipper in the late 50s. He was born in Northumberland but moved to Surrey as a boy, where
A YOUNG Trafford woman is demanding to know why someone was given the same car number plates as her own twice within a year. Lucy Welsby bought her white Fiat Cinquecento in June last year but had only been on the road for four weeks when she was told
A MUM has spoken of her two daughters' trauma after a man 'flashed' at them. The pervert exposed himself to the sisters - who are aged nine and four - and another nine-year-old girl as they passed his car on Hulme Road, Sale Moor, on Saturday afternoon
TALENTED Messenger artist Emma Jackson is ensuring the Trafford Centre's 'fair deal' message gets over loud and clear. For 24 year-old Emma has designed a distinctive logo that tells shoppers the £600 million centre is a 'fair trading zone'. Her eye-catching
CAR makers are getting it right with vehicle security, according to a recent Consumers Association report. The report into car crime shows how effective the manufacturers are becoming in extending the time it takes to steal a new vehicle with various
TRAFFORD'S Labour council is set on introducing wheelie bins which it claims will make savings. This is in spite of warnings from the Audit Commission and the Environmental Agency that wheelie bins generate more waste and discourage recycling. Residents
WHILE the BSKYB takeover of Manchester United, and other similar deals, causes concern for the supporters involved, it seems to me that there is a similar cause for concern for our local sports clubs and those who represent them on and off the field,
AFTER reading Herbie Booth's letter in SUM (September 17) I totally agree with him over the fireworks on the opening of The Trafford Centre. To us on the Arran Gardens estate we had thoughts of machine gun fire and bombs. We still have thoughts of two
CAR makers are getting it right with vehicle security, according to a recent Consumers Association report. The report into car crime shows how effective the manufacturers are becoming in extending the time it takes to steal a new vehicle with various
Woodsend got off to a flying start, with Wayne Fisher scoring in the first 1 minutes of the game. Only 5 minutes later, Gary Bickerton striking the ball with no mistake, making it 0-2 for Woodsend, of which they kept up the pressure, and Gary Bickerton
Hann, Lays Down Snooker Challenge to Manchester QUINTEN Hann, the Wizard of Oz, lays down a snooker challenge to Manchester's budding champions. Quinten will be offering the chance for children and adults to play against him from 10am until 8pm, on Saturday
Flixton 4 Spennymoor Utd 0 FLIXTON booked themselves a lucrative money spinning reward away against fallen giants Doncaster Rovers in the next round after this empahtic victory over supposedly superior opponents. AXA, this years FA Cup sponsors had brought
PLANS to build a 'teen village' in Stretford are set to go ahead despite the scrapping of two similar proposals in south Trafford. As reported in SUM in July, council chiefs had planned three pilot schemes throughout the borough in an attempt to solve
A ROW has flared over a Tory councillor's outspoken attack on Manchester Airport over the noise caused by night flights. Councillor Barry Hepburn told Trafford's policy and resources committee a letter from airport bosses was typical of the type of 'smokescreen
A MOBILE phone salesman has been cleared of raping a teenage student at his flat. Jason Grant, 27, of Norwood Road, Stretford, was accused of assaulting the 17 year old after stripping her of her 'boob-tube' and black hipsters. But at Minshull Street
WITH a top speed of almost 175mph and the ability to search a square mile of open space in just 10 minutes, it's no wonder that the Greater Manchester Police helicopter has become a valuable weapon in the fight against crime. Operated by a 16 strong Air
WELL done SAM for publicising the shameful way in which contractors authorised by Metrolink have destroyed an attractive wildlife haven alongside the track at Timperley. There was a copse with silver birch and other trees and shrubs more than 30 years
AS a councillor for Altrincham, my prime concern is for its future and for the future of the people of the town. It is for this reason that the 'Action Plan' for Altrincham fills me with some trepidation. Altrincham is entering a new and challenging era
SAM recently published a brief article, tucked away on page 18, which referred to Broomwood residents as 'fed up of waiting for improvement work to start'. It also quoted Cllr Ray Bowker as certain the transfer of houses to a housing association would
ROBINS crashed out of the FA Cup at Hurst Cross on Saturday amidst controversy as the Unibond Div 1 outfit converted their only clearcut chance of the match on 81 minutes through Stewart Anderson. Alty manager Bernard Taylor was left fuming at the result
Aces Hang on for Thrilling Victory! THE Altrincham Aces gained their first league win of the new season last Saturday night (3rd October) as they held off old rivals the Kingston Jets to record a thrilling 5-4 victory at the Hull Arena. The Jets entered
The move is certain to baffle the Moss Lane faithful, who were under the impression that Russell featured highly in manager Bernard Taylor's plans for this season. Press reports on Monday manintained that Russell had declared himself unfit for the game
ANTI-vandal measures in Sale Moor have been attacked - by vandals. The hoodlums targeted a post which was erected ready for the installation of a closed circuit tv camera. But even before the camera was on site they pushed over the 20 feet high metal
RESIDENTS in Sale have forced council chiefs to have a rethink about the installation of a skateboard ramp in the park next to their homes. Original plans were issued to build the ramp in Worthington Park for teenagers to use after requests from youngsters
PEOPLE are being asked to peel back the decades to shed light on the background of a geriatric rocking horse. Hazel Hopewell recently bought the horse and is keen to unravel its history. The aged toy appeared in an article in Messenger in 1982 - when
A MARINA on the Bridgewater Canal has been condemned as a grotspot. A fed up Altrincham resident says Oldfield Quay, opposite Yeoford Drive, is an unsightly mess. She says the state of the waterway spoils the area for the many visitors, especially children
THREE members of a church that is celebrating its 125th anniversary have, between them, clocked up an incredible 182 years of attendance. The long-standing members at Altrincham Baptist Church (ABC) include record holder Doug Allan - who has been coming
A CAMPAIGN to save playing fields in Timperley from developers reached a climax this week. The 'Keep Timperley Green' group handed in a 3,500 name petition to council chiefs, protesting at plans to build houses on Aimson Road playing fields. And they
AN Altrincham pub wants to make sure no-one goes past without spotting it... For The Station, a popular watering hole in Staford new Road, is seeking consent to put its name up in lights. The pub wants planning consent to light up both fascia and projecting
THUGS held a knife with an eight inch blade to the throat of a bus driver and punched him in the face. Then the two yobs grabbed the 24 year-old driver's wallet containing cash and made off. The terrifying attack happened on the 252 Stagecoach bus on
A SIXTEEN year old boy was threatened at knife-point as two youths stole his motorbike in broad daylight. The boy was riding his white Yamaha bike near Ashton on Mersey golf club on Church Lane on Sunday afternoon when he was 'mugged'. The first culprit
PUPILS at Springfield Road Primary School are pulling together in an attempt to improve their environment. The whole school has been involved in drawing up plans for their grounds. The project will be launched on today (Thursday), when pupils and an environmental
HAVE the ghostly goings-on at a Hale pub finally been caught on film? For years, staff at The Railway say they have had spooky encounters with the resident ghost. And now a happy family snap of pub manager Paul Seager with his five weeks old baby daughter
TRAFFORD'S only special needs support group has been saved from the axe - thanks to SAM. Parents and volunteers at the Special Needs Families Support Group are celebrating this week after gaining a £152,000 three year grant from the National Lottery charities
