WE are writing in regard to the teenage meeting place at Lacy Street in Stretford. During the meeting in late 1998 which we requested with Cllr Dave Jarman and members of the planning department, we were assured that the shelter was to be built on "the
JIM Quick may be retiring at the end of July but the Hale businessman has no intention of stepping back from his commitment to the hospital which saved his life. In fact, Jim intends to step up his fund raising efforts for Wythenshawe Hospital's New Heart
SUMMER is upon us and the change in season sees car criminals on the lookout for drivers revelling in the sunshine that may appear. Despite the recent downpours, it is possible that there will be a period of sunny weather over the coming months and this
MANCHESTER United may be the richest club in the world today - but pensioner Sarah Aitken remembers when it had to scrape the pennies together to get the team's socks washed. For Sarah used to wash and darn the team's socks at her Old Trafford home in
A NEW scheme is aiming to drastically cut the time police spend on irrelevant calls to the 999 emergency number. The 'Firm But Fair' initiative aims to free up more operators to deal with real emergencies and make maximum use of police resources. It comes
A MAJOR campaign has been launched to tackle the accident that many older people fear the most - falling at home. National figures reveal that every five hours an elderly person is killed by an accidental fall in the home - which amounts to 1,500 deaths
Maunders will be asked by council chiefs to account for their actions after felling trees on a site in Davyhulme. And Trafford is investigating the prospect of legal action after what it calls 'the blatant disregard of the company'. Maunders Westbury
MIKE Davis of Sale (Readers' write, May 27) draws attention to the Stepford Wives tendency among New Labour MPs, who accept the belief that they are there to support the Government, not to represent their constituents. I would, however, like to reassure
I RECENTLY caught the Metrolink to Bury, a town which I had not visited for more than 30 years, after being told about the wonderful market which is held there twice a week. Not only was I impressed with the quality and choice of goods on the stalls,
'IS Bowdon the poshest town in Cheshire?' was a story carried in last month's Cheshire Life. And there followed a debate whether in fact Bowdon was still in Cheshire, being as it is part of Trafford. Let me assure everyone that the official postal address
JIM Quick may be retiring at the end of July - but the Hale businessman has no intention of stepping back from his commitment to the hospital which saved his life. In fact, Jim, pictured, intends to step up his fund raising efforts for Wythenshawe Hospital's
HERE at Messenger newspapers, we are the first ones to say it pays to submit match reports to your local paper, and Tom Bancroft, honorary secretary of Pelican FC has the conclusive prof! His regular reports charting the ups and down of life in the Altrincham
WATER SPORTS Plain sailing Budworth Sailing Club GP14 Open Meeting Another Budworth Success for Neil Platt SAILORS from Trafford competed in the Open Meeting for GP14 sailing dinghies, which was held at Budworth Sailing Club on Sunday 6th June. The event
BROOKLANDS visited Hyde at the weekend knowing a good result was necessary to put them in a strong position in the Cheshire County Premier League. An impressive bowling and fielding display by Brooklands never allowed the Hyde batting line up to dominate
from Ashley Ashley CC THREE cheers for Ashley at the weekend, as Malpas 1st and 2nd teams were dismissed for a total of 100 runs, and Ashley lost just two wickets as both teams recorded 20 points wins. At home Jon Griffiths asked Malpas to bat and they
UNIBOND Premier Champions Altrincham have signed Stalybride Celtic striker Brendan Burke, as manager Bernard Taylor and assistant Graham Heathcote gather together a squad worthy of the challenge that faces them. As we all know, Unibond football is a thing
HELP the Aged's Altrincham shop manager and two pals are gearing up for their 'longest day' - a 24-hour sponsored walk. Howard Newhall and friends Mark Bailey and Malcolm Nye will be striding out to raise funds for Help the Aged. The intrepid trio are
Country thanks charity A TRAFFORD charity's mercy mission to Gambia received top level thanks. The Kunta Kinteh charity has ferried out vital supplies to the poverty stricken country. The charity's founder, Herman White, handed over medical goods to the
A TOWN is gearing up for its biggest party of the year. Sale Festival plans to offer a week long feast of fun for the people of the area, as well as raising vital cash for a number of charities. The festival week begins next Saturday, June 19 and continues
PETLINE organiser Chris Butterworth has issued a plea on behalf of a local couple who came within a whisker of being re-united with their lost cat. Olly went missing from a local cattery last July and the owner's misery was compounded recently when the
TRAFFORD'S new mayor is wishing everyone in the borough a happy new Millennium - and hoping to cash in on his good will. Cllr Ray Bowker, who will be first citizen at the turn of the century, has set himself an ambitious target of getting virtually everyone
AN ELDERLY resident of Hale says she fears for her life following an arson attack on her motor home. For it is not the first time that Kathleen Mackey has been targetted. The 70-year-old, who has lived in Meadow Close for the past 10 years, has had two
A KOSOVAN dad has relived the horror of armed police forcing him and his family from his homeland at gunpoint. Masked special police descended and pointed a gun at Gazmend Popova as they robbed him of the equivalent of £200. Then Gazmend, his
MR and Mrs F Ryan's letter (SUM, June 3), gave me the best laugh I've had for a long time. Fancy wanting to return horse droppings to the owner of the animal responsible for the crime of leaving them there. Talk about looking a gift horse in the mouth
URMSTON Hockey Club travelled to the Isle of Man to compete in the International Festival. Seven of the touring squad were included in the England team managed by Derek Milne and which played in the annual fixture against the Celts. In the game which
WITH figures of 11/37, the man of the weekend, without doubt, has to be, the 'Duke', Phil Spencer for Stretford, although there were other contenders. His unorthodox off-breaks meant Winton and Earlestown set off on the wrong foot on Saturday and Sunday
Urmston 1st XV v Upton 1st XV UPTON won the toss and batted first but Urmston bowled very tightly, restricting the opposition to around 25 runs after 24 overs. Kurt Edgington and Robert Tootell both returned outstanding figures. Kurt Edgington was unlucky
A TRAFFORD charity's mercy mission to Gambia has received top level thanks. The Kunta Kinteh charity has ferried out vital supplies to the poverty stricken country. The charity's founder, Herman White, handed over medical goods to the vice president of
A WOMAN died in a blaze after her alarm link to a warden was cut - because she 'abused' the system. Dorothy Bailey, 58, died after her bed caught fire - the blaze was probably started when she knocked over a candle, an inquest heard. Her body was found
IN OUR headlong quest for bigger, faster, more sophisticated laptop computers, dozens of older laptop models have been superceded. So what happens to them and are they obsolete? Perhaps! But that begs the question, obsolete for what? Writing, e-mail,
A SMALL shop is getting the chance to prove a sandwich it created is simply the best in Britain. For a tasty treat dreamed up by the delicatessen in Sale Moor has won through to the UK final of a European competition. The snack - dubbed 'Lancashire Delight
AS SOMEONE who regularly uses Timperley station, I am appalled at the number of times the ticket machines are out of action. There are two machines located at the top of the staircases and if it is not one machine that is out of action, it is both. This
A FEW months ago I received a letter from the head teacher of Altrincham Boys' Grammar School asking if our firm would be prepared to help sponsor a two day 'Challenge of Industry' seminar run by the Industrial Society. The school required to raise £1,200
AS reported in SAM on May 20, the RSPCA finds itself in an impossible situation when asked to help with species not indigenous to Britain. Under current legislation it is illegal to release them into the wild, therefore if an injured one is captured the
LIKE my fellow parishioners at St Vincent's in Altrincham, I found a Catholic Parents' Action Group leaflet on the bonnet of my car after Mass recently. I rang the telephone contact numbers given 'for further information'. The result was that the first
I WISH to register my disgust at the behaviour of drinkers at local hostelries in Hale. I am a very early riser and go for a walk through the village in the mornings at around the same time as the street cleaners are setting about their work - on many
I WELCOME Ms Smith's letter from the Liberal Democrats expressing interest in improving the land adjacent to Timperley Metro station (SAM last week). I agree it is regrettable that the trees have been chopped down, as they were a beautiful feature. I
IN THE opening match of the UK Womens' League, newly promoted Trafford AC showed that they are going to be a force to be reckoned with. A superb team effort took the squad into fourth place against the nation's finest and but for two injuries could well
Batting first, Timperley recovered well from the loss of two early wickets, thanks to Danny Higgin (24) and under fire skipper Martin Ward, showing a welcome return to form with 98. A fluent innings by Alastair Bould (55) continued the good work and enabled
BILL Crowther and Beth Allott, running for Altrincham & District Athletic Club, were first male and female competitors in the 2nd Chorley 4m road race held on Wednesday 2nd June. In very overcast conditions, ideal for running Bill fought off a strong
TIME is running out for local youth groups, clubs and organisations who want to reward their young stars with a chance of winning the biggest prize of the year. There is under four weeks to go before the final of the prestigious annual Trafford Young
A POPULAR hospital for sick animals in Trafford has just been given a massive face-lift as the Millennium draws ever closer. Now the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) veterinary centre on Warwick Road South in Old Trafford is fully open again
A TOWN is gearing up for its biggest party of the year. Sale Festival plans to offer a week long feast of fun for people of the area at the same time as raising vital cash for local charities. It begins next Saturday, June 19, and continues until the
ROBBERS forced four men out of a car on Dane Road, Sale, in the early hours on Monday before stealing possessions and fleeing in the car. The two men - armed with a knife and a baseball bat - stole a mobile phone, a ring and some cigarettes before driving
SPORTING youngsters at an Altrincham school may be on the verge of a new arena in which to strut their stuff. For, with Wimbledon fortnight just around the corner, Altrincham Grammar School for Boys wants to upgrade its tennis facilities. The Marlborough
SUMMER is upon us - and that means added risks for motorists. For the change in season sees sneaky criminals on the lookout for extra opportunities to strike while drivers revel in the heat by leaving sun roofs open and windows wound down. Pc Paul Berry
A MESSENGER backed campaign to restore a debris covered route in Timperley to its former glory is on course for success. Campaigners are pushing ahead with efforts to get a landfill tax grant to carry out the work on Brooks Drive. And they want other
A WOMAN died in a blaze after her alarm link to a warden was cut - because she 'abused' the system. Dorothy Bailey, 58, died after her bed caught fire. The blaze was probably started when she knocked over a candle, an inquest heard. Her body was found
