THE SUMMER months bring out the garden thieves in force with more and more people falling victim. Sheds and allotments are frequently targeted by criminals on the lookout for garden tools and furniture. But there are ways to make it difficult for the
A UKRAINIAN student who could barely speak English when he arrived in Sale five years ago is celebrating after gaining five A levels at grade A. Sale Grammar School student Pavel Zubko, 18, came to England from Kiev with his family in 1995. He joined
A C'UPLE who met at a funfair and have been having fun together ever since are celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary next Saturday. Derek and Hazel Cooper, of Clarke Crescent, Hale, met at a fair in Plymouth. Derek was on a break from National
GL'BETR'TTING Emma Waldek says she has not been put off travelling by her traumatic experience in Australia. Emma, 21, of Harboro Road, Sale, was forced to escape from an upstairs window when the hostel she was staying in went up in flames. Fifteen people
A DAILY procession of lorries from a major development site is turning an Altrincham road into a a sea of mud. Residents living along Moss Lane face a daily chore of having to sweep up piles of black dirt from their gardens and even inside their houses
ALTRINCHAM GRAMMAR SCH''L F'R B'YS AINSW'RTH, Luke, 4; Air, Christopher, 4; Armstrong, Darren, 4; Barlow, Benjamin, 4; Barlow, Christopher, 4; Bate, Tobias, 4; Bell, Timothy, 3; Bellhouse, Andrew, 5; Bonnett, James, 4; Boothman, Anthony, 4; Bramble, James
MY address shows that I am a customer (and a very satisfied one) of the 'ldfield Road, Post 'ffice. I am writing in support of what John Layton states (SAM August 3) concerning the need to support our network of sub post offices. Trafford are talking
THE Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate (Letters August 3rd) may have had fourteen pints of lager too many before penning his contribution. It certainly makes no sense at all in the clear light of day. The additional money, which he claims
I REFER to Mr Mackies comments that Oeschools can do better. I have to say that, like most Tories, he lives in a fantasy world. He says that £500 per pupil could be raised if the local education authority was abolished. But he conveniently forgets to
LIKE many other parents I recently waited in an hour long queue to book my childs swimming lessons at Altrincham Leisure Centre. But before a parent can do this, sometimes with children in tow, the car has to be parked. If it is parked by the road side
MR MACKIE, the prospective Conservative candidate, ought not to censure the Chancellor, Mr Brown for taxation by stealth (Daylight Robbery, SUM 3rd August) because the Tories are past masters of that art. Before they were elected they never told us that
THE Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate (Letters August 3rd) may have had fourteen pints of lager too many before penning his contribution. It certainly makes no sense at all in the clear light of day. The additional money, which he claims
Y'UNG at Heart 'ver Sixties meet every Thursday at 1.15pm for fun, friendship and fellowship at the Salvation Army Hall in Ashton Lane, Sale. All welcome. ASHT'N and Sale Floral Art Group, which meets at 7.30pm on the second Friday of each month at the
Just answer the three following questions and you could win a much-coveted Film Buff T-shirt. 1) What was the Beatles first film? 2) Who played the title role in the film of Evita? 3) Name the film in which David Essex plays a racing motorcyclist. Send
HATS off to H.A.T.S. (Hayswater Amateur Theatrical Society) for their performance of the Philip King farce Ill Get My Man at Hayswater Methodist Church, Davyhulme. Bar standing on their heads, there seemed little the cast of nine couldnt do. They hid
Jesus Son (18) FIRST things first. This film has nothing to do with religion and the title isn't meant to cause offence. Its the strangely absorbing tale of FH, a young man trying to make his way in the world in 1970's America. He battles against drugs
A SEAT gripping, stomach churning, popcorn dropping supernatural thriller - thats Final Destination (15) . It may not be the most sophisticated film youll ever see but its highly effective when it comes to raising the blood pressure. It begins with all
BRYAN Ferry is back with OeSlave To Love, a compilation of his smoothest ballads, and a fine addition to anyones collection it would be. And you could have your own copy for the cost of a stamp. You can win a copy of it in Messengers latest competition
chart produced in association with HMV at the Trafford Centre 1 Cold Play: Parachutes 2 David Gray: White ladder 3 Eminem: Marshall Mathers 4 Moby: Play 5 V/A: Kiss Club Life summer 2000 6 Moorcheeba: Fragments of freedom 7 V/A: Club Mix Ibiza 2000 8
P'LICE: Area bobbies for Altrincham, Broadheath, Hale and Timperley 856-7527. For Sale and Sale Moor 856-7865(non emergency calls only). DIAL Trafford (Disablement Information and Advice Line): 865-5021 AGE Concern Trafford: 747-9901 VICTIMS Support:
Just answer the three following questions and you could win a much-coveted Film Buff T-shirt. 1) What was the Beatles first film? 2) Who played the title role in the film of Evita? 3) Name the film in which David Essex plays a racing motorcyclist. Send
THE Cornerhouse has the following films starting tomorrow (Friday May 26): Friday to Thursday, The Girl 'n The Bridge (15); Friday to Wednesday, The Filth and the Fury (15); Saturday and Sunday, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (18); Tuesday, BAA Award
A FESTIVAL is coming to Trafford starting on Thursday May 25 which the organisers hope will strike a chord with local people. Performances will take place across the borough as part of Music Live, a BBC backed event being staged across the country from
HATS off to H.A.T.S. (Hayswater Amateur Theatrical Society) for their performance of the Philip King farce Ill Get My Man at Hayswater Methodist Church, Davyhulme. Bar standing on their heads, there seemed little the cast of nine couldnt do. They hid
THE Lowry Centre presents Blues Brothers - The Heroes Return from May 29 to June 3. Performance times vary and tickets are available from 876 2000. ARDEN School of Theatre presents Trojan Women by Euripides from June 8-10 at 7.30pm. Call 957 1715. Altrincham
BRYAN Ferry is back with OeSlave To Love, a compilation of his smoothest ballads, and a fine addition to anyones collection it would be. And you could have your own copy for the cost of a stamp. You can win a copy of it in Messengers latest competition
chart produced in association with HMV at the Trafford Centre 1 Cold Play: Parachutes 2 David Gray: White ladder 3 Eminem: Marshall Mathers 4 Moby: Play 5 V/A: Kiss Club Life summer 2000 6 Moorcheeba: Fragments of freedom 7 V/A: Club Mix Ibiza 2000 8
AS the racing season begins to unwind it is traditionally the time when the longer time trials come to the fore. Last Sunday the West Cheshire 12 hours event took place on a course based on North Shropshire. Continuing on a fine season of results Steve
A DEBUT try from Scottish star Bryan Redpath helped Sale Sharks get their Zurich Premiership season underway with a bang against Bath last weekend. The new boy and his team mates scored a narrow 33-32 victory in the Heywood Road opener against last year's
CHESHIRES professional approach and concentration took them to a solid 77-run victory in their ECB 38 County Competition semi-final against Norfolk at Lakenham . This gives them the chance to take the title in the final against Herefordshire at Lords
LEAKING covers and a water logged square meant a delayed start as Ashton on Mersey travelled to Cheadle. Having put Ashton into bat, the Cheadle bowlers made the most of the wet wicket and were soon on top. 'pener Anthony Roscow battled through for 34
GARDENS dont have to be a fortress to beat a thief. THE SUMMER months bring out the garden thieves in force with more and more people falling victim. Sheds and allotments are frequently targeted by criminals on the lookout for garden tools and furniture
THE SUMMER months bring out the garden thieves in force with more and more people falling victim. Sheds and allotments are frequently targeted by criminals on the lookout for garden tools and furniture. But there are ways to make it difficult for the
THE comments made by Mr Weeldon, Headmaster of Altrincham Boys School were not only extremely offensive and patronising but also summed up very clearly everything that is wrong about selective secondary education in Trafford. Despite denying allegations
LIKE many other parents I recently waited in an hour long queue to book my childs swimming lessons at Altrincham Leisure Centre. But before a parent can do this, sometimes with children in tow, the car has to be parked. If it is parked by the road side
G'ALKEEPER Dean 'ram injured himself in his efforts to ensure Flixton FC did not start the season with a defeat. 'ram made a string of saves to deny Nantwich Town and one was made so near to a goalpost that he collided with it and was left somewhat dazed
GARDENS dont have to be a fortress to beat a thief. THE SUMMER months bring out the garden thieves in force with more and more people falling victim. Sheds and allotments are frequently targeted by criminals on the lookout for garden tools and furniture
A GLENN Miller evening lacked just one vital ingredient - a number or two by the big band legend. Two hundred devotees of the 1940s showman packed into a Trafford hotel found there was not a big band performing - just two musicians - a keyboard player
FISH4, the website that helps you find a new property, car or job, is now looking for readers that have benefited from this website. Because the Internet is so easily and readily accessible while at the same time it is also fast an increasing number of
VALET parking may conjure up images of classy hotels rather than hospitals, but if youre a patient with disabilities it is all part of the service at Wythenshawe Hospital. The hospitals current building projects are making it hard for people to park and
TRAFF'RD Council education officials are proposing to withdraw transport to schools for pupils with moderate learning difficulties. The idea of abolishing arranged transport and escorts for children in Year Seven and above has been suggested as a way
TW' Altrincham nursing homes could soon be the latest sites to be converted into flats. For plans are in place to change the use of the White Lee home on Bentinck Road to provide five self-contained apartments. And the application will include building
GL'BETR'TTING Emma Waldek says she has not been put off travelling by her traumatic experience in Australia. Emma, 21, of Harboro Road, Sale, was forced to escape from an upstairs window when the hostel she was staying in went up in flames. Fifteen people
ALTRINCHAM GRAMMAR SCH''L F'R B'YS AINSW'RTH, Luke, 4; Air, Christopher, 4; Armstrong, Darren, 4; Barlow, Benjamin, 4; Barlow, Christopher, 4; Bate, Tobias, 4; Bell, Timothy, 3; Bellhouse, Andrew, 5; Bonnett, James, 4; Boothman, Anthony, 4; Bramble, James
A GLENN Miller evening lacked just one vital ingredient - a number or two by the big band legend. Two hundred devotees of the 1940s showman packed into a Trafford hotel found there was not a big band performing - just two musicians - a keyboard player
animals' friends IT may be the holiday season but for animal welfare workers like Chris Butterworth, rest and relaxation is the last thing on their mind. Absent-minded cat owners are making the Petline organiser's life a misery by not putting identity
AN Urmston businesswoman who was forced to close her shop on the fourth anniversary of its opening has bounced back with a brand new venture. Denise Patton, who started Crown of Wild 'live, has just opened The Blue Sage Gallery with her partner, Brian
TIMPERLEY 2ndXI stopped the rot of six consecutive defeats by winning on Saturday, although not without a few scares along the way. Wood (48) and Fisher (19) took the 1st wicket to 42-1 looking rather comfortable Stuart Nicholson then hit a cultured 70
A DEBUT try from Scottish star Bryan Redpath helped Sale Sharks get their Zurich Premiership season underway with a bang against Bath last weekend. The new boy and his team mates scored a narrow 33-32 victory in the Heywood Road opener against last year's
CHESHIRES professional approach and concentration took them to a solid 77-run victory in their ECB 38 County Competition semi-final against Norfolk at Lakenham . This gives them the chance to take the title in the final against Herefordshire at Lords
LEAKING covers and a water logged square meant a delayed start as Ashton on Mersey travelled to Cheadle. Having put Ashton into bat, the Cheadle bowlers made the most of the wet wicket and were soon on top. 'pener Anthony Roscow battled through for 34
VALET parking may conjure up images of classy hotels rather than hospitals, but if youre a patient with disabilities it is all part of the service at Wythenshawe Hospital. The hospitals current building projects are making it hard for people to park and
TRAFF'RD Council education officials are proposing to withdraw transport to schools for pupils with moderate learning difficulties. The idea of abolishing arranged transport and escorts for children in Year Seven and above has been suggested as a way
TW' Altrincham nursing homes could soon be the latest sites to be converted into flats. For plans are in place to change the use of the White Lee home on Bentinck Road to provide five self-contained apartments. And the application will include building
A PR'UD father of identical twin girls from Sale will be able to give his daughters plenty of help as they grow up. For Mark Whitaker, of Newlyn Drive, is an identical twin himself. His wife, Nicola, gave birth to the second generation of twins at Wythenshawe
ALTRINCHAM Grammar School for Girls has set new A level standards for Trafford this year. The schools results are some of the best in the country, with A and B grades making up almost 80 per cent of all results. Sixth form head teacher Wendy Gilpin said
MR MACKIE, the prospective Conservative candidate, ought not to censure the Chancellor, Mr Brown for taxation by stealth (Daylight Robbery, SUM 3rd August) because the Tories are past masters of that art. Before they were elected they never told us that
THE comments made by Mr Weeldon, Headmaster of Altrincham Boys School were not only extremely offensive and patronising but also summed up very clearly everything that is wrong about selective secondary education in Trafford. Despite denying allegations
Y'UNG at Heart 'ver Sixties meet every Thursday at 1.15pm for fun, friendship and fellowship at the Salvation Army Hall in Ashton Lane, Sale. All welcome. ASHT'N and Sale Floral Art Group, which meets at 7.30pm on the second Friday of each month at the
P'LICE: Area bobbies for Altrincham, Broadheath, Hale and Timperley 856-7527. For Sale and Sale Moor 856-7865(non emergency calls only). DIAL Trafford (Disablement Information and Advice Line): 865-5021 AGE Concern Trafford: 747-9901 VICTIMS Support:
THE Cornerhouse has the following films starting tomorrow (Friday May 26): Friday to Thursday, The Girl 'n The Bridge (15); Friday to Wednesday, The Filth and the Fury (15); Saturday and Sunday, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (18); Tuesday, BAA Award
A FESTIVAL is coming to Trafford starting on Thursday May 25 which the organisers hope will strike a chord with local people. Performances will take place across the borough as part of Music Live, a BBC backed event being staged across the country from
'FFICIAL charity collectors in town centres this Saturday are: Altrincham - British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society; Hale - Little Sisters of the Poor; Sale - British Heart Foundation. Anyone who sees any other charity collecting on any other day of the
RAW Deal play live at the Rhythm and Blues Room, Timperley Liberal Club, Park Road, Timperley, tomorrow (Friday) from 8pm to 11pm. Admission is £2 and the performance takes place in the function room. L'CAL dance band Instylus play Band 'n The Wall, Swan
THE Lowry Centre presents Blues Brothers - The Heroes Return from May 29 to June 3. Performance times vary and tickets are available from 876 2000. ARDEN School of Theatre presents Trojan Women by Euripides from June 8-10 at 7.30pm. Call 957 1715. Altrincham
Y'UNG at Heart 'ver Sixties meet every Thursday at 1.15pm for fun, friendship and fellowship at the Salvation Army Hall in Ashton Lane, Sale. All welcome. ASHT'N and Sale Floral Art Group, which meets at 7.30pm on the second Friday of each month at the
Y'UNG at Heart 'ver Sixties meet every Thursday at 1.15pm for fun, friendship and fellowship at the Salvation Army Hall in Ashton Lane, Sale. All welcome. ASHT'N and Sale Floral Art Group, which meets at 7.30pm on the second Friday of each month at the
'FFICIAL charity collectors in town centres this Saturday are: Altrincham - British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society; Hale - Little Sisters of the Poor; Sale - British Heart Foundation. Anyone who sees any other charity collecting on any other day of the
RAW Deal play live at the Rhythm and Blues Room, Timperley Liberal Club, Park Road, Timperley, tomorrow (Friday) from 8pm to 11pm. Admission is £2 and the performance takes place in the function room. L'CAL dance band Instylus play Band 'n The Wall, Swan
Jesus Son (18) FIRST things first. This film has nothing to do with religion and the title isn't meant to cause offence. Its the strangely absorbing tale of FH, a young man trying to make his way in the world in 1970's America. He battles against drugs
A SEAT gripping, stomach churning, popcorn dropping supernatural thriller - thats Final Destination (15) . It may not be the most sophisticated film youll ever see but its highly effective when it comes to raising the blood pressure. It begins with all
Unibond League First Division Trafford 2 Farsley Celtic 2 A G'AL by Chris Patterson ensured Trafford took a point from their first clash of the new season. The visitors started the brighter of the two sides and within minutes of the start Elliotts thirty
G'ALKEEPER Dean 'ram injured himself in his efforts to ensure Flixton FC did not start the season with a defeat. 'ram made a string of saves to deny Nantwich Town and one was made so near to a goalpost that he collided with it and was left somewhat dazed
TIMPERLEY 2ndXI stopped the rot of six consecutive defeats by winning on Saturday, although not without a few scares along the way. Wood (48) and Fisher (19) took the 1st wicket to 42-1 looking rather comfortable Stuart Nicholson then hit a cultured 70
SH'PPERS in Urmston may soon be taking a break in a new cafe in the town centre. For plans are in place to convert a shop unit on Moorfield Walk into a new eaterie if consent is passed by planning chiefs. The proposal is amongst the latest batch of applications
MY address shows that I am a customer (and a very satisfied one) of the 'ldfield Road, Post 'ffice. I am writing in support of what John Layton states (SAM August 3) concerning the need to support our network of sub post offices. Trafford are talking
I REFER to Mr Mackies comments that Oeschools can do better. I have to say that, like most Tories, he lives in a fantasy world. He says that £500 per pupil could be raised if the local education authority was abolished. But he conveniently forgets to
Unibond League First Division Trafford 2 Farsley Celtic 2 A G'AL by Chris Patterson ensured Trafford took a point from their first clash of the new season. The visitors started the brighter of the two sides and within minutes of the start Elliotts thirty
SH'PPERS in Urmston may soon be taking a break in a new cafe in the town centre. For plans are in place to convert a shop unit on Moorfield Walk into a new eaterie if consent is passed by planning chiefs. The proposal is amongst the latest batch of applications
animals' friends IT may be the holiday season but for animal welfare workers like Chris Butterworth, rest and relaxation is the last thing on their mind. Absent-minded cat owners are making the Petline organiser's life a misery by not putting identity
'N SEPTEMBER 1, Newsquest, owners of the Stretford and Urmston Messenger, launches its latest community venture, the on-line service Communigate. It will provide all community groups and non-profit making organisations the chance to get on the web with
AN Urmston businesswoman who was forced to close her shop on the fourth anniversary of its opening has bounced back with a brand new venture. Denise Patton, who started Crown of Wild 'live, has just opened The Blue Sage Gallery with her partner, Brian
town blue MANCHESTER City have followed the example of Premier League champions and rivals United and chosen Trafford as the training base for their first team. The Blues - newly promoted to the Premier League - are using a training ground in Carrington
A UKRAINIAN student who could barely speak English when he arrived in Sale five years ago is celebrating after gaining five A levels at grade A. Sale Grammar School student Pavel Zubko, 18, came to England from Kiev with his family in 1995. He joined
A PR'UD father of identical twin girls from Sale will be able to give his daughters plenty of help as they grow up. For Mark Whitaker, of Newlyn Drive, is an identical twin himself. His wife, Nicola, gave birth to the second generation of twins at Wythenshawe
A C'UPLE who met at a funfair and have been having fun together ever since are celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary next Saturday. Derek and Hazel Cooper, of Clarke Crescent, Hale, met at a fair in Plymouth. Derek was on a break from National
A DAILY procession of lorries from a major development site is turning an Altrincham road into a a sea of mud. Residents living along Moss Lane face a daily chore of having to sweep up piles of black dirt from their gardens and even inside their houses
ALTRINCHAM Grammar School for Girls has set new A level standards for Trafford this year. The schools results are some of the best in the country, with A and B grades making up almost 80 per cent of all results. Sixth form head teacher Wendy Gilpin said
FISH4, the website that helps you find a new property, car or job, is now looking for readers that have benefited from this website. Because the Internet is so easily and readily accessible while at the same time it is also fast an increasing number of
'N SEPTEMBER 1, Newsquest, owners of the Stretford and Urmston Messenger, launches its latest community venture, the on-line service Communigate. It will provide all community groups and non-profit making organisations the chance to get on the web with
town blue MANCHESTER City have followed the example of Premier League champions and rivals United and chosen Trafford as the training base for their first team. The Blues - newly promoted to the Premier League - are using a training ground in Carrington
AS the racing season begins to unwind it is traditionally the time when the longer time trials come to the fore. Last Sunday the West Cheshire 12 hours event took place on a course based on North Shropshire. Continuing on a fine season of results Steve
