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
SHOPPERS 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
GOALKEEPER Dean Oram injured himself in his efforts to ensure Flixton FC did not start the season with a defeat. Oram 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
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
A TRAFFORD centre which gives a home to children and young adults with multiple disabilities is getting a refit to make it fit for the 21st century. Stockdales is currently undergoing a £330,000 refurbishment, which is due for completion in four weeks
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
ON 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
MY address shows that I am a customer (and a very satisfied one) of the Oldfield Road, Post Office. 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 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
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 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
A PLOT of land in Sale is an overgrown eyesore - because leisure chiefs can't find any gardeners who want allotments there. The weed covered land at Warslow Drive was earmarked for allotments. But since building work was completed on housing in the area
TWO 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 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 COUPLE 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
GLOBETROTTING 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 SCHOOL FOR BOYS AINSWORTH, 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
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
GARDENS don't 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
Unibond League First Division Trafford 2 Farsley Celtic 2 A GOAL 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 Elliott's thirty
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 Olive, has just opened The Blue Sage Gallery with her partner, Brian
A NEGLECTED piece of land in Stretford has been transformed into an attractive community garden. Members of the Moss Vale Tenants' Association have succeeded in turning the grotspot at the back of their flats into a green haven. The seal was set on the
I REFER to Mr Mackie's comments that 'schools 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
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
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
CHESHIRE'S 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 Lord's
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. Opener Anthony Roscow battled through for 34
The Moss Lane outfit had to wait until injury time to seal three points after a classic encounter ended in controversy. Robins had set up a grandstand finale after levelling the scores at 2-2 with just over 10 minutes to go when debutant front man Mark
VALET parking may conjure up images of classy hotels rather than hospitals, but if you're a patient with disabilities it is all part of the service at Wythenshawe Hospital. The hospital's current building projects are making it hard for people to park
TRAFFORD 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
A PROUD 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 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 school's 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
