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  • Battle to beat blaze - photo gallery

    FIREFIGHTERS fought for hours to prevent disaster at Trafford Park, when a ferocious fire broke out at a pallet warehouse. More than 100 firefighters battled to prevent it spreading to surrounding buildings. Crews were drafted in from all over region

  • Late goal stuns Flixton

    Flixton FC 1, Squires Gate 1 FLIXTON picked up their second point of the season after a disappointing display against Squires Gate, one of the promoted sides from last season. Otuto had the first chance for the home side, but keeper Summerfield saved

  • Anita's bin had

    A FOSTER carer hit out this week at Trafford council's refuse collection service. Hale resident Anita Shelmerdine says she was assessed by Trafford council as needing four bins for her family of nine, but she only applied for three. She claims refuse

  • The write stuff

    SET in south London at the turn of the 20th century, A Child's Voice Calling is certainly not my cup of tea, but Catherine Cookson fans the world over will lap it up. The book follows the life of Mabel Court, born into a life of misery and poverty in

  • FA Cup dream dies

    FA Cup: Horden 2, Trafford 1 TRAFFORD crashed out of the FA Cup at Horden on Saturday when two second half goals gave the North Easterners victory and a chance of a bumber pay day in the next round. The winners of Saturday's game were guaranteed an FA