ALTHOUGH it’s not quite in the same league as the Canterbury Players’ last production, Strictly Murder, which won Jonathan Coupe and his daughter, Jennifer, nominations for best supporting male and female actors in NODA's regional awards, Peter
MORE than 140 people attended a ceilidh at the Bowdon Rooms - and raised more than £1,500 for the Children's Adventure Farm Trust (CAFT). It was organised by a group of Scots who live in the area and miss going to traditional Scottish ceilidhs
A MAN sustained three breaks to his jaw after he was assaulted in Urmston. The victim, aged 21, was walking towards the town centre when he was approached by a man who got out of a black car on Higher Road. The offender confronted the victim and then
March 30: Easter Fair, 6.30pm at Timperley Congregational Church, Heyes Lane. April 1: Palm Sunday Service, 11.00am at Timperley Congregational Church, Heyes Lane. April 5: Joint Maundy Thursday Communion, 6.30pm at Ashton-upon Mersey United Reformed
QUEUES are brewing at various petrol station forecourts in Trafford. This comes ahead of a possible strike by fuel tank drivers. Cllr Neil Taylor, for Timperley, posted today on social networking site Foursquare that it took him 20 minutes
MOVING into a new home for the first time is proving a life changing experience for the clients from Eden Square’s new accessible flats in Urmston. The charity , has completed six new state-of-the-art supported living homes for disabled people
A MAN has been ordered to carry out unpaid community work for benefit fraud amounting to more than £5,000. Madhi Nohkbeh, aged 45, of Telford Walk, in Old Trafford, dishonestly obtained job seekers allowance and housing and council tax benefit amounting
A WOMAN has received a suspended prison sentence and a curfew order for benefit fraud amounting to more than £74,000. Katherine Hutchings, aged 46, of Royton Avenue, in Sale, obtained income support, carer’s allowance and housing and council tax benefit
SALE West Community Garden is holding a planting day on April 5 from 1 to 3pm. All welcome.
HILLS' Bakery in Hale will be celebrating in style this Easter after reaching a major milestone. The company has been baking bread for Hale residents for 100 years. To mark the centenary, the Ashley Road bakery will kick off a fundraising
ALTRINCHAM players and officials were left shaking their heads after a string of near-misses and two baffling refereeing decisions combined to cost them two points against Solihull Moors on Saturday. After going behind early on, Alty laid siege to the
THE Sale branch of Leeds Building Society played a vital role in the society's overall fundraising effort of £1,200 for Variety, the children's charity. The branch, at School Road, sold special edition Gold Heart badges, featuring Star Wars
STAFF from Trafford Council picked up paintbrushes as part of a project to spruce up a community building in Partington. Partington Community Hall received the makeover as one of the final events on the Trafford Partnership’s 100 Days Campaign calendar
A TRAFFORD MP and councillor are calling for action to prevent Government plans to scrap ASBOs. The Government wants to replace the ASBO with Crime Prevention Injunctions, which would not result in criminal sanctions if breached. They would only guarantee
BOWDON resident James Barnes, pictured, completed his 100th Marathon at Blackpool on March 11 - on his 52nd birthday. He reached his century just six years after he began running. James is a former pupil of Altrincham Grammar School
A GROUP of mums has been taught life-saving child and baby first aid by firefighters at Stretford Fire Station. Meeting for the first time on Tuesday they were taught basic paediatric life support and what to do if babies or children choke.
THE front desks at Urmston and Sale police stations will close tomorrow. The move comes as Greater Manchester Police Authority and Greater Manchester Police attempt to make savings of £133 million by 2015. A decision was made following
A SALE Gang Show reunion is being held. Organisers want to hear from anyone aged 18-plus who has been in the cast, or helped back stage, in any of the shows since 1964. The reunion is on April 28 from 7pm at the Cresta Court Hotel, Altrincham - tickets
TWO schoolboys came to the aid of a family whose car had careered into the Bridgewater Canal at Timperley. Wellington School pupils Ryan Cummins and Stephen Hoyland, both aged 15, were the first on the scene after a BMW with four people inside
MATT Royle has hit the ground running in his new role as Altrincham’s marketing manager - and is already confidently forecasting the imminent return of 1,000-plus gates to Moss Lane. A fervent Alty fan, university graduate Matt admits he is
