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  • Burglary warning for residents

    RESIDENTS in Altrincham are being urged to take precautions after recent burglaries. Police say it is vital that householders keep their their properties secure and their keys and valuables out of view. Since March 1 there have been 13 burglaries

  • Kate inspects park improvements

    STRETFORD and Urmston MP Kate Green visited Woodsend Park on Friday to see the landscaping improvements carried out by Woodsend Community Group. Kate (centre) and representatives from Trafford Housing Trust and Sport Trafford met members of the group

  • Corby Town 1 Altrincham 3

    ALTRINCHAM kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the promotion play-offs, thanks to a strong second half performance in Northamptonshire last Wednesday (March 28). The visitors survived a couple of early scares, which required a clearance

  • Counsellor shortlisted for award

    A COUNSELLOR from Altrincham has been shortlisted for a Professional Hero in the Mental Health Hero awards Roxana Rudzik-Shaw, has been recognised by mental health organisation Mental Healthy and national charities SANE, The Mental Health Foundation

  • TV stolen during burglary at Flixton Cricket Club

    BURGLARS broke into Flixton Cricket Club and stole a television. The break-in happened at about 12.30am on Saturday at the Lawrence Road club. This was shortly after bar staff had locked up and left for the night. The intruders got in by prising

  • Noddy supports children's charity

    POP legend Noddy Holder is inviting everyone to 'get down and get with it' at the Children’s Adventure Farm Trust (CAFT). The former Slade frontman and his wife Suzan have become patrons for the Millington-based children's charity. Noddy said: “"We

  • Jewellery and electrical items stolen in burglary

    JEWELLERY, a Genesis bike, two computers and a Tom Tom sat nav were stolen following a burglary on Clarendon Road, in Sale. The thieves broke in on Monday (March 26) between 11am and 3.40pm by smashing a rear window.

  • Lancashire County Cricket Club redevelopment

    WORK on the re-development of Old Trafford Cricket Ground is moving forward at a rapid rate, with the installation of the first seats on the club’s new grandstands. The leading construction, infrastructure and design company, which secured the £12.3

  • Police front desks close today

    THE front desks at Urmston and Sale police stations close for good today. Greater Manchester Police Authority and Greater Manchester Police are closing 33 of their 55 counters to save almost £1.5 million. It is part of measures to save £133 million

  • Well Spotted answer was Stretford Civic Hall

    WE asked our readers to correctly identify this section of a Trafford building. The answer was Stretford Civic Hall, on Chester Road. Shirley Anne answered correctly on Facebook while others guessed it might be Trafford Town Hall. Stretford Civic

  • Cracker takes the lead in supporting charity

    THE fire service's new mascot Cracker the fire safety dog got his paws wet at the weekend, when he visited charity car washes across Greater Manchester. The six-foot Labrador turned up at seven stations, including Sale, on Saturday to meet

  • Katie takes the plunge for burns charity

    URMSTON resident Katie Scott, 21, has raised £1,436 for the Katie Piper Foundation by taking part in a charity skydive. The money will go to the KPF, which was set up to help people living with burns and scars and Katie told SUM: “This was

  • Introduction of charges for pre-planning application advice

    A NEW charging system for pre-planning application advice is being introduced in Trafford. With the exception of housing schemes for the disabled and advice on heritage buildings, the new policy means that all advice given ahead of the submission of

  • Hospital warns Trafford patients about co-codamol

    PATIENTS in Trafford are being urged to check their co-codamol tablets carefully. The warning comes after the UK medicines regulator warned that some packs of the painkiller contain the wrong strength of tablets. Co-codamol is a mixture of paracetamol