A MOTORCYCLIST died after he came off his bike, while speeding, straight into the path of an oncoming car. An inquest detailed how Stuart Miller was attempting to overtake a lorry on the A56 Manchester Road at Broadheath on May 5, 2011 when
DUANE Bryan and Azhar Siddique, the two Trafford contestants in the current series of The Apprentice, enjoyed a ‘wake up call smoothie’ at Pancake Corner in Urmston yesterday. Iftikhar Khan, the shop’s creative director, said their choice of drink was
I’D like to congratulate the people who planted all those sapling trees on Church Road. Wonderful. Maybe they would like to plant some more around the concrete jungle called Eden Square, especially on the oasis of pavement on Flixton Road. We
I READ with interest, Harry Wild’s letter ‘It’s Out There!’ While walking my dog on Kingsway Park field, Davyhulme, I saw what appeared to be a black cloud hovering above one of the grids. On further inspection it turned out to be a swarm of gnats. I
THE experiment of MPs across the country sending out letters second class to see how long it took for delivery, found it took on average six days. The post mark which told us when and where it was posted has now sadly disappeared. I suggest that when
ALTHOUGH today Patrick is rightly revered as the Apostle of Ireland, there is a sense in which the ‘Patrick Story’ embraces the whole of the British Isles in a great circular movement. The young Patrick was captured by Irish pirates somewhere in the
WILL Trafford Council please explain how £300,000 was spent on the Olympics – for what? And why is this expected to lead to £145,000 improvements to roads? What is the connection? B Jones, address supplied
IN May 1962 almost 100 young boys left their homes and families from all over Britain and travelled up, down and across to the City of Carlisle in Cumbria to become the next intake of young soldiers at the Army Apprentices College, Carlisle. Now 50
REGARDING the empty shops in Altrincham. We now have bargain shops that sell anything from a tin of beans to bed spreads. Does that not tell you that the people need the small shops that were taken away? It seems that the cost in rent and tax are so
I WAS astounded by the article about second class post. It seems to me that the so called experiment arranged by Mr Murray served no purpose other than to highlight that there may be a problem getting post out of London. However, that is not typical
Our man Duane did himself no harm at all in this week’s episode after his recycling bin proved a winning idea! Lord Sugar asked the teams to come up with new household gadgets and then pitch them to some of the country’s biggest retailers.
TRAFFORD has another contestant in the current series of The Apprentice – in the shape of businessman Azhar Siddique. The 33-year old is the founder and managing director of a Trafford Park based catering and refrigeration company. Azhar has been dubbed
MOTORISTS are being advised of work due to start on the A56 Chester Road, Stretford, which is likely to cause delays to traffic. Sewer connection works to facilitate the new Tesco store will start on April 2 and are scheduled to last for two weeks
COMMUNITY participation in hundreds of events over the past 100 days has proved that people in Trafford really do have pride in where they live, say council chiefs. The Trafford Partnership's 100 Days Campaign came to a close on March 24 with a free
COLLECTION dates for the Council’s kerbside recycling and refuse service over the Easter Holidays: Normal collection date - Monday Apri 2, Revised collection date - no change. Normal collection date - Tuesday April 3, Revised collection date - no
TWO members of staff from Trafford Council’s licensing team have been suspended. This is to allow to an investigation to be conducted in accordance with the council's procedures. A spokesman said: “Because this is an ongoing investigation, it would
MANCHESTER City fan Alice Pennington had a day to remember recentlly when she met club ambassador and former player Paul Lake. The club has teamed up with Sport Relief to raise cash for the Manchester Actionnaires, a multi-activity organisation for
STAFF at the Hale RBS supported Sport Relief. Manager Adrian Bennett (on the exercise bike), and customer adviser, Steve Nunns, cycled the equivalent of 100 miles to raise funds for the charity. They are being cheered on by Carol Welch
