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  • Sale couple proves mud is no barrier to true love

    OUT of the 13,000 contestants who took part in Cheshire’s gruelling Tough Mudder event a Sale couple had a very happy ending when they got engaged at the finish line. Chris Edwards popped the question to his partner of seven years, Naomi Feast,

  • Thora celebrates her 100th birthday

    FORMER hospital Matron Thora Lomax has celebrated her 100th birthday. Thora was born on Bank Street, in Widnes, in October 1913 and was the second youngest of four children. After studying general nursing at Withington Hospital, Thora worked

  • The Wombles who keep Sale clean and tidy

    SALE WOMBLES is celebrating a year of litter picking, in which time they held six litter pick events and collected 153 bags of rubbish. Helen Bayliss and Will Jones established the Sale Wombles to keep Sale clean and tidy with regular litter picks

  • Do you know these youngsters from 1950?

    FORMER Davyhulme resident Neil Capper, who now lives in Spain, brought in this picture of Urmston School in 1950. He thinks he knows most of the names of pupils on the picture. If you can help by filling in the missing names please email sam.editorial

  • Phoenix Tang Soo Do 2nd Invitational Championships

    MARTIAL arts group Phoenix Tang Soo Do hosted its Second Invitational Championships at George H Carnall Leisure Centre on Saturday. Proceedings were overseen by their chief instructor Master Robert Woodiwiss, 7th Dan, with special guest Grand Master