A TEENAGER was taken to hospital after inhaling smoke from a chip pan fire at her Altrincham home. Firefighters from Sale and Altrincham fire stations were called Devisdale Road at 10.20pm on October 28, following reports of a chip pan fire
A TIMPERLEY property-owner has expressed her disgust that green-belt land close to her home is being used as an un-authorised car park for users of Manchester Airport. Virginia Castick, who currently rents out her Clay Lane property, said more
ALTRINCHAM Garrick’s next production is a modern day classic, An Inspector Calls. You can enjoy the play on two levels, both as a tense and atmospheric thriller and as a veiled attack on the class system, and the indifference of those at the top to those
A HERO of the famous and bloody ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ has been honoured by Trafford Council. Trooper John Palin, who died in 1901 and lived in Altrincham for most of his life, is acknowledged to be the last mounted man to return to British
PLEASE could I appeal to people intending to attend Urmston Community Bonfire, at Chassen Road, on Saturday, November 2, to buy tickets in advance to avoid queues on the night. Parking is available at Flixton Girls’ School. May I also point
I AGREE wholeheartedly with Ann Burke of Sale. What are they doing to our market? I was born and raised in Altrincham and the market was the hub of the town. Now they apparently want to hold tea dances and the like. I’ve never heard
I AM really upset with Trafford Council. It was asked weeks ago to allow us, on behalf of Operation Christmas Child, the use of one of the empty shops in the area so that we could pack our shoe boxes with scarves, hats, gloves, wash things, pencils
TRAFFORD Housing Trust has just announced its intention to start charging residents in Trafford a grounds maintenance service charge. Oh that won't affect me you may think, or will it? This doesn't only apply to Trafford Housing Trust tenants.
I HAVE just read in your letters page yet another person complaining that disposable nappies take up too much room in the grey bin, and cause a stink in hot weather. Why then are so many people lazy enough to use them when there is a far superior
WE at 4 Cheeky Monkeys CIC would like to thank everyone who came along and joined us at our Halloween Party on Saturday, October 26. We all had a fantastic night, it was lots of fun and great to see so many children and families joining in activities
A RECENT edition of the Today programme spoke of the increased popularity of political plays. Sale Nomads have followed the trend with their production of Feelgood, a satirical take on political spin by Alistair Beaton. It is one of the best
A BONE marrow donor met the man whose life he saved for the first time after ten years at his home in Sale on Tuesday. Andrew Howie, 48, of Grasmere Road, donated the tissue in 2003 - not realising he had prevented the certain death of a leukaemia
