RICHARD McConnell, owner of The ZipYard in Altrincham, has been shortlisted for another national business award. So far in 2013 the owner of the ZipYard garment and alterations centre, on Lloyd Street, has been a finalist in British Franchise Association
Visual impression, full of light and colour, plays an important part in Hindu religious traditions. Richly decorated temples with their beautifully adorned deities and burning flame of a sacred lamp emphasise the association of power (Shakti) with
RE Chair of Warburton HS2 Action Group Marion McNaughton’s letter. As a member of Trafford Green Party, I was very pleased to read the letter from Marion McNaughton and I know our party will be delighted to see local action against this planned
REGARDING correspondence about Altrincham Market, I see there is a call to back traders who may feel they are being pushed aside. A lot of the traders are the agents of their own misfortune as their stalls are uninteresting and the goods poor quality
A SLUGGISH start to the new season has seen Shaun Murphy slip to number seven in the world rankings, but according to Joe Johnson you write off the former world champion at your peril. Now 31, Sale-based Murphy rocketed onto the scene when he claimed
IN response to the letter regarding Trafford Housing Trust’s grounds maintenance charge (Service charge anger, Messenger letters, October 31), the trust wishes to point out that what is being considered is not a new charge. The present system means
CHRISTMAS parties for terminally ill and disabled children are set to be hosted at a charity's Altrincham base starting this month. The Children's Adventure Farm Trust is striving to provide 23 parties dusted with 'pure festive magic' at their
I WOULD like to inform ‘Gobsmacked’ (Messenger Letters, October 31) that Trafford Housing Trust residents already pay a standard service charge for grass outside their homes whether it is a large or small area. We have no option as it is paid each
TRAFFORD MV took on Hutton at McPherson Park on Saturday. It was unfortunate, however, that Hutton could not field a starting front row, and the game was forced to be played with uncontested scrummages. In addition the game was played beneath a tremendous
AN IT developer was knocked unconscious, pinned under a chair and had his hands tied up while robbers raided the Broadheath business where he worked. The 25-year-old was working late at the company which gives high-tech IT support to corporate
SHELTON Payne produced a magnificent individual performance to inspire Trafford to a 4-1 victory against a dominant and impressive Ashton United side. The visitors were on top from the start and took a deserved lead in the 9th minute when ex-Trafford
AN Altrincham man who peddled his father’s high-strength painkillers to friends has been jailed after the drugs killed a young partygoer. Ambrose Murray, 22, stole the prescription ‘patches’ which are supposed to be stuck on the skin and offered them
DUNHAM Massey is to bring its wartime hospital back to life as part of centenary commemorations for the First World War. The famous hall, which was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1976, became ‘Stamford Military Hospital’ in April 1917 and
'Never Trust A Hippy: Punk & New Wave '76-'79' Richard Branson's Virgin label provided a sympathetic bolt-hole for a whole host of aspiring young musical mavericks during the late seventies, and many of their finest offerings have been gathered
A BANNED Manchester United supporter has been charged with breaching his conditions following police work at a Champions League match in Spain. Paul Hodgeson, 48, of Thames Way, Great Yarmouth, was charged with five counts of breaching a football
ALTRINCHAM Choral Society presents Johannes Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem at the Royal Northern College of Music, Oxford Road, Manchester, on November 16 at 7.30pm. The concert has been organised to mark Steven Roberts’ 20 years as music director
A MAN has been charged after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted in Stretford. Jason Padley, 43, of Farrar Road, Droylsden was charged with sexual assault and is due before magistrates on November 29. At around 1.30pm on September 26, a 16
SHE may be only two-years-old, but Katie Ward has already received a medal from the British Army. Katie, who lives in Urmston with her parents Lee and Emma, was presented with the ‘Our Young Heroes’ medal, which is awarded to the children of all
