TRAFFORD'S children's centres offer lots of regular activities, support and guidance to families with children aged up to five years There are centres at Coppice Library on Coppice Avenue in Sale and Broadheath Primary School on Sinderland Road in Altrincham
ALTRINCHAM’S North Cestrian Grammar School is set to end its private status, opening the door to non fee-paying students. North Cestrian, founded in 1951, is bidding to become a free school which will enable it to offer ‘independent education without
A BRIGHT Horizons nursery in Trafford has been awarded an ‘outstanding’ rating for a second successive time by Government inspectors. The nursery, on Stretford Road, was inspected towards the end of last year and the report stated: “Children thrive
SIMON Birch, deputy head at Longford Park School in Stretford, is to give a presentation at the Education Show 2014. He will join a select set of inspirational school leaders and education sector experts to debate, discuss and share ideas on the
THE Broomwood Community and Wellbeing Centre in Timperley was officially opened earlier this month by BlueSCI and representatives from Trafford Council. Over the Past six months, the building has been transformed into a vibrant and active community
BOWDON History Society’s next meeting takes place at 8pm on February 10 at Bowdon Downs Church, Bowdon Road, Altrincham WA14 2AH. Bernard Dennis will give a talk on ‘Sir Thomas Egerton: Keeper of the Queen's Conscience’. The pedestrian and wheelchair
WEARING distinguished olive green robes, the Aldermen and Burgesses of Altrincham Court Leet, founded in 1290, held their Hilary Assize at Altrincham Town Hall on Saturday, January 25. The town crier, Peter Powell, announced the arrival of the provost
THE search has begun for hundreds of staff to help deliver the £600m Mersey Gateway Project. Merseylink – the consortium named as the preferred bidder by Halton Borough Council for the contract to build the new Mersey Gateway bridge, artist’s impression
OLDFIELD Post Office, on Seamons Road, Oldfield Brow, is set for a revamp. As part of Post Office plans to modernised the network and extend opening hours, the newly refurbished Oldfield Post Office will have three serving positions. Two of these will
TOYS R US in Altrincham Retail Park is set to close. Signs stating the George Richards Way store is to close its doors on February 9 have gone up at the toy outlet, which also direct customers to its nearest stores in Warrington, Manchester
STRETFORD and Urmston MP Kate Green has marked Holocaust Memorial Day this week, by signing the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment in the House of Commons. The Book of Commitment honours those who died during the Holocaust and the Holocaust
BUILDING worker Lee Hevingham, who attacked his father in a drunken rage, was given a stark warning by a judge at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court. District judge Jonathon Finestein told him: “Unless you stop boozing you will end up
KARTEL Sports sit in seventh after a 1-0 win over fifth placed Flixton Juniors thanks to a goal from Stuart Ellis. Moorlands continue to top the Division Two table despite receiving a surprise thumping from fourth placed West Didsbury and Chorlton
TNT Post, the second largest private postal service in the country, recently signed the Partington Pledge at Trafford Town Hall. The pledge is an initiative to match-up young unemployed residents from Partington with local employment opportunities.
MARIE Curie Cancer Care is appealing for people in Trafford to donate an hour of their time this March to collect for the charity’s annual Great Daffodil Appeal. The appeal is Marie Curie’s biggest fundraiser, which encourages everyone to give a donation
IN the same year that breakfast TV was launched in the UK, the Austin Metro was the country’s best selling car and Culture Club’s Karma Chameleon topped the charts, Margaret Berry was ringing up some of her first sales at Boots. That was way back at
