SALE-based One Marketing Communications has been appointed to deliver an integrated campaign for leading kitchen appliance specialist Gorenje. The agency has constructed the campaign around a “Discover Gorenje” theme and will use PR, digital and offline
LAW firm Lewis Hymanson Small (LHS)has appointed Altrincham-based RMS PR, as it gears up for rapid national growth. With the backing of new American parent company Markel Group, Manchester firm LHS is set to open a new London office and capitalise on
A NEW steel bridge has been built at Altrincham Interchange, signalling a major milestone in the creation of the new modern transport hub. The work is part of a £19 million redevelopment of the interchange – due to be completed in 2014. The 45-tonne
ALTRINCHAM FC are inviting businesses to take part in a seven-a-side tournament at the J Davidson Stadium. The event on Tuesday, May 13, will provide a good opportunity for your company to back its the club and network with other businesses. The cost
TWO building firms have been ordered to pay a total of £72,000 in fines and costs after a floor collapsed during the construction of a six-bedroom mansion in Bowdon, injuring three workers. One of the men sustained major injuries when he was struck by
A TEAM from Altrincham Grammar School for Girls is hoping to give Sir Alan Sugar a run for his money - by reaching the next stage of the national Young Enterprise competition. The event takes place at Manchester Metropolitan University on May 1 and
TWO Trafford men described as ‘masterminds’ of five separate fraud conspiracies have been jailed. Marshall Joseph, 55, of Hermitage Road, Hale and Alick Ute Kapikanya, 52, of Chatham Road, Stretford were jailed alongside five other people, on
PUPILS and staff from St Ambrose Prep School in Hale Barns rolled back the years to treat the area’s residents to a World War Two Singalong. Pictured dressed in 40’s dress are pupils pupils Harrison Coombs 11, Nathaniel Leake 10,Andrew Preston 11,
PAST and present came together at Springfield Primary School in Sale when the 107 year old school building became part of SPS’s recently built extension. The ‘topping out’ ceremony also included the planting of a willow tree, a symbol of people’s
POLICE are investigating after a car was found floating in a Sale canal. A jogger spotted the blue Fiat Punto floating in a section of the Bridgewater Canal, close to Danefield Road, at around 6am this morning.. Firefighters from Sale
ALTRINCHAM community arts centre Art with a Heart is once again highlighting the artistic skills of the borough’s pupils with its third annual Trafford Schools Open exhibition. It gives youngsters a chance to have their work showcased in an exhibition
THE leaders of Trafford’s Conservative and Labour groups have clashed over the issue of dog fouling enforcement. Figures obtained by Messenger show that 173 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) were issued for environmental offences, including dog fouling
A TIMPERLEY resident has completed a gruelling trek - to raise funds for a charity close to his heart. Gordon Carlisle, of Fairfield Road, walked from St Bees in the Lake District to Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire, over 12 days to raise funds
VANDALS caused ‘havoc’ when they brought down overhead power lines, leaving several Broadheath homes and businesses without power yesterday. The offenders took down the power lines early on Wednesday afternoon, but did not manage to steal anything
PIRATES, fairies, witches and super heroes celebrated at a picnic and fancy-dress completion to celebrate the official re-opening of the revamped play area in Lostock Park, Curzon Road, Stretford, on April 23. The £75,000 project was spearheaded by
A LANDLORD and his wife were tied up during a robbery at their Stretford pub. The attack happened at the Melville Hotel, on Melville Road, at around 3am on April 14. Three masked men used a ladder to climb through a first-floor window
A MAN who impersonated a police officer in an attempt to burgle an Old Trafford house has been charged. Police received a report of a man claiming to be a police officer knocking on the door of a house on Ruskin Road, at 12.25pm on April 22.
THE owner of the company awarded the contract run Altrincham Market has sought to reassure market traders and users that the ‘difficult’ transitional period at the Greenwood Street site will be worthwhile once works are completed in July. More
TRAFFORD’S Society for Abandoned Animals (SAA) will be holding its annual Spring Fair on April 27. Attractions include a variety of games, crafts, tombolas, prizes and a barbecue. Visitors will have the opportunity to tour the sanctuary and
