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  • Follow the recycle path

    TRAFFORD has appointed a new community recycling officer to spearhead its efforts to get residents to recycle more of their rubbish. Julie-Ann Thompson took up the job earlier this month after arriving from Essex. While in the south she worked as part

  • Shops ban toy guns

    A VILLAGE store has stopped selling one of its most popular items - toy guns - over safety fears. Maureen Chester of Ashton Village Saver, took over the shop in September last year. Some of the most popular items of stock at the store included toy guns

  • Digging deep into the past

    ARCHAEOLOGISTS from Manchester University dug into a piece of history recently when they unearthed the foundations of Sale Old Hall. Led by site supervisor Graham Mottershead a team of four worked steadily for four weeks on the site at Rifle Road. And

  • SHOP STOPS TOY GUN SALES

    A VILLAGE store has stopped selling one of its most popular items - toy guns - over safety fears. Maureen Chester of Ashton Village Saver took over the shop in September last year. Some of the most popular items of stock at the store included toy guns

  • YOUNG SHOULD USE VOTE

    YOUNG people in Trafford were this week urged to play their part in the choosing how local schools, hospitals and transport are run. A total of 5,591 18 year olds could be voting for the first time today (Thursday) in the borough's local elections. But

  • HORSES HELP CRIME FIGHT

    HORSES have joined the fight against street crime in Greater Manchester - Operation Hawk. Officers on horseback now form part of the high profile policing patrols that target hotspot areas during the day and night. Chief inspector Lynn Roby head of the

  • Force seeks murder hunt breakthrough

    DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Lucy Royle were disappointed with the public's response to an appeal for help. The body of 21-year-old Lucy, from Davyhulme, was found on a field close to the access road to the David Lloyd centre and driving range