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  • Remembering a legend

    A SALE pensioner says she will never forget the modest "Busby Babe" who became the godfather to her daughter just months before the Munich air disaster tragically took his life. Widow Josephine Stott, aged 74, who lives just off Egerton Drive, was a

  • Flooded road remains closed

    UPDATE - THE A6144 Manchester Road, in Carrington, remains closed today following yesterday's flooding. The road was closed after a drain collapsed on private land and caused the road to flood. Although the drain is the responsibility of the landowner

  • Stretford shooting victim loses fight for life

    UPDATE - A murder inquiry has been launched after the 20-years-old man shot in Stretford on Saturday night died this morning. Detectives investigating Halton McCollin's murder are now appealing directly to people who were in the area when he was shot

  • Hope for Trafford's homeless

    MOST people will stop to buy a copy of the Big Issue but what else can be done to get homeless people off the streets and into accommodation? Click here to jump to main feature Click here to jump to the story of former homeless man, Peter Hardacre

  • Firefighters tackle Timperley tyres blaze

    FIREFIGHTERS were called out to Timperley to tackle a blaze involving burning tyres. The incident happened at the MOT Centre on Ridgeway Road at around 9.30pm yesterday, January 21. The fire involved tyres in the outbuilding. There was also damage to

  • Get in shape

    BOWDON-based Harmony Association is giving people the chance to get in shape with free sports and dance workshops. They take place at Northern Tennis and Fitness Club, Palatine Road, West Didsbury on January 26 from 1pm to 2.30pm and 3pm to 4.30pm; Altrincham

  • Metrolink ticket price increase

    THE cost of some Metrolink season tickets will go up from February 1. Weekly tickets will rise by a maximum of 60p and quarterly tickets by a maximum of £7. There will be no increases to four-weekly, annual or child tickets. The cost of a season ticket

  • Trafford police crackdown on stolen goods

    Police in Trafford made 23 arrests and seized 14 vehicles as part of a major crackdown on robbery and the trading of stolen goods. Activity included raids on retail outlets, checks on public transport, use of Automated Number Plate Recognition and covert

  • Sale bureau drops broker fee

    HOUSE hunters and re-mortgagers will no longer be charged a broker arrangement fee with the arrival of the Free Mortgage Advice Bureau in Sale. The company, which has been trading online nationwide as the highly successful Transparent Mortgages, has

  • Flood fears recede

    Flood fears for the River Mersey and surrounding areas have receded. The Environment Agency downgraded its status for the River in Sale and Stretford, from flood warning to all clear at 8am today. More soon.