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  • Stretford boy's fundraising run for school trip

    A STRETFORD schoolboy is hoping a 12-mile run will raise enough funds to send his football team to Northern Ireland. Cheyenne Matthews, 11, from Yardley Avenue, will be tackling the run this Saturday (December 12) in the hope that it will help

  • California girl dreams of Manchester - Katy Perry preview

    KATY Perry has announced the second leg of her California Dreams Tour, which comes to Manchester next October. The daughter of two pastors, the California girl first started singing in church at the age of nine. While she was still a teenager, Perry,

  • Puss in Boots comes to Waterside Arts

    Although Ross Douglas and Jenny Hollinshead are making their directing debuts with the Nomads’ Puss in Boots, the pair have panto in their veins. Both have appeared in seasonal productions and when Rae Terence’s version was last presented in

  • Urmston marching band crowned supreme champions

    AN URMSTON-based youth band hit the right note last week when it was crowned supreme champions at a national competition. The 3rd Davyhulme Scout and Guide Band are celebrating after winning a handful of awards at the Traditional Youth Marching

  • East Lancashire Road reopens after crash

    THE EAST Lancashire Road has reopened after multiple rush-hour collisions this morning. Both sides of the road were closed from around 6.15am this morning causing traffic chaos for motorists and knock-on effects on a number of other roads and motorways

  • Branching out - Erasure's forest gig

    AFTER more than four years away from recording and live performance, Erasure have announced the Total Pop! tour. The group will play their hits in a series of concert dates next summer, as part of Forestry Commission Live Music, where acts perform in

  • A seriously good prize - win signed Dave Spikey autobiography

    MESSENGER has a signed copy of Dave Spikey’s autobiography, Under The Microscope - My Life to give away. To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer the following question correctly and follow the instructions supplied. Q. In which BAFTA nominated

  • Cam can

    THE Prime Minister is backing a traders-led campaign to revitalise Altrincham. David Cameron’s office has written to Altrincham Traders and Residents Forum’s chairman, Nick Banks, praising the group. The letter said their campaign is

  • Pupils were left shivering during uniform check, claims mum

    A MUM is furious that her daughter was left waiting outside Flixton Girls’ High in freezing temperatures, because she was not wearing the school’s pullover. Model pupil Maxine Densley, aged 15, and other ‘jumperless’ pupils were left shivering

  • Multiple crashes cause rush-hour delays

    TRAFFORD motorists are facing huge delays this morning after a number of rush-hour collisions on motorways in the area. A multi-vehicle smash involving cars and lorries has closed both sides of the East Lancashire Road in Wigan and motorists have been