I WOULD like to thank the very pleasant gentleman that I met on February 14 in the car park of the Tesco Extra in Altrincham. After a tough day at work, I rushed to Tesco to grab some provisions. In my hurry, I unwittingly parked my car too closely
I UNDERSTAND that outsourcing can be a challenge, especially when it is tied up with the spend, spend, spend Labour councils. Governments at all levels are not bank managers or venture capitalists because they are there to provide excellent services
The makers of One Born Every Minute are looking for mums and dads-to-be to take part in a new TV programme. The Garden Productions, who also make 24 Hours in A&E, are looking for a diverse range of expectant parents for a brand new BBC2 documentary
A SHOCKED home-owner found a 4ft-long snake in his bathroom, which hissed at him and then slithered into his toilet. The rat snake, which is not venomous, is thought to be an escaped pet that got into the property in Basildon, Essex, which is being
THIS photo was taken at Stamford park, Altrincham, by Jason Fowles, of Timperley. He said: “My children and I were in the park and a cheeky squirrel came over to see what we were doing. Or was it for the ice creams we had?” If you have a picture
SERIOUSLY ill and injured people in the North West will now have access to lifesaving blood outside of hospital for the first time, thanks to a new project. The project has seen three regional health services, headed by the North West Air Ambulance
PHIL Parkinson shrugged aside defeat to form team Spennymoor Town and insisted Altrincham were still on course for the National League North play-offs after signs of a return to the playing style that took them up as champions last season. Denied
WORSLEY Golf Club member Pat Jackson is the first lady to join the Balfour and Houldsworth Committee in its 122-year history. The committee have run competitions for golfers in the Manchester area since 1897 when the organisation was founded by
TRAFFORD MV's poor run continued when they slipped to a 29-20 home defeat to the ADM Premier Division's bottom club Tyldesley. The hosts only had themselves to blame for a fourth successive league loss after failing to put a convincing game plan
SALE FC got off to a flyer and went on to beat Birmingham Moseley 37-30 at Heywood Road in National League One on Saturday. A Kieron Wilkinson converted try in the opening minute set Sale on their way and that was quickly followed by a penalty on
BRITISH Rail whitewashed Central Club in the Altrincham and Sale Round the Board Darts League. Rail went out with all guns blazing with magnificent darts from Alan Gleave, Nigel Beeton, Iris Bannister, Rob Downes, Stan Pearson, Ainsley Johnson and
ALTRINCHAM Kersal remain top of Lancs/Cheshire Division One after a 22-8 win at Sefton – but were left frustrated after the game ended early and they missed out on the chance of a bonus point. The match started with a good tempo from both sides
BOWDON first XV beat Rochdale 22-20 to keep the pressure on Lancs/Cheshire Division One leaders Altrincham Kersal. From the outset both sides drove at each other, forcing strong up-front tackling. The Rochdale forwards showed great purpose and
TRAFFORD’S hopes of promotion suffered another huge blow on Saturday when they lost 2-0 to Newcastle Town and ended the game with just nine men. Visiting striker Jordan Cole spurned an early chance when he scuffed his shot wide from 10 yards, while
ALTRINCHAM'S rainbow-coloured shirts, worn in support of the Football v Homophobia campaign, created more of a stir before kick off than the 90 minutes of run-of-the-mill fare that followed on the pitch in Saturday's 1-1 draw against Bradford (Park
Urmston has been in the press recently as the new up and coming town to be in, which I am absolutely thrilled about. Being born and bred in Urmston I have seen many changes over the years. I, like many others, was a little concerned when I first
