AFTER reading the report by Lisa Meakin in last week's Messenger we were reminded that on walking past Altrincham College of Arts in Green Lane one afternoon there were four empty single and double-decker buses parked outside with all there engines
LITTLE ones will be able to treat their mums to a special gift that won't break the piggy bank this Mother's Day. Morrisons have launched a new range specifically for thoughtful children who don't have lots of cash to spare. The limited edition
A family are 'heartbroken' after their 11-week-old puppy was found dead on their front gate — strung up by metal wire. British Bulldog Wilma was stolen during a burglary at their house on Cranberry Lane in Darwen on Tuesday morning. Andrew
THIS grey squirrel was photographed looking over the edge of the bird table at the A W Boyd Observatory at Rostherne Mere, Cheshire by reader Gill Baker, of Sale. If you have a picture you would like to see published on this page, send it with your
ASHTON-on-Mersey Golf Club captain Jim Reynolds and lady captain Fiona Vaughan-Thomas were delighted with the amount of money raised for their chosen charity during their year of office. And Reynolds recently presented a cheque for £6,600 to The
JOSH Hancock has given Altrincham's promotion credentials a ringing endorsement by insisting: "We're the best in the league on our day." Alty's bid to further strengthen their case for a play-off place was put on hold last Saturday when torrential
URMSTON Town missed out on progress in the Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur Football League's Wray Cup when they lost 2-1 to Radclyffe. Division Two side Town got off to a flyer at Wright Robinson School when Darryl Garwood gave them the lead in
GOLF manager Jason Denton is delighted with the progress that has been made at Altrincham Golf Club and excited by future plans for the venue which is drawing rave reviews for the quality of the course and the other facilities on offer. Denton has
A QUARTET of young Bowdon RUFC players represented Cheshire Under-15s against Lancashire on Sunday. Charlie Wardle captained the Cheshire Bears side and was joined by Alex Mills, James Legg and Jack Ryan in the squad for the clash at Burnage Rugby
TRAFFORD MV close their 2018/19 ADM League campaign at Aldwinians in Audenshaw on Saturday. Both teams will consider they have under-achieved this season, and both will be aiming to play for their own pride. With nothing to play for, both being
THE Jolly Butcher added the Gallon trophy to their Altrincham and Sale Round the Board Darts League crown by beating Broadheath Central 6-1. Elsewhere, Budenburgs won 5-2 against the Central second team with a convincing show of darts from the likes
THIS week I enjoyed a trip to the Palace Theatre to see Les Miserables with my wife, Val. I absolutely love the whole experience of going to the theatre, from putting on my suit and getting ready, to listening to the orchestra warming up and the
THE NHS is unable to train enough GPs and nurses to meet demand and the situation is at crisis point, leading health experts have warned. The King's Fund, Nuffield Trust and Health Foundation said the Government would miss its target to recruit
