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  • Goal-den chance for Chris at Hotel Football

    A MAJOR transfer from Liverpool should keep a hotel in the shadow of Old Trafford in a league of its own. Chris Hull joins Hotel Football as general manager, having previously held a similar post at the 225-room Mercure Atlantic Tower on Merseyside

  • CRICKET: Ashton close the gap on leaders with comfortable win

    ASHTON-on-Mersey made the most of playing in the only game in the Cheshire Cricket League Division One which escaped the weather to tighten the title race with a win at Oakmere. As rain swept the region, there seemed little prospect of play on Saturday

  • DARTS: Trafford darters lose out in inter-league clash

    PLAYERS from the Sale and Altrincham Round the Board Darts League lost out to their Grappenhall League rivals in the latest inter-league clash at the Royal British Legion in Thelwall. Both sets of 31 players got off to a great start, Broadheath

  • CRICKET: Sen spell sends Deane and Derby down the river

    TEENAGE Lancashire prodigy Arran Sen returned sensational figures of 5-12 as Stretford's third XI won by 34 runs at Deane and Derby. The 13-year-old's arsenal of bamboozling leg spin with variations was too much for the hosts and ensured the MVP

  • CRICKET: Sale veterans beat Brooklands to break winless streak

    SALE Silverbacks broke their duck with victory over neighbours Brooklands in their over-40s clash. With rain affecting the weekend’s cricket programme the focus fell on the Sale derby in the Cheshire County League Over-40s competition and top-of-the-table

  • CRICKET: Stretford on the up again in GMCL

    STRETFORD CC have made a positive start to the new Greater Manchester League season and recorded their sixth straight victory a crushing victory against Denton West second XI to move to second in Division 2B. The Lesley Road club are seeking a return

  • Urmston, my kind of town!

    I WAS born and raised in Urmston and as a child growing up, Urmston was my whole world. As an adult I have travelled and lived in different places but I have always been tugged back to my home town. I am very proud to be an Urmstonian. Over the

  • Landlord and customers facing a mountainous challenge

    A MOUNTAINOUS challenge faces pub landlord Ian Slamon and three of his customers. Ian, who runs the Lord Nelson, is on a mission to raise £20,000 for The Christie by Christmas. And on June 20 he will be setting off to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro in