A JURY has retired to consider verdicts in the trial of two teenagers accused of involvement in the murder of a 17-year-old grammar school pupil. Yousef Makki was stabbed to death in leafy Hale Barns, an upmarket village in Cheshire, in March.
The Lancaster Insurance Classic American Stars & Stripes Car Show shifted up a gear at the weekend as thousands of visitors admired a superb line-up of Mustangs, Corvettes, Cadillacs and many more American dream machines in the spectacular backdrop
A LADIES' lunch raised £1,100 to help support people affected by domestic abuse. Trafford Domestic Abuse Services organised the lunch at Cresta Court Hotel, Altrincham on Saturday June 15. It included a drama performed by MaD Theatre highlighting
ASHTON-on-Mersey maintained their Cheshire Cricket League Division One promotion push despite coming out on the wrong side of a hard-fought battle with fellow title contenders Cheadle Hulme. Losing the toss and being invited to bat on a green-tinged
LEADERS Cringlewood kept up the pressure at the top of the Altrincham and Sale Round the Board Darts League with a 3-2/4-1 victory against the Navigation, giving themselves four more points. In second place are reigning champions Jolly Butcher who
NEIL Sorvel struck a defiant note as he reflected on the toughest of starts for Altrincham in their quest to go one better than last season's promotion near-miss in the National League North. Alty, pipped on penalties by Chorley in the play-offs
HALE Barns first XI continued their recent poor form with a third successive league defeat at Alvanley as a result of another disappointing batting display. Alex Ross was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets to restrict the hosts to just below
SALE started the second half of the season with a fine double win against Urmston in Division One of the Cheshire County League. A fine team performance secured a comfortable win for the first XI and an outstanding individual performance from Sam
SALE Golf Club players have won the Mersey Club's Ladies Shield for the fourth successive year. The competition for the ladies of Chorlton, Didsbury, Northenden, Sale and Withington Golf Clubs has been played annually since the first event at Chorlton
UNITED Utilities has been told to clean up its act by the Environment Agency which said it must improve its performance. The agency described as "simply unacceptable" the efforts of water companies to protect the environment after the report, published
I WAS very honoured recently to be invited to spend the day with my old school, Wellacre Academy, in Flixton. The school was having a Community Cohesion day and had visitors to the school giving talks and lessons on many various subjects. Being
PEOPLE living in high rise buildings across Greater Manchester are being given the opportunity to give their opinions on their homes to the Greater Manchester High Rise Task Force. The survey, available on GM Consult, has been launched to help the
A FORMER recruitment specialist from Trafford who ignored a director disqualification order has been banned for a second time. Simon Wooding, 52, first fell foul of the Insolvency Service when one of his former firms, AMS Search and Selection, failed
A CHARITABLE pub landlord took on the challenge of a lifetime to raise money for a children's hospital. Ian Slamon, manager of the Lord Nelson in Urmston, has successfully scaled Mount Kilimanjaro with three of his customers. The challenge was
