AN investigation is to be held into the way the police handled the death of a 12-year-old girl who drowned in the River Irwell. Police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) will look at whether officers treated Shukri Abdi’s
The Buck Inn, in Green Lane in Sale, has been named ‘Pub of the Season’ by the Campaign for Real Ale, Trafford and Hulme branch. The pub was commended for its ongoing excellence in the quality of real ales and ciders on offer and its commitment to
POLICE have released CCTV images after a man was stabbed in the head while he was in a beer garden in Trafford. A man in his 30s was seriously assaulted in the grounds of The King’s Ransom pub in Britannia Road, Sale, at around 9.30pm on Sunday,
WELL I have had a rollercoaster of a week with plenty of ups and downs. Firstly, the heartbreaking loss of our 12 year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Bailey, who we have had since he was eight weeks old. Bailey had a heart condition and did
A rose grown in memory of TV personality Dianne Oxberry is now on display at Walkden Gardens in Sale. The Florida Sunset Rose was first exhibited in the Sunshine Garden at the RHS Tatton Show and aims to raise cash for the charity that was set up
TRAFFORD’S preparations for the forthcoming season continued on Tuesday when they fell to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of an impressive Atherton Collieries side at the Home Estates Shawe View Stadium. Jordan Wynne and Joel Amado went close in a bright
ASHTON-on-Mersey recorded a hard-fought victory against North East Cheshire to move back into the promotion places in Division One of the Cheshire Cricket League. After a week of torrential rain which made the Poynton ground unusable, the game was
THE top two in the Altrincham and Sale Round the Board Darts League shared the spoils when they met in the penultimate match of the campaign. Leaders Cringlewood came out fighting and took the first half of the match 3-2 against a valiant Jolly
PHIL Parkinson struggled to contain his frustration after Chester escaped two possible red cards and denied Altrincham their first win of the season with a deflected equaliser four minutes into stoppage time at the Deva Stadium on Tuesday night.
TRAFFORD MV step up their pre-season plans with a competitive friendly at Eccles on Saturday, kick off 2pm. Training numbers have been good over the last month with 35-40 players at every session which bodes well for the club in getting teams out
AFTER spending most of the season in mid-table, Sale find themselves in danger of being sucked into a relegation fight after they lost at second-bottom Upton. With bottom side Romiley also getting an unexpected win at Bowdon in Division One of the
HALE Barns first XI all but secured their Cheshire County Cricket League status for another season with a 31-run victory over relegation-threatened Tattenhall. Captain Tommy Smith struck a crucial unbeaten half-century to steer Barns to a defendable
