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  • CD reviews : Jeffrey Foucault, The Haden Triplets, Nektar

    Kevin Bryan delivers his verdict on some of this week's CD releases. Jeffrey Foucault,"Blood Brothers" (Blueblade Records)- Wisconsin born singer-songwriter Jeffrey Foucault may not be a household name just yet, but this former carpenter and farmhand

  • Sale's Sam Hyde edged out in English title thriller

    SALE fight favourite Sam Hyde came within a whisker of winning the English cruiserweight title after a thriller with Deion Jumah. Roared on by a vocal home crowd, the 26-year-old was edged out on points by the defending champion after a back and

  • Trafford play out bore draw at Prescot

    DESPITE playing against 10 men for the final half hour, Trafford had to settle for a point from a disappointing 0-0 draw at Prescot Cables on Saturday. The difficult playing surface made controlled possession football virtually impossible and the

  • Delight for the new freemen

    THREE new freemen of Altrincham were installed at Altrincham Court Leet’s Trinity Assize on Saturday at Altrincham Town Hall. Former Messenger reporter Chris Griffin was one of them. He said: “I thank the Court Leet for giving me this honour.

  • Urmston pub bosses and regulars raise £20k for hospital

    OWNERS of an Urmston pub climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and trekked the Alps to raise over £20,000 for the Christie Hospital. Staff at the Lord Nelson pub started raising the funds in September 2018 when they trekked across North Africa. Ian and Julie