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  • CD reviews : Watkins Family Hour, The Strokes, David Blue

    Kevin Bryan delivers his verdict on some of this week's CD releases Watkins Family Hour,"Brother Sister" (Family Hour / Thirty Tigers)-Grammy Award winning siblings Sara and Sean Watkins have finally found the time to record the eagerly anticipated

  • Cyclist who was seriously injured in Bowdon crash dies

    A cyclist who was seriously injured in a road traffic collision in Trafford has died. The 80-year-old man, from Stockport, was travelling on his bicycle on Charcoal Road in Bowdon when it collided with a Fiat 500 at the junction of Dunham Road

  • Brothers first aid training

    TWO young brothers have become online stars overnight as the first aid experts for Trafford Leisure’s new online community hub. The website, launched to support locals during the Covid-19 lockdown, offers health and wellness advice for all the family

  • WAYNE’S WORLD: Toasting the community

    DURING the Covid-19 crisis, we have seen countless people rally around to support those in need. I have featured a couple of individuals in this column who have been outstanding recently. But I could literally fill each page of this newspaper

  • Councillor joy at tree funding

    A TRAFFORD Councillor has expressed delight that Greater Manchester has secured funding for thousands of new trees to be planted as part of the Government’s Urban Tree Challenge Fund. Cllr Stephen Adshead was speaking after the region was awarded

  • Salon toasting 25 years

    THE owner of a Timperley hairdressing salon is celebrating 25 years in the business and can't wait to re-open after lockdown. Finishing Touch Hair and Beauty on Stockport Road are waiting for Hair and Beauty Council and Government advice to open