Kevin Bryan delivers his verdict on some of this week's CD releases Randy California & Spirit,"The Euro-American Years,1979-1983" (Esoteric / Cherry Red)-This lovingly assembled 6 CD anthology was compiled by Spirit archivist Mick Skidmore and offers
I have received some lovely messages asking me about the progress of our, now fifteen week old puppy, Betty. I love how everyone asks after her, she's really a part of our family now! Walking her through Eden Square in Urmston recently I heard someone
FOLLOWING the recent report on the final night of the proms, the Messenger has received two comments. Heather Bills, an Australian cellist with the Pleyel ensemble and a freelance orchestral player, said she has played for Last nights of the Proms
Honeybear Nursery & Pre-School on Moss Lane, Hale has re-opened its doors after a major refurbishment. In line with Government Guidelines, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the Nursery remained open for key-workers. However, it became unsustainable
‘THE world has been robbed of a potential superstar’. Those were the words of comic Jason Manford as friends and family paid tribute to Martyn Hett at the Manchester Arena Bombing inquiry. The 29-year-old, an Altrincham PR manager and was a Coronation
A STRETFORD primary school teacher has picked up a top award. Beth Raggett , a teacher at St Hilda’s CE Primary School won the silver Award in the Teacher of the Year in a Primary School event. She was selected from thousands of nominations and
Phil Parkinson insisted there were signs of improvement from his Altrincham squad after they followed up Saturday’s low-key 1-0 win over Nantwich with an eventful 4-3 defeat at Curzon Ashton on Tuesday night. The Alty boss described a disjointed
EMILIOS Haralambous has been the familiar face behind the counter at Emilios Takeaway in Sale for the past 30 years. And last week, Trafford mayor Rob Chilton joined current bosses Paul Theo and Andreas Theo and staff for a special celebration of
