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  • Influential MP's opinion on masks sparks controversy

    AN INFLUENTIAL Trafford MP has sparked controversy by claiming mask-wearing is a form of ‘social control’. In an opinion piece for The Mail on Sunday, Sir Graham Brady, Conservative MP for Altrincham and Sale West, also suggested ‘whole swathes

  • Police in near miss with driver with obscured windscreen

    POLICE have had a near miss with a driver whose windscreen was obscured by his sat nav. GMP's traffic officers were in Stretford when the driver of a Toyota Prius, believed to be a taxi, failed to give way at a junction and almost collided with

  • Assistant manager no longer at pub after message controversy

    A PUB assistant manager who allegedly sent an abusive message to a staff member is no longer working for the business. At the start of the month, a message to a staff member who had handed in her notice at The Kings Ransom in Sale started to circulate

  • GPs and councillors urge caution as restrictions are lifted

    DOCTORS and councillors from across Trafford have urged caution as the remaining Covid restrictions are lifted in England. As legal requirements for mask wearing and social distancing are removed from this week, GPs in particular want people to