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  • Boat owners protest over rate hike

    ANGRY narrowboat owners blockaded the Bridgewater Canal at Sale Waterside to protest at increased mooring fees. Twenty-one boats blocked the canal to highlight the proposed fees hike, which would see some owners' fees almost double. Fifty boats also

  • The latest from Moss Lane

    STAR - The Altrincham FC Supporters Trust, has a busy few weeks planned Christmas raffle tickets are available from the club offices during normal office hours or from the Robins' Shop on first-team home matchdays. Tickets are £1 each or may be bought

  • Sharks update

    Sharks fell to a 15-9 defeat against Bristol at the Memorial Stadium on Saturday. More soon

  • Bristol 15 Sale Sharks 9

    SALE fell to a 15-9 defeat at the hands of Bristol at the Memorial Stadium on Friday night. Bristol's Kiwi debutant David Hill kicked five penalties to rack up the home side's score, while two goals from Sale's Daniel Larrechea proved insufficient for

  • New synagogue to open

    A NEW synagogue is to be opened in Hale Barns to cater for a growing Jewish community. Planning chiefs gave the go-ahead for a barn/coach house on Wicker Lane to be converted into a 120-seat place of worship. The plan also involves converting a farmhouse

  • Empty homes in Trafford

    NEARLY 1,000 private homes in Trafford were left empty for more than six months according to a recent survey. The research by Halifax building society found that a total of 927 private dwellings in the borough were vacant in April 2005 - 1.2 per cent

  • York City 1 Alty 0

    UNLUCKY Altrincham fell to a narrow 1-0 defeat at York City on Sunday, and left Kit Kat Crescent rueing several missed chances. Goalkeeper Stuart Coburn, called back into the side at the expense of Richard Acton, kept his side in the match with some

  • The search is on for foster carers

    AN APPEAL has been launched to find committed and resilient people interested in becoming foster carers for a pioneering new scheme. Trafford's Me2 project aims to turn around the lives of youngsters, aged 10-16-years-old, who have challenging behavioural