FLIXTON 2 TRAFFORD 8 Trafford stormed to an emphatic 8-2 victory over local rivals Flixton in their pre-season friendly at Partington on Saturday. After a close fought opening Flixton surged ahead in the 14th minute when Daniel McDonnell
COLWYN BAY 1 ALTRINCHAM 5 Only five regulars from last season were in Altrincham's starting eleven for this friendly at Colwyn Bay. And three more trialists were employed in the second half against a side three rungs lower than the Robins
PEEWITS coffee morning will take place on July 25 from 10am to 12.30pm at St Michael's Church, Church Road, Flixton. Attractions include homemade cakes, raffle, tombola,books, toys and videos, face painting,balloon modelling, good as new children's fancy
By Kevin Hollins, Knutsford High School head teacher ORIGINATING from the fair city of Stoke I have a keen interest in pottery design and manufacture. Natives of the Potteries have pride in their factories – or, perhaps more accurately, used
ARE you attending hospital regularly for cancer treatment and paying full price to park every time? Or have you been given free parking or reduced fees by your hospital? Macmillan Cancer Support is campaigning to get fair hospital parking charges for
SHE should be available on the NHS. After a chat with Su Pollard, it’s impossible not to feel anything other than thoroughly cheered up - the former Hi-de-HI star is bubblier than a room full of jacuzzis. Her performance as the scatty
A MAN has been sentenced after he conned his way into dozens of elderly people's homes - including two Altrincham addresses. John Lee Benson, 42, of Sedgefield Close, Salford, pleaded guilty to nine counts of burglary, one count of robbery and one count
ROBERT Downes's July 16 article on the Department for Transport's unwillingness to guarantee the full number of extra train carriages for this region reflects a quite disgraceful situation, and shows yet again central government's failure to manage
I, LIKE countless other Sale residents, was extremely disappointed to read that the Sale Hotel is to be demolished. However, I would like to remind your readers of the reasons for closure. The building failed to attract enough patrons to remain a viable
A FINANCIAL adviser who was diagnosed with cancer after suffering from a sore throat is gearing up for a charity run. And Mike Sammon, from Old Trafford, is challenging men and women to help beat the disease by joining him in Cancer Research UK’s Run
A funky new £5m youth centre for children is due to open in Trafford. Tag lined 'Britain's biggest youth club', the centre will show off its own 400-seat cinema, music studio, sports gym and café. Children will also get to make decisions on how the
THE romantic in me would like to say Joanne Catherall was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar when she first met Phil Oakey of The Human League. The reality was very different - the man with the most distinctive hairstyle in 80s pop spotted
A WOMAN was conned out of thousands of pounds by a gang of men who posed as builders in Ashton-on-Mersey. The woman, 60, agreed a price with the men to repair roof tiles and install patio doors at her home. She handed over some cash on July 3, but the
MEMBERS from Altrincham Kersal Rugby Club in Timpeley conquered Mount Snowdon for charity. Five members of the club, led by Peter Ford, climbed the mountain to the summit and back again to raise funds for The Back Up Trust, a charity dealing with those
A DRIVER escaped with minor injuries when his Vauxhall Corsa careered into a church wall in Timperley. The crash happened at Christ Church, at the junction of Thorley lane and Ridgeway Road, at around 11.30pm on July 12.
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a grill pan fire at a house on Selsey Avenue, Sale, last Thursday morning.
TRAFFORD Council has agreed to continue funding the pilot project of Pinpoint for another 12 months, and this has been matched by Trafford Housing Trust. Pinpoint, which started in July last year, is a partnership of 10 local authorities and 13 housing
