Simon's appointment is designed to strengthen the conveyancing arm of the practice and he joins the firm from the Sale branch of the solicitors Glaisyers Glickman. FL Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may have
TRAFFORD went two points clear of Newcastle Town at the top of the North West Counties League on Saturday with a 4-0 win over Maine Road at Shawe View. The Staffordshire side pulled level on points with Dave Law's men after their 2-0 mid week win over
GOALS by Danny Hooper and a Ryan Malone penalty sealed victory for Flixton Juniors over Wythenshawe Amateurs. Keeper Craig Duncan made some outstanding saves and Sam Haggis was voted man of the match. The U-12's progressed into the semi-final of the County
A SECOND half strike from Ged Manning gave Flixton a 1-0 win over Netherfield at Valley Road on Saturday. A fine display of one touch football from Flixton was enough to knock the Cumbrian side out of their stride. Alan McGreevy's men were unlucky not
TRAFFORD Bulldogs U-15's rugby league team almost caused a shock in their last game of the season, running third placed Grappenhall Griffins close. After yet another poor start to the game, trailing 18-4 at the break, the Bulldogs got their act together
THE RED Cross desperately need people to join their team of volunteers to help the victims of fire. The new fire victim support scheme offers practical and moral support to anyone who has suffered a fire in their home. Specially recruited and trained
A STRETFORD dad who is standing for parliament in the general election has called for tougher action on criminals after his son was robbed at knifepoint. John Gregory has urged a return to corporal punishment and "the birch" in his campaign. Son Gordon
ELECTRICITY giants Norweb could face prosecution following the death of one of their most experienced workers in Trafford Park last year. Engineer, Anthony Bagshaw was killed when a surge of 6,600 volts coursed through his body while working on electricity
RAIDERS in home-made balaclavas threatened a shopkeeper in Urmston with a screwdriver. The 34 year old assistant was threatened in his Higher Road shop just after 10pm on February 17. One of the robbers, in a mask made from the sleeve of a jumper, leapt
TWO mystery callers may hold the key to the cold-blooded execution of a taxi driver. Detectives hunting the killer of father of five Mohammed Akram are anxious to speak to a man and a woman who called the murder incident room with vital information. The
PRESERVERS of a historic bridge in Partington have beaten bigwigs in the Town Hall. Magistrates threw out an application to demolish Redbrook Bridge because the council had not followed appropriate procedures. Council lawyers told protestors they would
PATIOS are proving a hot favourite with thieves in the Davyhulme area. The number of break ins through patio doors has increased over the past few weeks with burglars using garden tools left lying around to force the doors open. Police are urging residents
A DRIVE to encourage an appreciation of the arts among Trafford's youngsters should focus on film making and pop music, councillors have been told. The arts are too often seen as 'elitist' by teenagers, according to borough youth arts development officer
THE Yard aren't good enough to have Oasis shaking in their shoes just yet but there is real promise in this band of 16 year olds from Altrincham and Flixton. Their demo tape is a fascinating fusion of two very different types of music - indie and blues
THE stage of Altrincham's Garrick theatre becomes the Land of the Rising Sun next week when Sale Gilbert and Sullivan Society presents The Mikado, an operetta with a distinctly oriental flavour. This enchanting Japanese musical tale features a strong
ARE COMING WHAT is this Hollywood obsession with puppetry in movies? Gremlins, Critters, Labyrinth ... and now Mars Attack. Okay, okay, so it has an all star cast including the likes of Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close and, of all people, Welsh singer Tom
IF a production of one of Shakespeare's lesser plays can stop 70 teenage tongues wagging it must be good, mustn't it? So it was on the opening night of A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Bard's enchanting tale of sorcery and seduction being performed by Altrincham
GROUND BREAKING WORK THE Nia Centre, Moss Side, presents Common Ground, an integrated company of deaf and hearing dancers on March 1 at 7.30pm. They present Pink Promenade, a humourous look at the feelings associated with letting things go and Lunera,
The two hour long sessions, organised by Trafford Council, starts at 1.30pm every Saturday and is open to any girl interested in the sport. Each session costs £1. For more details called Andrea Williams at the Sports Development Office on 912-4762. Converted
A FOUR point gap opened up at the top of the Altrincham Sunday League Premier Division as leaders Stretford Trades and Labour beat Lisbon St Anthony's 5-3 while second and third placed Southern and Packet fought out a 2-2 draw. Bowdon Vale missed the
PHYLLIS Smith smashed the British 400 metres indoor record on Sunday, clocking 51.69 seconds to beat Sally Gunnell's time of 51.73 secs achieved three years ago. Running in the Grand Prix meeting at Birmingham, the Sale Harrier was only narrowly beaten
SOUTH Manchester can now concentrate on their huge backlog of Division One games after going out of the Rhodes Cup 3-1 in extra-time to Alexander Drew. A penalty from John Walker took the tie into overtime but Drew hit back with a brace from Darren Garner
TWO third period goals gave the Altrincham Jets U-16's Ice Hockey team a 3-3 draw with Bradford Pirates. After a goalless first quarter, Chris Farrelly, assisted by Wayne Slater, opened the scoring for the Jets. The Pirates responded quickly by tying
BOWDON got vital league points on Saturday with a 6-5 win over Moore. Bowdon saw most of the ball in this defensive battle but driving runs by Bob Nicholson, Paul Clarkson and Mike Fogarty failed to produce the penetration required. The Moore backs rarely
TIMPERLEY seem to carry a jinx into their matches with Shepherd's Friendly Society Premiership leaders, Cheadle. When the two met last November, Timperley's England midfielder Mike Parsons suffered a broken leg. In the return last Saturday Timperley lost
ALTRINCHAM'S hopes of silverware took a knock on Saturday when they were beaten by Caldy in the semi-final of the Cheshire Plate 17-5. The Stelfox Avenue side, playing into the strong wind in the first half, reached the break only seven points down after
TEMPLE strolled into the quarter-finals of the Wythenshawe Sunday Cup with their biggest win of the season. A Chris Simms hat-trick, two from John Collins and a Peter Murphy strike put them 6-0 up at half-time against Lindow Tavern. John Collins scored
A SPECIAL seminar aimed at helping visually impaired youngsters get around under their own steam is being held in the borough. Henshaw's Society for the Blind is hosting the 'Mobility in Education' event. Professionals, parents and visually impaired pupils
A COUNCIL which has had just three complaints of discrimination in over 22 years is to change its equal opportunities policy for its staff. Only one of the three complaints received since Trafford council was set up in 1974 was upheld. Trafford council
A CAMPAIGN to encourage an interest in reading among parents and their children has made a successful start. The Bookstart programme in Trafford aimed to ensure the parents of every baby born in the borough was given a reading pack inviting them to their
ON YER bike - that's the message from Trafford's leisure bosses as they launch a new cycling forum encouraging drivers to hit the road on two wheels instead of four. The forum, made up of members of various local cycling groups, Mersey Valley wardens,
WELLFIELD Junior School in Sale has been branded a centre of excellence for English, Maths and Science by a team of inspectors from the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted). The inspectors reported that pupils achievements in English were 'well
TWO mystery callers may hold the key to the cold-blooded execution of a taxi driver. Detectives hunting the killer of father of five Mohammed Akram are anxious to speak to a man and a woman who called the murder incident room with vital information. The
AN ALTRINCHAM thatching firm is hoping to raise the roof at this year's Ideal Home Exhibition in Earls Court. Peter Brugge's Thorsby Road based firm has been chosen to thatch a house at the world famous London show - and its seven strong team won't have
A DRIVE to encourage an appreciation for the arts among Trafford youngsters should focus on film making and pop music, councillors heard. The arts are too often seen as 'elitist' by teenagers, according to borough youth arts officer Nancy Barrett. She
MANCHESTER Airport is to see a multi-million pound tram extension and improved road links. Government minister John Watts has given the go-ahead for the 13-mile Metrolink extension - costing around £145 million - hard on the heels of the second runway
AN ALTRINCHAM church is casting its net far and wide with the introduction of its own website on the Internet. St Vincent's in Altrincham is one of the first parish churches to go on the Internet and is hoping to reach people worldwide who can't or don't
HUNDREDS of needy families could be left without help to get furniture or bedding in the near future. For Trafford's only furniture project - set up three years ago specially to help people in desperate need - is facing closure. Partington furniture store
TAXPAYERS are facing a £30,000 bill after a convict won a damages claim against police - while serving eight years for armed robbery. Thomas Hall, 33, of Arden Lodge Road, Brooklands, was awarded £850 compensation for false imprisonment after giving legal
POLICE are appealing for help to track down thieves who made off with more than £70,000 worth of computer chips in a dawn heist at a Broadheath computer firm last week. The burglars broke into the European Micro Computer Centre on Atlantic Street just
METROLINK'S success is creating problems for shoppers in Sale - they can't find anywhere to park. So many people are driving into the town and leaving their cars when they take the Metro into Manchester that valuable parking spaces are being taken up
WHAT is this Hollywood obsession with puppetry in movies? Gremlins, Critters, Labyrinth ... and now Mars Attack. Okay, okay, so it has an all star cast including the likes of Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close and, of all people, Welsh singer Tom Jones. But
THE Nia Centre, Moss Side, presents Common Ground, an integrated company of deaf and hearing dancers on March 1 at 7.30pm. They present Pink Promenade, a humourous look at the feelings associated with letting things go and Lunera, an emotional journey
BILL Hopkinson, the new man at the helm of Manchester Youth Theatre, has strong Trafford connections. Bill, who grew up in Sale, took over as Artistic Director in January and promises the same mixture of tried and tested classics and challenging new plays
FOUR Dianne McLean goals and a 30-yard dipping volley from Angela Willoughby helped Trafford Ladies sweep aside Bispham Ladies 5-1 in a wind swept game. Player of the match Angela Willoughby. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images
URMSTON Swimming Club start their league season this week with an early fixture in the Manchester and District Team Competition at Urmston Leisure Centre on Thursday evening. The opposition is from Onward Dolphins (Denton), Poynton Dippers and Royton.
A FOUR point gap opened up at the top of the Altrincham and District Sunday League Premier Division at the week-end as leaders Stretford Trades and Labour beat Lisbon St Anthony's 5-3 while second and third placed Southern and Packet fought out a 2-2
IN the Altrincham and District Football League on Saturday two of the top teams were involved in controversy. Partington Village, down to eight men after three sendings off, were 1-0 down with just two minutes to go. Two Partington players were then injured
OLD Trafford Juniors U-12's bowed out of the Senior Cup with a 5-1 quarter-final defeat by Wythenshawe Amateurs. Trailing 3-0 at the break, James Lunney goal closed the gap for Old Trafford, and when Ashley Lomax hit the post, a comeback looked on. But
A FIVE goal feast from Otis Thomas helped Urmston Meadowside U-14's A to a 10-2 win over Benchill. Paul Watson (2), Steven Jones, Simon Ward and Lee Sinclair were the other scorers as Meds maintained their title challenge. The U-14's B beat Urmston Juniors
STRETFORD Victoria U-14's earned a replay after an amazing 6-6 draw with Parkside Delboys in the County Cup quarter-final. Three goals down after just 10 minutes, Vics fought back well, and goals from Tommy Jackson and two from Chris McDonough levelled
A MALCOLM Nothard hat-trick could not stop Victoria Celtic losing 5-3 to second place Nello James. Nothard gave Vics the lead in the first 10 minutes, but three strikes before the break gave Nello a 3-1 advantage. Nothard closed the gap with two more
JANINE Whitlock prepared for next month's World Indoor Championships by breaking the British Pole Vault record in Birmingham at the week-end. The Trafford AC athlete cleared 3.90 metres to finish third. Trafford's women were in fine form again last Sunday
A GIRLS Cricket course is being run at Lostock High School, Selby Road, for 11-16 year olds. The two hour long sessions, organised by Trafford Council, start at 1.30pm every Saturday and is open to any girl interested in the sport. Each session costs
MORGAN McNally gave Woodsend Reserves the lead from the penalty spot in their friendly match at BS Chorlton on Sunday. Danny Robinson made it two just before the break, and notched three more himself in the second half, as Woodsend began to dominate.
URMSTON U-13's impressed in the Lancashire Round Mini-Hockey Tournament at the week-end. Despite fielding many under-age players, Urmston beat Blackpool 4-0 and Northern 3-0, before losing out 2-0 to eventual finalists Southport. Oliver Newton scored
TRAFFORD NHS Trust will be holding a board meeting in the boardroom of Trafford general hospital on Tuesday, March 4 at 5pm. All are welcome. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion
YOUNGSTERS can enjoy all the fun of the fair in Urmston this Spring - but not on a Sunday. Residents living near Abbotsfield Park wanted some peace on the Sabbath because they coped with a wide variety of activities at the venue during the rest of the
THE Grand Final of the Fourth Trafford Young String Player Competition takes place at Sale Civic Theatre on Saturday (March 1) at 7.30pm. Advance tickets priced £10 for a family, £4 each or £2.50 concessions can be obtained from 434 8565 or you can pay
A SPECIAL seminar aimed at helping visually impaired youngsters get around under their own steam is being held in the borough. Henshaw's Society for the Blind is hosting the 'Mobility in Education' event. Professionals, parents and visually impaired pupils
COUNCIL tax bills in Trafford are to go up by nearly five per cent. The increase means band D payers will be forking out £620 - nearly £30 more than last year. Leader of the council, Labour's Cllr Beverley Hughes, said it was a 'moderate rise' which would
TRAFFORD Council has been rapped by the Ombudsman over its handling of a couple's complaint about social services. The Ombudsman said the council should pay £100 compensation to the couple who run a residential care home. The council was found guilty
HARD on the heels of the second runway announcement, Manchester Airport is to see a multi-million pound tram extension and improved road links. Government minister John Watts has given the go-ahead for the 13-mile Metrolink extension - costing around
HEALTH chiefs have released a report detailing a food poisoning outbreak at a Trafford Club. At least 61 people contracted the viral gastro-enteritis, also known as Winter Vomiting Disease, between January 4-12 causing sickness, nausea and diarrhoea.
A CAMPAIGN to encourage an interest in reading among parents and their children has made a successful start. The Bookstart programme in Trafford aimed to ensure the parents of every baby born in the borough was given a reading pack inviting them to their
HIGHWAY chiefs have agreed measures to make a dangerous bend more conspicuous after a series of accidents. Existing speed limit signs will be relocated and warning signs improved to draw motorists' attention to the bend in Flixton Road, Flixton. Trafford's
FLIXTON Juniors moved into the semi-finals of the Manchester County FA Youth Cup after beating local rivals Urmston Meadowside 2-0 with goals from Phil Cottam and Ryan Gilligan. They will meet the winners of Hideaway Youth and North Reddish. In the Second
UNICORN U-14's went out of the Manchester County Cup 1-0 to De La Salle in the quarter-finals. The defeat ends an amazing run for Unicorn who have won the cup for the last three years. Unicorn hit the bar several times but went out to an own goal. John
WITHOUT six of their most experienced players, Wellgreen couldn't even field two substitutes for their Saturday League Premier Division clash with Old York. They paid the penalty as the visitors took a deserved 4-1 win. Wellgreen missed a number of opportunities
SALE are just 80 minutes away from their first ever Twickenham final. The Heywood Road side have confounded all the critics to take their Pilkington Cup semi-final place alongside Leicester, Harlequins and Gloucester. And it is Will Carling and his men
ALTRINCHAM face one of their biggest games of the season so far on Saturday as they try to earn a place in the FA Trophy quarter-finals. Unibond Premier Division side Bishop Auckland stand in their way. The Durham based side have lost just five of their
ALTRINCHAM'S dismal home form continued on Saturday with a 3-2 defeat by Telford. John King's men are yet to win a point at Moss Lane in 1997 and, with just five points separating them from the relegation zone, the Robins need to start winning again,
FOR the first half hour of their League Cup replay at Knutsford, Kartel looked the better side and shocked their higher league opponents by taking the lead through skipper Dave Taylor. Morphet equalised for Knutsford and then, from the restart, Ashley
IN the Altrincham and District League on Saturday two of the top teams were involved in controversy. Partington Village, down to eight men after three sendings off, were 1-0 down with just two minutes to go. Two Partington players were then injured and
TWO goals in the last five minutes denied Timperley Villa U-9's. After going 1-0 down to Lymm Rangers, Villa struck back through James Gronin, Keren Royal and Thomas Bleares in an end to end game. But two late strikes gave Lymm the draw. The U-12's were
PELICAN missed a hat full of chances in their 3-2 win over struggling Bowler on Saturday. Richard Mesquita gave Pelican the lead on 15 minutes, but Rovers couldn't take advantage as shot after shot went wide or over. Steve Bennett finished a great run
SALE Moor paid the penalty for not fielding their strongest side when they went out of the Wythenshawe Cup last Sunday. The usual battling performance from Sale's mid fielder Andy Yates proved insufficient with Piper taking a deserved 1-0 lead by half-time
RACES for Week 9. Race one: Warwick 1.30pm, Race two: Doncaster 3.05pm, Race three: Newbury 3.15pm, Race four: Newbury 4.20pm. Winning Yankee 2914 was unissued so next week's jackpot is £650. There were 11 treble winners each receiving £54.55. Converted
ASHTON kept up the pressure on the league leaders with an 18-8 win at Sandbach. A series of quick passes put flanker Geoff Dowdall clear to open the scoring, and Ashton extended their lead with an Anthony Edwards penalty. A second half score from flanker
LEE Farrer started the ball rolling in Linotype's 3-0 win over Poynton in the Mid-Cheshire League Division One on Saturday. He headed home O'Connor's cross on 12 minutes to give the home side the lead. Phil Watkinson made it 2-0 after 50 minutes and Neil
SALE United U-10's A were 3-0 up at half-time in their match against Urmston Town thanks to goals from Matt Simpson, Mark Hughes and Danny Gildea. Man of the match Mark Hughes completed his hat-trick in the second half and new boy Scott Styles hit twice
AN injury time winner from Comley-Excel gave Old Alts a 2-1 win over New Mills in the Manchester League First Division on Saturday. Despite having the better of the first half, Alts found themselves a goal down at the break when Coffey diverted a shot
BROOKLANDS Hickey Club had a winning week-end, notching up league and cup victories. On Saturday the Sale based side moved up to eighth in the league with a 1-0 win over third placed Bournville thanks to a second half penalty from player-coach John Bell
BOWDON Hockey Club's First XI had a disappointing weekend with two defeats. Their league worries increased with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Wigan. On a very slow pitch Bowdon took 10 minutes to get into the game and they were punished when Wigan scored
COUNCIL tax bills in Trafford are to go up by almost five per cent - almost double the rate of inflation. The increase means band D payers will be forking out £620 - nearly £30 more than last year. But council leader Cllr Beverley Hughes says it is a
SALE and District Lions Club wants to hear from young local people who like the idea of a three weeks break in Switzerland, Sweden or Norway - as part of a youth exchange scheme. Lions are looking for people aged between 17 and 21 with what is described
A PAPER boy was lucky to escape serious injury when he was attacked by an Alsatian. being walked without a lead Stephen Brown, 14, was cycling along a passage in Sale when the dog pounced, biting him on the thigh and causing severe bruising and leaving
TRADING standards bosses are warning shoppers to beware of conmen selling fake student rag mags. Hawkers have been spotted in Altrincham town centre selling a magazine called 'National Mag', supposedly on behalf of Manchester Metropolitan University.
MOST Trafford residents give the 'thumbs up' to their neighbourhoods, a survey has revealed. Eighty six per cent of people are satisfied with the place in which they live, says the MORI poll. But Trafford Borough Council gets only an average overall satisfaction
STRONG backgrounds in both fitness and finance have led a business couple from Hale to a prestige business prize. The Nautilus Fitness and Aerobic Club - run by Barry and Christine Mitchell - has scooped the latest quarter's SAM Pacesetter Award. The
AS far as legal eagles go, Jane Robinson is a rare species... Not simply because she is a woman solicitor working in the field of personal injury. But more oddly, she works alone. For Jane, going solo means feeling as though the 'phone is surgically attached
