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  • David is able

    THE UNDER-fire Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust has appointed a new chief executive. David Cain takes over the top job from John Sargent, who has taken up a two year secondment at the North West Regional Office. The cash-strapped trust has recently come

  • Record your baby's memories with SUM

    BABYHOOD doesn't seem to last long enough. One minute they're a babe in arms, the next you're waving them off to college. But you can record the milestones of your baby's life and help raise funds for WellBeing, the health research charity for women and

  • Magnificent effort from Trafford girls Athletes

    TRAFFORD AC senior women's squad finished off their season in magnificent fashion in the Jubilee Cup final at Bedford. Though short of six athletes the depleted squad performed heroically and were in contention right to the final events when forced to

  • Flixton Flames

    Robins Needs New Friends Flixton Flames player Robin Cooper is hoping that his first season playing Roller Hockey will not be his last. ROBIN was one of a number of local juniors who were part of Flixton Flames Roller Hockey team that last year competed

  • POOR START FROM TRAFFORD

    Trafford 0 Matlock Tn 1 TRAFFORD Football Club made their usual inauspicious start to the Unibond season in Saturday when they fell to a 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Matlock Town. This is the Shawe View men's third season in the former Northern Premier

  • Posties go green

    TV GARDENER Jeff Turner put his seal of approval on the first class green fingered efforts of Royal Mail workers to help hospital patients. A 'green haven' for patients at the Alexander Unit at Trafford General Hospital has been created by staff from

  • Is it time to pull out?

    I HAVE asked many people one simple question in the last few weeks - are you sick of people from the north of Trafford ruling us in the south and having more to say than we have in our affairs? Most people said yes and agreed that it was time the south

  • Roads are just a bad joke

    I HEARTILY endorse W A Corkill's letter about traffic calming measures, published in SAM last week. But the writer does not go far enough in condemning the terrible waste of money in introducing these schemes, all apparently without consulation with residents

  • Schools are doing well

    IN the next few months the parents of Trafford children are likely to be asked to decide between the present selective system of education and a comprehensive system as used by neighbouring boroughs. This is an important question with strong feelings

  • Seamons Cycling Club

    A SOAKING FOR SEAMONS ON Saturday, Seamons Cycling Club promoted their Open 25 mile time trial and 115 of the north wests top cyclists entered hoping to grab a share of the £300 prize list, which included the coveted Dennis Chapman Memorial Trophy for

  • SAFE - Alan Brotherton

    SOMETIMES I have to ask, "Do the townsfolk of Altrincham deserve a successful football club?" On Thursday April 29th 1999 a crowd of 1,526 came to Moss Lane to see the Robins beat Emley 1-0 and secure their place back in the top flight of non-league football

  • Mail staff create a haven

    TV GARDENER Jeff Turner put his seal of approval on the first class green fingered efforts of Royal Mail workers to help hospital patients. A 'green haven' for patients at the Alexander Unit at Trafford General Hospital has been created by staff from

  • War veteran Pat begins new fight

    AN OLD soldier has been left a broken man after being assaulted at work. War pensioner Patrick McRory was viciously beaten up by two men while working as a night security guard at the YWCA hostel in Altrincham. Grandfather Patrick, 64, says that despite

  • A Blackpool life for me

    EXOTIC foreign locations and cordon bleu menus didn't get a look-in with eight year-old Kyle Gormley when it came to naming his ideal day. The eight year-old plumped for the attractions of Blackpool and a fast food meal for dinner and tea. And his parochial

  • Keep your calls coming

    THE Petline success story just goes on and on... Pets keep going missing and people keep getting upset. And while the SAM-backed initiative cannot answer every upset animal owner's prayers, it is still coming up trumps for many readers thanks to your

  • Court band kennels owner

    A DOG owner told a court how his pet was 'just a bag of bones' when he went to collect him from boarding kennels. Vincent Faal said his cross bred Saluki 'Abdul' was in such an appalling state that his son ran past his pen without recognising him. He

  • Petline

    LOCK an animal in a car during mild or warm weather and you're putting its life at risk. That's the grim warning from Petline organiser Chris Butterworth who says pets can die of the heat even if a window is left open. According to Chris, it can take

  • Workington 1

    Flixton 0 FLIXTON travelled to Workington for the opening game of the season. Newly-promoted Workington champions of the North West Trains have made tremendous strides since their relegation one season ago. Three major signings all with football league

  • Park gets facelift

    CAMPAIGNERS in Stretford who want a face-lift for their local park could have their prayers answered soon. For council chiefs say that they are looking into plans to improve the facilities at Longford Park over the coming months. Residents living nearby

  • Teamwork cracks crime

    COUNCIL chiefs in Trafford are teaming up with police to crack car crime even further. The latest figures show that vehicle offences account for a third of all reported crime throughout the borough. But with the help of a five-way partnership between

  • Bottom of the pile

    NEW figures show that Trafford Council is one place off rock bottom when it comes to making planning decisions promptly. For the current 'Council of the Year' come in thirty fifth out of 36 local metropolitan authorities polled for a recent planning performance

  • Sad and neglected

    I HAVE fond recollections of my childhood in Altrincham, a town which is justly proud of its history. But when I returned and saw the station last week, I was dismayed by the crumbling brickwork and masonry, the weeds and litter everywhere, rust, dirt

  • Let's all do our floral bit

    I WAS delighted to read Mr Brough's letter last week complimenting the floral display on the traffic island at the junction of Woodhouse Lane with Manor Avenue, which is on his doorstep. Therefore, he must have seen a group of community spirited residents

  • System falls down at the top

    SINCE Cllr Edith Eadie has taken up so much space with irrelevant remarks about secondary education in Trafford, may I seek a few more lines to respond. First, no reasonable person in Trafford will recognise Manchester or islington to be suitable places

  • A disgrace

    I FELT I had to write following the story about pot holes in Timperley, published last week under the headline 'That's hole we needed'. Roads on the Grange estate are nothing short of a disgrace. The council has done so-called 'emergency' repairs which

  • Stephen is a man for all seasons

    THERE can't be many jobs which require you to clean out drains one minute and greet blue blooded visitors the next. But before you conjure up an image of Stephen Adams hastily wiping a mucky hand, such tasks never happen in quick succession. The 48-year-old

  • Sale CC v Nantwich CC

    SALE were again oon their travels on Saturday playing in South Cheshire at Nantwich. Sale captain Iain Harrop kept up his successful run of winning the toss and knowing that the pitch had some life, particularly at one end, elected to field. The Nantwich

  • Just behind in Bedford final

    Sale Harriers Manchester Harriers Go so Close BOTH the men's and women's teams from Sale Harriers Manchester finished the Track & Field season in style by achieving a runner-up double in the National Athletics Cup final at Bedford. The women were

  • Bowdon Rugby Union FC

    AS rugby players throughout the land awaken from their summer slumber the brave battlers from Bowdon suddenly realise that the season in almost upon us and there is much preparation still to do. Training is now in full swing and several new players have

  • Altrincham 0 Stevenage Borough 1

    Strouts 31 Attendance 853 by Mike Crockett OTHER then the book which went on sale at Moss Lane on Saturday, 'The Unibond Years' are a thing of the past for Altrincham FC and in usual opening day style, they failed to win their first game in the Conference

  • New jab could save lives

    AN IMMUNISATION programme to tackle the most virulent strain of meningitis has been welcomed by the borough's public health experts. A new vaccine giving lifelong immunisation against the C strain of the disease will be introduced in the autumn. The C

  • Tribute to ramblers

    RAMBLERS have put up a poignant tribute to two of their number who have died - signs to help walkers find their way on the pennine trail. Altrincham and District Rambling Club members have paid for the signs in memory of past president Harold Wilcock,

  • Link up gives red light to thieves

    COUNCIL chiefs in Trafford are teaming up with police to crack even more car crime. The latest figures show that vehicle offences account for a third of all reported crime throughout the borough. But with the help of a five-way partnership between health

  • What a carry on...

    BUILDERS are pressing ahead with the development of Aimson Road field in Timperley - despite a legal challenge being mounted. SAM revealed last week that campaigners are claiming the land as a village green. They say work should be halted until a decision

  • Win bowls a maiden over!

    A CRICKET lover from Sale is set for the trip of a lifetime after scooping first prize in a television competition. Adrienne Rutter from Arran Avenue will fly to South Africa to see the England cricket team start their winter tour in November. She says

  • Charity dials for volunteers

    A CHARITY dedicated to helping disabled people in Trafford is in desperate need of help... DIAL Trafford - the Disabled Information and Advice Line - urgently needs new volunteers to keep its advice line, reference library, wheelchair loan, personal aid

  • Fire crew rescues trapped dog

    FIREFIGHTERS rescued a dog as a blaze took hold in a house in Sale. They led 'Bruce' the labrador to safety from the kitchen after an arsonist struck at his home on Brooklands Road. The fierce fire was started in the rear living room - and 10 year-old

  • Recipe for disaster - restaurant owners slams town decline

    A BUSINESSMAN is winning support for efforts to combat what he describes as 'the continuing demise of Altrincham town centre'. Nick Banks is gaining backing from fellow traders and residents who say they are increasingly alarmed at the number of businesses