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Stories for 9 May 2005

Sale & Altrincham Letters

Memories please

STAMFORD Park Junior School and Infants School both celebrate their centenary later this year and a book is being compiled to recognise this unique event.   more...

Sale & Altrincham News

Celebration's a victory for Oliver and his bride

DURING the war, Oliver Cronshaw, from Timperley, was leaning on a lamppost on the corner of a street when a certain little lady called Louisa came by.  more...

Mini PACT keeps estates in touch

A NEW low fare community transport service has been launched for residents on the Sale West estate.  more...

'Lives at risk' fears over digging work

A TRAFFORD councillor has condemned the unauthorised digging up of an embankment in Timperley as 'one of the most horrific things' he'd seen in many years.  more...

Stretford & Urmston Letters

70s night went with some flair

WE would like to thank, through your letters page, all the people who supported our recent 1970s event held at Flixton House.  more...

Action needed to save building

URMSTON'S 'old' railway station is a superb building which is irreplaceable yet it is being allowed to descend into ruinous decline. It forms the first impression of Urmston for many people and is the first thing Urmston's rail commuters see on their return from a day's work in the city centre. It is exactly the kind of feature that can attract people to the area.   more...

Sick as a parrot over cliches

WITH the increasing popularity of Space Invaders, Tetris and similar state of the art electronic computer games it has become apparent that the simple art of the conversation is dying. The electronic army have put us under attack and social skills are being rationed. Not only this, another area that has been compromised due to the advancement of TV and wireless are the rules of writing.  more...

Stretford & Urmston News

Onyx will aim to do better

COUNCIL chiefs have held talks with their contractor Onyx to sort out 'teething problems' with the new recycling collection scheme.  more...

Trafford Alty

Play-off tickets on sale

ALTRINCHAM FC have been given 5,106 tickets for Sunday's Nationwide Promotion Play-off final game against Eastbourne at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke (1pm).   more...

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Garden tribute to fallen officers

A SPECIAL dedication service was held to mark the opening of a site honouring Greater Manchester Police (GMP) staff killed while on duty.  more...

  
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