A JOINT initiative between Altrincham area board and the police has helped the town secure £70,000 of Government funding to reduce crime and disorder. The money will be used to support work between the council, police, licensees and the Pubwatch scheme
AN aviation historian is looking for information on a Royal Air Force based in Broadheath from 1924 to 1957. The unit was called No Two Stores Depot in 1924 and specialised in the storage of ammunition, later becoming No Two Equipment Depot then No Two
FRIENDS and teachers of Vicky Grant have this week been paying tribute to the schoolgirl. The funeral of the 12 year old from Jeff Joseph Sale Moor Technology College, took place yesterday (Wednesday). Pupils from the school lined the route to St Anne's
AN EXPERIENCED RSPCA inspector has described the facial injures on a horse found abandoned near Manchester Airport as the worst he has seen in a 12-year career. RSPCA inspector Paul Heaton is appealing for information to trace the owner of an emaciated
COUPLES are getting married later in life but it is rare for the blushing bride to be 73-years-old and the groom 94 when they walk down the aisle. Newly-weds Charles Maguire and Pauline Andrews met 36 years ago and have been friends ever since, but romance
A FOOTBALL academy in Uganda has thanked the people of Trafford for the donation of football kits and asked for their help again. Last year people in the area donated old football kits and boots to the Total Nile Football Academy in Jinja, Uganda after
COUNCIL chiefs are calling on everyone to ensure they are not making a racket and annoying their neighbours. They have urged residents to take steps to ensure they don't blight other residents' lives. The reminder comes after national noise action day
I WRITE in response to the council leader's comments regarding the changes to Trafford's home care services that resulted in the Medico agency carers taking over on May 19. The first two days of this changeover resulted in the agency not turning up to
COUNCIL chiefs are pressing ahead with proposals to introduce a traffic calming scheme on a busy link road in Broadheath. The measures aim to reduce traffic speed along Sinderland Road and make the area safer for pedestrians and road users. They involve
SOME people spend much of their life caring for another person, someone they love who needs constant support. But many carers are so busy looking after a parent, partner, child or friend that they fail to take into account their own needs. That's where
AN INSPECTION blitz is being carried out at building sites in a bid to cut down the risk of injuries from falls. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors will be doing the safety checks at sites in Trafford and the rest of Greater Manchester during
IS anyone else out there alarmed by the sudden increase in graffiti in the area? This so called 'art' is no more than a rotten eyesore. What pleasure can be derived from turning something useful like a signpost into a swirly unreadable mess? I recently
MY heart fell to the pit of my stomach when I read the article in the Messenger referring to the privatisation of the social services. Who do the powers that be think we are? Cattle to be sold at market? Vegetables in crates destined for the same fate
