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  • HOUSING PLAN GETS GREEN LIGHT

    AN innovative housing scheme that will secure the future of Dunham Massey was given the thumbs up by Trafford's planners on Thursday night. The scheme on Brookside Farm aims to be energy efficient and will create a wildlife habitat and community woodland

  • Able Aston finish Offerton off

    ASHTON on Mersey Cricket Club's first team put their poor start to the season behind them and recorded their first league win of the season at Little Ees Lane against Offerton. The two sides usually produce a close finish and this was no exception as

  • Valiant Vale slip up

    BOWDON VALE'S first eleven took on winless Cheadle Hulme Ladybridge, looking to improve on their second place in the league. However an upset was on the cards as the Vale were met with some solid batting from the visitors, taking only 4 wickets - two

  • GROUP TAKES UP GREEN CHALLENGE

    SOME people adopt a child, others take on responsibility for a pet but a local community group has taken on a different kind of challenge. The residents of an estate in the north of Trafford have adopted a local recycling centre. It means they ensure

  • Alty's friendly programme

    ALTRINCHAM FC's programme of pre-season friendlies kicks off on Thursday July 17 with a trip to Woodley Sports. Robins travel to the North West Counties club's Lambeth Stadium for a 7.30pm kick-off. Following that, they host a Manchester United XI at

  • Bowdon show they have a darks side

    SATURDAY'S Premier League fixture at Nantwich saw Bowdon display all that is good and bad about their game at present. Having won the toss, Andy Newton, the home captain decided to bat and when the first ball off Emmett flew over the batsman's head off

  • Barns bounce up the table

    FOLLOWING their great victory last week, Hale Barns Cricket Club's first eleven took on Oakmere at Brooks Drive, looking to improve their league position. Having won the toss, the Oakmere skipper decided to take first knock but hadn't taken into account

  • Tour time for Jim's England

    SHARKS coaching duo Jim Mallinder and Steve Diamond have started England's World Cup 'auditions'. The pair have been put in charge of the national side's second string as they contest the inaugural Churchill Cup in Canada and America this summer, and

  • TALK RUBBISH, PLEASE!

    TRAFFORD'S residents are being encouraged to talk rubbish - and help draw up a waste management blueprint. The Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) and nine partner district councils, including Trafford, are calling for people to air their

  • GARDENERS WAIT ON RESULT

    RESIDENTS on Shrewsbury Street in Old Trafford, will find out find out on Wednesday if their 'green fingered know how' has helped them scoop one of the prizes in the area's garden competition. The event, now in its third year, is organised by the Shrewsbury