A 44-YEAR-OLD man who died in an industrial accident in Trafford Park has been named as Patrick Maroney. Mr Maroney, from Reddish, Stockport, was working to install pipes in the ground at a building site on Barton Dock Road when the incident happened
SALE Sharks may have to consider fitting their treatment room with a revolving door. No sooner does one player return but another falls victim to the club's injury curse, leaving playing resources severely depleted for the foreseeable future. The latest
ALTRINCHAM manager Graham Heathcote was once again left cursing his luck on Tuesday night after his side were once again denied their first away win of the season. The Robins were halfway to putting an end to their travelling blues, leading 2-1 at the
ENGLAND'S cricketers may have suffered a torrid time down under but one touring side did at least restore some pride on Australian soil. Competing in the prestigious MacRobertson Shield Test Series, the biggest event in international croquet, Great Britain
Phoenix 2 Coventry Blaze 2 (3-6 on aggregate) MANCHESTER Phoenix put in a brave battling performance on Sunday but could not do enough to turn the Challenge Cup semi-final their way. Coventry Blaze arrived on Deeside with a three-goal cushion from Saturday's
BOWDON recovered from the disappointment and despondency that followed the previous week's home defeat by Whitchurch to claim a point at Tyldesley. With both teams desperate to dislocate themselves from the dangerous bottom relegation positions before
Flixton 2 Squires Gate 1 FLIXTON got ready for the tough Christmas schedule with a 2-1 win over Squires Gate at Valley Road on Saturday. The North West Counties Division One side kick off the festive period with a home clash against FC United on Saturday
Sale FC 50 Widnes 3 WHAT a difference a month can make. In the first fixture between these clubs five weeks ago, Sale produced probably their worst performance in four years to lose 13-22. But on Saturday at Heywood Road they were in scintillating
Kendal 38 Altrincham Kersal 10 AN injury hit Kersal side were out-muscled by a heavy Kendal pack on Saturday, falling to a 38-10 defeat. Taking full advantage of the heavy conditions, the home side kept the ball tight for most of the encounter, bulldozing
TRAFFORD'S eagerly awaited clash with local rivals Maine Road ended in a bizarre fashion when the referee abandoned the game at half time due to a floodlight failure. The home side poured forward from the kick off and Trafford's goal led a charmed life
St Edward's OB 10 Ashton 17 ASHTON shrugged off their awayday blues to complete the league double over St Edward's on Saturday. Skipper Des Lineham bagged the early try having been set up by fullback Darren Moroney. The home side fell to the same combination
BOWDON Squash Club suffered a disappointing defeat to a strong David Lloyd Manchester side last week. With Chris Ryder in Turin and a slight order reshuffle, the Bowdon team sheet looked a little different to previous weeks with Martin Knight at 1, Neil
SALE United Under 15s A team stormed into the quarter-finals of the prestigious Cheshire Cup after a thrilling extra-time victory against Allport Hawkes from the Wirral. Sale dominated the early stages but with their only real chance Allport took a first
THERE is an accident waiting to happen outside Sale High School on Norris Road, every morning around 8.45am and afternoon, 3.30pm, absolute chaos reigns, as nose to tail parking is allowed on both sides of the road all day. Surely parking should be restricted
MY local post office is displaying a large poster advertising post office one 4 all' gift vouchers which can be exchanged in a large variety of retail outlets. I recently purchased two vouchers at £10 each and was amazed when the counter clerk asked
Trafford police's Chf Supt Janette McCormick has set out her aims for the division in a special New Year message. The borough's divisional police commander - who took over from Andy Holt in March, when he became South Yorkshire's assistant chief constable
IT was fitting that a pantomime with a scene set in a laundry should include so many soap stars in the cast. Watching Aladdin at the Lowry, however, all thoughts of the alter egos of Bill Ward, Casey-Lee Jolleys and Cleveland Campbell floated away like
ALL Trafford's town centres, as well as many of the smaller centers, will be having extended opening hours between now and Christmas and through to the New Year. In addition to Altrincham's main Thursday Christmas late night shopping, a number of shops
IT is a truly Mancunian pantomime that is currently playing at the Opera House, with stars including Suranne Jones, Justin Moorhouse and John Savident. The part of Snow White is played by the fantastic and charming Suranne Jones, whose singing and dancing
I CAN remember, as an 18-year-old, walking up and down Whitworth Street West, looking for the Hacienda. Everyone had said it was a design phenomenon, and in my naivety I expected to be confronted by the nightclub equivalent of the Taj Mahal. Instead
TAXI marshals will be on patrol in Altrincham and Sale town centres during the Christmas holiday period, after their success last year. The marshals, who are funded through the Safer Trafford Partnership (STP), will work in teams of four and will be
Trafford's very own Santa on the roof' - aerial man Steve Atkinson - has so far raised £120 for charity. Trafford residents are being urged to keep a look out for Santa on the roof' as they go about their festive activities this Christmas. Gemini Aerials
THIRTY five teaching assistants are facing redundancy as part of a restructuring of special educational needs funding. Over the past two years Trafford council has been transferring the special educational needs (SEN) budget away from a central purse
