http://www.metronews.co.uk/ Top stories for Entertainment http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1070958_seven_years_for_death_crash_keeper A DRUNKEN professional footballer was jailed for seven years for killing two young boys as he drove "like an idiot". http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1070958_seven_years_for_death_crash_keeper Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1070424_getting_ahead_of_the_yobs LITTER louts, yobs and careless dog owners beware – you are being watched. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1070424_getting_ahead_of_the_yobs Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1070427_bowled_over_by_honour A CREATIVE 25-year-old is living out her dream in the big city after winning a top honour. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1070427_bowled_over_by_honour Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1070426_peter_pan_role_for_high_flier IT was his cheeky smile that landed budding actor Nathan Tunnah a top role. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1070426_peter_pan_role_for_high_flier Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1069800_bowled_over_by_cult_show AS far as iconic musical images go, Liza Minnelli in Cabaret is up there with the best of them. http://www.metronews.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1069800_bowled_over_by_cult_show Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1069806_a_taste_of_things_to_come RAISE a glass to the return of that fabulous annual celebration Manchester Food and Drink Festival! http://www.metronews.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1069806_a_taste_of_things_to_come Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1069798_theatre_have_box_will_travel_contact_theatre_thursday DYNAMIC poet, musician and DJ Charlie Dark brings his autobiographical one-man show to Contact Theatre on Thursday. http://www.metronews.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1069798_theatre_have_box_will_travel_contact_theatre_thursday Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1069797_music_james_blunt_men_arena_wednesday With his posh upbringing and background in the armed forces, songwriter James Blunt should be expected to have a thick skin and strong coat of resistance. That’s probably just as well, given how much he’s slated by his critics. http://www.metronews.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1069797_music_james_blunt_men_arena_wednesday Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1069796_music_level_42_opera_house_saturday At the height of Level 42’s popularity, back in the Eighties, it was reported that their bass player Mark King had signed an unprecedented insurance policy – he’d insured his thumb for an incredible one million pounds. http://www.metronews.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1069796_music_level_42_opera_house_saturday Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1069793_dance_hofesh_shechter_the_lowry_thurs_and_fri THE current hottest exponent of contemporary dance comes to The Lowry next Thursday and Friday, October 9 and 10 when Hofesh Shechter visits the north west. http://www.metronews.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1069793_dance_hofesh_shechter_the_lowry_thurs_and_fri Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1069792_comedy_blue_cat__comedy_night__blue_cat_cafe_heaton_moor_sunday EXPECT fireworks – and in unusual places – when comedian Chris Lynam appears at the Blue Cat Comedy Night at Heaton Moor on Sunday. http://www.metronews.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1069792_comedy_blue_cat__comedy_night__blue_cat_cafe_heaton_moor_sunday Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1069791_music_the_magic_of_motown_opera_house_friday GET into the groove with the Magic of Motown, a show that celebrates the world-famous Tamla Motown record label. http://www.metronews.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1069791_music_the_magic_of_motown_opera_house_friday Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1068508_old_skool_new_look BACK in the late Eighties, the original warehouse parties used to be illicit, often clandestine affairs – secretly arranged happenings in abandoned warehouses where masses of young people would gather and bask in a new clubbing revolution of Acid House culture. http://www.metronews.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1068508_old_skool_new_look Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1068507_the_cream_of_manchester MANCHESTER, as we all know, is the capital of rock‘n’roll live music, and nowhere is that more apparent than at the In the City convention. http://www.metronews.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1068507_the_cream_of_manchester Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1070425_health_trust_is_poor_with_cash THE body that runs Trafford’s hospitals has been ranked one of the worst in England for its financial management. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1070425_health_trust_is_poor_with_cash Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1070428_yobs_probe POLICE are to investigate claims that yobs are harassing users of an Altrincham footbridge. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1070428_yobs_probe Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1070429_julia_was_an_inspiration COLLEAGUES and friends of a former Broadheath councillor who died suddenly at home say she "worked tirelessly for the public." http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1070429_julia_was_an_inspiration Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1070430_new_chefs_ice_surprise AMBITIOUS chef Michael Riemenschneider hasn’t only got the champagne on ice after taking over Altrincham’s famed fine dining restaurant Juniper. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1070430_new_chefs_ice_surprise Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1070433_a_harrowing_history_lesson A BOY, aged about four, grins at you from a photograph. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1070433_a_harrowing_history_lesson Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1069096_how_would_trust_like_it ELDERLY residents of Newbury Court have reacted with dismay to the news they will be forced to move. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1069096_how_would_trust_like_it Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1069098_new_housing_row A PLAN to build 80 new flats and houses in Stretford has been approved – despite fears the area is already crammed with property. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1069098_new_housing_row Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1069101_road_is_lethal_say_parents WORRIED parents fear lives are being put at risk following two crashes on an Ashton-on-Mersey road in just three days. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1069101_road_is_lethal_say_parents Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1068512_misery_over_fence_mystery A STRETFORD mum says a broken fence has been left in a dangerous state because no one can tell her who owns it. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1068512_misery_over_fence_mystery Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1068510_developers_delight_at_square_victory BOSSES at development firm Citybranch have said they are "delighted" their plans for the development of The Square in Hale Barns have been accepted after a two-year struggle. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1068510_developers_delight_at_square_victory Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1068872_hospital_plan_feels_the_crunch MAJOR plans for the future for the future of Altrincham General have suffered a delay - because of the credit crunch. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1068872_hospital_plan_feels_the_crunch Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1068888_man_waited_until_wife_was_asleep_to_hang_himself A SALE man waited until his wife had gone to bed before leaving the house to hang himself from a bridge over Chorlton Waterpark, an inquest heard. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1068888_man_waited_until_wife_was_asleep_to_hang_himself Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1067277_armed_raid_caught_on_camera THIS is the terrifying moment when a masked man leapt on to the counter at a Timperley garage and threatened staff with a gun. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1067277_armed_raid_caught_on_camera Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1067438_bb_family_to_lose_home A COUPLE who have been living and working at an Altrincham beauty spot for over seven years say they have been forced to leave their home. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1067438_bb_family_to_lose_home Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1067436_party_like_its_1939 THE SPIRIT of the Blitz will be alive and well this Sunday as shoppers enjoy some scrumptious treats. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1067436_party_like_its_1939 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1067585_bands_big_night FRONTMAN Mike Keenan says his band is looking forward to what he thinks will be their biggest gig so far. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1067585_bands_big_night Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1067435_action_on_park_yobs_ Police have spoken to Stretford residents to outline steps they will take to combat nuisance behaviour. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1067435_action_on_park_yobs_ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1067437_law_firms_great_legacy DICK Turpin was still robbing the rich, George Washington was just a year old and Robert Walpole was our first prime minister. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1067437_law_firms_great_legacy Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066438_man_guilty_over_sale_of_cancer_cure_pills A MAN who offered a wonder ‘cure’ for cancer costing hundreds of pounds online has been forced to shut down his business. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066438_man_guilty_over_sale_of_cancer_cure_pills Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066441_square_plan_not_delayed__ CAMPAIGNERS opposed to the development of a Hale Barns shopping centre have been denied more time to study the plans. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066441_square_plan_not_delayed__ Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066443_flintoff_wows_pupils HUNDREDS of schoolboys burst into spontaneous applause last week when England cricket star Andrew Flintoff made a surprise visit to Altrincham Grammar School for Boys. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066443_flintoff_wows_pupils Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066446_gest_who_popped__to_the_shops AN ALL-star line-up helped the Trafford Centre celebrate its 10th birthday. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066446_gest_who_popped__to_the_shops Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066448_flight_pioneer_is_forgotten A MEMORIAL to an Old Trafford airman who made the first transatlantic flight has been left to gather dust, says one of his relatives. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066448_flight_pioneer_is_forgotten Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066450_dentist_sets_up_in_sainsburys A SALE supermarket is to become the first in the country to offer dental patients a check-up at the check-out. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066450_dentist_sets_up_in_sainsburys Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066452_motor_revolution_born_at_factory TRAFFORD’S role in a mass-production motoring revolution is celebrated in a new book. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066452_motor_revolution_born_at_factory Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066394_disabled_womans_family_in_petition_fight A COUPLE fighting to get £100,000 compensation from Trafford Council after the authority failed to meet the needs of their disabled daughter have set up an online petition highlighting their cause. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066394_disabled_womans_family_in_petition_fight Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066396_drill_deals_with_chemical_disaster MEN and women protected by fluorescent suits and a large tent could be seen outside the entrance to Trafford General Hospital this week. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066396_drill_deals_with_chemical_disaster Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066397_gunmen_botch_raid_getaway BUNGLING gunmen threatened staff during a raid on a petrol station in Sale - but couldn't get back in to their getaway car. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066397_gunmen_botch_raid_getaway Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066398_can_your_group_claim_cash SMALL voluntary and community groups across Trafford are being encouraged to step forward for a new pot of government cash. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066398_can_your_group_claim_cash Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066399_amdrams_set_a_thrilling_scene A STRETFORD drama society is making the final preparations for its latest production - Tomb with a View. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066399_amdrams_set_a_thrilling_scene Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066400_emotional_plea_for_stolen_dogs_return A DEVASTATED dog owner is making an emotional appeal for the return of her beloved pup who was taken from her Gorse Hill home as she slept. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066400_emotional_plea_for_stolen_dogs_return Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1065542_council_blunders_could_cost_mum_her_degree A MATURE student has slammed Trafford Council after confusion over finance left her university plans in jeopardy. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1065542_council_blunders_could_cost_mum_her_degree Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066044_trust_marks_a_milestone TRAFFORD Community Leisure Trust is on the verge of welcoming its 10 millionth visitor, and whoever the lucky person is will get a gift that lasts a lifetime. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066044_trust_marks_a_milestone Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066045_stag_on_the_charge_to_promote_road_safety CAMPAIGNERS wanting to improve the roads around Sale Moor invited their neighbours to have their say on the matter on Saturday. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066045_stag_on_the_charge_to_promote_road_safety Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066046_pub_serves_up_ecobeer REGULARS at a village pub have been keen to show their green credentials . . . by drinking large quantities of an eco-friendly beer. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066046_pub_serves_up_ecobeer Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066043_hip_hip_hooray A FITNESS event held at a Sale church proved a success as participants moved their hips to help their hearts. http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1066043_hip_hip_hooray Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000