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<title>Lancashire&#x27;s Test dream alive as &#xA3;32m Old Trafford plan approved</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Lancashire's dreams of keeping Test cricket at Old Trafford are still alive after Trafford Council approved their plans for a £32m redevelopment of the world-famous ground.<br/>
      <br/>Although there was opposition to the scheme due to the fact it also includes a Tesco superstore being built on Chester Road, the council’s planning committee voted in favour.<br/>
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<pubDate>2010-03-12T14:09:50</pubDate>
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<title>Shops crisis</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>The future of a shopping centre has been thrown into doubt after the receivers were called in this week. 
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    <p>Stretford Mall became the second of the borough’s shopping centres to be hit by a crisis in less than five months after The Graftons in Altrincham went into administration in October.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/767.$plit/C_71_article_1199790_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-03-12T09:01:26</pubDate>
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<title>Kenji going Dutch</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>A young footballer from Bowdon has been picked to play international football – for The Netherlands.</p>
    <p>Kenji Gorre moved to this country with his family when he was four. 
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<pubDate>2010-03-12T09:02:30</pubDate>
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<title>Drinker was caught out with a knife</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>A man who was armed with a kitchen knife in the centre of Altrincham after drinking 15 pints of lager has been jailed for three months while a judge decides what to do.</p>
    <p>Gary Grayson, 18, was told he was lucky not to be facing a murder charge after he admitted deliberately getting the weapon from his mother’s home so that he could confront a group of men he had rowed with in a nightclub in September last year.</p>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-03-12T09:02:30</pubDate>
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<title>Tables turned on TV chef</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Celebrity chef Simon Rimmer usually gives the orders in the kitchen but roles were reversed when he visited young cooks in Partington. 
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    <p>The TV regular and owner of Earle Restaurant in Hale popped into Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School to promote healthy eating. 
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<pubDate>2010-03-12T09:02:36</pubDate>
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<title>Blooming marvellous</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Raymond Payne was just a lad when his mum sent him out to sell poppies. 
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    <p>And nearly half a century later, he's still rattling that collection tin - an activity he initially thought of as something to pass the time. 
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<pubDate>2010-03-12T09:02:48</pubDate>
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<title>Couple devastated as wedding rings stolen</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>A couple have been left 'devastated' after burglars broke into their home and stole their wedding bands. 
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    <p>The husband and wife had been out when the intruders forced their way into their Great Stone Road house and ransacked a number of rooms. 
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<pubDate>2010-03-12T09:02:58</pubDate>
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<title>Hopping mad over bug find</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Joyce Byron got the shock of her life when a strange bug jumped out of a bag of salad.</p>
    <p>The conehead grasshopper is thought to have travelled all the way from America in the bag of watercress before landing on Joyce’s plate. 
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<pubDate>2010-03-12T09:03:09</pubDate>
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<title>Ferret-lovers show off their furry friends</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Ferrets of all shapes and colours were the stars of a Timperley show.</p>
    <p>Over 100 animals and their doting owners came together for the National Ferret Welfare Society show to vie for top prizes including the coveted ‘best in show’ title. 
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<pubDate>2010-03-12T09:03:31</pubDate>
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<title>&#x2018;Our sovereignty needs protecting&#x2019;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Important decisions could be taken without Trafford Council’s agreement if controversial power-sharing plans go ahead, the borough’s political leader has warned. 
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    <p>Councillor Matthew Colledge fears plans to unite the 10 Greater Manchester authorities in a new partnership could take decision-making powers out of Trafford Council’s hands, even when handling controversial matters. 
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<pubDate>2010-03-12T09:03:32</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Sunbeds have been pulled from all Trafford leisure centres amid rising concern about skin cancer. 
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    <p>Bosses of the trust in charge of all 10 of the borough's public facilities took the decision because of the association between sunbeds and the risks of developing the potentially terminal disease. 
    </p>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-03-08T09:59:47</pubDate>
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<title>Head defends Trafford college plan after protest

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<description><![CDATA[ 
					    <p>The head of a top college has spoken out to support controversial plans to replace two schools with a new academy.</p>
    <p>Sir Bill Moorcroft, principal of Trafford College, says the new school next to Old Trafford cricket ground would be the ‘best option’ for pupils.</p>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-03-08T11:46:32</pubDate>
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<title>Brother pitching in for hospital</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Football-mad Jack Broadhurst has dreamed up the perfect way to thank the doctors who helped his little brother. 
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    <p>Jack’s mission is to raise over £1,000 for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool where his four-year-old brother Cole has been treated since he was just 18 days old. 
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<pubDate>2010-03-05T09:01:08</pubDate>
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<title>Lorry builder firm fined after worker crushed</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>A coach building firm must pay out over £30,000 after a worker was crushed by more than two tons of metal. 
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    <p>Broadheath-based S Cartwright and Sons was prosecuted after a stack of metal strips fell on forklift driver David Jones.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/606.$plit/C_71_article_1194844_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-03-05T18:05:25</pubDate>
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<title>Mystery of body found in canal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>The body of a man with a chest wound has been found in the canal near Imperial War Museum North.</p>
    <p>The fire service recovered the body, believed to be a man in his 50s, from the water at about 4.30pm on February 24 after it was spotted and reported to police.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/186.$plit/C_71_article_1194680_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-03-05T09:01:10</pubDate>
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<title>Mum hits out at prison term</title>
<link>http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1194681_mum_hits_out_at_prison_term?rss=yes</link>
<description><![CDATA[ <p>A murder victim’s mother has hit out after his killer’s mum escaped a jail sentence for hiding him from the police. 
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    <p>Gina McPhee booked a hotel room for son Jason Carlos McPhee after the killing of a young dad in Partington. 
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<pubDate>2010-03-05T09:01:12</pubDate>
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<title>David shows his application to get the gig for his design</title>
<link>http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1194682_david_shows_his_application_to_get_the_gig_for_his_design?rss=yes</link>
<description><![CDATA[ <p>A sale teenager is thrilled after winning a competition to design an application for the iPhone.</p>
    <p>David Jones, a pupil at Trafford College, designed the program – or ‘app’ – for music website getyourearsout.com.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/755.$plit/C_71_article_1194682_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-03-05T09:01:16</pubDate>
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<title>Tom hitting the slopes to become board star</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>When Davyhulme schoolboy Tom Robinson took up snowboarding to help with a hip condition, he never dreamed how high he’d climb.</p>
    <p>But in January the nine-year-old qualified to go to France and compete against other youngsters from all over Europe for a place on the Quiksilver Team at the X Games winter sports competition.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/22.$plit/C_71_article_1194683_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-03-05T09:01:19</pubDate>
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<title>My date with air disaster</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Twenty-five years ago this summer, a Boeing 737 burst into flames on the runway at Manchester Airport. Fifty-five people died and, for some who survived, life would never be the same again.</p>
    <p>At first there were nightmares. But in the days and weeks after, a weird feeling of confidence overtook Lindsay Davies.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/901.$plit/C_71_article_1194688_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-03-05T09:01:22</pubDate>
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<title>Giuseppe Gregory gunmen &#x27;hid in bushes&#x27;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The cousin of murdered teenager Giuseppe Gregory has described the moment he was shot by gunmen.<br/>
    <br/>Anthan Barnett was driving the Volkswagen Golf that was shot at as it pulled out of the car park of the Robin Hood pub on Barton Road, Stretford, on May 10 last year.  <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/667.$plit/C_71_article_1194646_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-03-04T12:26:51</pubDate>
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<title>Hunt still on for Trafford&#x27;s most wanted</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Police are still hunting for Trafford’s five most wanted criminals.</p>
    <p>Last week police released pictures of offenders caught during Operation Sabre – targeting criminals who continue to avoid arrest.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/806.$plit/C_71_article_1194602_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-03-04T10:20:47</pubDate>
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<title>Sunbeds removed from leisure centres</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Sunbeds have been pulled from all Trafford leisure centres amid rising concern about skin cancer. 
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    <p>Bosses of the trust in charge of all 10 of the borough’s public facilities took the decision because of the association between sunbeds and the risks of developing the potentially terminal disease. 
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<pubDate>2010-03-04T11:33:48</pubDate>
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<title>Former Davyhulme MP Winston Churchill dies</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Winston Churchill, former Davyhulme MP and grandson of the wartime prime minister, has died.<br/>
    <br/>It is understood the retired Tory politician passed away in the early hours of this morning. He had been fighting cancer for some time. He was 69-years-old. <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/767.$plit/C_71_article_1194301_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-03-02T12:54:03</pubDate>
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<title>Murder probe after body found in canal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Police launched a murder inquiry today after the body of a man who had been stabbed to death was fished out of a canal.</p>
    <p>A passer-by called 999 after spotting the body in the Manchester Ship Canal close to the Imperial War Museum North, Trafford Park, at around 4.30pm yesterday.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/61.$plit/C_71_article_1193909_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-25T14:50:57</pubDate>
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<title>Don&#x2019;t make dad leave his home</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>‘My dad won’t be moved’ was one man’s message as council bosses decided to close a care home. 
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    <p>Harry Lord House will be shut under a shake-up of adult care agreed by councillors.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/720.$plit/C_71_article_1193890_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-26T09:01:17</pubDate>
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<title>Man charged with burglary</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>A man has been charged after an elderly woman was burgled in Old Trafford.</p>
    <p>Lee Bamford, 21, of Princess Court on Cornbrook Park Road, Old Trafford, is charged with aggravated burglary, going equipped, handling stolen goods, possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition.</p>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-26T16:52:58</pubDate>
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<title>Road closed after crash</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>A busy Stretford road was brought to a close this morning (February 26) after a crash involving two cars. 
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    <p>One man had to be cut from his car after the collision which happened on Kingsway just before 8am. 
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<pubDate>2010-02-26T12:15:54</pubDate>
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<title>A taste of culture for Henshaws youngsters</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Bellydancing, African drumming, henna and face painting were just some of the activities on offer at an Old Trafford multicultural fun day. 
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    <p>This is the third year the event has been put on by Henshaw's Society for Blind People, at its offices on Talbot Road.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/931.$plit/C_71_article_1194062_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Sale Golf Club’s annual presentation dinner was another action-packed affair for officials, members, major prize winners and special guests.</p>
    <p>Club captain Tony Ball had a busy evening, handing out a glittering collection of trophies to the respective winners with the coveted club championship trophy going to their star Steve Price from Kevin Moore.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/5.$plit/C_71_article_1193858_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-26T09:01:10</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Three men have gone on trial accused of the murder of a schoolboy shot dead in a car park.</p>
    <p>Giuseppe Gregory, 16, was killed after shots were fired at the car he was in outside the Robin Hood pub in Stretford last May.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/64.$plit/C_71_article_1193891_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-26T09:01:52</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>A schoolgirl convinced a galaxy of famous names – including Gordon Brown and Daniel Radcliffe – to share their favourite jokes for charity.</p>
    <p>Amy Jo Brownson is only 10 but has already made pals with some of the country’s most famous faces.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/848.$plit/C_71_article_1193892_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-26T09:01:20</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>On or Upon – that is the question for confused residents and traders in Ashton Village.</p>
    <p>Signs for sports clubs, the local school and buildings show a variety of names for the area.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/633.$plit/C_71_article_1193893_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-26T09:01:22</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Parents are gearing up in the fight against an academy plan. 
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    <p>Mums and dads opposed to the merger of Lostock College and Stretford High School to create the academy are planning a public meeting and a march. 
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<pubDate>2010-02-26T09:01:23</pubDate>
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<title>Reunited family had been living close together</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>A family from Trafford have been reunited after more than 50 years.</p>
    <p>Peter Byrne – who had been christened Raymond Dean – tracked down half-sister Sylvia Evans and his half-brother Stuart, who lives in Altrincham.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/203.$plit/C_71_article_1193895_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-26T09:01:26</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Police have released images to catch Trafford's most wanted fugitives.</p>
    <p>Greater Manchester Police have named the five most wanted offenders in each of its division as part of Operation Sabre and want the help of readers to take them off the streets. 
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<pubDate>2010-02-22T08:49:21</pubDate>
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<title>Trafford council meeting - as it happened</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>We kept you up to date with everything that happened live at Wednesday's meeting of Trafford Council via Twitter. 
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    <p>You can look back at the coverage here.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/139.$plit/C_71_article_1193669_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-25T09:37:20</pubDate>
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					    <p>A man left ‘close to death’ after falling ill during a second honeymoon in the Caribbean is among hundreds of people suing a travel firm.</p>
    <p>Lawyers are taking a compensation fight to the High Court on behalf of 408 First Choice tourists who claim they contracted food poisoning and gastroenteritis at a four-star resort in the Dominican Republic.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/418.$plit/C_71_article_1193476_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-23T10:31:01</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
					    <p>One of Greater Manchester’s oldest football clubs could be wound up after being ordered to pay £32,000 to an injured player.</p>
    <p>Ashton United face financial ruin after the High Court ruling, described as a landmark case with implications for all semi-professional clubs.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/862.$plit/C_71_article_1193416_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-22T15:59:30</pubDate>
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<title>Last orders called at Le Trappiste after lease row</title>
<link>http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1193356_last_orders_called_at_le_trappiste_after_lease_row?rss=yes</link>
<description><![CDATA[ <p>An Altrincham bar famed for its range of Belgian beers has closed down following a dispute over the lease.</p>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-22T14:22:49</pubDate>
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<title>Harry Lord House meeting</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>
      <span class="283442014-22022010">In last week's Metro News (February 19) we ran an article on page five on this evening's meeting of the council executive, to discuss the future of Harry Lord House. 
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      <span class="283442014-22022010">The article states that the meeting starts at 7.30pm, but this is a mistake and it actually starts at 6.30pm at Trafford Town Hall. 
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<pubDate>2010-02-22T14:28:58</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Householders have been refused crime-busting alleygates – because they haven’t been burgled enough. 
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    <p>Trafford Council has refused to install alleygates behind an Urmston street because the road doesn’t meet its criteria.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/227.$plit/C_71_article_1193103_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-19T09:01:02</pubDate>
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<title>Replay - 150 arrested in police operation on drink-related crime</title>
<link>http://www.metronews.co.uk/news/s/1193188_replay__150_arrested_in_police_operation_on_drinkrelated_crime?rss=yes</link>
<description><![CDATA[ <p>Police raids are being carried out this morning across Greater Manchester as part of a major operation to combat drink-fuelled violence. More than 150 people have been arrested so far.</p>
    <p>We have reporters joining police on raids and at GMP headquarters - see their live updates here ...</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/411.$plit/C_71_article_1193188_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-20T08:34:15</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Two people have been rushed to hospital this morning (February 19) after a three-car crash on the A56. 
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    <p>On man suffering chest pains and a woman who sustained a broken wrist were taken to Wythenshawe Hospital. 
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<pubDate>2010-02-19T12:41:51</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>A cub has made history by becoming the first girl in 99 years to win a scouts’ honour. 
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    <p>Jorden Woods is the proud recipient of the Cub of the Year award – the first female to win the title in her group’s history. 
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<pubDate>2010-02-19T12:42:23</pubDate>
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<title>The flight of my life</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Lauren Steadman has a go at skydiving - with a difference ...</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/227.$plit/C_71_article_1193143_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-19T09:02:02</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>A war hero who became the first soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross from the Queen has mounted a search for his perfect car.</p>
    <p>Bill Speakman is searching for a vehicle because he is awaiting major knee surgery. 
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<pubDate>2010-02-19T09:01:11</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Altrincham ice rink can stay at its present site for four years, despite objections from residents.</p>
    <p>The Oakfield Road rink’s temporary planning permission was extended to 2014 on Thursday.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/340.$plit/C_71_article_1193116_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-19T09:01:17</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Hundreds of parents and pupils are fighting a proposed school merger. 
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    <p>Lostock College and Stretford High School would shut to form a new academy. 
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<pubDate>2010-02-19T09:01:21</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>An 88-year-old woman died from kidney failure caused by the antibiotics she was given in hospital, an inquest heard.</p>
    <p>Mary Jane Bunting was admitted to Trafford General Hospital in July last year because of an infected ulcer on her heel. She was found to have MRSA in the ulcer, and was put on a course of antibiotics to combat it.</p>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-19T09:01:22</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Altrincham has been riding the storm through the recession better than other town centres in the north west, new figures have revealed.</p>
    <p>A new Shop Vacancy Report by the Local Data Company surveyed thousands of shops in the north west to see how the recession is hitting local retailers.</p>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-19T09:01:22</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>A runner plans to cross five cities in five days – by running five half-marathons for charity.</p>
    <p>Daniel Brown (right), from Hale, was inspired by legendary explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes to embark on the gruelling challenge.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/196.$plit/C_71_article_1193107_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-19T09:01:09</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Hundreds of parents and pupils are fighting a proposed school merger. Lostock College and Stretford High School would close to form a new academy. 
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    <p>But opposition is mounting. Lostock students have setting up two Facebook groups which have attracted hundreds of members, along with a 180-strong online petition for Downing Street. Parents of Stretford High pupils also aired concerns. 
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<pubDate>2010-02-18T16:31:40</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ A grieving father has sworn the death of his 15-year-old son 'will not be in vain' and has urged that more attention is paid to allergies. 
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    <br/>Robert Anderson from Bowden died after suffering an asthma attack while playing football on August 17 last year. <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/464.$plit/C_71_article_1192234_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-11T05:55:36</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Robbers threatened a Sale man with a claw hammer before going on to use his car as a getaway vehicle. 
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    <p>The masked intruders forced their way into the 49-year-old victim's Kings Road home before threatening him with the weapon on Friday (February 12) evening. 
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<pubDate>2010-02-15T15:16:52</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>This is the man police want to speak to after a teenager was assaulted after she got off a bus. 
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    <p>The CCTV image shows a man getting onto the number 18 bus at the Trafford Centre a short time before the attack.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/535.$plit/C_71_article_1192454_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-12T10:54:23</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>A man and a woman had to be cut from a car after a crash near the M60.</p>
    <p>Old Hall Road was closed for more than three hours after the crash near the approach to junction six.</p>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-12T10:56:49</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Lisa Foley may not look like much of a tough ‘guy’, but don’t be fooled by the blonde hair, blue eyes and winning smile. The Sale fitness fanatic is someone you would want on your side in a fight.</p>
    <p>Filthy freezing streams, claustrophobic tunnels, burning walls of straw and electrified fences could not stand between Lisa and her goal – to be fastest female in this year’s legendary Tough Guy assault course.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/247.$plit/C_71_article_1192366_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-11T17:00:25</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>A former children’s minister has slammed the council in the row over funding for school trips in Trafford.</p>
    <p>Stretford and Urmston MP Beverley Hughes introduced a scheme when she was Minister for Children, Young People and Families that pays for children from poorer families to go on school trips.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/745.$plit/C_71_article_1192364_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-11T17:00:23</pubDate>
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<title>Rogue firm misled 2,000 customers over adverts 
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>A company that made misleading claims to more than 2,000 customers and demanded payment for services never provided has been shut down by the Insolvency Service.</p>
    <p>Costello Limited, based in Trafford Park, sold false advertising space for publications and websites claiming to promote awareness in child safety, road safety and crime prevention. 
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<pubDate>2010-02-11T17:00:26</pubDate>
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<title>Total Politics Manchester debate - as it happened</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>A Question Time-style debate was held in Manchester on Thursday night with three MPs and the MEN's David Ottewell on the panel discussing political issues.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/181.$plit/C_71_article_1192417_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-12T09:28:34</pubDate>
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<title>Hero&#x27;s welcome for firefighter</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>A firefighter who rescued a toddler from the rubble of a collapsed school got a hero’s welcome on his return from Haiti. 
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    <p>The Trafford officer visited Altrincham Preparatory School to tell pupils how his 10-day search for survivors on the earthquake-struck island should only be the start of the rescue mission. 
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<pubDate>2010-02-11T17:00:20</pubDate>
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<title>Football pitch plan fury</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Angry residents have voiced their opposition to a plan by a high school to build a new football pitch.</p>
    <p>Wellington School, on Wellington Road in Altrincham, has submitted an application to the council to build a full-sized synthetic pitch with eight floodlights and four-metre high fencing.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/533.$plit/C_71_article_1192359_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-11T17:00:18</pubDate>
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<title>Historic day for Bevan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>He may not know it yet, but little Bevan Jackson has made medical history. The five-month-old boy was the first child to be treated in Trafford General Hospital’s new observation and assessment unit, which monitors youngsters for up to six hours at a time.</p>
    <p>The department, based in A&amp;E, opened just before the children’s inpatient ward closes next week as part of a Greater Manchester-wide shake up of hospital care.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/459.$plit/C_71_article_1192357_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-11T17:00:13</pubDate>
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<title>Old Trafford superstore decision delayed</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>A DECISION on a controversial cricket club and superstore plan has been delayed. 
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    <p>Councillors were due to meet to discuss a plan submitted by Lancashire County Cricket Club and Tesco this month. 
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<pubDate>2010-02-08T15:23:14</pubDate>
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<title>Prince Charles visits Trafford</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>PRINCE Charles was given a crash course in factory production and was wowed with a display of whirling dervishes when he spent the afternoon in Trafford. 
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    <p>Fresh from a tour of the city, the first stop in the borough was to M &amp; I Materials in Trafford Park.The Hibernia Way-based materials manufacurer received the Queen's Award for outstanding achievement in International Trade and Export, which His Royal Highness called a "remarkable achievement".</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/408.$plit/C_71_article_1191686_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-05T14:23:26</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Police bosses have been slammed for spending £100,000 on ‘storytelling sessions’ for 200 top cops – as hundreds of beat bobbies face the axe.</p>
    <p>Greater Manchester Police was branded the ‘Ministry for Silly Ideas’ after news of the primary school-style bonding events emerged.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/330.$plit/C_71_article_1191856_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-08T09:30:42</pubDate>
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<title>Cops to wear ID badges to improve service</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Police in Greater Manchester are to be ordered to wear name badges on duty to improve 'customer service'.</p>
    <p>All 8,100 officers along with 4,000 civilian staff will be ordered to wear the magnetic tags which will display their full name and rank.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/479.$plit/C_71_article_1191654_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-05T10:41:50</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>TWO Trafford MPs have been ordered to pay back nearly £2,000 in expenses in the long-awaited review of parliamentarly expenses. 
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    <p>Paul Goggins, Labour MP for Sale East will need to pay back £1,075 after buying a suite of furniture that cost £2,826 - £626 over the guideline limit - and receiving too much mortgage interest. 
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<pubDate>2010-02-05T10:15:39</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Former Manchester City footballer Antoine Sibierski said tonight his “shattered” family could not understand why his teenage daughter apparently hanged herself.</p>
    <p>The body of Sibylle Sibierski, 18, was 
      <a href="http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1191255_daughter_of_excity_star_was_arrested_day_before_she_died">found by police</a> who forced their way into her apartment in Altrincham following reports of concern for her welfare.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/200.$plit/C_71_article_1191469_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-04T08:39:12</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>CALLING all dog lovers – could you take on a four-legged friend in the name of charity?</p>
    <p>Volunteers for Guide Dogs for the Blind hope so because the charity is short of puppy walkers in Trafford. 
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<pubDate>2010-02-04T15:06:50</pubDate>
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<title>Firebugs cost &#xA3;1.6m</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Firebugs in Trafford sent nearly £1.7m up in smoke in just one year.</p>
    <p>A Freedom of Information request by the Trafford Metro shows that during 2009 crews were called out to deliberately started fires 616 times.</p>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-04T15:03:45</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>Bowlers fear they are heading for a crisis if their green is ‘condemned’.</p>
    <p>Winchester Bowling Club members may have to look elsewhere to play from next season due to the state of the grass. 
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<pubDate>2010-02-04T15:01:44</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <p>A man who murdered and chopped up an Old Trafford kitchen company salesman before scattering the body parts across two counties was jailed for life this week.</p>
    <p>Jeffrey Howe worked for Kitchens Direct, whose head office is on Brindley Road.</p> <br/><img src="http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/122.$plit/C_71_article_1191569_short_teaser_group_short_teaser_image.jpg" align="left" > ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-04T14:59:46</pubDate>
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