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.

Kenji Gorre moved to this country with his family when he was four.

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.

The TV regular and owner of Earle Restaurant in Hale popped into Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School to promote healthy eating.

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.

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.

The conehead grasshopper is thought to have travelled all the way from America in the bag of watercress before landing on Joyce’s plate.

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.

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.

Sale FC moved back to the top of the Premier Divison but had to overcome a strong Broadway Brook side to edge the game with a winner in the last minute.

Receiving the cheque on behalf of the BHF was their representative Shirley McNally who thanked the club’s ladies.

Bedians earned vital points at the bottom of the table despite going a goal behind to Govan Athletic.

Sinclair was rightly dismissed while Kearney was stretchered off with his leg in a brace.

Last weekend’s 15-7 defeat at home to Northampton was Sale’s eight consecutive defeat and with fellow strugglers Leeds beating Saracens, saw them hit rock bottom for the first time since the inception of the professional league.

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.

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.

Gina McPhee booked a hotel room for son Jason Carlos McPhee after the killing of a young dad in Partington.

David Jones, a pupil at Trafford College, designed the program – or ‘app’ – for music website getyourearsout.com.

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.

At first there were nightmares. But in the days and weeks after, a weird feeling of confidence overtook Lindsay Davies.

Broadheath-based S Cartwright and Sons was prosecuted after a stack of metal strips fell on forklift driver David Jones.

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.

Last week police released pictures of offenders caught during Operation Sabre – targeting criminals who continue to avoid arrest.

The first will be held at Altrincham and Sale Chamber of Commerce this Thursday (March 4).

Peter Byrne – who had been christened Raymond Dean – tracked down half-sister Sylvia Evans and his half-brother Stuart, who lives in Altrincham.

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.

Signs for sports clubs, the local school and buildings show a variety of names for the area.

Amy Jo Brownson is only 10 but has already made pals with some of the country’s most famous faces.

Giuseppe Gregory, 16, was killed after shots were fired at the car he was in outside the Robin Hood pub in Stretford last May.

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.

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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.

You have until next Friday – February 26 – to get those applications in.

This is the third year the event has been put on by Henshaw's Society for Blind People, at its offices on Talbot Road.

Harry Lord House will be shut under a shake-up of adult care agreed by councillors.

One man had to be cut from his car after the collision which happened on Kingsway just before 8am.

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.

On man suffering chest pains and a woman who sustained a broken wrist were taken to Wythenshawe Hospital.

Old Hall Road was closed for more than three hours after the crash near the approach to junction six.

The CCTV image shows a man getting onto the number 18 bus at the Trafford Centre a short time before the attack.

Fresh from a tour of the city, the first stop in the borough was to M & 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".

Councillors were due to meet to discuss a plan submitted by Lancashire County Cricket Club and Tesco this month.

The department, based in A&E, opened just before the children’s inpatient ward closes next week as part of a Greater Manchester-wide shake up of hospital care.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Volunteers for Guide Dogs for the Blind hope so because the charity is short of puppy walkers in Trafford.

A Freedom of Information request by the Trafford Metro shows that during 2009 crews were called out to deliberately started fires 616 times.

Winchester Bowling Club members may have to look elsewhere to play from next season due to the state of the grass.

Jeffrey Howe worked for Kitchens Direct, whose head office is on Brindley Road.

The Lostock Community Partnership chairwoman was nominated for a Trafford Metro-backed accolade last year for her voluntary work.

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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) conducts a population census every 10 years and the March 2011 survey will see 600 million pages of information processed at the new 180,000 sq ft base.

The accident at S Cartwright & Sons on March 13, 2008, saw a heavy load fall on fork lift truck driver David Jones from Wythenshawe.