Pelican makes splash after just one year
THE Pelican Centre is celebrating an amazing year of success. Since the former Tyldesley Swimming Pool was taken over by a group of community-minded local folk, the Centre has gon...
School’s double golfing success
STOCKPORT Grammar School’s annual Golf Day at Stockport Golf Club, in aid of the school bursary fund and in association with Vernon Building Society, was a great success. The co...
Green closure fear
BOWLS players fear the sport may be on the brink of extinction in Stockport ahead of proposals to cut the number of greens by a third. Stockport council’s current green space cons...
Len gets tonic from County pair
MATT Mainwaring and Andy Halls visited County fan Len Marriott in Stepping Hill recently. Len had taken a tumble after the Easter Monday game against Grimsby Town and unfortunate...
Lacrosse team lands sponsor
A YOUNG lacrosse team in Heaton Mersey has secured a sponsorship deal with Manchester law firm, Birchall Blackburn. The Kennedy Street law firm stepped in to sponsor the recently...
Spring in Leigh’s step
DESPITE the winter chill in the air, Leigh Cricket Club will be returning to competitive action with a spring in their step when they travel to Formby on 20th April. The opening l...
ICE HOCKEY Phoenix rise to be champions
Manchester Phoenix beat Guildford Flames in the final of the EPL play offs 5-2 to end the season as EPL Play Off Champions. Playing against the league winners, Phoenix went into a...
Spring in Leigh’s step
DESPITE the winter chill in the air, Leigh Cricket Club will be returning to competitive action with a spring in their step when they travel to Formby on 20th April. The opening l...
Cheque in memory of Gill
ONE of Astley & Tyldesley Road Runner’s keen supporters, Gill Pimblott, lost her battle with cancer in 2002 and it was in her memory that the Club hosted its first race. The ‘Gill ...
Cycle Speedway booming at A&T
MEMBERSHIP at Astley & Tyldesley Cycle Speedway Club is booming! Inspired by the success of the Great Britain cyclists this summer, notably in the Tour de France and in the Olympi...
England captain drops in
TYLDESLEY Netball Club has been visited by England captain Sara Bayman. Sara, from Billinge is a local hero who has played international netball for five years and called in on th...
Welcome to Leigh Tennis Club
NICKY Butler, the coach at Leigh Tennis Club, gives a guided tour of the facilities available at the Beech Walk HQ. Facilities: Leigh Tennis Club is part of Leigh Cricket, Tennis...
Season ticket date
LEIGH Centurions season ticket holders have until November 5 to guarantee there reserved seat for next season. After that date any seats that haven’t been renewed at that point wil...
CELEBRATING MINERS’ TRIUMPHANT SEASON
A SPECIAL reception has been held to toast a remarkable season for one of Leigh’s top amateur sports clubs. Leigh Miners Rangers were honoured at an event attended by the Mayor of...
PURE PERFECTION ON THE AIRWAVES
STOCKPORT’S Pure 107.8FM shook up their football commentary of Stockport County to mark Non League Day. The annual event encourages Premiership and Football League fans to visit t...
JAMES ROWLAND GOLF CLINIC
WITH the winter weather now coming in it’s important to keep up your practice up. Follow this simple drill to improve your putting indoors. Improve your consistency on short putts...
So near yet so far as Alty disappoint
Post Match Interview “We have made progress this season but we are not yet the finished article,” said Lee Sinnott,. “We contributed to our own downfall, we just did not get goi...
Winning double for Sale Rugby
By Kevin Thompson Sale Rugby Club celebrated winning the Cup and League double on the last day of the season at Heywood Road after beating Manchester Rugby 78-24 to complete one o...
SCHOOL RUGBY Power house prop makes England Squad
St Ambrose College power house prop forward Ciaran Parker has been selected for the England under-17 squad. The brilliant young athlete played for the England under-16A team last...
So near yet so far as Alty disappoint
By Kevin Thompson Chief Sports Writer A successful season ended in disappointment for Altrincham when they failed to get promotion to Conference, losing 4-2 in the semi final p...
RUNNING Harriet runs best time at 1500m
Loreto Grammar School middle distance runner Harriet Knowles Jones has run the best time in the country at her age level for 1500 metres by just 0.01 seconds. Harriet, 14, a memb...
Twickenham date for Under-20s
CHESHIRE’S Under-20s booked a date at Twickenham with a 24-17 win over Kent in the semi-final of the county championship. They did it with an amazing comeback in the game at Sale ...
Cheshire lose out in season opener
CHESHIRE started their MCCA KO Trophy campaign with a disappointing seven wicket defeat at the hands of Herefordshire. After losing the toss, Cheshire were 8-3 at one stage before...
Under-11s festival is a success
SANDBACH RFC’s Under-11s made it all the way to the final of this season’s Cheshire Festival. The youngsters finished runners-up in the tournament, held at Winnington Park, which ...
Extra funding for school sport is welcomed
PRIMARY schools across the Congleton area are to share in an extra £1.1million to inspire the Olympic and Paralympic stars of the future. The cash is part of a Government drive to...
POUNDING STREETS FOR POUNDS
SIX teachers from will run the Wilmslow Marathon this month, in a bid to raise £1,000 for cancer charities. The team, all of whom teach at The Manchester Grammar School’s Junio...
County ‘Dream Team’
IN association with Butterfly Printing county are offering fans the chance to choose their Dream Team and have it framed using 270gsm luxury canvas and 45mm pine frame. Pick your ...
ATHLETICS Sale Harriers on the run
Sale Harriers were out in force at the Manchester Marathon, either marshalling or taking part in the race. The Harriers Caroline Kinghorn, who finishe in a personal best by 14...
Sandbach makes it a hat-trick for the nationals
A TALENTED trio of gymnasts from Sandbach won their way through to the National Compulsory Championships later this year. Nine-year-olds Robyn Kilbourne, Marnie Woolrich and Olivi...
Owzat! Cricket club unveils facelift
ALSAGER Cricket Club’s new-look clubhouse has been officially opened in time for the start of the new season. The clubhouse, revamped in a £67,000 project, was unveiled by Conglet...
Alty youth team player captains England Under 18
By Kevin Thompson Rob Gilroy, the 17 year old youth team player, is the current under 18 England School Boys football Captain. He scored one of the goals in England’s re...
Tributes paid to countryman John
TRIBUTES have been paid to the long-standing chairman and president of the Cheshire Show John Platt, who has died at the age of 82. Mr Platt, who stepped down as president only a ...
England call-ups
STOCKPORT Grammar School Fifth Year pupil, James Gilboy has been selected for England U16s after he impressed the selectors while playing for Cheshire and the North. He will have...
Belle Vue’s lightning start to new season
By Kevin Thompson Rentruck Belle Vue Aces have made a impressive start to the new Elite League speedway season. After 5 meeting the team are in 4th place in the table, winni...
Lauren justifies her GB selection
LEIGH Harrier Lauren Howarth justified her selection to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the European Indoor Track and Field championships at Gothenburg by finishing...
Sweepstake rugby card
IN a bid to bring extra much needed revenue into the club, the Superleigh Lottery has launched the Centurion Sweepstake Rugby Card. Each card contains fifty rugby league teams, on...
HARRIERS HONOURED AFTER SPECIAL YEAR
WHEN Bolton United Harrier’s Annual Awards Ceremony took place at the Ukrainian Club, the judging panel were faced with tough selection dilemmas. The past 12 months has seen the c...
‘Topless’ darters brush up for Open
FIVE of the world’s leading darters are preparing to go ‘topless’ for a major tournament – after agreeing to swap their trademark shirts for paint! To celebrate its involvement i...
Netball town champions
BOLTON School Girls’ Division U13 and U14 Netball Teams are both Town Champions. In the U13s, three pool winners and the best runner-up progressed into the semi-finals, where Bolt...
CRICKET Hale Barns off to a flyer
Hale Barns Cricket team have opened their Mellor Braggins Cheshire Cricket League Division 1 season in fine form winning their first 3 games, An opening day victory by 33 runs aw...
Searching for sporting heroes
NOMINATIONS are open for this year’s Bury Sports Awards, which aim to find and honour the borough’s finest sporting ambassadors. Each year Bury Sport and Physical Activity Service...
Coaching funding
MORE funding is available to help local sports coaches and volunteers obtain recognised qualifications. The original Get Coaching programme ran from 2009 to 2012 and subsidised co...
Badminton places
THE North Manchester Open Badminton League summer season has started and a few places are available for players who wish to enter. The league takes place at Riverside Sports Centr...
Runners tackle Salford 10k
RADCLIFFE AC had a good turnout when 12 runners took part in the Salford 10k. On a popular flat two-lap course Steve Lomax was first home for the club in 39mins 49secs but there w...
Bowdon Boys set the pace…
Bowdon Hockey Club’s under 12 boys’ team were victorious in regional tounaments in Chester and Leeds and will represent the North in National finals in Cannock on May 11th. ...
CRICKET Trafford Women Lose in Cup
Trafford MV Women’s Cricket team, who are based in Sale and play in the Cheshire Women’s Senior Cricket League, lost their first round Bramhall Art Centre Knockout Cup match again...
HOCKEY Timperley celebrate anniversary with wins
Thriving Timperley Hockey Club, the oldest Hockey club in the North West of England, both celebrated their men’s 125th and Ladies 90th anniversary this season with success...
HOT SHOTS LAND TITLE
GREENBANK Preparatory School\'s young hot shots have won the Independent School\'s Association North-West Netball championships to round off an unbeaten season. The Greenbank girl...
Pelican makes splash after just one year
THE Pelican Centre is celebrating an amazing year of success. Since the former Tyldesley Swimming Pool was taken over by a group of community-minded local folk, the Centre has gon...
St Mary’s still tops
ST MARY’S U18s girls have retained the English Schools Swimming Association national title and remain unbeaten for the last three years. The defending champions raced to the final...
WE WON’T BE FEEDER CLUB FOR WARRIORS
LEIGH Centurions insist they are not going to be a feeder club after setting up a partnership with cross-Borough rivals, Wigan Warriors. Centurions chief executive Travor Barton s...
COUNTY PAY TRIBUTE TO FORMER HEROES
TWO of Stockport County\'s former goal scoring heroes, Ray Drake and Paul Ware, have recently passed away. Ray was a local lad who, despite his disabilities, fulfilled many a boy\...
HOCKEY Timperley celebrate anniversary with wins
Thriving Timperley Hockey Club, the oldest Hockey club in the North West of England, both celebrated their men’s 125th and Ladies 90th anniversary this season with success...
Bears end season’s home campaign with lucky 13
CONGLETON Town ended their home league campaign with a 3-0 win over Ashton Athletic – making it 13 unbeaten games on the trot at Booth Street. However, the Bears away form in the ...
Fighting to get our children fit for life
A CAMPAIGN by two local Olympic legends to get children healthier has received backing from a Government minister. Gold and silver medalists Ann Packer and Robbie Brightwell have ...
SWIMMING In the swim for 100 years
Trafford Metro Swimming Club, based at Sale Leisure Centre, celebrate 100 years of swimming in Sale this year. Launched in 1913 as the Sale swimming club at the Lido ( which is n...
NEW FENCING CLUB GETS CASH BACKING
AN AMBITIOUS Bury fencing club has won a major sponsorship deal. The Salle Kiss Fencing Club is now backed by Macclesfield print specialist Spiral Colour and parent company Stormg...
