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A high-end supermarket that has called a Greater Manchester town its home for the last eight years has announced that it is pulling out after rising costs caused profits to drop. Customers at the Booths in Hale Barns, Altrincham, have called the closure a "huge loss".

Candidates for the Local Elections in Trafford on Thursday May 2 have been announced. Each of the borough's 21 wards has three councillors, with one seat being contested at this election.

House prices are gradually coming down across the country, which is great news for buyers - especially those looking to get on the property ladder for the first time in 2024. The average cost of a home across the UK fell by an average of £3,000 in the last year, new data from the Land Registry has revealed.

A judge blasted convicted rapist Lawrence Jones as having a 'misogynistic view of women' as she jailed him for 15 years. The 55-year-old founder of Manchester tech company UK Fast attacked two women in the 1990s while he was a piano player in pubs and hotels across the city.

Disgraced businessman Lawrence Jones was willing to put up £1.4m to secure his release from prison just two months after he was convicted of sexual assault - so he could carry on enjoying his life and doing business, the Manchester Evening News can reveal.

It was the word that prompted gasps from the public gallery as it left the coroner's mouth: "Manslaughter." Joshua Molnar had been acquitted of it - and murder - following a criminal trial for the fatal stabbing of Yousef Makki.

The youth who imported the knife used to kill Yousef Makki deleted 47 items from his own iPhone after the fatal stabbing, a new inquest into the death was told.

Yousef Makki's 'best friend' has lost a bid to be excused from giving evidence in person at a fresh inquest into the 2019 fatal stabbing.

It's no secret that renting across Greater Manchester costs an arm and a leg these days, but nothing compares to the price you'll pay at the top end of the market. For the region's rich and famous who are looking for a short-term home rather than somewhere to put down roots, there are some amazing rental properties up for grabs - but they come with some rather hefty price tags.

Manchester United and City stars, the rich and the famous. In one month alone, from April 18 to May 12, 2022, they stole at least 11 Range Rovers, Range Rover Sports and a Land Rover Sport, each worth anywhere between £65,000 and over £100,000 each.They used signal jammers to interfere with key fob frequency, preventing owners from locking the doors to their vehicles properly, as well as a skeleton key - targeting cars across Cheshire, Trafford and Rochdale.READ MORE: Thiago Silva spotted giving crucial instruction before Mason Mount netted free-kickThey were stolen from locations including car parks, town centres and private driveways across Alderley Edge, Altrincham, Hale, Hale Barns, Poynton, and Rochdale.Greater Manchester Police ended the gang’s spree on May 13 when their Tactical Vehicle Intercept Unit stopped a blue BMW they were travelling in.At Manchester Crown Court five gangsters were jailed for a total of 14 years and one month.

A gang stole Range Rovers worth £800,000 during a month long crime spree targeting leafy villages. Some drivers had their cars stolen just minutes after parking up and thinking they'd left the vehicles secure.

A tiny ancient parish once populated by just over 100 people is now home to one of the country's biggest international airports.

Political parties in Trafford have their sights firmly set on two Tory strong-hold seats in the local elections on May 5. The Green Party, Liberal Democrats and Labour are all hoping to knock the Conservatives off their perch next week in both Hale Central and Hale Barns wards.

Trafford’s Labour-led council is set for a shake up next week. With just over a week to go until Trafford heads to the polls, with a third of the council’s seats up for grabs again, here’s a run-down of the big names, familiar faces and hotly-contested seats to look out for on Thursday May 5.

Jade Akoum could be forgiven if she was consumed entirely by rage - she has had to endure tragedy and pain only few can imagine: the loss of her younger brother Yousef Makki, the talented Manchester Grammar School pupil stabbed to death aged just 17; the death of their mother Debbie from a 'broken 'heart'; and a burning feeling of injustice.

The mother of Yousef Makki tragically died herself just over a year after her son was stabbed to death. Her family said she died 'with a broken heart.'

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direct to your inboxFour areas of Trafford have managed to ‘suppress’ coronavirus.According to data on the government’s interactive Covid-19 tracking map, the areas – all in the south of the borough – had fewer than three new cases confirmed in the week ending February 24.In the government’s own words, it means the areas have ‘suppressed’ the virus – as things stand.The wards – Hale, Hale Barns, Bowdon and Timperley South – were all previously ‘hotspots’ for the virus.Coun Nathan Evans, Conservative representative for Timperley, said: “It’s quite incredible, what an achievement.“Hats off to the people of Timperley for following lockdown rules rules and keeping it under control.“It’s amazing.

The grieving family of Yousef Makki have told of their agony and appealed for new information on the second anniversary of his tragic death.

direct to your inboxA pre-inquest review has been held into the death of a man who went missing from a Trafford hospital.James Booth went missing from the Altrincham Priory Hospital, Rappax Road, Hale Barns, Trafford at around 1.30pm on Wednesday, October 10.In statement four days later, GMP said: "Officers searching for missing James Booth from Trafford have sadly found a body."Formal identification has not yet taken place."There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances and a file shall be passed to the coroner."An image of James, wearing grey Asics trainers and a dark grey tracksuit with burgundy sleeves and a burgundy stripe running down each leg, was issued by police in a bid to find him.Mr Chris Morris, Coroner for South