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Stretford is a district centre to the north of the borough, next to Old Trafford. It is home to Trafford Town Hall, Lancashire County Cricket Club, and Manchester United football ground. The main shopping centre is Stretford Mall. It borders Longford Park, and landmarks include the old Essoldo cinema building on Manchester Road.

Manchester United 1 Southampton 1: Stuart Mathieson's verdict

Manchester United fluffed their Old Trafford lines once again to leave their fans suffering in silence.

Manchester United 1 Southampton 1: Premier League match report

Manchester United's Premier League struggles continued as Southampton produced a late leveller at Old Trafford.

Morrissey: ‘I was stroked and ogled at school’

The former Smiths frontman details in the book, called Autobiography, how one PE teacher at St Mary’s Secondary Modern in Stretford stood staring at naked boys in the shower.

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Morrissey claims he was 'touched inappropriately by a teacher at school' in his autobiography

It is one of a number of revelations in the star's eagerly anticipated memoir

Metrolink fare dodgers fined £37k in ONE day of court hearings

More than 160 passengers were prosecuted,  with most dodgers ending up paying £280 including the fine and charges

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Sir Alex Ferguson to receive freedom of Trafford today

Councillors are bestowing the honour to the most successful manager in Old Trafford history at a town hall meeting today

Smiths super fan exhibits flower Morrissey tossed into Hacienda crowd 30 years ago

Bill Mather lovingly preserved the flower after scooping it up at a 1983 Smiths gig and it is among other gig memorabilia

The shocking toll of wasted young lives following gun crime in Manchester

Throughout the 1990s, the city had seen a surge of guns and drugs into inner-city suburbs as gangs wrestled for control of the streets

Trafford man wanted on recall to prison after breaching licence

Matthew Quinn, 21, from Trafford was released on licence in January 2013 after being convicted of section 18 assault

Police hunt pervert suspected of attacking two girls in Stretford

In the first incident, the 16-year-old victim was waiting at a bus stop on Chester Road in Stretford when a man sat beside her and began to touch her

'Mystery bang' rocks Stretford, setting off burglar alarms and shaking windows

People living near Talbot Road and Kings Road reported an explosion - but emergency services said they had no reports of any incidents.

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Mum threatened to break another mother's legs in school gates fight

Horrified children and parents watched as Maryam Hussein, 24, lunged at 32-year-old victim Maryam Mohammed, at St Philip’s Church of England Primary School in Hulme.

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Warehouse Project: Revealed, shocking full toll of drug horror at death club

A string of customers and a suspected drug dealer fell ill at the Warehouse Project in Trafford Park on the first and second nights of its new season.

Postal firm delivers jobs joy with 1,200 new positions

TNT Post has picked Greater Manchester as the first place outside of London to launch its new delivery service.

Student accommodation blocks sold after owners Opal go into administration

The sale - to a consortium including Greystar Real Estate Partners and Goldman Sachs - represents just less than half of Opal's nationwide student portfolio.

Manchester United to trial singing section at Old Trafford in bid to improve atmosphere

The Reds first introduced an area for more vocal supporters last April

Woman cut free from car after it collides with motorbike in Wythenshawe

The accident happened at the junction of Brooklands Road and Fairwood Road in Wythenshawe shortly after 11am this morning (Wednesday)

Manchester United 4 Bayer Leverkusen 2: Champions League report

Wayne Rooney wrote himself into United history with a brace and earned David Moyes his first three points in the Champions League.

Woman left terrified after catching burglars in her Stretford home

The 48-year-old ran shouting from her house after she caught the two men plundering her valuables.

M.E.N chief reporter Neal Keeling, with his daughter Anna and her class at Higher Lane Primary School, Whitefield

M.E.N. chief reporter Neal Keeling on beating cancer - with a little help from his friends

‘I am 99 per cent certain you are in full remission,’ was the verdict of M.E.N. chief reporter Neal Keeling’s cancer consultant last month.  There is a 20 per cent chance his cancer may return – but finally, after a torrid 18 months of illness, diagnosis and tough treatment, he is ready to snatch back his life and return to work.

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