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3 days ago | messengernewspapers.co.uk | David Pye

This time it was Brooklands who were well beaten by the team that had an unprecedented four schoolboy players in the side. But it was pace bowler Page who was the undisputed star of the show with much of his typical aggressive performance down to the game starting an hour early due to league instructions as it was wrongly thought the visitors had a player who was turning out next day for the county and had to board an early bus on Sunday.

3 days ago | messengernewspapers.co.uk | John Edwards

Linney was widely expected to leave for a club in the EFL after his 23 goals last term earned him a host of admirers and a place in the National League team of the season. In the event, he surprisingly insisted on joining Carlisle, newly-relegated to the NL after a disastrous campaign in League Two, and Alty issued a statement claiming their hand had been forced over the sale. “It was never our intention to sell,” it read.

1 week ago | messengernewspapers.co.uk | David Pye

The Sharks led 20-5 at the break but were pushed all the way by the Devon side in the second half and eventually just managed to get over the winning line to secure their play-off spot. “Things are coming together at the right time - some of it is intentional and some of it is luck,” said Sanderson. “We have got some of our best players hitting the best form at the right time - and we will have Tom Roebuck and Tom Curry back next week - so two more to give us a selection headache.

1 week ago | messengernewspapers.co.uk | Rebecca McGrath

The 53-year-old, wearing a black suit, white shirt and grey tie, looked emotional as he came into the courtroom at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning. He looked around at the dozens of reporters packing the courtroom as he was brought in from the cells, his face crumpling slightly as he held back tears. District Judge Paul Healey asked the defendant to identify himself and in a croaky voice, Doyle confirmed his name and gave his date of birth and address in Liverpool.

1 week ago | messengernewspapers.co.uk | Kent Lawlor

Officers carrying out the warrant on Marshfield Road, Timperley (Image: GMP) A Closure Order has been secured on a property and several arrests have been made following raids at two Trafford properties in relation to drugs. On Monday (May 26), a warrant was executed at a home Haydock Close, Gorse Hill, where a quantity of class B drugs and cash was recovered, while a man arrested, who has since been released on bail.