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ALEX GET THE BIRD
CREWE Alex have a new addition to their books - although he will spend most of his time off the pitch. For Alex is a one-year-old Bengal Eagle Owl who has been recruited along with several other Birds of Prey to keep the pigeons away from the stands.
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CHURCHMAN IS HOLY TERROR FOR DABBERS
DABBERS new boy James Churchman made a spectacular debut for the club in their 4-2 defeat of Haslingden on Saturday. The 19-year-old dynamo, recently signed from Middlewich, not only set up the first two goals but went on to score the fourth. "We were
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ALEX ON A ROLL!
CREWE ALEXANDRA - 1 NORWICH CITY - 0 CREWE Alex are an astonishing 11 points off a play-off position after a six game run of tremendous form. Saturday's win against Norwich was the fourth win in a row for Dario's Young Lions, a run which followed their
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JAMES LORDS IT ON SKY TV
WILLASTON Hall has provided a home for ostriches, circus animals and the smallest ocean-going boat in the world! They've all featured in past exploits of its titled owner. But now James Hadfield-Hyde's colourful career has moved on to TV presenting and
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IT COULD BE NICOLA! BUT IT'S UP TO SCUFFY
IT COULD be Willaston teenager Nicola Venables who starts up the National Lottery machine live on television next month - and it's all thanks to her little dog, Scuffy. Scuffy, who won the prestigious Crufts Triathlon last year, will be appearing at the
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SEARCH ON FOR FRANKENSTEIN!
A FAMILY who lost nearly everything they owned in a fire are praying that a lost pet survived the flames and is being cared for by someone nearby. The family, who did not want to be named, were left with nothing after the blaze destroyed their home on
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SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMONDS
CONGLETON'S Diamond Blues shone at the weekend when they stole the glory with a 13-2 victory over Newcastle Nuggets. Star man Alex Dempsey grabbed an incredible eight goals during some exceptional football in the Crewe Alexandra Soccer Centre Diamond
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CONGLETON PILE ON THE PRESSURE
Congleton 1st XV - 31 Didsbury 1st XV - 12 CONGLETON applied the pressure from the kick off when they hosted league rivals Didsbury at Hankinson's Field last Saturday. A penalty was awarded to them in the 10th minute and John Woodman put them on the scoreboard
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ALSAGER BULLY OFF FOR PROMOTION BID
SALFORD UNIVERSITY - 1 ALSAGER - 4 TEEN star Sam Lyndhurst helped Alsager's hockey men move up to fifth place this week, just two points away from a promotion spot, after victory at Salford. To start, Alsager went behind to a fifth minute strike from
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ALSAGER GEAR UP FOR CUP
ALSAGER had a free day without a match on Saturday but the team is gearing up to play Rylands away in the first round of the Mid Cheshire Division Two Cup Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in
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GOOD KEEPING HOLDS VICS TO A DRAW
GOOD goalkeeping by Pelsall Villa held Knypersley Vics to a 2-2 draw on Saturday. Pelsall scored within 36 seconds when a through ball went over the top of the Knypersley defence and when Rob Powner tried to hold the ball he came out of the area and had
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LOTTERY CASH FOR ARTS AID
NEW sound and lighting equipment is on the shopping list for drama and music lovers in Alsager thanks to a National Lottery boost. The town's Arts Centre has scooped a grant of £86,598 from the Arts Council to improve the technical facilities which were
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HELP US NAIL THESE IDIOTS BEFORE ANYONE IS HURT
PARENTS are being urged to help catch idiots who have left potentially lethal nails and glass on a soccer pitch used by children. The broken glass and nails were strewn over Mill Hayes playing fields in Biddulph, which are used by teams from the Biddulph
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SINGLE TRY SEALS THE GAME
CREWE & NANTWICH - 5 OLD ANSELMIANS - 0 GAMES between Crewe & Nantwich and Old Anselmians have over the years always been close run affairs and so it proved again last Saturday. Having won by a single point earlier in the season this latest league
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DARIO IS MANAGER OF THE MONTH
CREWE boss Dario Gradi has been named as Manager of the Month for January after the club's last four impressive performances in Division One. Dario, who was also awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours List, will receive a specially commissioned magnum
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NURSING SHORTAGE FORCES WARD CLOSURES AT LEIGHTON
A RECRUITMENT drive for nurses has been launched after staff shortages forced ward closures at Leighton Hospital. Rehabilitation Ward 6 was shut down several weeks ago and now Ward 11, which deals with patients undergoing surgery, is only open five days
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MORE OF THE SAME
CROWDS of people have been flocking to an exhibition organised by Cheshire County Council to explain their plans for historic Welsh Row. The exhibition, which was only due to last a day, has been extended to two weeks to cope with demand. County officials
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HUSBAND KNIFED LOVE RIVAL
A SPURNED husband involved in a bizarre love triangle has been cleared of attempted murder - but found guilty of wounding a rival. David Hood, whose wife ran off with his daughter's boyfriend was jailed for four years at Chester Crown Court. Hood, a British
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HUNT FOR 'ROAD RAGE' ATTACKER
POLICE are hunting a man who punched the driver of a car in the face in what looks like a "road rage" incident. The attacker is said to have smashed the driver's door window of a car waiting at traffic lights to get to the driver inside, after leaving
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TEACHER CLEARED
OF INDECENT ASSAULT TEACHER Glynn Robinson has been cleared of indecently assaulting a pretty 19 year old blonde college student he had a secret relationship with for more than three years. But the jury at Mold Crown Court could not reach a verdict on
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MIXED FORTUNES FOR ARCHERS
ALSAGER Company of Archers had mixed fortunes during their third set of matches last month. The Recurve Bow 'A'team beat City of Leicester Archery Team in Division Four by a healthy margin of 68 points to give them the best team score so far this season
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INJURY CRISIS
CONGLETON are facing a defence injury crisis this Saturday with five players injured including new signing Chris Sutton. Chris, who came from Accrington, has only played in one game and was taken to hospital with damaged knee ligaments on Tuesday night
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HI-TECH VIDEO LAUNCH IS VICTIM OF VANDALS
A SUCCESSFUL video shop launch was marred this week when vandals caused £200 worth of damage to brand new equipment. Videotech boss Ken Fallows was pleased with the Biddulph store's opening at the weekend with dozens of people showing their interest in
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DAREDEVILS TAKE TO THE SKIES
DAREDEVIL skydivers Angela Brown and her friends jumped into the great blue yonder on Sunday to help a hospice. The parachuting adventure was the first attempted by the trio from Biddulph, who jumped from more than 7,000 feet from an aircraft. The friends
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TRIBUTES FLOOD IN FOR DEVOTED DAD BILL
TRIBUTES poured in this week following the death at the age of 44 of devoted husband and father of two Bill Little. Mr Little was a keen magician, played the guitar, loved to paint and learned to swim several years ago so he could take a dip with his
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MOTORCYCLIST IS KILLED IN HEAD-ON CRASH
A MOTORBIKE rider was killed and the driver of a car slightly injured in a head-on collision on Friday afternoon. William Dennis Turner, aged 66, of The Hollow, Mount Pleasant, was certfified dead on arrival at Leighton Hospital after his 650cc Kawazaki
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VOTE GOES AGAINST WESTLANDS
COUNTY council education officials have voted to close a Congleton high school despite growing opposition from parents across the town. A county committee met on Wednesday morning to discuss the organisation of secondary education in the town and agreed