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Electricians keep Dabbers' cup hopes bright
DABBERS manager Clive Jackson has nothing but praise for a couple of late additions to his team who saved the day last week. Progress to the semi finals of the league cup looked almost assured last Tuesday evening when disaster struck in the form of floodlights
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Town in five goal thriller
THE Dabbers fought back from a disasterous start on Saturday, when three attempts to clear the ball from the Nantwich goal mouth saw St Helens finally put the ball in the net and go a goal up in the first minute. It was 2-0 and looking bad after 20 minutes
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MP pushes for link road
CREWE and Nantwich MP Gwyneth Dunwoody has approached the Government's Roads Minister in a bid to get a "hard and fast" date for the inclusion in the roads programme of the A500 link road. Mrs Dunwoody pointed out to Baroness Hayman that although the
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Inquiry starts into Gorsty Hall plan
A PUBLIC inquiry started on Tuesday into a plan to demolish the Gorsty Hall hotel on the outskirts of Crewe and build 11 homes in its place. Permission was granted to the scheme by the borough council last month, but because it is on green belt land,
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Free fridge checks
FRIDGES across the borough can have a free check to see whether they are operating properly as part of a food safety campaign. Council officers will be on hand to visit people in their own homes to advise them on food safety, check fridge temperatures
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Phantom and fantasy from fledgling theatre group
TALENTED teenagers are due to serve up a feast of musical magic this month at Congleton's Daneside Theatre. Classic numbers from the 30s and 40s and Phantom of the Opera feature in Centre Stage Youth Theatre's show on Saturday, February 21. Some 35 members
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Bears crash out
INJURIES and suspensions cost Congleton Town dear on Saturday as they were thrashed 5-0 by an in form Eastwood Town. The Bears were still in with a shout at just 1-0 down at the break, but their heads went down in the second half when two quick goals
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Alsager win through
ALSAGER won through to the second round of the Mid Cheshire Division Two Cup on Saturday with a convincing 3-0 victory. Midfielder Dave Woodward put the away side ahead at Rylands in the 25th minute with a low drive after latching onto a cross. Fellow
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Writer, Rebecca, makes the news
BUDDING newshound Rebecca Keelagher beat off hundreds of young writers to win through to the final of a nationwide competition. Rebecca, aged 12, was one of five finalists bidding for the chance to report on a conservation project in Africa for BBC TV's
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SUPERSTORE TUG-OF-WAR!
ENGINEERING firm John Boone and Congleton Tennis Club are at the centre of the latest dramatic turn in Congleton's escalating store wars. Somerfield, Sainsbury's and Asda are in the running for a planned new supermarket off West Street, one of several
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CAMPAIGNING residents have lost their long-standing fight to stop a new housing estate being built n
People living on the Henshall Hall estate in Congleton vociferously opposed plans to build houses on pasture land bordering open countryside. However their hopes of defeating the housebuilders were dashed this week when government planning inspector Brian
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Business aims to beat blaze
BATTLING garage owner Kevin Odlum is fighting back this week after a devastating fire at his Rode Heath business. Thousands of pounds worth of damage were caused by a late-night blaze on Friday at the garage, which gutted an office block and wrecked the
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Anthrobus steps into the light
Queens Park Rangers 3 Crewe Alexandra 2 STEVE Anthrobus was called into the side to fill the gap left through the transfer of Adebola to Birmingham City. Gareth Whalley also came back after missing the Norwich game but Shaunn Smith was again missing.
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Dele - gone but not forgotten
DYNAMITE Dele Adebola finally moved on from Crewe Alex this week, for a cool £1million. The striker, who proved a driving force in the Alex's successful Division One bid last year, showed just how much he would be missed by powering his new team Birmingham
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Feeling the benefit
MORE than £86,000 of unclaimed benefits have been identified and handed out as part of a partnership between Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council, the Benefits Agency and the Citizens Advice Bureau. In the last two weeks alone, over £15,000 was handed out
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Dean is a Child of Achievement
YOUNG gymnast Dean Meakin has a double celebration this week, not only is it his birthday but he has been named a Child of Achievement. For Dean, of Love Lane, Betchton has Down's syndrome, is unable to read or write and is also deaf and has sight problems
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Ambulance access prompts parking ban
RESIDENTS are facing parking problems following restrictions brought in to ease difficulties faced by ambulances. Restrictions have been brought in on Badger Avenue after council officers found out ambulances were having problems manoeuvring round parked
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Morrisons victory in store wars
SUPERMARKET giant Asda have refused to comment on rumours that they might pull out of Crewe after planning permission was granted for a new Morrisons store nearby. Asda had issued a list of objections to the Morrisons scheme, planned for former Crewe
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Hotel conversion could bring 200 jobs
TWO hundred jobs are set to be created if the green light is given to plans to turn Crewe Hall into a hotel. The historic hall was sold to private investors for an undisclosed amount this week for conversion into a four star hotel with conference facilities
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Kynpersley Victorious!
STRIKER Paul James earned a league point for Knypersley Vics on Tuesday with a 61st minute equaliser at home to Willenhall Town. His goal made it 2-2, and followed another draw for the Vics, this time 1-1, at home to Bridgnorth Town in the league on Saturday
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Fitness discounts ahoy
FITNESS fans have the chance to enjoy cut-price sports sessions thanks to a new leisure scheme. Biddulph Leisure Centre is offering a discount card from April for people swimming, playing squash and doing aerobics. Paying for 10 sessions will entitle
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Rugby men humbled
CONGLETON'S rugby men returned from Helsby with their tails between their legs on Saturday after a nightmare showing. Congleton were expecting a comfortable win in their friendly against a side from a lower league, but ended up on the wrong end of an
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Comeback shocks hockey knockers
ALSAGER'S hockey men earned a famous victory on Saturday with a 4-2 win at league leaders Liverpool University. Alsager got off to a bad start, going a goal behind after 12 minutes, only for Gareth Mitchell to pull Alsager level soon after when he fired
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Alsager in print
HISTORY lover Jim Sutton is hoping to celebrate the year 2000 by publishing a 300-page book on ancient and modern Alsager. Mr Sutton is the chairman of the Alsager History Research Group, which is compiling material for a history of the town from the
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OAPs memories of Diana published
PENSIONER Les Cowden's first meeting with an ''impish'' young Princess Diana has been included in a new book about the princess. Mr Cowden, who celebrated his 90th birthday last week, met Diana when she was just five years old when he was working for