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SEE THE MUSIC HALL
LADIES and gentlemen - Introducing your own, your very own, chance to capture complimentary tickets for a cornucopia of cracking concert hall capers! North Staffs Music Hall Association members are staging their ninth annual show at Audley Theatre and
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BOLDLY GOING WHERE HUNDREDS ARE SURE TO TREK
MALCOLM Badrock and his magnificent model of Star Trek Voyager will be beaming up to the Oakley Centre on Sunday along with hundreds of other model makers and sci-fi fans. The twelfth annual South Cheshire Militaire is being staged from 10am until 5pm
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WINNING DOUBLE FOR DABBERS
NANTWICH Town continued their unbeaten run last week with two victories moving them up from near the bottom to mid-table. Last Tuesday Town travelled to Maine Road and came away with a 2-0 win despite three of the previous week's winning side being absent
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COLLEGE LIFELINE FOR BUS SERVICE
A CREWE college is dipping into its own purse to fund transport for new students. Cheshire County Council education chiefs are axing free bus services from September which means that South Cheshire College recruits would be expected to pay £60 a term
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VARIETY SPICES UP SOPHIE'S APPEAL
A BID to brighten little Sophie Woolgar's life has sparked a heartwarming response from all sections of the community. Sophie is a two year old who has cerebral pasly, is quadriplegic, registered blind and prone to fits. Her family has launched a £10,000
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ALL SET FOR A HUGE COUNCIL TAX RISE
CHESHIRE'S Council Tax will be fixed today, Thursday, and it is set to soar by six times the level of inflation. A massive 18 per cent rise is on the cards as councillors budget for the year ahead. The county precept looks likely to go up by £98.90 for
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THANKS A MILLION +
CHAMPION fund-raisers who have already notched up £1.5million in the fight against cancer are now aiming to raise a further £100,000 by the end of this year. With two scanner appeals under their belts the women of the After Breast Care Association are
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ROTARY SLEIGH RUN REWARDED
DELIGHTED headmistress Doris McGowan has won a place among the country's top performing schools. Mrs McGowan is the head of Mossley Primary School, Congleton, one of just two in Cheshire chosen for special praise by chief inspector of schools Chris Woodhead
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NURSING HOME HORROR
FORMER nursing home owner Moiya Tooley was struck off this week after being found guilty of professional misconduct. Miss Tooley, a registered nurse, was matron and in charge of Belmont Nursing Home in Congleton, which she sold in 1993. Following the
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SUE NEEDS HELP WITH HER ORPHAN MERCY MISSION
BIG-HEARTED nursery nurse Sue Simpson is looking for help to put a smile on the face of a Romanian orphan this summer. Coco, aged 10, pictured top left, is one of many Romanian children adandoned in orphanages following the revolution in her country.
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HEADTEACHER EXPELS PUPIL WHO SUPPLIED DRUGS TO SCHOOLPALS
HEADTEACHER David Black this week reiterated his uncompromising anti-drugs policy after expelling a teenager for allegedly buying cannabis for other pupils. The pupil concerned, who has not been named, has been permanently excluded from Alsager School
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VIDEO CLUE IN ARSON BLAZE
DETECTIVES are hoping video footage will help them catch arsonists who destroyed thousands of pounds worth of theatre props. The props and scenery were stored in two 30-foot containers at Congleton's Daneside Theatre, which were gutted in Monday night's
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BREAST CARE FUND-RAISERS
DANCE with Adrian at the Crewe campus of the Manchester Metropolitan University on Saturday, March 7 and help the fight against breast cancer. The fundraiser, which includes a meat and potatoe pie supper, is being organised by After Breast Care Association
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DINNER TIME
NANTWICH Town Football Club Sportsman's Dinner will be held on February 26 in the Camelot Suite at Jesters in Crewe. Guest speaker will be John McGrath, formerly of Port Vale and tickets, priced at £20, are available from the club on 624098 or Alan Thompson
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CREWE'S CONTROL CUTS POMPEY DOWN TO SIZE
Crewe Alex - 3 Birmingham City - 1 A CONFIDENT Alex side bounced back from the hiccup against QPR to brush aside Portsmouth and knock in three goals to emphasise that there is plenty of life in the Crewe attack after Dele. The win against the First Division's
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WORKERS ARE URGED TO GET ON THEIR BIKES
WORKERS commuting to Crewe will soon have the chance to keep fit and help the environment with the introduction of a special "cycle park". Bike shop owner Les Rees plans to open part of his town centre premises as a cycle park, and has distributed questionnaires
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CROSSLANDS TO CLOSE
ELDERLY residents in Haslington are to be moved to new homes when their present home closes this month. The charity which runs Crosslands Residential Home for the Elderly, CLS Care Services, announced the closure on Monday. The company said it was due
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WAR ON DOG DIRT
DIRTY dogs are set to become public enemy number one as the majority of open land in Crewe and Nantwich becomes a "no-go" area. Practically every public space in the borough is to be designated an area where dog owners are obliged to clean up after their
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Council paid £1000 for News of the World ad campaign
CASH strapped Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council forked out £1,000 towards an advertising campaign in The News of the World. Now the payment has been condemned as "outrageous" by outspoken political commentator, Brian Silverster. The former council leader
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FINGERS CROSSED FOR ME AND MY GIRL
OPERATIC society members are praying a smoke-damaged theatre can be cleaned up in time for their annual production. Smoke poured into the Daneside Theatre in Congleton on Monday after two storage containers outside the theatre were set on fire. Scenery
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WESTLANDS CAMPAIGN TO LOBBY PRIME MINISTER
BATTLING dad Ken Toft is planning to take the growing campaign against the closure of a Congleton high school to 10 Downing Street. Mr Toft is hoping to win a meeting with Prime Minister Tony Blair to tell him of the opposition to plans to shut Westlands