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Yearsley notches ton again
Winsford 217-3 Christleton 157-6 Meller Braggins League PAUL Yearsley notched up his third unbeaten century of the season as Winsford reached 200-plus for the second consecutive away game. After being asked to bat, Winsford got off to a terrible start
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Defensive errors prove expensive for Witches
Middlewich Town 2 Garswood Utd 3 Mid-Cheshire League Division One THE clash between the two teams demoted from the North West Counties League saw a very entertaining match, with both sides evenly matched throughout the contest. It was Middlewich who took
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Judy's joy
THE recent results of Vale Royal Ladies Golf Club include: July 5, mid-monthly medal - winner Judy Piper nett 72. Best 30+ Dorothy Gibson nett 81. August 1, August medal and 1st round club championships - abandoned due to waterlogged greens. August 8,
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Solid Blues are into the groove
Gainsborough Trinity 0 Winsford Utd 0 UniBond Premier Division By ANDY MAYLOR LAST season's opening game in the UniBond Premier Division saw United lose at Accrington before embarking on a long unbeaten run. This time they have gone one better and earned
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READY TO TAKE ON THE WORLD!
A MIDDLEWICH athlete is hoping to be a world champion by the end of the week. Andy Eaton, of Holmes Chapel Road, travels to Lausanne, Switzerland, to race in Sunday's World Triathlon Championships, where he will power through three energy-sapping sports
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Rotarians take walk on the wild side...
BRAVING the treacherous sands and murky waters of Morecambe is a thankless task, especially during this miserable summer, but nothing was stopping the plucky Winsford and Middlewich Rotarians recently. Ken Tomlinson led the party of 15 Rotarians and their
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Paul says thanks for trip of a lifetime
A DEAF teenager has thanked people who helped finance a trip of a lifetime to Canada he could otherwise have only dreamed of. Paul Bannister, of Alexandra Road, Middlewich, visited French-speaking Canada last month with the British Trust for Conservation
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Hospital slashes test waiting time
WOMEN from Winsford and Middlewich who attend Leighton Hospital for cervical smear tests can now expect much shorter waiting times for their results. Leighton, which is part of Mid Cheshire Hospitals Trust, has announced that average waiting times have
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Helicopter drama near site of Harding crash
A HELICOPTER crash-landed in a field at Middlewich - just 300 yards away from where multi-millionaire football tycoon Matthew Harding was killed in a crash almost two years ago. The aircraft came down last Wednesday night on land next to Dairy House Farm
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Camera club back in focus
IT may have been an awful summer, but from September 2 there will be bright evenings at the Community Arts Centre in Dene Drive, Winsford, as the Mid-Cheshire Camera Club begins its new season. The opening event is a recorded lecture entitled 'For the
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Bands and barbecue
A BANDS and barbecue event is to be held in Winsford this weekend to raise hundreds of pounds for the Hillsborough Family Support Group. The event, taking place at the Knights Grange Pub on Friday, August 28, until Bank Holiday Monday, August 31, will
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Celebration time for science star
SIXTH formers at Woodford Lodge were in the mood for celebration after picking up their A-level results on Thursday. A total of 51 passes were gained by 29 pupils, with more than half of them in the A to C range. Science-mad Phillip Boughey took a large
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John has formula for exam success
A NATURAL talent in maths and science-based subjects has been confirmed for Middlewich student John Brazier who achieved five grade As at A-level. The teenager, who lives at Mill Lane, managed to get the impressive grades in chemistry, mathematics, physics
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That's sum success
SUM success was achieved at Mid-Cheshire College this week when principal John Howard announced a 100 per cent pass rate in maths A-level. But this was not the only achievement the Hartford College, which is attended by students in Winsford and Middlewich
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Erlick's five of the best...
A MIDDLEWICH student is heading for Cambridge after an ace performance in his A-levels. Erlick Pereira, of Chester Road, scored straight As in the five subjects he took, which were Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry and General Studies. Erlick attended
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ESTATE'S £6m CASH PROMISE
VALE Royal councillors are to be asked to officially approve the Muir Group Housing Association as their preferred partner in a £6 million redevelopment of Winsford's Glebe Green estate. The borough council and Glebe Green residents have been involved
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BENEFITS AGENCY
I WRITE in response to last week's letter from Philip Johnson, of Solvay Road, Winnington, asking Why such an outcry over the restructuring of the Benefits Agency? Mr Johnson should check his facts before making such sweeping statements. The Benefits
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ORGANISERS PREPARE FOR BEST EVER SPORTING FESTIVAL
THE 13th annual Festival of Sport takes place at Moss Farm on Bank Holiday Monday, with organisers promising it will be bigger and better than ever. John Nancollis, Chairman of Northwich RUFC, has been involved with the Festival since it began. "There
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ALL CHANGE AT ALBION
PETER Ward has become Witton Albion's fifth manager in two years following Kevin Tully's shock resignation. Tully stood down on Friday night claiming Witton's board had made it impossible for him to do his job. But chairman Tom Shaw said Tully was unable
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BITTER-SWEET MEMORIES ON TRAGIC ANNIVERSARY
THE first anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, will be one of bitter-sweet memories for the Eyres family. For Susan and John, of The Close in Greenbank, will not only be remembering the life of the People's Princess, but will also be
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VIDEO CLUE COULD HELP CATCH ROBBERS
POLICE have a strong lead in their hunt for an armed gang who raided an off-licence in Castle. Three robbers burst into Cellar 5 at 10.10pm on Saturday August 8 and held the young assistant at gun point. They demanded keys to the safe and grabbed takings
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POLICE APPEAL TO FIND MYSTERY CALLER
DETECTIVES are appealing for a woman, who phoned them twice about housewife Julia Webb's murder, to get back in touch. The woman, who called last Thursday from a mobile phone was cut off twice while speaking to an officer. Now police believe she may have
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Toft not up to Parr - David, that is
TOFT'S outside chance of taking the first division title of the Cheshire County Cricket League lay in virtual ruins on Saturday evening. On a rather sodden Booths Park wicket Hyde's slow bowler David Parr ran through Toft's late-order batting and dismissed
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Knutsford defeated in first home game of season
Town's lose edge - and the match Knutsford 0 Rylands 1 LAST season Knutsford weren't beaten at home until their last match in the Mid-Cheshire League. But they lost in their first game at Manchester Road this season as Rylands took victory on Saturday
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Abused victims to fight for damages
FIFTEEN victims of paedophile Bruce McLean are to sue Cheshire County Council for employing him at a Knutsford children's home. Nine of them began legal action on Friday for damages after they were abused as children by care worker McLean at the local
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MP Bell calls on town to mark Diana's death
MP Martin Bell this week called on Knutsford to mark the anniversary of Princess Diana's death - by reflecting on her life. Speaking from his London home, he said this weekend - and especially Bank Holiday Monday - was an important opportunity for everyone
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Vigilante demolishes town centre toilets
A SUSPECTED vigilante yesterday demolished a public toilet which had become notorious as a meeting place for homosexuals. The sun-tanned man drove a forklift truck across the Heath, then through the brick building in Northwich Road. Commuters arriving
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Burglars cut phone lines
A BURGLAR cut the telephone lines of a house in Knutsford this week. But the intruder abandoned his break-in attempt in Gloucester Road on Sunday morning - possibly when he realised there were people in the house. After forcing open a rear ground floor
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Fish cargo flight causes a stink
A CARGO of exotic fish which has been chased from Belgium is causing a stink with Knutsford-based green activists. It's not the hum from the plane's hold which is irritating them - it's the hum of the engines. The fishy tale of how an allegedly noisy
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GET THESE ODIOUS PESTS
I DETEST and loathe men who stalk women. It is one of the most horrible offences. So my stomach turned over when I heard that a stalker who caused mental torment to a pretty dental receptionist was jailed for three years and 10 months - only to be promptly
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RECS STAY TOP
Grange 2nds v Widnes Recs 2nds A WELL needed maximum points win of 32 to keep Widnes Rec Second XI top of the league, a fine all round batting performance by Fluff Freeman (41) and fellow opener Jimmy Ashall (30), got Widnes off to a flyer, then came
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MOOFIELD THE MERRIER
THE First Division Championship went down to the wire. Ditton CC were in the lead on 45 points from Moorfield Spence with 44. In their last game Moorfield Spence took maximum six points in an away game against Bohemians while Ditton CC, needing six points
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LINNETS SEE RED
Runcorn 1 Emley 1 DISHONOURS were even following Runcorn's opening Unibond fixture as a pair of sendings-off lent colour to a dull draw. Runcorn's new midfielder Colin Rose marked his debut with a red card in a bizarre incident which left the crowd bemused
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ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST
Ashville 1 Mond Rangers 3 ASHVILLE took the lead in the 33rd minute, Hammond going through the middle to hit a hard low shot into the bottom corner, although Rooke got a hand to the ball, he was unable to keep it out of the net. Mond responded and following
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PROSPECT NO HAS BEENS!
Runcorn Greenall Darts League PROSPECT Has Beens are the new leaders in Section Four after they beat Draymen 7/2. They moved ahead of open-dated Railway on average but Beachers also share top sopt after beating bottom-of-the-table The Legion 6/3. Grangeway
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MIXED FORTUNES FOR CHEMICS
THIS was yet another depleted Chemics side which travelled to Chrisleton. After 20 minutes a defensive slip-up allowed the Chrisleton centre-forward to score. However, just before half-time Peter Houghton lobbed the home keeper from outside the box to
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LARGER THAN LIFE
AN all-round wonder show from 17-year-old Ben Large was the main feature of hard earned win for Alvanley as they entertained Tattenhall on Saturday. Three key wickets and a rumbustious 31 not-out were his reward as he further enhanced his growing reputation
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VERA - A FRENCH CONNECTION?
MOTHER-of-two Vera Anderson could have been killed by a French truck driver, her daughter has revealed. Lorraine Tynan has spoken for the first time about the disturbing discoveries she has made since her mother was murdered. It is exactly seven years
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THANKS FOR SAVING MY HUSBAND!
A HEART-stopping moment for a Halton College worker had a happy ending - thanks to colleagues remaining cool under fire. Nancy Egerton contacted the World to say a relieved thank you to college receptionists Jacqui Matthews and Karen Farrell for helping
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DRUNK DAD GETS JAIL
A DRUNKEN man attacked his wife and daughter after going on a 20-pint drinking spree, Warrington Crown Court heard last week. He punched his wife repeatedly in the face, knocked her down and kicked her and then struck his nine-year-old daughter with a
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DRUG SMUGGLING CHARGES
A RUNCORN man has appeared in a London court alongside a former topless model, both accused of conspiracy to smuggle drugs into England. John Warburton, 52, of Grangeway, was charged with conspiring to import cannabis into Britain following a raid by
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STRIKE UPDATE
THE second day of the GMB union's industrial action took place in Halton on Monday. A council spokesman said: "Once again, we would like to apologise to the public for any inconvenience caused. "However, we were pleased that on this occasion, enough members
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OLD FOLK CHECK
HALTON Council is looking for volunteers to help check on old folks' homes in the borough. No qualifications are necessary, but you need to be able to communicate with a wide variety of people and to make your own way to the inspection sites. Each lay
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Become a stockbroker - for just £25 a month
SUSAN Treeton is hoping to profit from her business acumen. The financial adviser is planning to set up a 'penny share' club giving would-be investors the chance to play the stock-market without losing thousands of pounds. "The maximum people will be
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Baker's dozen join Roberts
ROBERTS Bakers has recruited 13 school leavers to train as van sales assistants. They have filled vacancies created by trainees getting promoted or moving to other firms using skills learned at Roberts. Charles Ogden, personnel manager, said: "The new
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Get medical help
SMALL and medium sized medical companies are being offered the chance to attend the prestigious Medica Dusseldorf exhibition at almost half the normal cost. The deal has been arranged by Middlewich-based Medilink (North West) who are also planning to
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Team's national award
BARCLAYS' Small Business Team for Mid and South Cheshire have come second in a national competition. They were runners-up in a bid to find the team most capable of attracting new customers while maintaining their existing customer base. The team is the
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Sponsors show faith in Witches' magic
MIDDLEWICH Town have struck a sponsorship deal with Warrington-based employment specialists Manpower for their 1998-99 MId-Cheshire League campaign. Their name will appear on the Witches' shirts throughout the season. Town chairman Steve Morris was at
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First point pleases Steele
WINSFORD United manager Dalton Steele was pleased with the point his side brought back from Gainsborough on Saturday, despite not converting their pressure into goals. "We have more points than we had at this time last year," said Steele, "but we should
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On the path to nowhere
DARNHALL residents are claiming Vale Royal Borough Council is pouring money down the drain by spending thousands of pounds on a footpath that will only be used by cows. The Winsford householders have hit out at the authority which plans to build a footpath
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Devastated farmer counts cost
GYPSIES have abandoned farmland in Winsford, leaving a trail of destruction at the site. The scene of ruin they have left on the land at Road One, Winsford Industrial Estate, includes broken glass, syringes, paving slabs, litter, damaged fencing and huge
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Police quiz two over alleged sex attack
TWO men are helping police with with inquiries in connection an attempted rape which is alleged to have taken place in Middlewich on Monday. A young female is believed to have been involved in the incident which is currently being investigated by Northwich
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Emma sets her sights on the classroom
A CAREER in teaching could be in the making for Winsford student Emma Sproston after she chalked up one of the best results at Verdin High School sixth form. The 18-year-old, who lives at Severn Walk, in Wharton was awarded three grade Bs in Maths, French
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Top marks as Michael heads for Oxford
A WINSFORD student was celebrating last week when he received A grades in all four of his A-level subjects. Michael Jones, from Sir John Deane's College, gained his results in English, Human Biology, Psychology and General Studies. He will be going to
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PRESS THE POINT: THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD
MY "friend" (Name and address supplied) fails to understand the reason why I, and others write to the local press. Ask people if they knew about proposals to build houses on the Castle Street site before the row erupted in the Guardian and the vast majority
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PLAYSCHEMES ARE A HUGE SUCCESS
I WAS more than a little disappointed by the coverage given to one of our playschemes last week. Considering the amount of space devoted to the story I thought the following points might have been relevant. We operate eight schemes in the Northwich area
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CANALS COULD BE 'PRIVATISED' TO SAVE TREASURY £50 MILLION A YEAR
WHEN the sun shines, even Brunner Mond's Wallerscote works look beautiful. Looking across the Weaver Valley, the chemical factory, framed by drooping branches and the twinkling waters of the Trent and Mersey Canal, represents an industrial age founded
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A HANDS-ON APPROACH
TONY Parkes will have a hands-on role at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. The 40-year-old has been named masseur for England's cycling squad. "It won't be much of a holiday," he said. "There are 27 cyclists in the squad and each one will need treatment
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ROLO IN A HAMSTER JAM
ROLO the hamster got himself caught in a sticky situation last week. The little pet, of Alderley Road in Winnington, managed to crawl into a hole under the bath and fall into the cavity wall all the way downstairs. Despite being trapped for two days,
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Heather, the melody maker
AS onstage disasters go Heather Whyte remembers it as one of the worst. King Arthur had appeared from stage right - and the visor on his suit of armour had snapped shut. Not a problem. A discreet flick of the wrist should have opened it without the audience
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Roil on the big freeze, says desperate Knutsford woman
KNUTSFORD has been besieged by armies of ants. And even the experts have admitted there's not much that can be done to stop them. "Their relentless march has not been stopped by the winter," said a spokesman for Macclesfield Borough Council. "All we can
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Tribute to ex-councillor who was devoted to helping others
A FORMER councillor, who devoted his life to helping others, has died of lung cancer. Cyril Taylor was 68. The former Mayor of Macclesfield leaves wife May, two daughters and two grandchildren. "He was a kind and caring man who was always there for his
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Knutsford left in shade
A SEASIDE town has beaten Knutsford in the Britain in Bloom contest. Poulton Le Fylde - on the outskirts of Blackpool - was awarded top honours at a special ceremony in Southport on Friday. It was another blow for Knutsford - beaten into second place
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The day Spike took a six-week break
WHEN Spike the cockatiel escaped, she couldn't have known how much fuss she would cause. But the colourful character has lost none of her admirers despite her errant behaviour. For while Spike, now renamed Claudia, set up home in Sara Clegg's Acacia Avenue
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Burglars
leave hair salon with headache A KNUTSFORD hair salon was in chaos today after burglars stole all their clients' records. Staff turned up for work at Partners in King Street to find their computer - which held details of client appointments, styles and
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Hero's last stand
AN investigation into Knutsford's war memorials has revealed a sad secret which dates back more than 80 years. A researcher, working for a nationwide survey of war memorials, discovered that the statue outside the Red Cross' Northwich Road HQ was not,
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Widow fears for
'missing' lawyer A WIDOW fighting to prove her husband was murdered in Russia has been dealt another blow in her quest for justice. Jan Edwards has lost touch with her most vital Moscow contact - and now fears for her safety. Human rights' lawyer Karina
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Smoke bomb found in park
TWO of Tatton's rangers were given a surprise gift by a park visitor - a live smoke bomb. The Second World War relic was discovered in the grounds by a cyclist last week. He did what he thought best - and handed it to two shocked park rangers. They called
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A556 protesters plead: Let us help make decision
KNUTSFORD anti-road campaigners want to take part in deciding the future of the A556 motorway by-pass. The first details of the regional planning conferences which will sit in judgement on the recently shelved £93 million road have been released. It will
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PRESIDENT'S PUTTER
THERE was a desperately tight battle for Widnes Golf Club's President's Putter when five players were locked together on a three-under-par score of 66. The prestigious honour eventually went to long-standing member, John Wilson, who off a handicap of
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BRIAN'S ON CLOUD NINE
BRIAN Harrison ran away with the Micro Milling Trophy at Widnes Golf Club on Saturday, winning the fledgling competition by an emphatic margin of three strokes after carding a nine-under-par score of 60. Harrison cashed in on his generous handicap of
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WEST BANK PLEA
WEST BANK urgently need players to maintain the club's two open-age teams in the North West Counties ARL. The first team starts its fixtures in the Premier Division on Saturday, August 29 away to local rivals Farnworth. The second team is at home to Kirkholt
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LEIGH GLEE AS THREE SEE RED
Leigh Centurions 32 Widnes Vikings 26 ANY hopes of a Vikings' victory were dashed in the final quarter of an ill-tempered game as three Widnes players were dismissed by the man we had all come to watch, or so he thought, Colin Morris. He also sin-binned
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ALBION ROCK SOLID AT BLACKPOOL
Blackpool Stanley 14 Widnes Albion Bulls 26 THE Albion completed their pre-season games with a good win against a solid-looking Blackpool side. Both teams took time to settle but the Albion looked the more likely to score and finally it came with Tony
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CRASH VICTIMS FREED
A DRIVER and passenger had to be freed from their car by firefighters following a collision in Widnes on Monday afternoon. Widnes fire brigade were called to traffic lights on Kingsway and Leigh Avenue at 2.30pm when it was reported that three saloon
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OUR GOLDEN BOY
A HALTON athlete got an early birthday present on Saturday when he carried off a sprint gold medal in the European Championships. Allyn Condon, of Chester Close, Castlefields, revved up for his 24th birthday on Monday by winning a 4 x 100 relay medal
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HUNT FOR KNIFEMAN
A TEENAGER had his face slashed with a knife in an unprovoked assault as he stood on a Runcorn street on Tuesday night. The 19-year-old Runcorn man was standing by a phone box near to the Devonshire pub on Ashridge Street at 9pm when he was approached
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OFF-LICENCE RAID
POLICE are hunting two men who carried out an armed robbery at an off-licence. The robbers targeted Thresher Drinks Cabin on Grangeway last Wednesday night, threatening the staff before escaping in a car with cash they had stolen. The men, one carrying
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BUSWAY SAFETY PLEA
HALTON Council may have to improve safety on the Runcorn busway after Cheshire's coroner cited six foot tall hedges surrounding it as a factor in the road death of a Runcorn teenager last September. Darren Pearson, 18, from Exmouth Crescent in Murdishaw
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SMOKE ALARM WARNING
RUNCORN Fire brigade are urging people to take basic safety precautions after a fire severely damaged a house on Monday. It started in the fridge-freezer around 3.30pm, and caught on around the kitchen of the house in Meadway. The kitchen was ruined and
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Marketing boss orders commercial survey
BUSINESS Link's marketing manager has commissioned an in-depth survey of commercial life in Mid Cheshire. Tricia Booth aims to create a business blueprint giving her facts and figures - and identifying the needs of the business community. "My role is
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Council business deal 'will save tax payers money'
A NEW agreement has been signed which should save council tax payers money. Vale Royal Borough Council has hired Business Link Vale Royal to give advice on things like marketing, IT and exporting. The service will be based at Business Link's Winsford
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What a way to treat our pensioners
ON Thursday last week, August 20, a party of 45 pensioners from Winsford visited Southport for the day out, mainly to visit the Southport Flower Show which opened that day. After morning tea at about 11am, many went to the flower show hoping to see its
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Why are we not on the map?
I WANT to know why Stanthorne is so insignificant that it has to be left off both the Middlewich and Winsford maps! The Winsford map only includes half of Middlewich Road, Clive, and does not run as far as Stanthorne, and the Middlewich map stops at Chester
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Let's focus on cinema
AS an ardent cinema-goer and film buff, I hope I am not alone in wishing that Winsford's civic hall would reinvent itself as a popular, up-to-date cinema. So many of the events which take place there are of little interest to people of my age - 17 - and
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Supermum Kathy makes the exam grade
A MIDDLEWICH mum is celebrating this week after managing to juggle housework, two children and study to obtain a grade A in A-level human biology. But Kathy Gibson's impressive hard work and dedication does not end there. The 33-year-old, who left Middlewich
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Please help me find my family
WINSFORD residents are being asked to help a woman trace her family tree. Patricia Alsop from Billingham, Teeside, has been trying to trace her ancestors for more than a year. So far, she has managed to find out that they lived in the Winsford area before
