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TITLE HOPES TAKE A KNOCK
KNYPERSLEY'S title hopes took a knock on Saturday when Longton held them to a draw. Longton killed off the game as a contest by batting on for 60 overs, making it impossible for Knypersley to overhaul their opponents. Longton failed to declare before
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TOP BOWLING CAUSES SCARE FOR OPPOSITION
COLIN Mountford produced his best bowling display of the season on Saturday to give second-placed Alvanley a major scare. Mountford claimed five for 37 off 18 overs, his second best figures this season, as Congleton earned an excellent draw with their
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BANK HOLIDAY EQUALISER
CRAIG Redgate earned a late equaliser for Knypersley Vics on Bank Holiday Monday with a glancing header. Redgate connected with a Paul James corner in the 84th minute of the Vics' home game against Shifnal Town. Shifnal had taken the lead in the 54th
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CRAIG'S DOUBLE GIVES BEARS A WIN
CRAIG Murphy scored a superb double on Saturday to earn Congleton Town an excellent 3-1 home win over Farsley Celtic. Ray Birch put the Bears ahead on 13 minutes with a header from close in after connecting with a long throw from Steve Rothwell. Farsley
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CHURCHES UNITE FOR ALPHA
CONGLETON churches are joining in a new initiative aimed at helping people find out more about Christianity. The Alpha courses are being held across the North West, and include a series of short talks, meals and discussions in small groups on many subjects
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IDEAS ON SHOW
RESIDENTS attended a meeting this week to air their views on plans for a community woodland. People living in the Linley Road area of Alsager have already met with borough council officers to draw up draft plans and ideas of how the local woodland would
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ROBBERY LEADS TO SECURITY UPGRADE
SECURITY has been stepped up at a building society in Alsager following an armed raid. New high-tech security doors, which allow staff to control who enters the branch, have been installed at the Britannia in Crewe Road. The move is the result of a security
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WORKMATES TAP-DANCE TO TV STARDOM WITH LENNY
FACTORY workers Lee Harmer, Alan Gregory and Paul Oakes were flushed with pride when they were invited to appear on stage with Lenny Henry. The trio, who work at a sanitaryware makers in Alsager, performed a special routine due to be screened this Saturday
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JOHN'S A REAL STAR IN GCSE EXAMS
JOHN Marshall was the pick of the GCSE bunch at Alsager School, scoring a stunning nine A-star grades in his exams. John, of Cavendish Crescent, Alsager, was one of 9 pupils who achieved 9 A grades as the school recorded a record pass rate. Some 70 per
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SEARCH FOR A SAVIOUR
INSOLVENCY expert David Wilton was this week seeking a buyer for a Congleton firm which collapsed with multi-million pound debts. Mr Wilton announced 85 job losses at fitness equipment makers Pulse Fitness the day after he was appointed to run the business
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SANDBACH SUCCESS
IN the second division of the Meller Braggins Cheshire Cricket League Sandbach defeated Bowdon Vale by 4 wickets thanks to Charlie Johnson taking 6 wickets for 38 runs. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may have
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LAST STAND JUST FAILS
DESPITE a battling last wicket partnership of 54 between Bernie Bishop and Matt Dawson which threatened to give Crewe a thrilling victory, the home side were finally beaten by 24 runs by championship chasing Stone last Saturday. When Bishop and Dawson
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ALEX TOUGH IT OUT
Crewe Alexandra - 2 Bradford City - 1 CREWE held on bravely in this hard-fought encounter to earn their second win of the season and send big-spending Bradford home still clutching their single league point. The Alex held off a full half of relentless
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FOURTH TIME FOR BLOOM KING ALF
KEEN gardener Alf Benbow scooped the title of Best Front Garden in this year's Nantwich in Bloom competition, for the fourth time. Green-fingered Alf has always been a fan of gardening and spends two or three hours every day in his blooming lovely garden
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ACCIDENT INITIATIVE
CHESHIRE Police have launched a traffic strategy to reduce the number of fatal and injury road accidents. Between 1990 and 1997 the number of fatal accidents across Cheshire dropped by 32 per cent with the number of fatalities down by 37 per cent, but
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ON THE MOVE
A COUNCIL committee could soon become mobile around the borough if plans to hold one meeting away from Crewe are approved. The Civic Affairs committee is this week considering a proposal to hold one meeting at an alternative venue to the Municipal Buildings
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CHURCHES UNITE FOR ALPHA INITIATIVE
CHURCHES across Crewe, Nantwich and Sandbach are holding special courses starting in September as part of a nationwide project. Alpha courses will be held across the region as a way for people to talk and find out more about Christianity. They include
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ACADEMY TO FIGHT ON
MEMBERS of the Cheshire Academy for Integrated Sport and Arts are fighting the decision to build a car dealership near their building. The land on Macon Way was the site of the Homeleigh Day Care Centre before it was demolished and was approved by councillors
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HALIFAX GIVES GRAND SUPPORT TO CREWE CAB
CREWE Citizens Advice Bureau has been given £1,000 by the Halifax Building Society. The award is part of the building society's ongoing programme of support for the local community and will help to fund the CAB's debt counselling service. Wendy Tozer,
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CARNIVAL SUCCESS
THIS year's Crewe Carnival was the biggest ever with more floats in the procession and plenty of top acts in the arena. Music, dancing, fun and games all added to the Carnival atmosphere on Saturday and to the family fun day on Sunday. "It's been a terrific
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LYCEUM CASH ROW
CREWE and Nantwich Borough Council has been told to "come clean" over financing at the Lyceum theatre. Liberal Democrat councillor Gwyn Griffiths has written to the council's chief executive, Alan Wenham, asking why no correction was issued after it was
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JAILED FOR ASSAULT ON HIS GIRLFRIEND
A CREWE man who grabbed his girlfriend by the hair and forced her head into a wall has been sentenced to three months in prison. Robert James, of Nantwich Road, was sentenced at Crewe Magistrates Court last Friday for the assault on Julie Wherret. James
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Bright sparks
I READ last week's Winsford and Middlewich Guardian with a great deal of interest with special regard to the A-level results. Over recent weeks and months, the behaviour and attitude of the town's youngsters has been the subject of a great deal of debate
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Why have we been left off 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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Trinity's fun in the sun
FINE weather and an afternoon of fun-filled entertainment drew a large crowd to the annual Trinity Methodist Church field day on Saturday. The day was memorable for all those taking part, especially young Kim Roberts, who was crowned as this year's Sunday
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Success second time around
IT was double trouble for Nicola Cork last Thursday when GCSE results were announced. For it was the second time the 21-year-old had to suffer from nerves and anxiety as she opening the dreaded envelope. Nicola, of Beechfield Drive, Middlewich, first
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Middlewich pupils are exam record breakers
ALL records have been broken at Middlewich County High with the best set of GCSE results in the school's history. More than 60 per cent of pupils scored five or more A* to C passes - making the results twice as good as the school's performance six years
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Woodford Lodge's pass masters
STAFF and pupils at Woodford Lodge High School have expressed delight with this year's many GCSE successes. The trend of improving results year on year continued with 81 per cent of pupils gaining five passes at grades A to G. And the school received
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Sluggish start proves costly
Winsford 2nds 157-5 Bredbury St Mark's 2nds 110-4 WINSFORD fielded one of their best sides of the season against Bredbury on Saturday, but had to settle for a winning draw in the top-of-the-table clash. Skipper John Millington Snr lost the toss and Winsford
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Grange kids geared up for successful season
GRANGE FC are up and running, and ready to get cracking in their first season in the Mid-Cheshire Youth League. And thanks to an appeal for players in the Winsford and Middlewich Guardian, the junior club has filled both its squads, the under-10s and
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Load of rubbish or a wheelie great idea...
MORE than 12,000 homes in Winsford are to receive wheeled bins for their household rubbish during the next few weeks. Wheeled bins will be delivered to more than 5,000 households in Wharton, Gravel and the High Street area of Winsford starting on Monday
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Two on sex charges
TWO men have appeared before South Cheshire Magistrates' Court charged with the abduction of a child in Middlewich. Nicholas McLelland, aged 32, and Lesley Michael Lowe, aged 50, of Snugglebum canal boat, are alleged to have committed the offence on August
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On the right road to safety...
CHESHIRE Constabulary's Traffic Enforcement Unit has outlined its strategy to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on the road. The unit is centrally based at Winsford, enabling it to move into any problem area and assist in enforcement
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Roman visit gets a Papal blessing
A DREAM came true for disabled youngsters who were blessed by the Pope on a holiday of a lifetime in Rome. The trip was organised by the Mad-Hatters, a Middlewich branch of the charity Across, which raised £17,000 to take the group of 36 people on a 10
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Offenders get chance to be taught a lesson
CARELESS drivers in Winsford and Middlewich could now be sent on improvement courses rather than be prosecuted at court. The idea behind the initiative is to to rehabilitate motorists who disregard the law rather than to punish all offenders with a fine
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Teenager forged giro cheque signature
A WINSFORD teenager forged a signature in order to cash a giro cheque belonging to someone else, magistrates heard. Michael Jenkins, of Newbury Avenue, pleaded guilty to charges of theft and obtaining property by deception when he appeared before Northwich
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Gypsy horse race bedlam
GYPSY children caused traffic and pedestrian chaos when they raced a horse and cart at high speed through Middlewich before colliding with a wall. Residents in Lewin Street came out of their homes to help the injured children who had spilled out of the
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DANIEL Buxton's hopes of winning the British Fiesta Si Championship suffered a major setback at Bran
The 20-year-old Cuddington driver had a nightmare qualifying session which left him 12th on the grid for the main race. He recovered in the race to finish in sixth spot. But he admitted afterwards his chances of winning the championship had gone: "It
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TIM Poole has clinched the Tonfanau Club Championship after dominating the competition all season.
Tim, of Percy Street in Northwich, went into the final day of the championship on Saturday needing just one fifth place finish from four races to clinch the title. He won 10 of the 11 races staged before Saturday, only losing the first after getting involved
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TWO police officers and a janitor are causing a stink in their neighbourhoods - with lion dung!
Inspector Kevin Lunn, Sergeant John Parry and the police station's janitor John Shawcross didn't paws for thought when they heard about a solution to their gardening problems. Sgt Parry said: "We've all had trouble with cats messing in the garden and
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A MAN was clubbed over the head as he took money from a town centre cash machine.
The man had just withdrawn cash from the Halifax machine on Witton Street, when he was attacked, at around 9.20pm on Sunday. He suffered a blow to the head from a cylindrical bar but managed to hang on to his money after a scuffle. The attacker fled up
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A CUDDINGTON climber, who nearly died after falling from a sheer rock face and cracking his head on
Doctors feared Denis Mitchell, an experienced climber, would suffer permanent brain damage after the accident on The Roches, in North Staffordshire, in April. His wife Sheila was told he could suffer memory loss, change of personality and that he would
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A MUM believes her drink was spiked with ecstasy as she enjoyed a night out with friends in Northwic
Mum-of-one Kerry Cox, of Beeston Street, Castle, was out drinking on Saturday, August 29, when she collapsed, suffering a terrible ordeal that left her unable to breathe or speak properly until the next morning. "I was very scared, and I had never felt
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TOFT SO CAREFULLY BACK TO FORM
Grappenhall 122 all out Toft 123 for 2 TOFT put their recent blips behind them on Saturday at Booths Park - and crushed Grappenhall. Although their title hopes are no longer a possibility, they virtually assured themselves of a top half of the table position
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STUDENTS at Knutsford High School were again celebrating success in public examinations with the pub
52% of grades awarded were in the higher A to C range whilst over 50 students achieved 9 GCSEs at these higher grades. In total, 120 students achieved grades A to C in 5 or more GCSE subjects. Headmaster Kevin Hollins said: 'We are proud that so many
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Riddle of the toilet wrecker
EVERYONE in town has been talking about who could have wrecked the toilets and why they took such direct action. But no-one seems to know anything about it. As the police continue their inquiries and the council starts rebuilding, the theorists have been
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Demolished toilets to be rebuilt
PUBLIC toilets - partly demolished by a suspected vigilante - are to be rebuilt. And Knutsford residents will have to foot the bill. "This was an act of vandalism which will be very costly to put right," said a Macclesfield Borough Council spokesman on
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Pay boost for nurses
A KNUTSFORD nursing agency is so short staffed it is upping its wages by 25%. From October, its registered nurses will earn £10 an hour - instead of £8 - to stem the growing national crisis in the profession. "The crisis was predicted to reach its peak
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Bid for pub licence
RESIDENTS of an historic Knutsford road discover today (Wednesday) if they will have a new pub on their doorstep. Visitors to the Laal Q Tee restaurant in Gaskell Avenue must currently order food if they want a drink. But magistrates must decide today
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FIND THESE CONMEN!
WIDNES police are hunting a man in connection with a "despicable" con-style burglary in which two men stole cash from a Hough Green pensioner. The burglary happened in Dunsford on Wednesday afternoon at 3.30pm when a man knocked on the door of his 79-
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NEW RUGBY SEASON
CONGLETON rugby club kick off their new season this Saturday with a series of clashes against Trentham. All four of the club's sides take on Trentham, with the 1st XV opening the new campaign with a home game on Hankinson's Field at 3pm. Congleton travel
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STRIKE DUO HELP ALSAGER TO HAT-TRICK WIN
IN FORM striking partners Ben Biddulph and Gareth Rowe helped Alsager to their third league win in four games on Saturday. Rowe opened the scoring for Alsager in the 20th minute at home to Hanford with a cracking 35-yard shot which took a slight deflection
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ALSAGER TURNS ON THE STYLE
ALSAGER'S bowlers turned on the style on Saturday as they earned a fabulous victory at champions and league leaders Bowden. Alsager's heads were down after they were bowled out for 110, but their bowlers fought back to demolish their top of the table
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RUNNING TOTAL IS £700 THANKS TO JEFF AND CHRIS
MARATHON men Jeff Keach and Chris Fernyhough raised more than £700 for terminally-ill children by running in a local 26-miler. Jeff and Chris, both from Alsager, raised the money for the Hope House Children's Hospice by competing in the annual Potteries
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BEER WINS PUB PRAISE
POPULAR country pub the Swettenham Arms has won an award for promoting a local brewery. The pub scooped a Pub of the Season award from a revamped local branch of the Campaign for Real Ale. The Macclesfield and East Cheshire branch of CAMRA, which includes
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FINANCIAL UNION WITH EUROPE WILL AFFECT SOVEREIGNTY
IF the United Kingdom signs up to European monetary union we will lose a crucial element of our sovereignty. Large numbers of leading businessman in this country now agree we will end up paying higher taxes and become poorer as a result. I remain opposed
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CAR JOBS SAVED BY RECEIVERS
RECEIVERS have saved the jobs of staff at a Ford dealership In Alsager after agreeing the sale of the business Grant Thornton were appointed two weeks ago to Chatfield (Stoke) and Arthur Redfern after the collapse of the company. Some 24 jobs at the Ford
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HOUSE BUILDING SPARKS HEDGE ROW
FRUSTRATED resident, Irene Slack, is set to take a builder to court over a row centred on a line of prized trees. Mrs Slack is calling on Kevin Humphries to pay for trees needed to replace ones she claims were damaged by his building work. Mr Humphries
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TEENAGER LOSES FIGHT FOR LIFE
POPULAR teenager Carl Hammersley died in hospital four days after the young motorcyclist was in collision with a Mercedes. The accident happened as Carl, aged 17, was on his way to his regular Sunday morning motorcycle training scheme. He was taken to
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ELWORTH SLIP UP
ELWORTH visited title chasing Little Stoke last Saturday but slipped to a 37 run defeat. Little Stoke batted first and were unable to make any headway. After 14 overs the total had reached only 24 for 1. A careful second wicket partnership between skipper
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BLADES CUT UP ROUGH
Sheffield United - 3 Crewe Alexandra - 1 A SPIRITED Crewe performance was not enough to earn any points in a match that threatened to spill over several times due to the hosts' physical approach. A shoulder injury sidelined Marcus Bignot and his place
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OUT OF CONTROL
ALEX supremo Dario Gradi has blasted referee Eddie Wolstenholme for not having control of Monday night's clash with the Blades. Crewe's medical staff now face a race against time to get players fit for next Tuesday's home tie against Crystal Palace. Centre-back
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CHRIS AND BOB'S CHARITY BOOST
CARING residents Chris and Bob Cooper opened their doors to the public last week in aid of babies and the RAF Association. Mr and Mrs Cooper, from Bradeley Road, Haslington, organised a garden party at their home in just a fortnight thanks to generous
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MARATHON BOOK SALE AIDS CHURCH
A SECOND-HAND book sale which started over the Bank Holiday weekend is set to end on Saturday. The annual sale, at Mow Cop Methodist Church, has seen almost 50,000 books on sale in aid of the Museum of Primitive Methodism at Englesea Brook. The Reverend
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BRIDE OF YEAR SEARCH WILL BEGIN SHORTLY
WE'RE gearing up for the 1999 Bride of the Year competition. Once again a superb package of prizes is being lined up and will be announced in The GUARDIAN in a few weeks time. Judging for the title, which in previous years has presented the winning couple
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JACKIE PIONEERS NEW PLAYSCHEME
WHEN resourceful mum Jackie Heath realised there was no playscheme in the area she decided not to wait for someone else to set one up. Jackie, from Nutfield Avenue, went to the council for advice, gained qualifications, applied successfully for several
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ALLOTMENT HOLDERS WIN MORE TIME
ALLOTMENT holders in Nantwich look set to be given an extra seven months notice to quit from their Nixons Row site. The gardeners were originally told in April they had a year's notice before the land would be taken and used as part of a housing development
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JUDGEMENT DAY FOR PUPILS!
PUPILS across Crewe and Sandbach received some of the 50,000 GCSE exam results delivered across Cheshire last Thursday. Cheshire County Council advisers will be looking closely at them because each education authority has to prepare targets for improvements
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HELPING PUPILS STEP UP A GEAR
A GROUP of Crewe children were especially revved-up for starting at high school last week after they were treated to a ride in a Bentley. The pupils were taken for a drive in the country as a reward for their efforts on a summer literacy course run by
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BOUNCE-BACK FROM ROCK TUMBLE
A NANTWICH teacher, who nearly died after falling from a sheer rock face and cracking his head on a boulder, has amazed doctors by his recovery. Doctors feared Denis Mitchell, an experienced climber, would suffer permanent brain damage after the accident
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UP IN SMOKE!
WESTON farmers who saw a lifetime's work go up in smoke have blasted the local water authority after a nearby fire hydrant failed in their hour of need. The barnfire at Carters Green Farm in Jack Lane last Wednesday took two days to put out as firefighters
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Peter in line for top award
A WINSFORD-based business advisor has been shortlisted as a regional finalist of the Barclays Building Better Business Awards. Business Link Vale Royal start-up counsellor Peter Tomlinson has been named as one of five finalists in the best business link
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It's enough to drive you potty
FOLLOWING damage to my wife's car, I wrote to Vale Royal Borough Council in May this year about the appalling condition of the road surfaces in the Moors Lane and Hall Lane areas of Winsford and submitted a claim for repair to my wife's car. To date,
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It's all smiles for Verdin head Neil
PUPILS, teachers and parents at Verdin High School have all come in for glowing praise following a set of GSCE results which left headteacher Neil Dyment smiling. The Winsford school produced its usual share of high-fliers, Wayne Dale leading the way
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Buddhist John bids to put your mind at rest
PUT your mind at rest - Buddhist teacher John Davies is returning to Winsford this month to resume his evening meditation classes. John began his classes at the Odiyana Buddhist Centre in Northwich in 1993, starting in Winsford 18 months ago due to popular
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Battling Town take heart from well-earned point
Knutsford 0 Middlewich Town 0 Mid-Cheshire League Division One A BATTLING performance earned Middlewich a well-deserved point away to last season's league runners-up. The result was achieved through sheer hard work and determination, with the players
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Superb strikes lift United to summit
Winsford Utd 2 Leigh RMI 0 UniBond Premier Division THE deadly duo of Winnie Steele and Steve Shaughnessy struck two clinical goals either side of half-time to continue Winsford's promising start to the season. The Saturday night table showed Winsford
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German sees red
Stalybridge 1 Winsford Utd 0 UniBond Premier Division ONE goal was always likely to separate these sides and it was Winsford who conceded it, slumping to their first defeat of the season on Monday, writes NICK SMITH. Craig Hall caught the visiting defence
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Fans go missing
WINSFORD United are still suffering from disappointing crowds despite their solid start to the season. Barton Stadium saw a dramatic drop in attendance during a week in which United topped the UniBond Premier table and claimed the prized scalps of Altrincham
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Inquiry due next week
THE keenly-awaited local inquiry into Vale Royal Borough Council's Local Plan begins on Tuesday, September 8. The inquiry will give objectors to the plan a chance to say why the council's planning proposals and policies should be changed. Their evidence
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Churches unite in prayer for Princess of Wales
CLERGYMEN in Winsford and Middlewich paid tribute to Princess Diana during Church of England services on Sunday. The first anniversary of her death was marked with prayers and thanksgivings at Winsford churches St Chad's, St John's and Christ Church Wharton
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Driver in death crash attempt
A DEPRESSED welder tried to kill himself by deliberately driving his car into a telegraph pole, a court heard. Philip Michael Brandon, of Chester Road, Little Budworth, crashed his Vauxhall Cavalier in the village on July 4. The crash left 27-year-old
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I AM the mother of the two children featured on the front page of The Guardian on August 19. I would
Firstly, I would like to say how offended I was with Mr Neil's remark that I should n't have gone out while the children were under the playscheme's 'care', thus implying I was to blame. If parents are not supposed to leave home, then why is n't this
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I WAS a little surprised at the prominence given in the Guardian to the story about a mother who had
I can easily sympathise with the mother in question - this situation has happened to me, and I suspect, to every parent at one time or another. I can also easily recall the temptation to blame someone other than myself for the anguish I suffered when
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VICS managed to bring to an end Kettering's 100 per cent start to the season, but couldn't find the
It was the biggest test Vics' defence has faced so far this season and they passed with flying colours. John Robertson imparticular was on top form, giving his best display in a Green shirt. Kettering opened brightly looking for their fourth consecutive
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WITTON Albion are facing the most crucial month in the club's history with new manager Peter Ward co
But the most pressing issue for the club at the moment isn't football, rather the approaching deadlines for repayments to creditors. On Monday Chairman Tom Shaw will tell shareholders at the General Meeting where the club stands financially three months
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THE brutal murder of Sandiway mum Julia Webb is to be recreated by actors for the BBC's Crimewatch p
The monthly show, which reaches audiences of up to eight million people, will feature a reconstruction of the events leading up to Mrs Webb's death in Kennel Lane on Wednesday, July 22. BBC researcher Gina Campbell said: "The aim of Crimewatch is to create
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AN ex head teacher has lost her battle against Cheshire County Council.
An Industrial Tribunal has dismissed Dorothy Jones' claim that she was unfairly dismissed from Comberbach County Primary School - where she was head for 15 years before becoming embroiled in a job wrangle. Mrs Jones plans to appeal against the ruling.
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ENGINEERS are hard at work putting the finishing touches to Town Bridge.
Crews from British Waterways are racing towards the deadline for reopening the bridge, set for the end of this month. "Basically, the teams are finishing off the superstructure ready for the reopening," said spokesman Guy Lawson. "The electrical workings
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POLICE are hunting an armed robber who held up Cheshire Building Society in Weaverham High Street, l
The man burst in brandishing a handgun and demanded cash from two terrified women. He then ran off up Forest Street with a quantity of stolen cash. Police say the man was last spotted just after 3pm entering the Methodist Church grounds - but despite
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Charity fun runs? They're still a little way off
FORGIVE me if I use this space first to thank the countless people who sent me get well cards and kind messages after my hip operation. Some came from old friends, and others from new friends whom I didn't even know that I had. The good wishes worked.
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ANOTHER prison door slammed - and the young trainee church minister now stood face-to-face with a li
But Paul Wilson wasn't there to judge - only to listen to the man's story. "You can never underestimate the wrong a person can do, but it gave me the opportunity to put my beliefs into practice," he said. A year earlier Paul had quit his highly-paid job
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History repeats itself - in lots of different ways
HENRY Ford said history was bunk, more or less. Oscar Wilde thought it a duty to rewrite it. And George Bernard Shaw wrote that, as usual, it would tell lies. We're not sure what we started last week - but the phone never stopped ringing. For last week's
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Town's
Derby victory Knutsford 3 Lostock Gralam 1 KNUTSFORD won the mid-week Derby and left Lostock Gralam still looking for their first point. Jones scored his first goal for Knutsford following good work by Johnson. Astbury equalised after 30 minutes, but
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HOLMES CHAPEL COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL - GCSE RESULTS
Neil Anderton 9 (9), Thomas Arnot 2 (9), Sarah Beck 9 (9), Ross Bond 9 (9), Mark Bradley 0 (9), Martin Carden 8 (9), Yvonne Carter 2 (9), Andrew Connor 7 (9), Jane Cormack 8 (9), Katie Donlon 9 (9), Timothy Frith 0 (8), Scott Hadden 9 (9), Elizabeth Lappin
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Mum's brave fightback
A KNUTSFORD mum is learning to live again after recovering from terrible head injuries. Five months ago Marie Fletcher's family did not know whether the mum-of-three would be permanently brain damaged after she was thrown from a bus. But last month she
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Young dad dies in crash
A YOUNG Knutsford dad was killed in a motorbike accident on Monday. Tim Hesketh, who was married with three young children, died when his 1,000cc machine collided with a car in a country lane. Yesterday (Tuesday), his brother Paul described him as a great
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ANGER OVER OAP SQUALOR
THE EXISTENCE of a safety net for pensioners who live in poverty has been called into question after a chance encounter led to the discovery of an elderly Widnes man living in absolute squalor. Runcorn woman Pat Baker was returning home after a visit
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PET RESCUE
FIREFIGHTERS rescued two young women and a rabbit from a blazing flat complex in Widnes after an arson attack on the flat below. A fire was started in a second floor flat in the three-storey building in Sharp Street when arsonists kicked the door in,
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ROAD WORKS
REPAIRS on the Widnes approach to the bridge started this week. West Bank residents received letters, notifying them of the roadworks. Contractors started painting the steelwork over the River Mersey on Tuesday. The work is expected to last for 12 weeks
