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VICS ARE COMEBACK KINGS
KNYPERSLEY Vics fought back from going a goal behind against Stourport Swifts on Saturday to earn a well-deserved victory. Eighth-placed Stourport took the lead seven minutes into the second half of the league clash at the Vics' ground. However Knypersley
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RESIDENTS FIGHT HOUSING PLAN
SCORES of Congleton residents have joined forces to oppose a housing scheme they claim would become a focus for "civil disorder." The warning came from residents campaigning against plans by Dane Housing to build 23 houses and flats on land between Lowe
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MILLENNIUM IS OFF TO AN ARTISTIC START
CONGLETON and Alsager will be celebrating the year 2000 in true artistic style after winning thousands of pounds from the Millennium Festival Fund. The £20,000 grant was won by Congleton borough council, and will be used to pay for a borough-wide arts
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MILLENNIUM PARK PLAN FOR EATON
VILLAGERS are joining forces to raise money for a Millennium park as a way of celebrating the arrival of the year 2000. More than eight out of 10 residents of Eaton backed the idea of the park, which is due to be created on a two-acre site opposite Christ
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KEY STAGE 2 SCHOOL RESULTS
BELOW are the Key Stage 2 results for local schools, with percentages for English, maths and science, followed by the average score and the previous year's average in brackets. Key - (C) Congleton (B) Biddulph (A) Alsager Cheshire average - 69.6 National
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COUNCIL TAX TO SOAR
BIDDULPH families face increases in their council tax bills of almost three times the rate of inflation from April. Average bills in Biddulph will rise to £793.82 for band D homes, valued at between £62,000 and £88,000. The new figure from April means
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PRIMARY PUPILS RECORD 100 PER CENT SUCCESS
CHILDREN at Smallwood Primary School have swept the board to score the best Key Stage Two results in Cheshire. Every pupil who sat last summer's tests achieved 100 per cent in English, maths and science, the only school in Cheshire to do so. Some 12 children
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SECRETARY SOUGHT
WE are desperately looking for someone to help with our secretarial work for the Cheshire group of Myasthenia Gravis Association. This little known charity caters for more than 120 people in the Cheshire area suffering from this disease, which can be
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THINKING POSITIVE BENEFITS CHARITY
I WOULD like to put on record my personal thanks, to the Mayor, Mayoress, his staff and the members of his charity committee for all the support and encouragement they have given me since I decided to organise a Valentine's Charity Ball. Last September
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CREWE TAKE A BREATHER BEFORE CRUCIAL CLASHES
IT being international weekend Crewe & Nantwich had no league match so the club took the opportunity to go back to yesteryear and play some social rugby. They sent two sides to Beverley in Yorkshire to play the former club of Crewe's Gavin Cowans
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SENDING OFF WAS DECISIVE
NANTWICH Town fought bravely to narrowly lose out at top of the table Newcastle, despite playing most of the game with 10 men. Dabbers lost 2-1 after Andy Brownsword was harshly given his marching orders on 12 minutes for a mis-timed tackle - his first
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ALEX FIRE BLANKS IN A VITAL BASEMENT BATTLE
Crewe Alex - 0 Stockport County - 2 THE odds on Crewe surviving for another term in Division 1 grew significantly longer after another damp failure in a "must-win" tussle on Saturday. Even the most ardent Alex fan must be resigned to a second division
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DAN'S BETTER THAN BEFORE
CREWE Alex boss Dario Gradi has said he is pleased with the performance of on-loan Danny Murphy, despite only inspiring the side to one point from the last two games. Murphy, who returned to a hero's welcome at Gresty Road to boost Crewe's flailing attack
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NEW MEMBERS NEEDED
NEW members are being urged to join the Nantwich and District Branch of the Cheshire Regiment Association. The Association meets every month and have recently moved from Nantwich to new premises at the Crosville Club in Crewe. Members have applied for
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MILLENNIUM GRANT WILL BOOST COMMUNITY PLAY
COMMUNITY groups in Crewe and Nantwich are set to benefit from a £60,000 Millennium Commission grant. The borough council has worked with a host of groups since 1997 to come up with ideas for local Millennium events and celebrations. A combined application
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HEADING FOR A BUMPY RIDE
RESIDENTS living around Shrewbridge Road are invited to a public meeting next Wednesday to discuss the introduction of speed bumps. Following a petition of almost 200 names a series of humps are set to be installed along Shrewbridge Road. The meeting
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JEWELLERY ON DISPLAY
CREWE police are trying to reunite stolen goods with their owners this week after a series of successful raids. A host of search warrants were carried out at the end of January and at the start of this month to recover a substantial amount of jewellery
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ICE CREAM RECALL OVER HAZELNUTS
ENVIRONMENTAL Health officers in Crewe and Nantwich are warning local people with hazelnut allergies about a product recall. The Department of Health has alerted the borough council to a recall of 550ml Nestle Lyons Maid 'New' Cascade Toffee Ice Cream
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MUSEUM GETS BOOK BACKING
AN ANNUAL booksale held to raise money for a Methodist Museum is set to be transported to Dorset. Church officials in Poole have asked the team behind the successful sale, at Mow Cop, to run one for them and all proceeds will go to the Museum of Primitive
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BUSINESS PARK'S NEW-T RESIDENT
CREWE'S Business Park has a new-t inhabitant in the shape of a six foot amphibian. The unique sculpture of a newt has been created out of willows as a follow on to the successful seats which were made a year ago. Local artist Sarah Gallagher has been
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MINISTER HEARS ABOUT SCHOOL SURVIVAL BATTLE
THE battle to save Buerton Primary School was handed a major boost this week as campaigners were granted a meeting with the government's junior education minister. Cheshire County Council has voted to close the village school in the summer after claiming
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COUNCIL TAX TO GO UP BY 5.8 PER CENT
COUNCIL Tax bills are set to rise by 5.8 per cent this year across Crewe and Nantwich. The borough council's special policy committee will be meeting today, Thursday, to discuss the budget for the year. The council tax, without parish council precepts
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BAIL HOSTEL
HITS BACK STAFF and residents at the under-fire Linden Bank Bail Hostel in Sandbach have defended the centre against mounting pressure to close it down. Campaigners, led by Congleton Borough Mayor Bernard Edwards, stepped up the fight to have the London
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KARATE KID SET TO TAKE ON THE WORLD
YOUNG karate star Gregory Belfield has realised his dream of representing his country in a world championships. Gregory, aged 11, has been chosen to compete for Great Britain in this summer's World Karate Association's world championships. Gregory lives
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NAT'S PM CHANCE
TALENTED teenager Natalie Hallows is hoping a special poem will land her a meeting with Prime Minister Tony Blair. Natalie, aged 11, is one of the finalists in a national competition offering the chance to interview Mr Blair at 10 Downing Street. The
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ALSAGER ON TARGET FOR TITLE
TITLE contenders Alsager take on second-placed Norton at home this Saturday in a crunch match for both highflying sides. Alsager maintained their championship bid with a 2-1 victory at home to mid-table Baddeley Green on Saturday. The home side took the
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LAST GASP FLIXTON LEAVE BEARS WITH SORE HEADS
JUBILANT Flixton snatched a vital three points against fellow strugglers Congleton Town on Saturday with a winner five minutes from time. The league match was crucial for both sides, with Flixton four points above the Bears before the game on fifth from
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ASSAULT CAUSED FRACTURED SKULL
DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses to a late-night assault at the weekend in which a Congleton man suffered a fractured skull. The 32-year-old man is being treated for his injury in Macclesfield Hospital, and police are looking for the public's help
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TRADERS UNITE FOR RETAIL PUSH
CONGLETON shopkeepers are to launch a publicity offensive to counter a controversial claim they do not play an important retail role in the town. Town centre manager Sheila Terry angered traders from Lawton Street by stating it was no longer viewed as
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RELIVING SCHOOL DAYS
IT is my intention to write a history of Bedford Street School, Crewe. I would be very grateful if any of your readers could provide any information about the school. Reminiscences of personal experiences would be particularly welcome. In addition any
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SANDBACH RAMBLERS RESULTS
Sandbach Ramblers Under 9s - 1 Davenham Dynamos - 3 THIS was the Ramblers under 9's first fixture following a two month winter break, and they did look a little out of sorts against a strong Davenham side. Sandbach started off quite brightly but couldn't
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SHIELD TRIBUTE TO TABLE TENNIS SUPPORTER NAT
TABLE Tennis players have renamed their annual championships in honour of a former staunch supporter and organiser. Mr Nat Whittacker who died last year was a life-long member of the Crewe and District League, serving it as secretary for more than 40
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BALL WAS A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
THE almost Valentine's Ball', which has now become the biggest fund-raising event in the history of the Mayor's Charity Fund, raised nearly £3,000 for local charities. The evening , which will feature in the next edition of 'Cheshire Life', was host to
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WIND CAUSES BRIDGE WORK
FENCING on Edleston Road Bridge looks set to be repaired by Railtrack after the matter was raised by a Crewe councillor. The recent high winds blew down part of the fencing on the bridge and councillor June Roberts contacted the borough council's works
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ALLOTMENT OWNERSHIP COULD SOON BE RESOLVED
SEVERAL allotment holders attended a meeting of Nantwich Town Council on Monday to find out the latest situation concerning their plots. A row arose last year over who actually owned the Nixons Row allotments, the town or borough council, after planning
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JACK'S THE LAD WHO MAKES ARTHUR'S DAY
PLUCKY pensioner Arthur Martin got a big kick out of the surprise visitor lined up by a 'home' team helping him cope with an artificial leg. The 82-year-old Crewe Alex fan had come to the end of a temporary stay at Mayfield House where trained staff had
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MOCK ROBBERY FILMED TO CATCH JEWEL RAIDERS
POLICE desperate for leads have turned to television to help catch robbers who raided a jewellery store in Crewe last year. A group of five balaclava-wearing men, armed with sledgehammers, smashed their way into CH Moody's in High Street and escaped with
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SCHOOL ARTS BOOST FOR ALL
STUDENTS and local residents are looking forward to an artistic boost into the 21st century thanks to almost £500,000 worth of funding. Cheshire County Council's education budget has been set at £500 million including almost £13 million for school building
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SCHOOLS MAY REFUSE SPECIAL NEEDS PUPILS
NANTWICH headteacher Philip Roy fears primary schools may stop taking in special needs pupils because of the effect of performance tables. The Government published the Key Stage 2 tables this week and many schools in Crewe, Nantwich and Sandbach scored
