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'Wheel' close without helpers
WINSFORD'S Meals on Wheels service is desperate for more volunteers. Organisers fear the scheme could be run by an independent company if more helpers don't come forward. "It's not just food we provide, it's a caring service," said Shirley Norville, of
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Crash inquiry begins
Report by NICK SMITH A TWO-DAY inquiry into the Winsford train crash begins today, Wednesday. It will take the form of a hearing where witnesses will be invited to come forward and explain the circumstances leading up to the crash, which happened just
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Brigade appeal after fire gear is stolen
WINSFORD-BASED Cheshire Fire Brigade is appealing for information about the theft of a large amount of firefighting equipment. Six complete sets of firegear, including jackets, overtrousers and helmets, three additional helmets, six sets of breathing
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Mum claims doctor wasn't registered
A MUM claims she was treated by a doctor who was not allowed to practice. Yvonne Maddocks says a medic who helped deliver her youngest child was not registered with the General Medical Council. She discovered the apparent mistake while complaining about
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Coroner off after 41-year career
AN institution came to an end last week as one of the country's longest serving coroners retired - after 41 years of service. There have been many tragedies which Cheshire's chief coroner John Hibbert, 71, has dealt with during his term of office. For
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You beauty! Town centre to host Miss Winsford contest
IF you're on the lookout for babes this summer, Winsford Shopping Centre is the place to be! On Saturday, August 7, the Miss Winsford 1999 competition will be held and 20 ladies aged 18 to 28 are needed to take part. The winner of the prestigious competition
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Pub attack left woman wounded, court hears
A 17-YEAR-OLD girl lashed out at a woman during a quarrel in a Winsford pub, a court has heard. The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, struck out during an argument with 22-year-old Samantha Lloyd at a New Year's Eve party, at the Old Star pub
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GIRL FLEES KIDNAP ORDEAL
A SCHOOLGIRL escaped unharmed after a stranger tried to drag her into his car. The attempted abduction happened as the 13-year-old was walking along Nixon Drive in Winsford, at 8.50pm on Monday, June 28. A blue car that had been travelling slowly behind
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I WAS very proud that Princess Anne visited the Cheshire Show and took such time to talk to the chil
She was at the show for half a day and managed to speak to many of the people who'd put the effort in to make the occasion one we can be proud of. She also seemed at ease and laughed with many of the contributors and took an interest in what they had
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I WAS glad to read in last week's Knutsford Guardian that somebody else spotted a sheep running down
When it dashed in front of me as I walked past the station I thought I was seeing things. And when I asked other shoppers if they'd seen it they all looked at me as if I was rather strange. I'm glad to see the poor animal was eventually caught and nobody
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PRISON life has offered Mary Blackburn its rewards for more than nine years.
As a member of Risley Prison's Board of Visitors, she helps to monitor the treatment of its 750 inmates. "Some people have done some terrible things but I believe all the prisoners should be treated fairly and properly," she said. "I know the rules of
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TATTON Park's 400-year-old cruck barn started life on a farm in FRODSHAM.
Estate staff snapped up the 16th century barn and transported it brick by brick and beam by beam to Knutsford 22 years ago. It arrived in January 1977 and took 14 months to rebuild in the park's then newly-planned medieval village close to the Old Hall
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DEVELOPER has been forced to apply for planning permission AGAIN because his town centre building ha
Bill Batley has nearly finished his shopping arcade on the former Hewitts site in King Street. But Macclesfield borough planners have told him that his terracotta roof tiles at the back of the building have got to go. "We thought we'd done everything
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FORMER Tatton MP Neil Hamilton last week explained to a parliamentary committee why he was treated u
On Friday Mr Hamilton gave evidence to the Neill Committee on Standards in Public Life in London. "I thought it was a great success," he told the yesterday (Tuesday). "I felt that for the first time somebody was taking this seriously." The former Tory
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IT was an engagement cake baked for one of the most famous couples in the world.
But Manchester United star David Beckham and Spice Girl Victoria Adams never got chance to taste it. They left the fruit cake behind at a Cheshire hotel after they announced their engagement in January last year. But this week - after the millionaire
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A DYING man trapped in the wreckage of his overturned lorry begged rescuers: Promise, you'll tell my
Derek Smith, 35, made his plea as first aiders tried desperately to stem the bleeding from his almost severed arm. "He wanted me to give a message to his wife," said James Spencer, 21, who had stopped to help. Mr Smith later died in hospital. Knutsford
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BEARS LEFT FRUSTRATED
LEAGUE leaders Bramhall came under fire from Congleton this week after calling off Saturday's planned league clash at their ground. Bramhall announced the match was being axed two hours before it was due to start at 1.30pm, because their ground was waterlogged
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FARMERS COULD SELL THEIR OWN PRODUCE
SHOPKEEPERS and market traders in Biddulph are to be quizzed on plans to boost sales of local produce. The Moorlands District Council is considering introducing a version of the Farmers Market, at which local farmers sell their own produce direct to the
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ARCTIC ADVENTURE
CONGLETON sixth former James Benson is flying out to Norway tomorrow as part of an arctic schools expedition. James, aged 17, is a pupil at Dane Valley High School, and is one of 28 A-level geography students from Cheshire making the trip. The 22-day
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HAVE YOUR SAY ON BOROUGH SERVICES
HUNDREDS of members of the public are due to be signed up to a new initiative aimed at gauging the quality of borough council services. Some 500 people are set to take part in the scheme, and will be sent questionnaires twice a year asking them what they
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SCHOOL MAKES WAY FOR 120 HOMES
SOME 120 new homes are earmarked for the West Heath part of Congleton following the planned closure of the local high school. The houses will be built on the site of Westlands High, which is due to be sold off as part of a £7.8 million scheme to merge
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WARDENS WILL TARGET VANDALS
UNIFORMED wardens are due to patrol Congleton and Alsager next year to help cut crime and tackle vandalism. Some 10 wardens would cover all five towns across the borough, working alongside police and the borough council's surveillance camera system. The
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JACK'S HORROR STORY COULD HAVE A HAPPY ENDING
FANTASTIC feline Jack is in line for the cat world's equivalent of an Oscar after surviving terrible burns. Jack was set on fire by twisted young sadists, and was in intensive care for a week as vets fought to save his life. Five months on Jack has made
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MISSING SCHOOLGIRL IS REUNITED WITH FAMILY
TEENAGER Nicola Bradley has been reunited with her worried parents five days after failing to arrive at school. Nicola, aged 14, is a pupil at Biddulph High School, and was spotted in Hanley town centre on Saturday by a member of her family. She failed
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GIVE US OUR HALL BACK
CONGLETON Borough Council is to take back control of Congleton's civic centrepiece just 12 months after handing over its running to a trust. Congleton Town Hall was taken over by a new trust last summer amid work on a much-heralded revamp for the under-used
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PLATT RETURNS
FORMER Alex star David Platt is heading back to Gresty Road this season but he will be sitting on the visitors' bench. Platt, aged 33, took over as boss of Nottingham Forest last Thursday and immediately set his sights on getting the club back into the
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ALEX CHANGES
SEVERAL changes have been made to Crewe Alexandra's fixtures for Season 1999/2000 since they were first released: The first home game against Charlton (Aug 14) has been moved to allow finishing touches to be made on the new main stand. This now takes
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TOUCH DOWN
THREE members of Crewe's American football team, Advance Personnel Surge, touched down at the town's Post Office last week to launch a special offer on American dollars. Quarter Back Richard Large, Wide Receiver John Farmiloe and Defender Simon Patterson
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NANTWICH GET RODE PARK IN THEIR SIGHTS
AN OVERWHELMING victory against Elworth leaves Nantwich with the task of beating Crewe next week to draw level with Rode Park, league leaders since the first week. Nantwich completely outclassed Elworth with Andy Newton smashing 8 sixes and 10 fours in
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A WILD WORLD FOR ORPHANS
SOME very appealing orphans will soon be venturing out into the wide world. But they won't go unless their carers are satisfied the surroundings they go to are just perfect for them. At Stapeley Grange RSPCA wildlife hospital a host of spiky, furred and
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COMMUNITY BIDS FAREWELL TO CENTRE
THE HEART of the Community lives on! That was the message atop an iced cake made for the last playgroup session at the Moathouse Neighbourhood Centre. The activity base has been at the hub of life on the decimated estate for 20 years. Moathouse homes
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BLOOMING MARVELLOUS!
FLOWER power pulled in the visitors to St Mary's Church last weekend. Between nine and ten thousand people enjoyed the Flower Festival that is being hailed as the 'best yet'. There were queues to view the twenty wonderful designs linked by a Millennium
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TIME WILL BE PRESERVED FOR VILLAGE'S FUTURE
CHILDREN joined Royal British Legion members this week to bury a copy of the Nantwich GUARDIAN in a millennium time capsule. The capsule was buried on Tuesday morning as part of the foundations for the Willaston Parish Council Millennium Shelter on the
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STEPHEN ON ARMY DUTY IN DRUMCREE
NANTWICH soldier Stephen Britton spent last weekend supporting members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary in Drumcree. Trooper Stephen, from Burleydam, is serving with the Royal Dragoon Guards and has been supporting the RUC in County Armagh. He was a pupil
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BEGINNING OF THE END FOR MOATHOUSE
THE countdown to the end of the Moathouse Estate began this week after several homeowners were sent Compulsory Purchase Orders. The CPOs were sent to six properties on the Crewe estate last Friday by the borough council. The council is seeking to buy
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SHUT DOWN
CREWE baths are closed again and will remain shut until they are safe! The troubled Flag Lane pool was described as a "time bomb waiting to go off - a disaster waiting to happen" during a heated two and a half hour council debate on Tuesday during which
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CRACKING CAR CRIME
CAR crime is falling in Halton but police running a campaign against vehicle theft are telling people to remain on their guard. Latest figures show that thefts and burglaries fell by 26 per cent in April - a decrease that Halton Police car crime unit
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TOP MARKS
MARK FRASER triumphed in Widnes Golf Club's blue riband event at the weekend, the five handicapper taking the Captain's Prize in a desperately close finish against Frank Whitfield. Whitfield had set a daunting halfway pace on Saturday, going round the
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WIDNES SWIMMING CLUB
Northern Counties Age Group Championship at Wigan International Pool WIDNES ASC were represented by just six age group swimmers at this final Northern Counties long course event of 1999 but what they were short of in quantity they made up for in quality
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WIDNES RECS
Lords North West Counties Cricket League Widnes Recs Second XI v Moorfield Second XI THIS was a must win for Recs as they are now one point behind Euxton with two games left although it wasn't an easy win. Moorfield fielded no less than five youngsters
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PLAYER APPEAL
LUNTS Heath Lions JARLFC are looking for new players for the 1999/2000 season at Under 12s, Under 13s and Under 16s. Training is held at the Widnes Recreation Club on Monday and Wednesday, 6pm-7pm for the Under 12s and 13s. For the Under 16s training
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SPIKE ISLAND ATTACKER HUNT
POLICE are asking for witnesses to an incident which occurred at Spike Island at approximately 3.30pm last Thursday. A lone 41-year-old woman was set upon by a white man, leaving her badly shaken and with injuries which required hospital treatment. Anyone
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YOUTH GAMES
HALTON youngsters were praised for their spirit and determination when they were awarded the Fair play Award Trophy in the first ever Cheshire Youth Games that took place in Macclesfield on Saturday, July 3. More than 130 children and 30 team managers
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SMOKE POLICE
TEENAGERS are to be recruited in a bid to catch out newsagents who sell cigarettes to minors. Halton Council has approved in principle the idea of taking on under-16s to check if the law banning tobacco sales to youngsters is being flouted. The plan would
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EMPTY PROPERTY REVIEW
IT TAKES almost 10 weeks to re-let empty council properties, a review of Halton Council's housing management function has revealed. External consultants KPMG recently completed a review of the housing service in Halton. The review was initiated by chief
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HOUSE ARREARS SHOCK
HALTON Council has written off £3 for every £1 collected in the past three years, a major review of the housing service revealed this week. A staggering £0.371 million has been written off in the past five years - that's equivalent to one week's rent
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TRANSPORT INQUIRY CONTINUES
HALTON Transport had a day in court yesterday (Tuesday) as part of an ongoing inquiry into collusion in the North West. The region's deputy traffic commissioner has been questioning various bus companies in the area after a High Court judgment last Autumn
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FALL VICTIM GETS £1.7M DAMAGES
A YOUNG man left seriously brain damaged after a childhood fall from a railway bridge has been awarded £1.725 million damages. Daniel Grier was aged nine when he fell 40 feet from a railway bridge near Runcorn. He was unconscious for several weeks after
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Store cafe is back in business after break
CUSTOMERS are celebrating the good news that one of their regular meeting places in Winsford has opened up again after a four-month break. The announcement in February that Asda's popular cafe was to close caused much concern among shoppers, particularly
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Out and about with the new Tory in town
Report by NICK SMITH WITH the Eddisbury by-election looming, Conservative candidate Stephen O'Brien set about making himself known to the people of Winsford last Thursday. This isn't an easy job. I asked 10 people in town if they could name the MP who
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Justice should be LOCAL
Report by NICK HALLISSEY IT is a basic principle of justice that someone accused of a crime should have their case heard firstly by local people. But the plans to shut down Northwich courthouse, and move Vale Royal cases to other courts around the county
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Davies puts them in a spin
MIDDLEWICH Cricket Club recorded their fifth win of the Murray Smith County League season at Mobberley on Saturday. Batting first in damp conditions, the visitors batted solidly throughout. Top scorer was David Shallcross with an excellent 54, after missing
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Parties name candidates for Eddisbury showdown
Report by NICK HALLISSEY EDDISBURY goes to the polls in 15 days' time. Preparing for a by-election prompted by the departure of incumbent MP Sir Alastair Goodlad, all three political parties say they will fight tooth and nail to secure this most cosmopolitan
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Clerk sent to jail for 21 months after £56,000 theft
Report by COURT REPORTER AN accounts clerk who doctored company records to pay for her lavish lifestyle has been jailed for 21 months. Claire Poole stole £56,000 from her employer, spending the money on a horse, a horsebox and a motorcycle. A holdall
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Wheelchair dancing team get ready to represent their country
HEBDEN Green is sitting pretty in the dance world after winning the right to represent the country in a prestigious competition. The school's 'chair dancing team' produced a superb performance on Saturday, June 26, at Wythenshaw Forum and will go on to
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Glebe Green residents back change
Report by NICK SMITH CONTROL of Winsford's troubled Glebe Green estate looks set to be handed to Muir Housing Association. Over 80 per cent of residents have taken part in a crucial vote on the estate's future - with 273 backing the change. Only 16 residents
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THE daughter of a Knutsford war veteran this week appealed for the return of her father's stolen med
The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, said the war medals were stolen while her parents were on holiday in the Lake District. "My father is desperately upset that his medals have been taken," she said. "Yet they are only worth a few pounds to most
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FEARS were raised this week that Manchester City Council could abolish a major check on the expansio
Changes proposed for the city's unitary plan include turning the airport into a 'major developed site'. Protesters fear that would give the airport sweeping powers to build within its boundaries - without the need for public inquiries or normal planning
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SCOTT IS TRIPLE JUMP CHAMP
SCOTT Frost is the new Cheshire triple jump champion after success at a county athletics meeting. Scott, aged 12, is a pupil at Westlands High School, Congleton, and comes from Borough Road. Fellow Westlands pupil Emma Flanagan, aged 12, from Roseville
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CAPTAIN STEVE'S BEST EVER
CRICKET captain Steve Armitage hit his best ever County League total for Alsager on Saturday as he side demolished highflying Chester. Armitage hammered a memorable 113 in the league before seeing his bowlers rip through their third-placed opponents.
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TOP BOWLER DARREN TAKES KNYPERSLEY TO VICTORY
SUPERB bowling from Darren Washington on Saturday set Knypersley on the road to an excellent victory at Caverswall. Washington claimed a season's best five for 40 off 12 overs as his side leapfrogged their opponents into sixth place in the league. Mark
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PLAYGROUND REVAMP
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Rose McCulloch has been enjoying the summer sunshine in a newly-created garden at her school. Rose is a pupil at Daven Primary in Congleton, which boasts a new infant playground featuring a walkway, circular bench and large flower planter
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PEAK TIME POLICE PATROLS
POLICE chief Ian Johns is looking to introduce a new system aimed at providing a better service to the public. Under the new shift system officers will book on duty at one of five police stations, Congleton, Sandbach, Northwich, Winsford and Frodsham.
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CRUMBLING WALL LEADS TO CHURCH APPEAL
REVEREND Graham Joyce is seeking financial help to rebuild a crumbling churchyard wall. The wall in question is more than 100 years old, and is due to cost at least £20,000 to repair. Mr Joyce is rector of All Saints Church, Church Lawton, which has enough
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Social worker fails in jail sentence appeal
SOCIAL worker Joseph Smith has failed in his appeal against conviction and 10-year prison sentence for sexual assaults on boys at a children's home. Smith, aged 34, of Holmes Chapel Road, Congleton, was found guilty in July 1997 of 11 charges of buggery
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MARGARET WINS A BATTLE IN THE WAR AGAINST A 'SILENT KILLER'
CAMPAIGNING Margaret Andrews, pictured, is hoping to win a national screening service for ovarian cancer in memory of a close friend. Mother-of-two Eileen Shore died two years ago of the cancer, which claims four thousand lives each year in the UK. Ovarian
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VIPERS PUT THE BITE ON SURGE
THERE were no American Independence Day celebrations for the Advance Personnel Surge, who narrowly missed out in their best contest so far this year, going down 34-36 to Wolverhampton Vipers on Sunday. Scott Reynolds opened the scoring for the Surge with
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PERCIVAL SHATTERS CHEADLE
ELWORTH increased their lead to 26 points in Division 1A of the Pipemaster North Staffordshire and South Cheshire Cricket League with a home victory over Cheadle on Saturday. Cheadle made an early breakthrough as Simon Hardstaff was removed for one, bringing
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STONE ARE CRUSHED
CREWE produced an excellent performance against Stone last Saturday to earn their third win of the season and maintain a respectable mid-table position. Stone invited the visitors to bat first on the rain-affected pitch and they obliged by making a good
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BOUGHEY'S FIRM COMMITMENT TO GREEN ISSUES
A MAJOR company based near Nantwich is helping to raise awareness about conservation issues through the Cheshire Wildlife Trust. Boughey Distribution, of Wardle, has joined the Trust's Corporate Membership Scheme along with 84 other firms. The company
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JUDITH COOKS UP SUCCESS IN A CULINARY CONTEST
BUDDING chef Judith Latham cooked up a storm last week to win the regional heat of a junior competition. The Crewe heat of the Rotary District 1050 Junior Master Chef competition was held at South Cheshire College last week with professional chef Robert
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ALEXANDER THE GREAT
TALENTED music maker Alex Helleur has beaten 20 other students to scoop the title of top young musician. Alex, a pupil at Brine Leas School became the Galliford Cheshire Schools Musician of the Year at the Lyceum Theatre on Sunday. He plays the tenor
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TAKE NOTICE!
PUBLIC concern over housing development in the borough is being ignored, a councillor claims. The local authority asked for views on the local draft Community Plan and got responses from 1,000 people. Amongst the issues that emerged from the consultation
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TAKING THE FEAR OUT OF HOSPITALS
A TRIP to hospital is now less traumatic for young patients at Leighton. A £184,000 outpatients unit specially designed for youngsters opened on Monday. Bright and friendly, with a host of toys and games plus child safety features and mother and baby
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MUTILATED IN HER OWN HOME
AN ELDERLY widow was stabbed to death and mutilated in her home in an horrific and 'wicked' attack a court heard this week. Alice Rye, aged 74, was found murdered at her home in Poulton Road, Spital on the Wirral on December 11, 1996, the day after her
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FIRE CHALLENGE
INTREPID Cheshire firefighters are tackling a new challenge - rescuing trapped road accident victims in a national competition. It is the first time local crews have taken part in the rigorous 'extrication' competition. Two teams from Runcorn fire station
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NEVER MIND THE PRICE
PEOPLE power conspired against me this week - and I'm absolutely appalled. Last night I intended, in the spirit of free inquiry, to use a Ouija board on air. But when I announced this experiment last week, people bombarded my station overlords with complaints
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DIGITAL IMAGERY
IT was 21-year-old Kelly Clarke's childhood ambition to open her own business in her home town of Widnes. The only thing she couldn't decide on was what line of business she was going to enter into. That was until she went on holiday to Canada and came
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BAND IN THE RUNNING
WIDNES band Bronson are bidding for stardom in a nationwide contest to discover the next Oasis. Bronson was formed in late 1997 by four friends - Matt Spiers, Neil Egan, Lee Baines and Tom Scargill - with a common interest in music. They play their own
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WIDNES REPORT
Brooklands v Widnes First XI WIDNES fought hard against Brooklands but did not quite do enough to gain their elusive first win of the season. The target of 199 proved to be too difficult against an accurate bowling attack. A wet outfield had prevented
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D-DAY LOOMS FOR VIKINGS
THE LONG WAIT to hear whether Widnes will play in Super League is soon to be over with a decision to be made this Thursday. The RFL board are meeting this Thursday and the club, which had been hoping to hear one way or another earlier this week, will
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SEX ASSAULT CHARGES
A MAN has appeared in court charged with indecently assaulting an 11-year-old girl more than a decade ago. Jonathan Woolrich, 42, of Widnes, came before magistrates at Runcorn on Thursday and admitted four specimen charges of indecent assault dating back
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RAT RUN RACERS MUST SLOW DOWN
IT'S ALL going to end in parental tears on a Widnes road, say residents, if something is not done to put the brakes on speeding cars. Feelings about the velocity of cars driving down Dykin Road came to a head on Friday morning when two cars collided.
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WHO SHOT MY CAT?
THE disappearance of a pet kitten led to a sinister discovery that is forcing its owner out of her home in West Bank. Sona Alexander's 11-month-old pet Poppy went missing two weeks ago. And when she went out looking for her, she found a load of animal
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HALTON POLECATS
ALL three Halton Polecats baseball teams played road games last weekend with the Pony League team taking on the Preston Mariners on Friday evening and both the Rookie and Bronco league teams taking on their Cartmel Valley Lions counterparts on Saturday
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GREENALL DARTS
HALFWAY Mixed pulled off a major surprise when the team who were hitherto next to the bottom in Section Five inflicted the first defeat of the season on leaders Dock Lads 5/4. The leaders are now joint top with Windmill who ran out 5/4 winners against
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THREE FACE CHILD ABUSE CHARGES
THREE people have appeared in court charged with sexual offences against a young girl. The accused, Geoffrey Fowler, 35, of Halton Brook, and his wife Mary, 48, each face eight charges in connection with the abuse of an 11-year-old. These cover allegations
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GRASS SHORTCUTS
MOWN grass is being left on verges throughout the borough - to save money and improve efficiency, it was revealed this week. Halton Tenants' Federation has complained about paths not being cleaned after the Halton Council has cut grass verges, claiming
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SPIKED DRINK DEATH CASE HOPES
HOPES of bringing to trial in this country a man believed to be behind the death of a Runcorn man last year now rest with the Jamaican government. A file on the case of Aaron Vernett-Showers, who died after taking a drink from a bottle of rum spiked with
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Firm takes on new staff
MIDDLEWICH-BASED firm Consulsoft Limited has announced new members of staff to cope with the increasing demand for the Midshire Veterinary System. The firm, which has operated in the town since 1991, specialises in computer systems for the veterinary
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Lilian shuts up shop for the last time
Report by NICK SMITH LEGENDARY Middlewich shopkeeper Lilian Brocklehurst waved a long goodbye to 70 years behind the counter last week. She has become a landmark in her small shop on Lewin Street, which she closed down on Friday. On the day the shop closed
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Came secures a summer signing
WINSFORD United have made their first summer swoop by signing striker Paul Higginbottom from Chorley. Manager Mark Came has raided the club which tore away eight of his squad when he took over as manager in February. However, it wasn't enough to save
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Deano is last-gasp hero
WINSFORD secured their second victory in as many weeks in a dramatic victory by just five runs at Oakmere on Saturday. After being put into bat on a poor wicket, Winsford lost their first five wickets for just 37 runs, all falling to Norton. Only a gritty
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It's boots to bats for handy Mike
THE sporting talents of Michael Dickenson know no boundaries. He has swapped a promising football career to pursue his love for the cricket and it paid off when he was selected for Cheshire under-14s. Michael, of Leven Avenue, Winsford, attends Middlewich
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Bring on the Blues!
MARK Came kicks off the 1999-2000 UniBond Premier season, his first as Winsford United manager, on Saturday, August 14, at home to Frickley Athletic. United have a fixture away to Leek Town on Tuesday, September 14, in the first group stage of the league
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Lucky 13!
THE number 13 proved anything but unlucky for top bowler Jason Cornes in Mid-Cheshire's premier singles bowls competition on Friday night. Lostock's Cornes won the Guardian Cup for the second time after a wait of 13 years. The 34-year-old had appeared
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Shops and homes plan gets the green light
Report by NICK SMITH PLANS to transform an overgrown plot of land in Middlewich into a development of shops and flats have been given the green light. Congleton Borough Council's planning committee gave the plan the go-ahead at a meeting on Monday night