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KICKING UP A STINK
By JOEL SAWYER BATTLE plans have been drawn up by environmental watchdogs in Warrington who are hoping to kick up a stink over the Arpley landfill extension plan. Members of the town's Agenda 21 waste group met on Wednesday night to discuss the finer
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Police hunt snooker cue attacker
A MAN was hit round the head with a snooker cue as he walked along a footpath on Orford Lane with his wife last Saturday night. Police say the attack was completely unprovoked and they would like any witnesses to contact them. The attacker walked towards
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Have a crime-free Christmas
A GOODWILL message to stop people becoming victims of Christmas crime has been delivered by Warrington's community safety manager, Sgt Dave Betts. Burglaries, vehicle and thefts all increase over the festive season when families spend time away from home
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Firms aim to make Christmas brighter
By SARAH HARKER FUNDRAISING fever hit Golden Square on Thursday night when companies from all over Warrington pledged to support St Rocco's Hospice. Mayor Sheila Woodyatt was on hand for the official launch of Charity Challenge 2001, where representatives
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Cancer patients to get faster treatment
By RACHEL SPENCER A NEW system to speed up care for cancer patients has been set up at Warrington Hospital. Women with suspected ovarian and pelvic cancer will receive faster hospital treatment at a new, nurse-led rapid access pelvic assessment clinic
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PARKING ROW BLOWS UP
BY PETE HENSHAW CONTROVERSY has erupted over the car parking situation in Crewe after charges were introduced on the busy Oak Street car park. The situation has not been helped after it was revealed that 100 spaces at Windycote car park off Delamere Street
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CHARITY THEFT
CASH from a Nantwich Charity shop, managed by his wife, was pocketed by a man doing voluntary work in preparation for leaving prison. A jury at Knutsford Crown Court heard that David Waterhouse was on day release from Sudbury Open Prison in Derbyshire
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SMILING THROUGH THE RAIN
LADY luck was not shining as the weather washed out the big turn on for Nantwich's lights. One of the stars from the Lyceum panto, Emma Steadman, still braved the conditions to switch on the lights and some of the more hardy residents also turned up.
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MIDNIGHT BLAZE AT TIMBER YARD
FOUR fire crews were called to a timber yard in Sandbach earlier this week as a massive fire took hold. The incident happened at Maywoods Timber Treatment Works on Station Road in Elworth, Sandbach as a building containing vehicles and gas cylinders caught
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BY BERYL PATEMAN
JUMPING THE GUN COUNCIL leaders have been accused of overbearing presumption and arrogance for publishing the format of new 'Cabinet' style government before it has been given the go-ahead. Members of the ruling Labour group were defeated in their bid
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SWAMP ENDS TROPHY HOPES FOR DABBERS
NANTWICH Town crashed out of the Worthington Trophy as they went down 3-0 to Great Harwood Town. The Jackson Avenue crowd saw The Dabbers go behind as early as the second minute on a swamp-like pitch which smothered Nantwich's passing game. It was 2-0
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ALEX CLIP OWLS' WINGS
Crewe Alex...1 Sheffield Wednesday...0 A SENSATIONAL Mark Rivers volley gave Crewe a memorable victory over struggling Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. On-loan Chris Lumsdon completed a good afternoon's work with a precision ball from the left which Jack
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BY PETE HENSHAW
PRICED OUT SUNDERLAND have slapped a massive price tag on on-loan star Chris Lumsdon dashing Crewe's hopes of snapping him up. The figure has not been revealed but is said to be close to what would be a record signing for the Alex. Crewe's record signing
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It's panto time - oh yes it is
IF the festive season means one thing in the world of theatre - then it's pantomime fun. And this year there's enough knee slapping across the region to bring a smile to the face of the ugliest sister. So the Guardian brings you an update on what, where
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Students scoop television treble
By JULIA RAVENSCROFT WARRINGTON Collegiate Institute's MA students swept the board at the Royal Television Awards picking up 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes. The prestigious awards were held in Manchester on November 22 and saw students from the Faculty of Higher
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Putting the cheer back into Christmas for poorly children
POORLY children spending the festive holiday in hospital are to be brought some welcome cheer by a group of Warrington youngsters. Fourteen Prince's Trust Volunteers became Santas for the afternoon at Warrington Hospital's Children's Ward. "We thought
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Avoid festive debt
By JOEL SAWYER A SERIES of agencies are joining forces to warn people of the dangers of borrowing too much money and racking up Christmas debts. The borough council trading standards department, in association with Warrington Citizens' Advice Bureau (
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Millennium invasion of Middlewich
THE weekend of September 15 and 16 will go down in history as the second Roman invasion of Middlewich. But there's no need to race away in fear of being plundered and pillaged - because it's the country's number one re-enactment group that will raid the
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HELP MAKE IT A HAPPY CHRISTMAS FOR THE CHILDREN
by PETE HENSHAW A charity is aiming to raise more than £3,500 for street children in India. And its Nantwich chairman is hoping local generosity will boost the fund-raising coffers to a record high. The Railway Children Charity is running its annual Christmas
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LIFE CENTRE GETS ANN'S BACKING
SHADOW Home Secretary Ann Widdecombe was in Nantwich this week. Mrs Widdecombe, known for her robust views on the drug taking culture, gave her support to the local Life Education Centre. The Centre, based at Wyche Primary School, was the first to be
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ANGELIC OFFERINGS
IF YOU leave your tongue firmly in cheek whilst in the cinema Charlie Angels makes for wonderful viewing. Charlie's Angels is the latest in a long line of 1970s re-makes and will be hoping to eclipse the success enjoyed by other re-makes such as The Saint
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BY TOBY ROBINSON
ROCK BACK IN THE LIMELIGHT THEY'LL be dancing in the Limelight this Saturday as one of the venue's most popular bands makes a rocking return. Limehouse Lizzy needs little introduction to regulars having played and packed out the club many times before
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BY PETE HENSHAW
CAMPAIGNERS WIN BATTLE TO STOP BULLDOZERS CREWE'S Berkeley Towers has been saved from the developer's bulldozers after months of campaigning. The historic building has been under threat of demolition since early this year when Barretts began developing
