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SNOWMAN IS A PRIZE GUY
HOSPITAL patient Lucy Blakeman showed off her prize-winning snowman, last week. The four-year-old, from John Street, Biddulph, was treated at Macclesfield Hospital after breaking her arm. Lucy was one of the young outpatients at the hospital's orthopaedic
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SIXTH FORM SAINTS & CO
TALENTED young singers raised £300 for a special school by staging three performances of an hour-long show. The fund-raisers were put on by sixth formers at Alsager School in aid of Horton Lodge Special School. The school caters for children with severe
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PULSE BOOSTS CENTRE VISITS
VISITS to Biddulph Leisure Centre have increased by 10 per cent for the six months to September. Attendance was more than 102,000, compared with fall in attendance at Brough Park and South Moorlands Leisure Centres over the same period. The Biddulph rise
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RESIDENTS WIN FOOTPATH BATTLE
BY IAN ROSS HOUSE builders have bowed to the wishes of residents by scrapping plans to create a footpath and cycleway near their homes. People living in Broadhurst Lane, Congleton, were concerned about the possible security risks of having a path running
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COMMUNITY INVITED TO HOLOCAUST SERVICE
A SPECIAL service has been organised by Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. The event will be led by the mayor's chaplain, Margaret Saville and held at All Saint's Church in Stewart Street, Crewe on Saturday, January
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BOXES SO FULL OF MEMORIES
AN UNUSUAL lifeline has been thrown to elderly people in the area suffering from memory loss. The Library service in Cheshire has launched a scheme which makes use of historic artefacts to trigger people's memories. The materials have been collated by
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LINK ROAD ANGER
BY PETE HENSHAW CONTROVERSY has erupted over the decision to approve the plans for a new link road in Crewe. The road is to connect Crewe Green to the A500 Shavington Bypass and is intended to open up land which has been allocated for employment development
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BURGLARS RUN RIOT - BUT MOST OTHER CRIMES ARE DOWN
CREWE and Nantwich has the highest number of house burglaries in the county according to recent figures. However, the borough is well below national figures for most other types of crime including violent offences and sexual assaults. The crime rate in
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DEATH OF CREWE'S 'MR PUBLIC'
CREWE has lost a champion with the sudden death of veteran watchdog and memory man, Frank Culley. Tributes have been easy to find for the man dubbed 'Mr Public' by some of the borough councillors he has helped, harried and harassed whilst keeping an eye
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A TASTY POEM COMING
POET Terry Caffrey has been working with youngsters Kelly Chapman and Martyn Tristram on a poem for a schools concert. The children are pupils at Daven Primary School, one of five chosen to take part in a concert at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester.
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FATHER'S FURY AT TWO-YEAR JAIL SENTENCE
ANGRY father Paul Hopewell has condemned as 'a joke' a jail sentence handed out to a 24-year-old man. Mr Hopewell's 14-year-old son, also called Paul, from Slater Street, Biddulph, drowned in Knypersley Pool. Stafford Crown Court heard Jason Staples manhandled
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SECURITY TO BE BEEFED UP AFTER BRAWL INCIDENTS
BY IAN ROSS SECURITY is to be increased at Biddulph Town Hall in the wake of a series of brawls at public functions. A review of security was called for after an incident in August, the latest of a number which resulted in damage to council property.
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Greenwatch THE formation of a Greenwatch and community group for the Woolstanwood area of Crewe has been proposed. After a meeting in December where the idea was well supported a follow-up meeting has now been arranged. The aim of the group will be the
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HI-TECH BID TO HALT SPEEDING MOTORISTS AND SAVE LIVES
HI-TECH new road signs which warn speeding motorists are being introduced onto the notorious Nantwich to Wrexham road. The signs can detect the speeds of oncoming traffic and react accordingly by activating slow down messages. The signs are both solar
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ROGER GETS TO GRIPS WITH THAI MASSAGE
BY PETE HENSHAW A NEW type of massage from the Orient is proving popular at a Nantwich clinic. The massage is based on traditional methods from Thailand and masseur Roger Hounslow is learning the very different techniques. Roger has already received a
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SWIMMING POOL FACES 12 WEEK SHUT-DOWN
LACK of maintenance has been blamed after it was announced that Nantwich Swimming Pool is to close for up to 12 weeks for repairs. The pool needs urgent repairs to fix leaking concrete in the indoor and outdoor pool and the cost is expected to cost the
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BURGLARS TOLD 96-YEAR-OLD WOMAN TO STAY IN BED AS THEY RAIDED HER HOUSE
BY PETE HENSHAW TWO men are being hunted after robbing a 96-year-old Nantwich woman in her home. The incident happened early on Saturday evening when the two men broke into the house at Station View in Nantwich. The elderly lady had been put to bed by
