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GETTING TOUGH ON WEST END PROBLEMS
A NEW crackdown is being staged in the West End of Crewe to tackle anti-social behaviour. The initiative has been launched by Crewe Police and Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council to address problems faced by residents in the area. The police in the West
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CELEBRITY CHEF IS ON THE MENU
BY PETE HENSHAW A NIGHT in with a celebrity chef is just one prize on offer at a Nantwich charity auction. The 'Auction of Promises' has been organised to raise money for the local Chernobyl Children's Cancer Care (4Cs) charity. The event raises money
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JOB REDUNDANCIES
TWENTY people have lost their jobs with the collapse of Congleton commercial printers Cheshire County Press. Scott Martin and Hunter Kelly, from Manchester-based accountants Ernst and Young, have been appointed as joint administrative receivers to the
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FREE ENERGY BULBS
FREE energy saving light bulbs are on offer tomorrow, Tuesday, at Congleton Town Hall. Residents can collect one free low energy bulb per household by filling in a simple form on the day. There are limited stocks, and the bulbs will be given out on a
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TAKEAWAY TO BE PROSECUTED
BY IAN ROSS LEGAL action is due to be taken against a takeaway because of numerous alleged breaches of its planning permission. The Naaz Indian takeaway won approval in 1995 to change the use of premises in Crewe Road, Alsager, from a shop to a hot food
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JULIE WINS TRIP TO LAND OF OZ
BY IAN ROSS POLICE Constable Julie Jackson is heading down under to see how her Aussie counterparts work with offenders. Julie will be jetting off to Australia after winning a Travelling Fellowship from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. She is one
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SEEKING VIEWS ON SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED
COUNTY council chiefs are asking for feedback from the disabled in South Cheshire in a bid to improve services. The aim is to examine just how well the council responds to the varying needs of the county's severely disabled. The review of services will
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TOOLING UP FOR ANCIENT SHOW
ANCIENT tools dating back 1,500 years are due to feature in a new university exhibition. The tools form the contents of a blacksmith's workshop from Biddulph, and date from around the year 500. The collection includes tools, patterns and other smithy
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HELP IS ON THE CARDS
ALSAGER pensioners have been dealt a winning hand by Britannia Building Society's community fund. The pensioners meet every Thursday at the Village Institute, but were struggling to raise the £42 needed to buy 20 new packs of cards to play Military Whist
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JUDITH WILL STEP OUT IN STYLE FOR HER WALK
TEENAGER Judith Bamford and her friends will be donning fancy dress for an annual sponsored walk. Judith, aged 14, comes from Fountain Court, Biddulph, and is a pupil at Eaton Bank School in Congleton. She takes part in the annual walk at Trentham Gardens
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HOUSE FIRE FOLLOWED BLACKOUT
BY IAN ROSS FIRE officers are warning of the potential dangers of candles after a blaze in a Congleton house. More than a thousand homes in the town were plunged into darkness on Saturday evening after a power failure. Residents in one of the houses decided
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A STUDY OF BESS
THE LIFE and Times of Bess of Hardwick' is the subject for the March meeting of Nantwich Historical Society, to be held at 7.45pm on Wednesday, March 7, at Nantwich Library. A contemporary of Elizabeth I, Bess was a remarkable woman who, through a series
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DIY FUN WITH BUBBLES
CREWE'S branch of MFI helped to give sick children at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital a fun-packed day together with 'Bubbles' the wacky clown. 'Bubbles' handed out gifts to the children donated by MFI, including T-shirts, teddies and caps. Throughout
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YOUNGSTERS' CLEAN SWEEP
BY SOPHIE DAMBOK COMMUNITY-MINDED youngsters have banded together to clean up their streets The clean-up was all part of the Dream Scheme initiative and was organised by the Valley Community Action Project around the Valley Road area of Crewe. The children
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BAILIFFS ARE UNDER FIRE FOR ACTING IMPROPERLY
BY BEYRL PATEMAN THE wife of a fireworks company boss has sent a rocket to the borough council for its use of "bully-boy" bailiffs. A County Court judge at Stafford agreed with Dawn Cleaver that two men representing Dukes, a firm used by the Crewe and
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THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME FOR FUND-RAISERS
CREWE'S Emmie Dixon Home is on the right track to raise vital funds thanks to the staff of Freightliner. The residential home for adults with cerebral palsy and other disabilities urgently needs improvement work costing £2,500. And now it's well on the
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ON GREEN WATCH
A NEWLY formed Green Watch group is still on the look-out for new members as it begins its first mission in Crewe. The Marshfield Green Watch Group is undertaking a wildlife survey on a piece of land it is trying to adopt for a green space. The land is
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COUNCIL TAX INCREASE IS LOWEST IN COUNTY
BY TOBY ROBINSON RESIDENTS in Nantwich are set for the lowest increase in council tax within Cheshire. Borough council chiefs announced a rise of 3.9 per cent for the area as this year's budget was revealed at a special policy committee meeting on Thursday
