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FINISHING IN STYLE
NANTWICH Town look on course for a fine finish to a season of rebuilding. Recent form has dispelled any relegation fears and boss Dave Cooke had every reason to be delighted with his young side's latest display at Jackson Avenue. Despite going down 3-
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BACK FROM THE BRINK
Crewe Alex...2 QPR...2 UNBELIEVABLE! Dead and buried with five minutes left, Crewe staged a sensational comeback to secure potentially their biggest point of the season. Shaun Smith orchestrated and then delivered the knockout blow to QPR in a bad-tempered
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THE skipper who survived a 16-hour ordeal in shark-infested waters will be back at sea this week.
Close friend Nathan Lawrence said Andrew Hunt and his crew, who swam four miles to shore after their yacht capsized off the east coast of Australia, would be sailing again this week. "They feel that they have to keep going and get back on the yacht,"
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A MOUNTAINEERING mystery that has fascinated villagers for years may finally have been solved.
Speaking through an interpreter, Ang Tsering Sherpa, the only living survivor from George Mallory's doomed 1924 Everest expedition, told a national newspaper that he did not rate the pair's chances. "They might have got close, very close, but there is
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WEDNESDAY
Arley through the seasons - The Garden in April. Details 01565 777 353 THURSDAY WRVS Thursday Club - sales table 2pm-4pm: Special anniversary tea dance at the Civic Centre, Knutsford, with Bert Grange Band. FRIDAY 11am: Opening of Arley Hall and Gardens
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I THANK Mr Drinkwater for his letter about the residents of Mobberley.
I said that I respected Mr James Wrench for all the work he does for Shaw Heath and Longridge. I did not say we wanted to adopt him. We all know the second runway is here to stay. D STREET Tatton Stile Mobberley
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I WAS one of the traders who attended a peaceful protest in King Street on Friday March 30.
We wanted to raise public awareness about the daily closure of King Street while work is carried out on the pavement. The work is progressing at a snail's pace due to the fact that only two contractors ever seem to be in attendance. It was mutually agreed
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Getting in the swing for music festival
THIS weekend sees the long awaited 2001 Nantwich Jazz and Blues Festival. The festival traditionally takes place over the Easter weekend and things kick off tomorrow, Friday, April 13. Nantwich's many pubs will be packed out with the region's, and in
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FRIDAY APRIL 13
* Bingo. Memorial Hall, Wistaston. 7.30pm for 8pm. 50p includes refreshments. In aid of Samaritans. * St Peter's Church Hall, School Lane, Elworth. South East Cheshire Ornithological Society 7.30pm. * The Realsounds Collective. Atomic Finger + User Friendly
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SUPERNATURAL SENSATION
OUT on Monday to rent is supernatural thriller What Lies Beneath. This has to be one of the scariest films to hit the screen since the golden age of Hitchcock. Gaining an eight in the Guardian review last year Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer make
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KNOCKOUT SUCCESS
CREWE Boxing Club was back with a bang at Nantwich Civic Hall on Thursday night. Team Singleton were determined to put on another top show for their established home support and they didn't disappoint the capacity crowd. Some fine performances saw Crewe
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SCHOOL RISES TO TASK CHALLENGE
PUPILS from a Wistaston school this week lent a helping hand to some children less fortunate than themselves. The youngsters from Westfields County Infants School joined together to raise almost £200 for Hope House Hospice. In return the hospice, which
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RAILWAY STATION IS BRANDED A 'DISGRACE'
THE state of the Nantwich Railway Station building has once again been criticised by the town's councillors. The building is currently being used as a restaurant, and owner, Mr Bashir, has submitted an application for an extension. However, Cllr Jean
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COMMUNITY GROUPS AIDED BY GRANTS
OVER £160,000 has been awarded to voluntary groups and community projects by the borough council's Grants Panel. Organisations such as Age Concern, Crewe Women's Aid and the IRIS Vision resource centre have all received grants to help them continue their
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PLAYGROUP APPEAL TO HELP FIND IT A HOME
YOUNGSTERS from First Friends Playgroup were having fun and clowning around at their Easter Fair at the weekend. But unfortunately those high spirts may be dampened within the next few weeks. A frantic search has begun to find a new home after the group
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RAIN HAMPERS CREWE'S RUN-IN
CREWE FC are eager for a return to action at Linotype, this Saturday. It's been a frustrating week for Ian O'Reilly's side after the rain again took its toll at the Cumberland Sports Ground, forcing a late postponement of the clash against Padgate. More
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HECTIC EASTER SO VITAL
JUST as it was starting to look like the Alex could forget about potential derby games for next season, the pressure cooker has once again started to boil. Postponements and other results have certainly thrown Crewe back towards the relegation zone. But
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A DECISION to open Tatton Park to the public could be made within 14 days.
An announcement will be made today (Wednesday) by Cheshire County Council on whether other country parks in Cheshire can open for Easter. But Tatton will have to wait for two weeks while the county carries out a risk assessment. "The Government have issued
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CHURCH-GOERS got more than the usual blessing from their vicar last week.
They received a crisp £10 note as they left St Cross Church - and told to go forth and multiply that sum. "We did not force people to take the money, but rather distributed it to those who wanted it," said the Rev Julian Heaton. By updating one of Jesus
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REDUNDANCIES have been made at Chelford Market.
Full-time staff have also been forced to take a 20% cut in hours. Auctioneers Frank Marshalls made the decision after the spread of foot-and-mouth disease suspended livestock sales. Only two agricultural auctions are now held each week. "It is bleak already
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A NEW housing development has been hit by a further snag.
Developers Egerton Estates, currently building in Brook Street, have been served with a second enforcement notice. The Environment Agency issued the latest notice - an abatement order - under the Land Drainage Act 1991, stating that a temporary culvert
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A COUPLE conned a woman out of £300 last week.
Police said the pair approached the woman as she withdrew money from a cash machine in King Street, Knutsford, on Thursday evening. It is believed the couple told her that the cash machine was broken before extracting her card. While she was distracted
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Knutsford Studio Cinema
RUGRATS In Paris (U) comes to Knutsford Studio Cinema on Friday showing at 1pm, 3.30pm and 6.30pm. Also showing is Enemy At The Gates (15) at 8.30pm.
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DOROTHY Billany is used to her fair share of controversy.
In the 1970's she learned the hard way that the age of liberation had not stretched as far as the world of bowls. A few years later she was ejected from a bowling league meeting on the sole basis of her sex. "I was at the AGM for the Knutsford League
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CALMING WAY TO PATH SAFETY
ANGRY pedestrians in Willaston will welcome new calming measures on a busy footpath. A 'No Cycling' sign has been erected on the footpath between Bayley Road and Derwent Close, often used by parents and school children. Willaston councillor Brian Silvester
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CAN you help please?
I am trying to locate a copy of A Hymn to Heald Mill by Michael George Gibson. I tried to contact the publishers, Avanti Printers, of the Cotton Shop Yard, Knutsford, only to be told by directory enquiries that the firm is no longer listed. If you know
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HOT STUFF AT LYCEUM
THE Full Monty meets London's Burning at Crewe's Lyceum Theatre for one week only from Tuesday, April 17. Peter Benedict's hilarious comedy enjoyed phenomenal sell out success when it first toured the country last year. Now alarm bells will be ringing
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BEST LAID PLAN PAYS DIVIDENDS
THE WEDDING PLANNER (PG) William Shakespeare knew it, Meg Ryan knows it, and every Hollywood director knows it. And what they all know is that the traditional romantic comedy is something which is more often than not well liked. Which is why after spending
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MOTORISTS NEED TO TAKE CARE AS MORE WALKERS TAKE TO THE ROADS
COULD you please print this letter and may it be a strong reminder to all drivers that, whilst country footpaths are closed due to the very sad situation with foot and mouth, more people are walking on the roads/lanes. I feel as a local councillor and
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EVICTION WAS UNJUST
WITH regards to your report in the Crewe Guardian, March 22, you state that Mr Alan Nuttall, was evicted from his home in Valley Road, because of 'serious structural faults.' Whilst there were 'structural faults' in some of the council-owned properties
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ON COURSE FOR SUCCESS
YOUNG Crewe musicians proved they were hitting the right notes this week as they completed a course. The pupils of Rhythm Time music class have been attending the weekly sessions at Marshfield Bank Centre throughout the term. With the Easter holidays
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LE MANS LEGEND JOINS BENTLEY TEAM
BENTLEY Motors' Le Mans Team this week received a huge boost when it was announced five times Le Mans winner, Derek Bell, is to join the squad. Derek is to work as a consultant to the Crewe-based team giving his experiences during the crucial preparation
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ROAD TO ZANZIBAR LED TO WEDDED BLISS FOR BETTY AND GORDON
A TRIP to the cinema in 1938 led to 60 years of wedded bliss for a Crewe couple. Betty and Gordon Cotton have lived in Crewe all through all their 60 years of marriage after meeting at the old Palace Cinema in Electricity Street in Crewe. The couple were
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ON THE MOVE AT LAST
A BRIGHT new future lies ahead for Nantwich Town Football Club now that their long-proposed ground move finally looks on. Big plans are afoot for the club, with a purpose-built stadium at Kingsley Fields in the pipeline. And the Dabbers can at last start
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WE NEED TO TALK
COUNCIL officials want a meeting with operators of Maw Green landfill, in Crewe, and MAFF to clarify proposals to dump uninfected animal carcasses there. The move comes after protesters slammed MAFF for its secretive attitude over the proposed selection
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EGERTON U12...2
Dynamoes...0 EGERTON secured a solid win against a very capable Dynamoes side. The home team had to work hard to subdue a very lively Dynamoes mid-field who were continually creating good chances. That they failed to take them was down to excellent defending
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EGERTON U11...2
Northwich U11...1 THEY say "save the best till last" and in Egerton's on-off promotion chase this was the case. In the first-half they were simply awesome knocking the ball around confidently. Straight from the whistle they dominated the game and it was
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EGERTON U12...3
Dynamoes...0 EGERTON collect their second three-point haul of the weekend with a second fine performance against an unlucky Dynamoes, and in the process moved up to joint third in the league. They started strongly and deservedly took the lead when Mikhial
