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DISPUTED STRIKE ANGERS DABBERS
A CONTROVERSIAL late goal robbed Nantwich Town of a deserved point against high-flying Ramsbottom United on Saturday. Shocked faces left Jackson Avenue in sheer disbelief after the visitors clinched a 2-1 victory seven minutes into injury time. As Dabbers
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ALEX' HUNGER FOR POINTS KEEPS MOMENTUM GOING
Wolves...0 Crewe Alex...0 ANOTHER battling display saw Crewe through to a bonus point against Wolves on Saturday. But it could easily have been three if referee Laws hadn't waved away what appeared to be two blatant second-half penalties. Nevertheless
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ALMOST THERE
TARGET accomplished? Crewe reached the all-important safety mark with victory and wonder goals against Gillingham on Easter Monday. Even though Alex boss Dario Gradi insisted the champagne won't be opened until it's a mathematical certainty, 50 points
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CONGLETON RUFC DISH OUT A BEATING TO LINLEY
CONGLETON RUFC excelled in a comprehensive 34-0 victory over Kidsgrove-based Linley, on Saturday. Flanker Tony Dempsey lost no time in starting the ball rolling with an unconverted try which was then repeated by scrum-half Richard Burkard for a 10-0 interval
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BEARS KEEP BATTLING
CONGLETON Town finally ended their derby day jinx at Wincham Park with a battling 0-0 draw against Witton on Easter Monday. But unfortunately, it's little consolation to the Bears with relegation now almost unavoidable. Twelve points separates them from
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HAVE YOUR SAY ON LEVELS OF POLICING
POLICING levels in Congleton, Alsager and Scholar green are to be discussed at a meeting of the borough council's area committee. The meeting is to take place next Tuesday, April 24, when Supt. Richards from the Cheshire Constabulary will attend. The
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MIXED FORTUNES FOR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
MAJOR tourist attractions have reported an increase in trade over Easter, despite the impact of Foot and Mouth disease. Staffordshire County Council, which revealed the good news, is now hoping this can continue over the next few weeks. Roger Bradshaw
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CLIMB ABOARD A MAGICAL MYSTERY PLAY BIBLE TOUR
BUDDING actors are required to help an Alsager company put on the greatest amateur play of all time. The English Mystery Plays were written and performed by amateurs in the Middle Ages and now Alsager Community Theatre is to recreate their magic with
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BURMA STAR'S BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE IS BACK
WAR veterans are resurrecting their Book of Remembrance. The local Burma Star Association's tribute to former members is going back on public view, in Crewe's Municipal Buildings instead of its original home in St Peter's Church, Earle Street. A new display
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SURVEY TO SAVE THE PAST
A MAJOR photographic survey is being compiled to record the area of South East Cheshire. The photographic Domesday project is being housed at Keele University in Stoke and aims to record the region's architectural and cultural heritage. Including Crewe
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FIRE ALERT!
FIRE chiefs have urged Crewe and Nantwich householders to take more active steps to ensure protection from house fires. The warning follows a potentially fatal incident in Crewe when a hard of hearing resident failed to hear his smoke alarm as fire ravaged
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MUSIC LOVERS FLOCK TO TOWN FOR A FEAST OF FESTIVAL TREATS
NANTWICH was packed to overflowing with party-goers and music lovers alike last weekend as the Jazz and Blues festival went off with a bang. It was standing room only in all of the participating pubs as dozens of top acts entertained the masses. The evening
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RECOVERY GROUP
A SPECIAL group is to be set up to help Nantwich recover from the Foot and Mouth Crisis. The crisis is expected to continue for weeks, even months, to come and a Rural Working Group is being formed with a brief to react to current issues affecting the
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DIARY DATES
FRI APRIL 20 * Haslington Ray of Hope Knitters Stall. Outpatients Hall, Leighton Hospital. Knitted Baby garments and small craft items. Funds to Maternity & Neo-Natal Wards 8.30am-3.30pm * The Jamm + Rebel Truce. The Limelight Club, Crewe. * Leighton
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DIARY DATES
FRIDAY APRIL 20 *Alsager Civic Centre - Line Dancing. 8 to 11.30pm. Further details 01782 720378. *Congleton Town Hall - Jabba, under 18's disco. 7.30 to 11.30pm Further details 0958622266. SATURDAY APRIL 21 *Christ Church Hall, Alsager - Spring Fair.
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CREWE IS A TOWN OF LOST OPPORTUNITIES
WITH regards to your article entitled 'Bridge Refurbishment Branded a Disgrace' in which you reported that the Chairman of the planning committee, Cllr, Chris Thorley had 'lambasted' the developers for the state of the refurbished and re-opened Flag Lane
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TENANTS PAY THE PRICE
ONE OF the reasons why our local council housing is in such a mess is that the Labour Government only repays a small proportion of the rent rebates paid out. In 2001/2, 75p in every pound paid out in rent rebates will come from the two thirds of council
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CREWE FC BLOOD NEW PLAYERS BUT LOSE THE POINTS
INEXPERIENCE may have proved costly in Crewe FC's 2-0 defeat at Linotype on Saturday. But boss Ian O'Reilly knows with results now unlikely to cost them their place in Mid Cheshire Division One, the time is right to blood new players. His hand was forced
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SODJE GETS NEW DEAL
CREWE'S Efe Sodje has been offered a new contract. With injuries to Steve Macauley and Dave Walton, the 28-year-old Nigerian has again answered the call with solid performances over the last two weeks. And it's bound to be great news for the Alex faithful
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PRESSURE
SHOW CHARACTER TO SHARE POINTS KNYPERSLEY Vics put last week's thrashing behind them with two valuable points out of their Easter fixtures. A rousing 2-2 draw at Halesowen Harriers on Saturday was followed by a 1-1 result at home to Stafford Town on Monday
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WALKS ARE REOPENED, BUT WITH CONDITIONS
PICNIC sites and country walks in and around Congleton have been reopened.. More than 1,000 acres of countryside were reopened by the county council at the end of last week following discussions with landowners. The sites feature signs emphasising strict
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BACK TO WORK HOPES
AN engineering firm in Congleton is hoping to re-employ 32 people who were recently made redundant. United Pressing Fabrication (UPF), which supplies motor parts, made the lay offs after delays by General Motors in building the Vauxhall Frontera meant
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FOOT AND MOUTH STRESS SUPPORT NETWORK SET UP
FARMERS and rural residents in the Biddulph area have been offered help to deal with the stress of the current Foot and Mouth Crisis. The Staffordshire Rural Stress Support Network is a new network which has been established by the county council as a
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A CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY
A 56-year old Alsager woman who turned to alcohol to cure persistant sleep problems, died as a result of an accident, last Christmas Eve. Cheshire Coroner Nicholas Rheinburg recorded the verdict at an inquest into the death of Joan Williams at Crewe on
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OUR LIBRARY SERVICE HAS TO BE BETTER
PLANS for improved library provision in the borough are being drawn up after it was revealed Crewe and Nantwich is one of the worst in the county. The borough has only two small libraries, the least out of any borough in the county, but councillors are
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STUDENTS SWARM FOR UNIVERSITY PLACES
CREWE is set to receive a surge in the number of students attending the local university. Whilst some universities are having difficulty in recruiting enough students, Manchester Metropolitan University in South Cheshire has enjoyed a surge of more than
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POWER TO THE PARISHES
A BOROUGH councillor has called for parish councils to become more powerful. Haslington councillor, Dawn Threadgold, believes there needs to be a cultural reform and says parish councils can take advantage of future Government modernisation. With more
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PEOPLE'S CHAMPION, CHARLIE, DIES AGED 88
FORMER mayor and long-serving Labour councillor, Charles Elson, died on Friday in Leighton Hospital. He was 88 and had been ill for some time. He will be remembered as a fiesty and outspoken people's champion with a mischievious sense of humour and a
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GROSS NEGLECT
A SUICIDAL man hanged himself after staffing problems at Leighton Hospital meant he was not kept under observation. Nurses at the hospital were under doctor's orders to monitor 59-year-old Ernest Clarke every five minutes, but a staff shortage meant he
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BAND AIMING TO GET BUSY
CREWE'S own VCO Big Band is ready for business and wants people to know it! With a new look and big plans, organisers are hoping for a busy summer. But they're worried that the band's availability is far too much of a secret. "We're playing fortnightly
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ADAPTATION COMES TO LIFE ON THE BIG SCREEN
BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY (15) A WITTY, entertaining and wonderfully funny film. Much has been made of the fact that American Renee Zellweger was hand-picked to play the heroine. What is wrong with one of our outstanding British actresses we asked? Such as
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PAUL RISES THROUGH THE RANKS TO BECOME MD
EVERYBODY dreams of one day managing the company they work for. When you're down at the bottom, it's almost impossible to believe you could rise to the top. But when it does happen, it gives us all hope. And Alsager's Paul Johnson who works for Wright's
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RACE AGAINST TIME TO SAVE CRUMBLING CHURCH
CHURCHGOERS from a Crewe village have launched a campaign to try and save their place of worship. St Michael's and All Angels Church in Crewe Green, which is soon to be 150 years old, desperately needs work completing to keep sections of the church from
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YOUNG TALENT AT CLONTER
SOUTH Cheshire's own professional company, is set for the return of some of the most talented of all the young opera singers. Working with the Royal Northern College of Music, Clonter Opera has assembled an orchestral ensemble from the most talented instrumentalists
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MENTALLY ILL NEED OUR UNDERSTANDING, NOT STIGMATIZATION
I HAVE read with growing concern the articles in the Guardian regarding flats for people with mental health problems in Bridle Road. The concerns of residents and now Ms Yvonne Chesters seem to be without any knowledge into the condition of schizophrenia
