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DARTS & DOMINOES
Carlsberg Tetley Crewe Open League Summer Team Knockout Round One: Nags Head A 3, Flying Lady 9; Raven B 8, LMR Sports 4; West End RAOB B 3, Vine B 9; Liberal Valley 8, Shav Club 0; Woodside 9, Kings Arms 4; ASLEF Oddies 9, Commercial 6; Bridge A 8, Oddfellows
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DANNY DELIVERS TO DABBERS' DELIGHT
IN-FORM Danny Griggs inspired Nantwich Town to victory over struggling Great Harwood Town. Their shining light of recent weeks lit up Jackson Avenue once more with a stunning breakthrough just before the break. Griggs stepped up to strike home a sweet
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MAKE IT A RED SWEATER DAY
IT'LL be a party atmosphere at the Alexandra Stadium, this Saturday, as Crewe look to finish a fine season in the fortress against Preston. Recent home form has been outstanding with the Alex undefeated since the turn of the year, picking up 8 victories
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SAFETY SECURED, BUT NOT BY THE ALEX' OWN EFFORTS
Stockport County...3 Crewe Alex...0 SAFETY was finally assured as the Alex departed Edgeley Park last Saturday. But it was results elsewhere that proved decisive while Crewe were soundly beaten by a determined Stockport side. You got the feeling though
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ALSAGER ENJOY AN UNBEATEN EASTER
IN-FORM Alsager are on course for a mid-table finish after an undefeated Easter programme. Greg Clowes' men followed a solid 0-0 draw at Formby on Saturday with a 1-0 home victory against Darwin on Easter Monday. Their unbeaten run never looked in danger
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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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FOX HUNT
BUYERS are being sought for a loss-making rural pub which has closed its doors. Numerous part-time staff and a number of full-timers lost their jobs following the closure of The Fox Inn at Rushton Spencer. The business went into voluntary liquidation,
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STREET LIGHT ROW OVER FLORAL SHOW
BROMLEY Farm's floral show has been thrown into question because of a row over putting hanging baskets on street lights. The Congleton housing estate is due to be decked out with hanging baskets as part of the town's entry in the Britain in Bloom finals
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BEN Watkins loved England.
He loved the people, the customs, the history, the scenery and the way we brewed up. So long after he returned to his American homeland, the former soldier, who had been stationed at Mobberley during the Second World War, still took his tea with milk.
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STAFF at Jodrell Bank are still waiting to hear whether their jobs are safe.
The long-term future of more than 30 staff appeared to be in doubt after the centre was refused funding by the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council to upgrade its Merlin telescope. "We were told that the council, which usually funds such projects
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VOLUNTEERS collected more than 20 tons of rubbish from two Knutsford housing estates this week.
More than 60 residents turned up at the weekend to clean Longridge and Shaw Heath and the woodland that links the two estates. "Both estates are now virtually litter-free," said Caroline Hough of Manchester Methodist Housing Association. "Lots of people
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A MOTHER with three children has taken over a town centre shop.
Jen Lace, who has worked part-time at Tiffany's for 11 years, has bought the card shop business with husband Allan. Speaking to the Knutsford Guardian yesterday (Tuesday), she said she was excited about the future. "Hopefully in 12 months we will have
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IT WAS supposed to be the date when everything was set in stone.
But Monday came and went and no work started on Knutsford's millennium library. Instead, developer Matt McCloskey promised that a contract had been signed and builders would start work within a week. "The contract was dated on Friday afternoon and the
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TENNIS LESSONS ARE A SMASH HIT
ANYONE for tennis? It seems like everyone in Wistaston is. New coaching courses arranged by the village's Sports and Leisure Association were met by a fantastic response. Organiser Eric Swan said: "Chairman John Moore and life member Norman Bentley couldn't
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AMBULANCE FLEET GETS WELCOME ADDITION
A BRAND new state of the art Ambulance has boosted the borough's fleet. The keys were officially handed over last week by Crewe and Nantwich MP, Gwyneth Dunwoody. The new front line ambulance is part of a fleet of 19 being deployed throughout Merseyside
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SEEDS OF DISCONTENT
SAFE food campaigners have condemned the sowing of a second crop of genetically modified maize near Nantwich during the foot and mouth crisis. Sound farmer, Richard Ratcliffe, has been dubbed "pig-headed" for going ahead with the experiment which Friends
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BOOM TOWN
A MASSIVE £7million is to be injected into Crewe to help regenerate four areas of the town. Over the last 18 months a package of proposals have been put together with the aim of improving both the quality of life and employment prospects for local people
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DON'T DIE LIKE OUR ROBERT
GRIEF-STRICKEN parents have issued a heartfelt plea to youngsters after the tragic death of their 14-year-old son. Robert James Pownall died at the weekend after experimenting with solvent abuse for the first time. Paramedics were rushed to Cross Way,
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DIARY DATES
FRI APRIL 27 * Achtung Baby, The Limelight Club, Crewe. * Blackboards (U Cert) showing for two days at the Film Theatre, College Road S-o-T. Tel 01782 413622 SAT APRIL 28 * By Jovi, The Limelight Club, Crewe. MON APRIL 30 * Cheshire Academy of Integrated
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YOUNG STARS TO SHINE AS JIM BOWS OUT
SOME youthful top brass will be leading the way at a Combined Services Reunion. National Quartet Champions, Stuart Edge 13, Merryn Helleur 14, Alex Eaton 16 and Tom Bruce 14, will join the talented entertainment lined-up at the gathering of ex-servicemen
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HOLE LOT OF SHAKING GOING ON IN EERIE TALE
THE HOLE (15) VERY little has been seen of this mysterious film but with more twists than a rollercoaster and a scary atmosphere to match, it should prove worth your ticket money. Director Nick Hamm's work is very much a cross between The Blair Witch
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WOMEN'S HEALTH DAY PROVES A BIG ATTRACTION
HEALTH Groups in the borough are celebrating this week after a specially organised Women's Health Day proved an enormous success. Held at Nantwich Civic Hall it featuring everything you can imagine to do with Women's Health and Lifestyles. The day was
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SO many people helped to make the millennium tapestry so exciting.
It was a two-year project that stretched to four years, mainly because so many people wanted to stitch their own house on to the tapestry. That, of course, meant it grew from 10ft to 40ft. I think all who see it will agree very little of Knutsford has
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MAN HUNT
SLIMMING World consultants in Congleton and Biddulph are on the lookout for men. The classes are run by Sharon Kerry and Janet Peters, who would welcome more men to join the sessions. Anyone joining could be in with a chance of winning a holiday in Las
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KNUTSFORD FC A...1
Sale Hotel...1 WHEN Rick Hinchcliffe scored in the 12th minute it seemed Knutsford were heading for a comfortable victory but Sale Hotel earned themselves a well deserved point with a battling display as they fight for first division survival. Dominic
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KNUTSFORD...1
Barnton...1 FROM the start of this keenly fought local Mid-Cheshire League the tempo was frantic. Referee Mr Bartlett found himself busy quelling the gusto of Knutsford and Barnton players as local pride took over. Knutsford introduced young 'A' team
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Knutsford Studio Cinema
MISS Congeniality (12), starring Sandra Bullock, comes to Knutsford Studio Cinema on Friday with nightly screenings at 8pm (excluding Monday) and a 2pm matinee on Thursday. Rugrats in Paris (U) continues showing Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Monday's movie
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CRICKET ROUND-UP
PREMIER division new boys Crewe Cricket Club failed to defy the odds against Pipemaster league champs Audley on Saturday. Batting first at home, Audley made steady progress to declare on 175 for 9 with Doorbar hitting a solid 41 backed up by Joynson's
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NEW FACES SLIP TO A NARROW DEFEAT
A YOUTHFUL Crewe FC side crashed 1-0 at home to high-flying Cheadle, last Saturday. Again, manager Ian O'Reilly made changes to the line-up with safety relatively secure and wasn't too disappointed with the result. The game was evenly matched throughout
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GOAL MAD
CREWE Alex gifted the Crazy Gang a two goal start in this match and then showed the attacking flair to claw their way back into a thrill-packed match. Play-off chasing Wimbledon had no answer to the threat posed by Rivers, Ashton and Hulse. Unfortunately
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THEY arrived early one morning armed with scythes and sickles.
Fed up with the state of Knutsford Moor, the teachers, barristers and farm workers had turned out to do the job themselves on a Saturday in November 1959. Leading the dozen men from the Knutsford Society was teacher Bruce Grant. The clean-up was the first
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A FARMER who filled in part of a valley has failed in a last-ditch legal challenge.
Three Law Lords upheld an October Appeal Court ruling against Richard Scott. It was the latest bid in Mr Scott's long-running battle over an enforcement notice ordering him to clear rubble from his land and restore it to agricultural use. After a private
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SHEEP stranded in a muddy field by the foot-and-mouth crisis are dying every day, say villagers.
The 400 lambing ewes were taken to Crouchley Lane nine weeks ago, but their farmer has been stopped from moving them. Six weeks after they were due to return to Glossop there are less than 300. Many of them - and their newborn lambs - now lay dead in
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CONVICTED murderer Geoffrey Foster may have to wait until the end of the year for his appeal.
His case was referred to the Court of Appeal in London in November but a date has still not been set. "It is up to the Appeal Court to give us a date but we are sure the case will be heard by the end of the year," said his solicitor, Holly Dustin. Foster
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HE was nicknamed Billy because he had no mates.
But his new owners are now desperate to find him a good home - elsewhere. Billy, a scrawny, scruffy black cat had arrived at the Maidment household in Knutsford unannounced, wandering in through the cat flap. Henry, the family's resident cat, had not
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IT was hailed as a modern masterpiece so it is little wonder its reputation spread far and wide.
Knutsford's millennium tapestry took centre stage last week as it made the news both at home and abroad. After spotting the story in the Knutsford Guardian, a national newspaper and a Manchester-based news agency produced their own features on the hand-crafted
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A PROFESSIONAL gardener this week appealed to residents to help track down her missing mower.
Cindy Edwards, of Carver Avenue, Cranage, awoke yesterday to find her red Rover 55 lawnmower had been stolen from her front lawn. "It was my own fault for leaving it out, but I have never stolen anything from anyone myself," she said. "These people have
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ESTATE agents have been given permission to hold house auctions at the hotel until the end of June.
Rodney Jennings, of Meller Braggins, said yesterday that they were working with the developers. "We are carrying on there for the time being, but we are having to relocate," he said. Last week Philip Hughes unveiled plans to spend £10m on developing the
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MOBILE phone antennae on a Knutsford landmark could be hidden by chimneys and a clock tower.
Vodafone want to disguise the eight aerials and a cabinet on the roof of the Conservative Club in Canute Square. If their plans are approved, the mobile phone mast - which was erected in the club's car park without permission - will be removed. This week
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A BRASS key has been found on the Moor.
The Chubb key - which has ERA inscribed on it - was found last week and handed in at the Knutsford Guardian office on Toft Road.
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THE venue was perfect for Donna Ruddock and James Healey.
A hotel steeped in tradition - and the only place to hold a reception to mark the most important day in their lives. Among its most notable guests was Princess Victoria, who later became Queen of England. She had visited the hotel in 1832 when she was
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A WOMAN who won a seven-year battle with the council will have to wait to build her dream home.
Candice Hadfield, of Mobberley, has fought since 1994 with Macclesfield Borough Council to convert her barn into a house. Councillors finally approved her plans two weeks ago, but now the Environment Secretary will have the final say. "He has to be informed
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I LIVED through the 1967 foot-and-mouth outbreak. It was on the next farm.
We had cattle within 100 yards of the burial site. They were not seen by MAFF officials so they lived to tell the tale. After the 1967 outbreak, it was recognised that the virus travelled in the wind. That was one of the findings of the inquiry. I know
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RUNNING ACE
MARATHON man Barry Taylor is this week recovering after taking part in last weekend's big race. Last Sunday's London Marathon attracted thousands of runners from across the world and Wistaston runner Barry was among them raising money for the NSPCC. It
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COACH DRIVERS STRUCK DOWN WITH LEGIONNAIRE'S DISEASE
A CREWE man is in intensive care and his colleague has died after contracting Legionnaire's disease while on a trip abroad. The 36-year-old, who has not been named, was the co-driver on a school trip to the Costa Brava in Spain when he and the coach's
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MILLENNIUM COMMUNITY CLOCK IS IN OPERATION
IT'S been a long time coming - but Nantwich's Millennium Community Clock is now up and running. And the innovative creation by Welsh craftsman, Paul Beckett, is causing quite a mixed reaction. Love it or hate it - it's been hailed as a fine example of
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QUARTET SPRING INTO ACTION TO BECOME BRITISH CHAMPIONS
FOUR pupils from Nantwich's Brine Leas High School have reached new heights, literally! Timothy Garside, Matthew Leigh, Duncan Foster and Lee Thompson have become Great Britain Under 19's National Team champions at trampolining. The quartet, pictured
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AUDIENCE FEEDBACK
COLLISIONS is a celebration of work by seven local writers, and performed by professional actors in the Chester's Gateway Theatre. After each of the plays, the audience will be given the opportunity to give feedback to the writers and the creative team
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VIDEO REVIEW
OUT to rent on April 30 is the backwardly brilliant Memento. Starring Guy Pearce (LA Confidential) and Carrie-Ann Moss (The Matrix) it follows in the footsteps of The Usual Suspects. Leonard Shelby (Pearce) is an ex-insurance agent who fails to prevent
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ACADEMY LEADS THE WAY IN RAISING THE PROFILE OF SPORTS ACROBATICS FOR BOTH ABLE AND DISABLED
GYMNASTS with 'Attitude' are continuing to put Crewe on the map. The Cheshire Academy of Integrated Sport and Arts' teams of disabled and able bodied youngsters have once again succeeded at national and regional levels. They confirmed the centre's leading
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Mrs Elsie McMillan
THE funeral service and committal were held at Altrincham Crematorium on Monday April 9 for Mrs Elsie McMillan, of Knutsford, who died on April 1. She was 80. Mrs McMillan (nee Blake) was born in Bucklow Hill, Knutsford. She was the eldest of three children
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TOFT...140 for 9 (50 overs)
Oxton...141 for 6 declared (60 overs) THE 2001 cricket season got under way last Saturday when Toft entertained Oxton in the Cheshire County League Premier Division in typical first match conditions - cold weather and a soft wicket on which Oxton laboured
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ILFORD ROVERS...2
White Swan...1 WITH their tenth victory in succession, Ilford came from third bottom of the league at Christmas to clinch the Division One title of the Mid-Cheshire Sunday League following on from winning the Division Two title last season. Ilford started
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Today (WEDNESDAY)
7.30pm: Knutsford Little Theatre presents Chase Me Up Farndale Avenue, S'il Vous Plait to April 28 7.30pm: Alan Ayckbourn's comedy Round and Round the Garden at Allostock Village Hall, Chapel Lane, presented by North Cheshire Theatre Company. £3/£2.50
