VILLAGERS are being invited to try out their Samba skills at a series of musical workshops in the run-up to a colourful carnival parade. Brazilian Samba fever is spreading like wild fire across the UK, and the village of Eaton near Congleton is due to
PARACHUTING pensioner Bill Kimpton is looking forward to his next daring leap - despite narrowly surviving his last jump. The 75-year-old former paratrooper, who dropped from the skies over Arnhem, Holland, during the Second World War, has been parachuting
THE family of train hero Wallace Oakes have issued a plea for the return of the George Cross awarded to him after he gave his life to save his passengers. Mr Oakes, of Wheelock Heath, near Sandbach, braved the flames of an exploding steam engine to bring
TALENTED youngsters are putting on their dancing shoes as they prepare to head for Disneyworld's Magic Kingdom. Pupils at a Crewe dancing school are believed to be the only children from England invited to take part in a series of shows and workshops
FRAUD squad investigations into Congleton Borough Council look set to come to an end early next week. Police have been carrying out a seven month probe into the council after allegations of maladministration were made. Detectives have now finished examining
AS chairman of the Knights of Charity (Winsford) fund-raising group, I am writing in reply to the letter in last week's Winsford Guardian from the "anonymous" resident of Alundale Road, Winsford, who complained about the music going on until 1.30am during
FIESTA not siesta is being promised during a bonanaza of classical music and fireworks at Cholmondeley Castle later this month. The annual Manchester Camerata Extravagana is being staged at the castle south of Winsford on July 20. A selection of Spanish
WORKERS at a Middlewich truck factory are celebrating this week after a multi-million pound takeover brought a boom in business. ERF workers faced a plunge in pay packets when the Brooks Lane factory switched to a three-day week earlier this year. But
WINSFORD primary school governors have thrown the book at the Government for demanding to see pupils' test results - which may then be included in "league tables". The board of St Chad's Primary has blasted the move to look at Key Stage One and Two Assessments
CHILDREN may have to cross busy roads alone because of a shortage of lollipop ladies. Until April, police provided cover if a school crossing patrol officer was sick or on holiday. But a lack of resources meant the force asked the county council to take
A SCHOOLBOY was killed as he cycled to find out how long it would take him to get to work. Jonathan Paul Scott, aged 14, was in collision with a truck on Booth Lane, Middlewich as he cycled from the home of his foster parents in Simonswood Close, to a
NEARLY a quarter of all pregnant women in some parts of Winsford are teenagers, health workers say. Shock figures show the rate of teenage pregnancies in parts of the town is nearly two-and-a-half times the national average. Health workers have set up
THE chemist on duty this Sunday, June 30 from 12 noon to 1pm. is Lloyds Chemists Ltd., 93 Market Street, Newton. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
A SMOKE alarm failed to go off when fire broke out in a Wargrave house because it was in the wrong position. Flames from an unattended grill pan filled the house with smoke but the alarm did not sound because it was attached to a wall instead of the ceiling
AN 18-month-old baby was among a family of four rescued from a smoke-filled house in Grange Valley, Haydock. The baby, Robert Newport, was passed from a first floor bedroom window to firemen who had placed a ladder against the front of the house. Other
A MAN was killed and a 12-year-old boy was seriously injured in an horrific motorbike accident in Newton. The two machines were involved in a head-on collision on the Rooks, a popular off-road site for motor cross riders off Vista Road. Glyn Swift, aged
THE views of the public are invited over a plan to build a £1 million centre for people with mental health problems. The proposal is to convert unused land on Vista Road, Newton into a daytime therapy unit. The centre will also house community psychiatric
BURGLARS broke into Seymour House, Meadow Close, Newton, by breaking the glass in the rear fire door and releasing a security bar. They stole a BT payphone, a dark brown wooden dining table and a small dark brown wooden cupboard with two opening doors
In my 10 years as borough councillor for West Ward and as a professional design engineer, I have put forward many ideas to Cheshire County Council to improve road safety in the area, especially as demographic changes have resulted in many young families
Homosexuals have been accepted, tolerated, ignored, penalised and persecuted, depending upon the given culture and period of history. Christianity and biblical teaching view the subject with abhorrence, but because clergy of all denominations are openly
So it's a shame so few people show any interest in the chamber of trade and commerce. When a controversial subject like pedestrianisation is on the agenda, it comes into its own. People want to use the organisation to put their views forward. But when
Theatre Set-up, a professional company from London, will perform the Shakespearean classic in the Great Hall, which was built about 1480. Tickets are £9.50 and the performance starts at 7.30pm. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images
The shop - formerly Morgan's Kitchens - has been vacant for three years. But owners Michael and Kate Stephen, who also run Panache in King Street, say they cannot afford to keep it empty much longer. "We are spending money on the mortgage and keeping
Their consistent inconsistency continued last week when they defeated the higher placed Weaverham by seven wickets with five overs in hand. Skipper Bewsher had no hesitation in asking the home side to bat first on a rain affected surface which assisted
Nigel and Richard Lea gave Toft a fine start until the 13th over when Richard was out caught for 14. Nigel provided the spectators with some fine stroke play but found himself spectating at one end where several of the Toft batsmen got themselves out.
THE third French race was flown from Nantes on Saturday, June 29. 1. Mr & Mrs Tipler 1167.6, 2. R Hall 1115.1, 3. Mr & Mrs Tipler 1077.8, 4. K Riley and Son 1026.9, 5. E Richards 973.2, 6. E Richards 971.1, E Richards 944.3. Converted for the
It is being restored with money left by a former member of the Gaskell Society. The grave will be cleaned and improved with some of the £28,000 left in a legacy to the group. The rest of the money may be used to restore Mrs Gaskell's house in Manchester
A panel of six Knutsford councillors has been tasked to find new names for the town's biggest estate. The town council believes there is widespread support among residents to do away with Longridge and give the estate individual street names. "I have
The case, reopened after his family's campaigning, is now due to close a month later than expected - on July 29. Mr Edwards' widow Jan, who has had no information about the inquiry's progress since it opened in February, greeted the news with optimistic
Barbara Austin said people were leaving boxes of bottles on the pavement when the Westfield Drive recycling point was full. "It encourages vandals and people are smashing up bottles leaving glass all over the pavement," she said. "It defeats the whole
Doctors had told Darren, who crashed on to a 25,000-volt overhead cable, it could be a year before he walked again. But he arrived home from the burns unit of a Merseyside hospital - walking through the front door of his home in Hermitage Drive, Holmes
DARREN Long and Mark Tournier proved a winning partnership for Knypersley on Sunday as they saw off fellow strugglers Ashcombe Park. Knypersley's home victory gave them a welcome 20 points after a disappointing draw at Porthill Park just 24 hours earlier
HEADTEACHERS are urging parents to walk their children to school to end traffic bottlenecks outside their schools. Park Middle School and Knypersley First School face daily traffic headaches because of the number of parents who drive their children to
CHILDREN will be singing their hearts out this weekend in a musical bid to help classmates in Eastern Europe to be reunited with their parents. Thousands of families have been torn apart by the civil war in the former Yugoslavia, as new borders have been
PROFESSIONAL Yorkshireman Brian Glover is appearing in a production of The Canterbury Tales at Crewe's Lyceum theatre this week. Brian, along with TV star Brian Cant, brings the tales up to date but in a way that keeps them "Chaucer- wi' nowt taken owt
RISING stars of the international cricket scene will be displaying their talent at Vagrants Cricket Ground, Willaston, next Wednesday. Some of the best under-17 players from Australia and India will be battling it out in a special match. Both teams are
SHOPKEEPERS in Crewe could be facing a new age of prosperity, after signs that major companies are queueing up to invest in the town. Chain store giants Marks and Spencer are the latest company to invest in the town centre, only months after Virgin opened
TRUCK manufacturers ERF have won a £1.5 million deal to make refuse collecting vehicles for Beirut. The Sandbach based company, which was recently taken over by Canadian firm Western Star, celebrated by putting workers back on a five day week for the
THE sky's the limit for Middlewich woman Emma Bradley who's preparing to join a jet-set team of British Airways pilots. The determined 24-year-old, of Warren Close, has beaten thousands of hopefuls to land a place on a pilot training course with the leading
MENTION the Salvation Army, and most people think of the woman selling Warcry in the pub or the band performing at Christmas. But the Army's members also tackle serious social work from finding furniture for those in need, to working with drug-users and
WINSFORD'S unemployed could soon see a light at the end of the tunnel thanks to new plans by the Labour Party. That is the claim by Margaret Hanson, Labour's parliamentary spokesman for Eddisbury, who revealed proposals have been designed to help people
Middlewich 1st XI 141-4 Winsford 1st XI 138-9 (dec) LEE CHALLINOR blasted 81 unbeaten runs and took four wickets to help Middlewich to a vital win and knock local rivals Winsford off the top of the second division of the Cheshire Cricket League on Saturday
ARSONISTS have struck at a Winsford company for the third time in a month. Now staff at Active Pallets fear for the future after £2,000 worth of stock was destroyed in the latest fire at 10pm on Sunday. Firefighters took one hour to bring the blaze under
A SUPERB score of 84 by number four batsman Michael Walkden enabled Newton to set a difficult target against St. Helens. But they were frustrated yet again as another match fizzled out into a draw. Newton batted first with Holcroft and Murnan getting
WITH neither the first or second teams having a fixture, the scene was set for Earlestown's Sunday side to keep the Viaduct Green flag flying as they travelled to face Acton in the West Lancashire League. The Liverpool side invited Town to take first
A TEENAGE girl was killed after taking the wheel of a friend's car when she was more than twice over the drink-drive limit. Melissa Szostok, aged 19 of Cedar Avenue, Lowton had not passed the driving test when she took the car without permission after
TWO men were due to appear in Warrington Magistrates' Court today, Friday,charged with the murder of Newton man, Raymond Smith, aged 49. Simon Barnes, 27 and Christopher Tatlock, 26, are accused of murdering Raymond Smith at a house in Alpass Avenue,
MORRISONS say the decision to pull out of a £20 million development on the Parkside Colliery site was taken with regret. The location was suitable for a distribution depot and there was a well-skilled labour force in the area which would have been ideal
All Saints Church Hall, Thursday, July 25, bingo at 8pm. St. Peter's Church, Newton - Open weekend on Saturday, June 29 from 10am. to 5pm. and Sunday 12 noon to 5pm. Everyone welcome. All Saints parish church hall, Newton, Summer Fair on Saturday, June
Warm beer and devout ladies cycling to church through the early morning mist figured therein. We can think of a far more tangible feature of English rural life whose contribution to what England is and the English are is beyond the estimation of Mr Major
The football fan was among thousands who went to the Euro '96 outdoor concert at Old Trafford on Saturday, headlined by Simply Red and M People. Most of them went armed with a camera and autograph book. But this particular fan took along a trowel. He
"A number of readers have come forward with facts about the history and it's a fascinating story," said manager Jimmy Cooke. The pub was named The Kilton in honour of a racehorse owned by Thomas Langford-Brooke of Mere Hall. Mr Langford-Brooke may also
"We've got some wonderful summer dresses," he said. "They'll sell like hot cakes." "Great," said Richard. "I'll take 50." The retailer returned to his fashion shop in King Street, Knutsford, pleased as punch. "When I got back I was greeted with a stoney
The Tatton Singers, whose past concerts have included Mozart's Requiem and Mendelssohn's Elijah, are staging a Summer Evening of Song with the Wichita State University Singers from America. The concert promises a wide variety of light song style from
Mike Herrieven, who runs Mere Post Office and Store in Warrington Road, said he had been trapped by a clause on his contract. He had contacted a Manchester firm of surveyors to help him get his business rates reduced and signed a contract with them. In
Ms Ralph of Mardon Close, Knutsford, was awarded £110. She won her Wages Act Case against the Medicine Shop Ltd of London Road, Alderley Edge, who did not attend the Manchester hearing. The award represented three days pay for which Ms Ralph said she
But they did pubs in Knutsford pubs a favour - takings soared as football fans drowned their sorrows. "We had record takings for a Wednesday and the place was packed," said Laura Sheridan, who televised the live England v Germany match at the Lord Eldon
The chamber has just 46 members out of a potential 300 and says lack of interest could force it to stop operating altogether. The news comes just three weeks after the Guardian reported there may be no Christmas lights in Knutsford this year - because
The men's and women's first teams, captained by Ian Strudley and Anne McPhie, have scored top points in the North East Cheshire Tennis League. The women have played six matches and won six while the men won four out of four. A club spokesman said: "This
All new players are also invited and anybody requiring further details can contact Brian Deeley on Knutsford 633160 (home) or 0161 834 5259 (business). The first team management structure has been amended for next season with Stewart Dow coming in to
He said he was confident of winning his libel case against The Guardian and was keen to return to government. "I believe truth will prevail," he told the Knutsford Guardian on Monday. "I would not have gone to the trouble of amending a law to proceed
They want the highways authority to reconsider siting a pedestrian crossing near Manchester Road's junction with Tabley Road. Cheshire County Council says the road does not fit its criteria. But Knutsford councillors want to meet highway bosses to press
Cheshire County Council will continue funding the bus until the end of the year and review it again. Parents were pleased at the temporary reprieve - but say they are not looking forward to another fight. "We have got another battle ahead but we hope
