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Cheshire | Archive | 1997 | August

Stories for 14 August 1997

Congleton News

HOUSING SELL-OFF UNDER FIRE

CONGLETON Labour Party hit back this week at claims they were misleading council tenants over the planned sell-off of their homes. more...

CASH CRISIS THREATENS TO SINK RIVER RATS

ROLLER skating hockey stars have issued a desperate appeal for help for their cash-strapped club. more...

GARDENS GALORE RAISE CASH FOR CANCER RESEARCH

THOUSANDS of garden lovers have given a major boost to cancer research by indulging in their favourite pastime. more...

ALDI'S SUPERMARKET SWEEP

SUPERMARKET shopping, Aldi-style, is on the horizon for Congleton housewives. more...

BLACKOUT COULD BE WORK OF VANDALS

THOUSANDS of homes in Congleton and Biddulph were plunged into darkness on Tuesday by a major explosion at an electricity sub-station. more...

Congleton Sport

TOP ARCHERS TAKE A BOW

TOP archer Matthew Gray made it five in a row as he retained his title at the Cheshire archery championships. more...

ASAGER BACK AT BOTTOM OF LEAGUE

DISMAL batting saw Alsager return to their bad old ways on Saturday as they dropped back to the bottom of the league. more...

VICTORY VANISHES FOR CONGLETON

CONGLETON threw away victory against second from bottom City Works on Saturday after looking comfortable winners at one stage. more...

BEARS STRIKER ADDS TO GOALS TALLY

CONGLETON striker Ian Parr added to his impressive pre-season tally of goals with strikes at Bootle and Skelmersdale. more...

KNYPERSLEY CRASH OUT

KNYPERSLEY crashed out at home in dramatic style to lowly Newcastle and Hartshill on Saturday after losing half their side for ducks. more...

Congleton What'S On

BAND ON THE RUN SEEKS A BASE

WOULD-BE rock stars Production G are looking for new rehearsal rooms to help make their dreams come true. more...

COMEDY CAPERS

COMIC capers are on the bill next month courtesy of the talented team that make up Mow Cop Players. more...

FLEDGLING PIRATES

AMBITIOUS young actress Claire Lilley steps into the limelight next month as a fledgling theatre company stages its first major show. more...

Crewe News

PENSIONER SAVAGED BY DOG

POLICE are investigating a vicious attack by a dog which savaged an elderly paper deliverer in Crewe. more...

WELLWISHERS SAY IT WITH FLOWERS ON CECILIA'S BIG DAY

IT WAS roses all the way for 100th birthday girl Cecilia Nield! more...

SAFE SKATING SCHEME

SAFE skating for youngsters is on offer in Nantwich. more...

CHARLES AND PHYLLIS ARE GARDEN WINNERS

GREEN fingered pensioners Charles and Phyllis Morbey have seen their hard work rewarded with a top prize in a garden competition. more...

YOUNG SNAPPERS SHOW THEIR FESTIVAL PHOTOS

YOUNG Westenders who captured their local Festival on film are putting their work on show. more...

POLICE DRIVE HOME MOTORWAY DANGERS

POLICE have been driving home the dangers of travelling too fast and too close to cars in front in a month long safety campaign. more...

PUTTING CREWE STATION ON THE INTERNATIONAL MAP

CREWE station could become an international railway centre under a new action plan mapped out by Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council. more...

Crewe Sport

THE HEAT IS ON!

SWINDON TOWN - 2 CREWE ALEXANDRA - 0 more...

NARROW DEFEAT FOR CREWE

CREWE CC 1st XI were narrowly defeated by two wickets with one ball to spare in a thrilling game at Longton last Saturday. more...

CREWE BURIED BY BURY

CREWE Alexandra were outfought on Tuesday night by a combatant Bury side in an incident packed first round of the Coca Cola Cup. more...

DARIO LOOKS TO STRENGTHEN SQUAD

CREWE boss Dario Gradi is on the look out for a full back and midfielder to strengthen the squad. more...

ELWORTH FACE RELEGATION

ELWORTH face the last seven matches as candidates for relegation in the bottom half of the North Staffs and South Cheshire League. more...

NANTWICH v UPTON

UPTON got off to a reasonable start when openers Gibson and Rivett took the score to 23 before they were dismissed. more...

Crewe What'S On

WYBUNBURY BELLS RING IN THE CHANGES

WORKMEN will be 'dropping' some clangers at Wybunbury next week. more...

BRAD'S VOTED BEST MALE ARTIST

ENTERTAINER Brad James has scooped a top award for his talents in music and singing. more...

TURN YOUR SUMMER NIGHTS INTO -

SPICY BALTI NIGHTS!' more...

Knutsford Features

MARJORIE Hurst left a lasting legacy for Knutsford's needy - but her life remains a mystery to many

The benefactor bequeathed cash, property and land so the poor could live in the town centre. more...

MAYER'S family froze in fear as gunshots and screaming rang out from the dark street below.

The Germans were back - to round up more of their Jewish friends and neighbours. more...

Knutsford Letters

THEOLOGY: The science of God and the Divine.

It's a difficult subject at the best of times. more...

Knutsford News

A PENSIONER must pay £50 a year - just to park in his own garage.

Retired Army Major Maurice Cass has to fork out so he can drive 20 yards across a council car park to the back of his house in Knutsford. more...

A ROW is brewing over plans to build a new roof - because a men's club won't allow women membership.

Mobberley villagers will be asked tonight (Wednesday) by parish councillors whether they are prepared to pay more council tax to improve the Victory Hall. more...

A YOUNG mum is still holding out in her battle against eviction from a wartime chalet.

Lisa Marshall, 26, and her two children have two weeks to leave the last remaining holiday chalet on Pickmere Lake. more...

GALLONS of water are still being wasted - 11 days after a leak was reported.

The problem is also creating traffic problems at a busy junction. more...

A HOLMES Chapel nurse is to take medical supplies to a leprosy hospital in South America.

Mum-of-three Val Williams will fly to Guyana in September with nine volunteers to distribute supplies and set up a social activity area for the patients. more...

Knutsford Sport

Runcorn,Widnes News

OUR DAY OUT

PENSIONERS and children enjoyed a day out in Southport - thanks to the generosity of regulars at the Burma Star. more...

YOUTH BURGLAR

A YOUNG burglar who targeted a house where he used to live has been sent to youth custody for six months. more...

AT THE CROSSROADS OF CARE

A SUPPORT group for carers welcomed a special visitor. more...

SPORTSMAN ACHIEVES GOAL

A DISABLED footballer has fulfilled a lifetime goal - to play for his country. more...

ON A HIGH

HIGH jumper, Julie Hynan from Widnes, has been awarded a £200 grant under the Target Excellence scheme, a joint initiative between ICI and Halton Borough Council. more...

MENTAL HEALTH PLAN

A NEW mental health assessment centre is to be built on the site of the old Widnes market. more...

FLIGHT OF THE IGUANA

HALTON Council officers got more than they bargained for when they responded to a call about a loose animal. more...

SIGNS OF THE TIMES

TWO giant board signs to advertise the proposed Limewood development in Daresbury have been reduced in size, following complaints. more...

CATALYST CONFERENCE

THE FUTURE competitveness of the chemical industry has been put under the microscope by leading industrialists. more...

NEIGHBOUR HERO

A SHARP-EYED neighbour and two quick-thinking constables were praised this week after the trio foiled a violent armed raid. more...

BIG FIGHT LATEST

AN opponent has still not been named for Robin Reid's forthcoming world title defence - and his coach is blaming "boxing politics." more...

TESTS COULD HAVE SAVED SARAH

SIMPLE tests could have saved the life of a 20-year-old diabetic, her heartbroken family claimed this week. more...

MOTOR APPROVAL

A NEW car salesroom is to be built in Widnes. more...

CABLE CONMAN

A CONMAN walked into a pensioner's home and stole a cable TV decoder - by claiming he was from Nynex. more...

HELP FOR BLAZE FAMILY

THE BATTY family who lost their baby son when a blaze ripped through their home say they have been inundated with offers of help. more...

BLAZE TRAGEDY

A PENSIONER was in mourning this week after her husband perished in a blaze at the couple's home. more...

ENGINEER'S MAIL ORDER ARSENAL

AN ENGINEER was allowed to build up a mail order arsenal of dangerous firearms, a court heard. more...

PURSE SNATCHER

A SHOPPER had her purse stolen after she was assaulted outside Morrisons supermarket. more...

GARDEN CENTRE RISES FROM ASHES

A BUSINESS severely damaged by fire is to invest £1 million in new premises. more...

Runcorn,Widnes Sport

Albion's Atomic test

WIDNES Albion ARLFC entertain Heysham Atoms in a pre-season friendly on Saturday, 16 August at their new HQ at St Peter & Paul (formerly St Josephs). more...

Domino climax

LAST week saw the climax of the Runcorn Domino Summer League in Section One. more...

Mond's hot-trick

Mond Rangers 3 Middlewich Athletic...3 more...

STADIUM ANNOUNCES BLUES' FIXTURES

HALTON Community Stadium has published the list of fixtures to be played by Everton Reserves in the coming months. more...

RSC table tennis section are looking for a sponsor for the season 1997-98. Any person or companies interested in helping in anyway please contact the section secretary, Dave Higginson on 01928 592487. more...

JASON

PIC more...

Bryson comes

back to haunt more...

Bolstered Eagles

prove too strong more...

Mervyn has

to hand over more...

JAMIE

pic more...

WARREN AT WAR

A FIGHT has broken out between boxing promotor Frank Warren and the WBC this week - literally! more...

Winsford Business

One for the road

IT'S not only the residents of Davenham that were waiting for the opening of the village's by-pass. more...

Charter mark

CHESHIRE Community Healthcare Trust's Physiotherapy Service, which treats patients in the area, is among 16 organisations from the county to have applied for a Charter Mark award. more...

Backing wildlife

ALFRED McAlpine Homes has become a corporate member of Cheshire Wildlife Trust. more...

Winsford Features

Taking the high ground

A GROUP of athletes from Middlewich will be meeting at the Lake District next month for a gruelling weekend of physical challenges and cryptic clue solving to raise money for charity. more...

Why John swapped soccer for pulling pints

FORMER Winsford United boss John Bingham is still in the management game - but it is now a pub rather than a soccer team which is benefiting from his leadership skills. more...

Winsford Letters

Don't mess in own back yard

I COME into Winsford most days of the week and I have to say that I usually end up shaking my head in despair. more...

Bypass is just silly

AM I the only person who uses the new Davenham Bypass and who thinks that the design is silly? more...

Speak up before it's too late

IT WAS a special day for the Mayor of Winsford as he laid the foundation stone for the 5,000th house to be built on what was once a football field at Knights Grange. more...

Winsford News

Centre of excellence

AN ambitious £32,000 facelift is paying big dividends at Middlewich Community Centre. more...

Kicked out for selling drugs

DRUGS have been condemned by Mid Cheshire College after two former Winsford students appeared in court for supplying cannabis to friends on the Hartford campus. more...

Don't be a hero, warn firemen

WINSFORD firefighters have issued a warning not to "gamble with life" after a grandmother attempted to extinguish a fire herself. more...

Massive boost for town's park life

AN HISTORIC park in Middlewich has been given a facelift as part of a £100,000 scheme being carried out by Congleton Borough Council. more...

Safe and well

A TEENAGE runaway has returned safely to her Winsford home, a week after her disappearance sparked a huge police hunt across North Wales. more...

Winsford Sport

GB success for Carter

WINSFORD based Vale Royal Athletics Club track star Alex Carter has continued her incredible rise, winning her first race in a British vest. more...

England job for Cookson

WINSFORD bowls ace Glynn Cookson has completed an unbelievable month in his amazing career by being selected to captain the England team. more...

Chirpy Robins hoping to soar

MIDDLEWICH Athletic kick off their season against Ashton Town at Seddon Street on Saturday with the new coaching staff determined to stamp their own style on the club. more...

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