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CASH totalling £1,500 was stolen from games machines at clubs in Longview Avenue and Cedar Avenue, Alsager. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.

BIDDULPH pensioners are being invited to find out how to keep warm this winter without spending a fortune. Staffordshire County Council is putting on Beat the Cold conmmunity advice sessions at Biddulph Library, from 9.30am to midday on February 12 and

A HARD-HEARTED thief stole an inhaler from a car which was parked outside The Spar shop in West Street, Congleton, at 10.15pm on Sunday. The asthma inhaler was a Ventodisc make, and the thief also took 28 5mg Nitrazipan sleeping tablets from the red Ford

FORMER grammar school girls are being invited to join in a 40th birthday bash in the year 2000. The party is being organised by a married woman from Knutsford who attended Congleton County Grammar School for Girls. Fiona Williams (maiden name) left the

TEENAGERS from a Congleton high school have created a hard-hitting video to stress the dangers of experimenting with drugs. The video is entitled Taking Part, and was put together by Year 10 pupils from Heathfield High, who are aged 14 and 15. It features

BUILDING society bosses have won their fight to move to a new base in the centre of Congleton. The Cheshire appealed to the Department of the Environment after being refused permission by the borough council to move into a vacant retail unit in Bridge

RESIDENTS sickened by the callousness of a burglary have dug deep to help the victims of the break-in. Joanne Dolman was at the hospital bedside of her 10-month-old baby Benjamin when her home in Coronation Road, Congleton, was broken into. Benjamin is

STAFFORDSHIRE police have issued a new appeal for the public's help in catching the UK's most wanted armed robber. Detectives working on Operation Tornado this week revealed new leads, which, together with a £20,000 reward, they hope will lead to his

Trapped DELIGHTED pensioners who claim huge construction lorries have made them virtual prisoners in their own homes are celebrating an offer of help. The OAPs live in a group of bungalows on land off West Road in Congleton being developed into a major

NANTWICH Town's 100 per cent record under new manager Paul Cuddy came to an abrupt end with a 4-1 defeat at high-flying Mossley. The Dabbers took the lead with a John Scarlett strike after just three minutes but couldn't keep the home side out. Club secretary

CREWE Alex return to league fixtures against Sheffield United on Saturday needing a defensive reshuffle to solve another injury crisis. With Dave Walton suspended for his fifth booking of the season at Bradford and Steve Macauley still struggling with

MANCHESTER Camerata will be arriving in Nantwich in February as part of a series of concerts in the borough. The first two concerts took place at the Lyceum in Crewe last year with the third last Friday. The final concert, on February 19, will be held

HOUSING developers in Nantwich have joined the fight to save one of Britain's most endangered trees. Linden Homes has been working closely with experts from Cheshire Wildlife Trust since the discovery of a Black Poplar at the new Marsh Lane development

COUNTRY-LOVING councillor Maureen Campbell is urging her constituents at Weston to blow the whistle on rubbish dumpers. A new spate of dumping has hit the attractive lanes around the village. "I find it totally soul destroying to find this is happening

BUS operator Arriva Midlands North has announced the result of a public opinion poll over plans to avoid traffic delays at Crewe Railway Station. The company asked for customers' views on whether to reroute service 6 via Gresty Road instead of past the

RESIDENTS of Crewe and Nantwich will feel the benefit from a new campaign launched by the borough council. Information days held in both towns will offer help and advice on the wide range of benefit available to people. The council has teamed up with

SHOPPERS in Crewe and Nantwich could save pounds with a new high street discount card set to be launched by the borough council. Members of the council's policy committee have agreed in principle to the card's introduction in 1999/2000 if the scheme sparks

POLICEMEN from Crewe have been given awards for their actions in helping a man who had set himself on fire in the town centre. Constables Graeme Knapper and Sean Gifford were due to receive Awards from the Society for the Protection of Life from Fire

AN ALCOHOL counselling service has voiced concerns for Crewe's younger pub and club-goers after the release of a record they say could encourage people to drink. Alcohol Services in Cheshire's reaction was prompted by 'Tequila,' the latest single from

CORONER John Hibbert is to call for the Highways Agency to look at a Crewe road following the death of a pregnant woman last year. Christine Oakes, aged 37, of Offley Avenue, Sandbach died last summer after a car accident in Eardswick Lane, Bradfield

FARMER David Thornhill has been counting the cost of an arson attack which destroyed £60,000 worth of his property this week. The fire destroyed hay, straw, machinery and potato bags in a barn at Love Lane Farm, Love Lane in Betchton on Saturday. Firefighters

NEW 30 mile an hour speed limits are due to be introduced in Congleton and Rode Heath. The new limits are set to come into force in Box Lane, Congleton, and Sandbach Road, Rode Heath, by the end of March. Sandbach Road is also earmarked for a total parking

CONGLETON MP Ann Winterton donated blood at Congleton Town Hall on Monday to support a major new campaign aimed at encouraging blood donation. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion

CONGLETON and Alsager residents have the chance to say how their Council Tax should be spent at a series of roadshows. The borough council is keen to hear what the public sees as the main spending priorities for 1999, and the roadshows are being staged

STREET sweeper Nigel Rowbottam received a trophy this week for keeping the highways and byways of Alsager spick and span. Nigel works for Congleton Borough Council, and came runner-up in a contest to find Cheshire's street cleaner of the year. Nigel works

SIXTH former Richard Dyne is heading for the UK's top holiday destination after winning a Christmas draw. Richard, aged 18, will be taking his girlfriend Suzanne Crook on the short break to Blackpool he won in a draw run by the Staffordshire Knot pub

Theme BIDDULPH Carnival organisers have decided to change the day of the annual town celebrations in a bid to attract more families. The carnival has been held on a Saturday, but the 1999 event on May 16 and the millennium festivities are due to be held

ROTARIANS are hoping to raise £10,000 to help African children orphaned by war in strife-torn Sudan. Congleton Rotary Club is spearheading the appeal by donating £3,000 from its annual swimathon towards the costs of building a home for the orphans. It

GRATEFUL dad George Hammond has praised the care given to his sick son by staff at an award-winning hospital. Adam Hammond, aged six, has made a full recovery after being struck down by meningococcal septicaemia. He was treated at North Staffordshire

GRIEF-stricken parents may demand a judicial review after an inquest jury returned an open verdict on the death of their manic depressive son. The body of Andrew McDonald, aged 28, was found lying face down in a farmer's field after he had escaped from

SHAVINGTON LEISURE CENTRE 7-A-SIDE Barony Rangers continue to set the pace at the top with a solid performance against a struggling Barstock Chuckers. Tomkinson made sure of the win grabbing a brace in a 3-0 victory. Crewe Rolls-Royce were held to a goalless

AMERICAN football looks set for a revival in Crewe, 10 years after the Railroaders threw their last Hail Mary. Stoke-based Staffordshire Surge are seeking refuge in South Cheshire after struggling to find sponsors and somewhere to play in the 1999 season

CREWE Alexandra look set to churn out a fresh breed of footballing talent with a new series of residential courses. The Alex's famous production line of quality youngsters has produced a host of Premiership stars including former England captain and new

A COMMUNITY dance showcase will be taking to the stage at the Lyceum Theatre in Crewe in March. Some 15 dance groups from all over Cheshire, including the Crewe Youth Dance Group, will be involved in the show on March 16. Members of the Youth Dance Group

CLUB reveller Laura Moate danced with the devil and won to become a Princess of Darkness. Laura, aged 19, beat off competition from other wild women at Maxims nightclub in Newcastle-under-Lyme to become one of the 30 semi-finalists in the Tia Maria and

Scott Blanchard has swapped college in America for life in Crewe until Easter as part of an exchange trip. Scott, a student at the College of the Ozarks in Missouri, is staying at South Cheshire College to learn about British culture and culinary skills

CREWE car-lovers can Rolls back the years with a new book celebrating six decades of the town's relationship with one of the giants of the motor industry. Rolls-Royce and Bentley - Sixty Years at Crewe chronicles the development of the cars since the

THE final countdown has begun for Bride of the Year with just a few days until the announcement of this year's winner. The competition will be decided this Sunday at the South Cheshire Wedding Fayre in Nantwich Civic Hall. The superb list of prizes is

A FARMER serving a 15-year ban from keeping animals has been jailed for two months for neglect causing suffering to 15 lambs at Nantwich. William Jones, aged 60 from Wrexham, will also serve a two-month suspended sentence for the offences committed on

DETECTIVES waiting to press fraud charges against the former owner of Crewe Animal Rescue Centre may challenge medical evidence which has ruled her too ill to attend court. Crewe CID and RSPCA inspectors were frustrated when Ann Stott, aged 56, failed