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I AM devastated to hear of Sinbad's departure in Brookside. It would probably be fair to say that Sinbad is one of the soap's favourite characters, and for him to be charged with sex abuse will be terrible for viewers. The feedback I have had from members

THE SMILING faces of children trapped in flood-ravaged Mozambique have made a lasting impression on Widnes firefighter Martin Walsh. He has just returned from a two-week mercy mission to the African disaster zone, as a member of the UK Search and Rescue

THE chemistry club from Helsby High School will be hoping for some interesting results when they bombard their chocolate crystal sample with Daresbury Laboratory's powerful X-rays in a bid to win the prestigious Slaters Chemistry Prize. The group which

Widnes Schools RL Association Widnes U11 Town Team 16 St Helens U11 Town Team 14 WIDNES under 11 Town Team gained their fourth successive victory and ease them into joint third position in the league. After three minutes Widnes took the lead. Field position

Widnes ARL Cup THE opening game of Widnes ARL's summer competition saw Widnes Albion beat Halton Hornets 49-20. Albion took an early lead with a drop goal from hooker Gary Richardson followed by a penalty goal from centre Chris Fenlon. After 15 minutes

WIDNES have signed 29-year-old Tommy Hodgkinson after he was released by Lancashire Lynx. The ex-St Helens loose forward/hooker put pen to paper last Wednesday night and was included in last weekend's squad. Other new boy, Liam Jones, the 20-year-old

Widnes Golf Club WIDNES Golf Club swung into action for the new summer season in typically wintry conditions on Saturday when Dennis Walker emerged triumphant in the Lombard Trophy. Walker, whose score of 77-12=67 edged out the 79-14=65 of Peter Heston

Widnes Vikings 18 Keighley Cougars 30 THE VIKINGS dropped two vital home league points as the in-form Cougars produced a slick attacking performance at the Auto Quest Stadium. To make matters worse, Widnes had scrum-half Karl Fitzpatrick sent off in the

Hornets u10 32 Langworthy Reds u10 0 A MUCH better all round display from Halton Hornets with Chris Headon showing good support play with four tries. On his return to the team, a good tackling performance from Jordan Hurstfield. Mom Jon Heatherington

WB Bears u7 16 Rylands Sharks u7 36 TOO many basic mistakes and missed tackles put pay to the Bears' chances of beating a useful Rylands team. Tries came from most improved player, Tom Gilmore, mom, Jack Murphy, Sean Myler and Reece Sinclair. Top tackler

TWO people who were treated at Whiston Hospital following a blaze in Widnes have asked the World to thank quick thinking neighbours for raising the alarm. Firefighters were called to a house on Highfield Road just after 10pm on Sunday March 26 when a

AMBITIOUS plans by pub giant JD Wetherspoons to invest £500,000 in a new pub on Albert Road have been given the official seal of approval by councillors in Halton. At a planning meeting on Monday night, councillors voted overwhelmingly in favour of proposals

ANXIOUS residents lobbied a public inquiry this week to stop a sandstone quarry being turned into a giant landfill site. An action group fears a 40 hectare site at Bold Heath Quarry in Mill Green Lane, off Derby Road, could become one of the biggest waste

A JUDGE is to decide if the air pollution standards for animal rendering plants, such as Granox in Widnes, are fair. The United Kingdom Renderers Association (UKRA) this week decided to seek a judicial review in the High Court of the Government's guidance

A HIGHLY successful drug referral scheme piloted at Widnes police station will be adopted at at custody suites across Cheshire to cut drug crime and help rehabilitate offenders. More than £700,000 will be invested in the project which will enable prisoners

THE route of the Trans-Pennine Trail through Halton is now almost completed as a new bridge over Ditton Brook has provided the 'missing link'. The steel truss bridge, connecting Pickerings Pasture and West Bank was put into place on Thursday and will

A WIDNES man suffered serious head injuries in an unprovoked attack in Widnes Town Centre. Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault, which happened at around 8pm on Wednesday March 15 on Widnes Road near to the Prince of Wales Pub. The victim

WITH Spring in the air a new sound has begun to echo around the expanse of Norton Priory field, the sound of ball on metal bats as the Halton Polecats Baseball club get into shape in readiness for the 2000 season which begins on May 6. As part of Spring

Plettac NSG Runcorn Sunday League THERE were four league games plus games in cup competitions this week in the Plettac NSG Runcorn Sunday League. In the First Division a double strike from Morris secured the points for Union Tavern as they defeated bottom

Moore XV 46 Leigh 3rds 14 WITH the scheduled fixtures being postponed at short notice the first team squad took a well deserved rest following their recent promotion success and the club took the opportunity to mix and match the second and third teams

Halton Girls 0 Properties 1 Challenge Cup Semi Final HALTON tasted defeat for only the second time this season but can be proud of their attitude, commitment and overall performance. But although little between these two in terms of league points, there

General Chemicals 4 Mond Rangers 1 CHEMS gained revenge for their early season defeat and after a closely fought 30 minutes, the first goal was crucial to which ever side got it. Mond brothers John and Dave Williams at the centre of their defence, gave

Emley 0 Runcorn 0 RUNCORN were desperately unlucky to come away with all three points as they dominated much of the game but were just unable to convert the opportunities they created. The Linnets started brightly and could have been two goals up inside

FRUSTRATED Weston residents have hit out at claims that their water supply is safe, and believe some homes in the village at risk from contamination have not even been tested. Two weeks ago, North West Water announced that it would be taking samples from

AFTER months of hiding behind a shroud of secrecy, the Wellcome Trust have finally answered their critics on the controversy surrounding the devastating decision to rob Daresbury of the Diamond Synchrotron research project. In a shock letter to council

CHEMICAL giant ICI was fined £5,500 and ordered to pay £8,293 in costs after admitting committing waste offences. ICI Chemicals & Polymers pleaded guilty to two offences at its Runcorn site, dating back to November 1998, under the Environmental Protection

NOMINATIONS for the forthcoming local election on Thursday, May 4 closed this week. Every ward is being contested except one-seat ward Hale, where elections were held last year. The list of candidates is: Appleton: Edward Jones, L; Stephen Liptrott, C

MILLIONS of pounds are being pumped into new projects throughout Runcorn New Town according to Halton Council board member Cllr Pat Tyrrell. Halton council board member Cllr Pat Tyrrell said he wanted to set the record straight after a rebel party claimed

A FALL from the roof of the FX gym in Runcorn caused the death of a man, an inquest heard. Coroner Dr Janet Napier recorded a verdict of accidental death on 60-year-old Brian Jerram, of Navigation Close, Murdishaw, who died in hospital in December 1999

EX-RUNCORN police officer Tony Bukhari went on trial this week accused of the manslaughter of his live-in lover on the paradise island of Bermuda. It is alleged Bukhari, at the time a constable in the Bermuda police, is guilty of the manslaughter of girlfriend

JUBILANT Halton Council was celebrating this week after scooping a £2.5 million Lottery grant to secure a new arts centre. It was second time lucky after their first bid was rejected. The state-of-the-art centre - due to open early in 2002 - will mark

TWO goals from Gareth Brooks secured Crewe FC the points at Lostock on Saturday. It was a vital clash to both teams with promotion still up for grabs to the victors. Crewe started well but it was the home side who made the early breakthrough as they took

VICTORY can be the only thing on Crewe's mind as they face Queens Park Rangers at the Alexandra Stadium this Saturday. They can afford no more slip-ups in their remaining home games if relegation is to be avoided. Crewe boss Dario Gradi is looking for

MISUSE of drugs in rural areas was one of the topics highlighted at a special conference for town and parish councils The conference was organised by the county council and the agenda also included its own budget and Cheshire's local transport plan. County

CREWE Alex fans joined England's manager Kevin Keegan and FA officials to extend the hand of friendship in Belgium last week. Dave Tomlinson and 14-year-old Gareth Prendergast were members of the party to visit one-half of the hosts, with Holland, of

PLANS to landscape a derelict dredging site in Marsh Lane got the thumbs up from town councillors. They have agreed to support it with a grant of £1,000 over two years. Members of the Shropshire Union Canal Society aim to give the blot on the lanscape

A CREWE business looks likely to net its founders millions just three months since it went operational. Matt Clarke set up internet service company 'E-Corp' with his business partner, Andy Roffe in January. The Mill Street-based company works in e-commerce

SAFETY will be improved in Nantwich Town Centre thanks to two new initiatives CCTV coverage in the centre will be enhanced after the borough council decided to relocate an underused camera to a new location. Crewe Police requested the camera on Welsh

IMPROVEMENTS are needed on the council housing front according to the Audit Commission's recently published performance league tables. Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council has assessed its overall performance for 1998/9 compared with the other councils

ENVIRONMENTALISTS claim that the borough has been earmarked for a large scale field trial of genetically modified crops. MAFF and the local council dismiss it as pure speculation, but Friends of the Earth say they have seen a list of locations and Crewe

IT'S not every day you get to meet an international pop star - especially in Northwich. So it came as something of a surprise to catch up with Boyzone teen idol Shane Lynch in the town's Quality Hotel on Friday. The 23-year-old Dublin star and avid race

THATCHED Tavern FC face Queen's Park of the Birkenhead Sunday League in the final of the Cheshire County Cup this Sunday. The match takes place at the Northwich Victoria's Drill Field, kick-off 11am. Meanwhile, in the Mid-Cheshire Sunday League Premier

Vics Reserves 0 Southpoert 2 Lancashire Leaguye Cup semi-final second leg AET; Agg: 1-2. EXPERIENCED campaigners Adie Mike and Darren Lyons were the star names at Moss Farm on Saturday, as Southport fielded the experienced side they needed to overturn

WEAVERHAM Rangers RLFC took champions-elect St Judes all the way on Saturday only to fall to a 24-21 after a controversial late try. Rangers were firmly on top in the opening 15 minutes and Roger Pickering crashed over in the corner. Judes hit back with

MARC Michalski is ahead of his time and ahead of most of the field when it come to Motocross racing. The 13-year-old rider has just finished third in the West Midlands Youth Winter Championships, although he is not technically old enough to compete in

ALF Harrison, one of Mid-Cheshire's best-loved and most dedicated sports figures, passed away last week, aged 84. His many roles included holding the chairman and president positions of the Mid-Cheshire Football and Bowls Associations, as well as building

BARNTON aim for the second leg of their treble bid on Friday hoping to break a 30-year duck. That's how long it is since they won the Cheshire Amateur FA Cup and they have a great chance to clinch this prestigious trophy against Helsby BICC . After beating

Witton Albion 4 Eastwood Town 1 WITTON Albion kept their promotion drive on course on Tuesday with a 4-1 thrashing of Eastwood Town. It took them level on points with Burscough, although they couldn't secure the six-goal cushion needed to take them top

A WEAVERHAM man on the verge of committing suicide was saved from the brink of death by a quick-thinking tabloid journalist. The man, who does not wish to be named, rang the News of the World newspaper shortly after 1pm last Wednesday to say that he had

Surely in this day and age of television, cinema, computers and travel, there is no need to take children to see wild animals that are forced to travel from town to town in dark containers. These lovely creatures surely deserve better than being condemned

To me the whole system of Local Government is a complete shambles - witness the low turnout at voting in May. The electorate show their displeasure with their feet. They don't bother voting. As ratepayers we are not getting value for money. Instead we

It was very kind of you to be interested in my story and you certainly expressed in your article what I wanted to say. My family and friends in Toronto were, of course, excited to hear about my trip and to see the Knutsford Guardian. I think my mother

But at a meeting on Monday, planners were told that highways bosses did not think that building 51 more bedrooms at The Swan Inn next to the lights would make the road more dangerous. "Although additional traffic movements would result from the development

Most people were tucked up in bed when one of the best sky shows, the Northern Lights, was performed above the rooftops of Knutsford homes. "It really is a most beautiful thing to watch," said Jodrell Bank scientist Ian Morison. "There is something so

On Sunday a tabloid newspaper printed allegations that the disgraced Tory had declared most - but not all - monies paid to him by the brewery industry when he was a backbencher. But yesterday (Tuesday) Mr Hamilton denied the allegations and said he planned

But when he died this year on Valentine's Day, his widow and family wanted to create a lasting memorial. "My father wanted to be cremated but we thought the flowers would be wasted," said his son Jim on Friday. So instead his family donated more than

Developer Bill Batley, of Legh Road, Knutsford, is expected to appear in court this morning charged with risking the safety of his employees and the public. His son Paul faces similar criminal charges of dangerous working practices under the Health and

For two days workmen hacked their way through a forest of overgrown and overhanging branches in Gaskell Avenue, Northwich Road and Manchester Road. But after pruning just a fraction of the trees, they were gone again. This week it emerged that the job

James Samuel Jackson, 24, of Woodbridge Grove, Northern Moor, was jailed on August 26 last year after being found guilty at Chester Crown Court after a four-day trial. He was given concurrent sentences of three years for burglary and 12 months - plus

They were responding to Home Secretary Jack Straw's plans to call time on the current 11pm curfew in a bid to reduce drink-related crime. Laura Scullion, of the Lord Eldon, and Andrew Burke, of the Cross Keys, both warned of increased prices - if his

Many residents in Chelford are now believed to be too scared to cross Chelford Road. "Technically the speed limit is 40mph, but nobody can remember when it was last enforced," said Doctor Roger Roycroft, chairman of Chelford Parish Council. "For anyone

A MOTORCYCLING fun day is being mounted on Sunday - with prizes, displays and free tuition. Cheshire Police has joined forces with Halton Council, Cheshire County Council and Warrington Council to stage 'Two Wheels 2000', an action-packed day from 10am

GWEN Walker has joined Norton Priory museum and gardens staff as community and education officer. Originally from Widnes, Gwen has just returned to the area after eight years in London as education officer for Wandsworth museum. Previously she worked

W'ton u11 Town 30 Widnes u11 Town 16 WIDNES' recent run of wins came to an end against the Lancashire champions, however, Widnes were certainly not disgraced. Widnes started brightly with Jack Eyres and Craig Millington taking the game to the far bigger

LEANNE MAHER stole the show as she perfectly attacked the 100m event from the gun, to take the gold medal in another super county record time for 14-year-olds of 60.9 secs. Leanne put on an eye-catching all-round display, winning the 100m breaststroke

Widnes St Mikes u13 26 Leigh Rgs u13 4 WIDNES won the Premiership title in style with an impressive performance against a tough side from Leigh. The Widnes lads were really fired up and they knew that victory would clinch the league title for St Michael's

Widnes Albion 40 West Bank 0 IN the first half both defences showed up well with Bank in particular looking much more committed than of late. Albion took the lead after 10 minutes with a penalty goal from centre Chris Fenlon. Fenlon added his second goal

EVERTON Football Club and Halton Borough Council have joined forces to make the Toffees' final fixture of the season at the Auto Quest Stadium a real giveaway. As a reward for the outstanding support at Everton Reserves' games this season, admission to

A FORMER food factory which is undergoing a major refurbishment to generate inward investment and job creation has secured another tenant. Thai Ceramics has moved into Unit 4 in Towngate Business Centre, Everite Road, Widnes - previously owned by national

HALTON's plans to host a National Rugby Museum have been given a welcome boost Council chiefs have been invited to enter exclusive negotiations with the Rugby Football League (RFL) over plans to build a £5 million Rugby Museum on the waterfront of Widnes

TALENTED schoolgirl Lucy Parry made her stage debut as a mischievous, evil seductress this week in Arthur Miller's sinister play 'The Crucible'. She played the challenging role of Abigail Williams, the wicked temptress, who accused anyone who crossed

DETECTIVES made a fresh appeal for witnesses this week, following a street robbery. They believe the man wearing a white top - pictured in this video still - may hold vital clues. He was caught on camera in Chesnut Lodge chip shop, just before midnight

Port Sunlight 5 Runcorn 53 RUNCORN remain on the double run after another fantastic display of purist rugby involving two hat-trick heroes in the process in the Cheshire Plate Quarter Final clash and surge into a mouthwatering clash with, three divisions

Runcorn FC 3 Gainsborough Trinity 2 HERO captain Carl Ruffer grabbed a late winner as Runcorn bounced back from two goals down against high-flying Gainsborough. Defensive errors proved costly as the Linnets found themselves trailing at half-time. But

Plettac NSG Runcorn Sunday League IN the First Division a hat-trick from Moore and goals from Gilhooley and Leach secured the points for Union Tavern as they defeated Todd Dynamoes 2-5. A brace from Kennedy netted Travellers Rest a point as they drew

Mond Rangers 0 Capenhurst 2 A GOOD attendance watched a typical end of season game. Mond had early chances but Dwyer was not able to take full advantage. A goal one minute from time by Kelly was cruelly followed by an injury time header from a seemingly

Eagle Sports 10 Halton 2nd XV 24 ONCE again the Halton boys travelled to local opposition and posted a well earned victory. With several changes to the team, some being enforced, Halton started slowly. However, the smaller Halton pack battled gamely,

ROBBIE Shearer delivered a sucker punch to the boxing world last week - beating Liverpool's biggest hot-shot. The 20-year-old Runcorn pugilist was the definitive underdog against Ricki Eccleston at last Friday's ABA championships at the Everton park centre

WESTON Point Action Group was delighted this week to win recognition from chemical giant ICI. Residents living in the shadow of blighted Weston village have been campaigning for direct information and communication with ICI, following the HCBD toxic gas

AN EXTRA £1.75 million was awarded to Halton schools this week for various special projects. The cash injection was announced on Tuesday by Education Secretary David Blunkett. Halton MP Derek Twigg welcomed the cash, part of the New Deals for Schools

REBEL Labour councillors launched their radical new party this week - by challenging council leader Tony McDermott to a debate. Newly-formed Runcorn Labour Councillors Group (RLCG) is fielding three candidates in next month's local elections - two of

TWO Labour councillors defected to a new political party minutes before nominations closed for the forthcoming local election. Ian Evans and Mike Gelling announced they would be standing for the newly-formed 'Runcorn Labour Councillors Group' as the noon

HALTON'S new mental health facilities were officially opened this week by Health Minister John Hutton. He unveiled plaques at the Brooker Centre in Halton Hospital and St John's Unit, a community health improvement centre, in Widnes. Mr Hutton said he

A RUNCORN teenager woke up after spending a night with friends to find her boyfriend dead in her arms. He appeared to have been drunk when he arrived at her flat the night before. He went to bed early and was ill during the night and the next morning

VANDALS set fire to a discarded settee which had been abandoned near to the Hallwood Raven Pub in Runcorn in the early hours of Sunday. Flames reached the plastic guttering on the pub, but firefighters prevented the fire from spreading into the building

TWO motorists from the Merseyside area have died following collisions in Halton on Friday night. Ian Guy, 42, from Ellesmere Port and Martin Stannard, 27, from Huyton and were killed in two separate road accidents which occurred in the space of just three

A MAN was struck on the face with a claw hammer in a vicious attack in Runcorn Old Town. The 50-year-old man was standing at the entrance of Churchill Mansions in Cooper Street, just before 8.30pm on Saturday evening when he was approached by a young

GIRL Power has taken hold of a Sandbach pub and it promises to spice up the town's nightlife in a 'female friendly' way. Leading the sisters charge is new landlady of The Lion, Sally Ann Murray who's had a big say in taking the pub in a different direction

A RESIDENTIAL home in Crewe has celebrated 30 years of supporting people with physical and learning difficulties. The Emmie Dixon Home in Richmond Road marked their birthday with a special present - the opening of an extention with four new bedrooms.

AMERICAN football returned to Crewe on Sunday as Advance Personnel Surge kicked off their new season at the Cumberland Sports Ground. Redditch Arrows were the visitors and proved to be as tough as expected by taking a 32-14 victory. New coach Paul Sherratt

THE Alex's exciting Under 17s are back in action at the Alexandra Stadium next Tuesday night. Aston Villa should provide tough opposition in the FA Premier Academy play-off semi-finals. Crewe booked their spot with a fantastic 4-1 home victory over Coventry

BAD officiating cost Nantwich Town a deserved point from their visit to high-flying Rossendale United on Saturday. Chris McMullen took charge of team affairs as Dabbers boss Paul Cuddy was away in Hong Kong after winning a radio competition. He had his

FIVE straight defeats leaves Crewe's chances of avoiding the drop on a knife edge. Although the scoreline would suggest otherwise, there were some encouraging moments that came from Saturday's defeat at Maine Road. Promotion-chasing City dominated the

EXTRA support will be available for visually impaired people in the borough thanks to an award from the National Lottery Charities Board. The IRIS Vision Resource Centre has been granted just over £62,000 and the money has been used to employ a support

TRANSPORT Minister Lord Macdonald launched a fleet of new 100mph commuter trains at Crewe Station. First North Western is investing £63 million to introduce 70 of the vehicles to replace all slam door trains on its network. They will form 16 new three

SANDBACH'S Festival of Transport roars into town this Sunday with a very special star attraction. The car which could fly and take to the water in the 1968 film, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will be amongst over 200 vehicles taking part in the successful event

THE future looks brighter for Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motor Cars as they announced soaring sales figures last week. Worldwide purchases of Rolls-Royce over the last three months are up by around 30 per cent compared to the same period in 1999 while Bentley's

TOWN councillors have been urged to rethink the way they spend tax payers' money. At Monday's meeting Cllr Steve Hope called for a cut in support for the town's museum which he claimed was currently a 'white elephant'. It should be more self sufficient

RELAXED and happy after a week in Bournemouth are Diamond couple Edna and Jack Manley. Their family treated them to the seaside break as a 60th anniversary present. The trip brought back many happy memories for the pair, back at their Nantwich home with

DEVELOPERS stand accused of 'back-door' tactics by campaigners fighting to save a historic building. Barratt Homes want to demolish Berkeley Towers at Wistaston, built by a Victorian businessman and later used as local headquarters by the Ministry of

THE Mid-Cheshire Youth Football League Under-12s Championship race reaches an unusual and dramatic conclusion on Saturday. Winsford Junior Blues and Vale meet at Moss Farm at 11am for a title play-off, after they finished level at the end of the regular

WINNINGTON Park are to complain about the umpiring, which they felt was sub-standard, in their semi-final defeat at Worksop in the All England Plate on Sunday. As well as expressing their dissatisfaction with the National League officials, the ladies

WINSFORD Cons A beat United Services A by over 200 points to clinch snooker's Brunner Mond Charity Team Knockout Cup last week. Owleywood B are also celebrating silverware with a victory over Castle Private B in the J&S Trophies Team Knockout final

NORTHWICH rowers returned with 11 wins from the Mersey Regatta, the first of the millennium season, on Sunday. The event culminated with a remarkable performance by a crew of 16-year-olds, who took their first win as Novice Women, then, without disembarking

TIM Poole's nightmare start to the season continued, as he crashed out in the second race of the British Supersport Championships. The Percy Street racer was knocked from his bike on the first lap at Donington Park, bringing his hopes to a painful end

PILLAR Of Salt reached the final of the Northwich & District Pool League Team Knock-out after pulling back a 4-3 deficit from the first leg of their semi-final against Greenbank, going through 8-6 on aggregate. They are the only team now standing

WINNINGTON Park RUFC's long run without a win continued on Saturday, although unlike many games this season, the result was decided at the start rather than at the end. In the opening 10 minutes, the visitors' winger McClarron scored two tries in quick

THE gulf in class between first and second shone through as Workington returned from their first visit to Moss Farm with their 100% record still in tact. In losing their unbeaten home record, Northwich RUFC still have work to do if they are to clinch

Dover Athletic 4 Northwich Vics 1 ALTHOUGH it's encouraging for Vics' relegation battle that they dominated this game for long periods and were often the better team, it is clearly worrying that they eventually conceded four goals. Having broken their

DANNY Buxton finished first in his opening race of the season on Sunday - but was put back to second in the final results! The Cuddington racer had just taken the lead in his first drive in the Elf Renault Sports Clio Cup at Brands Hatch when the race

THE Mid-Cheshire Bowling League begins on Tuesday with a number of changes for the first season of the millennium. Since the association's Annual General Meeting in January, the league has lost Northward B, who will be replaced by Shavington, and Lostock

IT'S a new season of fun and frolics for the animals of Stockley Farm - and for anyone who goes to visit. The working farm at Arley Hall reopened last week and, as from next Tuesday, it will be open every day throughout the summer. Stockley's Anna Walton

A 44-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist is 'poorly' in intensive care after a serious road accident in Wincham. Bernard Ackers, from Middlewich, suffered severe facial injuries in the accident which happened at the crossroads of the A559 Hall Lane and Church Street

TROUBLED farmers in Winsford and Northwich are becoming the perfect hosts for tourists in an effort to support the nation's farming industry. While already working long and hard hours many more are now opening their farms with bed and breakfast facilities

A BRAVE Winsford artist is continuing to paint despite his on-going fight with Parkinson's Disease. And the fine work of Fernando Molto, 64, of Windsor Drive, will soon go on exhibition at Winsford Library. Fernando said: "The disease sometimes makes

THE peaceful village of Cuddington looks set to be invaded by hordes of teeny pop fans - following news that its most famous resident has been inviting fellow stars to his luxury mansion. Former Take That star Gary Barlow is carving out a new career by

IT'S been a year since Nato bombed Yugoslavia in the hope of achieving a lasting peace in the Balkans. But for people like David Tasker, the crisis is a long way from over and the battle is far from forgotten. The 46-year-old Territorial Army chief, of

A GERMAN trucker who was driving on the wrong side of the road nearly killed a team of workers when he smashed into their van. Erich Teuchert, 63, told police he forgot he was in the United Kingdom when he pulled out onto the A49 Forest Road, in Cuddington

If any retired May Queens would lone us their dresses we will take great care of them. The exhibition will open on Monday May 1 and run for about four weeks. Dresses should be left at the Heritage Centre during the week before or contact Ann de Ruiter

Martin Bell, The Council for the Protection of Rural England and The Ministry of Food and Fisheries all objected to the development of the Lostock triangle. The actions of Vale Royal Borough Council will have a far-reaching effect throughout Cheshire.

But can it now be argued that the lads should be able to wear shorts during the summer months? MELISSA WRENCH (14) Springwood Knutsford Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.

WHEN Julie Threlfall moved to Knutsford she worried she might not fit in. But five years on she is at the heart of one of the tightest communities in town. "Where I lived in Oldham we didn't speak to anybody and never saw anyone during the day," said

But the young sailor, who regularly wrote to the Knutsford Guardian in the 1960s, kept his true identity secret. For 12 months David Morris kept writing - and the editor kept publishing postcards sent by the young able seaman. "I just thought it would

His mother, who was in tears, came running into the room, clutching a letter. But the tears were for her boy and the letter - a telegram from the Royal Navy, requesting her 15-year-old report to Liverpool on Christmas Eve. "She told me I couldn't go,"

At the Criminal Appeal Court in London last week James Jackson's three-year prison sentence was cut to two years. Jackson, 24, of Woodbridge Grove, Northern Moor, was jailed in August after being found guilty at Chester Crown Court following a four-day

But word is, if the mobile phone giant get their message through to planners, a village of 400 could end up with three huge masts in the green belt. Vodafone want planners to approve a 15-metre pole near the M6 to improve their network coverage. But the

But for these Knutsford High School pupils, walking between Knutsford and Mobberley, danger could be lurking around the corner. For it is the same spot, near Moordale Road, where Wendy Stanier was killed by a train in December 1986. The 42-year-old misread

Parking spaces near the train station ticket office are being used by staff from SSL International, leaving passengers to park near King Street. "I would have thought it was logical that it was a train station car park so the people who use the trains

She contacted North West Water to report the fault - then waited for it to be fixed. But a month after calling the emergency leakline about the water in Gaskell Avenue, she was still waiting. Then she spotted another leak - in Northwich Road - and called

Its life span had expired years ago and the structure needed support to stop it falling apart. The occupants of the mobile building were little ones at a pre-school next to Egerton Primary School. But now, after winning an £85,000 lottery grant last year

Alan Smith, who worked at NNC for 19 years, died when his car was involved in a head-on collision as he drove his stepdaughter home. "Alan was technically competent and well respected as a good team player," said personnel manager Chris Slater yesterday

Mr Dyson, of Faulkners Lane, was killed when his microlite spiralled out of control minutes after take off and crashed over Giants Causeway, County Antrim, 10 months ago. But this week journalist Nicola Mathers, who works on the Coleraine Chronicle, said