This Is Cheshire

Stories for 18 January 2001

Congleton News

HIGH FLYING SCULPTURE FOR ESTATE

SCORES of kites could be soaring above the rooftops of Biddulph as part of an exciting arts project for the town.  more...

DIARY DATES

Saturday January 20  more...

HELP MAKE A DREAM REAL

BY IAN ROSS  more...

REBEL LIB DEMS THROW DOWN ELECTION GAUNTLET

REBEL Liberal Democrat councillors are set to challenge the leadership in a crucial vote in 10 days' time.  more...

TIPPED OFF

BY IAN ROSS  more...

SAFER TO GET MMR JAB, WARNS MEDIC

DOCTORS are urging Congleton mums to have their children vaccinated in the wake of a fall in the number of MMR immunisations in the town.  more...

SERVICE CALL

CONGLETON Town Council is being asked to become more involved in supporting a range of services in the town.  more...

CRIME DETECTION FIGURES SHOW AN IMPROVEMENT

POLICE detection rates for vehicle crime and burglaries in Congleton rose for the last three months of 2000.  more...

MARRIED COUPLES STAND AT ELECTIONS

HUSBAND and wife teams are standing for election as Biddulph town and district councillors.  more...

POLICE LINK LETTER BOMBS TO ANIMAL RIGHTS EXTREMISTS

DETECTIVES hunting letter bombers believe the explosive devices are the work of animal rights extremists.  more...

TASTY SELL-OUT SUCCESS

CHARITY fund-raisers are celebrating the sell-out success of a food extravaganza at Congleton Town Hall.  more...

PERCING UP FOR POEM SHOW

SCHOOL children are picturing perfecting their percussion skills for a major concert.  more...

Congleton Sport

BEARS ROAR THROUGH

CONGLETON Town put their relegation worries behind them on Saturday to continue their history-making run in the FA Trophy.  more...

LATE GOAL SINKS 10-MAN VICS

KNYPERSLEY Vics had midfielder Gary Stribling sent off on Saturday as they went down in the league.  more...

HAT-TRICK MAGIC FOR ALSAGER

ALSAGER striker Wayne Brotherton hit a hat-trick on Saturday to earn his side a third round cup tie.  more...

DOUBLE DEFEAT

CONGLETON Rugby Club were humbled by Hoylake at the weekend, going down to two decisive defeats.  more...

FIVE KEEPS TRITON'S FINAL HOPES ALIVE

HAT-TRICK hero Simon Trenbirth steered Triton mens hockey club 1st X1 into the Cheshire Plate final on Sunday.  more...

PRACTISE START

ALSAGER Cricket Club begins indoor net practice tomorrow at Alsager Leisure Centre.  more...

Warrington News

We must fight for Wolves' stadium

I WAS disappointed to hear the news that John Prescott has deferred the decision to a public inquiry for Warrington Wolves' new stadium. This resulting delay, reported to be a year, is a setback to the plans but if the Wolves' management, Council, Tesco and other backers of the new stadium keep faith with the project I think we can pull through this.  more...

Remember them at election time

NOW for the time being the likes of Clr Mike Hughes and North Warrington MP Helen Jones seem to have at least held up construction of the new Wolves Stadium and a Tesco Superstore. Both these people, along with Barbara Mawer Lib-Dem leader on this council will have a lot to answer for if at the end of the day we supporters of the Warrington Club don't have a new stadium and are out of Super League due to them and others associated with the Labour Party. It can be said with honesty that Clr B. Mawer voted against this project because she wished to see part of the site used for housing. The area she lives in at Thelwall and represents just happens to be the next area designated for housing. Living in Mike Hughes' area of Fairfield, which he represents, I find him a waste of space and time as a councillor.  more...

Setback is only temporary

ON arriving home from work and looking at Teletext ­ seeing the decision on the People's Stadium, I hope Clr Hughes is pleased with himself, because I for one am disgusted. Not only by the way he went about it, writing to Mr Prescott, but not discusing it with other councillors or the club itself. He has set the stadium back, but I believe only temporary.  more...

Rat run

MAY I put another point of view on the debate about the new Wolves Stadium.  more...

What has happened to the English sense of fair play and good manners?

I FOUND three species of cretins during the recent spell of frost and snow:  more...

Cars v cycles? Let's stop the pointless conflict

THIS bicycle versus motorcar conflict is becoming akin to "road rage".  more...

Warrington Borough Transport has a short memory

AFTER reading the Warrington GUARDIAN report regarding the cut of the number 48 bus route (January 11), I, as do many people, have to rely on this bus route to take us to and from work, school, hospital, shopping to Stockton Heath or Warrington Town, etc.   more...

It promises to be most exciting scientific project in the UK

A NEW £150m accelerator science centre based at Daresbury Laboratory, which is understood to be currently under consideration by the government, would be the most exciting scientific project in the UK in the next decade if it goes ahead.  more...

To have or not to have a duvet day

By PAT GILL BOLTON  more...

Lord Hoyle leaves sick bed to help cause

LEADING politicians who will continue to support the Warrington Wolves and Tesco Extra store bid have been praised this week.  more...

Flagship for town

WARRINGTON Borough Council's chief executive Steve Broomhead says he is keen to see a positive result for the Wolves.  more...

All is not lost, says Helen

MP for Warrington South, Helen Southworth, says the Government's decision to call in the plans was not what she wanted to hear - but all is not lost.  more...

Council hits back over M6 U-turn allegations

By JOEL SAWYER  more...

Pilling returns

A LABOUR councillor, who was in danger of losing his borough council seat because of non-attendance at meetings, has returned to the fold.  more...

Pensioner power!

A GANG of plucky pensioners in Lymm braved a busy Cherry Lane on Tuesday afternoon to protest about a traffic boom which is robbing them of their independence.  more...

Street star invited to back cobbles campaign

A CORONATION Street-style campaign has been launched in Grappenhall to save the village's cobbled street.  more...

Masked raiders flee post office

TWO men clad in ski masks and brandishing a shotgun burst into a Rixton post office on Tuesday afternoon and stole an amount of cash.  more...

It's really got under my skin!

EXCLUSIVE BY JULIA RAVENSCROFT  more...

Kittens' Brit award nomination

HOT on the heels of announcing she was smitten over news of her own atomic kitten, Warrington's chart champion Kerry Katona has even more good news.  more...

New centre to be dedicated to respite care

By JULIA RAVENSCROFT  more...

Shortage of teachers is hitting town

A NATIONAL teaching shortage is beginning to take a hold in Warrington ­ but parents need not fear the prospect of a four-day learning week, according to education bosses.  more...

Police wait to question man over body

POLICE are still waiting to question a 46-year-old Oldham man in connection with the murder of Ryan Hetherington, a week after his body was discovered in Burtonwood.  more...

Rise in number of fires prompts appeal to arsonists

BIRCHWOOD firefighters are urging young arsonists to think before they act after the number of fires in Woolston soared.  more...

Objections to Arpley extension lodged

PLANNERS in Halton have lodged their objections to one of the Arpley landfill extension applications. Members of the Halton Borough Council's development control and licensing committee this week resolved to object to the application for an extension to the site's opening hours. They made the decision because of concerns that the scheme would have a detrimental impact on local residents. The move is seen to add weight to objectors' efforts in Warrington, who have launched a leaflet campaign to battle 3C Waste's application ­ which, if approved, could see the tip operating every day of the year. Members of Warrington's development control committee are likely to consider the hours application in early spring ­ possibly the end of February. A second and much larger and controversial application ­ to extend the tip by 110 hectares and develop a rail link ­ is not likely to come to committee until the end of the year.  more...

Safety check for town cemeteries

By SUZANNE ELSWORTH  more...

Please don't axe our bus service, urge pensioners

ELDERLY Appleton residents fear that they may be left housebound if a lifeline bus service is taken away.  more...

Accident figures plummet

THE number of road traffic accidents in Warrington has taken a sharp dive thanks to a rigorous campaign by bobbies in the town.  more...

Nuns hit back at vandals

By RACHEL SPENCER  more...

Mum tells of family's drug hell

THE emotional experiences of the dad of two heroin addicts have struck a chord with GUARDIAN readers.  more...

Woman hit by raiders' car

A SHOP assistant was hit by a car after she chased thieves who stole a lottery scratchcard dispenser from a garage in Culcheth.  more...

Heartless conman preys on elderly woman

A CONMAN preyed on an 82-year-old woman at her home on Knutsford Road in Grappenhall on Saturday afternoon.  more...

Town has one of the highest crime rates in county

By RACHEL SPENCER  more...

Warrington-born singing star Edna Savage dies at 62

EDNA SAVAGE, who has died at the age of 62, was one of a clutch of Warrington singers and entertainers who achieved massive success in the 1950s.  more...

Rockin around the 60-ft tree

A NEW world record could be on the cards for developers in Winwick if their latest project takes root and blossoms.  more...

Courts facing disruption as strike begins

By JULIA RAVENSCROFT  more...

Priestley pair prepare for an adventure

TWO Priestley College students are preparing for the adventure of a lifetime overseas.  more...

Company plans to contest £13,000 tribunal award

A WOMAN has been awarded more than £13,000 in damages after claiming that her manager threatened to rape her and suggested that she have sex with clients.  more...

Bulldozers move in on important wildlife haven

By SUZANNE ELSWORTH  more...

All we need is the air that we breathe

PLANS are underway to help the people of Warrington breathe more easily with a new clean air initiative.  more...

Top-class report

By SUZANNE ELSWORTH  more...

George calls time on 'best job in the world'

By JOEL SAWYER  more...

Protesters organise village road block

By RACHEL SPENCER  more...

It's just money down the drain for Colin

By SARAH HARKER  more...

Gimme shelter!

By JANE FIELD  more...

Vets enjoy the TV spotlight

A SANKEY vets became famous for a week after featuring on the BBC's popular TV show Vets in Practice.  more...

Off-licence's application is last straw for residents

By JULIA RAVENSCROFT  more...

KEEPING THE WOLF FROM THE DOOR

By SUZANNE ELSWORTH  more...

Fans want Wolfie for MP

THERE could be a shock contender for the Warrington North seat at the next General Election.  more...

Ratepayers' cash could be key to club's survival

By MIKE PARSONS  more...

Euro MP Brian Simpson says stadium is crucial

BRIAN Simpson, Labour MEP for the north west, is fully behind the stadium plans and he is urging the fans to write to John Prescott with their views.  more...

MP says she does not want to see club fail

MP Helen Jones is still refusing to make a public statement about the Tesco Extra store and Wolves stadium development, despite criticism from fans and officials.  more...

Trust would run club for the benefit of the town and its people

FANS having a say in how their club is run appears to be in fashion.  more...

We may have lost a battle but we've not lost the war

CONFIDENCE is high that the new 'people's stadium' and Tesco Extra store will score a public inquiry victory - if the club can hang around long enough to see the day!  more...

It's a fans thing ... we welcome their views

WARRINGTON Wolves are welcoming all assistance from their fans in the race to save the club from crashing and in the bid to secure the new stadium.  more...

Disappointed to hear plans had been called in

SUPERMARKET giant Tesco, which is partnering the Wolves in the proposed stadium and store development, has said it has no immediate plans to pull out of the scheme, despite the delays caused by the public inquiry.  more...

Daresbury scientists at leading edge of research

By PAT GILL BOLTON  more...

Success follows success

TWO companies who were category winners in the Warrington Business Awards, organised by the Warrington GUARDIAN and Business Link, Warrington, have secured major contracts.   more...

Nigel's cold appointment

NIGEL Charlesworth has been appointed as CARE (Carrier Audit and Reliability Engineer) manager at Carrier Transicold, Warrington.  more...

  
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