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Cheshire | Archive | 2001 | October

Stories for 31 October 2001

Crewe Alex

BLADES TAKE A SLICE OF ALEX' ACTION

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Crewe News

DOCTOR FACES SLIMMING PILL HEARING

A SLIMMING doctor facing a disciplinary hearing for selling powerful and potentially dangerous anti-obesity pills to healthy men and women had a regular clinic at Crewe. more...

Councillors speak out over housing transfer

COUNCILLORS have spoken out against the proposed transfer of housing. more...

A TASTE OF LIFE UP NORTH

AN AUSTRALIAN nurse has made the lengthy trip from down under to get a taste of life at Leighton Hospital. more...

Bank holiday campaign

MEMBERS of the Western Front Association of South Cheshire are campaigning for November 11 to be made into a bank holiday as a mark of respect for Britain's Great War dead. more...

Jailed man vows to fight on

JAILED 'justice' crusader, Peter Oakes, has vowed to fight on. more...

A chance to honour and remember

LOCAL people can honour those who died in the service of their country at the borough's annual Remembrance Day memorial service. more...

MP's Christmas Day bill for shop opening hours

CREWE and Nantwich MP Gwyneth Dunwoody is leading a campaign to stop supermarkets opening on Christmas Day. more...

Scanner boost for Leighton patients

STAFF at Leighton Hospital this week took delivery of a new £440,000 CT scanner. more...

Don't miss out on claim for a home grant

THOUSANDS of people in Crewe, Nantwich and Sandbach are missing out on energy grants to help keep their homes warm. more...

Tournament to unite cultures

A SPECIAL five-a-side football tournament is to take place this weekend highlighting the variety of cultures to be found in the borough. more...

Nuisance bench is moved on

A TROUBLESOME bench in Crewe's Derby Docks has been removed after residents in the area complained it was becoming a nuisance. more...

Secure your cycle advice from police

POLICE in Crewe are planning a clampdown after a rise in cycle thefts over the past month. more...

Have you seen missing pet cockatiel Yossa?

A Distraught pensioner is desperate to find her clever cockatiel, Yossa. more...

Community cash boost for three projects

LOCAL projects have been given a cash boost from the Community Initiative Fund. more...

Crewe Sport

THREE POINTS AT LAST FOR CREWE FC

AT last Crewe FC picked up their first home victory of the season with a 2-1 success over Trafford, last Saturday. more...

BOXING PROVES TO BE A SMASH HIT WITH FANS

CREWE'S first taste of boxing for many years proved a real smash-hit, last Wednesday. more...

DERBY DAY MISERY

IT was a miserable derby day for Crewe and Nantwich RUFC, last Saturday. more...

Crewe Whatson

Moving performance

AN evening of urban black culture by dancers who move the heart and mind comes to the Lyceum Theatre, Crewe next Tuesday, November 6. more...

Poppy Appeal dance

NEXT Thursday's regular charity dance night at Crewe's Crosville Club will raise funds for the town's Poppy Appeal. more...

Bradfield fair

MEMBERS of Crewe's Bradfield Road Methodist Church are holding a Christmas Fair to help keep their 102 year-old building in good repair. more...

Folk singing's finest

THREE of England's finest male folk singers will captivate Dane Bank Theatre at South Cheshire College, this Saturday. more...

An icy tale to melt hearts

HANS Christian Anderson's magical tale, The Snow Queen, is the Christmas offering at Chester's Gateway Theatre. more...

Knutsford Entertainment

Superstar performance

THE story may be 2,000 years old. more...

Knutsford Features

too nice

MEL Gibson has it made in the hit film What Women Want. more...

Knutsford History

Even Mrs Gaskell had a view

EVEN Mrs Gaskell had something to say about Hallowe'en. more...

Knutsford News

Boss denies £25m plot

A DISILLUSIONED former Barclays Bank security chief tried to blackmail the company for £25million, the Old Bailey was told this week. more...

Ancient artefacts may be reburied

Ancient gravestones unearthed in Knutsford 18 months ago are set to return to the town. more...

Tatton sows seeds for brighter future

A KNUTSFORD tourist attraction forced to close in February due to foot-and-mouth hopes to reopen in the spring. more...

Chris proves a big shot at the golf club

THE chances of hitting a hole-in-one are more than 33,000-to-one. more...

Residents look to brighter future

HUNDREDS of residents face a brighter future next week when a new landlord takes control of their homes. more...

Fresh setback for jailed dad

A JAILED father waiting for test results last month that could prove his innocence was told this week: The tests may not have been done yet. more...

Town vets warn of epidemic

KNUTSFORD could soon be overrun with stray cats because owners are failing to have their pets neutered. more...

Developer tells public: Have another look

KNUTSFORD residents who have been studying new plans for the town centre were told this week: You have been wasting your time. more...

Knutsford Sport

Knutsford fail to find form

KNUTSFORD Hockey Club's inconsistent form was again apparent when they came off second best to Lytham St Annes on Saturday. more...

Nantwich News

Award-winning team left jumping for joy

YOUNGSTERS were jumping for joy in Wrenbury, last month. more...

Council advert costs reduced

COUNCIL advertising costs will be cut thanks to a local councillor. more...

Nantwich Sport

DABBERS' MATCH PROVES TO BE 'A GAME OF TWO HALVES'

IT'S an old cliché, but Nantwich Town's 2-2 draw against Great Harwood Town was a certainly a game of two halves. more...

Nantwich Whatson

Rocking tributes

NANTWICH Civic Hall will be rocking to the sound of Cher and Meatloaf next week. more...

Northwich Letters

Bad to verse

I SHOULD like to say how much I enjoyed reading Mike Forster's letter in your October 3 edition, regarding use of plain language in communicating with the public. more...

Receptionists are there to help and not to hinder patients

I work at a medical centre in Northwich. We are an extremely busy practice. We try to be as helpful as we can to the patients who attend the practice, to meet their needs, but it is not always that easy. more...

Northwich News

PENSIONER IN POWER LINE SHOCK

A WINCHAM pensioner escaped death by inches when a high-tension power line crashed to the ground, narrowly missing him. more...

Village tributes for 'adopted daughter'

VILLAGERS in Sandiway were in shock at the weekend after the death of their 'adopted daughter' Pat Handley. more...

George gets a taste of television big time

IT was the chance of a lifetime for George McCoy - which he has grasped with both hands. more...

Centre subway

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Gran in car nightmare

A LOSTOCK dad has slammed the hit and run driver, whose actions traumatised his two little girls and their gran. more...

Could Leverne be the nation's pop idol?

A FORMER Weaverham High School pupil is reaching for the stars and attempting to live her dream thanks to the ITV programme Pop Idol. more...

'Hook' theft warning

NORTHWICH Police are again calling for vigilance after another spate of hook and cane style thefts. more...

It's a family affair at long service awards

THERE'S no business like show business for the Little family - who have collectively given 85 years of service to Mid Cheshire Amateur Operatic Society. more...

More misery for motorists

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Police warning for scary tricksters

IT'S Hallowe'en again and many children will be going out trick or treating this evening - but police are advising a sensible and considerate approach to this year's event. more...

Count down on to public inquiry

THE WAIT is nearly over for the public inquiry into Minosus' plans to use part of Winsford Rock Salt Mine as a chemical waste dump. more...

Council defends Brussels decision

THE county council has defended its decision to send a group of councillors to Brussels - costing the taxpayer £3,050. more...

Hospital assessment raises concerns

A LACK of staff and old anaesthetic equipment are among the concerns raised after an assessment of Leighton Hospital. more...

County show plans back on track

PREPARATIONS are now well underway for next year's Cheshire County Show as organisers put the disappointment of this year's cancellation behind them. more...

Northwich Sport

Unlucky 13th goal for Rendell

Lincoln United 1 Witton Albion 1 more...

Away day defeat

Wilmslow 31 Northwich 22 more...

Poole power

WHEN Tim Poole returned to the scene of his last race and last victory it was as if he'd never been away. more...

Men stay in the running

VALE Royal Athletics Club's senior men kept themselves in top spot in Division Two of the North Staffs Cross Country League. more...

Northwich Vics

CUP HULL-ABLOO FOR VICS

Northwich Victoria 2 Telford United 1 more...

Northwich Whatson

Murder mystery to be solved in Byley

MURDER and mayhem will be one way to describe the latest production taking place at Byley Village Hall next week. more...

Players set to turn up the heat

HAVE you ever thought about something and not said it? more...

Northwich Witton

Tartan army triumph

Witton Albion 1 Gretna 2 more...

Six-shooters

WITTON Albion Ladies exacted revenge on their cup conquerors Warrington on Sunday with a 6-1 win. more...

Brian joins the 300-club

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Runcorn News

Witness plea after stabbing

POLICE are renewing their appeal for witnesses following the stabbing of a teenager. more...

We don't want to make space for you here

RESIDENTS from Hallwood Park say they are outraged at plans to house people with mental health problems on their estate. more...

Proposals made after double death inquiry

AN EXTERNAL mental health inquiry has made 28 recommendations following the tragic deaths of a Runcorn couple receiving psychiatric treatment at Halton Hospital. more...

Woman mugged

A 44-YEAR-OLD woman had her purse snatched by a teenage offender last week. more...

Runcorn Sport

It's Captain marvellous

A GOAL by captain Paul McNally secured Runcorn FC Halton a valuable three points to take them into the top half of the table, writes Debbie Quaile. more...

Runcorn RJM Darts

HITHERTO Section Three leaders Red Admiral slipped up badly when they allowed a 4/2 lead against RNA to slip away and were eventually beaten 5/4. The losers now find themselves in third place with RNA remaining in fourth. more...

High five for Runcorn Boys Club

Runcorn Boys Club 5 Eastleigh 1 more...

Andrea's on the ball in newnetball drive

SPORTS leader Andrea Gumbs is on a mission - to get more schoolgirls playing netball. more...

Warrington Sport

Briers try on test debut

WARRINGTON Wolves' Lee Briers was among the try scorers as Great Britain walked all over France in Agen. more...

Widnes Entertainment

It's the bells!

THE famous Hunchback of Notre Dame is being performed by Frodsham Panto Group in the New Year. more...

Andersen classic hits the GatewayHANS Christian Andersen's timeless classic The Snow Queen is being

It tells the story of the cruelhearted Snow Queen who imprisons the young boy Kay in her ice palace and of his friend Gerda's dangerous quest to save him. more...

What a performance

PRESTON Brook Village Hall in Runcorn will stage Witch, on Thursday, November 1, at 7.30pm. more...

Mothers and daughters

TOP actresses Sylvia Syms and Jenny Seagrove are starring in the first ever Sunday afternoon theatre at the Queens Hall this weekend. more...

Get Weaving

THE famous folk foursome, The Houghton Weavers will appear at The Parr Hall for a special Christmas show. more...

Will takes a trip to the Big Easy

A JAZZED up production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth will soon hit the stage at Chester Gateway Theatre. more...

Widnes Letters

Plane noisy

I HAVE noticed since the September 11 attack in America that planes are coming in lower over parts of Runcorn. more...

What a load of rubbish

WHAT has gone wrong with some of the people who live on the Murdishaw estate? more...

It's no joke

I WANT to complain about the amount of children who have been trick or treating. For a pensioner living alone I feel uncomfortable answering the door at night. more...

What has happened to my beloved town?

ONCE upon a time Widnes was such a safe town. more...

You're bang out of order

I THINK that we should change the annual Bonfire Night on November 5 to Bonfire Month. more...

Widnes News

'Neglect' led to Sarah Jane's death

A 'GROSS FAILURE' to provide basic medical attention contributed to the death of a young diabetic woman, an inquest has heard. more...

Diabetes expert critises 'wrong diagnosis'

PROFESSOR Robert Tattersall, (pictured) an eminent authority on diabetes, was invited by the coroner to listen to all the inquest evidence as an independent expert. more...

Hospital charts were a 'true record'

DOCTOR Gerry Murphy, Halton Hospital's medical director, said he was confident medical records presented to the inquest had not been tampered with and were 'a true record'. more...

Education is the key

AFTER the jury's verdict, Dr Gerry Murphy, co-medical director of North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "I should like to take this opportunity to once again express our deep sadness at the death of Sarah Jane in these rare and tragic circumstances. I should also like to reiterate our sincere condolences to her family." more...

We will complain to health chiefs - family

SARAH Jane's family intends to report Halton Hospital Dr Ali Khaleeli, the consultant who wrongly diagnosed her diabetes, to the GMC. more...

Don't be prejudice against doctors - coroner warns

TWO family doctors exercised their right to silence and refused to answer questions at the 11 day inquest. more...

Bonfire youths put lives at risk

CHILDREN playing with matches are putting peoples' lives at risk, firefighters warned this week. more...

Mentors help pupils make the grade

STUDENTS at Halton High School will benefit from the launch of a ground-breaking scheme designed to help them with their GCSE studies. more...

Golf club on course for a spring clean

HALTON Council has moved a step closer to tackling the contamination problems at St Michael's Golf Course in Widnes. more...

Never mind the Price!

ARE Posh and Becks - who we are constantly reading about - the new Royal Family? more...

Borough gets ready for fireworks festival

THE skies over Halton will be ablaze with colour at the borough's fantastic free fireworks festival. more...

World appeal for Royal reminiscences

THE World is appealing for photographs and memorabilia from the Queen's reign for a special souvenir edition, due to be published next year to mark her Golden Jubilee. more...

Students in race for Commonwealth place

A GROUP of young people from Halton are on course to appear at next summer's Commonwealth Games as approved volunteers. more...

Brave teenager saves OAP from house blaze

A QUICK thinking teenager rescued his elderly neighbour from a severe house fire. more...

Widnes Sport

Last chance to play with the legends

THE much-awaited Rugby League Legends clash at the Auto Quest next month promises to attract a bumper crowd as ticket sales continue to rocket, writes Jim Richardson. more...

Dan's the man!

EVERTON Reserves cruised to their first victory of the season against Blackburn Rovers at the Auto Quest on Tuesday night, writes Ged Constable. more...

Hawks swoop on Eagles

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Get a buzz

WIDNES Wasps Ladies' Running Club meets at 6.30pm every Tuesday, at Widnes Recreation Club, on Liverpool Road. more...

Halton reach Everton cup final after penalty shoot-out

Halton Schoolboys U11s 1 more...

Woe continues for Helsby reserves

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Bulls run riot at Rylands

Rylands 21 Albion Bulls 22 more...

Halton cruise to victory

Halton 1st XV 19 Vulcan 7 more...

Bridge too far for Albert Park

Bamber Bridge 15 Albert Park 6 more...

Junior rugby round-up

Leigh U16s 24 Widnes U16s 14 more...

Winsford News

OVER AND OUT!

RESIDENTS on the Over estate are facing eviction from their homes after it was announced that 47 houses may be demolished. more...

Wardens ready to take to the streets

COMMUNITY wardens will be patrolling the streets of Winsford from March next year in a bid to reduce the fear of crime. more...

Anger over bus standards

A BUS users group has hit out at the standard of buses in Winsford after the operator increased the price of its fares across the board. more...

CAT team targets Grange Estate

CAR crime is the latest aspect of anti-social behaviour to be targeted by the Winsford-based Community Action Team. more...

Masons open their doors to the public

THE Masonic Province of Cheshire is offering all local people the opportunity to discover exactly what goes on at Masonic Lodges in the county. more...

Marina prepares to set sail

WINSFORD'S excellent new marina facility is now open and Winsford Youth Forum is encouraging groups and organisations to make the most of it. more...

Could Leverne be the nation's pop idol?

A WINSFORD teenager is reaching for the stars and attempting to live her dream thanks to the ITV programme Pop Idol. more...

Youngsters on track

BMX-mad Winsford youngsters took a trip to Crewe last Friday to get ideas of how to build their ideal track for biking and skating, more...

In the driver's seat

A YOUNG Middlewich girl was given a taste of life behind the wheel at a driving school based at Oulton Park. more...

Comic duo arrive in town for one night only

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Bill gets serious with Kilroy on BBC

ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour throughout Middlewich was highlighted on national television this week thanks to Newton resident Bill Blunn. more...

New flats opened to tenants

A NEW development of flats off Croxton Lane has opened its doors to tenants. more...

MAN reassures MP and workers

THE future of workers at ERF in Middlewich seemed brighter this week after local MP Ann Winterton visited the troubled factory. more...

Winsford Whatson

Get down and boogie as the disco scene returns to Winsford in style

PREPARE to be funked at Winsford's Civic Hall as Leisure Management present Boogie Night Fever this Saturday, November 3. more...

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