CREWE FC returned to winning ways with a solid 3-1 victory over Trafford on Saturday. A goalmouth scramble went in on 10 minutes to start the ball rolling at the Cumberland Sports Ground as the home side dominated. Nigel Hough doubled their lead on the
Barnsley...3 Crewe Alex...0 HOPING to continue their unbeaten league run in 2001, Crewe travelled to Oakwell with enforced changes. Both wingers, Rivers and Jack, were absent through injury as was Street but the Alex were able to welcome back Macauley
BY TOBY ROBINSON AS CREWE prepare for the final phase of this season, boss Dario Gradi is confident his side can secure their First Division status. Six more victories out of their 14 remaining fixtures would take the Alex past that magical 50 points
FARMERS in Northwich, Winsford and Middlewich are bracing themselves for the worst after Britain was declared a 'Controlled Zone' with a seven-day freeze on moving livestock. No other disease affecting animals spreads as quickly making foot and mouth
THE campaign to save vital commuter services from being axed at Hartford Station is gathering speed. Last week the Guardian reported plans by Virgin Trains to cut four daily train services to London Euston, from May, which stop at Hartford. After reading
COUNCIL tenants could soon receive a massive cash injection towards improvements on their homes. Plans to transfer all of Vale Royal Borough Council's houses to a new non-profit making housing association could result in an extra £80 million for improvements
PETTY Pool is so much more than an education centre for people with different types of disabilities. For its Outdoor Centre, in Sandiway, is a haven for flora and fauna and a magnet for wildlife experts from all over the country. There are plans to develop
A WORRIED parent is warning Weaverham residents to be on their guard after his wife was rushed to hospital with meningitis - just three weeks after a teenager was struck down by the bug. Lynn Russell Lamb fell ill at her home in Orchard Avenue, Acton
CHILDREN from Davenham Primary School arrived home recently with stories of space travel and aliens, and how to fight off invaders. It was all part of work they had enjoyed at a mobile teaching caravan which has been visiting schools over the past few
A DISTRESSED resident at sheltered housing accommodation in Barnton claims there has been no hot water for almost TWO weeks. Residents at Oakwood House were having to carry boiling water in kettles, she claimed. "I've seen 90-year-olds on zimmer frames
A TOURING exhibition, called Images in Industry, is running at the Salt Museum until April 1. The north west has played a key role in Britain's industrial development since the 18th century. Now most of those industries have gone and working conditions
AN agricultural chaplain says he has been inundated with calls after setting up a 24-hour helpline for despairing farmers. Keith Ineson knows from bitter personal experience the impact farming problems can have on farmers - after seeing his father's health
NEIGHBOURS have been praised for saving the life of a 27-year-old man after the flat he was asleep in caught fire at the weekend. Fire crews were called to the scene of the blaze after it was reported that Barry Ingerson was trapped in his bedsit in Victoria
POLICE are hunting a man who viciously attacked a Hartford woman while she was out walking her dog yesterday morning, Tuesday. The 43-year-old woman, who does not wish to be identified, was grabbed and forced up against a tree during the attack, which
THE National Farmers' Union believes the foot and mouth crisis could be the final nail in the coffin for many farmers. Beleaguered farmers have been plagued over recent years moving from one crisis to another. They have faced BSE, dropping milk prices
A GROUP of dance music fans from Winsford are hoping to make the town one of the top club venues in the UK with the launch of a new progressive trance night. The new night, which will begin on March 9, will give a new image to the old Jax nightclub, which
FARMERS across Winsford and Middlewich are facing an anxious wait this week to find out if foot and mouth disease has hit the county. They say they are devastated by the news of the first outbreak of the disease in 20 years. And many are terrified that
Culcheth 46 Weaverham Rangers 8 HUMILIATING is the only word that can be used to describe Rangers' first half performance, even though they were playing the league leaders. Despite making a decent early fist of it, Weaverham completely lost their punch
NORTHWICH Rowing Club raced to seven wins when they hosted the Junior North West Time Trial on Saturday. It was the third successive year they have held the event, but the 94 crews was the biggest number yet to row the 2,350 metre course. Sian Murray,
PAUL Hennin scored twice to book Oaklands BG's place in the Mid Cheshire Sunday League Cup final. Steve Arnold scored the other in their 3-0 win at Cock o Witton, while the other semi between Rifleman and Egerton BC was postponed due to snow, as were
Lostock Gralam 0 Linotype 3 Green Mid Cheshire Two Saturday, February 24 LOSTOCK couldn't recover from a three-goal first half blitz as they crashed to a home defeat. Their problems began in the 15th minute when a quick through ball left Partington free
Winnington Park 1 Bebington 1 WINNINGTON Park haven't found it easy taking points from Bebington in recent years, but they came so close to stopping the rot on Saturday. They dominated the game from start to finish, but couldn't score in the first half
Boston United 1 Northwich Vics 1 Nationwide Conference Saturday, February 24 VICS produced the necessary dogged, hard-working performance to halt a sequence of eight consecutive away defeats and secure a valuable point in their battle to avoid relegation
Whitchurch Alport 0 Barnton 2 Green Mid Cheshire One Saturday, February 24 CONSOLATION from being thrown out of the Mid Cheshire Cup came Barnton's way in the shape of another three points in their bid for the title. The champions are still top of the
WITTON Albion are on the verge of breaking even for this finanacial year and chairman Mike Worthington is prepared to make more budget cuts to do it. Although the Witton chairman is quick to point out that the club is not in a financial crisis, he wants
Postmaster Jonathan Royle has set up a cyber cafe in Plumley at the post office to allow customers access to the Internet. "We have had to respond to changing times and looked for what people might want today and in the future," he said on Monday. "They
Elected councillors from Knutsford argued they could not refuse the small Old Vicarage Hotel after approving similar applications from nearby larger hotels. "We were steam-rollered into the hotel at Knutsford services so there is no way I can go against
But when the David Lewis Centre for Epilepsy sought permission to site a new toilet block, the concerns began pouring in. Members of Little Warford Parish Council objected. They were worried that residents at the centre in Little Warford would be exposed
School governor Jan Chadwick said she could not ask parents to use a crossing in Bexton Road until special signs were painted on the hump. But before Macclesfield Borough Council can do the work, it needs the Government's permission. "We were told it
But for one former Knutsford resident there just are not enough to go around. David Morris' plea for a strip of the black and white railings - often seen by the side of roads in Cheshire - has fallen on deaf ears at the county council. "Unfortunately
Park manager Brendan Flanagan said the move was a precautionary measure. "We have closed indefinitely so far as we don't know what the result of the outbreak will be," he said. Staff arriving for work on the 1,000-acre estate were told to use the Rostherne
There's Queen Street. Victoria Street. Albert Street and Windsor Street. But local historian Joan Leach believes the answer is far simpler. "They were very popular names because of the popularity of the royals," she said. "But it could have led to some
FUTURE pupils of a Crewe school were given a glimpse of what lies ahead when they visited for a day. Primary school pupils were invited to Kings Grove School on Monday where they took part in a number of organised activities with the help of some of King's
FRI MAR 2 * Women's World Day of Prayer Service at St Mary's RC Church, Crewe 2pm. Speaker: Judy Townsend, Organist: John Axon. Light Refreshments provided. All Welcome. * In the Cage (Early Genesis Tribute) The Limelight Club, Crewe. SAT MAR 3 * Glory
BY PETE HENSHAW A GROUP of swimmers are planning to span the generations later this month when they get wet for charity. The swimmers are members of local retirement group, Probus, and are swimming alongside their grandchildren to raise money in the second
TWO well-known teachers have completed their history of St Chad's School and are preparing to release their book this June. Mary Curry, known as Mrs Farrow during her teaching days, and Patricia Keeves, who is still teaching at the school, have taken
THE National Farmers' Union believes the foot and mouth crisis could be the final nail in the coffin for many farmers. Beleaguered farmers have been plagued over recent years moving from one crisis to another. They have faced BSE, dropping milk prices
I REFER to Mr & Mrs McLean's letter about South Cheshire College. I started my course on Word Processing in January and cannot comment on late publication of enrolment dates. I am 76 and am enjoying the course and find it well worthwhile. There are
BOROUGH Council environmental chiefs have agreed to collect garden waste from 2,000 homes across Crewe and Nantwich on a trial basis. The scheme will help the council reach the Government's target to recycle 16 per cent of household waste from the borough's
BY TOBY ROBINSON FIDDLERS will be on the loose in Nantwich, this month. Musicians of all ages are in town as part of a special annual event to celebrate the instrument. Nantwich Fiddle Day is now in it's eleventh year and will take place on Saturday,
BY PETE HENSHAW A LOVING pet owner from Crewe is appealing for witnesses to a horrific airgun attack on his cat. Julian Proffit's pet cat, Ben, had a pellet lodged in a deep wound to his back after the attack and had to undergo emergency life-saving surgery
A CREWE man has been charged in connection with the recent spate of letter bomb attacks. Glynn Christopher Harding appeared at Macclesfield Magistrates Court on Saturday, February 24, charged with 15 offences connected to a letter bomb campaign. The charges
A SPIRITED performance couldn't stop Crewe and Nantwich RUFC going down 30-8 to high-flyers Ormskirk on Saturday. It looked ominous from the kick-off as Crewe knocked on with the loose ball picked up by the visitors and put down between the posts with
ANOTHER bad break robbed Nantwich Town of a deserved point at Fleetwood on Saturday. The Dabbers looked to have done an excellent job against the top five side until a cruel twist of fate struck in injury time. Clearly offside, the flag never appeared
IT was a special performance when the Denville Players performed a "Quiet Wedding" during the week of October 4 1948. For the company was celebrating its 52nd week in Northwich during its record breaking run in the town. A special souvenir programme was
SUPERMARKETS have reported no problems with panic buying in stores. The seven-day freeze on cattle movement has brought with it people rushing to stock up on meat products in outbreak areas, despite Government ministers urging the public to continue their
THERE was cause for double celebration after the election of this year's Cheshire Carnival Queen and Princess. Following the trend of last year, both girls were again from Vale Royal. The new Carnival Queen, 12-year-old Amanda Capper, from Shipbrook Road
EVERYONE is being asked to 'get sweaty' and take part in a fitness extravaganza to help make the wishes of 500 seriously ill children come true. Sunflower Fitness is organising a three-hour session of fitness fun at Sir John Deane's College to raise money
A LEFTWICH woman is appealing to motorists not to speed or talk on mobile phones while they are driving. For despite driving extremely carefully, and being told by police and witnesses it wasn't her fault, an eight year-old boy ran into Sarah Blake's
CUPID might not have fired many arrows at Cuddington Primary School on Valentine's Day, but there were still plenty of hearts and hot dogs. A school disco proved so popular with pupils dressing up in party frocks and fancy dress outfits that tickets for
WHEN a herd of cows stampeded through Northwich town centre last Hallowe'en, it was no joke for a Winnington teenager. For as Dominic Roberts sat in his car while police tried to round up the herd, a cow tried to jump over it and landed on the wing. Worse
MID Cheshire Footpath Society has cancelled all its walks to avoid inadvertently spreading the disease. Chairman Pat Brian said: "As a responsible society we feel we must do this. "There's a thin line between where you can and can't walk, but the only
HE has kept a clean record during his term at Tatton. And at an event to mark Martin Bell's time as MP this weekend he is expected to shine again. But before the man in white is allowed into his celebratory bash at Tatton Park, he will be asked to clean
THE company which owns Harris, of Winsford, says jobs are safe at the bacon factory - but only for the time being. The bacon slicing factory, based at Wharton, is controlled by Molton Foods, which is owned by Unique Plc. It employs around 580 staff and
FARMERS are anxiously waiting to see if foot and mouth disease has spread to countryside around Northwich. They say they are devastated by the news and many are terrified that, if the spread cannot be controlled, it will mean the end of their livelihood
AN agricultural chaplain says he has been inundated with calls after setting up a 24-hour helpline for despairing farmers. Keith Ineson knows from bitter personal experience the impact farming problems can have on farmers - after seeing his father's health
STAFF at St Chad's Church are hoping a new, state of the art CCTV system will put an end to their ongoing vandalism problem. After advice from the police, and its insurance company, the church installed lighting and upgraded the CCTV system, but at a
WINSFORD youngsters are having the chance to discover the delights of reading as the town celebrates World Book Day. World Book Day is tomorrow, Thursday, and each school in the area should have received a World Book Day pack with a £1 token which can
HE has kept a clean record during his term at Tatton. And at an event to mark Martin Bell's time as MP this weekend he is expected to shine again. But before the man in white is allowed into his celebratory bash at Tatton Park, he will be asked to clean
THE company which owns Harris, of Winsford, says jobs are safe at the bacon factory - but only for the time being. The bacon slicing factory, based at Wharton, is controlled by Molton Foods, which is owned by Unique Plc. It employs around 580 staff and
Witton Albion 3 Eastwood Town 1 UniBond Division One Saturday, Febrary 24 NO matter how uninspiring and unconvincing the performance, when you're holding out for your first league win for two months, anything will do. This was the case for Witton on Saturday
Vale of Lune 24 Winnington Park 10 RFU North Two West Saturday, February 24 WINNINGTON Park's unbeaten run of eight games suffered a knock-out blow at Vale of Lune. The home side's kicker, Tyson, bagged 19 points to shatter the confidence Park took into
NORTHWICH Vics' attempt to get a game at Nuneaton Borough fell foul of the weather for the second time this season last night (Tuesday). Hot shots Gary Fletcher and Gregg Blundell were out injured, and still will be by the time Northwich come to face
UNBEATEN Northwich Glass kept themselves in pole position for the Moss Farm Sevens Division One title with a 3-0 win over bottom side Witton Wanderers. A hat-trick by Twiss puts them five points behind Hartford Golf Range with two games in hand, but Hartford
IN the first leg of the Northwich & District Pool League Team Knock-out Cup quarter-finals, Kevin Barry of Rudheath made an 8-ball break as his side look to be heading towards the semis with a 5-2 win over Green Dragon. The shock of the night was
Northwich 28 Ashton-on-Mersey 3 RFU South Lancs/Cheshire One Saturday, February 24 STEVE Campbell's return to form inspired Northwich to one of their biggest wins of the season to all but secure their place in Division One. The full back scored 18 of
Winnington Park 1 Bebington 1 WINNINGTON Park haven't found it easy taking points from Bebington in recent years, but they came so close to stopping the rot on Saturday. They dominated the game from start to finish, but couldn't score in the first half
Garry Gilboy and Alan Roberts, both of whom had lengthy criminal records, were jailed for a total of 21 years. Chester Crown Court had heard how the two men went for easy targets - vulnerable shops staffed by young women. In the raid on Going Places in
Barns containing tractors, trailers and hay stock were destroyed at two neighbouring Boothbed Farms in Allostock on Saturday morning. "It was a horrible sight," said one farmer's daughter. "There was just nothing left of the barns and it has left us frightened
Tony Spada, owner of Ciao Italia in Malt Street, said that the work would take about four months. "We will have to start again from scratch," he said yesterday (Tuesday). "The place needs a new roof and a complete refurbishment but we are getting excited
Carrie Denham said members paid their subscriptions to the former Active Images Limited in Mobberley, but claimed since 1997 the money had been paid into Memberships Collection Limited, a separate company. "It is a legal set-up but members were never
But when one Knutsford councillor read between the lines he was more worried about the off-court activities - of BIRDS. Clr Walter Wright warned his colleagues that the new floodlights at Knutsford Sports Club could impact on the love life of the local
Tony Greaves, who battled for years to stop the development of the second runway, said jets taking-off did not have to turn over the town. But he claimed airport bosses wanted aircraft to turn at 3,800ft - instead of at least five nautical miles - so
Today (Wednesday) 7.30pm: Royal Exchange, Manchester, The Taming of the Shrew. Until Saturday April 14. FRIDAY 2pm: Women's World Day of Prayer at St John's Parish Church. Speaker Karen Benton. Refreshments served after service. All welcome 7.45pm: Cheshire
CROUCHING Tiger, Hidden Dragon (12) comes to Knutsford Studio Cinema on Friday, showing each day (except Monday). The Emperor's New Groove (U) wil be screened on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Monday's movie is In The Mood For Love (PG), showing at 8pm.
Winsford United 2 Lincoln United 2 UniBond Division One Saturday, February 24 A BAD start turned into a bizarre ending for the Blues when Troy Hayder's swansong on his departure for Leigh RMI ended their run of defeats. It wasn't the prettiest way to
DAVE Twite has landed his first full representative managerial role by taking charge of the Mid Cheshire League side. The Middlewich Town boss stepped in after Barnton manager Mark Emmerson resigned following his team's expulsion from the Mid Cheshire
TOWN went 1-0 down as early as the sixth minute of this match but bounced back in style to take the three points. With centre half Michael Whitehurst off the field after being elbowed in the face, Linotype attacked down Middlewich's right flank. Powell
WINSFORD United have lost powerhouse forward Troy Hayder to Leigh RMI. The 22-year-old will be training with the Nationwide Conference club this week with a view to signing on a non-contract basis, and it leaves Blues manager Steve Shaughnessy with a
But Rupert Mackay has spent equal years working in the cut-throat world of banking in London to investing time to his Christian life at church. Rupert, 39, has now taken up full-time his spiritual calling, and is part way into his first curateship at
FINDING FORRESTER (12) Reviewed by Pete Henshaw A TALE of heart warming friendship and creative inspiration is brought to the screen in Finding Forrester. From the director of Good Will Hunting, comes a similar tale about a young boy needing the help
BY SOPHIE DAMBOK AND STUART DYE Innocent Until PROVEN Guilty is the premise British Justice stands upon, so why was there no support for families of the accused? Mother Sandra Wells had no one to turn to for support when her son was falsely accused of
OWNERS of properties in Middlewich town centre are being offered the chance to grab a slice of £1.25 million to improve and repair their buildings. Middlewich Town Wharf is one of the latest projects to benefit from a Heritage Economic Regeneration Scheme
MIDDLEWICH residents are learning all about the town's Roman heritage and are aiming to pass their knowledge on to visitors. Archaeologist Tim Strickland, who has been directing the Heritage Lottery funded Roman Project, has been giving a series of lectures
RECENTLY there was a reader's letter complaining that a new traffic island in Willaston/Wistaston, which had recently been installed at a junction, was ridiculous as it would cause an accident. I have to tell you that a similar traffic island has been
THE tax burden on local families and businesses has reached record levels under Labour. The figures produced by the highly influential Economist magazine show that Gordon Brown, the Chancellor, is now taking a bigger share of national income in tax than
I COULD understand objections to the proposal for supported housing in Bridle Road if they were based on fact, rather than fear. There are strict criteria controlling eligibility for tenancies in the housing that would exclude anyone with a history of
AN UNUSUAL scheme is being sponsored by the borough council to raise awareness about safety in the home. The council is to open two show homes, one good and one bad, to highlight the dangers that are to be found domestically. One of the houses is to display
TWO departments at Leighton Hospital have received awards recognising excellence in service. The Cardio-Respiratory and Nutrition and Dietetics Units were the recipients of the Government Charter Mark. The Charter scheme marks excellence in the delivery
BY PETE HENSHAW DISABLED athletes from Crewe's Cheshire Academy recently returned from a regional championships with a fistful of medals and titles. The academy, based on Macon Way in Crewe, entered the Disability Gymnastics Championships held at Southport
PROPOSALS for housing to be built off Bridle Road for sufferers of schizophrenia are up for consideration today, Thursday. The issue was due for decision last month but was deferred after the discovery of a storm drain running across the site. Numerous
BY PETE HENSHAW FARMS in Crewe, Nantwich and Sandbach are in a state of lock down this week as farmers protect their livelihood from the threat of foot and mouth disease. With an export ban already in place on livestock and a movement ban coming into
