BUSINESSES in Middlewich could benefit from almost £1 million pounds this summer thanks to the return of the Folk and Boat Festival. At the official launch of this year's festivities the chairman of the event, Stephen Dent, announced that the festival
ORGANISERS of the fourth annual Winsford Town Festival are gearing up to make it a top event to tie in with the Queen's Golden Jubilee. The committee has lined up the best funfair yet and a variety performance at the civic hall as the main highlights
SHE'S big, bubbly and bursting with energy. Former Brookside star Tina Malone is keen to give budding actors the chance to follow in her footsteps. She says she is the only professional TV actress to run her own drama school. After playing Mo McGee in
A WOMAN suffered a fractured spine when a car careered off a road in Walton to escape a head-on collision. Initial reports of the incident, which happened on Chester Road on Friday, April 5, suggested that only one person was badly hurt, suffering a serious
PLANS have been resubmitted for a £6 million hospital waste recycling centre in Warrington. Dublin-based Sterile Technologies Ireland Ltd has applied to the borough council for permission to develop the centre on the Warrington Metal Services foundry
REPORTERS were inundated with reports of sightings of Britain's most famous couple on Monday. Pop singer Victoria Beckham - a regular at Knutsford restaurants and shops - was first seen walking with a pram and another woman in Silkmill Street. The young
THREE married couples are seeking election on Polling Day, Thursday, May 2. Halton's current Mayor, Cllr Chris Loftus is standing in Mersey ward, whilst his wife, Kath, is contesting Palacefields. Councillors Stan and Val Hill are looking for votes in
THE festival committee has now announced the full programme of events for the weekend and is sure that the acts on offer will provide something for everyone. l Friday, June 14 8pm: Marquee - Fairport Convention and Whorticulture - Tickets £11, concessions
A NEW phase of works on the Weaver Valley Cycleway is beginning in Moulton. As work on the cycleway at the Winsford Gyratory comes to a close the right of way which links Niddries Lane, Moulton, and Eaton lane, Davenham is being improved to accommodate
MAGPIES are not normally noted for being the most faithful of birds - but one Little Budworth resident is proving to be the exception to the rule. Charlie, a young magpie, descended on the regulars at the Egerton Arms on Tuesday last week and has taken
SIX people in pursuit of their goals are to receive grants from Vale Royal Borough Council. The grants are part of a special scheme designed to assist individuals to prepare for or participate in prestigious events. Claire Murphy, Rebecca Thirsk, Carolyn
PEOPLE of all ages are being encouraged to get their hands dirty as part of a campaign to clean up the grot spots of Vale Royal. The borough council wants to reduce litter in the area - and is asking residents to help by organising their own clean ups
A NORTHWICH woman has taken the plunge to swim with 12 sharks and raise more than £1,000 for charity. Helen Stone made a splash after diving into a tank inhabited by 12 sharks at The Blue Planer Aquarium in Ellesmere Port and netted just over £1,000 for
BLIND and partially-sighted students from Warrington took part in an employment skills workshop this month to help them take a step up the career ladder. The group, consisting of three visually-impaired people from Warrington and a further 13 from other
A SHOPPER branded Knutsford's streets a disgrace last week. Rita Evans, who lives in Northwich, said she had never seen the pavements and streets in the town centre so dirty. "I've never seen it as bad in all the years that I have been coming here," she
