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  • Electrical fault sparks floor fire

    AN ELECTRICAL fault sparked off a fire underneath the floorboards of a house in Lilac Avenue. Firefighter Chris Taylor, said: "Heating pipes under the floor boards overheated, shorted and flared up. "No one was injured and fortunately, the fire hadn't

  • CRICKET PREVIEW 2002

    Park looking up again CAPTAIN Stuart Hayes hopes to make it third time lucky in Winnington Park's annual push for promotion. Park have been pipped at the post in the race for the County League Division One in both of Hayes's campaigns in charge so he's

  • Northwich save the best for last

    Northwich 14 Aspull 11 RFU South Lancashire Cheshire One NORTHWICH signed off their 2001-02 home league campaign with one of their best performances and undoubtedly their best try of the season. Scored by Huw Jones on the right wing, it was started by

  • Dabbers close in on 50 points

    NANTWICH Town claimed another solid point on the road at Skelmersdale, this Saturday. With the injury list already growing, the Dabbers suffered an early blow as Chris Hampshire was forced from the field on 6 minutes and then things looked ominous against

  • It takes two to get first victory

    GRAHAM Gregory and Gary Brown recorded Weaver Valley Cycling Club's first win of the 2002 season on Saturday. They finished 30 seconds ahead of their nearest rivals riding a tandem on the Levens course in Cumbria, clocking 22 mins 17 secs in the 10-mile

  • Carthy's cup crackers

    VICS Reserves beat Middlewich Town to win the Mid Cheshire FA District Cup at the Drill Field last Wednesday. Manager Ted Carthy's side got off to a great start when his son Ian scored from 20 yards after 15 minutes. Vics' second goal came 30 minutes

  • Vics lose Bull fight

    Hereford United 1 Northwich Vics 0 Nationwide Conference Saturday, April 13 JIMMY Quinn kept faith with the line-up that had done so well at Nuneaton last Wednesday, and can consider himself unlucky not to have guided his side to a second away win in

  • MIGHTY QUINN

    Last night's Nationwide Conference action Northwich Vics 1 Stalybridge Celtic 0 JIMMY Quinn's decision to go for broke in the final weeks of the season paid off as he sent Stalybridge to the edge of a drop straight back into the UniBond League. Quinn

  • Young Vikings make the grade

    THREE young players from the Vikings Scholarship scheme have graduated this week after being offered professional contracts. Second row forward Danny Glover, scrum half Mark French and centre Axel Anderson will all now step up to represent the club in

  • Thriller ends in defeat

    A LAST gasp penalty condemned Crewe and Nantwich RUFC to a 18-17 defeat in a rousing local derby against Trentham, last Sunday. The action was fast and furious with some excellent rugby on display coupled with some elementary mistakes. Trentham landed

  • Sell-out is likely for fight night

    BOXING'S return to the Nantwich Civic Hall looks like being a sell-out. Ian Clyde, Geoff 'Bud' Wright and the rest of Joey Singleton's stable will be in action next Thursday, April 25. Some tickets are still available. Call 01270 650770 for more information

  • Sutcliffe brace keeps Crewe FC on victory trail

    CREWE FC made it three victories on the bounce with an impressive 2-1 victory at fifth-placed Linotype, last Saturday. Eyeing a top five finish in the Mid Cheshire League's Division One themselves, Ian O'Reilly's boosted those hopes with an excellent

  • Park outmuscled

    Darlington 23 West Park 17 PARK'S Tony Green was flattened straight from the kick off and the game erupted into a brawl as the prop went into the 'blood bin' with an eye injury. Darlington's physical approach continued and after Martin Strett had opened

  • Keep an eye on your gear

    THE town's green-fingered gang are being urged to make sure doors and windows are not left open and that garden tools are not left unattended as the summer approaches. St Helens Council's Community Safety Team has issued the following simple steps to

  • Nearly free for all

    THE Borough Council has been accused of religious discrimination after scrapping Sunday parking charges for certain churchgoers in Nantwich and not for others. Dozens of objections were lodged with the council over its planned increases to car parking

  • Cons chase another crown

    WHARTON Cons begin their bid to continue their domination of the Mid Cheshire Bowling Association on Friday. Cons, who have won 10 of the last 11 Section One titles and each of the last four, face their own B team on the league's opening night. Newly

  • Fleeting moment

    Winsford United 1 Fleetwood Freeport 3 North West Counties Football League Saturday, April 13 INJURY ravaged Winsford had a disastrous first half as three uncharacteristic defensive mistakes gave the lively visitors an insurmountable lead. Andy Burns,

  • Murphy's rescue mission

    MIDDLEWICH Town have five games left to get the points they need to abandon the drop zone. Town have slipped into the bottom three of Mid Cheshire League Division One after losing 3-1 to bottom side Chorlton Town on Saturday. If manager Terry Murphy is

  • Yobs will drive us out of town

    A RUNCORN company is being forced out of town by mindless vandals. Dennis Brock, manager of Bio-Chem Products Ltd, says he is seriously considering his future in the area after a series of attacks on his Sandy Lane premises. In the latest incident, five

  • GAS TOWER SET TO GO

    WINSFORD'S skyline will be free of the town's eyesore gasholder by the end of the year. Transco has decided the tower is no longer needed and it announced this week it has been given the funds to demolish it with the work due to be completed by the beginning

  • MMR drop in sessions

    CONCERNED parents in Halton can attend two drop-in sessions next week for professional advice about the MMR vaccine. Children can also be vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella at the drop-in sessions. The events have been organised by health visitors

  • St Helens Combination

    LAST Tuesday's games welcomed Rifle FC back into the fray following their suspension and they gave Premier Division Shoe a terrific game in the tussle at Parr Stocks. A last minute penalty giving Shoe a 4-3 win. Billinge's 3-1 away win at Old Congs improved

  • Injury hit Haydock stage spirited show

    Haydock 14 Simms Cross 34 THE Haydock team put up a spirited performance despite fielding an injury depleted team. And only for a 10 minute spell before half time and five minutes after, it could well have been a different scoreline. Haydock started brightlywith

  • Saints fly into the final

    Saints 42 Leeds 16 FREE-SCORING Saints secured their final berth with an emphatic win, which left the bulk of the Leeds followers so stunned that they imitated their Wigan hosts and headed for the exit long before the end. Unlike the flightless magpie

  • Cleaning up the parish

    HASLINGTON Parish Council would like the residents to know that it, in liaison with Borough Councillors and the Police, was instrumental in asking the Borough Council for help in removing the graffiti that appeared in the village recently. The Parish

  • LSH thrashed by rivals

    New Brighton 54 Liverpool St Helens 8 SHOWING all the signs of a long season, LSH were soundly beaten by New Brighton, who now overtake them in the league table. Intent on stopping the opposition, rather than producing the calm and controlled brand of

  • Youngster are a credit to our village

    FOLLOWING the recent vandalism in Haslington during the school holidays, including graffiti and destruction of the daffodil beds, I would like to point out that while I in no way condone such activities, it is the work of a minority of youngsters in the

  • Girl died after taking contraceptive pill

    A BARNTON teenager died from a massive blood clot caused by a contraceptive pill, prescribed by her GP. Claire Stanley developed a deep vein thrombosis caused by the contraceptive Cilest. Four doctors who examined the 15-year-old failed to link her condition

  • Unions make plea to rescue pet food jobs

    UNIONS have begged the owners of Friskies Pet Care factory in Wincham to reconsider closing it - and save some of the 83 jobs at risk. In a last ditch attempt representatives from the GMB and MSF unions met owners Nestl Purina PetCare on Monday to see

  • SIMPLY THE BEST

    NORTHWICH was put firmly on the international map after Paula Radcliffe powered to victory in the London Marathon on Sunday. The 28-year-old star runner became the most famous and prolific sportsman ever to come from Vale Royal after recording the second

  • cash pumped intofight against crime

    OVER a quarter of a million pounds has been pumped into Cheshire to help fight crime. The money will be targeted on issues such as burglary, anti-social behaviour and youth work and it has been provided by the Home Office through the Safer Communities

  • Borough control is in the balance

    CONTROL over the borough council could rest with the ballot boxes in Nantwich. When Cllrs Steve Hope, Arthur Moran and Bill McGinnis resigned and formed the Nantwich Independent Party, last year, it cost Labour their majority and thus full control. Next

  • Alex fans enjot their TV times

    DIESEL! A word long associated with the railway industry, the town and lesser known as another name for that potent drink 'Snake Bite and Black' - that's cider, lager and blackcurrant. It will also forever be connected with Crewe Alexandra, particularly

  • We can bounce back

    CREWE Alexandra will have to assess the financial implications of relegation before building a team to bounce back into Division One. But it's unlikely to be panic stations behind the scenes at the club despite losing a potential income of at least £2

  • It's good to talk

    I AM delighted by the interest shown from World readers to my letter. With reference to Mr Williams' letter, I wasn't aware that I was confusing 'voting with democracy' - it is a crucial part of the democratic process and one which enables all of us to

  • Help us before it's too late

    WE are a group of pupils from Halton High School currently in year 11 taking our GCSEs. We are writing with regard to the article recently published in the Runcorn World. We would like to put forward to you our situation over on Site B of Halton High

  • Internet is not the answer

    I AM writing to you as the parent of a pupil at Halton High School preparing to take her GCSEs in May. I fully concur with the concerns expressed by pupils in your article dated April 10. Only this week my daughter has informed me that she will now only

  • It's not the fault of the teachers

    I AGREE that the amalgamation has affected my education However, I do not think it's the teachers' fault. They care about us and are trying their best to improve our grades. We understand why the teachers are leaving and don't blame them. But the fact

  • Role of honour for Randle Brooks

    WEALTHY landowner Randle Brooks has been appointed the new president of the Knutsford Royal May Day Festival Committee. The man, who remains a mystery to most in the town, was asked to take on the role because of his connections with the Heath. "We approached

  • Quiet please! Filming in session

    THE Sessions House has been tried and tested many times by TV bosses. Producers of hit soap Coronation Street have used the 19th century courthouse to film the trials of Jez Quigley, Jim McDonald and Terry Duckworth. On Monday a spokesman for the TV company

  • INJUSTICE

    THE Government wants to close Knutsford's historic crown court. After months of denials, the Lord Chancellor's Department finally admitted last week: We want to shut the 184-year-old landmark because it is not modern enough. The Government has announced

  • Fightback falls short

    Forest...2 Crewe...2 WHAT can you say? There's no consolation in words over Crewe's impending relegation to Division Two. As other results started to filter through during the first half at Forest, the writing was already on the wall. And although the

  • MP Dunwoody to visit town

    WARRINGTON will play host to a leading Government figure on Friday as part of talks on the new cabinet style of government. As chairman of the transport select committee, the Government's equivalent of Warrington's scrutiny committee, Gwyneth Dunwoody

  • On the buses

    PUBLIC transport in Warrington will take a trip down memory lane this weekend when the town's bus service re-enacts its first tram journey. Warrington Borough Transport celebrates its 100th birthday this year and is marking the occasion with a variety

  • The mark of success

    WARRINGTON Collegiate Institute is celebrating its second Charter Mark award that it picked up at a London awards ceremony. The institute was one of almost 700 winners from schools and colleges across the country to be presented with Charter Mark awards

  • Why was developer so amazed?

    I REFER to the various articles in last week's edition relative to the outcome of the planning committee's decision on the Royal George development. I feel, as a resident who has objected from the outset to the proposed plans, that comments are merited

  • To the point

    FOR the past seven years I have suggested that Knutsford's parking problems could be solved by digging the sand out of the King Street car park and placing a multi-deck car park from below the River Lily level up to the King Street level. Then we could

  • Toast to nation's favourite grandmother

    GIVE a toast to Queen Elizabeth, An indomitable, wise person, Whose zest for life and living Took her to one hundred and one. "Perhaps we ask too much and risk too little," Those were your words Ma'am But in war and peace, over fifty years, You remained

  • Runway 2 is justified

    I WOULD like to correct the many inaccuracies about the second runway published in a letter last week from P J King, of Mobberley Road, Knutsford. The case for the second runway development was made at a lengthy public inquiry and accepted in full by

  • Wild night of music

    A SECOND Wild and Talented fund-raiser is being lined up for the Cheshire Wildlife Trust. Local artists are planning a follow-up to the successful show staged at Nantwich Civic Hall last November. It will mark the Trust's 40th Anniversary and feature

  • Back to the 60's

    WILLASTON Social Club hosts 1960s act The Fourmost tomorrow, Friday, April 19. The Merseyside act hit the scene in 1963 with their top ten hit 'Hello Little Girl' and again in 1964 with 'A Little Luvin'. The band has been playing around the country ever

  • Brian stemas in to stage a real classic

    CHILDREN'S TV favourite Brian Cant directs and acts in a new production of 'The Railway Children' coming to the Lyceum Theatre from Monday, April 29 to Saturday May 4. In addition to his backstage role for the award winning Middle Ground Company's version

  • Diary dates

    FRIDAY, APRIL 19 l Leighton Hospital Outpatients Department. ME Support Group 2-4pm. Tel 560696. l Wistaston Community Players present 'Living Together', a play by Alan Ayckbourn, at St Mary's Church Hall, Wistaston, at 7.30pm today, tomorrow (Friday

  • Regent ready to rock to rebels without a pause

    GREASE has proved that a musical love story, bursting with denim, cheerleaders, slick hairstyles and raging teenage hormones is timeless. Public demand has brought the hit show back to the Regent Theatre, Hanley from Monday, April 29 to Saturday, May

  • Psychic night

    SUPER-psychic Yvette Tamara will deliver her postcards from Heaven at the Victoria Hall, Hanley this Saturday, April 20. The clued-up clairvoyant will conjure up her contacts with 'the other side' and create an out-of-this-world show. Yvette has been

  • Classics to add to your DVD collection

    A COUPLE of corkers are out to buy on DVD from Monday. We have Clockwise, the 1986 comedy starring John Cleese as a headmaster of a comprehensive school who is obsessed with planning his life to the minute. But then when he needs to give an important

  • Jet propelled sci-fi action

    The One (15) THE LATE great Bruce Lee, established the Kung Fu genre and was then followed by Jackie Chan. Now the action sci-fi thriller is added to by Jet Li in director James Wong's 'The One' - a film heavily influenced by 'The Matrix'. The story concerns

  • Quick-fire comedy

    COMEDY greats Cannon & Ball are making the trip from Manchester to Crewe for a special community show. The TV comedians are appearing at the New Life Community Church on Fuller Drive in Crewe this Saturday, April 20. The pair both became committed

  • Police praise residents after drug arrests

    POLICE have praised residents for helping them to catch three drug dealers. Officers from Halton's Drug Squad said information given to them by the public enabled them to gather enough evidence to arrest and charge the trio. They appeared before Warrington

  • We're prisoners in our own homes

    SIMMS Cross residents are terrified to leave their homes after dark because of rowdy yobs and mindless vandals, it was claimed this week. One frightened resident told the World that Carlton Street is 'like Beirut'. And he pleaded with police to rid the

  • Tall order for Oxford's boat team

    OXFORD'S oldest boat club enjoyed a crew-bonding day in historic Hale Village. The Childe of Hale, 9ft 3in John Middleton, visited Brasenose College in Oxford in the 17th century and has been the mascot for the college's boat club ever since. The prestigious

  • Town in the frame

    MORE than 100 people flocked to the civic centre at the weekend to see the work of 15 talented Knutsford artists. The exhibition, which features a mix of modern and traditional paintings, photographs, jewellery and ceramics, was a hit with visitors with

  • Crciket: Cheshire Alliance preview

    MAJOR changes off the pitch at Northwich have seen the two men who had a five-year plan to rejuvenate the club's fortunes no longer in office. Rob Westworth was ousted as chairman and Simon James was replaced as first team captain, and he will be playing

  • Dawson ducks out of Oulton Park

    OULTON Park's hopes of having last season's top two County League batsmen have been dashed. Australian David Dawson was named as their overseas player for 2002, joining Paul Berry in the batting line-up - the only men to score over 1,000 ECB Premier runs

  • Park in the Black

    Winnington Park 39 Blackburn 20 RFU North Two West Saturday, April 13 PARK completed a very satisfying second half of the season on Saturday as they cemented their climb out of the relegation zone to the security of mid-table. They produced a convincing

  • Barnton still favourites as rivals

    THE Mid Cheshire Division One championship is still within Barnton's grasp despite dropping four points in the space of a week. After a 2-2 draw at closest challengers Cheadle Heath last Tuesday, the champion's trip to Styal on Saturday finished goalless

  • Cons chase another crown

    WHARTON Cons begin their bid to continue their domination of the Mid Cheshire Bowling Association on Friday. Cons, who have won 10 of the last 11 Section One titles and each of the last four, face their own B team on the league's opening night. Newly

  • Blundell continues to travel well

    Nuneaton Borough 0 Northwich Vics 1 Nationwide Conference Wednesday, April 10 GREGG Blundell's 18th goal of the season sealed Vics' Conference status for yet another year at Manor Park last Wednesday. Blundell struck 17 minutes from time to complete a

  • Albion look to go home happy

    WITTON Albion may be the hosts, but they are also aiming to be the party poopers on Saturday. The visitors are Harrogate Town, who, after losing to Guiseley on Monday, could still need a point to be certain of the UniBond Division One championship. Ossett

  • Is it Widnes for Liverpool?

    LIVERPOOL football club have said they have made no decision as to where they will be playing their Reserve game fixtures next season. The statement comes amid rumours that they will be playing their matches at the Halton Stadium, which is where Everton

  • Happy days

    FEARLESS forward Robert Relf says he is the happiest he's been for three years since joining Widnes Vikings. Relf has gained an army of fans in the opening rounds of Super League who are impressed with his ferocious tackling, strong running and never

  • Steve emerges as champion froma top night of arrows

    THE finals of the Carlsberg Tetley Open League Darts Singles and Pairs Knockouts held at the Liberal Club provided an entertaining evening with a high standard of throwing with over one hundred 100 plus three dart scores. In the quarter finals of the

  • Hard times

    NANTWICH Museum has launched its latest inspiring exhibition, this week. Entitled 'Avant Hard', this month-long exhibition held in the facility's Millennium Gallery brings together young artists with different training. Reuben Armana, Sean Barry and Amanda

  • Care home wins award

    NANTWICH'S Richmond Village has scooped a national title in the Healthcare Design Awards for 2002. The residential and nursing home won acclaim by topping the Assisted Living category. MD Keith Cockell picked up the award at a special ceremony held at

  • Hospital sessions help smokers to drop the habit

    THE completion of the first ever stop smoking course at Leighton Hospital has left six happy quitters with smiles on their faces. The now ex-smokers took part in the course, which consisted of support from advisors and a range of nicotine replacement

  • Police appeal

    POLICE are appealing for help locating a vehicle stolen from near Nantwich at around 12.40pm on Wednesday, April 3. The vehicle is a black Land Rover Freelander XED 1 with the registration number S 897 BMA. If you have any information contact PC Tim Clark

  • Store daredevils in charity plunge

    A SQUAD of daredevils are set to take the plunge for charity. Paul Ronan and eight work colleagues from Asda will perform a sponsored 200-foot bungee jump from outside The Huntsman pub in Haydock on Sunday, April 28 to raise money for Whiston Hospital's

  • Vets' group hosts MPs for farming discussion

    NANTWICH Veterinary Group played host to an important agricultural discussion, last week. Opposition spokesperson on agriculture, Congleton MP Ann Winterton and local Euro MP Stephen O'Brien were present at the Crewe Road facility with topics discussed

  • Warning after toy gun-toting triggers armed swoop

    GROWN-UPS who wave toy guns around are in danger of becoming police targets. The local force has issued the warning after a plastic pistol triggered off a dramatic swoop by armed officers on Monday afternoon. They moved in on a people carrier travelling

  • Calling all hot-shots

    ALL the drama of the penalty shoot-out will volley its way into town when Willowbrook Hospice stages its 'Going for Goal' event on Friday (tomorrow). Sharpshooters are asked to make a minimum donation of £1 before stepping up three times to test the keeper

  • What you call a good deal

    MEMBERS of Shopmobility St Helens will be able to get a 10 per cent discount on goods at Boots, Church Street on Wednesday, May 15 on production of their membership card. A spokesperson for Shopmobility St Helens said: "This is the first deal we have

  • A question of age?

    PEOPLE in St Helens are to be given the opportunity to quiz a panel of experts about the services and support available in the town for older people and their carers at a 'Question Time' session to be held at the World of Glass on Tuesday, April 23. '

  • Lessons to last a lifetime

    PUPILS across the borough have been finding out that good health is about a whole lot more than simply eating well and taking regular exercise. Emotional health, community issues, safety and drugs education are among topics they are exploring as schools

  • Another death on East Lancs

    A BLACKSPOT stretch of the East Lancs claimed another victim on Monday night when a young woman died after being struck by a car. Her death is the latest in a series of tragedies on the dual carriageway. It happened right over the 'subway from hell' which

  • Council names housing as 'strategic service'

    HOUSING services in Middlewich and the borough of Congleton in general are set to improve - according to the borough council. Following a report by the Housing Inspectorate, the council has signalled its intention to improve its services across the board

  • Keep calm...roads are set to become much safer

    TRAFFIC calming measures will soon be put in place in Middlewich following a lengthy campaign by local residents, Clr Dave Sutton has now confirmed. The main danger area identified by residents is on King Edward Street near Middlewich High School which

  • Youth events

    YOUNGSTERS throughout Middlewich are being invited to get involved with the local church. Representatives of St Michael and All Angels church are asking all local children if they are interested in joining with others in the parish and the diocese. The

  • Yobs force cemetery into shutting early

    GRIEVING residents in Middlewich have become the victims of the latest spate of anti-social behaviour to hit the town. Middlewich cemetery is the new target for problem youths and continuing problems have led the town council to close the cemetery earlier

  • Cricket clubs promote their ambitions

    WINSFORD and Middlewich know no boundaries as the new cricket season gets under way this weekend. This is because promotion from their respective divisions is a realistic possibility for both, particularly if they improve on last season. Middlewich consolidated

  • Conman warning

    POLICE are warning pensioners to be on their guard after a 75-year-old woman was duped by a conman. The lady was at her home on The Uplands, Palacefields on Monday, April 15 when a man knocked on her door around lunchtime. He asked the woman if she had

  • POLICE SWOOP ON TRUANTS

    POLICE have cracked down on truants in Winsford with a series of street initiatives. Last month the Winsford Community Action Team patrolled Winsford as part of Operation Nicole. The police teamed up with education welfare officers to catch truants and

  • Disaster for Town

    Fleetwood 0 St Helens T 2 St Helens T 2 Congelton 3 A DISASTROUS Saturday ended a sequence of fine results for St Helens Town who with three minutes to go were on the receiving end of their worst defeat of the season against a side who have been at the

  • Ball control and tackling clinched it for us

    By Chris Joynt OUR winning margin over Leeds may have been wide, but it was anything but easy - they are a big, physical side. Everybody expected it to be a really close game like last year's, but from the kick off we just did not allow Leeds to get into

  • Can you remember Ron and Gladys?

    I AM trying to find information about my parents who used to live in Nantwich/Crewe. I am trying to trace my ancestry and have got stuck at the first hurdle. Ronald and Gladys Wilford lived in Crewe at 22, New Street, in 1949 and previously in Manchester

  • Park outmuscled

    Darlington 23 West Park 17 PARK'S Tony Green was flattened straight from the kick off and the game erupted into a brawl as the prop went into the 'blood bin' with an eye injury. Darlington's physical approach continued and after Martin Strett had opened

  • A town that's no longer worth coming back to visit

    CREWE has gone to the dogs. It used to be a nice place to live. I left Crewe 35 years ago to live in Australia. Thank God I did. All I can remember Crewe for now is for Crewe Station. I have been back five times to see my family in Crewe, but will not

  • Bowmen strike gold

    MEMBERS of the local Ye Olde Delph Bowmen were on target at the Scottish Championships, open to all the country, in Lockerbie over Easter. Craig Potter took gold in the under 16 age group, with Tom Cooksey taking silver. Heather Morris took gold in the

  • Will you lend a hand to stop child cruelty?

    READERS may have seen the recent NSPCC Full Stop public education campaign asking people to take more action to help the hidden victims of child cruelty. A new TV ad shows a cartoon child 'bouncing back' from abuse until he turns into a real child lying

  • Cup win takes its toll

    SAINTS will field a makeshift side for Saturday night's trip to World Club Champions Bradford Bulls (6.05pm) after ten players picked up knocks in last Sunday's Challenge Cup semi-final triumph. Coach Ian Millward is so short of bodies for this weekend's

  • Support the RSPCA Cattery Sunday Fun Day

    A SUNDAY Fun Day will boost a charity devoted to caring for and re-homing stray cats. The RSPCA's cattery at Stapeley Grange, near Nantwich, will be hosting the fund-raiser on May 12. Organisers are hoping animal lovers will spring to the aid of the service

  • Leave our lamp-post alone!

    A BID to rescue an ornate lamppost from the scrap heap is underway. County council workmen sparked an angry outcry when they removed the four-light standard from the Cross Keys roundabout at Crewe. Now borough leaders are demanding Cheshire Highways return

  • Bring back beat bobbies

    THE crime rate in Hale is on the up again making the lives of the residents a misery. On April 4 on the Hale Park Estate, a garage was broken into. A good neighbour spotted the offenders and promptly dialled 999 - but the police did not arrive. They were

  • Where is the evidence?

    AS a parent of a pupil at Halton High School who is taking her GCSEs in May, I totally agree with the comments made by the two pupils in your article. My daughter took her maths exam a year early and attained a Grade D; in her mock exam this year she

  • Officer cleared of careless driving

    A KNUTSFORD policeman has been acquitted of careless driving. Paul Gadd, who had been found guilty by Northwich magistrates in November, won his appeal after a three-hour hearing at Knutsford Crown Court on Friday. The officer, on sick leave since the

  • Katie hailed a big hit

    SINGER Katie Phillips has been signed up to perform at venues across Britain for the next 12 months. The 18-year-old former Knutsford High pupil, who was recently hailed a hit by the entertainment industry's top newspaper, The Stage, had prepared for

  • Grand feat

    GOLDEN girl Paula Radcliffe won the London Marathon on Sunday - and gave Knutsford's marathon runners the will, strength and determination to go the distance too. As the British runner crossed the finish line after 26.2 miles in 2:18:47, destroying a

  • Hotel plan is back on the back

    DEVELOPERS will resubmit their plans for a £10million redevelopment of the town centre today (Wednesday). On Monday Philip Hughes, whose scheme for The Royal George was rejected last week, said he had consulted legal experts about appealing against the

  • Don't leave vandals to seal its fate

    THE Lord Chancellor's formal proposal to close the Sessions House in Knutsford and cease to hold crown courts would be a savage blow not only to Knutsford but also to the system of justice in Cheshire. What is being created (and has been under creation

  • Major firm axes jobs at town base

    ONE of Knutsford's biggest employers is axing 300 jobs. SSL is to close its headquarters at Toft Hall and move employees to Canute Court next to Knutsford railway station. Yesterday (Tuesday) a company spokesman said staff had been told of the decision

  • Let's go for it

    CREWE are looking to go out with a bang in their season finale against Rotherham, this Sunday. With relegation all but certain, Alex boss Dario Gradi wants to make sure his side plays its part in working the miracle they need. Victory against the Millers

  • Memories are made of this

    A TEAM of youngsters are working together to evoke memories of happier days gone by to bring a smile to the faces of Alzheimer's sufferers in Warrington. Members of Youth Action at Culcheth High School are collecting a wide variety of memorabilia from

  • Straight to the point

    I have had a query from the Netherlands by a gentleman who has been researching, for more than 15 years, the history of the 1st Parachute Battalion training at Ringway and Tatton from 1940-42. He asks in particular for photographs of any of the men from

  • Different view of the past

    KNUTSFORD could have looked so different. In 1946 The News Chronicle, working with town councillors of the day, sponsored a plan for redevelopment. There was a post-war building boom though shortages often meant utility was the style and prefabs were

  • Let's build on good points

    HAVING written to you before on this subject, I would like to congratulate those brave members of the council who voted against the Royal George plan in its present form, despite the threat of almost blackmail to get it through. Anything that improves

  • No reward for Town's efforts

    KNUTSFORD FC A...1 Atlantic FC...2 KNUTSFORD played all the football but lost the battle in a bruising game at Egerton Youth Club on Saturday. The game was never allowed to flow due to persistent fouls and free kicks. Atlantic took the lead in the 15th

  • In the race

    KNUTSFORD...2 Padgate St Oswalds...0 KNUTSFORD Football Club found themselves, unexpectedly, back in the race for the Mid-Cheshire League Championship following Saturday's impressive victory over Padgate. Player-boss Stewart Dow was already rueing his

  • Toft players back at the crease

    TOFT Cricket Club start their Division One campaign in the Murray Smith Cheshire County League away at Congleton on Saturday (1pm). Following the disappointment of relegation at the end of last season it is a significant year for the club as they aim

  • Looking good for the future

    RICHARD Harding Watt was never taken seriously as an architect. Sir Nikolaus Pevsner once described Watt's Legh Road as the maddest sequence of villas of all England. He went on to criticise him for remorselessly imposing his 'crazy grandeur on poor Knutsford

  • Halton All Stars

    EVERTON'S Football in the Community staged the Everton Inter School Junior Cup (supported by McDonalds) and new Everton All Star Tournament at Goodison Park. The Everton Inter Junior School Cup is now in its sixth and possibly final year. Squads of year

  • It's three and easy for Linnets

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    SANDBACH'S Festival of Transport is back, bigger and better than ever before. It's going to be a very special Sunday with a bumper parade and programme of events in store as the town welcomes the festival back onto the calendar. Last year's cancellation

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    SEA cadets are looking forward to a double deck of jubilee celebrations in June. Not only will they be on parade for the Queen's 50th, but they will also be marking the Crewe unit's 60th anniversary. They are inviting all former cadets, officers and supporters

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    DEMON barber, Sweeney Todd is heading back home to the New Vic on Friday, May 3, for a three-week run. Director Chris Monks is spearheading the revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical thriller, based on a play especially written for the Vic in 1968. A cast

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