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TV journalist Donal MacIntyre has lent his support to Halton Council's adult protection campaign. The campaign under the heading - No Secrets, don't turn your back on abuse - carries an important message aimed at putting a stop to the physical and psychological

A RUNCORN couple used puppy power to help raise money for a cancer treatment centre. Alison and Stuart Charlesworth from Newburgh Close in Norton, took their four huskies along to Santa's grotto at Asda where children flocked to have their picture taken

NORTHWICH Vics have announced important changes for the New Year's Day fixture against Shrewsbury Town. Due to the large number of Shrewsbury fans expected to travel to Wincham Park for the fixture the police have advised Vics to house the travelling

RESOLUTE performances from Northwich's three central defenders, in a new 3-5-2 formation, kept Vics in with the chance of returning with some reward for their efforts at a rain swept McCain Stadium. Sadly their inadequacies further up the park meant they

KNUTSFORD conceded three goals in extra time and were knocked out of the Altrincham and District League Cup. The second round tie was played on one of the wettest days of the year and the players had to battle on for 120 minutes. Knutsford settled well

CONGLETON Borough Council has released figures for its member's allowances scheme 2002/2003. The top three councillors with the highest claims are Roland Domleo, leader of the council, Congleton West, Conservative £8,116.68; Peter Kolker, Dane Valley,

MIDDLEWICH Town Council could have a more influential role in shaping and delivering local Government services. Congleton Borough Council has said that Cheshire town and parish councils could become more influential if three all-purpose councils are set

A CRACKDOWN on car theft has led to a number of arrests in the Middlewich area. Police teamed up with Congleton Borough Council in an initiative to promote awareness in relation to vehicle crime. As part of the campaign police mounted a five-day campaign

MIDDLEWICH Town Reserves cruised into the semi finals of the Mid Cheshire League Reserve Division Cup with perhaps their most assured performance of the season. Facing Rylands away Middlewich were under pressure from the off with the home side starting

WINSFORD United are heading into the most crucial part of the season - according to manager Dave Twite. Twite has seen his side lose at the hands of Nelson, Formby and Padiham during the past month and yet the Blues are stil in championship contention

CLIVE Post office will shut down next month as part of a national programme of urban closures. Post Office Ltd bosses have decided to proceed with the closure of the Middlewich Road-based facility on January 19 following a public consultation into the

A CHARITABLE fund set up in memory of a Brunner Mond director killed in a road traffic accident has raised more than £10,000. Donations to the Brian Patterson Educational Trust have been flooding in since Mr Patterson died in Kenya in August. Mr Patterson

WINSFORD'S MP is calling for greater transparency on how the money made from speed camera fines is used. Stephen O'Brien claims the Government has dodged questions in Parliament on how many speed cameras there now are in Britain and where the money from

CHESHIRE Fire Service has won a top Prince's Trust's 'delivering partner of the year' award, beating several other partners including Lancashire Fire Rescue Service and Scottish Power. Cheshire has 10 years' experience of working on the Prince's Trust

A 16-YEAR-OLD girl has been sent to a detention centre for 12 months after admitting the manslaughter of a teenage boy at a party. Stacey Fallon, of Mottershead Road, Widnes admitted killing Alan Hennagan of Halewood by hitting him over the head with

Hull 20 Widnes St Maries 0 The Tigers beaten 30-4 by St Maries three months ago and themselves nilled twice in recent weeks ended a five week losing run against a depleted Maries side. The Maries, sadly let down by a number of first team regulars, made

Port Sunlight U13s 5 Widnes U13s 48 WIDNES dominated this match and regularly reduced their playing numbers to allow a more evenly balanced match. The forwards and backs constantly changed positions without any adverse effect and the overall strength

Birchfield RUFC 1st XV 5 Widnes RUFC 1st XV 13 EIGHT league games ago Widnes coach Andy Ruane persuaded Dave Howard to play first team rugby again. The Wids are unbeaten in all eight games with Dave scoring two tries to send them top. Widnes made the

Warrington & District League ONLY 10 games survived last Saturday. Moore United won 5-0 at Beeches in the only Frontrunner premier division fixture. Scott Taylor put Moore ahead in the first half. It was 72 minutes before Taylor added to his total

PROGRAMME and football memorabilia collectors will have a great opportunity to buy and sell items at The Great North West Programme and Memorabilia Fair. It is being held at the Cresta Court Hotel on Tuesday, December 30, from 1pm to 6pm. Admission is

Fleetwood U14s 17 Widnes U14s 36 WIDNES made the long trip to the Fylde coast worthwhile with an excellent victory. The Wids opened the scoring through Bertie Powell after Phil Harrison had drove the ball up field. Fleetwood hit back with two quick tries

Widnes St Maries 12 Bolton 18 DESPITE a superb display from the Saints they came away with nothing. With Jay Brown playing out of his skin and all the play going one way it came as a surprise when the visitors took the lead through Dave Caine. The Maries

Carlsberg West Cheshire League Division Two Upton 2 Mond Rangers 1 MOND took the lead with their first attack in the third minute. Iddon found Dave Jones wide on the right, his cross was volleyed in by Eddie Droughton. Droughton then had a goal disallowed

FRODSHAM'S first Christmas festival was a huge success with visitors and residents alike getting into the Christmas spirit. The festive extravaganza, which was held on December 11 and 12, saw the village transformed in to a winter wonderland, which offered

This is how councillors voted on the urban village plans on Thursday: Mary Bowhay-Merrit (L): abstained; Malcolm Byram (C): abstained; William Charlton (C): for; Brian Clarke (L): for; Gillian Fairhurst (C): for; Michael Fellows (Lib): abstained; Arnold

MILLIONS of pounds will be ploughed into realising the Northwich Vision - thanks to the urban village getting the green light. A total of £2.5 million has been put aside in the legal agreement between the consortium and the borough council. The money

THE consortium behind the urban village in Winnington will now be looking at the next stage of the development. A detailed planning application needs to be submitted and approved before any work can take place. The target is to have the first residents

CONSULTATIONS have been launched into yet more bus cuts. County council chiefs last week discussed proposals to withdraw evening subsidised bus services, after an earlier decision by the executive group was 'called in' by the opposition parties. The proposals

A SUPERMUM who fostered more than 50 children has retired. Madge Lovatt, from Manchester Road in Woolston, was a widow looking after her 10-year-old daughter Donna when she first began life as a carer 25 years ago. She said: "When I originally applied

POLICE believe a car stolen from Great Sankey may be linked to the murder of a Wirral man who was shot through the heart. Detectives hunting the killer of 28-year-old Michael Berry, of Bedford Avenue, say a green Volvo Estate was seen driving away from

HEALTH bosses have issued guidelines for those who may need medical assistance over the festive period. The Accident and Emergency Department at Whiston Hospital will be open 24 hours a day and the Minor Injuries Unit at St Helens Hospital will be open

TWO masked robbers armed with sledgehammers raided a building society on Friday morning (Dec 19). The balaclava-clad pair struck at the Halifax Building Society, High Street, Newton-le-Willows at about 9.30am and escaped with cash after threatening staff

HIYA Mum and Dad, hope to see you soon! That's the festive message Corporal Barrie Woodburn, 33, of Hough Green sent from Cyprus to his parents, John and Valerie, this week. He will be celebrating Christmas whilst serving overseas at RAF Akrotiri. Barrie

THE KNUTSFORD Guardian has done it again. Acting as the eyes and the ears and the voice of the town, it has kept asking the borough about section 106 planning obligations, and last week, after nine months, received answers. While it has acted like three

OPEN CHESHIRE became the centre of the table tennis world this week when more than 150 stars from all over the country arrived for the Bribar Cheshire Open. The tournament, which is the first of its kind in the county and largest to be held in Cheshire

WIDNES Boxing Club has just received more sponsored equipment as it settles into its new home at Halton Stadium. Home Direct Fitness presented boxing and sparring gloves to coach Jack Ryan last week. The Croft Street firm also knocked £50 off a £250 punch

CHRISTMAS came early for some staff in Middlewich as they received the gift they had been waiting for. At last week's planning committee meeting, councillors at Congleton Borough Council gave the green light for an extension to be built at Manor Residential

MIDDLEWICH Town face a make or break festive period with two matches against championship rivals Barnton. Town boss Terry Murphy is convinced that if Barnton win the first match on Saturday they will win the league But he is sure that his team will be

THE boss of a new nightclub in Winsford is determined to make sure his venue puts the town on Cheshire's entertainment map. Tens of thousands of pounds have been pumped into getting The Liquid Lounge - based in the former Jax premises on New Road - up

HIGH schools in the town had a mixed reaction to the Key Stage three performance tables released last week. While both Verdin High School and Woodford Lodge High School pupils scored some good individual successes, headteachers at both schools are adamant

A LITTLE boy who suffers from cerebral palsy should have a fantastic Christmas after his parents went on a huge fundraising drive and raised thousands of pounds to help him out. Although Ethan Clarke has had a severe form of the disability since being

I AM sure I share the feelings of many of my constituents as I look forward to Christmas 2003. An eventful 12 months, both at home and across the world, will make this opportunity to catch our breath and spend time with our families and friends even more

BIG-HEARTED stroke victims donated 16 hampers to cancer victims, young homeless people and pensioners. Britain's biggest stroke club, Let's Go, celebrated Christmas with 200 members and their guests at a dinner in Halton Stadium. Founder Bob Bryant, said

VOLUNTEERS planted beautiful bluebells and a hedge at Farnworth churchyard in Widnes. The Halton Wildlife Watch Group organised the event. They used money from Ashley School and children and parents from Farnworth School volunteered to take part. The

WE'VE done it! The new bridge, creating 5,000 jobs, is on its way - thanks to you! Champagne corks popped as Transport Secretary Alistair Darling said 'Yes, we support your plans'. "It's a fantastic Christmas bonus," said council leader Cllr Tony McDermott

ALBION went two points clear at the top of section one after beating second place Navvy by the narrowest margin. The top of the table battle in section two resulted in leaders Halfway Gents losing their unbeaten record losing 5/4 to second placed Tranny

Beechwood 4 General Chemicals 2 WITH five first team players missing Beechwood were in the mood for their first ever league derby with Gen Chems. Veterans Porter and Hughes were resilient at the back, whilst Tipton and Larkin where inspirational in midfield

THIS year's Tetley's Lancashire County cup final takes place on Sunday, December 28, between Halton Simms Cross v Haydock. Kick-off is 1.30pm at Liverpool St Helens RUFC and a bumper crowd is expected. Halton are currently unbeaten at the top of the North

Halton Farnworth Hornets U12s 18 Ashton Bears U12s 0 Lancashire Cup Semi Final HORNETS produced an awesome performance to reach their first ever cup final. Hornets tactical kicking saw forward drives from Joe Turner and Ken Gilhooley which took them deep

Moore 0 Ruskin Park 48 MOORE'S troubled season continued as they lost 48-0 to Ruskin Park. Moore had a disastrous first half and were behind 0-35 at the break. A tactical switch saw full back Potter move to scrum half and he made a real difference. Moore

Leisure League THE Special Guests pulled off a very well deserved 12-4 victory against FCUK. They are now 10 goals clear of second placed Village People. Random All Stars are now fighting for sixth place following their impressive win against Red Chelski

West Park U16s 15 Widnes U16s 22 WIDNES applied a lot of pressure in the first half but they only had an Andy White try to show for their efforts. He charged down a clearance kick before gathering the ball and diving over in the corner. The home side

BARCLAYS Bank staff have been reassured that there will be no job losses at Gadbrook Park - despite the fact that some work is to be moved to India. A spokesman for Barclays confirmed this week that helpdesk support for one of the companys' electronic

AN action group opposed to plans to develop a vast substation and feeder station on green belt land in Northwich has criticised the proposals. Network Rail and National Grid are hoping to get the go ahead for the development on land off Station Road,

TWO post offices in Northwich will be closing as a result of a cost cutting exercise. Consultations were launched earlier this year into proposals to close four post offices in the Weaver Vale area - Leftwich Green and Winnington in Northwich and Brookvale

CONSULTATIONS have been launched into yet more bus cuts in Northwich. County council chiefs last week discussed proposals to withdraw evening subsidised bus services, after an earlier decision by the executive group was 'called in' by the opposition parties

you think PLANS for an uban village have raised strong feelings within the town. We want to know what you think abut the dramatic turn of events that has resulted in planning permission being granted. Has local democracy been served? Will the road infrastructure

THE decision to refuse planning permission for Brunner Mond's urban village plan in Winnington was dramatically reversed on Thursday night and the scheme will now go ahead. Members of the full council were asked to reconsider the planning committee's

WARRINGTON is leading the way in education and setting the standard for other authorities across the country, according to Ofsted inspectors. And school standards minister David Miliband said Warrington LEA's three star rating should encourage others

WITH the prospect of Christmas debt hanging over many townsfolk, people have been urged to plan their finances more wisely. A recent survey showed that Britain's beleaguered borrowers have fallen behind in payments with the average debt at around £3,500

ROBIN Reid is making an official protest after his controversial points loss to Sven Ottke, writes Stephen Bailey. The Runcorn super-middleweight lost on points to the German in front of a partisan home crowd last Saturday. The Grim Reaper dominated the

TWO men were arrested in Knutsford on Saturday night after a fight in the town centre. Police said 22 specialist officers were called to Princess Street after reports of a brawl. On Monday a spokesman said the unit had been on a special operation in Wilmslow