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STEWART Colclough's break of 69 was the highlight of Pockets C's 6-1 win over Castle B, keeping them in contention for the Hyundai Mid Cheshire Snooker League Premier title. They are six points behind United Services A with a game in hand, the leaders

RUDHEATH A continued their great form in the Northwich Darts League by overcoming a defiant Hanging Gate. At the start of play Gate were two points ahead of their opponents so Rudheath needed a win to keep up a serious challenge for the title, and got

Vale Royal Sports Council awards 2002 THE best of the borough's sporting talent, from local heroes to world champions, was honoured for their annual achievements on Saturday night. The third Vale Royal Sports Council Awards, at Winsford Civic Hall, was

Northwich 15 Widnes 7 South Lancashire Cheshire One THE atmosphere at Moss Farm has been transformed in the space of a fortnight after Northwich turned in a performance that shows they can live with any side in their division. They may still be too close

FORMER fans' favourite Neil Illman is poised for a return to Northwich Victoria. The striker, whose first spell at the Drill Field ended controversially when he was one of five players struck off the wage bill in 1999, trained with the squad last night

PLAQUES in the crematorium garden of Widnes cemetery are not being removed, Halton Council has reassured bereaved relatives. An anxious lady feared her sister's plaque was about to be taken down after being given incorrect information by cemetery staff

A STARSTRUCK Widnes teenager has landed one of the leading roles in a smash hit musical at Liverpool's Empire Theatre. Amy Diamond, of Lynton Crescent, will take to the stage next month as Eva Lawrence in Her Benny, the rags to riches story of two waifs

ONE of Ireland's most lovable musical ambassadors Finbar Furey will perform at Liverpool's Neptune Theatre on February 7. Finbar was the pivotal force behind The Fureys whose hits included Sweet Sixteen, The Green Fields of France and Lonesome Boatman

A COMPASSIONATE play capturing the story of Alan Turing, the man who broke the German Enigma code, is being staged at Chester Gateway Theatre. Breaking The Code by Hugh Whitemore opens on Thursday, February 7 and runs until Saturday, March 2. Turing was

CHILDREN are being invited to become customs officers for the day and rummage for concealed packages in a ship's cabin. The HM Customs & Excise National Museum will stage the special event on Sunday, January 27, at 12.15pm, 12.45pm, 1.15pm, 2.45pm

AN imaginative and exciting exhibition of hats and headwear inspired by the humble cactus plant called Crowning Glories opens this week at Norton priory Museum and Gardens. The exhibition consists of hats and headwear designed by students of START, part

SIR Bob Geldof, Hannah Gordon, The Saw Doctors and the Mr Men are just some of the big names coming to Halton. The Queens Hall has just announced a new entertainment programme bursting with star attractions, top class music, drama, comedy and children's

I AM writing in reply to Mr Peters regarding the Euro on Widnes market. Perhaps he doesn't realise that most of the stalls still sell only in pounds and ounces. They say that it is to help the pensioners, but if I ask for 3lb of potatoes because I live

CREWE and Nantwich RUFC slumped to a disappointing 18-6 defeat at Ashton-on-Mersey, last Saturday. In a terrible start, Ashton won a line-out near Crewe's line and a clean catch and drive saw them open the scoring after just 5 minutes. Two more identical

MIDDLEWICH councillors have cautiously welcomed the news that a huge housing development could be built off Lewin Street. PB Developments Ltd, a Knutsford-based firm, plans to build a residential area with 200 homes on a site off Lewin Street and Brooks

A CHURCH hall that has served the people of Middlewich for over 50 years is to be demolished. Congleton Borough Council's planning committee supported plans for Cledford Mission Hall on Cross Lane to be knocked down and replaced with three new houses.

MIDDLEWICH businesses were guaranteed a hair-raising experience when celebrity hairdresser Andrew Collinge visited the town on Monday. He visited the town on a whistle-stop tour to promote the way in which hairdressing and beauty salon owners in Cheshire

Widnes Albion Bulls 20 Bold Miners 14 THE Albion gained two well-earned points in a game that should have been put out of reach of the visitors, but ill discipline crept in and a series of penalties kept Bold on the attack and the Albion under pressure

RESIDENTS across Middlewich are being given the opportunity to join a residents' group with the aim of tackling all the concerns of the people of the town. After a great deal of consideration Newton Residents' Association is to expand to encompass all

PLANS for a new station at Middlewich received a much needed boost this week when a nation rail organisation gave potential financial backing to the scheme. The Strategic Rail Authority, which oversees all the funding allocations to the nation's rail

WIDNES Vikings chairman Tony Chambers has responded to a challenge from his opposite number at Leeds Rhinos, Gary Hetherington, for a rematch. The Vikings pulled off a surprisingly comfortable 22-10 win over the Rhinos in an exhibition game in South Africa

WINSFORD children's author John Malam has proved to be a big hit in libraries across the country. Public Lending Right statistics released last week show that John's books have been borrowed 68,000 times in the space of 12 months from libraries nationwide

THE pensioners of Winsford are to celebrate the Queen's golden jubilee in style by putting on a party at the Winsford Civic Hall. There has been little news so far on what the town will be doing to mark the occasion so Harry Mooney of Vale Royal Pensioners

hit the road in style PUPILS from Hebden Green Special School can now travel in real style thanks to the generosity of a Winsford company. KC Autos in Winsford and its sister company, Motor Body Care in Northwich, have given the school a specially adapted

ORGANISERS of Winsford Carnival have revealed the first details of this year's event. The ambitious carnival committee is determined to make the event the best the town has seen and has started by moving the event from Saturday to a Sunday for the first

WINSFORD MP Stephen O'Brien has backed psychiatric patients concerned about the possible closure of a valuable rehabilitation unit. For 10 years the Gainsborough Road unit in Crewe has acted as a stepping-stone for mental health patients trying to adjust

IF YOU have an interest in medical research and people in your community vacancies have arisen on Cheshire's three local research ethics committees. The committees are based in Crewe for the Vale Royal and Crewe and Nantwich boroughs and Macclesfield

FOLLOWING a sell-out run at The London Palladium, the lavish award-winning production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I is coming to Manchester's Opera House in May. Ronobir Lahiri, who understudied to the King on the London stage, will ascend

CHESHIRE'S schools and social services are to benefit from increased funding, it has been revealed. Outlining the budget proposals for the coming year, the county council announced that its education and social services departments were to receive a multi-million

THERE'S a triple celebration for a Weaverham couple this week. For Sybil Healy celebrated her 82nd birthday on Tuesday and her husband Thomas celebrates his 88th birthday on Thursday - the couple's diamond wedding anniversary. "Getting married was the

of park life IT may be steeped in history and full of ghosts, but enthusiastic volunteers are needed to help bring the past of Marbury Country Park back to life. Local playwright Robert Meadows has been commissioned to write a play looking at the lives

find Charlie's killer POLICE officers in Northwich have launched a fresh appeal to catch the killer of Charlie Jones - four years after he was brutally murdered. Charlie, 42, of Parkfield Road, was walking home alone after a night out with friends when

COULD I solve the parking mystery in the Victoria car park, Northwich? My daughter and I use that car park every Tuesday. We have great difficulty parking there as it does seem a very busy day and we need a handicapped space. My daughter does, as last

THE NEPHEW of a former Greenbank woman is trying to track down a relative who has been left some money in her will. John Hughes knows his aunt Myrtle Hughes used to live in Greenbank but she has sadly passed away in a Cumbria nursing home. Mrs Hughes

POLICE are asking for the public's help in finding a youth who stole a wallet during a distraction burglary in London Road. The householder answered the door at around 4.05pm on January 17 and was greeted by a youth aged around 17 to 18. He said something

Oh no! NORTHWICH residents can be forgiven for thinking they saw a UFO last week. The bright light moving across the moon just after 5pm last Wednesday was actually an iridium flare. The rare sighting was caused by the reflection of the sun's rays from

ONSULTANTS working on the M6 extensions in the north west are hoping to reopen the railway line between Northwich and Sandbach. The transport study, published on Thursday last week, confirmed plans to widen the motorway between junctions 11a and 20 to

WHEN are we going to get the bowling alley that the council has been promising us for the last thirty-odd years? Every time there is any new development in Crewe we hear that we may get a bowling alley, but we are still waiting! If the Eaton Street site

EMPLOYMENT figures released for January show little change from this time last year. In Crewe and Nantwich 1,214 people are still claiming benefits, an increase of just six on January 2001. However, in Congleton Borough there was an increase of 80 as

CREWE'S Rockwood Hotel has been taken over by the Punch Pub Company. The firm has bought the outlet, which is based on Alton Street, from Northern Leisure for £375,000. The Rockwood will be integrated into the company's national estate of more than 4,000

ANGRY council workers are preparing to launch an appeal against Vale Royal's new graded pay scheme which means some workers may not get a rise for five years. The new salary structure, which affects the council's 850-strong workforce, has already been

A council spokesperson said that salaries have been graded according to the results of a consultation exercise between workers and senior staff but some workers have objected to the way their jobs were evaluated using questions generated by a computer

ONSULTANTS working on the M6 extensions in the north west are hoping to reopen the railway line between Northwich and Sandbach. The transport study, published on Thursday last week, confirmed plans to widen the motorway between junctions 11a and 20 to

A FAMILY has made an appeal for help in finding their lost cat. Four-year-old Poppy, a black and brown tortoiseshell female, has been missing since Wednesday, January 16. The cat, which also has a white chest, disappeared from its Queen Street home and

Trust appeals IT'S the big 40 for Nantwich-based nature conservation charity, the Cheshire Wildlife Trust, this year. Members kicked off celebrations by launching the Trust's 40th Birthday Appeal in Crewe Town Centre, last Wednesday. Borough mayor, Cllr

THIS Sunday is Holocaust Memorial Day. For the second successive year, January 27 has been designated for a special remembrance of people lost during the Holocaust of World War II. The day is intended to ensure those crimes committed against humanity

CREWE and Nantwich GCSE students are being challenged to battle it out online in a massive competition. The Letts Schools Challenge, 2002, is aimed at encouraging GCSE students to get their heads down and revise, but have fun at the same time. The idea

COUNCIL tax could rise by 7.5pc after the draft budget was approved for consultation. The hike has been made to cover a cash shortfall caused by Government-enforced spending restrictions. A meeting of Full Council approved the Board's judgement that the

I WOULD like to nominate Widnes Magistrates' Court as the ugliest, most depressing building in the country. If we are to regenerate this town, that building must go. Please find the architect and withdraw his licence and name the councillors who approved

I HAVE just read yet another article about someone losing their car from outside their house. How many times do the police have to tell people not to leave their keys next to the front door? Do these people want to have their cars stolen? I hate thieves

IF you're an Alex fan, the last two games have probably reaffirmed your faith in Rodney Jack. Since signing in 1998, there have always been high expectations of the 29-year-old from St Vincent. When he's on form, he looks sheer class. Injuries and a lack

HAVING read all the letters in praise of Alison Whitehead's letter about abortion, I feel I should have my say on behalf of the minority who have been condemned for having to make an agonising decision which does not only affect the unborn baby, but the

THIS week I would like to pay homage to the salt workers of Winsford, who worked the open pans since the Weaver was first made navigable in the 1720s. They produced various types of salt such as fishery, butter salt, dairy, lump, stove unstoved and lagos

WITTON boss Benny Phillips believes the next two games will prove how much his side are genuine promotion contenders. They go to Ossett Town, fourth in UniBond Division One, on Saturday (3pm) before hosting second placed Radcliffe Borough in the league

Halton Schoolboys 5 Oldham Schoolboys 4 HALTON started the stronger and Mark Dundon latched onto a pass that split Oldham's defence to fire the ball into the top right-hand corner on five minutes. Billy Webb then outpaced Oldham's defence but was brought

IN the Runcorn Sunday League Premier Division, leaders Pablo dropped valuable points after losing 1-0 to Columbas with Doan netting for the visitors. Bridge Timber kept up the pressure when they defeated YKK 8-2 with Gibson, Noone, McGhee, Jones (2),

Runcorn RJM Darts League RNA were kicking themselves after losing out 6/3 to Red Admiral and denying themselves the chance to move to the top of Section Three. A victory of any description would have enabled them to at least draw level on points with

Poulton Vic's Res 1 Pavilions 1 (Carlsberg West Cheshire Division Two) PAVILIONS totally dominated this game and were grateful to Jay Clegg who scored an 88th minute equaliser to secure a point after some woeful finishing. Within the first 10 minutes,

Helsby 1 Shell 2 (West Cheshire Div One) HELSBY'S poor run of form continued as they slumped to their fourth successive defeat in a 2-1 reverse at the hands of Shell in WCL Division One. The villagers' injury list lengthened before kick off with strike

Bradford Park Avenue 3 Runcorn FC Halton 1 A SECOND half fight back from Runcorn FC Halton was not enough to salvage anything from a game played in very testing conditions, writes Debbie Quaile. The Linnets fell behind in the second minute as a result

Black Hawk Down (15) THE trailers for Black Hawk Down promised an epic film depicting the hardships and horrors of modern-day war. Indeed, they echoed a return to the war films of the ilk of Platoon and Saving Private Ryan. However, this is not really

THE story of Alan Turing, the man who broke the German Enigma code during the Second World War, is told in 'Breaking the Code', at Chester's Gateway Theatre on February 7 - March 2. Turing shattered the British code of decency when it was revealed that

TUESDAY, JAN 29 Crewe Historical Society meeting in Three Links Hall, 7.30pm. Incorporation and Intimidation - Crewe in the 1870's, a talk by Peter Ollerhead THURSDAY, JAN 31 Charity Dance with music by the Fabulous 2Js, Crosville Club, Chester Street

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25. l Flying Pigs, formerly Dirty Rumours, at The Railway Hotel, Nantwich from around 9pm. l Karaoke and disco night at Cross Keys pub and The George pub in Crewe. l Country night at United Services Club, Sandbach. Feat. Jim Ryder and

CREWE'S very own answer to Kylie Minogue is set to hit the high notes in 2002. Local singing sensation Sarah Jane Irlam, 26, could be so lucky with offers flooding in since appearing as the Aussie pop princess at last year's Stars In Your Eyes Grand Final

NANTWICH Town maintained their recent revival with an excellent 2-1 victory at mid-table Ramsbottom United. Management duo Nigel Gleghorn and Eddie Bishop are having more than just a hand in it too after combining for both goals. The dream start arrived

clubs are in the bag THE new Mid Cheshire Golf Society League has a full set of clubs, but may open its doors to more. Red Lion and Linpac joined last week to give the league, which tees off in March, its agreed first year limit of eight entries, but

WITH the top two not in action, Gate moved level on points with Denbigh in the Mid Cheshire Sunday League Premier Division. They won 3-2 against Egerton BC, for whom Tulloch struck twice, but they were cancelled out by Bradshaw, Jones and Bullock. However

PUCCINI'S explosive opera Tosca and Verdi's masterpiece Nabucco are being presented at Liverpool's Empire Theatre. Tosca is being performed on Tuesday, February 5, Wednesday, 6 and Saturday, 9. Nabucco is on Thursday, February 7 and Friday, 8. To book

A RIPPING yarn of adventure and murder mystery comes to life at The Lowry in John Buchan's 39 Steps. An all-star cast presents this fast moving comedy of a classic spy thriller until Saturday, January 26. Tickets are available from the box office on 0161

CONGRATULATIONS to the following World readers who have each won a pair of tickets to see Swan Lake at the Liverpool Empire. We asked who composed the music for this ballet and the correct answer was Tchaikovsky. Thanks to all who entered, we had a huge

A CASH crisis could leave Cheshire Police seriously under-funded next year, MP's have warned. A shortfall of between £400,000 and £788,000 to Cheshire Police Authority's revenue support grant for 2002/2003 has prompted calls for immediate action. Halton

CREWE Cricket Club started their build up for the new season with indoor net and coaching sessions, on Tuesday. Bat and ball met in the sports hall at South Cheshire College with juniors aged 8 to 15 training from 7pm till 8pm and seniors aged 16 upwards

CREWE FC's eight match unbeaten run was ended with a 4-2 defeat against Rylands, last Saturday. Trailing early on, the home side were back in it on 25 minutes after Hilditch was brought down and John Griffiths hammered home the resulting penalty. But

Widnes Colts 22 Preston 10 WIDNES took 25 minutes to get going in this match but forwards Smith, Hewlett, Lamb and Wilmington finally started to lead Widnes' attacks. Cookson and Cooke both proved a thorn in the opposition's side, Leedham started to shine

Aspull 21 Birchfield 10 BIRCHFIELD started slowly and an early error allowed Aspull to score out wide. Once Birchfield got themselves into the game they started to dominate up front and strong running from Whitty, Bebbington and Potter enabled them to

Clock Face 14 Widnes Albion Bulls A 20 BACK in action after several weeks without a game, the Albion showed what they can do when they are somewhere near full strength. They forged a 10-8 interval lead with two tries from player/coach Kev Wright, one

THE newly opened Middlewich branch of the Sandbach and District Volunteer Bureaux is to play host to a party to celebrate an historic landmark. Emma Parker is to become the bureau's 100th volunteer and will be presented with a certificate to remember

Ruskin Park 10 Birchfield 2nd 14 Birchfield travelled to St Helens with just 14 players and it seemed like one of those days when they put the ball straight into touch from the kick off. The Ruskin stand off broke through from the scrum to score a converted

West Bank 12 Burtonwood Bridge 36 THE Bank struggled to raise a side due to many regulars being absent and took the field with a young and inexperienced team. It looked odds on that title chasing Bridge would run amok, but the Bank youngsters worked hard

Widnes St Marie's 19 Ulverston 12 AFTER frightening National Conference Champions Thatto Heath the Marie's suffered a minor hangover in disposing of the Cumbrians. The first 20 minutes hinted a Saints landslide as a well practiced game plan pinned Ulverston

HALTON'S flagship sports venue, the Halton Stadium, is now live on the worldwide web. The newly launched website means stadium users and potential users, can take a look around the stadium's facilities, find out about upcoming fixtures and events, and

LOCAL amateurs Simms Cross will attempt to pull off a rare Rugby League shock when they take on NFP highfliers Leigh Centurions in the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup on Sunday, January 27, kick off 3pm. North West Counties Premier Division champions

THE Vikings will be searching for their Super League hat trick when they meet St Helens at Knowsley Road on Monday following their accomplished victory over Leeds in South Africa, writes Jim Richardson. Widnes sent another warning to their top flight

HAS anyone seen a grey and white tabby cat missing in the Fairways area of Winsford? If so his owner Karen Walker would like to hear from you as her cat Sam has been missing from her home in Carnoustie Close since last Thursday. So Mrs Walker is offering

THE WINSFORD carnival committee has arranged several events to raise funds. The first event is a prize bingo evening at the Rifleman Inn on February 5 starting at 8pm. Next in the pipeline is a clotheshorse kids fashion show including a modelling parade

I WAS disgusted to read in the January 12 edition of The Times, that Price William (Prince Charming?) is alleged to have told a photographer attempting to photograph him returning from a foxhunt to "F...g p... off". I was equally appalled to read in Sunday

FULL marks for effort to Barnton Variety Theatre Workshop for the performances of The Little Mermaid at Northwich Memorial Hall. Clearly everyone relished the parts they played especially Marion McBride in the traditional role of panto dame. She came

A COMPREHENSIVE survey to address housing needs across the whole of Vale Royal is due to start this month. Vale Royal Borough Council has appointed consultants Fordham Research to carry out the assessment on its behalf. The survey will involve distributing

Police probe after spate of car fires POLICE have been called in to investigate a spate of car fires over the weekend - two of which were extremely close to houses. Officers based at Northwich have critised those responsible for setting three cars alight

I THOUGHT that you might be interested in an uncommon date which occurs next month. February 20, 2002 in digital form becomes a palindrome, 20.02.2002. It's not often that it happens, February 10, 2001 was the last, 10.02.2001. Useless information but

IT'S official - 12-year-old children in Northwich, Winsford and Middlewich have the best teeth in the north west. Following a research programme undertaken on behalf of the North West Regional Health Authority, it has been revealed that out of all the

A YOUNG woman was left terrified after armed robbers burst into an off-licence in Hartford last week. Two men brandishing a black handgun entered the Wine Cellar on Chester Road last Tuesday evening and subjected the female shop assistant to a frightening

OUR photograph of Rudheath Secondary Modern School has revived memories of a daring rescue. Gerald Stubbs (on the photograph), who unfortunately died last year, was one of a quartet of Rudheath teenagers who risked their lives by diving into the River

IF BRIAN Sylvester wishes the Rolls Royce water tower to be saved, he should ask the present owners if they would allow him to take it away and deposit it in a piece of his own land, he can then allow visiting days for people who have nostalgia for the

THE proposed leisure complex on Eaton St, which I would welcome with open arms, was a fiasco from the word go. If the local council had not caused so many problems with Parkridge Developments, perhaps they would not have pulled out of the development

FOLLOWING the front-page article in the Crewe Guardian dated January10, describing the proposal to scrap the plans for Crewe's much-needed new cinema and instead build a discount store, I would like to highlight the following issues. Crewe is already

PUBLIC feedback over the borough's cemeteries has highlighted a major concern of visitors. Response to questionnaires and surveys has revealed distress over the number of people who use the facilities just to exercise their pets. Borough mayor, Cllr Terry

A CORONER has called for a safety barrier to be placed on Marbury Road in Anderton - after a man drowned when his car ended in the canal. Antony Campbell, 41, of Southport, died on July 18 when he lost control of his purple BMW on a bend and ended upside

CREWE and Nantwich's Mayor is to launch an appeal to help terminally ill children. Mayor Cllr Terry Beard is supporting the Donna Louise Trust, a respite home for those children who are not expected to live beyond their teenage years. Cllr Beard is holding

THREE local projects are set to benefit from the Community Initiative Fund. The Council Board has approved awards totalling £1,690. Crewe FC will receive £1,000 to extend their coaching schemes for youngsters, start a girl's football team and provide

A CHRISTMAS crackdown on drink-related crime has resulted in massive reductions in offences over the period. Figures released this week show that incidents of damage in the Nantwich Road area came down by 80 per cent from November. Nantwich police have

A SPECIAL project has been launched within the borough to help reduce accidents in the home. Two council houses at 86 and 88 Timbrell Avenue, Crewe, are currently being transformed into a specialist centre that will raise awareness of home safety matters

AN Inn outside Sandbach is to become a regular haunt for more than just humans, when it takes part in a national scheme. The Bear's Head in Brereton Green is planning to take part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend. The pub has installed a

LOCAL MPs are backing a campaign to keep a rehabilitation centre open. Two semi-detached houses in Crewe's Gainsborough Road have been offering shelter and support for psychiatric patients at Leighton Hospital for a decade. Now users claim there are clear

POLICE are on the trail of a dangerous couple who kidnapped a motorist at knifepoint, last week. Wayne Sadiq, 29, suffered a terrifying ordeal after answering the duo's mock distress call in Willaston, last Wednesday. Mr Sadiq was forced to drive for

CHEERFUL chippies, Andy and Ingrid Nicolaou, are celebrating a decade in business with a three-day, bargain bonanza. The couple, pictured left, who run the Top of the Hill shop at Sandbach, want to share their anniversary and continuing success with customers

AS a concerned mother of two young children attending Farnworth School, I am appalled by the amount of dog dirt on the path in Pit Lane and surrounding areas. The area outside the school gates is constantly littered with this awful mess. The children

IN response to Hannah Burgess's letter about the distress caused to women who have had abortions. I suggest she watches the film of an abortion called The Silent Scream filmed from the victim's point of view. In these days of contraception there is no

I READ with great interest the article in the World regarding the level of policing in Halton or, to be more precise, the lack of it. I have a vested interest in the relevant observations contained within the article especially the concerns and anxiety

Crewe..2 Grimsby..0 YOUTH and experience combined to seal Crewe's most comfortable victory in five seasons of First Division football on Saturday. The impressive David Vaughan continued his fine start to life in the first team, creating both openings,

CREWE boss Dario Gradi has his sights set on FA Cup success, this weekend. With two successive wins restoring confidence, Alex fans have every reason to expect a place in the final 16 come 4.50pm on Saturday. Obviously the league's the priority but there's

Chorley 1 Witton Albion 2 UniBond Division One Saturday, January 19 IN many ways this was perhaps a more satisfying victory for Witton than their seven-goal bonanza against Stocksbridge a week earlier. But it was a very different story at Chorley, where

Mond Rangers 1 Maghull 2 (Carlsberg West Cheshire League) MOND gave a spirited display against fifth placed Maghull and were unlucky not to snatch a point at the end. Steve O'Hara was in fine form alongside Gilmore in midfield and the Wayne Jones and

IF you've never heard of Derek Acorah, the chances are you'll soon be seeing much more of him. Derek is a regular clairaudient on Granada Breeze's Livetime programme and Psychic Zone, as well as appearances on The James Whale Show on talkSPORT. His skills

THE importance of a healthy school environment is being shown through a new scheme. The Cheshire Healthy Schools Partnership includes everyone involved with the school and is being organised by the Cheshire Education and the South Cheshire Health Authorities

'THE Cross and the Switchblade' - at the Lyceum Theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 5 and 6 - is billed as "one of the most inspiring and challenging true stories of all time". The Saltmine Company presents the play, written by David Wilkerson

BOUNCERS, John Godber's multi award-winning comedy, can be seen at the Regent Theatre, Hanley, from Monday, February 4 to Saturday 9. This production stars Gareth Hale of Hale and Pace and former Blue Peter presenter Tim Vincent who has also been in Emmerdale

SOMETHING for everyone 'after the ball'! That's the new line-up at the Lyceum Theatre. Cinderella certainly pushed the right buttons for punters who filled more than 80 per cent of the seats available throughout the five week run. Now, with the wraps

THIS quality-filled album from San-Francisco-based rockers BRMC is a prelude to their forthcoming debut UK tour. The dark and psychedelic rockers appear at Liverpool University on February 1 and Manchester University on February 2. The album is a cross

ABBA fans can relive the golden era of the 70s when 'ABBA, The Show' comes to the Lyceum theatre on Thursday, February 7. In a nostalgic two hour tribute to the Swedish supergroup, chart toppers Benny, Frida, Agnetha and Bjorn, will transport the audience

NEXT Tuesday sees the feminine touch at Crewe's Limelight Club as well as a minor television celebrity! But don't be fooled! The music of 'Angel One Five' is nothing to take lightly as this five-piece rock band oozes charisma and musical talent as well

THE Wickermen will be weaving their magic when they come to Clancy's for the next in the line of increasingly popular Sunday-night gigs. The Liverpool outfit has a strong reputation as one of the city's most sought after bands and Damian and the two Steve's

THE brilliant Big Blue House are appearing this weekend at The Railway Hotel in Nantwich. The blues/rock band played at last year's Jazz and Blues Festival and is set to rock the house this Saturday, January 26 from 9pm.

THE band that has become known as the country's top Led Zeppelin tribute is to bring a special anniversary tour to the Limelight Club tomorrow, Friday, January 25. 'Whole Lotta Led' are currently playing a series of special concerts to celebrate the 30th