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  • Budding actors appeal for help

    DRAMA pupils at Verdin High School are asking for the community to help them bring a national theatre title to Winsford. Verdin's very own Vytal Youth Theatre group is entering a competition organised by the Royal National Theatre entitled International

  • Arty pupils help their play area take shape

    ARTISTIC pupils at a Hartford primary school have been busy designing their new outdoor play area. The youngsters at Hartford Manor Primary are looking forward to seeing the fruits of their labour as the school's grounds begin to take shape. Fund-raisers

  • Five year pay freeze for council jobs

    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. A council spokesperson said that salaries have been graded according to the results of a consultation

  • Valentine's Day Fair

    A VALENTINE'S Day Fair is to be held by members of the Crewe Amateur Operatic Society. The event is to be held in the Crosville Social Club in Chester Street, Crewe, on Saturday, February 16 from 10am. Support is greatly appreciated and a welcome is assured

  • MP holds surgeries

    CREWE and Nantwich MP, Gwyneth Dunwoody, is to hold three more constituency surgeries in February. The first is at the MP's office at 154 Nantwich Road from 10.30am-12.30pm on Saturday, February 2. Another will take place on the same day in Nantwich Library

  • Wolves tire badly in second half

    Warrington Wolves 22 Salford City Reds 34 A SECOND half Wolves collapse handed Salford City Reds their first pre-season victory. Warrington deserved their 16-6 half-time lead but it all went downhill after that as the players, fatigued by conditioning

  • The M6... a motorway or the road to Hell?

    CONSULTANTS 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

  • Demolition plans put on hold

    A DECISION on amended plans for the demolition of a house in Appleton, with the construction of a new one, has been delayed by Warrington Borough Council. Councillors will visit the site on Hillside Road before making a final decision on the plans at

  • Wolf-power boosts charity appeal

    MACMILLAN nurses are to be given a grrr-eat cash boost thanks to the generosity of Warrington Wolves. The club is supporting the town's branch of the charity with a host of events such as player appearances, autographed merchandise and bucket collections

  • Tesco approval is 'not a gateway for other stores'

    BOROUGH councillors have warned developers that the decision to grant planning permission for a new Tesco is not a gateway for other similar stores in the town. Councillors discussed a report into the planning inspector's decision to approve a joint planning

  • M6 widening scheme under fire

    ENVIRONMENTALISTS have hit out over recent transport plans earmarked for the borough and South Cheshire. While Sandbach business leaders have welcomed the multi-million pound scheme to widen the M6 to ten lanes in our area, South Cheshire Friends of the

  • Development bid rejected

    AN application to build a conservatory at a home in Thelwall has been refused planning permission by Warrington Borough Council. Plans to add the conservatory to the property on Barley Road were rejected by members of the borough council's development