COMMUNITY police officers have won a place in a national final for the second year in a row. The Congleton Borough Community Action Team is one of only three entries in a category of the Criminal Justice Awards. The team was nominated for "outstanding
ALSAGER residents claim speed humps have not succeeded in slowing traffic. They were speaking at a meeting of an Alsager area forum at Alsager Civic Centre. Residents claimed humps introduced in Cedar Avenue, Station Road and Hassall Road had been ineffective
VISITORS to a nature reserve will be able to enjoy its features easier thanks to new interpretation boards. Murdishaw Valley in Runcorn is home to a host of impressive features including native bluebell woods, nesting birds and species-rich grasslands
TOP cyclist Emma Davies Jones is hoping to recover from a spinal injury in time to compete in the Commonwealth Games next March. Emma, aged 27, is one of the world's top women pursuit cyclists, and was in collision with a car while cycling to Manchester
COMMUTERS including school pupils and office workers could be stranded if proposals to cancel their daily train go full steam ahead, writes Katie Cooksey. December's revised timetable has been released by Arriva, with no sign of the 8.03am train from
ANOTHER town centre pub in Nantwich has been allowed to open its doors until 3am - despite protests from neighbours. But management at The Shakespeare have drawn up strict guidelines they believe should help prevent disorder, disturbances from loud music
PLANS for a £1.4million sliding roof on Nantwich's outdoor pool have taken a dive as the project is put back a year. Residents are hailing the postponed project as another example of their town being seen by the borough council as the 'poor relation'
THE future of Cheshire Constabulary is in the hands of the Home Secretary after the force submitted its suggestions of how services could be improved. As reported in the Guardian last month, Home Secretary Charles Clarke said the existing 43-force structure
THE question of whether Crewe and Nantwich is improving or declining was the subject of heated debate at a public meeting. As part of Local Democracy Week, the Borough Debate 'Crewe and Nantwich - Getting Better?' raised wide-ranging issues. Council leader
INFANTRYMEN from Crewe were on hand to help with the training of 30 Lithuanian soldiers when they visited Great Britain for skills exercises. Soldiers from the Territorial Army's King's and Cheshire Regiment shared their skills and expertise with their
FARMING chiefs have issued a vote of confidence in South Cheshire's poultry industry amid concerns over the spread of avian flu. Officials from the Department of Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs say chicken farmers and egg merchants are geared up
BETHANY Fryar from Great Sankey grew these enormous 13ft sunflowers. The eight-year-old managed to beat everyone else in Warrington for sunflower height this year - as far as the Warrington Midweek knows. She did not use any special plant food but had
STOCKTON Heath has been dealt a blow after four Liberal Democrat councillors resigned. Almost a third of the village's parish councillors have stood down from their positions in the past two months, raising questions over the mass exit. Three Liberal
THREE fire crews were called to tackle a house fire in Great Sankey. Two engines from Warrington fire station and one from Widnes were called to Orrell Close at 8.50pm on October 22, after reports that a blaze had broken out. An aerial appliance was also
A TEENAGER who had been facing a charge of attempted murder will now be sentenced for a lesser offence. Wesley William Jackson, from Tavlin Avenue, Dallam, pleaded guilty to a charge of wounding with intent when he appeared at Chester Crown Court on Friday
A FINES blitz saw 572 arrest warrants executed last week. Police and warrant enforcement officers carried out the operation. Around £160,000 worth of fines were dealt with - and £15,000 was immediately paid up. At the start of October, the defaulters
INTREPID hiker Ian Macpherson pledged to move mountains to raise money for the education of a young Gambian man. Retired Alsager School deputy headteacher Ian, of Swettenham Close, was on a visit when he met Lamin Sasu working as a household helper. Mr
A SINGING group broke new ground when it embarked on an historical tour. The Irish Guards Singers were the first group of former British soldiers to sing in the Republic of Ireland since the 1920s. ''We could not have wished for a more genuine or heart
CONGLETON and Alsager shoppers are being targeted in a bid to crack down on doorstep crime. Officers from Cheshire Trading Standards will be visiting supermarkets next week to highlight the dangers of doorstep selling. They will be handing out leaflets
TEENAGE twin sisters Laura and Lisa Buckley have successfully appealed against conditions of an Anti Social Behaviour Order. The girls come from Congleton, and one of the conditions lifted related to committing or attempting to commit a criminal offence
HOSPITAL campaigners are seeking the support of the people of Congleton to save vital services. Mike Smith is spearheading a campaign against the possible closure of accident and emergency and other units at Macclesfield Hospital. He is looking to sign
BIG Brother will be watching troublemakers in Audlem as community leaders use mobile CCTV to reduce anti-social behaviour. The parish council expects the £851 state-of-the-art night and day visibility camera to arrive in the next two weeks and plan to
MP's fear over fire call centre shake-up SOUTH Cheshire MP Stephen O'Brien has slammed Government plans to move ahead with plans to shake-up emergency services across the county. Mr O'Brien, whose Eddisbury constituency covers areas of Nantwich and Crewe
THE future of Cheshire Constabulary is in the hands of the Home Secretary after the force submitted its suggestions of how services could be improved. As reported in the Guardian last month, Home Secretary Charles Clarke said the existing 43-force structure
THE future of Cheshire Constabulary is in the hands of the Home Secretary after the force submitted its suggestions of how services could be improved. As reported in the Guardian last month, Home Secretary Charles Clarke said the existing 43-force structure
CREWE'S rail ambitions steamed ahead last week as borough council leader Peter Kent visited the House of Commons. He went to Parliament to lobby on behalf of the Crewe Rail Gateway scheme, together with Brian Simpson director of the North West Rail Campaign
POPULAR author Nigel Hinton is pictured on a visit to King's Grove School in Crewe, where he spoke to youngsters about the craft of writing. Nigel was on hand to present a series of talks about literature to the school's year eight pupils, and he also
THE NUMBER of Registered Sex Offenders living in Cheshire has increased by almost 10 per cent in the past year - but police say the rise is a positive indication of their efficiency in catching dangerous criminals. The statistics, published in this year's
SPIKE was charming children and selling road safety gear in the Cockedge Centre on Saturday. He was promoting the safety campaign by giving children the chance to purchase discounted equipment. Spike is the borough council road safety mascot and Warrington's
THE annual reunion of ex Greenalls draymen and brewery workers will take place at Warrington Conservative Club on November 18. The evening includes a buffet and all former employees of Greenalls Brewery including office workers are welcome to attend.
STUDENTS at Priestley College have performed a show to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness. The performing arts students had been working on the pieces since September so they were excited when it came to performing. The students managed to raise
STAFF at Enterprise Rent a Car in Warrington have raised a massive £4,100 for Alder Hey Hospital's Rocking Horse Appeal. The company nominated the appeal as their charity of the year and organised a range of events including car washes, a raffle for a
CYCLISTS, horseriders and walkers - your future pathways are being decided now. The borough council and its consultants are drawing up a Rights of Way improvement plan. The plan applies to footpaths, cycle tracks, bridleways, restricted byways and byways
A WARRINGTON man could have been caught drink driving because of the amount of cough medicine he had been taking. Charles Talbot, of Jackson Avenue, Paddington was stopped by police in Bury and found to have illegal levels of alcohol in his breath and
A MAN who deliberately set fire to his flat putting the lives of nearby residents at risk has been jailed indefinitely after a court decided he posed a serious risk to the public. Simon John Dilorenzo said he set fire to his ground floor flat on Festival
CHESHIRE Police has been ranked among the worst six in the country, according to new figures. But officers say they are already well on the way to tackling the weaknesses identified and that the report doesn't take into account the small amount of resources
A LOST cat is in desperate need of medication. Tessa, a small black cat with a pink collar, has been missing for five weeks but has been spotted in the Palace Fields area of Runcorn within the past two weeks. The bewildered pet has a microchip implant
