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Police warning after bogus callers trick woman
POLICE are warning residents to be vigilant after distraction burglars targeted a pensioner in Rudheath. A man claiming to be from the ‘water board’ knocked on the elderly woman’s home at around 4pm on Friday. Once the woman had let him in, a second
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Middlewich Round Table's new members night
MIDDLEWICH Round Table will be hosting a new members night on Thursday, November 12, for men aged between 18 and 45. It will be held at Middlewich Cricket Club at 7.30pm with a buffet and traditional bar games. To book a place call John
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Police boxing night raises £8,000
MORE than 250 people packed-out a police charity boxing night at Winsford Lifestyle Centre. The sell-out night on Friday, October 16 kicked off with 12 bouts of boxing in the schoolboy, senior and junior categories. Winsford Boxing Club put in four
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Tories will never be the party of the poor
HOW sad it is to see so many ordinary working people buying the Tory message that they are the ‘party of the poor’, that they will look after our education system and our health care better than the Labour Party, etc. Please remember ‘conserve’ means
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Martyn Weighs Up His Future
AN enterprising student at South Cheshire College is keeping his future career hanging in the balance. Martyn McDermott balances his time studying at college with helping out at the family business MPM Scales in his spare time. The 16
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Question time at the Kennel Club
THE Kennel Club will be continuing its Question Time sessions at Macdonald Portal Hotel in Tarporley on Wednesday, November 4. The event is open to all and admission is free, with the session offering the opportunity to air views and question senior
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Sex Appeal And Killer Bass Lines
HAILED by indie bible NME as 'your new favourite band', Romance headline at The Box in Crewe on Friday November 6. Fresh from completing a UK tour, after only a year together Romance have already made noticeable waves in the London music scene and around
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Simon's BoxJam Bash On Halloween
CREWE photographer Simon Newbury has organised a live music concert for charity Oxfam. The Oxjam event, featuring nine artists and bands, will take place at The Box on Pedley Street from 5pm on Halloween night. The 34-year-old has organised the marathon
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Vandals strike at play area
A HARTFORD play area that has only recently been installed has been trashed by mindless vandals. The park on Bradburns Lane, which was opened just three months ago, was targeted by youths again. It cost £40,000 to revamp the park along
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Men seriously injured in gang attack
TWO men suffered serious head and facial injuries after being attacked by a gang in Winsford. The victims, aged 28 and 29, we set upon by four men at the junction of High Street, Delamere Street and Woodfrod Lane just after midnight on Saturday, October
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Sarah Displays Her Fashion Skills
CREATIVE Crewe student Sarah Chalkley has proved herself a cut above in the fashion stakes at Mid-Cheshire College. Sarah was named ‘Young Designer of the Year’ for her creative talents at the Cheshire Fashion Festival in September. The 21-year-old
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Sandbach Sewer Improvements In Pipeline
WORK to improve the reliability of Sandbach’s sewer network is due to start on Monday November 16. The £1m project, which is being led by United Utilities, involves constructing a storage tank and new sewer pipes. The majority of the work
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Crow bar robber strikes at DIY shop
A ROBBER wielding a crow bar stole cash from a Winsford DIY shop on Thursday, October 22. A lone male wearing a balaclava entered Focus DIY in Wharton Park at around 7.05pm and threatened a member of staff at the till. A spokesman for Cheshire
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Mementos stolen from Middlewich widow
MEMENTOS of a vulnerable widow’s late husband have been stolen from a Middlewich home. An army boxing medal and a diabetic SOS talisman were taken from a property in Roylance Drive in what police have described as a ‘mean’ crime. PC Mike Rushton said
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Question time for MP George
I MET up with Mr Osborne in the car park opposite Antrobus St Mark’s Primary School as he arrived to take part in a question and answer session with the school’s very own council. He had spent the morning handing out awards and visiting supermarkets
