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'Nightmare at an end'
A MAN who exposed his elderly neighbours to a seedy world of drug dealing and violence has been evicted from his town centre home. Kevin Slater, 33, was officially evicted from his Weaver Vale Housing Trust (WVHT) flat at 44 Water Street on Thursday
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Pupils take part in Giant Walking Bus
CHILDREN have been learning about road safety by taking part in a Giant Walking Bus. Thousands of children took part at 10am today in the national event organised by road safety charity Brake for primary school children. The event was aimed
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Bowie producer gives masterclass to Crewe music students
A LEGENDARY music producer who has worked with the likes of David Bowie, Elton John and Pink Floyd has passed is expertise on students in Crewe. Ken Scott visited the Manchester Metropolitan University’s Cheshire campus to take part in a special
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All the help you could need with managing a property
By its very nature, letting a property carries both risk and reward. The management of a property can be challenging and time consuming – and then there’s the ever-evolving property legislation! To effectively self-manage a property one needs
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ROWING: Langridge to make race return
MATTHEW Langridge, a medal-winner at the past two Olympic Games, is to race in Great Britain’s colours for the first time this year next week. The Northwich-born rower, who missed last month’s European Championships while he recovered from a long-term
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FOOTBALL: Pitches plan gathers pace
PLAYERS from more than 250 teams could practice each week on one of two new all-weather pitches planned for Northwich. Simon Gerrard, chief executive at Cheshire FA, said a survey of clubs – adult and junior – had identified demand to use a floodlit
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CYCLING: Double celebration
WEAVER Valley Cycling Club rider Alan Kemp had twice the reason to celebrate at the weekend after claiming age class honours in two different races. He had to grind his way to the finish line following an uphill bunch sprint in the British Cycling
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TENNIS: A 'High' note
WINSFORD A celebrated a second success of the season so far in the South and Mid Cheshire League on Thursday. Chris Mayoh, Mark Abbiss, Mark Garratt and Steve McCormack were on court at Knights Grange for a 5-3 success against Hightown A in Division
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NETBALL: Fourth defeat
NORTHWICH Sapphires lost to Capricorn in the Warrington and District League’s top flight. Lauren Watson was picked as best player in a 23-18 reverse, their fourth defeat in five matches since the summer season started last month. Sapphires’
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TRIATHLON: Scott books ticket to world championships
A TEENAGER from Northwich will step on to the international stage later this summer after qualifying for the Triathlon World Championships. Lucy Scott’s reward for her performance at the Nottingham Triathlon is to race in Great Britain’s colours
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MID-CHESHIRE: Comberbach end Castle's sequence without defeat
COMBERBACH A became the first team to beat Castle Private A in the Premier Division this season, ending the defending champions’ 17-match sequence without defeat. They celebrated a six-chalk success on home turf on Friday. For Castle, it is
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MERIT: County challenge
FORMER winners Glynn Cookson and Jason Cornes head a seven-strong list of bowlers representing the Mid-Cheshire Bowling Association at this weekend’s Cheshire Senior Merit. They are joined at Coppenhall Working Men’s Club on Sunday by Castle Private
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BRUNNER: Wharton crash out
AFTER providing a finalist in each of the past two editions, there are no teams from the Mid-Cheshire Bowling Association in this season’s last eight. Wharton Cons, winners in 2012, bowed out by nine chalks against Tixall at Orford War Memorial
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NORMAN: Last eight place
THE Mid-Cheshire Bowling Association will be represented in the Norman Cup last eight after two of its teams were paired in the second round draw. Owley Wood take on Davenham at Winsford Cons this Saturday. Winnington Park, victors of the inaugural
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LADIES: Emma wins prize
EMMA Earlam, who plays for Castle Private, successfully defended her Mid-Cheshire Ladies League Individual Merit title at Cuddington on Sunday. She defeated clubmate Annie Jones in the final. Another bowler from Castle, Helen Goadby, exited
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Vandals strike at play area
VANDALS have caused hundreds of pounds of damage by ripping up a safety surface at a Moulton playground. The flooring in the rodeo area of the Main Road play area was pulled up, replaced at a cost of £600 and then ripped up again before the resin
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Shameless character to join FAB fest
MIDDLEWICH e-cigarette store Flavour Vapour will be joining in with the fun and festivities of the Folk and Boat Festival with a famous face. The store, on Wheelock Street, will be holding a karaoke event throughout both days over the weekend of
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LITTLER: Cup underdogs
SPINNER & Bergamot A are the lowest-ranked survivors in the Mid-Cheshire Bowling Association’s Littler Cup quarter finals, scheduled for Monday. They will hope to make the most of a 61-chalk handicap advantage at Lostock Greylams, where they
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Is this island of ours just too small for the traffic
I’VE spent an inordinate amount of time in my car recently, far more than is good for my personal well-being. In reality, I quite like driving when I can make decent progress but when a journey you know can be accomplished comfortably in less than
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Winsford Ladies Mid-week Club
HOWARD Owen gave an illustrated talk to members of Winsford Ladies club entitled ‘Vietnam a Country not a War’. People seem to know very little about present day Vietnam. It has a population of 90 million and is the world’s largest supplier
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Northwich Stroke Club
NORTHWICH Stroke Club celebrated its 30th anniversary at the recent meeting with a party. The party was attended by the Northwich Town Mayor, Alison Gerrard, Marie Morgan from the Stroke Association and 30 members and helpers. The club was
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Whitley WI
ON a beautiful June evening, Whitley WI hosted Dutton WI in the biannual joint meeting. Ray Jackson MBE, warden of the Lower Moss Wood’s Nature Reserve and Wildlife Hospital was the guest speaker. Based in Ollerton near Knutsford, the reserve
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Comberbach WI
TWO members left the June meeting of Comberbach WI looking a million dollars after volunteering to be models for Caroline Parks’ makeup demonstration. She also gave many helpful tips to assist members with skincare and was thanked by Kath Dunn
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Wrestlers raise £2,200 for charity
A PUB raised more than £2,000 for Meningitis Now with a night of live wrestling. The Leigh Arms hosted its fourth annual charity wrestling event with 10 of the UK’s top professional wrestlers fighting it out in five matches. Topping the bill
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Northwich U3A
NORTHWICH U3A had a meeting at Barnton Memorial Hall recently and were reminded that two trips had been arranged; one to the Stoke Theatre and another to Trentham Gardens. The speaker for the meeting was Tom Hughes who arrived in full Tudor costume
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Rotary Club of Northwich
THE Rotary Club of Northwich special speaker meeting on June 2 was very well attended. Previous meetings have been informative about the development of Northwich and surrounding area. The next special meeting will be on August 4. It is the
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Vale Royal and Knutsford Ramblers
BRIAN Holmes led his “A” group across fields from Dolgellau to Llyn Gwernan before making the steady climb past Llyn Gafr to Llyn y Gadair. They followed a westerly path under the cliff face of Cadair Idris mountain to join up with the pony path
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Walk Winsford to explore heritage and health this autumn
THE Guardian is joining forces with Winsford Town Council for a fundraising fitness and history trail this autumn. Walk Winsford will combine highlights from WTC’s new Heritage Walks leaflet with key sites helping deliver a council-backed boom
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Hartford WI
PRESIDENT Pam Lamb, welcomed members and thanked Trudie and the team for decorating the hall so beautifully. They worked hard putting up Union Jack flags, bunting and posters to create the right atmosphere for the members evening commemorating
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Alex could miss out on Aneke
CREWE Alexandra could miss out on last season’s loan star Chuks Aneke with Leeds United emerging as the favourites to sign the former Arsenal youngster. The Championship club are reportedly keen on taking the 20-year-old, who netted 16 goals to
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Cake sale is music to ears of hospital radio listeners
LEIGHTON Hospital radio Presenter, Nana-Jane Chipampe, raised hundreds of pounds with a cake bake sale. Histopathology staff joined members of the station to create an array of tempting treats, which fetched £222. The funds will help Radio
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Turnpike pub equipped to save lives
THE Turnpike pub in Middlewich has been donated a defibrillator and has been trained in how to use the machine to save someone’s life. Linda Boden, from Middlewich, has been working tirelessly to distribute the life-saving machines around the public
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Council 'pride' as Local Plan is submitted to Government
CHESHIRE East’s Local Plan has been formally submitted to the Secretary of State, representing more than four years’ worth of public consultation and comprising thousands of responses. Feedback from more than 40,000 residents and organisations
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Winsford carers can take the load off during CLS offer
DEDICATED carers in Winsford can take a well-earned break as part of a special offer next week. CLS Care Services is offering a free day care at The Laurels in Walnut Drive. The service, available between 7am-10pm until June 15, is a chance
