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PEDAL POWER: How mid Cheshire will celebrate National Bike Week
MID Cheshire is gearing up for National Bike Week with a number of events planned between June 14 and 22. The week is all about celebrating everyday cycling, something that the Guardian’s long-running Pedal Power campaign has championed since it
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Slice of history: pupils remember the Verdin County Grammar School
AN overwhelming response to an appeal for information about an old school photo has led to a Remember When two-parter. Here we will focus on the pupils and their memories of school rules and their classmates and next week we will take a look at
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Kids get hands on with local wildlife at trust open day
KIDS got hands on with local wildlife during a charity farm open day near Nantwich. Cheshire Wildlife Trust opened the gates to their 200 acre wildlife-friendly farm for a family fat out in the sunshine last weekend. Along with taking part
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Winsford recruiters thank former mayor for business drive
A WINSFORD recruitment company said it has started to see an ‘upsurge’ in employment in the town. Karen Blondel, managing consultant for Bralin Recruitment, said the company had overseen a promising start first half of 2014. And the Winsford
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Salt works are frozen in time
A CURSORY glance at the Lion Salt Works may lead the uninitiated passer-by to think that nothing much is happening at the multi-million pound restoration project. There might be a few new timbers in evidence at the collection of collapsing buildings
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Firefighters to walk out
FIREFIGHTERS will stage two separate strikes next week as part of their long-running dispute with the Government over pensions. Members of the Fire Brigades Union will stage a 24-hour walkout from 9am on Thursday, June 12 and a seven-hour strike
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Rose Queen's lucky sixpence did the trick
DAISY Fogg’s lucky sixpence did the trick on Saturday as the blue skies returned to bathe Mobberley Rose Queen festival in summer sunshine. Daisy, aged 12, was crowned as the 2014 Rose Queen by crown bearer Hugo Marfani, the brother of the retiring
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GUARDIAN: Holder bows out
MATTHEW Thurlwell, who lifted the Guardian Cup for the first time last summer, bowed out of this year’s edition in the qualifying round on Monday. The Comberbach bowler was one of three current Mid-Cheshire Bowling Association title holders to
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Crewe residents' passports seized on eve of World Cup
AS part of preparations for this week’s World Cup, Cheshire Police has seized the passports of Crewe residents who were subject to Football Banning Orders. Six locals were among 35 offenders across the county who received letters to remind them
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Harlequin Theatre triumphs with Little Voice after blaze
A THEATRE company has risen from the ashes with its latest production and proved it is not powerless in the face of catastrophe. Harlequin Theatre, a registered charity, was forced to postpone its April production of The Rise and Fall of Little
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Offenders' passports seized on eve of World Cup
AS part of preparations for the World Cup, Cheshire Police has seized the passports of Northwich, Winsford and Middlewich residents who are subject to Football Banning Orders. Four people from Northwich, one from Winsford and one from Middlewich
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Town poised for Festivities
THE annual Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival will kick off this weekend and people from all around the area are being urged to go along and experience the ‘FAB’ weekend. The festival will kick off on Friday at 5pm and will continue until Sunday
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Appeal for planning debate on piling
COUNCILLORS are being urged to ask for debate on a Moulton planning application. Richborough Estates has applied to change one of the conditions laid down by the planning inspector who gave permission to built 148 houses on land off Barnside Way
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Fine performances grace inaugural Nantwich Youth Drama Festival
THE inaugural Nantwich Youth Drama Festival saw local schools and drama groups stage an array of fine entertainment over three consecutive evenings. Hosted by The Nantwich Players amateur dramatics group, contributions included performances by
