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40 per cent drop in job seekers allowance claims in Crewe and Nantwich
CREWE and Nantwich has seen a 40 per cent drop in people claiming job seekers allowance in the past year. In September 2013, around 2,000 people were claiming benefit in Crewe. That figure has now fallen to 1,226. The figures, released by the
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New 190mph Bentley will be made in Crewe
Luxury car company Bentley has announced a new flagship model to be made at its headquarters in Crewe - the 190mph Mulsanne Speed. The 6.75-litre car will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show at the beginning of next month. No prices have yet
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Radio plays launched in Moulton
VILLAGERS are forming a scriptwriting and acting team to create a Cheshire version of The Archers. A series of 15-minute radio plays set in a fictional mid Cheshire village called Littlewich and following the antics of 14 core characters is being
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Bags for life boost for green-thinking Winsford shoppers
AS part of their partnership work with Winsford Academy’s drive to become an eco-school, Asda colleagues were giving away free bags for life in-store. “Too show we are fully behind the Academy’s recycling message, we handed out bags to try and
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Historian publishes book on First World War Middlewich soldiers
AT the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, 13 Middlewich men found themselves sent at short notice to the Belgian Town of Mons to fight for their country. The group of soldiers spent nine days fighting before being captured and spending
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Crewe man who died in Congleton motorbike collision named
THE Crewe man who died as a result of a road traffic collision in Congleton last week has been named as Alan Horrocks, 68, of Oak Tree Drive. His family paid tribute to a 'much loved dad and grandad, who was also a good friend to many and will
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Willow Wood pupils visit new charity wildlife centre
WILLOW Wood Primary School pupils in Winsford were some of the first to experience Cheshire Wildlife Trust’s new farm-based nature centre. Year five pupils visited the £120,000 project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, which has seen a 100
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Event to celebrate the Hearts of Northwich
UNKNOWN groups that put the heart into Northwich are being urged to get involved in a festival and shout about what they do. The first Hearts of Northwich Community Festival takes place on Valentine's weekend next year and organisers are appealing
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Winsford First World War soldier features in new BBC book
A BRAVE Winsford soldier who died on the front line in a fierce First World War battle features in a new book by a BBC Antiques Roadshow expert. Private Thomas Preston was just 19-years-old when he was killed during an allied offensive in the infamous
