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Battery-reared kids
DO our youngsters grow up too quickly these days? Are they under pressure to become worldly wise, mini-adults at too young an age? I pose these questions after reading an article in the Northwich Guardian and then, quite remarkably, watching
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A great school
AN open letter to Mrs Booth. I wanted to write to thank you publicly as a school for putting on such a wide and varied range of after school activities for free. There are many inequalities in society with money (or lack of) dictating what
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Spend wisely
NORTHWICH is currently a mess due, in large, to poor decisions by our councillors. Take the new swimming pool. In order to save money, it was decided to only have six lanes, with the result that it cannot be used competitively, so is a total waste
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Let kids play
MY BROTHER sent me a cutting of an article by Ian Ross from the Northwich Guardian, August 13, regarding children playing football called “nuisance”. I spent all my childhood until 1956 playing in Malam Drive, Rudheath. I remember that there
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Benefit need for workers
OFFICIAL figures released at the end of this summer have shown that the “in-work” housing benefits bill has more than doubled to £4.6 billion since the Tory-led coalition came to power, as people struggle to survive in austerity Britain. Estimates
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Free market not for home plan
THE Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) says that 30,000 homes have been built on greenfield sites due to the Government’s new planning rules (the National Planning Policy Framework). The new rules include a presumption in favour
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Crewe cancer survivor encourages march against disease
A CREWE cancer survivor is calling on men, women and children to sign up to March On Cancer and walk all over the disease. Paula Jones, who lives in Shavington, is encouraging as many people as possible to join her and take part in the first March
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REMEMBER WHEN: Brownies get in touch
FORMER Brownies and Guides have been in touch with the Guardian after photographs from yesteryear appeared in Remember When. These pictures showed 1st and 2nd Castle Brownies at the former United Reformed Church and were brought in by reader Denis
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League picks 1874 for monthly prize
1874 NORTHWICH’S form on the pitch during September has been recognised by North West Counties League officials. They announced on Thursday that Ian Street’s men would receive the Club of the Month prize as a reward for an unbeaten sequence that
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Middlewich salon donate vouchers for Ben
SYNERGY Hair and Beauty in Middlewich have donated a voucher for treatments in there salon help pay for rehab for a nine-year-old boy with cerebral palsy. Ben Baddeley appeared in the Guardian last week after his parents have been forced to
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1874 1-0 Bootle
THEY got lucky, but 1874 Northwich won’t care after climbing to second in the table. Matthew Woolley’s goal, diverting a defender’s clearance past goalkeeper Dean Porter shortly before the break, separated two closely-match teams. It meant
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Sandstone Ridge celebrates 40 years
THREE days of celebrations saw communities from across Cheshire come together to mark the 40th anniversary of the Sandstone Trail. Schools, environmental craft and education groups and historical actors came together to bring alive parts of the
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Unsurfaced road caused drivers tyre to explode
A MIDDLEWICH resident is furious after he claims an unsurfaced road close to The Green housing development site caused his car tyre to explode. Peter Ridgway, who lives nearby to the site on Rushton Drive, says his daughter Emma, who lives on
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Witton hire Sullivan as new manager
TONY Sullivan has tasked with halting Witton Albion's slide down the Premier Division table after being appointed as manager. He starts work at training tonight, Thursday, after resigning from his role at Cammell Laird. The 39-year-old, interviewed
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Quality award for college
SIR John Deane’s College has become one of the first colleges in the North West to achieve the Matrix award for the quality of its help for adult students. The Matrix quality standard has been awarded for excellence in the information, advice and
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14-year-old caught drink driving in Cheshire - FOI reveals
STATISTICS on drink driver arrests reveal that the youngest person caught over the limit in Cheshire was just 14-years-old. The teenager, caught in 2009, was among 35 under 16-year-olds arrested by officers between 2008-2013. The youngest nationally
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Innovative Winsford charitable trust supplies top event guest speaker
AN innovative charitable trust from Winsford supplied the guest speaker for the high-profile Social Enterprise Conference this month. Andrea Fragata Ladeira, CEO of the Care2Save Charitable Trust, took to the stage at the Glasdir exhibition centre
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Token gestures can help good causes
WAITROSE shoppers can support a charity Christmas lunch and a remembrance garden by making a token gesture this month. The Northwich store runs a Community Matters scheme whereby customers are given tokens at the checkout to drop in one of three
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Free winter car safety checks in Crewe and Nantwich
FIREFIGHTERS will be rolling into Crewe and Nantwich offering drivers the chance to have their cars checked before the colder weather sets in. Along with partner agencies, firefighters will be carrying out free safety checks on cars as part of
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Winsford children catch a fishing trip for their hard work with trust
WINSFORD children cast off during Weaver Vale Housing Trust’s annual fishing competition. Fifteen children, aged between six and 12, from the Greenfields, Glebe Green and Over neighbourhoods in Winsford were invited to take part in the day trip
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Open evenings invitation
SCHOOL pupils planning to start A level courses next year are being invited to Sir John Deane’s open evenings this autumn. The evenings are open to pupils and their parents, and will give a flavour of the many activities available at the college
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HS2 campaigners lobby MPs
HS2 campaigners lobbied politicians by taking their case to the Party conferences. Members of All Cheshire Against HS2 (ACAHS2) leafletted everyone who went into the Labour Party conference hall, and put their views to prominent MPs. The national
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Pioneers continue to lead
IN the Crewe Liberal Cub Open League Premier Division, early leaders Pioneers A continued their good start to the season completing an 8-0 whitewash of Kings Arms A. The win came thanks to top arrows from Tony Richardson, who included a 180 in
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Cheshire East financially strong
CHESHIRE East Council produced its best ever financial performance for the year 2013/14 and was one of the financially strongest local authorities in the country, according to a recent audit report. Based on an assessment of economy, efficiency
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First haircut in two years for Winsford suicide man's best friend
THE Best friend of a Winsford man who took his own life has just had his first haircut and shave in two years – after embarking on a fundraising crusade for the Depression Alliance. Mark Gresty began growing his hair and beard following the death
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Cricket club nets £1,000 donation
A CRICKET club is £1,000 better off thanks to a house builder at a Davenham development. Davenham Cricket Club received the donation from Bloor Homes, which is currently building The Meadow, off Green Lane, The money will go towards new training
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Crewe dentists shortlisted for national awards
THE Old Surgery Dental Practice in Crewe was celebrating after receiving six nominations for the Private Dentistry Awards – the Oscars of the dental world. The Hungerford Road practice is finalist in categories including ‘best patient care’ and
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Police issue teenager with nuisance mini-moto confiscation order
POLICE in Winsford have been responding to reports of nuisance mini-moto motorbikes being ridden on the Wharton estate in Winsford. PCSO Stephen Bishop identified a 19-year-old male responsible for riding one of the machines. The teenager has
