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Need inspiration for World Book Day? Our favourite costumes from 2023
FROM Harry Potter to Avatar and the Gruffalo to Mary Poppins, children across Mid Cheshire celebrated their favourite characters for World Book Day 2023. This year's event will take place in two weeks' time - Thursday, March 7 - so we thought we'd
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Residents call for Secretary of State to determine controversial planning application
ANGRY residents are calling for the Secretary of State to determine the council’s application for works at Poynton Pool reservoir rather than Cheshire East as the local planning authority. Campaign group Friends of Poynton Pool (FPP) has contacted
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Comedy, drama, live music: Rural touring theatre's Spring season line-up out now
THEATRE lovers are being invited to a full season of top quality stage performances this Spring. Cheshire Rural Touring Arts, a partnership between Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWAC) and Cheshire East Council, has now launched its new Spring
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‘Disappointment’ as rebuild of collapsed station ticket office nears three-year mark
NEARLY three years have passed since Northwich Railway Station's ticket office collapsed. Network Rail has now confirmed that the rebuild has been delayed once more, with work on the exterior now not expected to be complete until March. Weaver
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Major road in Northwich reopens following flooding and accident
A MAJOR road in Northwich closed in both directions due to flooding and an accident has now re-opened. Traffic has returned to normal on the A556 Lostock Triangle in Rudheath. Drivers were delayed earlier this morning when the road had been
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Primary teacher donates 17 inches of hair to make wigs for sick children
A PRIMARY school teacher has donated 17 inches of her hair to makes wigs for sick children after a cancer scare made her think she’d lose it. Charles Darwin Primary’s art teacher, Stephanie Cowburn, was lucky with her treatments and managed to
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School gets new native woodland after haulage firm partners with eco-charity
PRIMARY school kids near Northwich have been getting their hands dirty while doing their bit for the planet. Delamere C of E Academy is one of 30 schools nominated by local businesses to host news woodlands and wildflower meadows within their school
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Pub’s haunted history and other ghostly secrets uncovered in new paranormal podcast
'SPINE-TINGLING' secrets of a Northwich pub will be revealed in a new podcast. Tom Barrow, the founder of the Piña Colada Festival, is the host of a new audio show launching this week - Inspectre: Paranormal. The podcast will uncover ghostly