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Council seeking court order as travellers ignore police notice
TRAVELLERS could be served a court order. A group of travellers arrived in Northwich earlier this week, setting up an unauthorised encampment on land off Leicester Street. They were issued a section 77 notice by Cheshire Police, ordering them
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Councillors unaware of children’s services failings as data painted different picture
COUNCILLORS were unaware Cheshire East was failing some young care leavers because the data they saw painted a different picture, a committee heard. The council’s children’s services was recently judged to be inadequate by Ofsted, who said too
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Councillor accused of disrupting zoo's hustings event
Chester Zoo has accused a local councillor of disrupting a national event it was hosting amid claims he also heckled a government minister. The zoo hosted the Big Nature & Climate Debate on Monday (June 17), with 15 of the country’s other major
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Burger King confirm opening of new Northwich restaurant
BURGER King is set to open a new restaurant in Cheshire. The fast-food giant has confirmed it is gearing up for opening day at its long-awaited Northwich branch. Plans for the restaurant have been in the works for some time as part of the development
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Emergency services prepare for winter with snow storm incident simulation
WHILE it may be summer, Cheshire’s emergency services are already preparing for the worst incidents winter can offer. Crews returned to Manchester’s Chill Factore to test their multi-casualty response to a collision in extreme snowy weather.
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Biker, 54, dies after hitting telegraph pole in early hours crash
A BIKER was killed after hitting a telegraph pole in Byley in the early hours of the morning. The 54-year-old rider, a Northwich man, was rushed to Leighton Hospital for treatment, but despite best efforts of medical staff, sadly died of his injuries
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Police investigating as disused farm building set on fire 'deliberately'
A DISUSED farm building was set on fire 'deliberately'. Cheshire Police are investigating a potential arson incident in Winsford. Emergency services were called to Rilshaw Lane shortly before 7pm on Tuesday (June 18) amid reports of an outbuilding
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Police called after children seen hanging on to roof of suspected stolen car
POLICE have seized a suspected stolen car after children were spotted clinging to the roof of a speeding BMW. Officers received reports a car was being driven up and down Rilshaw Lane, in Winsford, on Monday night (June 17) with children on the
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Witness appeal as pedestrian dies after being struck by lorry on A556
A PEDESTRIAN has died after being hit by a lorry in a late-night crash. A 31-year-old man from Northwich died following a crash on the A556 in Lostock Gralam. Shortly before on Tuesday (June 18), a lorry travelling towards the M6 collided with
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From Whitley Rose Queen to weightlifting champion
IT has been quite the week for Phoebe Hodgson for two very different reasons. Having been crowned the Whitley Village Rose Queen last weekend, she added another feather in her cap by winning a prestigious weightlifting title at Barton AC in Salford
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Almost £333k of luxury radiators to go under hammer after Winsford firm's collapse
DESIGNER radiators valued at almost £333,000 are to go under the hammer after the collapse of a Winsford firm. SBH Radiators, which claimed to be the finest UK manufacturing specialist in its field, fell into liquidation in April. Corporate