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'Brilliant' tea party event helps bring isolated members of community together
A SPECIAL tea party event has helped to bring isolated members of the community together for a fun day out. The Busy Being Together Club (BBTC) hosted a summer tea party on Thursday, July 11, at Northwich Rugby Club. BBTC was launched in early
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Northwich fighter stops decorated opponent to win Manchester Box Cup
TEEN boxer Bella Dempsey secured an impressive win at the Manchester Box Cup. The Superbox Northwich competitor, a student at County High School, stopped a multi title-winning Irish opponent in the final of their category at Leigh Leisure Centre
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Car parks close with loss of 218 spaces before problem-plagued multi-storey opens
PLANS to open the new multi-storey in Crewe before closing the car parks it will replace have backfired because of a ‘technical issue’ with the new £11m building. The 390-space multi-storey car park in the town centre has been beset with problems
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Council is dumping waste and recycling company Ansa to deliver service itself
CASH-strapped Cheshire East is binning off its waste and recycling company Ansa saying it can deliver the service cheaper itself. The council is also closing down Orbitas, its bereavement services company, citing the same reason. The decision
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100 hours of unpaid work for man who breached restraining order
A NORLEY man must complete 100 hours of unpaid work after he breached a restraining order. Daniel Woodward, of West View Road, contacted a woman on February 6 earlier this year despite being banned from doing so. A restraining order had been
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Historic building to be lit up to celebrate England's Euro success
A HISTORIC building is being lit up to celebrate England’s Euro success. Winsford Town Council have confirmed that Brunner Guildhall and Town Park will be illuminated to show support for the Three Lions. Gareth Southgate’s men were victorious
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When you can see famous Red Arrows fly over Northwich and Winsford this weekend
YOU will be able to see the famous Red Arrows in the skies above Cheshire this weekend. The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, is the aerobatics display team of the Royal Air Force They will twice perform a
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Controversial solar plans thrown out over HGV traffic fears
Controversial plans to transport more than a million cubic metres of landfill through Winnington and build a gigantic solar farm have been knocked back. But planning chiefs were warned their decision could be overturned on appeal. The scheme
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Packaging plant workers reach day 10 of strike action over 'paltry' pay offer
MORE than 50 packaging plant workers in Winsford have reached day 10 of a planned strike over poor conditions and a 'paltry' pay offer. Staff at the Jiffy Packaging plant, in Road Four on the Winsford Industrial Estate, walked out on July 1.
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We're looking for the best children’s class or kids’ group in Mid Cheshire
HOW do you keep the smallest members of your family happy and entertained? Do they go to baby yoga or music classes? Is there a reading group for toddlers that they enjoy or are they learning a foreign language? Who would you recommend
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Apex Cheer celebrating amazing achievements in Milan
A NORTHWICH cheerleading club are jumping for joy over their recent success. Team and individual achievements were recorded by Apex Cheer while competing in the Cheer4All International Championships in Milan, Italy. “We had some amazing success
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Woman, 50, dies in hospital after choking on piece of meat, inquest hears
A WINSFORD woman died after choking on a piece of meat, an inquest heard. Tracey Radcliffe, of Kingsway, died on February 19 at Leighton Hospital in Crewe following a choking incident at her supported living accommodation. It was heard at the
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Artist to create live painting in Flower Show garden honouring late entrepreneur
A CHESHIRE artist has joined forces with a garden designer to help support the charities which cared for entrepreneur Marcie Incarico before her death. Painter Sam Baguley, from Goostrey, will be producing a one-off piece of artwork live from the
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Campaigners fight plans which would see library open for just one and a half days
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Bollington Library will turn out at a Cheshire East meeting next week to oppose the council’s plans to slash the opening hours to one and a half days a week. As has been previously reported, Cheshire East was expected
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New drone footage shows progress on town centre's £22.5m redevelopment
NEW drone footage shows ‘strong progress’ on building works to give Winsford ‘a town centre it can be proud of’. Commissioned by Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWAC) the footage shows the completed Costa Coffee Drive-thru on Dene Drive, as
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Man charged after shooting incident remanded in custody until next court appearance
A NORTHWICH man charged with a firearms offence after armed police opened fire during an incident in Castle has been remanded in custody until his next court appearance. Police were called to Robert McNally’s home on Burgess Place at 2.08pm on