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Council to help 3,500 pensioners who lose winter fuel payments
APPROXIMATELY 3,500 pensioners who have lost their winter fuel allowance will get help from Cheshire East – but the council is still working out how it will be distributed. Council leader Nick Mannion (Lab) told yesterday’s (Wednesday) meeting
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Council ‘needs to raise its game’ following damning peer review
THE leader of Cheshire East Council and a former mayor have said the council has not been run well enough since it was formed in 2009 and ‘needs to raise its game’. Council leader Nick Mannion (Lab) and last year’s mayor Rod Fletcher (Lib Dem)
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Seven arrests made as police seize £500k cash and cars in major raid operation
SEVEN people have been arrested as part of a major police operation. Police raided homes across Winsford and Hartford this morning, seeking to stamp out criminal behaviour in the area. Along with the arrests, officers discovered around £20,000
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Police investigating after dead geese dumped on country lane
DEAD geese have been dumped on a country lane. Cheshire Police are investigating after receiving two reports in the past week of fly-tipping in Moston, just south of Middlewich. In total, around 10 dead Canadian geese have been found in the
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Classic Victorian adventure tale Around the World in 80 Days stage show coming soon
AN award-winning theatre company is taking a whistle-stop tour around the world in its stage version of a classic Victorian adventure. Kingsley Players’ high-spirit rendering of the Jules Verne classic, Around the World in 80 Days, is coming to
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'Damaging' illegal bonfires prompt housing association to apply for court ban
'HAZARDOUS and damaging' illegal bonfires have prompted a housing association to apply for a court injunction to safeguard the community. In previous years, unauthorised bonfires and firework displays have taken place on land near Finsbury Walk
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'Under sung national treasure' Vinny Peculiar to perform in Northwich
A MUSICIAN described as an 'under sung national treasure' is coming to Northwich. On the back of a near-sell out show at the Liverpool Philharmonic Music Room, Vinny Peculiar will be in town on Friday, October 18. Vinny Peculiar (also known
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Who will you nominate for a Guardian Education Award 2025 for Mid Cheshire?
WE have ten Guardian Education Awards for Mid Cheshire to hand out – who should win one for 2025? The popular education awards are back for a third year and they promise to be the best yet. We want to celebrate everything that makes the schools
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'No further action' over station collapse as ticket office reopening delayed to 2025
NO action will be taken against Network Rail following the collapse of Northwich Station’s ticket office. The Office of Rail and Road has completed its investigation into the incident in May 2021 and decided it will not look to prosecute Network
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SOS appeal for life-saving dog blood donations as vet practice becomes donor centre
A HARTFORD vet has issued an SOS appeal for pet owners to help save the lives of other animals as it becomes a blood donor centre for dogs. The Willows Veterinary Hospital has joined forces with the Pet Blood Bank UK, amid demand for blood transfusions
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Inquest launched after woman found dead at her home
AN inquest has been opened into the death of a woman found at her home. Winsford resident Karen Margerum was found dead in her bath at her home in Clyde Crescent on September 12 last month. The 64-year-old was discovered by a family member.