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  • Burglaries warning for Leftwich residents

    POLICE are urging householders to take extra care with security after five residents in the same street were targeted by thieves. Two cars and a house in Lime Avenue, in Leftwich, were broken into overnight on August 11. Thieves attempted to break into

  • Injured cyclist has lucky escape

    A WOMAN was knocked off her bike in a hit and run in Northwich town centre. Sarah Hewitt was cycling to work when a car came round the corner of Venables Road and Witton Street, near the Plaza, and she was thrown to the ground. The 43-year-old, who

  • Former Student Gives Back To College

    PEOPLE planning to study at South Cheshire College in Crewe are being offered cash help towards the cost from a learning fund set up by a high-profile former student. Grants of £200 are to be made from a £10,000 pot of funding which has been set up with

  • Council Staff Head Home

    CHESHIRE East Council bosses hope to have all employees working on the authority's patch by the end of the year following the sale of County Hall at Chester. The former Cheshire County Council headquarters is jointly owned by Cheshire East with Cheshire

  • Fire Station Gets Silver Medal

    STAFF at Nantwich Community Fire Station have been awarded a silver medal in this year's Nantwich in Bloom competition. The medal was won after firefighter Des Evans and Watch Manager John Grocott transformed the station into a floral spectacle, with

  • MP Calls Time On Binge Drinkers

    CREWE and Nantwich MP Edward Timpson is calling for Government to take tough action against the uncontrolled spread of binge-drinking. Latest Home Office crime figures have revealed that across Crewe and Nantwich there were 1,693 violent attacks against

  • Fishing Contest Nets A New Record

    MORE than 200 youngsters, aged between seven and 17, took part in the finals of the emergency sevices annual fishing competition last week. Chief Superintendent Mick Garrihy, commander of the Cheshire Police Eastern Area, described it as an 'outstanding

  • Santas Dash To The Aid Of Local Charity

    PREPARATIONS are well underway for a merry Christmas in Nantwich – with Cheshire’s first ever Santa Dash. Organised by Sandbach charity Railway Children, hundreds of people dressed as Santa Claus will be pounding the pavements of Nantwich Town Centre

  • Biker boy Paul sets out to raise cash for church

    A BIKER is setting off on a 1,900-mile unsupported solo motorcycle ride in aid of a Winnington church. Paul Wollaston is heading down to Lands End, up to John O’Groats and back to Winnington on his 12-year-old Suzuki Bandit bike to raise money for St

  • Liverpool Legends Play For Barry's All Star Team

    FOOTBALL legends Alan Kennedy, Phil Neal and John Durnin joined Barry Donegan's All Star Charity XI football team on Sunday to take on a Alsager Legends team to raise money for little Ruby Owen. two-year-old Ruby, from Alsager is facing the

  • Ashley O'Brien accused in court

    TWO teenagers charged in connection with the death of Ashley O’Brien appeared in court on Wednesday. The two boys, aged 16 and 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had their cases adjourned by magistrates at Vale Royal Youth Court. Former

  • Green light expected as Triangle plans become reality

    PLANS for two hotels, a restaurant, offices and shops at Lostock Triangle look set to be approved by the council tomorrow, Thursday. With the first phase of the business park nearing completion, developers CDP Ltd has applied for planning permission