IT is the end of the road for one of Northwich’s best-loved clothing stores. Despite being given a reprieve in the first round of closures, it has been revealed that Ethel Austin, in Witton Street, will shut for good in the coming weeks. In a statement
WE note with some anger, the usual annual rip-off of the working man, in particular the pensioner. They will receive just a £2 weekly increase in April on pensions, and what happens, the TV licence fee is increased and stamp costs are about to go up.
THIEVES tried to use a stolen forklift truck to steal a cash machine in Northwich last night. At around 11.30pm, a group of men tried to break into the cash machine at the Natwest branch in Station Road. Police found the fork-lift truck and a lorry
Police are appealing for witnesses after windows were smashed at a house on Dart Walk on Sunday, March 14. Two males were arrested but later released on bail. Anyone with information should contact Constable Matthew Stenton at Winsford Neighbourhood
CONTROVERSIAL plans to operate a landfill site in Middlewich have been given the green light by the Environment Agency. Cory Environmental has been granted a permit to operate a site at Kinderton Lodge Farm in Pochin Way, capable of dealing with 2.1million
A TEENAGE serial sex-offender who admitted he, ‘couldn’t help but find young girls attractive’, has been jailed for three years. Between the ages of 15 and 17, Daniel Hamer, formerly of Winsford, had sex with two girls aged 12 and 13, and assaulted
WINSFORD Lifestyle Centre is looking for entrants for their Swimathon sessions on Saturday, April 17. Thousands of other swimmers are already limbering up to take part in the world’s biggest fundraising swim for Marie Curie Cancer Care and The Swimathon
A LIFELINE charity that was facing the axe at the end of this month has been saved – but its battle is really only just beginning. Workspace, in James Street, has been given an unexpected three months of extra funding to make itself self-sufficient
MIKE Hall’s retirement at the next election, Guardian, February 3, is a bitter blow for those of us on the receiving end of his kindness and helpfulness. No politician could have done more for his constituents. Cheap sniping about expenses makes
A WEAVERHAM Carnival ‘veteran’ has been chosen as this year’s Rose Queen. Laura Eastwood, 13, from Cuddington has been involved in the carnival for the past seven years and in the has previously taken on the roles of Fairy Queen, Princess and Junior
Solicitors Poole and Alcock answer questions on legal issues surrounding your home. Q. I have been quoted £535 and £350 by two different estate agents for the preparation of a Home Information Pack (HIP). Why should the price be different for
FURIOUS Middlewich residents were dealt a double blow this week as the town’s controversial waste plans moved a step closer to reality. The Environment Agency has granted a permit for a landfill site, capable of dealing with 2.1million tonnes
Northwich Victoria v Woodley Sports (Kick off 7.45pm) Cheshire FA Senior Cup final Venue Moss Lane, Altrincham FC Referee n/k Away Travel Leaves memorial hall at 6.15pm (Free, call Dave Thomas on 01606 81528 to reserve a seat) Admission Adults £8
FIREFIGHTERS from across the county tackled a blaze that ripped through an address in Crewe in the early hours of this morning (March 24). Crews evacuated residents as they battled with the fire in a terraced house in Nantwich Road at 12.43am
CUDDINGTON and Sandiway residents are invited to attend a Come Sing Day at St John’s Church, on Saturday, April 24. Music director Owen Little and organist Graham Eccles will provide the entertainment for the event. Requiem by G.Faure and The Spring
IT will be an explosive all-Stoke derby as the Premier League Darts reaches its half-way point at the NIA in Birmingham on Thursday. Crewe resident Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor will face off against Adrian Lewis as the world number one defends his
Blue Square North Tuesday March 23 Gloucester City 2 Southport 2 Ilkeston Town 1 Eastwood Town 0 Harrogate Town 1 Workington 2 Gainsborough Trinity 2 Corby Town 0 Redditch United 1 Droylsden 3 Monday March 22 Hinckley United 1 Blyth Spartans
