THE MP for Holmes Chapel, Goostrey and Cranage last night was one of 30 Conservative MPs to vote against the government's motion to take action in Syria. David Cameron yesterday recalled MPs from their summer holidays to vote on a motion to whether
HOOKED Greenbank youngsters netted a reel treat after Weaver Vale Housing trust organised a trip to the fisheries at Chester Lakes. The trip, part of a number of summer activities planned by the Trust following the opening of the Community Hub
WINSFORD library is hosting an award ceremony for children who are taking part in The Summer Reading Challenge. The event is shaping up to be the most successful ever with more than 450 children having joined. The ceremony is split into two
OLYMPIC spirit lives on across the country, but for one Cuddington doctor London 2012 has heralded a slightly different legacy. Jenny Howard, 50, is a member of the Games Maker Choir founded in the Olympic Park last summer and is now rising to
WEAVERHAM History Society has announced its programme of events for the coming year. The events kick-off on September 10 with Congleton Museum chairman and collections manager, Ian Doughty, gives an insight into the textile town. Retired schoolmaster
Local historian Paul Hurley visits pubs of old This week we look at the Blue Cap in Sandiway... THE ancient road from Chester to Manchester once carried the mail coaches that travelled between the two cities and onwards. Wayside Inns were used
BRITAIN needs to think bike at every level of road design and maintenance to encourage more people to cycle, according to a Cheshire MP. Graham Evans, MP for Weaver Vale, is keen to get involved in the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group on his
WINSFORD E-Act Academy’s Principal congratulated his pupils on their GCSE success and commended them on keeping their focus during the ongoing building work at the school. The Academy reported marked improvement in grades, with a three per cent
MIDDLEWICH High School’s excellent GCSE results complemented the school’s recent Ofsted success. Following a positive Ofsted inspection in June, the school was judged at least good in all categories. Headteacher Keith Simpson, said he was delighted
TARPORLEY High School pupils were jumping for joy after achieving their highest ever percentage of GCSE passes at A*-C. This year’s theme of ‘Rise to the Challenge’ was certainly embraced, results showed that 37 percent of grades were A*/A whilst
TWO college staff members were among thousands of students collecting their GCSE results on Thursday. Mum-of-one Tracy Dover, 53, and grandmother-of-two Heather Cox, 49, both achieved C in their foundation GCSE mathematics, which is the highest
IT was another record-breaking year for St Nicholas Catholic High School. Following on from the outstanding A Level results last week, Year 11 students at the Hartford-based school have responded by producing the school’s best ever GCSE results
PUPILS have bucked the national trend to achieve another record year at Weaverham High School. For the fifth successive year, more than 80 per cent of pupils achieved five or more GCSEs at grade C or higher. For the third time in four years
CRANSLEY School students celebrated another successful GCSE results day on Thursday. Parents and pupils gathered with staff to collect results and there were tears of joy and excitement as envelopes were opened. “I am delighted with the girls
PUPILS have been praised by their headteacher for a wonderful set of results to top off the first year as a faith school. Hartford CE High School’s results show that 68 per cent of pupils have achieved five or more A* to C grades including English
ST LUKE’S Cheshire Hospice paid a huge thank you to Reaseheath College students whose green-fingered talents won the hospice a silver medal at the recent RHS Tatton Flower Show. Foundation Degree Garden and Landscape Design students from the Nantwich
HIGH-FLYING Haslington edged inches closer to the Cheshire Cricket Alliance Division One title with a resounding eight-wicket win when they hosted Glazebury on Saturday. The league-leaders put their visitors in to bat and the relentless bowling
TEAMWORK is at the core of examination success at The County High School Leftwich. This year 79 per cent of pupils achieved five or more GCSEs at grade C or above, including English and mathematics. Principal Julie Brandreth said: “Our strong
CHESHIRE’S GCSE pupils have proved that they are still high achievers. West Cheshire has seen a rise in standards again this year, with 84 per cent of the 3,700 Year 11 students gaining five or more GCSEs at grade C or above. The percentage
A NEW independent travel agent has opened its doors in Northwich HD Travel has been opened up by Kay Butt and Emma Savage, who are both local and have more than 35 years of experience in the travel industry. “We have both worked with the Co-op
HELP and advice is close at hand for people living in Weaver Vale social housing whether it’s looking for a job, writing a CV or learning interview techniques. A dedicated team at Weaver Vale Housing Trust is running Employment Horizons, which
SEPTEMBER 1 is International Primate Day, established by Animal Defenders International, to highlight the threats to and abuses of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom – the apes and monkeys. In nature these intelligent, social animals generally
Regarding recent correspondence around the merits of building the HS2 rail line from Birmingham to Manchester, Leeds and beyond, I would like to add some comments. It is true that the line is very expensive and the money could be spent on a myriad
THERE is an old saying ‘There’s none as blind as cannot see’, which I think this is a very apt description of many politicians. Clr Mike Jones, so convinced that HS2 will bring an economic and job creation nirvana to Cheshire, that he will not
THIS week I had reason to attend the treatment centre at Leighton Hospital and I feel compelled to write and acknowledge the excellent standard of care I received. From arrival in the clean and welcoming surroundings every member of staff I met set
I WOULD certainly welcome a development on the derelict area at the bottom of Winnington Hill and would support wholeheartedly the initiative proposed by John Fifield. What a pity that Cheshire West and Chester Council does not appear able to see the
I WOULD like to congratulate all Winsford students on doing so well in their exams. It just goes to show how clever our young people are! If I can be a little indulgent and say congratulations to my niece Shannon Burns who got two distinctions
I WAS one of the many who received Ainscough Strategic Lands flyer on an update of their initial proposals to develop the Dane Valley. The flyer headed ‘You Spoke – We Listened’ is an insult to the common sense of all who provided feedback and
IN response to the application for The Oddfellows pub on Station Road to be converted to a convenience shop. I strongly object to this proposal on the basis that we have a convenience shop less than 300 yards (two minutes) from the proposed site
IN last week’s edition I bemoaned the fact there were so many discounts and offers in our shops these days it was hard to determine what the genuine sale items were. Since then it’s been revealed that a Tesco in Birmingham has been fined £300,000
I’M confused. I need educating about education – so much has changed since I was there. What’s an Academy school? What’s a free school? What’s all this about schools being specialist arts colleges or science colleges or media colleges or whatever
WEAVER Vale MP Graham Evans has backed the Northwich, Winsford and Middlewich Guardian’s Action4Jobs campaign. The campaign – launched two weeks ago – which also has the backing of party leaders David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband, aims to
A GROUP of volunteers plan to live up to their name this weekend when they start to make a Crewe park into a top attraction. The newly formed Actions Not Talk (ANTs) volunteer group will set to work in Queens Park on Saturday and Sunday. The
A LEADING independent health and social care regulator has told a Crewe-based home care agency that they must take immediate action to improve the standards of care being provided. A report published on the Care Quality Commission (CQC) website
A WINSFORD filmmaker hopes to start shooting his movie in autumn after his script was picked up by a Hollywood producer. Andrew Carson, 34, has visited tinseltown three times in the past few months as interest in his comedy wrestling film, RhumbleRama
CREWE FC assistant manager Luke Goddard insists the club need an ‘immediate response’ to Saturday’s defeat at Linotype as they head into a tough spell of games. A depleted Crewe outfit suffered their first league defeat of the season and now sit
A LEADING charity is appealing for Northwich residents to become heart heroes and volunteer in their local shop. Volunteers are the lifeblood of The British Heart Foundation and without them, the charity could not function. Volunteers are needed
SLIMMERS from Winsford who are used to losing a different kind of pound have instead raised hundreds of pounds by racing not one, but two separate events in aid of Cancer Research UK. The 25 women and men from Winsford Slimming World, were taking
