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  • Wincham club bowled over by support

    WINCHAM Indoor Bowls Club is to receive £30 from Wincham Parish Council to help it run throughout the winter at Wincham Community Centre. The club is open to people seeking companionship and gentle exercise during the winter months, and is used

  • ATHLETICS: Vale Royal celebrate relays success

    VALE Royal Athletics Club’s senior men laid a new marker on Saturday when they won a bronze medal at the Northern Cross Country Relays Championships. Elliot Bowker, who ran the third fastest split at Sheffield’s Graves Park, Matthew Sheen, Stuart

  • Parish council to acknowledge Wincham community spirit

    VOLUNTEERS are to be recognised for their contributions to village life by Wincham Parish Council. The council has agreed to send letters of appreciation to individuals in recognition of their community efforts. The letters will also be publicised

  • Primary school pupils create poppies for World War tribute

    SCORES of poppies decorated an evocative painting at a moving service to remember men who gave their lives in The First World War. Retired head teacher Graham Sheen created the art work for a special commemoration service at St John’s Church in

  • Blooming marvellous flower event to be held in Winsford

    MID Cheshire Flower Club’s Annual Open Meeting is due to be held in the Winsford Lifestyle Centre on Wednesday, November 12 at 7.30pm. National demonstrator, Mr David Fawcett-Ropner, will present his interpretation of ‘Jingle All The Way’ in what

  • Children design festive card for Northwich Vets

    CHILDREN put their artistic talents to the test as part of celebrations for the third birthday of Northwich Vets. The youngsters were invited to design this year’s Christmas card for the practice, which is based in Manchester Road, Lostock Gralam

  • Crewe slimmers show off impressive weight loss

    SUPER slimmers in Crewe have lost a whopping 200 stones in weight - that’s the equivalent of more than 10 baby elephants. All together the members of the Belong Crewe Slimming World group are now more than 2800lbs lighter than they were when consultant

  • Countries best beers come to Middlewich

    THE time has come once again for Middlewich residents to get together and sample a vast array of beer, cider and wine. The Middlewich Beer Festival, run by Middlewich Round Table will be taking place over the weekend on Friday, October 24, and

  • Hundreds of teenagers gatecrash house party in Hartford

    POLICE are urging people not to advertise house parties on Facebook after almost two dozen officers were called to deal with drunken youths on Saturday night. The party in Chester Road, Hartford, had attracted more than 200 teenagers, many of who

  • 'Yes' Neighbourhood Plan banners torn down accross Winsford

    CAMPAIGNING ahead of the Winsford Neighbourhood Plan referendum reached new levels this week – with ‘Yes’ banners town torn down by unknown assailants. The ‘No’ campaign also stepped up across Winsford, with ‘No’ leaflets distributed to homes throughout

  • 'No' Neighbourhood Plan lobby argue questions remain unanswered

    THE three residents groups leading the No campaign are hoping that the electorate will vote against adopting the Winsford Neighbourhood Plan. Speaking on behalf of the three groups, Winsford resident Simon Boone said the concerns in the ‘No’ leaflets

  • Crewe referenced in Mike Read's controversial 'UKIP Calypso'

    CREWE is a focus for UKIP again - this time in a controversial song created by former Radio One DJ and party supporter, Mike Read. The tune, dubbed the UKIP Calypso, was sung with a mock-Caribbean accent and contained the lyrics: ‘Leaders committed

  • ROWING: Wins for Northwich at Agecroft Head

    NORTHWICH Rowing Club juniors were victors in a dozen boat classes during Saturday’s Agecroft Head. George Lawton was the fastest single sculler on the water, completing a 3,250m course at Salford Quays in 12:15.78 to win the under 17s boys’ prize

  • Candle danger warning after Crewe flat fire

    FIREFIGHTERS are urging residents to take extreme care with candles following a fire that hospitalised a woman with burns and severely damaged a flat in Crewe. The ground floor flat of a property in Fanshawe Walk was well alight when firefighters

  • Crewe resident creates House of Horrors for Halloween

    FUN-loving Richard Stack is transforming his home into a Halloween ‘House of Horrors’ to raise cash for Cancer Research UK. The 52-year-old South Cheshire College employee is decking his front and back gardens with ghoulish creations, wicked witches

  • CUDDINGTON & SANDIWAY WI

    Cuddington & Sandiway WI President Jenny Friar welcomed members to the October meeting of Cuddington & Sandiway WI. She reminded everyone that Christmas items would be on sale at the next meeting, which is on November 13. Jenny then

  • Darnhall and Wettenhall WI

    Darnhall and Wettenhall WI President Jean Hitchen welcomed members and visitors to the October meeting of Darnhall and Wettenhall WI. Minutes of the previous meeting were approved and a small amount of correspondence received was read. The

  • Vale Royal & Knutsford Ramblers by Alan Milligan

    Vale Royal and Knutsford Ramblers set off for Arnside on a misty morning. The A and C groups alighted the coach in a lay-by on the A6, it was a desolate place to start a walk but better areas were soon found. The A group, led at short notice by Ray Brown

  • Kings Lock rises to the top

    THE King’s Lock pub in Middlewich is now the top rated pub-restaurant in Cheshire, just months after being a ‘run-down pub serving beer from cans’. The King’s Lock, on Booth Lane, was taken over by Cornerstone Inns in May, and in just months