A NANTWICH man fraudulently claimed benefits despite having tens of thousands of pounds stashed away in bank accounts — until he was caught and prosecuted by Cheshire East Council. Patrick Bird, 69, who said he was a single person on a low income
SCHOOLCHILDREN have been tucking into a hamper after opening a new-look Co-operative Food Store. The store in Middlewich Road, Rudheath, has been transformed following a £355,000 investment. The in-store bakery has been increased, and there
VILLAGERS are hoping to hit the right note in their bid to raise funds to provide new equipment for a play park. The site in Chapel Street, Wincham, has a few swings and a wheel which doesn’t work, but no equipment for young children. As a
IF you think you have the X factor you could win £1,000 by showcasing your talent in Northwich in the new year. The money is the prize for the winner of Northwich X Factor, which is seeking to uncover the town’s top talent. The competition
THE Wistaston Community Council fireworks display takes place at 6:30pm on Saturday, November 1, at the Eric Swan Sports Ground, situated behind Wistaston Church Lane Primary School. Wistaston Scout Group will be providing refreshments for the
Tomorrow will be the warmest Halloween on record, continuing a "remarkable year" of high temperatures, weather experts have said. The mercury could hit an unseasonably warm 19C in Cheshire, seven degrees higher than is normal for this time of year
AS part of National Consumer Week 2014 residents in Winsford are being urged to look out for rogue doorstep traders preying on elderly and vulnerable neighbours. With as many as 170,000 incidents of doorstep crime occurring nationally each year
CHESHIRE Fire and Rescue Service is calling on the public to take extra care at home and on the roads this weekend as the Fire Brigades Union launches a national strike. The industrial action takes place between 6pm tomorrow (Friday) and 6pm on
FUN-LOVING Richard Stack is transforming his home for into a Hallowe’en 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
DEVELOPERS are to transform a derelict former industrial site in Oakmere into a major housing estate. The Crown Estate is to build 180 homes on the former Marley tile factory site off Station Road, which closed in 2006. The site is on the edge
