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  • Witton to consider ground-share

    WITTON say they are considering an arrangement to share their pitch with another club from next season. In a statement issued yesterday, Albion admitted having a tenant would bring in money they could use to sustain a team in the Northern Premier

  • LACH DENNIS WI

    PRESIDENT Joy Hoad introduced the speaker, Lawrence Goddard, a representative of Wiltshire Farm Foods. They are based in Trowbridge where the food is cooked, packed and frozen before being distributed to franchises around the country, from where the

  • Vale Royal Rambling Club

    THE beautiful part of Derbyshire, known as Chee Dale and Wye Dale is the setting for the next Vale Royal Rambling Club’s walk on Saturday, November 8. This seven-mile walk will start from Blackwell at 10am and descend into Chee Dale then follow

  • Immigration

    WHEN talking with many residents in Winsford the issue of immigration has come up quite often. I thought it might be interesting to see the figures from the Office of National Statistics regarding the population make up of Cheshire West and Chester

  • Election vote

    THE recent letter from David North makes much sense. I did think he was being a little kind to the old political parties by describing them as “stagnant”. The current old political parties are not just stagnant they are actively and deliberately

  • The Bullring

    WHOEVER designed the Northwich Bullring - aesthetically pleasing it may be but practical it is not. I was looking forward to the finished product and freer flowing traffic through the town due to the new system, sadly this was not to be. Pedestrians

  • Budget plan

    LAST Thursday I attended my second Cheshire West and Chester full council meeting at Wyvern House, when the Conservative-controlled administration pushed through next year's budget. This is usually done in February each year and with another quarter

  • Cancer risks

    EXCELLENT idea to warn people regarding symptoms for bladder and kidney cancers and the need to note if there is blood in the urine. Something is missing though, this is a serious symptom related to prostate cancer. Around 12,000 men die each year

  • Spooky show at Rudheath supports charity

    CHILDREN are being treated to some spooky fun on Halloween by community-spirited mum Debra Phillips. Ghouls and skeletons stare out at visitors from the front garden of Debra’s home in West Avenue, Rudheath, today The Haunted House display

  • Sullivan hopes for happier month

    WITTON boss Tony Sullivan has said he is glad to reach the end of a month he believes has been one of his most luckless. Albion lost all six Premier Division matches they played, scoring only three goals. They also equalled a club record for

  • Teen drinking

    I WAS saddened to see that 21 police had to be called out to cope with 200 drunken teenagers, who had gate crashed a Hartford party, Guardian, October 22. Those parents have already learned their lesson that you don’t leave teenagers alone in a

  • Bleak outlook for conventional high street shopping

    SURELY the days of the Weaver Square Shopping Centre must now be numbered with the opening of the Barons Quay mega shopping mall in a year or two’s time? A bleak outlook for conventional high street shopping is also forecast by retail specialists

  • Tripping risk

    DOES anyone know what lies behind the new traffic lights in Weaver Way, behind the old Amber Lounge and the one-way traffic sign on the cut-through leading towards Apple Market Street? Pedestrians will certainly need their wits about them as they

  • Thank you

    GUARDIAN reporter Matthew Taylor has been reporting on Winsford issues for some years now and it is sad that he is leaving. Matthew has always reported on Winsford issues in a balanced and fair manner and he has done a lot to promote our town.

  • Winter help for elderly

    LEIGHTON Hospital’s Urgent Care Centre is set to be open over weekends throughout the winter in an attempt to take extra care of the elderly in cold weather. NHS South Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has been awarded more than £1million

  • Sheffield v Witton: preview

    Sheffield FC v Witton Albion (Kick off 3pm) FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round Venue Coach and Horses Stadium, Sheffield Road, Dronfield S18 2GD Admission Adults £8, Concessions (NUS/OAP) £4 Odds (bet365) Sheffield 6/4, Draw 11/4, Witton

  • Do you recognise these Yarwoods workers?

    A GLIMPSE into Northwich's maritime past is offered with this photograph from the 1950s. Davenham man Ray Beedham has shared this picture of workers at WJ Yarwood and Sons watching the launch of a tug. Ray completed a full apprenticeship there

  • Woman escapes blaze after arson

    A SMOKE alarm saved a Crewe woman’s life and home when arsonists torched an empty shop next door to her property. Margaret Tomkinson was asleep in bed at her West Street house on Friday, October 24, when she heard the alarm just after 1.30am.

  • 1874 v Ashton Town: preview

    1874 Northwich v Ashton Town (Kick off 2pm) FA Vase First Round Venue Barton Stadium, Wharton Road, Winsford CW7 3AE Admission Adults £5, Concessions (NUS/OAP) £3, Under 12s Free Prize money £900 Replay date Tuesday, November 4

  • Lostock Gralam company marks Gary's 30th anniversary

    FINANCE controller Gary Spearing has received gifts from his boss to mark three decades with a local firm. Gary, 55, joined sensors experts Balluff Ltd, which is based in Lostock Gralam, on October 8, 1984. To thank Gary for his loyal service

  • Remembrance refreshment row

    A DECISION about refreshments after a Remembrance service proved more tricky than expected for Davenham Parish Council. The village branch of the Royal British Legion asked the council if it could donate £50 towards the £80 cost of refreshments

  • Open countryside plans rejected

    OPEN countryside is being protected in Davenham after plans for more than 120 houses were turned down. Proposals had been submitted for 70 homes in Fountain Lane and 53 homes in Jack Lane but Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWAC) has refused