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  • DARTS: Kellett focused on first Worlds win

    IN the past fortnight, people have stopped Stuart Kellett to ask about another darts player. Not just any thrower, mind. Dutchman Michael van Gerwen, world number one and defending champion, will be his opponent if they both progress to the

  • Council reminds residents about littering

    CHESHIRE West and Chester Council is asking Northwich and Winsford residents to play their part in keeping the borough litter free. National charity, Keep Britain Tidy, estimates that litter costs councils across the country a total of £1 billion

  • Village will look blooming brilliants thanks to council

    HASLINGTON is one of many areas that will be bursting with colour next Spring thanks to Cheshire East Council’s funding of a million bulbs as part of a commitment to making the borough a great place to live, work and visit.The council has joined forces

  • Middlewich nurse puts the care back into caring

    A FORMER nurse from Middlewich has launched a new care agency in the town which aims to put the care back into caring after she was made redundant from the NHS. Tracy Ault, was let go from her job as a commissioning manager with the NHS in March

  • Council reminds residents about littering

    CHESHIRE West and Chester Council is asking Northwich and Winsford residents to play their part in keeping the borough litter free. National charity, Keep Britain Tidy, estimates that litter costs councils across the country a total of £1 billion

  • Flood plans approved

    FLOOD defence plans were given unanimous approval by planners keen to protect 'Chester's baby sister'. Work is set to start on site along the River Dane and River Weaver in Northwich town centre before the end of March to secure Government funding

  • Festive cheers for St Luke's Christmas hamper winner

    A LUCKY Winsford resident has won a Christmas hamper after buying the winning ticket for a charity raffle. Clr Mike Kennedy of the Dene Ward, led a team from the Winsford Youth Forum and Barclay's Bank to raise £2182.62 for the St Luke’s Cheshire

  • Pubs plan football battle

    RIVAL pubs will battle it out on the football field in a Christmas match in aid of a Northwich charity.Teams from the Witton Chimes and the Green Dragon will play at Whalley Road playing field on Sunday, December 28, complete with a half time ladies

  • Cancer fundraising group hits special milestone

    A CREWE and Nantwich fundraising committee is celebrating 60 years of supporting Cancer Research UK.The Crewe and Nantwich local committee began fundraising for Cancer Research UK in 1954 and has since raised more than £1.2 million.John Pass, chair of

  • Police highlight online shopping dangers

    CHESHIRE Police is reminding people of the dangers posed by online criminals in the festive season as Operation Blue Christmas continues. With Christmas little over a week away, there are more and more people taking to the internet to buy last-minute

  • Police highlight online shopping dangers

    CHESHIRE Police is reminding people of the dangers posed by online criminals in the festive season as Operation Blue Christmas continues. With Christmas little over a week away, there are more and more people taking to the internet to buy last-minute

  • Police highlight online dangers

    CHESHIRE Police is reminding people of the dangers posed by online criminals in the festive season as Operation Blue Christmas continues. With Christmas little over a week away, there are more and more people taking to the internet to buy last-minute

  • £10,000 shock for environmentally friendly council

    WORK to save a pond in Kingsmead has cost almost £10,000 more than expected. Kingsmead Parish Council was shocked when the final bill arrived for clearing the silt from a pond in Coronet Avenue. Councillors expected the work to cost around

  • Clean Team cap off another successful year

    THE Middlewich Clean Team rounded off a successful year of keeping the town looking its best with their last litter pick of 2014. The group of 13 volunteers gathered at the Town Bridge car park on Saturday, December 13, and included the Middlewich

  • Borough sees improvement in OFSTED results

    CHESHIRE East has an increasing number of pupils attending good or outstanding schools. Ofsted’s annual report shows 92 per cent of primary pupils attend such schools, an increase of two per cent over 2013, placing the authority third in the north

  • REMEMBER WHEN: Blog goes back to the future

    THE modern world of social media is being used as a window into Northwich's past by a former resident who is keen to share his enthusiasm. Daniel Clark, 31, is the man behind a local history blog at northwichhistory.co.uk and the Northwich history

  • Special school holds Christmas football truce day

    CHILDREN from a Winsford special school were treated to a unique history lesson to honour the centenary of the famous Christmas Day truce of The First World War. Pupils at Hebden Green School, Winsford, got suited and booted in their military uniforms