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  • Witton 3-2 Rushall

    A RECOVERY from a losing position to beat Rushall represents how resilient this Witton team has become under Tony Sullivan. They did the same at Frickley, a catalyst for a sequence of three wins from four matches that has propelled them to their

  • Winsford Guardian surgery inbound

    WINSFORD Guardian will hold a surgery for residents of the town on Thursday, March 26. The surgery was originally scheduled for Friday, March 27. Winsford reporter Kenny Lomas will hold the surgery at Winsford Town Council’s offices at Wyvern

  • Dabbers aim to drum up support

    NANTWICH Town are urging fans to get behind them ahead of a clash with relegation-threatened Belper Town on Saturday. The club have even come up with their own hashtag, #IAmNantwich to encourage fans. Following Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Rushall

  • Garratt could return early for Alex

    BEN Garratt could make a shock return from injury as he bids to keep Crewe Alexandra in League One. The 20-year-old looked set to miss the rest of the season after breaking his leg in last month’s 2-0 defeat at Barnsley. However his recovery

  • Rowan trees are planted in memory of Wincham wildlife lover

    WILDLIFE lover Linda Moss is being remembered through trees which have been planted by her father and a life-long friend. Linda, who had a wildlife garden at her home in Wincham, died recently at the age of 51. She asked people not to send

  • Mid Cheshire Flower Club

    by Joan Broughton THE club meets at Hartford Methodist Church Hall the fourth Wednesday each month, 7.15pm to 9.30pm. There are award-winning demonstrators, raffle tickets, a book and plant stall. Throughout the year, trips are arranged to

  • £1.2 million lottery grant for wildlife trust

    CHESHIRE Wildlife Trust is to make a major investment in volunteering thanks to a £1.2 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Thanks to the grant the Trust will be investing in volunteering over the next four years with its new programme

  • Northwich & District Heritage Society

    by Ron McLaverty THE next meeting will be held at Mid Cheshire College on this Friday, March 27 at 8pm. The speaker will be Geoff Scargill whose subject will be Edward Watkin – The last laugh of a Railway King. Geoff will tell the story of

  • Vale Royal and Knutsford Ramblers by Steve Thomas

    FORTY ramblers joined the luxurious new coach for the trip to Castleton at the heart of the Peak District recently. The A party, led by Rose Chisholm, alighted first at Sparrowpit from where they made their way to Rushup Edge and along the Great Ridge

  • Middle-Wyches WI

    by Kathryn Lavelle THE March meeting at the Wych Centre was well attended by members and visitors. In addition to the usual meetings, they also meet one Sunday a month for a get together to knit, sew, make different crafts as well as a chance

  • Little Leigh WI

    by Jan Whalley PRESIDENT Bernadette O’Donnell welcomed members and visitors to the March meeting. The bingo evening had raised £96 and Elsie was thanked for her hospitality. The WI bunting has been completed, thanks were given to Brenda Smith

  • Northwich Welsh Society

    by Gwili Lewis NEIL Evans of Winsford gave a visual aid presentation on the Llangollen Railway and his involvement as a board member for 12 years and chairman for 18 months. The Beeching cuts closed the stretch of the Great Western system to

  • Cuddington & Sandiway WI

    by Elizabeth Brown THE members at the March meeting of the Cuddington & Sandiway WI heard a talk by Kathy and Keith Williams about the garden at Norton Priory. In the 18th century, a walled garden and icehouse was established some way from

  • English speaking union

    by Kate Stuart THE English Speaking Union March meeting at Portal Premier Golf Club was well attended. The speaker was Eleanor Roberts, an archivist and fundraiser for the Halle Orchestra on the topic of The History of the Halle Orchestra.

  • CCTV captures Crewe burglar in action

    CCTV images have been released showing a burglar targeting a home in Crewe. The break-in occurred between 1.20pm and 1.40pm Friday, March 6 on Edleston Road, Crewe. The burglar forced his way into the property by climbing over the owner’s fence

  • Waste station near residents

    I ATTENDED one of the two consultation events concerning the pre-planning application for the Ideal Standard site at Cledford Lane. The lack of advertising, a couple of posters outside the community hall, was the main reason that the majority of

  • Community has to benefit

    I HOPE more readers will respond to Joe Reacher's letter (Guardian, March 18) concerning Memorial Court. I know it's all water under the bridge now, but I think most Northwich residents would agree with the views expressed. I have in the past

  • Credible plans are needed

    SO exhaustive, not to say exhausting, was Michael Jones’ paean of praise to himself and his council last week, that one hesitates to inject anything like a sour note into the blissful harmony that is clearly Cheshire East. However, I’ll do my best.

  • Why didn't our MP vote?

    I WAS delighted when the vote to introduce plain packaging of cigarettes was passed with a decent majority in the House of Commons. Health campaigners have long been pushing for the move, saying it will help save lives. Imagine my surprise

  • Tribute to Bob Robinson

    I WAS saddened to learn of the death of Bob Robinson, former Northwich Town Council Mayor, who passed away recently. Bob made a wonderful contribution to the life of the town of Northwich and supported many local organisations, helping them in

  • Boost for Cheshire East child care

    THE government has awarded £1.4m to Cheshire East Council and charity Catch22 for a project to find new ways of supporting children who need help from social services. The money, from the Department for Education’s Children’s Social Care Innovation

  • Looking out for bikes on roads

    ALTHOUGH I'm not local, I have friends who live in Northwich and I cycle in the area regularly - the Sunday run with Weaver Valley for instance. On my Tuesday cycle ride with a few friends in Radcliffe, I stopped for dinner at the Grasslands Garden

  • Let's have a local A&E

    I HAD to go to the A&E department at Leighton Hospital recently. A round journey of some 25 miles and a taxi costs £40 both ways. I wondered whether people from Northwich and surrounding villages could have their own A&E department

  • New 149-home development underway

    THE Building process is now underway for Bellway Homes’ 149-house development off Warmingham Lane. The Oak Meadow development lies on more than 12 acres of land and is now being transformed into a development featuring 149 properties, incorporating

  • Deaf teen raises the bar at national competition

    A DEAF teenager from Crewe is to feature in a film that hopes to raise awareness of deafness in the arts after winning a national competition. Elizabeth Sadler, 14, triumphed in the ‘Raising the Bar’ competition, which was launched this year by former