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  • Pamper night planned for The Joshua Tree

    MID Cheshire women are being given a lesson in the ‘three r’s’ at an end of term fundraiser. Retail therapy, relaxation and rejuvenation will replace reading, writing and ‘rithmatic at The Joshua Tree’s Ladies Night on July 18. The event will

  • Winsford NMC receives lottery funding boost

    WINSFORD’S Neuromuscular Centre received a funding boost thanks to players of a charity lottery. The Woodford Lane-based NMC, which cares for people with muscular dystrophy, was awarded £7,205 by People’s Postcode Trust –a grant-giving charity

  • Village carnival returns on Saturday

    GOWNS are being dusted off and floats prepared ready for Davenham Carnival on Saturday. The traditional village event will start with a procession from Hartford Road at 12.30pm, which will make its way around the village to Butchers Stile field

  • First festival car boot planned

    A CAR boot sale will be held at Moss Farm on Sunday, June 22. Northwich Festival committee has organised the sale as a fundraiser for its four-day event in August. The car boot sale will take place at Moss Farm from 7am. Pitches are £7.

  • By-election candidates announced

    NOMINATIONS have been announced for a by-election in Northwich. A number of candidates have been revealed for the Castle and Winnington ward on Cheshire West and Chester Council following the resignation of Clr Amy Mercer-Bailey. These include

  • Sun comes out for Winsford mayor's civic service and parade

    NEW mayor, clr Gina Lewis, joined fellow dignitaries for the annual civic service and parade in Winsford on Sunday, June 8. Bagpipers, members of the British Legion and the mayors of neighbouring towns joined the parade to Christ Church for a service

  • Subway investigation to be launched

    PLANS to close Northwich’s subway could be buried if residents want it to stay open. Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWAC) had suggested filling the Chesterway underpass in as part of work to develop the new Memorial Court and its surroundings

  • Winsford Delamere Street festival is back for 2014

    THE Delamere Street Festival returns to Winsford as ‘Dfest’ this month, featuring an array of live music and family entertainment. Local charities, community groups and good causes will have stalls up and down the street outside St John’s Church

  • Traffic delays are expected as Cheshire Show starts

    DRIVERS using the M6 and A556 next week are being reminded that the popular Cheshire Show is taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 17 and 18. The event, at the Clayhouse Farm showground just off the A556 at Tabley, is taking place between

  • Slice of history: teacher remembers his school days

    AN overwhelming response greeted the publication of a school photograph from the Verdin County Grammar School in 1957. We have covered the pupils and their lasting memories of the school rules and their classmates. In the second of our Remember

  • Motorists advised of three-week Crewe road closure

    MOSS Lane in Crewe will be closed for three weeks while power cable upgrade work is carried out. From its junction with Parkers Road to its junction with A530 Middlewich Road, Moss Lane in Leighton will be closed off while Scottish Power carries