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  • How Cheshire Stars teams got on last week

    CHESHIRE Stars T recorded another victory in the Everybody League’s top-flight when they beat Sharks. Annalise Wilce was chosen as player of the match for the Middlewich-basted outfit during a comfortable 53-33 success that leaves them seventh in

  • Children discover a passion for reading

    CHILDREN are discovering a new passion for reading. Pupils from year 3 at Darnhall Primary School walked to Winsford Library. Head teacher Sarah Tomlinson said:"They found out about the fantastic range of books that can be borrowed. Every child

  • Barnton 0-1 Cammell Laird: Lynch's goal sinks Villagers

    BARNTON could not prevent their guests from recording a first win in the North West Counties League since October. Captain Colm Lynch’s looping header from Tom Hackett’s free-kick separated the sides as Cammell Laird avenged a defeat in the return

  • Board Games Café set to open in Witton Street

    AN up and coming Northwich café has big plans to get families out from behind their screens and into the board room with a new business venture. Frazer Eden and his wife Betsy, from Lostock, are getting ready to launch Board Beans Café in the former

  • Plans submitted for new storage units off Telford Way

    CHESHIRE East Council has received a planning application for 21 new storage units in the land off Telford Way. The units are designed to cater to businesses which are ran from home. A planning statement said: “It very often happens that businesses

  • Housing development pays tribute to farmers

    A NEW housing development is being named after a Winsford family who farmed the land for generations. Bellway Homes has acquired 11.5 acres of land on Ways Green for a new residential development of 119 properties. The site, formerly Ways Green

  • Roberts Bakery veterans rack up 1,120 years' combined service

    FIFTY-SIX long-serving Roberts Bakery employees are celebrating more than 1,000 years of combined service at the family bakery. The veterans have chalked up 1,120 years' work between then, with four people – Steve Clarke, Segundo Verdusojo, Mark

  • Northwich ace leads England team at European championships

    THIS time last year Eric Webber was a newcomer to the international stage with England. He steps back onto it this week as captain of his country’s under 23s team. “It will feel different this time!” he predicted. “But I’m up for it.”

  • Cheshire Constabulary announce new chief constable

    DARREN Martland has been confirmed as Cheshire Constabulary’s new chief constable following a confirmation hearing by Cheshire’s police and crime panel. The panel has confirmed it has supported police and crime commissioner David Keane’s appointment

  • How Middlewich Town ended a long wait to win again

    MIDDLEWICH Town marched to the Mid-Cheshire District FA Saturday Challenge Cup semi-finals after putting five goals past Over 3 Grange. The Witches were kept at arm’s length by their Winsford-based opponents for 40 minutes before Michael Whitehead

  • How Middlewich Town ended a long wait to win again

    MIDDLEWICH Town marched to the Mid-Cheshire District FA Saturday Challenge Cup semi-finals after putting five goals past Over 3 Grange. The Witches were kept at arm’s length by their Winsford-based opponents for 40 minutes before Michael Whitehead

  • Abbey Hey 0-1 Vics: Brownhill's goal extends winning run

    STEVE Wilkes admitted the result was more important than the performance after Northwich Victoria recorded a fourth successive win in the North West Counties League. It is their longest sequence in the Premier Division this season and sends them

  • Everything you need to know before Witton visit Basford

    Why should I watch..? To see if Witton can follow up an impressive win on their travels to Stalybridge 48 hours earlier with another. Albion recorded a 2-0 victory at Bower Fold, where Rob Hopley and Tom Owens were on target, to move six points

  • Joshua Tree rebrand focuses on supporting families

    THE Joshua Tree has launched a new charity brand identity to reflect its work in providing a ‘new normal’ for families affected by childhood cancer. Moving away from the former green house, the new logo is made up of a giraffe and a tree. Lynda

  • Cheshire Police launch new campaign to improve road safety

    CHESHIRE Constabulary is urging road users to drive safely as the number of those dying on the county’s roads continues to rise. More than twice the number of people died on Cheshire’s roads in 2018 in comparison to the previous year. In 2019

  • Residents warned to be careful on local towpaths

    The Canal & River Trust is reminding people to take extra care on the towpaths while enjoying the waterways this winter. The waterways are beautiful places to spend time when it’s frosty and snowy – and look great on Instagram - but on wet

  • Northwich River Festival to return for weekend in July

    THE Northwich Rotary Club’s annual Northwich River Festival will return on July 13 and 14. The weekend event has become a firm favourite, with the River Weaver Dragon Boat Challenge set to return along with the handmade efforts of the ‘Raft the