THE charm of a good old-fashioned handwritten letter has landed a 92-year-old Northwich man a new TV. When Arthur Hawker, who turns 93 next week, wrote to online retailer Studio.co.uk, he was only hoping for a new remote control for his old set
COUNCIL chiefs will need to make £7.5 million in savings by the end of 2019-20 to balance the books following rising demand for its services. Cheshire East Council is currently facing a £5.5 million overspend in the ‘people’ department responsible
A WAR memorial smashed into pieces in Delamere is back in its rightful place after being expertly repaired for free. Residents who discovered the stonework, which stands next to St Peter’s Church, believe it was hit by a car which left in cracked
A VOLUNTEER recruitment is being held at St Luke's in Winsford from 6pm on Wednesday, October 16. The hospice says volunteering is a great way to meet new people, make new friends and have fun. Pam Ford, hospice volunteering co-ordinator, said
THE WITTON COLUMN – an update with media assistant, Paul Harper SATURDAY is ‘Non League Day’, the 10th annual event to showcase non-league football in the UK. And, for once, Witton Albion have a home fixture to coincide with it. Non League
THE 1874 COLUMN – A different perspective, by Matt Waters 1874 is more than just the team on the pitch. Over the past six and a half years we have established a community and a real football family, something we are all proud of. Since
THE VICS COLUMN - by commercial manager Paul Bazley MORE exciting news from the Club this week as we unveiled our new third strip at Saturday’s fixture against Hanley Town. The shirt is based on an original iconic design worn in the 1980 season
PUPILS in Winsford are celebrating after winning recognition for specialist communication skills. Oaklands School has been awarded the Makaton Friendly Accreditation. The Makaton Friendly scheme supports students who use Makaton to aid their
A DENTAL practice has been granted permission to take up a vacant Barons Quay unit. Portman Healthcare – which operates dental and orthodontist practices across the UK – has had a ‘change of use’ application approved by Cheshire West and Chester
A CAMPAIGNER calling for improved services for homeless people in Northwich glued his hand to a desk in protest today. Chris Webb had been at Cheshire West and Chester Council's Northwich Information Centre in Weaver Square since 11.30am today,
FAR from being ‘a mite too obsessed with saving the world’ (Barlow’s Brew, October 3), Sam Corcoran, the leader of Cheshire East Council, is perfectly correct in addressing the urgency of climate change. He identified a number of policies of central
I would like to use these columns to thank Northwich Waitrose shoppers who used August’s Green Token collection to support the Shrops, Staffs and Cheshire Blood Bikes Charity. This charity is operated solely by volunteers who use motorcycles to
NICE one Sam Corcoran! Cheshire is famous for it’s dairy and meat, which us farmers are very proud of, so by asking people to stop eating meat and dairy, that’s a hell of a lot of votes you’ve just lost. Your naivety is astonishing, as many
IN response to Mike Amesbury’s objection to proposed care home development in Hartford (‘MP objects over care home plans’, Guardian, October 3)may I thank him, Hartford Parish Council and several of the local councillors for their support in objecting
GUARDIAN readers will be aware of our ongoing commitment to disrupt criminals and protect communities in Northwich from serious and organised crime, in particular county lines. On a regular basis officers are carrying out warrants, making arrests
A MAN arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a pensioner in Northwich has been bailed. At 3.15pm on Tuesday, October 8, Cheshire Police and paramedics were called to Peckforton Way in Castle after concerns were raised for the safety
MIKE Amesbury will pay a visit to a Northwich charity shop tomorrow, Friday, and meet the team of volunteers who run it. The Weaver Vale MP will make the appearance at his local Scope shop on the invitation of store manager Sarah Steadman.
A COUNCILLOR has spoken out over a lack of action to tidy up a former Winsford nightclub after its co-owner was fined last week. Cheshire West and Chester Council imposed an order on Liquid Lounge’s owners to get the site cleared up last August,
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a van on fire. Crews were called to Dalefords Lane in Marton at 5pm last night where they found a van on fire behind a house. Firefighters used a hose reel to put out the fire and checked for hotspots. READ > Volunteers
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a van on fire. Crews were called to Dalefords Lane in Marton at 5pm last night where they found a van on fire behind a house. Firefighters used a hose reel to put out the fire and checked for hotspots. READ > Cheshire
IT was smiles all round at a Northwich care home during its annual harvest festival. The celebration at Daneside Court was attended by Northwich mayor Kevin Rimmer and pupils from local primary schools, who provided residents with homemade cakes
VOLUNTEERS braved the autumn rain over the weekend to take part in the second of this year’s Winsford litter picks. “There were about 16 people out-and-about collecting litter from locations across Winsford,” said John Malam, chairman of the Friends
RESIDENTS and councillors have lost the battle to stop Redrow building another 258 homes at a Hartford development. The major housebuilder took Cheshire West and Chester Council to appeal over its decision to reject plans to expand the Weaver Park
A PROFESSIONAL make up artist who has worked with reality TV stars is giving students the chance to follow in her footsteps. Claire Robinson is opening the first private academy of its kind in Middlewich and hopes to take trainees out on photo-shoots
