THE BBC has announced the date when its new TV drama filmed in Great Budworth will hit our screens. Film crews descended on the village in April last year to film War of the Worlds, transporting it back to the Edwardian era as aliens attack from
ALDI is embracing the season of goodwill once again and is calling on charities and community groups across Winsford to register so that they can collect food donations on Christmas Eve. Following the launch earlier this year of the successful
A CHARITY is offering to pamper women in Winsford. Motherwell Cheshire has re-launched their wellbeing days to give women access to affordable complementary therapies from experienced local therapists at their new centre on Verdin Exchange.
A MOTORIST has issued a warning to other drivers as she was handed a £70 fine after being stuck on a supermarket car park. Evelyn Scott, from Winsford, became stranded in her car when visiting Sainsbury’s on Venables Road last month, causing her
THE old saying used to be ‘a week is a long time in politics’. These days, it should be something along the lines of ‘30 minutes is a long time in politics’. Just when you think you finally know where you’re going, up pops another scenario to throw
LOTTERY players will be able to claim free entry to the award-winning Lion Salt Works Museum as part of a 'thank you' initiative. The Heritage Lottery Fund's 'Thanks to You' scheme offers free entry to adults who bring along a lottery ticket or
WITTON Albion are hoping to be in action for the first time in 15 days this Saturday. Initially scheduled to be without a game having been knocked out of the FA Trophy by Lancaster City last time out on October 26, they have brought forward a Northern
CANDIDATES vying to be named as Cheshire East Council’s first permanent chief executive in two and a half years will be interviewed next Monday. A special meeting of CEC’s staffing committee has been called for 11.10am at the local authority’s Westfields
THE VICS COLUMN - by Dennis Wareing DURING the pre-season, I contacted Northwich Victoria’s commercial team informing them I’d like to purchase my first season ticket since the late 80s. With other commitments and working away during the week
THE 1874 COLUMN - a different perspective, by Matt Waters AT 1874 we have many hard-working volunteers who dedicate so much of their time on a match day and during the week to help make our football club something to be extremely proud of.
CHRIS Prior ‘Treaty claims are untrue’ (Guardian, October 31) has chosen to misinterpret my letter about the EU planned events which, within the next few years, will adversely affect this nation if we fail to leave the EU. Some of these events
I hope the election will prompt a series of intelligent debates about the major problems facing our society – the problems of an ageing population and how to care for the elderly, the increasing numbers and complexity of children in care, and climate
I cannot let Paul Hurley’s fatuous letter ‘Hope MP not in election’ (Guardian, October 31) go without a response. His knowledge of Antoinette Sandbach’s voting record is woeful. Three times she voted for May’s Deal, so his assertion that she
HOW many more failed politicians are going to be allowed to jump ship to another party and carry on as if nothing has happened? Now Antoinette Sandbach has joined the treacherous and antidemocratic Lib Dems, there should be laws that say
I’VE noticed on northwichguardian.co.uk there is a story about stopping HS2. What I have never read is a story about the alternatives to HS2 to increase capacity on the West Coast Main Line (WCML) if it is not built as it is approaching full capacity
I’M all in favour of an Artisan Market in Northwich along the style of Altrincham, but it needs to be in a prime location. The J&S site has no pedestrian flow and furthermore if the food and beverage is to work, you need a good outlook. preferably
COULD I express my surprise that the new homes bonus awards, which it was thought the council were about to request bids for, have been deferred for a year. Many local organisations, especially those who missed out last year were hoping to submit
ON September 14, the day we went on holiday, we received a letter from Oakwood Medical Centre saying that as we lived out of the area we would be struck off their list and had to find a new GP. We wrote back immediately to point out that we had
THERE is still time to get questions submitted for Cheshire policing bosses ahead of next Thursday’s public meeting in Northwich. The ‘Question Time’ event in the Condate Room at Northwich Town Council in Church Road will take place from 7pm on
A FORMER MP who lost his Cheshire seat by just 48 votes in 2017 is hoping to become Eddisbury's new Conservative MP. Ed Timpson, who represented Crewe and Nantwich from 2008 to 2017, was selected last night by the Eddisbury Conservative Association
A FORMER MP who lost his Cheshire seat by just 48 votes in 2017 is hoping to become Eddisbury's new Conservative MP. Ed Timpson, who represented Crewe and Nantwich from 2008 to 2017, was selected last night by the Eddisbury Conservative Association
FIREFIGHTERS had to remove a van door to free the driver after a crash in Byley this morning, Friday. Shortly before 1am, three fire engines from Middlewich, Northwich and Winsford were called to a one vehicle collision on King Street. One ambulance
FIREFIGHTERS had to remove a van door to free the driver after a crash in Byley this morning, Friday. Shortly before 1am, three fire engines from Middlewich, Northwich and Winsford were called to a one vehicle collision on King Street. One ambulance
A TRACTOR was used to rescue two cars stranded in three-foot deep flood water in Lach Dennis last night, Thursday. Two fire engines from Northwich and another from Chester were also called to the scene on Penny's Lane at 9.17pm. On arrival, crews
A FLOOD alert is in place for the River Weaver after heavy rainfall. The first phase of the town's £7m flood defence scheme was put in place last night, with demountable barriers erected at Hayhurst Quay. We're out in #Northwich and have
A KINGSMEAD nursery has been rated ‘good’ following its most recent Ofsted inspection. All individual areas of care at Busy Bees Day Nursery were rated as ‘good’, including meeting the needs of the range of children who attend, contributing to the
IMAGINATIVE local photographers have captured unique images for a Winsford 2020 calendar. Businesses and organisations throughout the town provided sponsorship. "Twelve sponsors have helped fund the costs of producing the calendar," said John
DEFENDING champion Jarrod Wood won a record 11th men’s singles title at Hartford Tennis Club. Wood won an entertaining final at the Chester Road courts against James Barber 6-3, 6-2. In capturing the title, he broke a record set more than 30
THE suspension of fracking has been welcomed as a ‘victory’ by residents and campaign groups in Northwich, but has also been branded a ‘cynical ploy’. The issue is felt particularly strongly in Northwich, with chemical company Ineos holding license
HOME matches are the order of the day for our teams in the Cheshire FA Senior Challenge Cup second round. 1874 Northwich will play host to Cheadle Heath Nomads at Townfield. Northwich Vics will welcome former manager Jim Gannon’s Stockport County
NORTHWICH Victoria crashed out of the FA vase after an insipid second half display against Wythenshawe Town at Ericstan Park, writes Pete Tonge. The match started slowly before in the 8th minute, Town's Jerome Wright was set free down the left by
