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  • Young Winsford karter James ends season in style

    HAVING impressed on the local circuit, kart racer James Ollier is ready to try his luck further afield. Thanks to a win in the final race meeting, the 11-year-old from Winsford secured second place overall in the MSUK Cheshire Kart Racing Club Championship

  • Young Winsford karter James ends season in style

    HAVING impressed on the local circuit, kart racer James Ollier is ready to try his luck further afield. Thanks to a win in the final race meeting, the 11-year-old from Winsford secured second place overall in the MSUK Cheshire Kart Racing Club Championship

  • Cheshire Gymnastics members become north west champions

    THE future looks bright for members of Northwich-based Cheshire Gymnastics. There were plenty of medals at the North West Tumbling Championships, including a lock-out of the podium in one event. Harriet Lawson took gold in the under 8s novice

  • Runners take on Marbury Park night race

    RUNNERS from all over the region descended upon Marbury Park to take on a unique race on Wednesday. The Marbury Night 5 race saw competitors take on a course around the woodlands of Marbury and Anderton under the cover of darkness. Members of

  • LETTER: NHS for sale?

      I WAS mightily relieved to hear from the Prime Minister’s own mouth that he has no plans to give US companies free access to the NHS if he achieves Brexit on his terms. I can now happily ignore all those senior Tories or Brexit Party leaders

  • LETTER: UK need same security test

     I RECENTLY visited Thailand for a holiday, a thing I have done frequently for the past 10 years. However since the bombings in Bangkok in 2015 and 2018 there have been significant changes towards national security. In 2018 everybody had to

  • LETTER: Don’t be Black Friday fooled

     I get really angry when I see all the Black Friday promotions offering so-called cut price deals. In many cases, the items on sale are not even a bargain! Experts at Which? have shown that many of the goods being hailed as pre- Christmas special

  • LETTER: Big problem with deal

     HAVING lived abroad in Kenya and Greece, I know that the British were rightly regarded as decent, honest, reliable diplomats and administrators who will come up with pragmatic solutions. That reputation has taken a battering over the last three

  • LETTER: Why grant was not given

     IT is with sadness that I read a letter sent by a paid CWAC Councillor, Malcolm Gaskill, which was published by the Guardian, describing the Labour Group Of Winsford Town Council as ‘Marxist leaning’ and ‘anti-religious’. While during an election

  • LETTER: We cannot go our own way

     WITH the General Election rapidly approaching, it will soon be time for your readers to decide how they are going to vote. The Liberal Democrats offer a strong, distinct message on the main issue of this election, namely whether we remain in or

  • Table-topping 1874 not getting carried away with fine start

    THINGS are looking rosy for 1874 Northwich. They sit proudly atop the North West Counties League Premier Division table, four points clear of second-place Longridge Town. That, plus their run of three consecutive victories, will have them high