GREENFIELDS Park man Peter Yarwood could soon be at the helm of a new tenants federation for Vale Royal. For he has been asked to stand as chairman or vice-chairman of the new organisation which is set to replace the Vale Royal Tenants Participation Forum
ELECTION fever hits the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, this month. Three worthy candidates are battling for the top. As polling day nears and the tension mounts, financial scandals are exposed. The Candidate is a play inspired by an unfinished comedy
EXPLOSIVE film Dante's Peak is erupting at the Northwich Regal Cinema this week. Lava expert Harry Dalton (Pierce Brosnan) is sent to study volcanic activity in the small town of Dante's Peak where he finds evidence that the nearby mountain is about to
SPONSORSHIP worth £350 from Vale Royal Borough Council has put the area's businesses on the Internet. Commercial trading links have taken a new direction with the council's sponsorship of a Web page on the Internet promoting Vale Royal businesses to organizations
MIDDLEWICH Athletic gave Oldham Town a bank holiday hammering on Monday - and came away disappointed. Despite taking all three points in a four-one win at Seddon Street, the Robins were hoping to boost their goal difference with a better margin in what
POLICE INJURED IN 8-HOUR SIEGE A WINSFORD man kept police at bay for eight hours after barricading himself in a house. Officers surrounded the Pembroke Way property on Good Friday after a 999 call from a worried resident which claimed he had been acting
WINSFORD fire recruits donated £65 to a severely disabled little boy to enable him to attend a 'normal' school. The money was presented to six-year-old Sam Walker to help pay for his care assistant at St Wilfreds school, Northwich. His mum, Denise, has
VALE Royal council chiefs have finally made a decision about the future of the crisis-hit Greenfields Park estate. Residents quizzed housing officials at a special meeting last Wednesday, about how £570,000 is to be spent on improving their homes. Director
A WINSFORD man deceived the DSS out of almost £6,000 during a 15 month period, a magistrates court heard Colin Peter Hamilton, aged 35, of Leyland Walk, pleaded guilty to five charges of fraud when he appeared before Northwich magistrates. He was ordered
THE Winsford Partnership is set to bid for more vital funding for the town. Councillors intend to submit a bid for cash to the Single Regeneration Budget in May and will concentrate on the economic regeneration of the town. The SRB is in its fourth year
COUNCILLORS are set to meet tommorrow, Thursday, to discuss proposals to improve community safety in Winsford. A number of measures are already in place to deal with resident's safety in the town including a drug action team, a crime prevention panel
The answer is complex. Jesus was a Jew whose priority was the Jewish nation (Matthew c 10 v 5 & 6). Even the first account of his life (Mark's Gospel) suggests he too expressed contempt for anyone not of Jewish origin (Mark c 7 v 27). Writing some
But Tara Holton shared the same dream as a girl. "It's one of those dreams you have when you're little and I can't believe it's come true," said Tara - Holmes Chapel's first woman firefighter. "It's great - everything I thought it would be." As part of
It was the night when the zinc bath was placed in front of a roaring fire and Joan and her five brothers and five sisters were bathed by their mum - one after the other. "Mum had to keep filling it up with water from a big kettle on the hob," said Joan
She planned to spend her life on the family farm, sharing the everyday tasks with her four brothers. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
AFC Zeneca 3 Knutsford 3 Last gasp blow for Knutsford Town twice lose lead to finish level with AFC Zeneca AN INJURY time equaliser denied Knutsford on Saturday. Town twice led at AFC Zeneca, but the home side battled back to earn a point. Knutsford started
David Butterworth lapsed into unconsciousness after being taken to hospital two weeks ago when his left leg developed involuntary spasms. Brother Mike said: "He became very poorly and was unconscious when he died." David, who was 47, had been a resident
It's approaching the finishing line at least two lengths clear of the challenger when it stops - for a wallow. Welcome to the world of hog bending. The curious American practice of racing pigs around slalom poles arrives at Tatton Park over the Easter
AN early map of 1777 for the Over area shows the built up area of Delamere Street leading to Four Lane Ends, which was later known as Over Square. There were no houses whatsoever from Dingle Lane up the road which was to become Swanlow Lane. This also
ANTI-AVOIDANCE measures concerning VAT and commercial property are likely to be a complex administrative nightmare without expert help. The good news is that leases granted prior to Budget Day - November 26, 1996 - will not be affected. Ian Wright, of
A FIRST half goal by Andy Stokes failed to give United their first home win of 1997. In an action packed derby clash at Barton Stadium on bank holiday Monday, it was the Blues who dominated for much of the game but couldn't turn their chances into goals
MOULTON teenager Adam Higgins has been fined £150 for a first offence of possessing drugs. The 19-year-old YTS apprentice, of Meadow Lane, was questioned by police while sat in his car with two friends on February 5 on the Blue Bridge car park, Hartford
Knutsford A 6 Timperley 0 Six of the best Knutsford A blast Timp KNUTSFORD swept Timperley aside at Manchester Road on Saturday with six goals. An early strike by Chris Sheldon - an action replay of last week's delightful chip - set the scene for Knutsford's
William Thorp, 69, of Ashworth Park, was treated for severe bruising to his knee, chest and temple at Macclesfield Hospital. He was released the same day. Police said the accident happened when a lorry, driven by Thomas Clother, 30, of Dover, turned around
More than 100 party members applauded the former trade minister who is awaiting the completion of a parliamentary probe into allegations that he was paid to ask questions in the House of Commons. "I was quite humbled by their support," Mr Hamilton told
Brian Whittle, who walks his dog on the Moor every evening, said the amount of rubbish in the Pool was a disgrace. He said the reed beds were clogged with chip wrappers, bottles and industrial waste. "When the Pool was frozen I counted 20 alcopop and
Colin Murray, 71, has run a 44ft banner - with the message "robbed by the highwayman" - along the fence which separates his Millington home from the M56. His home of 30 years, Hope Cottage, will lie in a v-shape formed by the M56 and the new M6 link road
