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RESTAURANT EXTENSION GETS THE GO-AHEAD

INDIAN restaurant owner Anam Islam is set to create a £600,000 extension to his Congleton business. Mr Islam owns The Taste of Raj restaurant in Lawton Street, which opened about 18 months ago following a £450,000 refurbishment. He has now been given

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CONGLETON DUMPED OUT OF VASE

HEATON Moor turned the form book on its head at the weekend to dump Congleton out of the Tetley Vase. Congleton were confident of victory against a side they had beaten in recent matches, but went down 13-5 in their fifth round clash. As in previous away

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BEN HELPS TEAM TO VICTORY

STRIKER Ben Biddulph scored his 12th goal of the season on Saturday as highflying Alsager extended their unbeaten run to 15 games. Biddulph scored in the 25th minute of second-placed Alsager's impressive 2-0 victory at fifth-placed Stone Dominoes. The

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BURGLAR HAD MEAL BREAK

A CHEEKY burglar enjoyed a snack at a house in Alsager before using the toilet and leaving with a £600 haul. The man helped himself to food at the property in Pikemere Road during a break-in over the Christmas period. He stole two televisions and a Royal

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MP CALLS FOR HELP WITH LEYLANDII

CONGLETON MP Ann Winterton is calling for statutory protection for people whose lives are being ruined by huge hedges. She is supporting the government's decision to set up a working group to draw up a voluntary code of practice on providing better information

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GUIDES TAKE THE SHOPPING STRAIN

YOUNG bag packers have raised a whopping £1,500 by helping take the strain out of Christmas shopping. The money was raised by 47 Guides and Scouts and six leaders from Congleton at the town's Safeway supermarket. Half of the money will go to Guiding and

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TOY SERVICE HELPS UNDERPRIVILEGED

UNDERPRIVILEGED children enjoyed a fun-filled Christmas Day thanks to generous churchgoers. Members of the congregation at Biddulph Moor Parish Church donated a large number of toys at a special service. The Toy Service is aimed at inviting members of

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BONE ROAD SHOW

CONGLETON mums, grannies and granddaughters are being targeted in a campaign into the dangers of osteoporosis. A medical team from the East Cheshire NHS Trust is due to speak about the thin bones condition, which mostly affects women, at a meeting in

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NEW YEAR CRACKDOWN ON UNAUTHORISED FUEL BURNING

HOUSEHOLDERS are facing a new year crackdown on the burning of unauthorised fuels in so-called smoke control areas. From January 26 the Moorlands council will be targetting homes belching smoke from their chimneys in controlled zones covering most of

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TOP COMPANY GENERATES A CAMPFIRE GIFT

CONGLETON Scouts are looking forward to late night songs round the campfire thanks to bosses at Shell UK. Members of 1st Mossley Scouts are to buy a generator to use at camps and evening events after scooping a grant from the oil giant. Shell UK gave

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POLICE HUNT CAR VANDALS

POLICE are appealing for help in catching vandals who slashed tyres on three cars parked in the same road. Black paint was also thrown over one of the cars in the vandal attack in Kingsley Road, Congleton. A Peugeot car had three of its tyres slashed,

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TEENAGE TRIO ARE TOPS IN GUIDING

TEENAGERS Claire Harding, Hannah Ludbrook and Katherine Davidson have received the highest award in Guiding. The Congleton girls were presented with their Baden-Powell Trefoil award by county commissioner Yvonne Farmer. Claire and Hannah, from Kennet

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TRIBUTES ARE PAID TO LABOUR STALWART

LABOUR group leader Helen Scholey paid tribute this week to councillor Bruce Millington, who died over Christmas. Mr Millington was a senior technician at UMIST, and died in hospital on December 28 at the age of 53 after a short illness. He represented

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LOUISE IS REWARDED FOR HER BRAVERY

COURAGEOUS youngster Louise Tyler has been recognised for her brave fight against cancer. Louise, aged 10, is on the road to recovery after undergoing treatment for a rare form of Ewing's Sarcoma, cancer of the soft tissue. Her battling spirit prompted

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MENINGITIS SYMPTOMS TO WATCH OUT FOR

PARENTS are advised to seek urgent medical help if they are concerned their children are showing any of the following symptoms. Red or purple spots which do not fade under pressure Stiffness in the neck Drowsiness or confusion Severe headache, vomiting

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FIRM SHOWS IT'S FOCUSED ON JOBS

A CREWE business has been listed among the top 500 entrepreneurs in Europe. Impressive job creation and turnover catapulted Focus Retail Group into the 1998 Honorary Listing of "Europe's 500." The DIY and garden centre supermarkets joined the list after

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STORMING START SHOWS PROMISE

Sandbach - 13 Northwich - 34 PREPARING for a tough weekend, Sandbach were missing no less than five experienced prop forwards. As a consequence the home team took to the field with a front row comprising two hookers and a second row! Despite this handicap

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CUCLING SCHEME SCOOPS BRONZE FOR SANDBACH

A SANDBACH green scheme has beaten off competition from across the country to scoop a major environmental prize. Congleton Borough Council overcame strong opposition from other local authorities to pick up the bronze award in their category at the National

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STUDENTS EARN TOP MARKS

SPEECH and drama students in Crewe and Nantwich received top awards for their work at the end of last year. The youngsters, aged between eight and 18, and pupils of Angela Walker in Crewe, took exams held by the Guildhall School of Music and Drama at

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JO'S TOY APPEAL

KIND-HEARTED student Jo Roberts has launched an appeal to collect toys for children at Leighton Hospital. After moving house Jo, a business studies student at South Cheshire College, decided she no longer needed all the cuddly toys she had gathered over

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CASH INJECTION TO AID WAITING LIST CUTS

LEIGHTON Hospital has received a share in £4.5 million of Government funding for the north west. The hospital comes under South Cheshire Health Authority which has been awarded £404,000, more than Liverpool, Manchester and Wigan. Health Authorities across

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BIRTHDAY TRIP FOR ALICE

A CELEBRATORY trip around Nantwich in a horse and coach was part of the fun for birthday girl Alice Clarke this week. Mrs Clarke was celebrating her 100th birthday on Tuesday and was treated to a horse-drawn trip around the town. She also received two

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FALCONS SWOOP TO MANWEB'S AID

MANWEB have been helped to solve a rather messy problem thanks to some local feathered friends. Merlin Falcons from Crewe and Nantwich have been making their presence felt in Warrington over the last few months by keeping a beady eye on the town's starlings

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SCHOOL FACES DEMOLITION

A SCHOOL which would reach its centenary in three years is likely to be demolished after plans for a conservation area were overturned. The borough council decided to designate the Bedford Street part of Crewe as a Conservation Area in August. The term

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TRAFFIC POLICE AIM TO TURN UP THE HEAT ON SPEEDERS

CREWE traffic police have turned their attention to speeding motorists after a successful Christmas drink-driving campaign. Throughout the festive season, police across Cheshire stopped over 6,700 drivers at mobile checkpoints, with only five testing

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SO MANY CHIPPED IN FOR MATT

GENEROUS Nantwich residents have helped to make school an even better place to be for one little boy. Matthew Roberts, aged eight, suffers from Pathological Demand Awareness syndrome and has problems with speech and language. In December his parents Jackie

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QUESTION MARK OVER SCHOOLS FUTURE

ONE of four Crewe High schools could be set for the axe due to poor attendances as parents send their children out of town for their education. Pupils currently studying at Victoria, Coppenhall, Ruskin or Kings Grove schools could be forced to hunt for

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BOWLER EDDIE WILL BE BACK IN ACTION

TOP paceman Eddie Burnett returns to league action in April after being signed up by Alsager for a second year running. The Guyanan fast bowler was the league's leading wicket taker last season, claiming 71 scalps. Alsager are also looking to sign up

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BAD START TO NEW YEAR FOR VICS

KNYPERSLEY Vics suffered a new year hangover when they went down 2-1 at the death on Saturday at home to Pelsall Villa. The Vics cancelled out Pelsall's first half lead with a late equaliser, but were sunk by a last-minute free kick. Pelsall took the

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BEARS CRASH OUT

CONGLETON Town crashed out 4-2 at third-placed Hucknall Town on Saturday despite leading for 70 minutes of the match. Ray Birch put second from bottom Congleton ahead on the stroke of half-time when he hammered home a Kevin Garforth corner. Hucknall drew

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COAVH FIRM WRECKING SPREE

VANDALS caused thousands of pounds worth of damage when they went on a wrecking spree at a coach firm. About £2,500 worth of damage was caused to coach windows in attacks at Bostocks Coaches in Congleton over Christmas and new year. One coach was attacked

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TRAGEDIES SPARK POND BAN FOR CHILDMINDERS

CHILDMINDERS looking after children under the age of eight are due to be banned from having ponds in their gardens. The move by Cheshire County Council follows a number of tragedies over the past year in which children have drowned in ponds. Two-year-old

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SUPERMARKET CAMPAIGN SPARKS PUBLIC MEETING

RESIDENTS campaigning against a planned supermarket are urging people opposed to the scheme to attend a public meeting. Developers are looking at creating a supermarket off West Street, Congleton, a project which could take up part of a borough council

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DAD SAVES SON

QUICK-THINKING dad George Hammond helped save his son's life by spotting the tell-tale signs of a potentially killer disease. Six-year-old Adam Hammond is recovering in hospital this week after he had to be treated for a suspected case of .0 meningoccocal

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HAIRDRESSING HAT-TRICK FOR TIM

HAIRDRESSER Tim Lawton has scored a hat-trick with his successful salons in Nantwich and Alsager. Not only is he celebrating the opening of his latest shop in Beam Street, Nantwich but he has also received two top awards. Tim is the proprietor of TPL

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FUND-RAISING SUCCESS FOR SCHOOL PUPILS

EAST Cheshire Deaf Children's Society would like to express the thanks of the society to Liam Grant and Chris Baker of Mablins Lane School and all concerned. They collected a magnificent total of 50,000 stamps to help raise funds for our work in providing

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BRITISH LEGION SUPPORTERS DUG DEEP FOR POPPY APPEAL

ONCE again The Royal British Legion would like to thank the people of Nantwich & District and Audlem for digging deep in their pockets for the Poppy Appeal. The total collected so far this year is the record amount of £12,643.44 of which £810 was

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READY TO MAKE THE FEATHERS FLY

CREWE & Nantwich RUFC's 1st team were without a game on Saturday but in preparation for their vital league match against Eagle next week they underwent a hard and lengthy training session before the 2nd XV took the field against a strong Manchester

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DABBERS INTERVIEW FOR NEW MANAGER

NANTWICH Town could face a crunch lower league battle with Atherton Collieries led by a new manager on Saturday. Previous boss Dave Roycroft left the club last month and now director of football Clive Jackson says the club have drawn up a shortlist of

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CUP HOPES ARE SHATTERED

Crewe Alex - 1 Oxford United - 3 HOPES of a cup run to distract fans from Crewe's distressing league position were dashed at Gresty Road on Saturday as fellow strugglers Oxford powered to victory. A spirited second half fightback, sparked by a Seth Johnson

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TIGHTEN UP!

CREWE boss Dario Gradi is likely to welcome back Dave Walton to his starting line-up against Norwich on Saturday as the Alex look to shore up a shaky defence. Their only home clean sheet in the league this season came three months ago in the draw with

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FREE TICKETS ON OFFER FOR CARAVAN SHOW

HOLIDAY makers are invited to take a trip to the 1999 Caravan and Holiday Home Show held in Manchester this month. The show, at the G-MEX centre will feature dozens of caravans, demonstrations, information and touring advice. Emmerdale's Mandy Dingle,

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BE OUR BRIDE OF THE YEAR AND WIN OVER £1,000 IN PRIZES

COME on brides-to-be! This is your chance to win a host of fabulous prizes in the GUARDIAN'S annual competition. The prizes on offer for Bride of the Year 1999 total more than £1,000 and judging will take place at the South Cheshire Wedding Fayre on Sunday

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NEW ROAD SET FOR GREEN LIGHT

A NEW road is set to be constructed near Nantwich as part of the Cronkinson Farm development. The new road would be on land north of Stapeley Water Gardens and west of the A51 London Road in Nantwich. It is aimed at providing a strategic route from the

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AMBULANCE SERVICE FACED CHRISTMAS RUSH

AMBULANCE crews across the region have been coping with their busiest Christmas holiday ever. Sickness among Mersey Regional Ambulance staff plus the highest number of emergency calls recorded for Christmas and Boxing Days have stretched the service beyond

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CREWE HALL HOTEL PLANS ARE DOWN FOR APPROVAL

MULTI-MILLION pound plans to convert Crewe Hall into a top hotel look set to be given the go ahead this week. An original plan for the conversion and extension of the Hall to provide 109 bedrooms and a health club plus conference rooms and more bedrooms

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FAMILY'S ORDEAL IN ARMED ROBBER'S M62 GETAWAY

A SANDBACH family were terrified as they helped an armed robber make his getaway from a raid in Warrington. The man, who threatened staff with a semi-automatic gun at a Lymm convenience store, intimidated the family into driving him to Newton-le-Willows