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Cheshire Archive

• FIRMS HELPED TO BE BUG BUSTERS

  BUSINESS Link across South and East Cheshire is running special seminars to explain the issues surrounding the Millennium Bug. read more

• TOP RUGBY DISPLAY

  CONGLETON'S rugby men produced one of their best displays of the season on Saturday to beat Shell Carrington 12-3 in the league. read more

• BADMINTON RESULTS

  CONGLETON thrashed Crosses A 8-1 away to go third in mixed division one of the Crewe badminton league. read more

• TOP ATHLETE'S CUP SUCCESS

  TOP athlete Matthew Barnes received a cup to mark his outstanding success in the penthathlon. read more

• JUNIOR SOCCER SUCCESS

  TEENAGE hot shot Chris Barber scored twice as Biddulph Moor Saracens won a junior soccer title. read more

• So close to being a millionaire

  A SPLIT-SECOND cost a Warrington man the chance of becoming a millionaire on a top television game show. read more

• Sunny outlook for Ben after drink ad debut

  BUDDING actor Ben Lyon was Delight-ed when he was picked from thousands of hopefuls to star in a TV commercial. read more

• Swapping office life for eastern adventure

  AN ADVENTUROUS businessman is swapping wet and windy Warrington for the rough desert and mountain terrain of India in a bid to raise thousands for charity. read more

• Heartbreak as son dies in ambush

  THE PARENTS of a man killed in Angola have told how but for an act of kindness he would have have been at home with his family instead of still working in the war-torn country. read more

• Spuds you like

  WHEN the chips are down, the price of Britain's favourite takeaway usually rises. read more

• Leisure centre facilities open

  BIRCHWOOD'S new Leisure and Tennis Centre is now up and running, giving residents the perfect opportunity to get fit for the New Year. read more

• Fault sparks pet shop blaze

  FIRE and smoke swept through a pet shop in Orford Lane on Tuesday night. read more

• Bodies stored on tables in mortuary

  BODIES were stored on trestle tables and slabs in Warrington Hospital's mortuary during Christmas and New Year. Managers say this was a temporary measure and the situation is now back to normal, but it was confirmed that there were problems with overcrowding over the holiday period. read more

• Book service for housebound

  AN urgent appeal has been launched for more volunteers to deliver books to the housebound. read more

• Australia suffers from brick thowers too

  Greetings. As an ex-Warringtonian resident in Sydney since 1966 it is so convenient to keep in touch with the news from home via the internet. I would like to comment on the story re- the brick which hit the truck on the motorway. read more

• Stamping out cowboy builders

  COWBOY builders are to be run out of town with the introduction of a 'Built in Quality' award scheme. read more

• Fears over 'cabinet' council

  PROPOSALS to elect a government-style cabinet to govern Warrington's affairs would be a blow to democracy, claim concerned councilllors. read more

• THREE GOALS FOR GRAHAM

  BORN-AGAIN striker Graham Dodd made it three goals in four games on Saturday by securing three vital points for Congleton Town. read more

• DEAD FUNNY COMPETITION

  CONGLETON Guardian readers have the chance to win tickets for an award-winning play at the New Vic Theatre by entering this week's competition. read more

• MENINGITIS FEARS SPREAD

  WORRIED parents are demanding anti-meningitis inoculations for their children after two more suspected cases of the deadly disease in Congleton this week. read more

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