Warrington Guardian - Archive

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Cheshire Archive

• Builders warned about tax law changes

  BUILDING workers are facing strict new tax rules. read more

• Thieves 'have ruined my photo business'

  A TARPORLEY man's business is in ruins after thieves stole almost £15,000 of photographic equipment from his car. read more

• Taxi fares look set to increase

  TAXI fare prices could rocket by as much as 12 per cent in Middlewich under new proposals put forward by Congleton Borough Council. read more

• We won't splash out on a pool

  A FEASIBILITY study into proposals for a pool in Middlewich has revealed the borough is over subscribed in swimming provision - although there could be a case for a small pool. read more

• Speed check

  POLICE have been conducting speed checks on Birch Lane, Stanthorne, after complaints from residents that the road is used as a rat-run. read more

• TOWN IS PUT ON RODENT WARNING

  HORRIFIED shopkeepers and workers fear Winsford could soon be swarming with rats if action is not taken to terminate the vermin in the town centre. read more

• Pensioners go from strength to strength

  VALE Royal Pensioners' Association is celebrating record attendance figures with 150 people signing up to join the organisation this year. read more

• Green light for homes scheme

  PLANS to build two detached houses on overgrown land in Middlewich have been granted permission by Congleton Borough Council, despite objections from neighbours. read more

• Time to drop in for action and adventure

  A DUKE of Edinburgh Drop-in Centre has opened at the Community Arts Centre in Dene Drive, Winsford. read more

• Cool idea for fridges

  POWER company Manweb is supporting a scheme which will enable Winsford and Middlewich customers to buy an energy efficient fridge for just £25. read more

• Ghostbuster Brian says Ida is just a myth

  A LOCAL historian has labelled one of Vale Royal's oldest and most popular legends as foolish fiction. read more

• How to beat the big winter chill

  WINSFORD and Middlewich residents are being offered handy hints to beat the winter chills. read more

• Brain bug boy is well

  A CHILD from a creche at the Verdin Centre in Winsford has made a full recovery from meningitis. read more

• Gypsies leave town

  GYPSIES have finally abandoned land at Town Bridge in Winsford after a three month stay. read more

• CAN you do anything to get Marbury Lane/Old Warrington Road re-opened?

  It has been closed since the accident in November when three young lads drove through the railings into the canal and all died. read more

• Youngsters hit the right notes

  MORE than 100 musicians hit a high note at Middlewich Civic Hall when they raised £300 for the National Blind Children's Society. read more

• HELPING HAND FOR BLUES

  WINSFORD United are gradually getting the help they need to make sure they have a squad of 14 players available for their matches. read more

• Farmers have their say

  LOCAL farmers and constituents gathered in force to air their views over current countryside crises. read more

• Cautious welcome to Europe's new money

  IT might have made waves in The City, but the Euro has failed to completely capture the imagination of Mid Cheshire's business community. read more

• Millennium bug...it's all in the stars

  THE millennium bug crisis was foretold in the start, according to Cheshire-based astrologer Annabel Burton. read more

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