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Cheshire Archive

• MOTORISTS will have to pay to park at Delamere Forest from April 1.

  The final decision was taken by councillors on Tuesday afternoon last week. read more

• A NORTHWICH couple, who are expecting their first baby soon are to share their experience with milli

  Janine Grimsley and her partner Paul Lucas were chosen by Granada Television's 'Granada Tonight' news show out of hundreds of applicants to feature on the programme. read more

• DEVELOPERS working on The Blue Cap Hotel in Sandiway have sparked concern among villagers.

  Richard and Vera Thursby, of St John's Way, say their road has been clogged with site traffic - and a footpath has been blocked off. read more

• THE Anderton Boat Lift has been awarded over £104,000 to help secure its future.

  The cash boost is the largest part of a successfully-secured £165,000 bid from the Raphael programme, also going to boat lifts in France and Belgium. read more

• BOSTOCK ponies Janice, Jeanette, Thistle and Ministar have been treading the boards at Manchester's

  The four pure white Shetland ponies have rubbed shoulders with an all-star cast - entertaining thousands - in Cinderella. read more

• A MAN was injured in a huge blaze which destroyed his canal barge in the early hours of yesterday, T

  A 10-strong team of firefighters from Northwich undertook a tricky rescue operation near Willowgreen Lane in Little Leigh at 3.30am. read more

• DISTRAUGHT relatives have spoken of their anguish a year after Charlie Jones was brutally murdered.

  Charlie, 42, of Parkfield Road, was walking home alone after a night out with friends when he was attacked just yards from his house - on January 25, 12 months ago on Monday. read more

• FOUR Northwich skaters have qualified for the finals of a national competition.

  The quartet, who train at SK8 Madness on Old Warrington Road, qualified for the finals in Birmingham on Saturday. read more

• MIKE Worthington, Witton Albion's new chief executive, has spoken out over possible concerns regardi

  An application to develop the land for housing was lodged with Vale Royal Borough Council in December. A decision is expected on February 25. read more

• THANK you for giving prominence to the proposed closure of Marbury Lane.

  Cheshire County Council's case for closure is that traffic there is not compatible with the environment; the lane is not safe with traffic on it; and Cheshire County Council (CCC) will not meet the cost of bringing it to public highway standards for adoption. read more

• WE would like to thank everyone who has made the book Weaverham - Village of Moonbeams, such an outs

  Written in memory of the late George Moss, it became an immediate best-seller locally, and despite an additional reprint, copies are no longer available. read more

• YOUR report of plans to introduce parking charges at Delamere Forest, January 6 edition, is ironic -

  Since our Cheshire county councillors have decided to introduce these charges because of "concern about the amount of traffic in the area," it follows that the charges are intended to reduce this traffic, that is to cut the numbers of people using the forest for recreation. read more

• NORTHWICH is closer to making the most of the River Weaver than ever before.

  While the Vision plan includes multi-million pound schemes to bring its town centre banks to life, the River Weaver Navigation Society is trying to promote the waterway as a whole. read more

• AT first glance Hillary Clinton, Stephen Fry, Martine McCutcheon, Mrs Merton and Ewan McGregor have

  But they are among a host of celebrities who have contributed to a cook book produced by students from The Grange School in Hartford. read more

• CAROL Boyle's decision was simple, if you can't beat them, join them.

  Now the mother of five has taken up lessons at Vale Royal Abbey Golf Club, where she also happens to work, in a bid to keep up with her golf-mad young family. read more

• IT was a passion for sport which finally reunited two childhood friends after a gap of nearly 20 yea

  Brian Yardley and Phil Hulse were best friends throughout their days at Winnington Park Primary School and Hartford High School. Phil was even the best-man at Brian's first wedding in 1973. read more

• GED Sonerson has expressed hurt at the manner of his departure from Weaverham Rangers after three ye

  Having been replaced as first team coach by Mike Redmond shortly before Christmas, Sonerson contacted Guardian Sport to voice regret about the tone of some of the comments made by members of the club regarding his departure. read more

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• DRAFTED in as cover following a spate of injuries and suspensions, 20-year-old Jamie Webster is dete

  Having been released by his home town club Burnley last season Webster sees the move from Rhyl in the Welsh League to Northwich as one which could re-ignite his professional aspirations. read more

• MARK Devlin's adaptability meant that in his 55 league appearances for Stoke City he played in a var

  It is a diversity which could come in handy in Mark Gardiner's small Vics squad. But Devlin isn't so sure. read more

On this day: Cheshire Archive