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Cheshire Archive

• Town hit by flu bug

  KNUTSFORD has been gripped by a flu-like virus over Christmas and New Year. read more

• Bell's son-in-law denies election bid

  MARTIN Bell's son-in-law this week denied he wanted to become Tatton's first Labour MP. read more

• THE fate of former Kilrie children's home has still not been decided.

  A spokesman for Cheshire County Council said yesterday (Tuesday) that no buyer had yet been found for the former home. read more

• A MASSIVE warehouse complex which could have flooded the A556 with lorries is almost certain to be a

  Jubilant residents from the tiny community overshadowed by the proposal celebrated on Friday when they learned Cheshire County Council had ditched plans for the 100-acre development. read more

• TRADING Standard bosses have yet to decide if they will prosecute farmers after three of their sheep

  Yesterday (Tuesday) Neil Wrench, head of animal health for Cheshire, said he was awaiting an officer's report on the incident which happened two weeks ago. read more

• DETECTIVES investigating a sexual assault on a young woman last week have not ruled out a connection

  The 25-year-old victim was subjected to a terrifying indecent assault as she walked down an alleyway in Sandbach last Tuesday morning. read more

• KNUTSFORD'S Army cadets face an uncertain future if they can't recruit new leaders and youngsters.

  Major Kevin Kelly said the problem was finding staff who could stay on long enough to gain the trust of the young cadets. read more

• A GULF War veteran wants the Government to open a military hospital for sick fellow soldiers who ser

  Knutsford postman Andi Hagen's demands came after a study published this week revealed Gulf War veterans were three times more likely to fall ill than soldiers serving in Bosnia. read more

• IT'S a New Year's resolution that could help someone else.

  Members of the Volunteer Bureau are looking for new volunteers to help those who can't help themselves. read more

• TATTON Tories will know the name of Neil Hamilton's successor on March 18, we can exclusively reveal

  The constituency association is expecting more than 200 central office names will join the list before the February 12 deadline. read more

• We've got nothing

  to hide, says wife read more

• THIS is the scene that greeted RSPCA officers when they swooped on a farm near Knutsford.

  Bodies of sheep were piled up against food bales and trampled into the mud by the rest of the flock. read more

• A KNUTSFORD teenager who was inspired to write by a friend has achieved international recognition.

  Gemma Coughlan penned her award-winning poem as a tribute to her late friend. read more

• IT was giant leap for mankind and was watched by millions across the world.

  But Granada Television bosses are now putting out their own feelers - to find out what Knutsford residents were doing when Neil Armstrong took his first step on the Moon in 1969. read more

• POLICE are still trying to trace murder suspects - 29 years after a teenager was strangled and dumpe

  Only a handful of suspects are left for DNA tests which could reveal the killer of 18-year-old Jacci Ansell-Lamb. read more

• Mask

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• Last orders? Get me to the hospital

  HELEN Hutchison gave birth just hours after toasting in the New Year - at her local pub. read more

On this day: Cheshire Archive