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On this day: Cheshire Archive

Cheshire Archive

• Chris makes waste case

  in TV debate read more

• We're on the road to bad health

  A LEADING county councillor has warned that increased road traffic is taking a heavy toll on the health of Winsford and Middlewich people. read more

• Party time for pensioners

  MORE than 150 pensioners enjoyed a musical treat on Saturday in an outing organised by Middlewich councillors and members of the area's talking newspaper. read more

• Defeat on the cards in new homes battle

  A GROUP of Winsford residents are facing defeat in their battle to stop a new housing development from going ahead. read more

• All the fun of the fair comes to town

  ALL the fun of the fair will be riding into Winsford next weekend when the town holds its first Town Festival. read more

• Mother and daughter in miracle escape

  A WINSFORD mother and her four-year-old daughter cheated death by a matter of inches when a lorry overturned onto their car last week. read more

• Police step up seatbelt campaign

  POLICE in Cheshire have launched a campaign to ensure that motorists and their passengers belt up when getting into a car. read more

• Darnhall school's art for art's sake

  THE Tate Gallery could soon be exhibiting art work by Darnhall Primary School pupils! read more

• LORRY DRIVER IN FATAL CRASH

  A FATHER-OF-TWO died at an accident blackspot after his car was involved in a head-on collision with a lorry being driven by a Winsford man, an inquest heard. read more

• I WAS interested to see your recent report about the 'tramp' from Rochdale who visited Northwich on

  I met Frank Brierley around 1977 to 1980 when we were both in hospital in Rochdale - Frank had not taken to the road at that time. read more

• ON two occasions I have read in the Northwich Guardian about a boy who has been stopped by the polic

  I have three sons and one daughter, all in their early or late 20s. One son in particular, the youngest, has been pulled up far more than 20 times. Frustrating as it might be sometimes, we have never complained. read more

• I READ the letter in the Northwich Guardian on March 24 regarding the two-year-old child who slipped

  What right has this parent got to criticise people for not coming to her aid when it was her own responsibility - allowing this child to slip away in the first place. read more

• I AM very disappointed by the statements made by Superintendent Johns in the Northwich Guardian.

  Despite the assurances made to Hartford Parish Council on the appointment of PC Rod Stokes as our community policeman, it has now been made abundantly clear that community policing as understood by the public at large is dead; a high visibility police presence in our villages is a thing of the past; and the enhancement of public confidence - all important cornerstones of the Policing Plan for Cheshire, have been abandoned in favour of reactive policing. read more

• BEFORE finally deciding to close Marbury Lane one would have thought that the county council would h

  Already the temporary visitor centre near the lift receives 30,000 visitors a year and a restored lift would attract several times that number by boat and car. read more

• New spy cameras in place

  NEW security cameras offering 24-hour surveillance have been launched in Middlewich to help crack down on town centre crime. read more

• James swims in memory of mum

  A 12-YEAR-OLD Middlewich High School pupil, who lost his mum to cancer last year, has swum three miles to raise money for St Luke's Hospice. read more

• Farmers on mink invasion warning

  FARMERS in Winsford and Middlewich have been warned to be on their guard against a mink invasion. read more

• Please help to find my missing Kitty

  I AM writing to say that my white cat, answering to the name of Kitty, has disappeared. read more

• Dog owners should take out insurance

  WITH reference to the article in last week's Winsford and Middlewich Guardian, regarding Pauline Evans and her dog, Susie, who is going blind with a cataract. read more

• Human failings caused crash

  I WRITE in reply to the recent article in the Winsford and Middlewich Guardian regarding the first Winsford rail disaster, which occurred in April, 1948. read more

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