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  • THE SCORPION KING (12)

    I SUPPOSE it was inevitable. The Rock's rather brief appearance in The Mummy Returns has finally spawned a full feature film dedicated to the wrestler's muscle flexing antics. He stars as The Scorpion King himself and while the plotline and acting is

  • Hi-tech advice on offer

    OVER estate residents will have a hi-tech system of getting useful advice thanks to a new pilot scheme. Vale Royal Citizens' Advice Bureau, which runs a service from the Neighbourhood Centre in Cheviot Square, has agreed to take part in a unique pilot

  • Be thankful you have an alternative

    WITH regard to your recent article on hunting. I am sorry for anyone who loses their job. However people involved in hunting should remember that during the 1980s and early 1990s many thousands of workers in the countryside lost their jobs. This information

  • St Rocco's needs you!

    DO you have time on your hands? Even if it's just a couple of hours, then St Rocco's needs you to join the hundreds of unsung heroes who help the hospice to raise vital funds. As part of a huge volunteer recruitment drive taking place over the next few

  • ROADKILL (15)

    IN this menacing suspense thriller set on the vast open roads of mid-west America a routine cross country trip becomes a trip of terror for three unsuspecting teens. After receiving a late night phone call from a girl he has fancies for years student

  • Nurse aims to raise profile of charity

    A MIDDLEWICH nurse is through to the finals of a competition to find Marie Curie's Nurse of the Year for England. Jacqueline Forbes, who lives in Bramble Close, works for the charity visiting cancer patients in their homes throughout the East Cheshire

  • Businesses invited to get involved in Folk and Boat

    THIS year's Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival is opening its doors to local businesses and offering the opportunity to advertise at the event. Businesses in the area are being invited to advertise in specially prepared areas at the civic hall during the

  • Kids set for chips with everything

    YOUNGSTERS in Middlewich will be the envy of other towns when they see the opening of a new facility early in May. The Microchips Project in Wheelock Street is nearly ready to open with the last bits of furniture and equipment being moved in. It comes

  • Primary school success at the double

    WIMBOLDSLEY Primary School is celebrating success at the double this week. The school, near Middlewich, has been awarded a School Achievement Award and it has also had excellent results from its OFSTED inspection report. The School Achievement Award is

  • History goes under the hammer

    A PIECE of clock-making history from Winsford is due to go under the auctioneer's hammer next week. A grandfather clock made by the Maddock family is believed to have been in the Hough family, of Winsford, since it was built around 150 years ago. But

  • Hospital stay an eye opener

    I WAS told by the ambulance crew when they collected me after a minor incident in Castle on March 26 that I was to be taken to Leighton Hospital and it was with some trepidation that I prepared myself for the treatment, which I believed would be bare,

  • Astrologer Annabel offers some heavenly help to job hunters

    A HARTFORD astrologer is looking at the stars to give job seekers a little heavenly advice in choosing the right career path. Annabel Burton, of Chester Road, has teamed up with Chester-based recruitment company The Business Connection to offer free daily

  • Oliver's the Del Mar-athon man!

    WARRINGTON-based charity MacIntyre Care has been boosted thanks to a team of runners completing this year's London Marathon. The organisation, which has branches across England and Wales, provides services to adults and children with learning disabilities

  • TWO HURT IN VIADUCT CRASH

    THREE cars collided on Thelwall Viaduct on Thursday morning, causing congestion on the area's roads. The crash happened at 8.45am, involved a Nissan, an Audi and a Land Rover, and resulted in two people suffering stomach and head injuries. It caused problems

  • Bonus for town visitors to Tatton

    Knutsford's residents were this week reminded that Tatton Park car parking permits are available. Visitors can buy cheaper monthly, quarterly or yearly passes for entry to the 1,000-acre park instead of forking out £3.60 each time. "The pass was introduced