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  • Have your say on housing

    MAKE your voice heard is the latest message from Weaver Vale Housing Trust. New faces and new ideas are wanted for a series of special meetings organised by the trust. The housing association is calling on tenants and other stakeholders to get involved

  • Head defends school after OFSTED inspector's report

    HEADTEACHER Les Jones stressed this week he had taken action to address concerns raised by a government schools inspector. Mr Jones is the head at Congleton High School, which was inspected by Graeme Clarke from OFSTED in December. He said a significantly

  • Company ban for directors

    DIRECTORS of a company which failed with debts of more than £400,000 have been banned from holding management posts for five years. An investigation by the Insolvency Service into the Manchester-based contract negotiation firm Renshaw Birch resulted in

  • Happy birthday!

    February 12 Daniel Fahnenholz Niall Flaherty Michelle Williamson February 13 Mathew Wilkinson Jessica Kate Smith Emily Whittle Ben Baskeyfield Christopher Ashbrook Alice Beeston Matthew Hairns James Hansard Lee Rogers February 14 James Myles Anna Foulkes

  • Limericks

    There was a dino called Liam On show in our local museum He ate no grass or meat But thought it a treat When the children popped in to see him By Jack Lester There was once a dinosaur called Ned Who was quite spotty and red He loved fish and chips But

  • When dinosaurs roamed By MICHAEL OAKES

    What dinosaurs are Dinosaurs are reptiles. They are very fierce. If you were alive when dinosaurs were you would be dead. Dinosaurs are selfish and horrible. Some lived on the land. Some lived in the sea. Others flew in the air. There were lots of kinds

  • Porters gig guide

    Gig guide for Porters Ale House, Warrington, for February to April 2003. Thurs 20th Feb 9pm Cinematic (Rock Covers) Thurs 27th Feb 9pm Malefic & Diamanthian (Melodic Thrash Metal) Thurs 6th March 9pm Wulf (Their 10 year anniversary and last gig ever

  • Bradford match heading for sell-out

    The Tetley's Super League VIII opening game between Saints and Bradford Bulls at Knowsley Road is heading for a sell-out. Saints have already sold 7,500 tickets for the game and are expecting a huge rush throughout the week as well as large demand from

  • Have your say on housing

    MAKE your voice heard is the latest message from Weaver Vale Housing Trust. New faces and new ideas are wanted for a series of special meetings organised by the trust. The housing association is calling on tenants and other stakeholders to get involved

  • Work starts on ancient church

    THE ANCIENT church of St Paul's is the latest landmark to be included in plans to transform Widnes' Victoria Square into a cosmopolitan paved plaza. More than £1m has already been spent creating a 20th century civic square. Work costing around £50,000

  • It's a breadwinner!

    AN INNOVATIVE project to keep children safe has been launched by a family bakers. Warburtons, of Runcorn, have sponsored a booklet aimed at seven to 11-year-olds. Play Safe, Keep Safe encourages youngsters to be more aware of road safety, the dangers

  • Jack's Italian dream comes true

    A 91-YEAR-OLD man has spent the past 22 years restoring a car he bought in Italy for £400. Jack Rosa began work on the Lancia Appia GTE 1959 in 1981 - the year Prince Charles married Lady Diana. But the finished result has been worth the effort. In May

  • Local MP's speak out about going to war

    Local MP's speak out about going to war SOUTH Cheshire's MPs spoke to the Guardian this week of their doubts about sending British troops into war against Saddam Hussain. But despite their concerns, all politicians insisted that the Iraqi ruler represents

  • Fire at Latchford shop

    FIREFIGHTERS were called to a shop fire in the early hours of Sunday morning. Officers arrived at Crescent Electrical Services, on Knutsford Road in Latchford, which was ablaze just after 3am. The cause of the fire is still being investigated and officers

  • Bridge drama ends safely

    POLICE and firefighters waited anxiously for nearly two hours as a woman threatened to jump into the River Mersey after a Valentine's Day night out. In sub-zero temperatures last Friday, emergency services looked on as the 28-year-old woman perched on

  • A Bride's Dread Revisited

    JOHN Leslie may have little to celebrate at the moment, but it may be a small consolation to him to know that at least he didn't end up presenting Surprise Wedding (ITV1, Tuesday and Thursday). The beleaguered former This Morning host was penned in to

  • Land, sea and air By MOLLIE McGUIRE

    T-Rex The T-Rex likes eating meat but nothing else. The T-Rex stood five metres tall. The T-Rex has sharp teeth. Its teeth were 15cm long. The T-Rex lived about 65 million years ago. T-Rex was the largest meat eater. Pterodactyl The pterodactyl has wings

  • Looking for food By KATHRYN O'CONNELL

    SOME dinosaurs don't eat meat but they eat leaves and grass. That dinosaur has a long neck. Tyrannosaurus was the biggest meat eater. Small meat eaters fed on other kinds of small animals but fierce tyrannosaurus fed on other dinosaurs. Edmontosaurus

  • Dinosaur winners

    LAST week we published the winning entries for the Key Stage 1 section of Young Guardian's dinosaur competition. This week we are showing a selection of the Key Stage 2 winners. If your entry is not here, do not worry! All the winning entries can be viewed