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• New Year honours go to police and opera servants

  OPERA theatre founder Jeffery Lockett and police officer Martyn Riley have been named in the New Year's Honours List. read more

• Borough Council Tax is likely to go up by 5pc

  A TAX hike of 5% in the borough's Council Tax levy is being recommended to councillors in Crewe and Nantwich as a basis for the new year's budget. read more

• Married man is accused of indecent assault against schoolgirl

  A MARRIED Crewe man claiming to scout for a modelling agency lured a schoolgirl from a swimming pool before indecently assaulting her, a court heard. read more

• War of words erupts over local government shake-up

  A POLITICAL dogfight has erupted over plans for the future of Cheshire's local authorities. read more

• Explosion kills OAP

  AN elderly Crewe woman has perished after her home went up in flames in a tragic accident at the weekend. read more

• Alex's FA Cuo slip isn't a financial disaster

  DISAPPOINTED Alex boss Dario Gradi says the club are unlikely to suffer any financial crisis despite crashing out of the FA Cup. read more

• Meeting over land plans

  WEAVERHAM residents interested in plans for an electricity substation on the outskirts of the village are welcome to go along to the next parish council meeting. read more

• Free trees on offer

  MORE than 1,200 trees were handed out for free by Vale Royal Borough Council during National Free Tree Week. read more

• Post office is still delivering the goods

  A GRAPPENHALL sub postmaster says his post office is still going strong despite the closure of three outlets in Warrington. read more

• Your old mobile can raise money

  YOUR old mobile phone could help to raise up to £5m to combat child cruelty and homelessness. read more

• Women urged to do regular checks

  WOMEN are being encouraged to begin an important New Years Resolution to regularly check their breasts for cancer throughout 2004. read more

• Unanimous vote in favour of referendum

  BIDDULPH residents have voted unanimously in favour of having a referendum on the controversial issue of car park charging. read more

• On the run to stop suicides

  STUDENT Becky Rowe will be taking part in a special relay tomorrow to highlight the help available to suicidal young men. read more

• Lunchtime service

  WORKERS and shoppers are invited to a short lunchtime service being launched in the town centre. read more

• Gleghorn praises Dabbers spirt

  NANTWICH Town player boss Nigel Gleghorn hailed his side's effort after losing out 1-0 in the big derby at Congleton. read more

• New Year - same frustration

  CREWE FC's hopes of starting the New Year in style were thwarted by yet another postponement. read more

• Teenagers faced CS Gas attack

  TEENAGER revellers celebrating the start of the New Year in Nantwich's Market Square were sprayed in the face with CS gas. read more

• HALTON Council is to receive more than £6m from the Department of Transport to fund local highways

  The total settlement will see £2.6m spent on road and bridge maintenance, £2.2m spent on integrated transport and £1.6m on bridge maintenance. read more

• MP's surgeries

  DEREK Twigg MP will be holding advice surgeries for constituents on Friday, January 23 at the Halton Direct Link, Brook Street, Widnes between 5.30pm and 7pm; Saturday, January 24 at Hale Village Hall between 9.30am and 10am and the Tourist Information Centre, Church Street, Runcorn between 10.30am and 12noon. read more

• More black taxis planned

  TAXI drivers and the borough council are to enter into talks about the proposed increase in black cabs for the town. read more

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