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Welcome for community officers

VALE Royal Police's community crime fighters have welcomed the findings of a residents' survey which proves people feel safer when there's a safety officer in their area. The Community Safety Survey Report 2004 reveals that 77 per cent of people would

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College principal jets off for talks in South Africa

SOUTH Cheshire College principal David Collins will be setting off on a ground-breaking trip to South Africa this week to take part in a conference on curriculum development. Dr Collins has been invited to the event in Midrand near Johannesburg as a guest

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Go safely Matthew

IT'S Thunderbirds are go for a Fearnhead youngster after winning a bike themed on the popular TV programme. Matthew Jones, aged five, scooped the prize, donated by Halfords, after visiting the Warrington Guardian's road safety exhibition in the Fish Market

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Joanne gets her teeth into new venture

IT will be all smiles in Culcheth this winter with the opening of a new NHS dental surgery. Joanne Finn, who worked at Hob Hey Lane surgery for 14 years, is opening her own dental practice on Warrington Road. "I am committed to the NHS," said Joanne.

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Council bosses get tough on ASBO pests

COUNCIL bosses are getting tough on anti-social behaviour on council housing estates. Golden Gates Housing, the borough's housing agency will spearhead the new proposals to clamp down on problems on the town's housing estates. The plans were approved

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More power to the parishes

PLANS to give extra powers to parish councils in Warrington will prove vital in the battle against anti-social behaviour according to a Warrington MP. Helen Southworth, MP for Warrington South, told the Warrington Guardian that the change in the law announced

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Collection dates for 2005

CALENDARS listing next year's collection dates for the kerbside paper recycling scheme will be put on blue bin lids. Waste management staff will be sticking them to the underside of the bin lids on collection days over a 10-week period starting on Tuesday

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DEAN Ashton scored twice as Crewe saw off Gillingham at the Alexandra Stadium, last Saturday

David Vaughan scored Crewe's first on 35 minutes from Anthony Tonkin's cross. Ashton scored on 71 minutes with a near-post finish, although Darius Henderson halved the deficit with a towering header two minutes later. But Ashton made it 3-1 as he finished

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Two heart attacks won't stop Gloria

THOUGH two heart attacks and a serious spinal injury might have finished her dancing days, Gloria Blair, one of Warrington's premier dance teachers, is determined she will not be beaten. Two years ago, Gloria - once known in theatre circles as 'the girl

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Elton tribute

This Friday night's for Elton John fans in the Limelight next week. Six-piece tribute John's Elton make their first visit to Crewe's music mecca on November 26. Tall order to recreate the music made famous by one of the most successful rock pianists the

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Have your say on landfil site plan

CHESHIRE County Council will ask Middlewich residents for their comments again on controversial plans for a landfill site in the town. The Banks Group, which wishes to extract clay from a site at Kinderton Lodge to create a space for landfill, has submitted

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Welcome for community officers

VALE Royal Police's community crime fighters have welcomed the findings of a residents' survey which proves people feel safer when there's a safety officer in their area. The Community Safety Survey Report 2004 reveals that 77 per cent of people would

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Parent power aims to solve school wrangle

PARENTS are uniting to try to resolve a wrangle between two Sandbach schools which stems from an inaugural decision by one to admit boys into its sixth form. It follows plans announced by Sandbach High School to allow boys into its sixth form for the

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Website provided suicide guidance

A PROMISING young medical student from Crewe, who became 'fascinated with self-harm' was found hanged after visiting a website that encouraged him to commit suicide. Police who investigated the death of Arwel Davies, 22, of Charlcote Crescent, think that

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War memorial protestors go to Downing Street

VETERAN servicemen who staged a Poppy Day protest on Remembrance Sundayhanded a petition in to Downing Street last week. The Memorial Action Team has vowed to continue its fight against uprooting the memorial to the town's war dead following the controversial

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Mersey Street flats plan

SIXTY-four new flats will be built in Warrington town centre if councillors give the go-ahead. Countryside Properties is applying to build three four-storey apartments plus 64 parking spaces on Mersey Street's one- acre brown belt land. The land was formerly

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Town jobless figures hit a 30-year low

UNEMPLOYMENT figures in Warrington hit a 30-year low earlier this year and they are still continuing to fall. The number of people claiming unemployment benefit in Warrington fell to 1.5 per cent in September 2004, a total of 1,758 people. The figures

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Busy Bees settle into new home

THE Busy Bees toy library has found a new home at a Woolston primary school along with new and updated playtime equipment. The toy library has now relocated to Woolston Community Primary School on Hall Road after outgrowing its former home based at Woolston

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Crowded Scouse

THURSDAY sees the return of Crowded Scouse to Crewe. Originally an acoustic trio, they formed in 2001 with all of them big fans of Crowded House. Their accurate sound and sense of fun earned them a strong fan base in the north west, culminating with a

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Squeeze in town

EX-Squeeze frontman Glenn Tilbrook returns to the Limelight with his new band The Fluffers on Sunday. With more than 25 years experience in the business, the singer-songwriter has had a busy couple of months after being the subject of recently realised