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The importance of finding a home for Oscar and Duddie
AN abandoned dog that needed £15,000-worth of vet's treatment has had his life turned around by Cheshire Dogs Home. And now, nine-year-old Duddie is looking for a permanent home. He had to have an operation after a hernia was found inside his bottom,
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Chance to light up a life at Christmas
ST ROCCO'S Hospice is inviting the public to join in their annual 'Light up a Life' service and shine the light of love this Christmas. At 7pm, on Wednesday, December 8, the 30ft high hospice Christmas tree will be illuminated with thousands of lights
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COUGH UP ALL UNPAID FINES, OR ELSE!
POLICE have warned fine dodgers to expect a knock at the door as part of a major operation which has so far resulted in dozens of arrests and £200,000 in payments. Unsuspecting fine dodgers have been visited by police and fine collectors this month as
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What's on in Northwich, Middlewich and Winsford
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 25 - Blood donor session at Northwich Memorial Hall, Chester Way; 2-4pm and 5.30-7.30pm. Prize bingo at Rudheath Social Club, iao Hebden Green Special School; 8pm start. Charity bingo at Wharton Conservative Club, Winsford; doors open
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Plea to school
A HEADTEACHER has been criticised for not allowing a minibus that ferries little ones to and from school to park in the school grounds. Kids' Cabin wants Bexton Primary to let its taxi service drive into the car park before there is an accident. "To get
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Rock on Tommy!
EASTENDERS AS if having Dirty Den for a husband isn't bad enough, Chrissie managed to attract the attentions of another loser, in the form of slimy Scot Tommy. Den (quite rightly) had Tommy down as a cradle-snatching love rat - this coming from a man
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Conman warning
BURGLARS claiming to be from the water board have struck at the homes of two elderly people in Halton. In Bridge Street, Runcorn two men tricked their way into the home of an 84-year-old woman by saying they had to turn the water off. The first crook
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Making the right noises
IT'S all happening in Halton - but we need to blow our own trumpet more. That's the message the council's new chief executive delivered to guests at the Chamber of Commerce annual gala dinner at the Halton Stadium on Friday. David Parr, who took over
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Cash to help victims of domestic violence
A CASH award has been given to a campaign that aims to help victims of domestic violence in Warrington. Cheshire Police Authority's Community Safety Partnership Fund provided the grant of £1,708 to the 'No-one has the right to hurt you in the name of
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Youth theatre group exits stage with nowhere to go
A YOUTH theatre group is looking for space because University College Chester is refusing to let it use the Warrington campus's theatre. CODYS, which has 60 members aged 11 to 19, has been using the Derek Newton Theatre on Padgate campus for five years
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Cyclist hurt in hit-and-run
POLICE are hunting a motorist who failed to stop after an accident with a cyclist, who suffered serious head injuries, at 7.45am on Monday on Sankey Way, between Cromwell Avenue and Sankey Green Island. The cyclist is in the town's hospital. Anyone with
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Woman defrauded £15,000 in benefits
A WOMAN living with her husband cheated taxpayers out of more than £15,000 by claiming she was a single parent. Katrina Atherton, of Festival Avenue, in Orford, was ordered to pay back the money plus £75 costs, and was also sentenced to a 210-hour community
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Body found
A BODY - believed to be decomposed - was found near the Winwick link road between the B&Q store and the M6 yesterday (Monday). Police had not established the body's sex at the time of going to press, but said there were no suspicious circumstances
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Ashton double sees off Gillingham
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
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Parking ban on hold - for now
Parents will find out in January if they are to be banned from parking near their children's school. Cheshire's joint highways committee deferred its decision over Egerton School at a meeting last week to give them more time to support or object. "As
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Farm makes use of horsepower
Modern machinery has left many of Britain's heavy horses without a job. But staff at Tatton Park have been promoting the versatility of the breed by showing it can also be ridden - to help improve its image. "They come in as a driven horse but we want
