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Cheshire Archive

• Pensioner who stabbed her husband could still go to jail

  A PENSIONER who escaped jail after stabbing her husband could still be sent to prison if an appeal is successful. read more

• The 'prodigy' thrilling everybody in the place

  A GIFTED teenager has been hailed a child prodigy after being selected for one of Britain's top music schools. read more

• Is sports complex to go ahead after all?

  A PRIVATE company that turned its back on Middlewich has made a U-turn after announcing the town is back in the running to house a £37million sports complex. read more

• Council bins recycling contractor

  THE recycling contractor employed by Congleton Borough Council has been replaced after failing to deliver satisfactory service standards. read more

• Liberal thanks

  MAY I thank the people across the North West who voted for myself and the Liberal Party last week in the Euro Elections. The Liberal Party vote rose from 22,000 to over 96,000 across the North West and our share of the vote doubled. Regardless of political differences may I congratulate those MEPs elected and wish them every success in representing our communities. read more

• Euro thanks

  THANK you to all the readers who voted Liberal Democrat in the European elections. Over the past five years I have been a sometimes controversial and outspoken MEP, rarely short of critics in these columns. It feels good to have been given such a strong endorsement. read more

• Lib Dem thanks

  ON behalf of the Liberal Democrat candidates, I should like to thank everyone who voted for us in the recent local elections. read more

• Tory thanks

  MAY I thank all the residents of Halton who voted for the Conservative party which resulted in the election of seven councillors. In particular, we would like to thank the people of Daresbury, Birchfield and Farnworth who are now represented by us. I can assure you all that we will be working hard to ensure that your views are heard. We have been inundated with messages of good wishes and support over the last two weeks and are truly overwhelmed at such a positive public response. read more

• Paying the price

  IT was interesting to read the comments of the senior politicians about the local election results. As one who turns first to 'Your Views' my interpretation of the results is different. read more

• Pleasant surprise

  I WOULD just like to say how pleasantly surprised I was to see that Cllr Middlemass has lost his seat, but I was disappointed to read he is blaming Tony Blair and the Labour Government. I think he should be looking a bit closer to home for the reasons he lost his seat. Thank you Runcorn voters for remembering who gave us our custody suite. read more

• Closer to home

  SO Mr Middlemass blames his election defeat on the national issues of the Labour party. read more

• Bridge the gap

  AS a regular user of the bridge, I thought that I would take advantage of the Halton Council website web cam to view the bridge traffic. read more

• Better

  THE Old Town is looking better than it has for 20 years. Is it too little too late for the traders? read more

• We need facts

  HOW frightening it is to read the reports about the MRSA or superbug as it known. read more

• BOBBIES ARE OFF THE BEAT

  MIDDLEWICH has lost its two 'bobbies on the beat' only a year after they came to the town. read more

• The thin blue line

  I AM writing to complain about the service of the police in Runcorn. read more

• Blistering charity work from Paul

  A FITNESS fanatic braved blistered feet and aching limbs to raise money for a cancer charity in Widnes. read more

• Widnes Senior Academy

  LOCAL lad Phil Wood was outstanding as Widnes Senior Academy beat their Bradford Bulls counterparts 28-22 at the Halton Stadium last Thursday. read more

• ACTON BRIDGE WI

  IT was a beautiful summer's evening when Caroline Young welcomed members to the June meeting of Acton Bridge WI. read more

• Barging in

  Hundreds of colourful barges cruised into the Bridgewater Canal to launch the national campaign festival Runcorn 2004. read more

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