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Title hopes sunk?

KNYPERSLEY CC's title-challenge faded agonisingly because of last Saturday's rain. Hopes were high of getting back into the NSSC Premier Division chase with a plum home fixture against rock-bottom Betley. But chances of maximum points were washed away

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Congleton can decide destiny

CONGLETON CC will be hoping their season run-in yields big points to stave off relegation. It's been a tough 2005 with just three wins, but their Division Two future is still in their own hands. Last Saturday's home tie against Brooklands was a washout

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Vics on hunt for goal machine after double defeats

BIDDULPH Vics boss Terry Greer is on the lookout for a striker after back-to-back losses. With last season's top scorer James Marrow gone, along with most of the club's old hands, Greer has a tough job on his hands. The Vics suffered a disastrous start

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Bears enjoy sweet smell of six-cess

CONGLETON Town made the perfect start to their quest for success in North West Counties Division One. Paul Moore targeted six points out of six and got what he wanted after the Bears turned over Abbey Hey 2-0 at Booth Street on Tuesday night Phil McDiarmid

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'Time should be called on our young drinkers'

POLICE are pleading with parents to take responsibility for troublesome children, as they try to call time on underage drinking. Special patrols conducted as part of Operation Yellow Card last week seized 277 containers of alcohol from designated no drinking

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Parking fees drive away trade

RETAILERS are losing out as shoppers avoid Biddulph due to parking charges and 'over-zealous' wardens, it is claimed. Biddulph Town Council is now pleading with district council chiefs to turn the town's problematic car parks over to them as new charges

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Police's booze plea to parents

IT WAS last orders for teenagers in Alsager when police seized over 270 bottles and cans of alcohol in a crackdown on underage drinking last week. Now police are calling on parents to take control of their children and stop them drinking on the streets

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Dabbers skittled by Skem

NANTWICH Town went down 4-1 at early pacesetters Skelmersdale United on Tuesday night. After annihilating Stone Dominoes 9-0 on opening day, the hosts unloaded with more goals against the Dabbers. Carl Osman bagged his fourth of the season to put United

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Matt's boys will hope they can go Farr

CREWE and Nantwich RUFC begin warming up for an expected promotion bid this Saturday. With the big kick-off in the South Lancashire and Cheshire League in just over two weeks time, the club face Newcastle this weekend, KO 2.30pm. Crewe then step it up

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Batsmen smash Wood Lane

TOP-notch batting got Crewe CC through to a superb seven-wicket victory over high-flying Wood Lane. Nick Lange, Tom Gower and Mark Hurst all weighed in at the Vagrants to boost chances of a strong finish in NSSC Division One. After heavy rain delayed

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Crewe FC fight for victory

JON Dawson's last-minute winner spared Crewe FC's blushes in a 4-3 thriller at Reaseheath. The former Nantwich Town striker produced the goods at the death to see off Curzon Ashton Reserves and make it a perfect start to the season. Dawson saved his teammates

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Guardian readers rally round for homeless cats

ANIMAL-LOVING Guardian readers have flocked to the RSPCA Cattery at Stapeley to answer a plea for help from friendly felines desperate for a loving home. After the plight of five long-term homeless cats was highlighted in The Guardian last week, the cattery

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Boozer busters

WORRIED residents have launched a campaign to claim back their town amid fears 24-hour drinking could send Nantwich into a spiral of decline. The Barker Street Campaign has been set up to fight a raft of applications from the town's pubs to serve alcohol

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Bingo crowd raise the roof as granny wins over £50,000

A CREWE grandmother broke down in tears when she won almost £53,000 playing bingo at the Apollo club in High Street. The lucky winner, who has asked not to be named, has been a bingo player for 25 years and visits the Apollo almost every day. She won

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Protests over pub's late opening plans

ANGRY Crewe residents have launched a barrage of objections against a pub application to open into the early hours. The latest in a string of new licensing applications comes from The Eight Farmers on Parkers Road in Coppenhall, which is looking to serve

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First use of stun gun by Cheshire Police is on a Crewe street

A CREWE man who was allegedly threatening a team of paramedics has become the first person to be shot with Cheshire Police's new taser stun gun. Officers used the weapon in Goulden Street in Crewe on Friday evening after reports that the man, who has

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He's banned from being alone with children

A CONVICTED sex offender from Crewe has been banned from being alone with children. Brian North, 51, of Alexandra Place, was made subject to the Sexual Offences Prevention Order at South Cheshire Magistrates court on Friday. The court heard North described

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Calls of hypocrisy over phone masts

THE planning authority which has approved the siting of mobile phone masts in Knutsford will not allow them on its own land, it emerged on Monday. Councillors questioned Macclesfield Borough Council's stance as they discussed plans for two masts, one

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Hopes go down the drain

KNUTSFORD has missed its chance to stop the River Lily flooding because of disagreements between experts, residents and councillors. Land drainage officer Ernie Stamp said thousands of pounds from Macclesfield Borough Council were no longer available

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Man hit by bottle

PARAMEDICS were called to Sankey Way just after 3.30am on Sunday after a man was reportedly hit with a bottle. The 17-year-old was taken to Warrington A&E with head injuries

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New dentist proposed

PLANS to revamp an office into a ground floor dental clinic have been submitted to Warrington Borough Council. The proposals for the change of use from office space to a ground floor dentist on Bewsey Street were submitted at the end of last month. The

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Trading fair is a success

A FAIR trade stall at Warrington Market is doing such good business that it has doubled in size. The not for profit Fair 4 All stall is run entirely by volunteers. The stall has been run by a partnership for almost three years, and when the opportunity

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Bookstart 'to be expanded'

AT least 2,700 youngsters could boost their reading skills under a new Government scheme welcomed by a Warrington MP. Helen Jones, Warrington North MP, has given her backing to the move to give every baby and young child in England free books in an expansion

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Council considers new homes

PLANS for a housing development in Bewsey, which could home up to 400 people, looked set to be given the go ahead as the Warrington Guardian went to press. Developers were hoping that an outline application to erect residential properties on a 1.7 hectares

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Debate over school plans continues, as the date for a decision is set

THE debate over whether to refurbish or rebuild Stockton Heath Primary School will finally be resolved next month. The school has been handed a £3.9m grant, which could be used to demolish the current building and erect a new one. But some parents have

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Chris is a bit of alright as the hot new playwright

THE bright lights of the West End could soon be beckoning a Warrington woman, after capturing the attention of a top UK playwright. Chris Marshall, of Field Lane, Appleton, is a familiar face in the world of drama having penned scripts for BBC TV and

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Downpours dampener for Alsager

ALSAGER CC saw hopes of an upset at Bramhall washed out. Last weekend's downpours ensured no games in Cheshire County Cricket League Division One were completed. And play didn't even get underway with the match called off, meaning seven points apiece.

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The Bullets are bang on target

ALSAGER Town smashed four past St Helens Town to make it a solid start to the season. Boss Greg Clowes has demanded goals from his troops and they delivered on Tuesday night to get among the early pacesetters in NWC Division One. In a rip-roaring end

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Sporty motors may be thieves' target

POLICE are warning sports car owners to be extra cautious as professional thieves could be targeting high-powered vehicles in the area. A Honda S2000 sports convertible worth more than £25,000 was stolen in Endon last weekend and police are concerned

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Police issue alert over danger drugs

PRESCRIPTION pads and drugs were stolen from a doctor's vehicle, which was left unattended in Knypersley. Opportunist thieves took potentially dangerous vials of adrenaline as well as diazepam and co-codamol tablets. They also took prescription pads,

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It's glory time for the trophy winners

SOME 26 trophy and promotion places were settled in the final full week's programme in the Carlsberg UK Open League. This leaves one Division 3 match, with a bearing on trophy and promotion issues, left to play. Competition must be getting keener as no

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Elworth know victory is vital against Audley

ELWORTH CC face their most important game of the season so far on Saturday. Victory at fellow strugglers Audley would be a massive boost in the club's battle to stay in NSSC Premier Division. Mid-table beckoned but a slide over the last several weeks

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Experience all the sensations of India

NANTWICH youngsters will be given the opportunity to sample some true cultural delights next week. On Monday, there will be two workshops for the town's youngsters in a programme that uses all five senses to showcase the richness of the Indian sub-continent

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Girl needs treatment after chip pan blaze

A YOUNG teenager was treated for slight smoke inhalation after firefighters were called to extinguish a fire on the Cronkinson Oak estate in Nantwich on Monday. Fire appliances from Crewe and Nantwich were called out after an unattended chip pan caught

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Nagging doubts over pub's 1am booze bid

ANGRY Willaston residents have issued a string of objections following an application for extended opening hours for a village pub. The Nag's Head, on Wistaston Road, is looking to serve booze until 1am between Monday and Saturday and until midnight on

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Kittens abandoned with eye damage

CAT owners who abandoned four kittens at a property in Crewe are being urged to come forward and reunite the felines with their mother. The four kittens, pictured, were taken into care in a terrible condition by the Crewe and District Cats Protection

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Row over untidy wood

A TRANQUIL spot where office workers spend their lunch hours has become untidy and dangerous. Town councillors said overhanging branches now posed a threat to those seeking solitude in Wall Wood. "I'm concerned that the maintenance that we have is inadequate

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The golden ticket holder is a winner

GOLDEN Square has launched a three-week Great Golden Giveaway, with a hunt for the golden ticket. Each day, from Friday, August 5 until Thursday, August 25, 100 golden tickets will be hidden in the Golden Square shopping centre and a free chocolate bar

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Labour Party official denies 'grooming' boy

A FORMER Labour Party official has denied grooming a teenage boy. Peter Tuffley, aged 27, appeared in court on Friday charged with grooming and sexual activity with a 13-year-old against the Sexual Offences Act 2003. Tuffley worked as a regional officer

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Church looks for new home

PARISHONERS across Warrington could soon be worshipping in a new, purpose-built church. The diocese of Shrewsbury had planned to merge Our Lady's church in Latchford and St Augustine, Grappenhall, by closing both buildings and opening a new place of worship

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Fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis care

A CHARITY evening at Warrington Town Football Club is offering a raffle prize of a week's holiday in Tenerife. Proceeds from the event on Friday, August 26, will go towards helping sufferers of the genetic disease Cystic Fibrosis at the Bradbury Unit

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Regiment looks for new recruits

RECRUITERS have been working in Warrington in the name of the Cheshire Regiment for one of the last times. Soldiers from the unit were in Golden Square on Monday. But, from autumn this year, the unit starts a process of merging with two other battalions

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Planning the future

PLANS for a housing development that could secure the future of a popular social club looked set to be given approval last night, Wednesday. Alford Sports and Social Club on Manchester Road, Woolston, is hoping to sell a piece of land on Bennett Avenue

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Another good campaign, on the face of it...

STAFF at Warrington Collegiate have taken to promoting the college on the streets of the town. But you will not see performing arts tutor Mark Edgington and school links officer Melina Allen pounding the roads - though if you look around, you might just

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'How many children will have to suffer?'

WITH pain etched on his face, the father of Abbie Tinkley carried the tiny coffin of his unborn baby daughter into St Stephen's Church on Friday. Family and friends gathered for the emotional service to offer support to distraught parents Lynn Garrity