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Cheshire Archive

• Village toilets used by 'cottagers'

  INNOCENT youngsters could be exposed to lewd acts in Stockton Heath as men meet for sexual gratification - metres from a primary school. read more

• In protesters view housing is wrong

  A NEW housing development including 70 homes looks set to be built at Old Mill Road in Sandbach, despite strong objections from the town council. read more

• Make it hard work for car thieves

  SANDBACH residents are being urged to make sure their cars are locked after a sudden increase in thefts from vehicles. read more

• Help is at hand to keep out the cold

  BOROUGH Mayor Maureen Grant launched a bold new project to help local homeowners stay cosy during the winter. read more

• Euro MP calls from a rethink on drug laws

  CREWE'S Euro MP is demanding a rethink of Britain's drugs strategy, which he claims is putting billions of pounds into the pockets of criminals and terrorists. read more

• Control switch angers firefighters union

  EMERGENCY calls to the fire brigade will soon be switched from the current control room at Winsford to a centre at Warrington under controversial government reforms. read more

• Huddersfield Giants 38 Warrington Wolves 22

  WARRINGTON Wolves suffered their third straight defeat as they lost 38-22 at Huddersfield on Friday night. read more

• Forty minute ambulance wait

  AN ELDERLY woman who suffered a bad fall in Nantwich town centre was left lying in agony for almost 40 minutes before paramedics came to her aid. read more

• Anger in Audlem as developers 'snub' village revamp talks

  AUDLEM residents have condemned property developer Muller as 'arrogant' after they snubbed a public meeting held to discuss their controversial plans. read more

• Accident blackspot claims life of biker

  HEARTBROKEN family members have this week paid tribute to a "passionate person who loved life" after a Nantwich man was killed in a horror collision on the notorious A530 Middlewich Road. read more

• Words to the wise for a tree of hope

  'I WISH there were no more bombings', 'I wish no-one would ever go hungry', are some of the touching messages written by local children on a wish tree at Nantwich Museum. read more

• One man crime wave is ended

  A THIEF described as a 'one man crime wave' is awaiting sentencing after admitting responsibility for a recent spate of local burglaries. read more

• Driver airlifted to hospital after bridge smash

  AN ELDERLY man had to be airlifted to hospital after he lost control of his car and collided with a bridge at Peel Lane, Astbury last Tuesday. read more

• Healthy outlook is in store for West Heath

  SHOPPING centre owners have expressed their delight at signing up a number of "high profile" retailers. read more

• Airport jet-setters could check in at rail station

  HOLIDAYMAKERS could soon be checking in for flights at Crewe Railway Station under a scheme to cut waiting times at Manchester Airport. read more

• Hospital to bring in smoking ban

  CREWE'S Leighton Hospital will ban smoking from November to improve the health of patients and staff. read more

• Cannabis plants seized in drug raid

  A DRUGS raid has recovered a 'significant amount' of cannabis in Culcheth. read more

• University status 'will be a boon to town's economy'

  BECOMING a campus university town is not only a boost to those studying in Warrington but the business community as well. read more

• Roy takes to the road to return a favour

  WHEN Roy Moss was left paralysed from the waist down after a horrific motorbike accident, friends rallied round and organised a sponsored bike ride to buy him a wheelchair. read more

• Chance for a spring clean

  ARENA Housing and Great Sankey Parish Council are holding a 'skip day' in Old Hall on Wednesday, August 17. read more

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