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On this day: Cheshire Archive

Cheshire Archive

• Rising costs spark action for county council workers

  COUNCIL staff in mid Cheshire are being told to embrace energy efficiency in an attempt to reduce rising bills. read more

• Mauled by a dog

  JACK Clarke was mauled by a dog on his way back from a friend's and is now terrified of playing out. read more

• Pizza the Italian action

  WALK into your average high school at break time and you'll inevitably see clusters of kids talking about or listening to the latest tunes by Beyonce, the Ordinary Boys or 50 Cent. read more

• Hola! Learn Espanol for free

  PAELLA, sangria and tapas could soon be served at an ancient Widnes church, writes Barbara Jordan. read more

• Suspected arson attack on house

  A FRONT door was set alight in a suspected arson attack on a house on Monday evening. read more

• Living with my son's autism

  SIX-YEAR-OLD Cameron is terrified of hand-dryers. read more

• Appeal fails

  A SHOPLIFTER has failed in a bid to get his sentence reduced after a court heard how he stole to fund his drug habit. read more

• WINSFORD United manager Dave Twite is convinced the fixture pile up facing his team's rivals could h

  United are in the unusual position of having points in the bag, while most rival teams have games in hand. read more

• Roadwork watch

  THE following temporary road closures will take place from Monday, February 27. read more

• Forgive me Father, for you may not sing

  LET Father Francis sing! That's the message from the singing friar's countless fans, who are desperate to see him bring his unique brand of music to Runcorn. read more

• Reunion

  A GROUP of friends are hoping to organise a reunion with their former classmates. read more

• Ambulance merger meeting

  HALTON residents have been invited to a public meeting to express their views on the Department of Health's proposal to create a single ambulance service for the north west. read more

• Blues find their feet to return to winning ways at Barton

  A HEAVY pitch did not prevent the Blues turning in one of their best performances of the season against a side that is one of the form teams of the moment. read more

• Health centre nearly ready

  THE TRAILBLAZING £7m Widnes Health Care Resource Centre is being furnished and fitted with specialist equipment. read more

• Some girls have served longer than players

  WHAT seems like only yesterday I remember a fair-haired 12-year-old girl coming home, standing in front of me with eyes that shone with excitement and pride, and saying: 'Dad I'm going to dance for the Widnes Vikings'. If anyone had given her £100 and asked her what she wanted more it would have been to dance for the Vikings. read more

• I could quite easily have fabricated references from my previous employers

  BEING a contractor who normally works in the local Ineos Chlor site or sometimes around the United Kingdom, I found myself unemployed due to personal reasons and things beyond my control like inflatory gas prices, which are seriously damaging the industry. read more

• Here's a good news story for a change

  There does not appear to be much good news about, or that is the impression one gets when reading our local papers. The recent misinformation about the tourist information centre being peddled about by some irresponsible politicians is a clear example. read more

• Show about britches had me in stitches

  I spent a thoroughly enjoyable evening on Thursday at the Brindley watching a play entitled Gussett starring Elaine Pantley. What a show! What a woman! read more

• Creamfields in Wonderland

  LEGENDARY music festival Creamfields is likely to come to Halton over the August Bank Holiday weekend, The World can exclusively reveal. read more

• Trickies thrashed by Reds

  SHOULD Vics fans wish to search for some consolation from this disappointing result, they may like to reflect on the last time they played a league fixture at Workington. read more

On this day: Cheshire Archive