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Cheshire Archive

• Landing strip bid is not a flight of fancy for Woolston

  PROPOSALS to turn land at Woolston Moss into an airstrip used up to 500 times a year are expected to be submitted in the next few weeks. read more

• Swinging 60s fans pay last respects to musical talent

  IF YOU went dancing in Warrington during the swinging sixties - chances are you danced to the music of Jimmy Horne and the Hornets. read more

• And they're off........

  THE Warrington Guardian race night will take place this Saturday at Haydock Park racecourse. read more

• Saved by fire alarm

  A PERSON was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire at a house in Penketh. read more

• Can you spare time for cancer charity?

  THE John Holt Cancer Foundation, a charity offering support and information for anyone affected by cancer in the town is looking for new volunteers. read more

• Beginning of the world is talking point

  AN anti-evolution speaker who is due to appear at a Warrington school tomorrow (Friday) has been attracting attention in the national press. read more

• Thousands stolen from travel agents

  A TRAVEL agency was raided for thousands of pounds of currency in daylight. read more

• Cheshire Chord team up with Metallica

  MEMBERS of a demure choral group have been invited to rock with some of the biggest heavy metal legends. read more

• Firms admit HSE failings

  A LIVE link up to Australia may have to be arranged in the court hearing involving the death of a construction worker in Woolston. read more

• Flood protection review after sea level rise

  MAJOR research on flood protection is under way to deal with rising sea levels. read more

• Van caught fire on motorway

  A VAN caught fire on a Warrington motorway on Wednesday. Fire crews were called out to deal with the incident on the M62 between junction 11 and 12 at 3.25pm. read more

• Highway plan fails in bid to block centre

  A 'PLOY to stop development' at a shopping centre in Stockton Heath has failed. read more

• Scouts in fund hike

  TWO Scouts came prepared to raise £160 for charity at the Cheshire Hike. read more

• Meet the police who are chasing our crooked millionaires

  FROM a bland office in the middle of rural Cheshire, the international drug dealers of Warrington are being targeted. read more

• When young go marching on

  SCOUTS, Cubs and Beavers came together on Sunday for the traditional St George's Day Parade. read more

• Team has designs on access for all

  ARCHITECTS have joined forces with the Warrington Disability Partnership to experience first-hand some of the problems faced by the town's disabled community. read more

• Gary is on the ball for Bobby's charity run

  A FORMER Wolves player who battled cancer is urging Warrington men to take part in a charity race to raise cash for research into the disease. read more

• Delivery man dies in fall from boat

  A FORMER Lymm coal delivery man has drowned after falling off his boat on the River Weaver. read more

• Good news for 'go-slow' taxi drivers as council has talks with protest leaders

  Hackney cab drivers caused huge tailbacks for an hour and a half when around 60 went on a go-slow through the town centre in February. read more

On this day: Cheshire Archive