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  • CHARITY JUMP TO HELP JORDAN

    BRAVE little Jordan Harding is to receive a hi-tech boost in his battle against a tragic medical condition. Jordan, of Bosley View, Congleton, who will be three next February, was born with folded retinas, which have left him virtually blind. His plight

  • FENCE PROTECTION FOR PENSIONERS

    A MASSIVE steel fence is being put up at a care home to protect frail pensioners from a gang of yobs. The 175-metre long fence will ring New Milton House, in Alsager, whose frightened residents are verbally abused and intimidated. Security guards and

  • LOTTO MUM IN LIMBO

    LOTTERY bosses Camelot have not ruled out asking jackpot winner Prudence Beech to repay all or part of her £10,000 scratchcard win. A legal team from Camelot were this week hoping to reach an agreement with Mrs Beech after a High Court judge ruled she

  • BEHIND THE SCENES OF A TV EPIC

    FANS of historical romance are being given a fascinating glimpse into the making of a multi-million pound TV epic. Costumes used in Granada TV's adaptation of the classic novel Moll Flanders are being featured in an exhibition at Little Moreton Hall,

  • DELE FITNESS IN QUESTION

    INJURED Crewe favourite Dele Adebola could still be in with a chance of taking on Kidderminster in the FA Cup this Saturday. A crunching tackle by Burnley's Peter Swan in last Saturday's game left Crewe boss Dario Gradi doubtful as to whether Adebola

  • CRACKDOWN ON ROWDY YOBS

    POLICE are cracking down on gangs who hang about on a Crewe car park causing a nuisance. They have stepped up patrols in the area and are keeping a watch on the car parks in front of Focus DIY and behind Kentucky Fried Chicken. Managers of the Grand Junction

  • BANK ACCOUNT FRAUDSTERS ARE JAILED

    AN EX bank worker has been jailed for two years after conning a widow out of £190,000. Mark Darlington, who was an account manager with the Royal Bank of Scotland, tricked widow Maureen Charlesworth into believing she had £200,000 in a high interest account

  • WINNING STREAK ENDS

    AN unchanged Crewe side had hopes of continuing their recent run of success and should have taken the lead after 20 minutes. Home keeper Berresford punched out a Murphy cross and from six yards out Rivers put the ball over the top. Adebola who had been

  • ROYAL OPENS THEATRE

    HER ROYAL Highness Princess Margaret was in Crewe on Tuesday to visit Rolls-Royce and open the refurbished Lyceum Theatre. The royal visitor arrived at the Lyceum at 12.30pm and was greeted by a crowd of well-wishers who, despite the cold weather, turned

  • TOWN COMES TO A STANDSTILL

    CREWE town centre came to a standstill for two minutes on Monday, as the town remembered those who had fallen in battle. The re-introduction of the silence at its correct time, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, was respected by shops, businesses

  • LEISURE PLAN UNVEILED

    AMBITIOUS plans for a huge leisure complex have been unveiled. The scheme, which would include a bowling alley, 10-screen cinema, restaurant and 500 space multi-storey car park, has been earmarked for land between Eaton Street, Market Street and Flag

  • YOUNG MAN'S DEATH STILL A MYSTERY

    POLICE are trying to piece together the last movements of tragic Richard Munn, whose body was found in a shallow brook in Crewe. A post mortem has revealed that Mr Munn, aged 21, of West Street, Crewe, died of drowning, hypothermia and a fractured skull