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RAILWAY enthusiasts in Winsford and Middlewich are being invited to book their places on a railtour which takes in the famous Settle and Carlisle line. The scenic tour takes place on May 16 and features a number of miles of track not open to regular passenger

NOT so long ago, music fans would have scoffed at the idea of Nick Heyward playing at Manchester Roadhouse. The Roadhouse is renowned as a venue where up and coming bands can put themselves in the limelight and boost their reputation. So what on earth

FOR someone who helped produce arguably the best flight simulation game ever made, Simon Kershaw has a remarkable confession. "I never really played computer games," he said. "I went for a job as a computer artist and after a year I successfully went

NORTH West Water customers in Winsford and Middlewich can now pay their bills free of charge at post offices in the two towns. The water company has this week introduced a free bill paying service at post offices throughout the region. The new service

AS headteacher of one of the schools in Winsford I feel that I must respond to the observations of your correspondent The Observer in last week's Winsford and Middlewich Guardian. Of our last group of students leaving school after completing their A Levels

MIDDLEWICH residents are under the false impression that their campaign for a pool is going swimmingly. But in fact many other realists know, as I do, that they are out of their depth. The people of Middlewich have been campaigning for many years now

I WAS sickened and appalled by last week's front page story in the Guardian that a fox hunt had frightened children as it passed through Byley. As if these people don't do enough harm by subjecting foxes to a horrible and cruel death, they are now scaring

I PRESUME the correspondent last week who wrote that schoolchildren educated outside this town expect more opportunities in life included youngsters who live here but are taught elsewhere. As he quite rightly states, we have two excellent high schools

MARK Fox has landed the job of making sure all youngsters in Winsford are given a sporting chance. As the new youth sport development offficer for Vale Royal Borough Council, he is already lining up the targets for what he wants to achieve. He said: "

STAFF at a Winsford-based counselling service are urging people in the town to rally round and support their latest fund-raising ventures. Eclipse Counselling Network, which offers bereavement support to people throughout Vale Royal, is facing a tough

SUDDEN death became a long and painful process for Rolls Royce of Crewe on Saturday as Middlewich Athletic Reserves progressed from their group into the semi-finals of the Mid-Cheshire Saturday Cup in amazing circumstances. The 2-2 draw which the 90 minutes

RELEGATION fears surfaced again for Middlewich Athletic as Bacup Borough crushed them 5-0 on Saturday in their North West Counties Division Two encounter. After a good recent run it was disappointing to see this collapse, especially as the home side were

Bacup Borough 5 Middlewich Athletic 0 North West Counties Division Two AFTER putting together a much-improved run lately, Middlewich fell back into bad habits on Saturday and suffered a crushing defeat. Such a hammering seemed unlikely at half-time, when

THE man leading the hunt for Du Rose has welcomed the judge's verdict of a life sentence. Detective Chief Inspector Phil Thompson said the actions of Du Rose were sinister and forceful. He added: "Du Rose is the most dangerous man I have ever come across

PUPILS all over Middlewich have joined a campaign for Congleton Borough Council to splash out on a swimming pool. Thousands of signatures have been collected on a petition formed by Middlewich High School, putting the pressure on the borough to back the

A GRIEF-STRICKEN Winsford mum is hoping that the man who is alleged to have supplied her son with a lethal dose of methadone will be jailed for life. Mother-of-seven Pat Curzon, of Walnut Drive, Wharton, has always believed that her 21-year-old son Martin

A MID-CHESHIRE animal rights campaigner is calling for Winsford and Middlewich people to join her fight against hare coursing. Nicky Green, of Yew Tree Farm, Whatcroft, has slammed people who attend an annual hare coursing event in Merseyside called the

A LORRY driver with Middlewich builders Pochin has been jailed for life after kidnapping an eight-year-old girl and almost killing her. Mold Crown Court heard how Gulf War veteran Phillip Du Rose had previously tried to entice girls into his car and had

Al Pacino is Satan, dark tempter from the netherworld, who on this occasion has surfaced as a high-powered lawyer. He hires wholesome, young college boy Keanu Reeves as his junior apprentice. With Keanu literally playing 'the devil's advocate', the Dark

"I never really played computer games," he said. "I went for a job as a computer artist and after a year I successfully went for something altogether more demanding." Now, the 34-year-old is a producer, leading the team which developed F22, a simulation

Let me enlighten him a little. On arrival at the Memorial Hall we were told that "these are the plans for this site, they are presented for your information." In short this is what you are getting. However people did object and loudly too. In the hour

It was a game of two halves. Where as the first ebbed and flowed at high pace, the second failed to develop any pattern or shape. Slough started slowly, providing a few speculative shots from distance in the opening stages. It was Vics that started the

The star striker, who has scored 32 goals already this season, turned down the move to Witton's Unibond First rivals after, it appears, manager Kevin Tully had given the green light for the move to go ahead. Tully said: "We were offered a few thousand

Ten points clear at the top of the Unibond Premier and seemingly cruising towards promotion into the Conference, Barrow will prove a major hurdle. Coach Paul Bennett faced Barrow as coach of WInsford earlier in the season and his knowledge is seen as

Claims specialist Ray Aimson told Michael Oakes he shouldn't be satisfied with the payout he's been given so far. "I feel the amount is an insult," said Mr Aimson. "Apart from the shock sustained in the collision, there's the inconvenience that Mr Oakes

Mold Crown Court heard that Du Rose, 31, put a rope around the little girl's neck as she walked home after playing with friends. He then bundled her into the boot of his car and drove off. Sentencing him to life in prison - with a recommendation that

CHILDREN'S TV favourites the Mr Men and Little Miss will be coming to Crewe later this month to star in a fun-filled stage adventure. The popular characters will be appearing in a show called 'Nursery Rhyme Land' at the Lyceum Theatre on Saturday, February

AVID Liverpool FC supporters now have the chance to re-live the magic of the glory years at Britain's newest football attraction. The Reds recently unveiled their new visitor centre at Anfield and it is already proving a massive hit with Koppites. The

Bamber Bridge 2 Winsford Utd 3 UniBond Premier Division THE Blues returned to winning ways after an afternoon of action and incident at Ironbridge on Saturday, writes ANDY MAYLOR. Five goals, one from Winnie Steele which mirrored his effort at Chester

ENTRIES are being taken for the prestigious open bowls competition run on Sunday evenings at Wharton Cons Club, starting on Sunday, April 12 and ending with the final eight on Sunday, August 24. Entries of £15 should be forwarded to organiser Stewart

WINSFORD United have outlined their plans for a £300,000 Barton Stadium facelift, set to reflect the club's ambition for raising its status at the turn of the century. Extensions to the existing site will bring new facilities into the picture with the

THE doors of Middlewich Police Station are to be kept open regularly to step up the fight against crime in the town. The station will be manned on a set day each week to encourage families to play a greater role in the clampdown on lawbreakers. And the

OAKFIELD Racing in Winsford is celebrating its first jackpot winner after almost two years of running the Irish Lottery. Gordon Pollitt, of Woodcott Avenue, scooped nearly £4,500 after placing a £3 stake on the four numbers which make up his date of birth

WINSFORD county councillor Moira Chapman has denied rumours that cash-strapped Cheshire County Council is to close the town's Elmhurst elderly support centre. Cty Clr Chapman acted after hearing that inaccurate speculation was causing deep anxiety among

THE Cheshire branch of the Council for the Protection of Rural England, which is based in Middlewich, has hit out at housing development in rural areas. The organisation which campaigns for the countryside claims Cheshire will cease to be a predominantly

WINSFORD is set for a building boom over the next decade as Cheshire tries to get to grips with the problem of its housing needs. Cheshire County Council has earmarked sites for 43,500 new homes as part of its draft Structure Plan - a document which will

AN innovative Winsford student has helped to revolutionise cancer care at Leighton Hospital by creating part of a computer programme to help sufferers. Whizz-kid Peter Oakes, aged 19, of Chester Road, has designed the 'front end' of a data base which

Helen Edmondson's adaptation of George Eliot's famous novel follows simple girl Maggie Tulliver as she yearns for a life of art, learning, and love. Says director Gordon Hamlin: "Eliot's masterpiece should have been hard to stage - but this intensely

I was one of them and have just had a very nostalgic reunion with a fellow shipmate. We returned to HMS Collingwood and received a very warm welcome and tour. Many things have changed, but some things have not. This letter is to those readers who have

A lot of it they do not like but can do nothing about because by the time they know of the plans it is too late to object, or their objections are ignored. A couple of years ago I wrote to both the Guardian and the council suggesting that land between

The United Nations Special Commission has so far succeeded in destroying huge amounts of weapons and their lethal contents. However Iraq still has the capacity to manufacture enough anthrax to fill two more war heads every week. One such warhead could

The museum will be based at the Town End of the Danebank stand, along with a cafe, small shop and an office for the Drill Field Trust. Derek Nuttall, the club's company secretary, said: "The development of the museum is part of the phase two development

The Wharton Cons ace was awarded the Vale Royal Trophy after a season which has seen him become the first player ever to win the All England, Cheshire and Mid Cheshire Merits. He beat off stiff competition from footballer Mike Whitlow and powerlifter

It's February - and we got SAND. High winds over Africa whipped up clouds of sand from the Sahara desert, and sent them billowing across northern Europe. In Cheshire, the warmest February weekend on record heated the clouds so much that they dropped their

Steve, 31, and Susan Pope, 27, lost everything they owned. Their house on Beeston Street was totally gutted, and four neighbouring homes - including sheltered flats for the elderly - were damaged and had to be evacuated. Leading firefighter Eric Davies

County planners want to earmark green sites near Lostock and Davenham for massive commercial development. But this week, independent government inspectors said the plans should be scrapped - because they would damage the countryside and create traffic

The £10 million bid was placed nearly 12 months ago, after years of planning by engineers from British Waterways - owners of the unique structure. But because the proposed visitor centre at the lift is a new building it isn't allowed any cash from the

Charlie Jones, 42, died two-and-a-half weeks after being attacked near his home in Parkfield Road, Rudheath. Charlie, affectionately known as Chaz, had been at the Wings Club on Station Road just before the attack at about midnight on Sunday January 25

The structure, which celebrates its 100th birthday next year, is due to be lifted off its mounting by the biggest mobile crane in Britain so work can start on March 9. Preparation for that process began this week with security fences being put up around