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SOUTH and East Cheshire TEC has appointed one of its most loyal members as the Director of Research, Marketing and Strategy. Andrea Montgomery joined the Middlewich-based TEC as a member of the development team when it was set up in 1990. She has since

CHESHIRE County Council is being urged to support a campaign promoting the use of British food. The 'Proud to Serve British' campaign is an NFU initiative to encourage catering outlets to use British produce wherever possible. And Cty Clr Neil Fitton,

A CONTROVERSIAL bid to build a discount supermarket next to Morrisons is expected to be given the go ahead. The plan, which was hanging in the balance only weeks ago, was recommended for approval by Vale Royal Borough Council's planning committee after

I AM pleased that Middlewich headteachers have raised the subject of misleading school performance tables as reported in the last issue of the Winsford and Middlewich Guardian. A few years ago, before Year Six results were published, a school that I know

Middlewich Town 3 Warrington Boro 1 Mid-Cheshire League WITH recent signings Daryl Moss and Ben Fuller in their line-up, Town started brightly with Fuller bringing a fine save from the Warrington keeper. But it was young Gareth Langley who got the breakthrough

STEVE Shaughnessy immediately ruled himself out of the race to become Winsford United manager after turning down the chance to take over the team for the remainder of the season. The Blues striker was assistant to Dalton Steele before the manager resigned

Winsford United 0 Whitby Town 2 UniBond Premier By Nick Smith THIS match had a distinct end-of-season feel to it, and for some of Winsford United's team it probably was. The fact that the Blues only managed two shots in the whole game is immaterial, because

MARK Came took over as Winsford's caretaker manager this week, hoping to carve out a path to the job on a permanent basis. The former United captain can make himself favourite to succeed Dalton Steele in a spell which begins with a testing trip to high-flying

HEBDEN Green School has landed a bumper grant of £1.2m from Cheshire County Council's new £500m budget to radically improve its facilities. The money will enable the special school in Woodford Lane West to construct a computer room, drama suite, science

A SURVEY of Winsford's River Weaver - conducted by an organisation dedicated to protecting and preserving the waterway - has earmarked more than 100 vital improvements to be made. The research was carried out by the River Weaver Navigation Society to

VALE Royal Borough Council's environmental officers have issued a warning to all nut allergy sufferers in Winsford and Middlewich. During checks, packs of a new product, Cascade Toffee Ice Cream Dessert, made by Nestle Lyons Maid, was found to contain

THE pest control section at Congleton Borough Council is warning Middlewich residents not to get stung with the cost of treating wasps and ants this summer. It is urging people to join the authority's new and imaginative scheme for controlling nuisance

I often travel around the country with my job and have also driven abroad many times, but I have never encountered roads as bad as in the Mid-Cheshire area. To be blunt, they are a disgrace to those responsible for their upkeep. There are many large holes

FEARS that Northwich's waterways could be privatised have been eased by the government. They have given British Waterways £24 million extra investment, the chance to attract private cash and a promise that long-term debts will be cleared. "This unique

PRETTY Shelley Pickering has been chosen as the 1999 Northwich Carnival Queen. Fourteen-year-old Shelley, from Acton Bridge, will take part in the town's parade on Saturday July 3. Her ladies-in-waiting are Lauren Dewsbury, 12, from Leftwich, Sarah Harrison

TWO of Cuddington's youth leaders have rallied to try and break the deadlock between terrified residents and abusive youngsters. Over the past two weeks, the Guardian has told how villagers fear the rising tide of vandalism in what should be a rural idyll

She finished fifth in the Under 20s girls race during Saturday's Inter Counties cross country Championships at Woolaton Park in Nottingham. As a result Alex has been selected to represent Great Britain in the World Cross Country Championships in Belfast

The 21-year-old has switched teams after a miserable debut season in the British Fiesta Si Championship and is now aiming for title glory in 1999. He completed his first testing session at Oulton Park with his new team, Tim Norton Racing, last Thursday

FARSLEY CELTIC 0 WITTON recorded their first league double of the campaign in the most one-sided Wincham Park clash of the season writes Scott McLeod. Farsley Celtic have never beaten Albion and, if Saturday's evidence is anything to go by, it is easy

The Birmingham National Indoor Arena based event capped a wonderful indoor season for the 16-year-old St Nicholas RC High School pupil. She improved her personal best time twice in four races, clocking 7.71 seconds in the final to win silver. Helen was

NORTHWICH could become home to Cheshire police's new headquarters. The constabulary has confirmed its plan to move out of city centre Chester to a more central location in Mid Cheshire. The police training centre in Crewe would also be relocated to the

ONE of Sandiway's most famous tales could be going to the dogs. Village leaders claim that plans for a new sign at the Blue Cap Hotel ignore the true story of Bluecap, one of Cheshire's greatest foxhounds. "It's not myths and legends, it's fact and it's

His dad Terry, mum, June, brother Ian, partner Angela Beardsmore and son two-year-old Liam are now struggling to come to terms with the tragedy. "He was a devoted dad, a much loved son, and very kind hearted," said his brother Ian. "There is not much

A YOUNG father, from Barnton, has died in a motorcycle accident. Paul Egerton, 21, who leaves a two-year-old son, was travelling through Crewe last Saturday afternoon, when the crash happened. His blue Suzuki bike struck a Vauxhall Cavalier travelling

The store worker, who has asked not to be named, said the loaded weapon was found under a display of cola cans at 4am on Thursday morning - after the first wave of police search teams had left the scene. "I appreciate that this is a delicate issue," said

My husband and I would like to make the following comments. IT seems quite clear reading the letter from the chairman of Macclesfield's planning committee that Martin Bell has ruffled Joan Barnes' feathers (Knutsford Guardian February 10) The problem

The agony and ecstasy of being in love .. K matron MATRON - the Knutsford Guardian's agony aunt - was a no-nonsense, practical sort of woman. Each week she set the worries of the town's housewives and their daughters to rest with solutions to their problems

"It is nice to hear the birds sing and not cough," 31-year-old Myra Colahan told the Knutsford Guardian in 1969. The mum-of-two and her husband John left their Cheetham Hill home - which was due to be demolished - for Knutsford a month before Christmas

Knutsford A 3 Atlantic 1 A-Team leave Atlantic all at sea KNUTSFORD turned the tables on Atlantic at Navigation Road on Saturday. But they had to be at their brilliant best to do so and defeat a team that the previous week had beaten table toppers Pelican

A PENALTY shoot-out ended Knutsford's hopes of competing in the Mid Cheshire League Challenge Cup final on Saturday. The Reds were 2-1 up at Manchester Road with just four minutes left when Barnton equalised, forcing the result to penalties. Knutsford

But this was one complaint we had to take on - for ourselves. For the bill from North West Water which landed on our doormat on Monday was for a whopping £669.11. Our neighbours in the Toft Road council-owned building fared little better. While an architect

County councillor Bert Grange said he had repeatedly told developer Property Solutions that if the plans included a restaurant the £1m scheme would be refused by Macclesfield. "I've told the developer and the architect that from day one," he said. Last

Auctioneer and valuer Adam Partridge has discovered a rare 18th century longcase clock built by Knutsford clockmaker Thomas Gaskell. "We had one here 12 years ago," said Adam, who works for Frank R Marshall. "We won't see one for another 12 years." The

Revised plans for the former Hewitts site will be discussed by councillors - and planners are recommending they approve the scheme. "It was expected," said developer Bill Batley yesterday (Tuesday). "We've been waiting for approval and as soon as we get

AT long last the courts are speaking out for the animals. Crackers was a lovely ginger cat, it helps to know he didn't die in vain. Thank you for sending his killer to prison for two months. Animals have as much right as we have to live. They can't speak

I AM confused. I read with a great deal of interest the court case published in the Winsford and Middlewich Guardian last week of the the person who was sent to prison for killing a cat. I have no desire to go into the merits and demerits of the case.

SCHOOL children are often left scratching their heads when it comes to the difficult subject of mathematics. But thanks to a maths programme with a distinctly oriental flavour, many local students are beginning to breeze their way through their times

WHEN it comes to working tirelessly for worthy causes, a Winsford school's fundraiser is one of the best in the county. Laura Leader, chief fund-raiser, for Hebden Green Special School, on Woodford Lane West, has been nominated for the Cheshire Woman

THE mystery ghosthunters who snapped the controversial photograph of the spirit of a nun - said to haunt Vale Royal Abbey at Whitegate near Winsford - made their public debut at the newly opened golf club last week. Sharon Oliver and Julie Moreton, of

Manager Dave Twite has seen most of the young crop of players leave Middlewich for Nantwich Town, so he hopes he can hang on to 17-year-old Langley, the two-goal hero of Town's 3-1 win over Warrington Borough on Saturday. Twite said: "Gareth was superb

WORKERS at Middlewich truck makers ERF are still unable to return to full-time work after months of a four-day week. Around 200 workers at the factory, split between sites at Sandbach and Middlewich, have been on short-time work since October. The company

HOUSEHOLDERS in Winsford and Middlewich were hit with yet another rise in Council Tax after Cheshire County Council set its budget on Thursday. Fears originally surfaced that an increase of 4.5 per cent was likely, when councillors assessed the Government's

HIGH Street Primary School has been named top of the league tables in Winsford after scoring a total of 262 per cent in the Key Stage 2 tests in English, maths and science. And Wimboldsley Primary School, which topped the tables in Middlewich, followed

TV licence cheats could soon be tracked down when enquiry officers check up at addresses in Winsford and Middlewich. Teams of officers will be taking to the streets within the next couple of weeks to clamp down on dodgers in both towns. They will be using

A NEW after-school club could soon be opened for pupils in Middlewich. Helen Biddle, of Middlewich Day Nursery, who already runs an after-school group at Cledford Junior School, is planning to launch one at the other end of town. She is hoping to open

A CLIMBER from Middlewich survived a 500ft fall on a treacherous slope of the 4,084ft Cairngorms in Scotland. Ray Newby, of Fairacre Drive, was rescued on Saturday morning after plunging from the Central Gully of Coire an t'Sneachda. He was taken from

WORKERS at a Winsford distribution centre will have their future decided in the next few days. Staff at the Kwik Save depot, based on the industrial estate, have been uncertain about their jobs since last March when Somerfield took over the Kwik Save

I launched it through letters to local newspapers around the country. Judging by the response, I don't think many newspapers failed to print the letter. Hundreds of people who started their Royal Naval time at HMS Collingwood have written to me and joined

This little-known charity has over 120 people in the Cheshire area suffering from this disease, which can be fatal. Anyone, any age, male or female, can have MG, which happens when the nerve endings do not connect to the muscles in the body. All muscles

Do any of your readers feel strongly enough about an issue, mystery, problem or injustice that they would like to investigate it for our new series of Private Investigations on BBC2. The series, which will be transmitted later this year, will feature

To quibble over the cost of £1 seems to suggest that they do not put any value on our countryside. I would think that £1 for a day's entertainment in this day and age represents excellent value for money. How much would it cost to go to a top sporting

The 24-year-old from Sandbach, now Sandiway Golf Club's most famous member, has teamed up with golfing greats Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke after registering with one of the country's top sports management companies. She has become the first female golfer

Striker Marc Hawkes has been allowed to leave, while long-serving winger Scott Brenchley has had his registration cancelled, allowing him to search for regular first team football elsewhere. Footballing Director John Bond said: "I don't want players at

The money was due to be paid to the club last year but was held back by the League due to a cash shortfall brought about by the lack of a sponsor. The Nationwide deal has released the money and has also levelled the Conference books. Had no sponsor been

Since the home defeat at the hands of Southport, Vics have won 2-1 at Runcorn in the Cheshire Cup and 3-2 at Welling in the league. "After the Southport game I gave the lads a bit of a rocket and it got to them. At Runcorn and Welling they went out and

NORTHWICH VICS 3 SUPPORTERS anticipating the customary high-scoring game between the two teams at Park View Road were not disappointed on Saturday. But, by comparison to last season, when Vics scored six in two games to record a double over Welling, the

For the club played host to the first regional junior time-trial to be held in the UK. Crews from clubs and schools from all over the region were competing in a bid to qualify for the English inter-regional regatta at London's Docklands in April. And

Brown, who was assistant to both Kevin Tully and Peter Ward, has been ruled out because he doesn't possess the suitable coaching skills. Bond, the club's Director of Football, explained: "We have decided Rob will not figure in our future plans. The situation

The ex Stoke player formed an impressive partnership with club captain Steve Walters during Saturday's win at Welling. And it has convinced manager Mark Gardiner that, barring an injury in training, the duo will play together on Saturday. He said: "Mark

COUNCILLORS were faced with huge opposition to their bid to close Marbury Lane yesterday, Tuesday. Over 2,000 people signed the Guardian's petition, Marbury Lane Must Stay Open - which was handed in at last night's meeting about the closure at Northwich

A MUM who got just £60 after losing her kidney has been given extra compensation of £250. Housewife Lynette Adshead was disgusted with her first pay out, awarded after she received horrific injuries while playing football for Moss Farm Ladies. Her boyfriend

DEVELOPERS at Wadebrook Park are set to unveil more plans - which could make it the town's largest leisure and retail complex. Birchwood Properties, which has owned the site since 1996, has already overseen the building of a family pub at the western

POLICE are hunting a man who tried to abduct a two-year-old girl from her teenage babysitters. The youths fought the man off as he tried to snatch the toddler on Saturday lunchtime. "We are treating this as a suspicious incident because the motive is

TRAINEES working on Brunner Mond's apprenticeship scheme face an uncertain future - after the firm announced it was axing the programme in June. Some 22 apprentices, aged between 16 and 23 years, are affected by the decision. The four year scheme, which

Around 20 Tesco's staff were still in the building. As the Securicor drivers opened the machines, a red Vauxhall Cavalier reversed through the shop's circular entry doors, smashing the glass. Two raiders - believed to be male - jumped out of the car,

POLICE are urgently appealing for witnesses after a terrifying ram-raid on Tesco supermarket. Raiders made off with over £32,000 from the supermarket's cash machines, after driving a car through the glass doorway and brandishing a loaded revolver at the

AS a small businessman I must live in a different world to the chairman of Macclesfield Borough Council's planning committee. I live on the borders of three local borough councils - Vale Royal, Congleton and Macclesfield. Yet their planning policies are

KNUTSFORD is once more awash with political intrigue as Tatton Conservatives settle down to haggle over who they will choose for our next MP. Whispered conversations at cafe tables agonise whether this is the time to ditch their deluded local candidate

Abbey Saddlery - set up by the Brown family 17 years ago - has been awarded a Royal warrant. "We see it as a pat on the back as far as we are concerned and it shows us that we are going in the right direction," said Richard Brown, whose father George

Booths Hall-based Alstom Power Plants is cutting 50 jobs because its operations are merging with another site in Trafford Park. "The transferring of activities means that regretfully we are looking at up to 50 jobs losses," a company spokesman said last

Divisional commissioner Ronnie Ross said parents, whose daughters attend 1st Toft Guides, had known about the group's leadership problems for weeks but no one had offered to help. "We are just seen as a baby-sitting service and we are finding that parents

still in race for Tory hot seat TATTON Tories have whittled down the search for Neil Hamilton's successor to eight names. But this week the selection committee remained tight-lipped about who had successfully passed last weekend's gruelling exam at Radbroke

But the camp, at Arthur's Wood in the Bollin Valley, was given a seven-day stay of execution by the Court of Appeal in London. The three judges, who decided two-to-one that the activists should be moved on, have given the protesters' legal team time to

The cash - from this year's £500m county council education budget - will be spent extending Manor Park Primary's junior school to accommodate the infants. Only one other Cheshire school - in Winsford - will receive a bigger payout. "It's good news for

Nuclear engineers NNC offered £365 for the specially-designed crown after an appeal for help from the festival committee. But committee member Anne De Ruiter said more sponsors were still needed to support the celebrations, which this year have attracted