COMMUNITY leaders in Acton will launch their parish plan on Saturday. As part of their target to cut down crime in the village Cheshire Constabulary Watch Coordinator Hayley Elliot will give a talk about the benefits of Home Watch and crime prevention
A LAWYER living in Nantwich will appear before a judge to face allegations that he stole thousands from a South Manchester law firm. Stanley Kerruish, aged 39, of Lambert Crescent, is accused of 21 theft and false accounting charges. The allegations relate
THE community wardens scheme in Crewe and Nantwich has been branded as 'laughable' by opposition councillors. The comments came after it emerged wardens were still not being allowed out after dark for their safety. Tory councillors say they are not being
ALTERNATIVE comedy makes a cracking comeback to scramble the senses at Debees next Wednesday. Madcap George Egg headlines, bringing his own inimitable style and an over-sized briefcase of props to boot. A pack of playing cards, a fake child's hand and
VILLAGERS in Acton are set to taste success in their long-running battle to introduce speed restriction along the A51 Chester Road. Next Monday borough councillors are expected to rubberstamp proposals which will see the maximum speeds reduced to 30mph
A CHRISTMAS crackdown on drink and drug driving in Cheshire saw more than 6,000 drivers breathalysed. National figures released last Wednesday showed Cheshire Constabulary ranked the fourth highest in the country for breath tests carried out after 6,060
NEARLY a third of Cheshire's top 10 accident blackspots are in Crewe and Nantwich, latest figures have revealed. And over a quarter of the routes featured in the top 100 sites for collisions, in Cheshire's first road casualty report, are located in neighbouring
CRIES of 'rubbish' and 'shame' rang out around Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council chamber as Weston residents plagued by overflowing sewers protested at the council's lack of action. Around 40 residents turned up to the council's development control committee
AN extra £10 council tax per household will help fund Cheshire Police's plans for nearly 300 new support officers on the county's streets. Cheshire Police Authority has proposed a 9.9 per cent council tax increase to generate the £1.9million needed for
beware HOMEOWNERS are being warned by trading standards officers to be on their guard against traders who offer free damp surveys and repair work. The advice has been issued in Warrington after reports that a company using the name Brittania and Brittania
PRAM users like Katy Houghton are about to have their lives made easier on a popular bus route. She has struggled since Warrington Borough Transport (WBT) took over the 386 service from Leigh at short notice with some of its older models. But now WBT
ALMOST 3,000 passengers used Warrington's pre-Christmas park and ride service. The service attracted 2,767 customers during the two-month period it operated and bosses at Warrington Borough Transport say they are delighted with the response. Nigel Featham
AN AWARD winning Warrington health visitor is one of only 100 in the UK to join a pilot project to become a community matron. Scott Harrison will act as his patients' point of contact for their health and social service care. He will be helping people
A FEASABILITY study is currently under way for the installation of two lifts at Warrington Central train station. Engineers are studying where to fit the gear because the site is unusually cramped. The lift plan has already had to get a special HSE exemption
A FAMILY walked out of a court in anger after the charges against the men who inflicted 'horrendous brain injuries' on a relative were downgraded. Members of Stephen Collins' family left Warrington Crown Court on Monday after the prosecution and defence
A £2,000 reward has been offered to catch armed raiders. Bosses of Bargain Booze, on Cawdor Street, Stockton Heath, have pledged the cash reward for information leading to the conviction of the two robbers. Armed with a sledge and claw hammer, the pair
A SURGE in arrests is putting the judicial system under enormous strain - due to financial constraints. So says the officer at the helm of Cheshire Police, who believes judges and magistrates are under pressure to get criminals through court. Chief Constable
PENKETH Health Centre won a compromise after concern it would lose services to the planned health centre in Chapelford. The Penketh doctors asked their patients to vote for a small health centre in Chapelford when the Primary Care Trust (PCT) carried
NUISANCE fire starters are causing problems for firefighters in Cinnamon Brow and Oakwood. In the past two weeks, crews from Birchwood Fire Station have been called to the play area by Mathers Close 11 times to put out wheelie bin fires. They have also
FAR from being the weakest link, Warrington sandwich shop owner Shaun Heffernan did the town proud when he came face to face with Anne Robinson. He may not have walked away with the £1,600 prize money but he did manage to cling on until the penultimate
targeted A NIGHT time security guard was set upon by hooded raiders in Woolston. He was attacked from behind as four men broke into a business centre on Melford Close, and demanded he open a safe. The man had been on night patrol when the thieves stormed
WARRINGTON Borough Council faces being held in contempt of court after it failed to give full details of a set of accounts. It has until February 6 to release the Taxi Licensing Committee accounts - or face prosecution by the Freedom of Information Commissioner
A CHARITY night to raise money for the NSPCC will be held on Friday, January 27, at the Tetley Walkers Club on Long Lane. The night includes a raffle and disco as well as performances from singer Mel Russell, vocalist Kathy Ford and 50s and 60s band the
WASTE management and Warrington's parks will be under the spotlight next week. Warrington Borough Council's sustainable environment and regeneration committee will meet with officers on Wednesday to discuss plans for disposing of the town's waste. The
A WARRINGTON businessman has cost taxpayers £1,210 after winning an appeal against his sentence for selling fake mobile phone covers in Runcorn's Halton Lea shopping centre. Barrow stall owner, Kamran Akram, also cost Halton Borough Council a further
FRIDAY the 13th. A date to strike fear into the heart of even the luckiest of people. But for an Orford family, it turned out to be better than they were expecting. Sue Malley and her 10-year-old daughter, Jessica, have been heartbroken since their cat
THE World newspaper's first jobs fair has been deemed a huge success after 800 people turned up. The six-hour exhibition, held last week at Halton Stadium, provided free opportunities, information and advice for job seekers in the area. Claire McCann,
steps down LORD Daresbury has announced that he is to step down as chairman of Warrington-based hotel and leisure group De Vere. He will be replaced by David Richardson as non-executive chairman on April 3. Warringtonian Peter Daresbury, who became managing
A CYCLING training scheme for school pupils is to be launched next month. Halton Council's road safety team has trained 11 new instructors for the scheme, called Safer Cycling. Louise Shannon said: "Halton is one of only a few authorities that are delivering
POLICE arrested 339 motorists across Cheshire for drink and drugs driving between November 14 and January 2. Of the 6,060 drivers tested in December 225 tested positive for excess alcohol. A total of 409 motorists were tested following collisions in which
FEARS that Widnes crematorium had caught fire sent crews hurtling up Birchfield Road at 12.30pm last Thursday. But their expertise was not needed as it turned out to be a false alarm.
INCREASING the number of people who feel safe in town centres is a key target. Congleton Boorough Council has drawn up 36 targets as its "key performance measures" from the medium term corporate strategy for 2006 to 2010. The targets are in promoting
HEADTEACHER David Hermitt is inviting parents to have their say at a new forum. The Parents' Forum has been set up by the Parents in Partnership group at Congleton High School. The forum is aimed at helping to improve communications between the school
NEW sports pitches, ponds, plants and cycle ways are set to pave the way for the multi-million pound Ditton rail freight village. A major landscaping project to transform Halebank, recommended by Halton councillors, now goes to the Secretary of State
SCHOOL recycling officers are pictured sorting through a huge pile of Christmas cards earmarked for recycling. The children attend Cranberry Junior School in Alsager, which asked parents and pupils to bring in old Christmas cards. The cards are to be
DETECTIVES are urging pensioners to be on their guard for doorstep callers. The call follows several incidents in which criminals tried to con their way into homes. They succeeded on a number of occasions, in one case stealing a large amount of cash.
10am - Battlefield walk. Starting at Acton church. 12pm - Nantwich Players tableau. Church well at Nantwich Parish Church. Boiled vegetables will be thrown at a prisoner in Pillory Street as was the custom in the 17th century. 1pm - Mill Island footpath
TOWNSPEOPLE will be taken back in time 362 years with a spectacular re-enactment of the great Battle of Nantwich, when the town was liberated, this Saturday. The 1644 battle was a key event in the English civil war and is celebrated each year with involvement
POPULAR community activist Lynne Cameron died last week after a three-year battle with breast cancer. Lynne, of Park Road, Nantwich, was a campaigner on many local issues, lately including opposition to the fountain on Nantwich Lake and the large volume
THE hard work has paid off for pupils at High Street Community School in Winsford after they helped to create a footpath in the school grounds. It is hoped the path will provide children with opportunity to take part in a number of activities ranging
A FAMILY trapped in a lift at Halton Lea shopping centre had to be rescued by firefighters. Two adults and three children were led to safety just after midday on Sunday.
CANALSIDE apartments will soon be built in Runcorn Old Town. A former workshop and garage at 89 High Street will be demolished to make way for a shop and 11 apartments. Peel Investments (North) Ltd has pledged to construct a high quality three-storey
A FOOTPATH was closed on Monday (Jan 23) so work can be carried out to a damaged pipe. The public right of way, from Weston Road to the A557 Expressway, will be shut for up to five days while emergency repairs are made to a damaged brine pipe owned by
ALTERNATIVE comedy makes a cracking comeback to scramble the senses at Debees next Wednesday. Madcap George Egg headlines, bringing his own inimitable style and an over-sized briefcase of props to boot. A pack of playing cards, a fake child's hand and
CHESHIRE Police's Crackdown on Crime campaign resulted in the arrest of more than 600 people over the Christmas and New Year period. Official police figures have revealed 89 people were arrested in Cheshire between 9am on New Year's Eve and 7am on New
MEDICS and nurses at Crewe's Leighton Hospital have scooped a national honour in their efforts to slash waiting times. The hospital's Medical Imaging Department has been granted merit status by the Hospital Doctor magazine in its national awards for 2005
RESIDENTS in Cheshire have given a resounding thumbs down to Government plans to create larger police forces in the north west. Home Secretary Charles Clarke is keen to press ahead with an amalgamation which could see Cheshire Police merged with either
WIRE FM hosts its annual Bring a Pound to Work day later this month. On Friday, January 27, the radio station will be encouraging residents across the borough to raise money for the day - with three charities, Warrington Disability Partnership, Marie
EXPLORERS from Warrington can set themselves an exciting new year challenge and help cancer care. Marie Curie Cancer Care is looking for eager people from the town to take part in trips to Peru and China to raise money for Warrington patients. For an
STAFF at Golden Gates Housing are getting fit with the help of Warrington Wolves. Wolves star Mike Wainwright and mascot Wolfie are backing the initiative to help staff increase their fitness levels. Golden Gates, which manages homes on behalf of Warrington
you get rid of the common cold PEOPLE across Warrington are being warned by health chiefs to use common sense when it comes to colds. The 'Common sense for common colds' campaign will see 80,000 leaflets distributed across the town to public buildings
A ROW between Manchester City Council and Warrington Borough Council will be the main topic for discussion at a meeting on Monday. Members of the executive board will meet to discuss Manchester's latest objections to Warrington's plans to develop the
AN Orford man pleaded guilty at Warrington Crown Cour to inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent on Monday. David Jones admitted attacking Anthony Redford on June 29 last year. He also pleaded guilty to stealing a driving licence, national insurance
COMPANIES spend hours in boardrooms coming up with names for working groups, yet faced with the prospect of naming our first child, there is just my husband and me. A colleague at the Warrington Guardian bought me a book of baby names for Christmas -
A 28-YEAR-OLD woman died after suffering from bronchial pneumonia together with a diabetic and asthma attack, an inquest has heard. Trudi Amanda Feather, of Fisher Avenue, Longford, was found by police after her step mum and brother forced their way into
BY 2028 it is predicted that there will be an 83 per cent increase in the number of people aged over 75 living in Warrington. And as town's ageing population rises, Age Concern's role in promoting the welfare of older people will naturally increase. But
YOUNGSTERS at Newchurch Primary School, Culcheth, took a step back in time this week to learn about life in the Victorian era. The pupils were visited byrepresentatives from the Prescott Museum on Tuesday who went to the school to teach the children about
THE Warrington Guardian has joined forces with Warrington Collegiate in a search for the town's best budding entrepreneur. The college has also teamed up with Business Link, Pink Ladies (the taxi service) and entrepreneur Andrew Donaldson from the Big
HEART and stroke patients could be treated exclusively at Warrington Hospital, under plans to change services currently offered at Warrington and Halton Hospitals. It was decided at a trust board meeting on Monday to consult on the plans after members
THE verdict appears unanimous - the night bus service was a success and we need it made permanent. The scheme ran for four days over Christmas and passenger numbers were up 50 per cent on last year. Police, transport chiefs and publicans all applauded
RESIDENTS in Lymm will soon have some more greenery, but it might not be a sight welcomed by all villagers. T-Mobile is to erect a mobile phone mast on greenbelt land at Sow Brook pumping station on Lymmhay Lane, after being given approval by Warrington
