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  • Defeat condemns Oakmere to drop

    OAKMERE’S relegation from the top flight was confirmed following a defeat against Mobberley, condemning them to Division Two for the first time in a decade. The men from Overdale Lane, with a single win to their name this season, were skittled

  • Promotion joy for Russets

    WEAVERHAM will play at the highest level in the club’s history from next season after securing promotion to the Vivio Cheshire County League’s second tier. The Russets beat Alvanley by seven wickets in Division Two on Saturday, a 13th victory in

  • Town council urges that new homes agreements are upheld

    WINSFORD Town Council have asked the borough authority to ensure that a developer adheres to landscaping agreements regarding more than a hundred new homes in town. Cheshire West and Chester Council have granted Taylor Wimpey outline planning permission

  • Learn public speaking with Cheshire club

    NORTHWICH residents with a speech to perform are being urged to hone their skills with a Cheshire club. The North Cheshire Speakers starts its new season on Tuesday, September 9, helping people learn the art of public speaking. Margarette Leahy

  • Middlewich Citizens Advice Bureau appeals for volunteers

    THE Citizens Advice Bureau in Middlewich is appealing for volunteers to spare a few hours each week. Citizens Advice have several volunteer roles that play an important part in a group that help transform people’s lives. To enquire about volunteering

  • BOOKS: Tiny Sherlock Holmes book printed

    A miniature Sherlock Holmes book written exclusively for Queen Mary's dolls' house is to be published for the first time in its original format. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle penned the story by hand in a tiny tome measuring 1.5in (3.8cm) by just over

  • Activity day is a hit with families

    FAMILIES flocked to a luxury hotel to mark an awareness month and a new partnership.Nunsmere Hall Hotel has chosen The Joshua Tree as its charity of the year and the two joined forces on Monday to hold a families day full of fun and games.More than 70

  • Police lock down another Northwich crackhouse

    DELIGHTED residents have expressed relief at Monday’s closure of Northwich crackhouses.A Muir Group Housing Association flat in Waterbank Row was boarded up as part of a police operation which saw similar action at another crackhouse, a Weaver Vale

  • Excitement builds ahead of Winsford Salt Fair 2014

    EXCITEMENT continues to build in Winsford ahead of the town’s third annual – and biggest ever – Salt Fair. Salt Fair 2014 will begin at 6pm on Wednesday, September 17 in the George and Dragon on Delamere Street, when town mayor, clr Gina Lewis,

  • Firefighters deal with Winsford van blaze

    FIREFIGHTERS attended a vehicle blaze in Winsford. One fire engine attended the incident in Foxtwist Greem at 1.31pm on Saturday, August 30. Crews found a van on fire and used a hose reel jet to extinguish the blaze. The fire was believed

  • Tributes paid to a 'shining light for cycling'

    THE cycling world of mid Cheshire has paid tribute to a Hartford mum-of-three who was a friend and inspiration to many.Claire O'Brien, an active member of Weaver Valley Cycling Club (WVCC), a British Cycling champion and our first Pedal Power Ambassador

  • Middlewich to go back in time for cabaret evening

    MIDDLEWICH will be taken back in time with an evening of vintage entertainment in tribute to the First World War. Middlewich Heritage is putting on various events to commemorate the First World War and show how the town’s salt trades were impacted