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  • Phil 'The Power' Taylor relishes chance at Premier League event

    REIGNING darts World Champion Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor is ‘over the moon’ that the Professional Darts Corporation’s £2m takeover bid has been rejected by the British Darts Organisation. The world number one, who is a founding member of the larger

  • Sarah is Marco's new apprentice

    A CULINARY apprentice is set to cook up a storm at a top chef’s new restaurant. Professional cookery student apprentice, Sarah Ireland, 18, has landed a fantastic new job at Marco Pierre White’s new restaurant, The Steakhouse Bar and Grill, based at

  • Preece: Slow start cost us

    ANDY Preece refused to blame the referee after watching his team concede five goals against Droylsden for the second time this season. Instead the Northwich Victoria manager pointed to the hosts’ poor first half performance as the reason they lost their

  • Weather warning: More snow and ice on the way

    THE area could be set for another blast of bad weather. Independent risk meteorologists British Weather Services predicts that from early next week, the area will once again be plunged into a protracted period of icy chaos. Senior risk meteorologist

  • Opposed to incinerator

    I AM writing to oppose the building of the incinerator in Middlewich. Over the past couple of years, I have read with dismay the pro argument put forward by Covanta, particularly in regard to the incineration of local waste products.

  • Grange is top of the class

    A HARTFORD school is celebrating its league table success. Staff and pupils at The Grange School, in Bradburns Lane, are delighted with their results in the Government tables that reflect exam performance in 2009. The independent school was ranked highest

  • Park end long wait for a win

    WINNINGTON Park ended a near four-months wait for a league win in impressive fashion to ease their relegation worries. They last savoured a success in October – a run of seven matches. “The forwards looked hungry,” said captain Simon Platt. “Shutting

  • Surprise defeat for Northwich

    NORTHWICH seconds slipped to a surprise defeat – ending their 11-matches winning stretch – against the division’s wooden spoonists. It leaves Blacks four points adrift of table-toppers Caldy thirds. The hosts did score first though when

  • Blue Square North: results

    Blue Square North Wednesday February 3 Northwich Victoria 2 Droylsden 5 Tuesday February 2 AFC Telford United 5 Vauxhall Motors 1 Gloucester City 1 Solihull Moors 0 Stalybridge Celtic 0 Blyth Spartans 1

  • ‘Have a nice day now’

    DEAR MD of my Energy Company, (I can’t name names but it begins with N) How’s your day? (I hate it when they say that). In these trying times I suppose you are trying to cut costs. As a consumer guru I can help. There is a very simple solution, modify

  • Vics 2 Droylsden 5

    ANDY Preece must be sick of the sight of Droylsden. The Bloods carried on where they left off after the two teams’ first meeting, plundering another five goals – that’s ten across both matches – to re-ignite their play-offs push. For Vics, it was a

  • Brunner Mond plans slammed as 'fantasy castle's

    PROTESTERS have unveiled their interpretation of a proposed incinerator by Brunner Mond. The move by anti-incinerator action group CHAIN came in direct response to the soda ash manufacturer’s artist impressions of the plant, which were published

  • Man robbed at knifepoint

    A MAN was robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight in Winsford last week. The victim was walking along the cinder path which runs between Greenfields Primary School and Finsbury Walk when he was confronted by a man brandishing a knife. The attacker