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  • 13-Year-Old Arrested In Connection With Arson Attack

    RESIDENTS have been evacuated from their homes after a Crewe social club caught fire following a suspected arson attack. The Crewe North Ward Workingmen's Club and Institute, Richmond Road, caught fire just before 6pm yesterday. Some

  • It's a family affair

    A FAMILY from Rudheath is celebrating five generations of girl power for the second time in 20 years. The arrival of baby Macie-Louise, on Christmas Eve, completed the set of five, which includes mum Samantha Dean, grandmother Tracy Wells, great-grandmother

  • Witton v Goole: preview

    Witton Albion v Goole AFC (Kick off 3pm) UniBond Division One South Venue Wincham Park Referee J L Madine (Liverpool) Admission Adults £8.50, Concessions £5.50, U16s £4, U14s Free Odds (Corbett) n/a Previous meeting n/k Witton (from) Grundy

  • Country is going from bad to verse

    THE country’s going crazy, the pyramid’s upside down, the crown is on the base, the base is on the crown. No one does just a job these days, everyone’s deemed accountable, nurses don’t nurse, doctors don’t doctor and police have problems insurmountable

  • Hospital deals with virus of a different kind

    A VIRUS swept through Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust last week affecting 85 computers – three per cent of the Trust’s PCs. One of the affected computers was at the Victoria Infirmary, in Northwich, while the others were at Leighton Hospital

  • Preece calls for instant response

    NORTHWICH Victoria manager Andy Preece expects his players to bounce back from their midweek mauling when they travel to Hinckley United tomorrow. Vics lost 5-2 at home to Droylsden on Wednesday. “Nobody – not least us – saw that coming,” he said.

  • Adam Jets Off On African Coaching Mission

    A SOUTH Cheshire College student is jetting off to Kenya to deliver sports coaching to primary school youngsters this weekend. Adam Bayley is putting the big British freeze on ice to head for the warmer climes of Africa where he will help children develop

  • Hinckley v Vics: preview

    Hinckley United v Northwich Victoria (Kick off 3pm) Blue Square North Venue Greene King Stadium Referee Marc Perry (West Midlands) Away Travel Leaves Memorial Hall at midday (Adults £12, Concessions £10) Admission Adults £9, Concessions £6, U16s

  • Tackling Cable Thieves In Sandbach

    BRITISH Transport Police is taking the fight to cable thieves in Sandbach. During the past month the area has seen a number of incidents involving the theft, or attempted theft, of cable – a crime which costs the rail industry hundreds of thousands of

  • Stay of execution for Northwich colts

    NORTHWICH Junior Colts have avoided being kicked out of their league despite failing to complete a match in almost three months. Raging Bull Colts League bosses say they do not want to prevent teenagers playing the game. “We’ve had an assurance from

  • Arriva colleagues climb Snowdon in memory of friend

    MORE than 30 colleagues at a Winsford-based bus company scaled Mount Snowdon in memory of a ‘dear friend’. Mick Gash, who worked in customer services for Arriva, had been due to take on the epic climb with co-workers but died after a short illness

  • Ken says farewell after 50 years of earning a crust

    A TOAST has been raised to a Northwich bakery’s longest serving employee, who retired on Friday. Ken Harrop has been earning a crust at Roberts Bakery, in Gadbrook Park, for half a century. The 65-year-old started his working life as