COMIC poet John Hegley had students in raptures when he visited Crewe's South Cheshire College. John, who is known as one of the country's most innovative performers, delivered a poetry workshop and gave a special performance to staff and students at
HAVING long sold out his 2005 tour, Paolo Nutini has announced a new set of dates which kick off in April. The Scottish-born singer songwriter, whose platinum-selling album These Streets has spawned the singles Jenny Don't Be Hasty, Last Request and
A CELEBRATION of one of Britain's best-loved double acts is to take place in Northwich at the end of the month. Bring Me Sunshine chronicles the careers of comedy partnership Morecambe and Wise. Sanders and Martin take on the roles of Eric and Ernie
INTERNATIONAL superstar Robbie Williams is set to star in Stoke-on-Trent's annual panto, although he will be in hologram form. A holographic Robbie will star in Aladdin alongside best friend Jonathan Wilkes and an all-star cast including Vicky Entwistle
A TRIO of stand-up comedians will be gracing the stage at Debees Music Bar for the next Buzz Comedy Club night. Making a return to the monthly night, as compere and warm-up act, will be Bill Woodland who specialises in chatty observational humour, which
I READ with interest your article (November 8) regarding the huge shortfall Cheshire County Council has in meeting staff payments since the single status negotiations came into force. For some time now I have worked for the county council as a carer
DON'T you just love Northwich town centre in the run up to Christmas? The annual orgy of waste and the feeding frenzy of shopping leaves me cold. You can't find a parking space, the shops are full of harrassed mums and mewling toddlers and if I hear
RECENTLY I was driving past St Michael's Church in Middlewich. It was 2.30pm, busy, with full lanes of traffic. There was a man collapsed on his back outside the solicitors. Cars were driving past him and no one stopped. I pulled across a file of
A NORTHWICH medical insurance broker has been given an award for its forward thinking approach to healthcare. Jigsaw Healthcare, on Middlewich Road, has been given the Living The Dream award from medical insurer Pruhealth after it embraced a new outlook
CONCERNS have been expressed regarding anti-social behaviour around the Gunners Clough area at the bottom of Lydyett Lane, Barnton. Residents Ian Hubball and Mark Billington say there are problems with youths drinking and defacing property, especially
RUDHEATH is left lagging behind when essential maintenance work is carried out. In the past month the village has suffered at the hands of contractors repairing the road and gas mains along Middlewich Road which Rudheath Parish Council says has been
CHRISTMAS lovers can seek refuge from the bustling city and town shops by visiting the green and serene surroundings of Delamere Forest. The Forestry Commission in north west England is offering an alternative to the festive retail flurry in urban areas
CLASSICAL musicians will raise more than the roof at a Hartford school theatre as funds are collected for an international good cause. The Grange School will welcome Hartford Choral Society to their new theatre on Friday, December 1 and money raised
BOATMEN will form a blockade across the Trent and Mersey Canal this weekend amid fears for their business. More than 50 boaters from Kings Lock Chandlery, Middlewich Narrowboats and across Cheshire will join the protest at Kings Lock against plans to
A COMPLAINT has been made about Cheshire County Council's handling of plans for a road crossing. Middlewich Town Council voted unanimously to complain over comments made by highways officer Malcolm McCuaig. At Monday night's meeting they said he had
I HAVE lived in Weaverham for just three months and in that time had my driver's wing mirror smashed off my car four times. Who on earth teaches these people to drive and allows them to pass a test with such bad eyes? My car is parked on the correct
A HEROIN dealer could spend Christmas behind bars after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply more than £3,000 of Class A drugs. Danny Alkins, 25, of Stephenson Walk, admitted two charges of intent to supply heroin and one charge of intent
A MAN fractured his skull and died when he tripped over slippers that his wife had warned him were dangerous. Philip Cooper, 47, of Bradbury Road, died when he fell down stairs at his home during a freak accident on July 18. The inquest into his death
ONE of the area's most haunted buildings left a teenager spooked. Steven Rogerson, who lived in Cinder Hill, Whitegate, was just 14 when he visited Vale Royal Abbey in 1962. He went with his grandfather, then caretaker, to work on a school history project
A REWARD is being offered to help catch arsonists who poured petrol in a gas meter cupboard outside a bungalow before setting it on fire. Weaver Vale Housing Trust has now decided to offer £1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of
A WINSFORD man attacked his teenage girlfriend following an argument in a taxi after a night out. Anthony Bennion punched his victim in her right cheek causing an old wound to bleed, pushed her into the road and then followed her home. He then repeatedly
A NORTHWICH man's memories of a Winnington polythene plant sparked interest from Market Place readers earlier this month. Leftwich resident Stan Poole, of Granville Road, worked as a research department office boy from 1940 to 1941 and contacted the
AN EXPLOSION which killed a boat owner and rocked Northwich town was originally treated as a terrorist attack. Pensioner Michael Aldcroft, 68, was killed after his houseboat moored at Jalsea Marina blew up in May this year but coroner for Cheshire Nicholas
NIGHTLIFE in Northwich should be made a priority as part of the Northwich Vision Baron's Quay redevelopment. Wilson Bowden Developments, in partnership with the Northwich Regeneration Partnership, conducted a public consultation to find out what people
HOPES of restoring the Riversdale Swing Bridge have been rebuilt as the project finds a place on the Big Lottery Fund's shortlist. The bridge, which leads from Hunt's Lock into The Crescent and Sir John Deane's College, has been closed for two years
A FLORIST has spoken of his sadness after he was forced to close his shop after more than 70 years in Northwich. Ian Lloyd has blamed the change in shopping styles and a consistent slump in flower sales for his decision to close The Flower Shop Ltd in
AN ENERGETIC display promises to be a step in the right direction for Middlewich residents as they get into the spirit of a multi-cultural showcase. The Spirit of Dance, which will bring a flamenco flavour and more to the civic hall on Friday, is proving
FIFTY four new one and two-bedroomed flats in Northwich town centre could be given the green light this week by planners as part of the Northwich Vision. The land occupies a prominent vacant plot of land bounded to the east by Chesterway and to the north
JAMES Bond inspired people's charitable side last week. Staff at Vale Royal Borough Council dressed as Bond girls - and boys - to raise money for Children in Need. Their Casino Vale Royale theme raised £1,500 for the fundraiser, which helps some of
JAMES Bond inspired people's charitable side last week. Staff at Vale Royal Borough Council dressed as Bond girls - and boys - to raise money for Children in Need. Their Casino Vale Royale theme raised £1,500 for the fundraiser, which helps some of
JAMES Bond inspired people's charitable side last week. Staff at Vale Royal Borough Council dressed as Bond girls - and boys - to raise money for Children in Need. Their Casino Vale Royale theme raised £1,500 for the fundraiser, which helps some of
