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Cheshire | Archive | 2007 | July

Stories for 19 July 2007

Knutsford Guardian News

Council rejects plans

KNUTSFORD Town Council was last week accused of failing to support local businesses after pouring cold water on a company's plans for Regent Street. more...

Good news lands on doorstep

A GOVERNMENT decision to stop Manchester Airport building a 1,500-space car park will protect countryside around Knutsford. more...

Heathcotes off the menu

A CELEBRITY chef who has been waiting for more than two years to open a restaurant in the former Royal George Hotel ballroom has been gazumped. more...

Nursery keeps finger on pulse

A NURSERY plans to install a fingerprint scanner on its door amid fears children could be abducted. more...

Osborne supports rubbish policy

TATTON MP George Osborne this week supported Macclesfield Borough Council's use of fortnightly rubbish collections. more...

Messenger Newspapers News

Witness plea after dad slashed in face

Detectives in Stretford are appealing for witnesses after a man had to have 12 stitches in his face when he was slashed with a Stanley knife in Trafford. more...

Mollie needs your vote

MOLLIE Czachur, from Sale, is one of nine British teenagers who are canvassing for the public vote this week in a bid to highlight the importance of road safety. more...

Residents stand up to be counted against congestion charging

THE MAJORITY of Timperley residents have stood up against proposed congestion charges for Greater Manchester according to a recent petition. more...

Police launch new 'copshop' van

TRAFFORD police has revealed the details of a new £10,000 sponsorship deal while unveiling a new Copshop' van. more...

Phoenix provides new lease of life

AN INNOVATIVE drug rehabilitation project celebrated a landmark occasion earlier this month. more...

Trafford Council confirms care home closure

ASHTON ON MERSEY'S Atkinson Court residential care home will close despite the council spending more than £160,000 on the building in the last 12 months. more...

MP gets the lowdown on transport costs from grammar girls

MP GRAHAM Brady visited an Altrincham school to get the lowdown on transport costs from pupils. more...

Timperley says no to charge plan

THE MAJORITY of Timperley residents have stood up against proposed congestion charges for Greater Manchester according to a recent petition. more...

Phoenix gives drug users a new lease of life

AN INNOVATIVE drug rehabilitation project celebrated a landmark occasion earlier this month. more...

Stretford road rage thugs are sentenced

A PAIR of thugs - who assaulted a family at their Stretford home during a road rage attack - have been sentenced at Manchester Crown Court today. more...

Tatton flourishes despite downpour

The teeming rain in the build up to this year's RHS Tatton Flower Show was not enough to put a dampener on the spirits of the hundreds of people taking part. more...

Airport on Potter alert

The final Harry Potter book is due to arrive at Manchester Airport tomorrow under heavy security in readiness for the long awaited midnight more...

Primary pupils receive awards

THE inspirational way that three young schoolgirls have coped with their severe health difficulties has been recognised and praised. more...

Councillor honoured

THE chairman of Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority, Councillor Roger Jones, has been honoured at the prestigious National Transport Awards. more...

Bridging the generation gap

THE Beauty Bar, on Washway Road, Sale, has boosted a charity that aims to bring the generations together. more...

Short-term stay for Mereside Education Trust

TRAFFORD'S planning committee granted a Sale based special school a short-term stay last week (July 12). more...

Problem Sale bar looks set to close

THE days would appear to be numbered for a problem bar in Sale. more...

Northwich Guardian News

Witton face the Robins

WITTON will launch their bid to recapture the Cheshire Senior Cup against Altrincham. more...

Watson: Albion must catch Fleetwood

LIAM Watson says Fleetwood are the team to beat in the UniBond Premier Division this season. more...

No Shay move for striker

JAMES Dean will not be joining Halifax. more...

St Helens Star Letters

Putting fags in baby’s mouth

IN response to the letter about babies being subjected to all the cigarette fumes Mother might as well have put the fag in her baby's mouth' (Dear Star July 5). more...

Bus campaign reaps reward

MAY I through your newspaper thank all the people who signed my petition for the improved bus service for the long forgotten passengers at the top end of Eccleston, many elderly and infirm. more...

Think again about Remploy closure

THE Government should be congratulated on all of the Equal Opportunities legislation which would never have been brought in under any other Government. However many of us would urge them to reconsider the factory closure programme announced by Remploy management. more...

Watch where you park...

I WALK around the Billinge area three or four times a day with my dog (and I do pick up any deposits she may leave), but it is becoming more and more difficult to stay on pavements due to totally inconsiderate motorists who regard pavements as parking places. more...

Smoke-free pong

BE you a smoker or a non-smoker you could not fail to notice the stench of cheap perfume/aftershave, bad breath, sweat and other human gases that hit you in the face when you walked into any public house since July 1. more...

Players look just like ants from up here

IN answer to Fair Weather Follower Cost of rugby tickets' (Dear Star) I am an all weather follower and I have also got my tickets for the semi-final for the cup at the Galpharm stadium and have been there before even this season. more...

Great road... but what’s the point?

AS one of the severest critics of the project I must congratulate St Helens Council on the excellent job they and the contractors have done on the new A58 Blackbrook Diversion. It is indeed a decent mile of carriageway. My only remaining doubt is to what is its purpose? What has it achieved? more...

St Helens Star Sport

Ian comes out on top with bream catch

Newton-le-Willows AA more...

Bowling update

The draw for this weekend's bowling competition at the Smithy Manor is: Saturday 21 July 2007 M Gartside (St Helens) V R Hickey (Altrincham), D Winstanley (Halewood) V A Whiteman (Warrington), D Bell (Widnes) V D Carter (Liverpool), T Allen (St Helens) V J Dewey (Derby), I Rutter (Wigan) V D Smith (Derby), J McGurk (Stockport) V D Jackson (Altrincham), K Kearns (St Helens) V K Carter (Liverpool), S Gilroy (Pudsey) V D Eaton (Widnes). Sunday 22 July 2007 M Owen (St Helens) V S Baskerville (Altrincham), D Taberner (Wigan) V R Anders (St Helens), G Anders (Prescot) V J Welsby (Warrington), B Derbyshire (Wigan) V B Lane (Liverpool), C McEgan (Prescot) V B Welsby (Warrington), S Bell (Widnes) V G Baker (St Helens), F Madison (Prescot) V A Rolls (St Helens), D Baskerville (Altrincham) V B Naylor (Wigan). more...

Darts and doms

Lanes Trophies Ladies Darts & Dominoes League more...

Dave destroys opposition on his way to title

St Helens-Sutton A.C.'s Dave Forrester won the English Schools AA 1500 metres title, destroying a quality field in 3 min.53.86 secs. more...

Zoe clocks a PB in golden run

LAST weekend's English Schools Track and Field Championships at Birmingham saw more success for 14-year-old Cowley girl Zoe Woodward who won the junior 800m girls event. more...

Tonge's knock helps Rainford to second

A battling and determined display brought a 40 run victory for Rainford at Birkenhead St Mary's to lift them into joint second place in the Merseyside and Southport Alliance. more...

Sutton edged out at Norley Hall

SUTTON entertained Norley Hall at Sutton this weekend that 12 hours earlier was a pond offering long odds against a game going ahead. Hard work ensured only a slightly delayed start with Sutton asked to bat. more...

Patel and Sheppard's pace stuns Liverpool

ST Helens stayed within reach of the rest of the promotion hopefuls on Saturday with a convincing win over Liverpool. more...

Warrington Guardian News

Penny flattered by Offiah comparisons

KEVIN Penny says he is flattered that rugby league pundits have compared him to the likes of Martin Offiah. more...

Pensioner robbed at gunpoint

A PENSIONER was robbed at gunpoint but moments later the teenage thieves returned her purse. more...

Wall of shame for ‘Sankey six’

A WALL of shame' in Sankey police station names six youths giving residents a terrible quality of life'. more...

10k fine for sewage line

WATER giants United Utilities have been fined £10,000 after admitting illegally releasing raw sewage into a Risley brook. more...

Lucky numbers

THE Butterfly Project is hoping that their numbers come in as staff at a Warrington bingo hall get set to raise a bundle for the charity. more...

Anderson out of 20-man squad

VINNIE Anderson has not been named in Wolves' 20-man squad to face Hull KR on Sunday. more...

Council puts up £2.5k to fight plans

WINWICK Parish Council has set aside £2,500 to fight plans for a rail freight terminal. more...

Westy Park gets clean bill of health

WESTY Park has been given a clean bill of health after an environmental study on the former waste disposal site. more...

The spectre of super surgeries re-emerges

POLYCLINCS' are the big idea from the new health minister, weeks after Warrington ditched proposals for the health supermarkets amid massive protests. more...

‘The start of my baby’s life has been robbed’

AFTER calling the families, thanking the midwives and cuddling their new arrival, the first thing most parents do is pick up the camera and start making memories. more...

Girl absent for 96 days amid bullying claims

THE father of a 12-year-old girl who did not attend school for 96 days in a row pleaded guilty to failing to secure the regular attendance at school of a pupil at Warrington Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, July 11. more...

Goodbye and thanks

PAUL Cullen says he reluctantly allowed Mike Wainwright to rejoin Salford because he did not want to stand in the way of a player who had served the club with such distinction. more...

Welcome to Hell

THE chilling tale of British prisoners of war incarcerated in Auschwitz during the Second World War has been released as the third edition of the compelling Spectator in Hell is republished. more...