News

Tribute to Eaton road victim David Dutton

The family of a man who died in a collision in Eaton near Tarporley have paid tribute to him. David Dutton, 51, from Eaton was walking along Eaton…

Post Office staff to strike Tuesday

A fifth round of strike action will be taken by Crown post office workers on Tuesday 28th May as the dispute over jobs, closures and pay continues. Talks…

Alsager autism school gets green light

The Department for Education has approved plans by the National Autistic Society (NAS) to run a specialist free school in Church Lawton, near Alsager. The school – which…

Princess Royal to attend Cheshire Show

Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal has accepted a role as President of this year’s Cheshire County Show. The Princess will visit the Tabley showground for the second…

Freedom of Warrington for regiment

Warrington council has granted the Freedom of the Borough to 75 Engineer Regiment (Volunteers). The freedom was granted in recognition of the long and close association between Warrington…

  Sport

Man City not after Neymar or Falcao

Man City not after Neymar or Falcao

Manchester City fans wondering who the club will splash out on in the transfer window – and we understand that…

  Celebrity

Caprice loves being pregnant

Caprice loves being pregnant

Model and entrepreneur Caprice  says pregnancy agrees with her and any effect on her figure will hopefully be short-lived. The…

Helen Flanagan voted sexiest in the UK

Helen Flanagan voted sexiest in the UK

Helen Flanagan has been crowned the Sexiest Woman in all of the United Kingdom. The plaudit comes in the latest…

  Entertainment

Review: Star Trek into Darkness

Review: Star Trek into Darkness

Is it time to put the Star Trek franchise to sleep? On the evidence of this latest edition the answer…

Radio 4′s Book at Beachtime returns

Radio 4′s Book at Beachtime returns

Book at Beachtime – a season of gripping,reads for the summer holidays – will be returning to BBC Radio 4…


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Culture

Roger McGough to headline Wirral Bookfest 2013

Roger McGough to headline Wirral Bookfest 2013

Wirral Bookfest, the literature festival, has announced its first headline act. Roger McGough, legendary Liverpudlian poet, translator, writer of the Beatles animated film Yellow Submarine and former member…

Painting of the Week, William Ralph Turner, Heaton Lane, Stockport

Painting of the Week, William Ralph Turner, Heaton Lane, Stockport

William Ralph Turner, born in 1920, is one of the last of the great living Northern Industrial painters and the only painter to paint a portrait of Lowry…

Wirral Festival of Firsts 2013

Wirral Festival of Firsts 2013

The Programme  has now been finalised for Wirral’s biggest (largely free) festival of music, culture, and the arts The main art attraction of the show takes place on…

Barnaby Festival Art Trail

Barnaby Festival Art Trail

For over two weeks this June  14-24) Macclesfield town centre comes alive with the colour and creativity of the Barnaby Art Trail – more time to see more…

New X-box could broaden market

New X-box could broaden market

TIGA, the organisation representing the games industry, has welcomed the announcement of the latest Xbox console and said that it now looked forward to hearing more about how…

Crewe and Nantwich Rock Choir free concert

Crewe and Nantwich Rock Choir free concert

The Crewe and Nantwich Rock Choir will perform a free open air concert at 11am until 2pm on Saturday May 25 in Crewe’s Municipal Square. The Rock Choir…

Health & Beauty

Perfect Kiss from Avon

Perfect Kiss from Avon

Avon might not be the name that springs first to mind when thinking of high-end beauty, but that’s a little unfair…

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Business News

Co-op Bank chief executive quits

Co-op Bank chief executive quits

The chief executive of Co-operative Bank, Barry Tootell, has stepped down after the business had its credit rating downgraded by Moody’s to the status of junk. The…

Property

First tenants at Northwich Business Centre

First tenants at Northwich Business Centre

Northwich Business Centre is now open and the first tenants have already moved in. Since purchasing the building last year Crystal, sister company to Manchester-based commercial property…

Premier League

Fulham want Liverpool’s Stewart Downing on loan

Fulham want Liverpool’s Stewart Downing on loan

Fulham have made an approach to Liverpool to take Stewart Downing on a year-long loan. However, the club has made it clear that any deal for the…

Basketball

Bridgewater U14s crowned National Basketball Champions 2013

Bridgewater U14s crowned National Basketball Champions 2013

Warrington’s Bridgewater High’s U/14s became the Dynamic National Basketball champions following the finals day held last Sunday at the Nottingham Wildcats Arena. A bus with parents, staff…

Rugby Union

Sale Sharks sign three new faces

Sale Sharks sign three new faces

Sale Sharks have added three new forwards to their depleted squad. The three are: Michael Paterson, Kirill Kulemin and Charlie Walker-Blair. Number eight Paterson arrives from Cardiff…

Rugby League

Jon Clarke extends Widnes Vikings contract

Jon Clarke extends Widnes Vikings contract

Vikings captain Jon Clarke has today penned an extended contract at the club until the end of the 2014 Super League season. Among Clarke’s many admirers in…

Ice Hockey

Manchester Phoenix gear up for sledge hockey season

Manchester Phoenix gear up for sledge hockey season

Manchester Phoenix’s sledge hockey team kick off their debut season in the expanded Planet Ice British Sledge Hockey League on Saturday hoping to emulate the success of…

Upcoming Events

Feb
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2013
all-day Dialects of Cheshire @ Weaver Hall Museum
Dialects of Cheshire @ Weaver Hall Museum
Feb 5 – Jun 15 all-day
Dialects of Cheshire @ Weaver Hall Museum
A special exhibition is being held at Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse in Northwich which explores the Cheshire dialect and linking it to its [...]
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all-day Radical Figures: Post-war British Figurative Painting @ Manchester Art Gallery
Radical Figures: Post-war Britis… @ Manchester Art Gallery
Mar 16 – Mar 15 all-day
Radical Figures: Post-war British Figurative Painting @ Manchester Art Gallery | Manchester | England | United Kingdom
A new display at Manchester Art Gallery explores the pioneering role that painters such as Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud and David Hockney played in the [...]
Jun
5
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2013
7:45 pm Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit @ Harlequin Theatre
Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit @ Harlequin Theatre
Jun 5 @ 7:45 pm – Jun 8 @ 7:45 pm
Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit @ Harlequin Theatre | Northwich | England | United Kingdom
Socialite and novelist Charles Condomine invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant, Madame Arcati, to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for [...]