A CREWE woman fought off a man off after he put her in a headlock and tried to sexually assault her. Around 10.30pm on Sunday, January 25, the 37-year-old woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was approached by a man while walking along
“WE’RE sometimes victims of our own success,” said Shaun McGrath, reflecting on Vale Royal Athletics Club’s showing during the Northern Cross Country Championships on Saturday. Last year they won three team titles, while Great Britain international
Northwich 19 Aspatria 3 NORTHWICH took a first, tentative, step towards Twickenham following a disciplined defensive display on Saturday. A head-to-head with Blackburn next month will determine which team progresses from Northern Pool One in
CHAPEL Street residents in Wincham are calling for action to tackle an “eyesore” former house site and traffic congestion in their street. The calls come from Clara Dockney and Lillian Barton, who wrote to Wincham Parish Council to express their
AN EVENT has been organised in Castle to keep cold at bay. Age UK Cheshire will be marking Cold Homes Week with an event at Castle Community Centre, in Barbers Lane, on Tuesday February 3, between 2pm and 4pm. The charity will be giving out Winter
GRANTS are available to charities and organisations following a bumper Christmas. The Rotary Club of Northwich Vale Royal raised more than £5,000 with the help of Father Christmas in December and wants to distribute the cash to good causes in the area
Prescot Cables 2 Northwich Victoria 3 WATCHING Northwich Victoria return to the top of the table was not enough for manager Jim Gannon – he wants them to go out and “express the skills they have”. His side fought back from 2-1 down to win on
Middlewich Town 5 Cuddington 1 MIDDLEWICH are on course to reach the knockout stages of the JA Walton Challenge Cup following a five-goal success against Cuddington on Saturday. A brace apiece from Stuart Tulloch and Matty Jamieson, plus a
Alsager Town 1 Winsford United 1 WINSFORD United’s run of back-to-back league victories was halted by a late leveller on Saturday. Rob Byrne’s side were looking to make it three league wins on the bounce, and looked on course to do so after
Barnton 3 Irlam 2 NEW boy Ryan Jackson netted twice to help Barnton maintain the pressure on the North West Counties League’s Division One leaders. The hosts were two-goals adrift before the former Rudheath Social attacker bagged a brace in
A RACE for promotion to the Mid Cheshire Sunday League’s top flight has a new leader, Myprotein.com, after previous pacesetters Broken Cross came a cropper. Adam Knappy’s treble was a highlight for Myprotein in a 6-2 success against Goostrey, allowing
WINNINGTON Avenue 1994 secured a safe passage to the Crewe and District League’s AJ Cooke Cup semi finals following a slender 1-0 victory on Saturday. Paul Fletcher’s own goal for clubmates Winnington Avenue separated the two teams in a Group A
Poynton 4 Rudheath Social 3 RUDHEATH let slip a two-goal lead at Premier Division newcomers Poynton on Saturday, suffering a third successive league defeat. Craig Humphries finished neatly to put them in front before Matty Clarke doubled their
Lostock Gralam 2 Tarporley Victoria 4 LOSTOCK’S run without a league win stretched to seven matches following a home defeat against relegation rivals on Saturday. Captain Sam Wakefield scored twice for the Grey Lambs, but visitors Tarporley
HOLLY Holy Day was marred by commuter chaos after a council blunder allowed road works to continue during the annual reenactment of the Battle of Nantwich. For more than 40 years people have flooded Nantwich to re-enact the bloody battle that marked
NORTHWICH Ladies hope to put successive league defeats behind them when they visit fellow promotion hopefuls Sheffield on Sunday. They have slipped to third place in RFU Women’s Championship North Two following reverses at Darlington and Carlisle
FOLLOWING a 49-5 reverse at Didsbury Toc-H on Saturday, Northwich seconds continue to look over their shoulder in North West Intermediate League Division Two South. Blacks are four points clear of the relegation zone ahead of a visit from back-markers
MIDDLEWICH Town Council will mark the appointment of Middlewich’s first Town Crier for more than 100 years by hosting the 2015 British Town Crier Championships. The event, which will take place in September, is the most prestigious of the town
THE power of music proved more inspirational than ever before for a choirmaster whose singers helped her through breast cancer. Lostock Gralam woman Mel Levy was back at the helm of five Sir John Deane's adult education choirs just two weeks after a
A PROSTATE cancer drop-in session in Winsford has been hailed a success after treating 144 men. A prostate cancer awareness group held the PSA (prostate specific antigen) blood testing session for early detection prostate cancer at Asda Winsford
GAMES of walking football, where sprinting, running, jogging and slide tackling are banned, have started in Northwich. Age UK Cheshire is holding weekly sessions of the sport at Moss Farm Leisure Complex. Walking football is a slower paced version of
A CHILDREN'S charity is urging the community to dig deep and help them get spades in the ground by their 10th birthday. The Joshua Tree has launched its Dig Deep campaign, backed by the Guardian, to raise £250,000 by May 2016 so it can start construction
AN AUXILIARY nurse who took in a puppy that was tied up and left-for-dead in Winsford has spoken of her delight after formally adopting her. The petrified pup, which vets named Tiny, was found tied up in a plastic bag, covered in her own urine
