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  • Captain Will ploughs on in his other field of sport

    A RUGBY captain who works on a farm missed an important match to prove he can plough as well as anybody in the country. Winnington Park Rugby Club’s Will Burgess swapped one field for another on Saturday to represent Cheshire at the 59th annual

  • Pupil bags a fun day out

    A WINSFORD school girl will be enjoying a fun-filled day out at Drayton Manor after winning a yoghurt pot design competition. Organised by Oxy-gen Schools Project, pupils at St Chad’s Primary School were required to design a yoghurt pot label

  • Farmers are not immune from the law

    I NOTICED a story on your website last week about drivers being warned to take extra care when driving in rural areas at this time of year. The issue, according to the Institute of Advanced Motorists is that at harvest time, there is a potential

  • Council hits back at MP in roadworks row

    CHESHIRE West and Chester Council has hit back at claims by MP Mike Hall after he said Hartford’s conservation area was being destroyed because of the creation of a filter lane. Work on creating a left hand filter lane at Bradburns Lane – as

  • Winsford footballer's cap goes under the hammer

    AN England cap awarded to a Winsford footballer nearly a century ago will be going under the hammer this week. The dark red velvet cap embroidered with an English rose was won by Sheffield Wednesday wing half Tom Brittleton and is expected to raise

  • School's thanks for cricket club

    HEBDEN Green Community School in Winsford thanked Winnington Park Cricket Club for its donation of £500. The cricket club raised the funds at its Annual Golf Day ain Delamere. Peter Gaskill, chairman of governors at the Woodford Lane West school

  • Which flavour will be top of the pies?

    WE are still appealing for pie lovers to send us their ideas for the next best-selling pie filling at a Northwich butchers. The Guardian has teamed up with Witton Street butcher, Birtwisle’s in the search for the Top of the Pies. Birtwisle’s, which