The Way We Were: Could a sweaty sock around the neck ease a sore...

September 18, 2015, 2:04 am

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SUFFERING from a sore throat? Have you tried tying a sweaty sock around your neck to ease the soreness?Troubled by a chesty cough? Perhaps a spoonful of black treacle would banish it? These are just two of the intriguing remedies that feature in a new book by Kath Reynolds, of Havensfield Drive, Upper Tean.Kitchen Cupboard Cures of Staffordshire collects together home remedies practised throughout the county from the 1920s onwards.Kath, a reminiscence specialist, has been gathering stories and...

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Bailiffs demand £150 fine – two years after...

October 3, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A PARKING firm has demanded £150 from a driver – two years after he thought it had dropped the case. Dad-of-one James Brookes was initially landed with a parking fine in 2013 after unknowingly outstaying his ticket on Glass Street, Hanley. James, of Woodside Avenue, Alsager, had gone into the city centre to run some errands and had parked in one of the two car parks in the street. The 47-year-old, who struggles to read and write, paid £2.60 for a ticket and ...

FA Vase: Home draws for Rocester, Alsager Town and Congleton Town

October 5, 2015, 6:47 am

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CONGLETON Town, Alsager Town and Rocester have all been drawn at home in the first round of the FA Vase after safely making it through to this stage with wins at the weekend. The 99 ties were drawn this morning with home ties handed to three of the four local sides involved in the first round proper. Rocester - who currently sit 16th in the Midland League Premier Division - have been drawn at home to Hereford who are currently second in the same division. Rocester breezed in to the first round...

Residents facing a month without 'key' bus service during major...

October 7, 2015, 10:30 pm

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A BUS service faces being suspended for a month while major roadworks take place in a town centre. Residents may find themselves being cut off from neighbouring towns when Service 3 from Keele to Crewe stops in Alsager. The new timetable has been introduced by First as Cheshire East Council resurfaces 14,000 sqm (150,695 sq ft) of Crewe Road, in Alsager, between Station Road and the junction of the Radway Green traffic lights. A diversion has been put in place until Tuesday meaning...

School Days: Alsager High School

October 14, 2015, 2:55 am

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BUSINESS AWARDS 2016: YourRepair Plumbers challenges industry...

October 14, 2015, 8:00 pm

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FROM its launch, YourRepair Plumbers set out to challenge negative perceptions of the industry.With a transparent pricing policy and a commitment to professionalism, it seems to be working.Already the company, based at Radway Green Business Centre, has grown its team of engineers, built up a client base of both domestic and commercial customers, and developed new products.Now it is entering The Sentinel Business Awards in the Small Business of the Year category, sponsored by Beswicks...

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October 21, 2015, 8:00 pm

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NEW premises, revenue growth, product launches and expansion into overseas markets – it's been a busy year for Protectapet.On top of that, the Burslem company is getting ready to launch its new website tomorrow, while this weekend it will feature on the main stand at the Supreme Cat Show.Managed and owned by cat lovers Simon and Eve Davies, Protectapet specialises in 'cat proofing' services.It designs, supplies and installs cat barriers, fence top barriers, cat pens and enclosures, with...

Tributes paid to restaurant worker killed in Church Lawton crash

November 16, 2015, 9:30 pm

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TRIBUTES have been paid to a restaurant worker killed in a crash.Shahidur Rahman was driving his blue BMW back to his Tunstall home when he crashed into a tree.The 27-year-old had left work in Alsager when the crash happened in Liverpool Road West, Church Lawton, in the early hours of Thursday.Mr Rahman – known as Shah – worked at Latif's takeaway and the Urban Balti restaurant in the town for more than eight years.Trainee chef Jacob Powell, aged 17, of Moorhouse Avenue, Alsager,...

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Play tells story of cricket legend Sydney Barnes

November 16, 2015, 11:37 pm

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THE life and times of one of England's greatest cricketers will be brought to the stage in a new play tonight. Alsager Community Theatre (ACT) is presenting the premiere of Nothing To Do With Cricket – the story of Staffordshire-born Sydney Barnes – at the Bank Corner pub, in Lawton Road, Alsager. Barnes, who played in 27 Test matches and took 189 wickets at an average of 16.43 for England, became a legend in the North Staffordshire League while playing for Porthill Park and...

Plans for university site finally revealed

November 18, 2015, 5:07 am

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PLANS to build 408 homes on a former university campus have finally been submitted. David Wilson Homes (DWH) has lodged a planning application for the Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) site in Alsager – which will also include 'extensive' sporting facilities. The site has been earmarked for housing since MMU relocated staff and students to Crewe. DWH says the scheme will result in a 'high quality, urban extension' that will help meet demand for housing in Cheshire...

Payout for woman, 79, after fall in Sainsbury's

December 6, 2015, 9:30 pm

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PENSIONER Jean Annis has received a five-figure compensation payout from a supermarket – after falling in one of the stores. The 79-year-old, from Alsager, fractured her right arm in four places after tripping on matting at Alsager's Sainsbury's Local. She also cut her lip and bruised her chin and eye. However the break to her arm has resulted in lasting nerve damage which has had a huge impact on Jean as she struggles to care for husband Norman, aged 89, who has dementia. Since...

Residents fight plans to build housing estate

December 16, 2015, 1:23 am

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DOZENS of families look set to lose their fight against plans to build 128 homes in their town. Developer Prospect Homes wants to create the housing estate on land south of Hall Drive in Alsager. But residents living nearby insist there is no need for so many properties which they fear will put a strain on schools, GP surgeries and the road network. Other concerns include problems with parking and the impact on wildlife. A total of 59 objections have been sent to Cheshire East Council...

​Heartless thieves steal tribute to Daniel Hughes from gym

December 22, 2015, 10:30 pm

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FAMILY and friends of tragic Daniel Hughes have spoken of their 'devastation' after burglars stole a football shirt which was being displayed in his memory. His Alsager Bank FC shirt was put up in Hanley's True Grit gym in honour of the 28-year-old, who died suddenly in his home in March this year. Dan's mother, Sue Hughes, now wants the person who took the shirt, which was taken in the past week, to return it as soon as possible. The 54-year-old, from Bignall End, said: "I'm just...

Thug jailed after attacking his ex-girlfriend

December 25, 2015, 11:50 pm

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VIOLENT Joshua Wyatt has been jailed for attacking his ex-partner in front of their young son. The 23-year-old hit Chantelle Figiel in the face several times, while repeating 'You want to be single'. He also grabbed hold of her thong and ripped it off. Wyatt had denied carrying out the assault at Miss Figiel's home in Alsager on October 20, but was found guilty following a trial. During the hearing at South Cheshire Magistrates' Court The court heard the couple had a 'turbulent'...

Plans for popular pub to be turned into houses

March 23, 2016, 11:19 am

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A ONCE popular pub may have called last orders for the final time as it faces being turned into houses. In its heyday The Alsager Arms was a favourite boozer with Stoke City fans. It even made national headlines in 1989 after a fight broke out at the venue between Leeds United and Stoke City fans. However, its fortunes waned in recent years and the pub has stood empty since the end of last year. Now a planning application has been lodged to turn the Sandbach Road pub into 18 flats. The...

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VW camper converted into mobile cocktail business Fancy Flutes

April 25, 2016, 10:00 pm

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MOBILE cocktail business Fancy Flutes is set to cause a stir at events across the UK.Businessman Alex Windsor and his girlfriend Sophie Andrews have invested £25,000 into turning a 1969 VW early bay camper into a well-stocked bar.The couple, who are both from Alsager, have plans to hire out the vintage drinks van for a variety of occasions, and can cater their extensive Prosecco and gin cocktail menu to order.Alex, who has previously worked in online advertising, said the pair had been...

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June 6, 2016, 8:00 pm

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A GROWING computer business has re-located to a new premises following an investment of more than £20,000.Alsager Computers Ltd now occupies a unit in Lawton Road, Alsager.Company founder Richard Morrow started the business from his Church Lawton home after completing a cybernetics degree at Bradford University.He eventually moved into a small workshop near to his parents' home in Alsager and later set up another workshop inside his garage.£8.5 million scheme by Stoke Station to...

The Way We Were: Tribute to poet and educator, Bernard Gilhooly

June 10, 2016, 5:30 am

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IN ONE of Bernard Gilhooly's early poems, Momentary, he wrote: "The reason for life is to live it, not yesterday nor tomorrow, but now..."Bernard, of Alsager, who died last month, was described as a 'budding poet' in a Sentinel article, in December, 1967. But over his 89 years he blossomed into a fully-fledged poet – and more – as his son Robert explains."His poetry came to be published in numerous collections," says Robert. "One poem, At 30,000 Feet, was accepted for the...

Vets4Pets and the Groom Room are ready for pampered pets

August 8, 2016, 8:00 pm

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PAMPERED pets have a new place to go for a little indulgence following the launch of a new clinic and grooming parlour.The Vets4Pets practice and Groom Room is now up and running from a unit in Lawton Road, Alsager following a £400,000 investment.And owners Dr Carl May and Dr Lindsey Hopton have created nine new jobs with the launch of the new business.Read more: Puppy who almost died from meningitis makes miraculous recovery thanks to Alsager Vet CentreVets4Pets brands itself as a new...

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September 20, 2016, 6:04 am

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MP Fiona Bruce has written to councillors urging them to rubber-stamp ambitious plans to create new sports facilities and 400 homes on a former university site. Members of Cheshire East Council's strategic planning board will consider the project for Manchester Metropolitan University's one-time Alsager campus tomorrow.A report from the authority has revealed MMU has accepted a reduced land value as it looks to help with the delivery of almost £5 million worth of dedicated sports...