The Way We Were: Could a sweaty sock around the neck ease a sore...
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...
View ArticleBailiffs demand £150 fine – two years after...
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...
View ArticleFA Vase: Home draws for Rocester, Alsager Town and Congleton Town
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...
View ArticleResidents facing a month without 'key' bus service during major...
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...
View ArticleBUSINESS AWARDS 2016: YourRepair Plumbers challenges industry...
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...
View ArticleBUSINESS AWARDS 2016: Protectapet moves into 10,000 sq ft new...
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...
View ArticleTributes paid to restaurant worker killed in Church Lawton crash
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...
View ArticlePlay tells story of cricket legend Sydney Barnes
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 –...
View ArticlePlans for university site finally revealed
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...
View ArticlePayout for woman, 79, after fall in Sainsbury's
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...
View ArticleResidents fight plans to build housing estate
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...
View ArticleHeartless thieves steal tribute to Daniel Hughes from gym
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...
View ArticleThug jailed after attacking his ex-girlfriend
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'....
View ArticlePlans for popular pub to be turned into houses
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...
View ArticleVW camper converted into mobile cocktail business Fancy Flutes
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...
View ArticleAlsager Computers Ltd opens new facility thanks to growing number...
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...
View ArticleThe Way We Were: Tribute to poet and educator, Bernard Gilhooly
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...
View ArticleVets4Pets and the Groom Room are ready for pampered pets
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...
View ArticlePlanners asked to approve £5m sports scheme at Manchester...
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...
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