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SOME unusual items were discovered during a litter pick. Friends of Winsford Town Park teamed up with police community support officers to carry out a knife sweep as part of national anti-knife crime week. John Malam, chairman of the friends group, said: "The good news is that no knives were found. A few bags of litter were collected. "PCSO Ben Lee found an old pair of crucible tongs. "Community and police working together for the benefit of us all." CSOs join forces with Friends ...

VOLUNTEERS are giving Winsford Town Park a spring clean. The friends group has been given permission by Winsford Town Council to resume weekly activity session under the guidance of Jo Fawcett, the parks horticulturalist. John Malam, chairman of Friends of Winsford Town Park, said: "We will be tidying up the planting scheme around the salt stacks and adding new perennials to fill gaps. "We will also tidy up the woodland walk pathway and borders as you enter the park from the Clough Road...

Updated John Malam, Laura and Rowan Whitehead, Cllr Mike Baynham and Charlie Parkinson campaigning to protect mature trees from being felled at the Greedy Pig site CAMPAIGNERS are fighting to save historic trees disappearing from a riverside landmark in Winsford. Residents were saddened to see Lawson cypress trees being felled at a new housing development in New Road on Thursday. Only two mature trees are left on the land, known locally as the Greedy Pig site, and the community is calling...

DISABLED children will soon be able to have fun in a playground with their sisters and brothers. Specialist play equipment is being installed at play areas in Winsford Town Park and Over recreation ground in the coming weeks. Winsford Town Council confirmed plans to buy a seated roundabout and wheelchair swing at an open spaces committee meeting. The announcement has been welcomed by crusading resident Charlie Parkinson who has been campaigning to give disabled youngsters the same leisu...

THOUSANDS of people in Winsford have welcomed their first Covid jab as the vaccination programme is being rolled out with great speed in a meticulously organised operation. Residents say they immediately felt protected and are reassuring people worried about the injection to have it with confidence. GPs and nurses from the towns five surgeries have teamed up to administer the vaccine at special weekend sessions in Dene Drive Primary Care Centre. Andy and Barbara Dent Andy and Barbara ...

VISITORS will soon be able to read all about fascinating local history and activities at Winsford Town Park.

AROUND 1,000 residents will receive a Covid jab today in Winsford. A special clinic will be open at Dene Drive Primary Care Centre, run with help from volunteers who will marshal traffic. The Covid vaccination programme in Winsford has been hailed a success as the vast majority of residents aged over 70 and the clinically extremely vulnerable will have been offered a jab by the end of this weekend. Around 1,000 residents will receive a Covid jab at Dene Drive Primary Care Centre today...

SMILING pictures of unsung heroes who helped the community through the pandemic are now on the walls of homes across the country.

A HAIRDRESSER volunteered to help as 1,000 elderly residents received their second Pfizer Covid jab. Suzanne McKevitt, who is on furlough from The Hair Shop in Northwich, acted as a marshal as GPs administered the vaccination at Dene Drive Primary Care Centre in Winsford. The 49-year-old joined a team of 14 volunteers to look after residents aged over 80 as they attended the clinic. "I ended up in the marquee tent where everyone had to wait for 15 minutes after they had the vaccine," sa...