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STUDENTS at The Grange School spent last weekend really sticking their oar in...and in the process, managed to raise almost £2000 for a charity that means a lot to them. The year 12 students arranged to take part in a gruelling virtual row over a period of 24 hours and even had messages of support from double Olympic gold medalist James Cracknell OBE, who was taking on the challenge himself. The aim was to row 6km every four hours within a 24 hour period, however, with the clocks springing forward last weekend, they actually completed the task in just 23, raising £1836 for the Liverpo...

A FLOOD Risk Action Group (FRAG) will be established by Cheshire West council following the release of the Section 19 report into the 2019 Northwich, Weaverham, and Winsford floods. The group, to be headed up by deputy leader Cllr Karen Shore, will ‘oversee earliest positive and effective delivery of the recommended actions’ from the full investigation into the incident. However, opposition councillors and representatives for Northwich have warned CWAC’s cabinet they will be keeping up the pressure on leaders over the recommendations. Presenting the proposals to cabinet, Cllr Sh...

Wharf Cottage, Weaverham. Image: CWAC THE owners of Wharf Cottage in Weaverham have received rousing support from neighbours over their plans to demolish and rebuild an exact replica of their home. The owners of the Sandy Lane property say they have been ‘living under the threat of flooding’ for some time, but recently it has become a ‘yearly occurrence’. Following the recent flooding across the borough in January, they came up with a unique response to combat the water levels — ‘to demolish the existing property and rebuild it to the same plan and design’ 60cm off the gro...

You are Here: Home » News » Main News » Local volunteers encouraged to swap lockdown for ‘locking down’ as canal charity prepares for bumper summer of boating Local volunteers encouraged to swap lockdown for ‘locking down’ as canal charity prepares for bumper summer of boating Date published: 12 March 2021 You can become a volunteer lock keeper Waterways and wellbeing charity, the Canal and River Trust, has launched a campaign to recruit more volunteers to take on the iconic role of lock keeper as it prepares for a busy year on the North West’s waterways. With coronavi...

CGI impression of proposed new boathouse for Runcorn Rowing Club, Cholmondeley Road, Runcorn. Credit Glancy Nicholls Architects, taken from design and access statement. RUNCORN Rowing Club has formally unveiled its plans for a new boathouse on the banks of the Weaver Navigations. The club, which has been going since 1894, has applied for permission to knock down its existing meeting room and clubhouse and replace them with a state-of-the-art facility at the end of Cholmondeley Road. The new, two-storey boathouse would include space to store the club’s boats on the ground floor along w...