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Simon Halewood

Simon Halewood

Opera star on song for show success

AN OPERA singer from South Cheshire is hitting all the right notes on a sell-out nationwide tour.Read

Local services for local people

UNITED council leaders are urging the people of South Cheshire to back their campaign to 'save' local government.Read

Transport of delight

MORE than 7,000 people lined the streets on Sunday as the 14th annual Sandbach Transport Festival drew a record number of stunning vehicles.Read

House prices up by 28% in a year

THERE are fears parts of Sand-bach could soon become a black spot for first-time buyers after property prices rose faster in the town in the past 12 months than anywhere else in the North West.Read

Kavanagh enjoys an unforgettable day

FOR little Kavanagh Hood the Sandbach Transport Festival was a day to remember.Read

All fun and GAMES

IN 36 dramatic hours this weekend thousands died, civilisations were wiped out, empires overthrown - then everyone went home!Read

'I have never thought about retiring'

REMARKABLE Crewe and Nantwich MP Gwyneth Dunwoody is bidding to create history by sitting in Parliament well into her eighties, with supporters rubbishing a claim she is 'too old'.Read

Car giant fears price hike over green law

BENTLEY Motors in Crewe faces the threat of a big rise in costs after a new European Union directive to force cuts in carbon emissions from cars.Read

Driver killed in early morning car smash

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 32-year-old man died in a road accident in Crewe Road, Alsager. Read

Station closed as gales take hold

Crewe Station was evacuated on Thursday when gale force winds smashed the glass roof. As high winds swept across the country, station master Sam Dixon was forced to order the suspension of all train services at 2pm after shards of glass roof panels began to fall onto the tracks. Read

Bertie takes a bow

IT'S a dog's life in 2007 for the loveable winner of the Chronicle's South Cheshire Pet Stars competition, Bertie the Jack Russell. Read

Angry resident slams 'disgusting' leak delay

AMAZED residents of a Crewe street are asking how serious a water company is about conserving stocks after watching a leak in the road run for more than a month. Read

Teenager's charity rap CD is in tune

A TEENAGE music rapper from Crewe is raising cash for charity with the release of his debut CD. Read

Emergency services tackle burning issue

CREWE police and fire officers are cracking down on the spiralling number of deliberate car fires in the town. Read

New location, same emotion

RECORD numbers of people paid their respects to Crewe's fallen heroes for the first time on the Municipal Square. Read

Pegscellent!

IT WAS eyes down and pegs 11 when a new world record was set at a pinch in Crewe. Read

'Everyday I wake up proud to be alive'

IN 1996 Crewe-born Frank Kane was sentenced to 10 years in Venezuela's corrupt, overcrowded, gang infested prison system. Read

Paul sparks new War of the Roses

A BUSINESSMAN born and bred in Crewe is brewing up a storm in Lancashire tea cups. Read

Author Profile

Simon Halewood is a reporter at the Crewe Chronicle and is responsible for coverage of Sandbach. He also reports on areas such as Middlewich and Holmes Chapel. Tel: 01270 502434.