A search has been launched to find a local supermum with a heart of gold – with the winner set to receive a fantastic Mother’s Day treat package worth over £200. Stretford Mall has launched a search to find a deserving Mum of the Year, in a competition being run to celebrate Mother’s Day, which […]
A PLUCKY pooch called Patch has cheated death thanks to a Wirral vet who discovered he had a rare tumour. The seven-year-old black Shih Tzu was showing no signs of being unwell but unbeknown to owner Cheryl Dolan, from Seacombe, he was a ticking time bomb and months away from certain death. Cheryl, 44, had […]
An appeal has gone out to people called Jones to take part in a bid to break a world record. They are being invited to join the largest collection of runners called Jones, just before the start of the Jones Crisps Anglesey Half Marathon. Already more than 800 athletes have signed up for the race […]
A TOP vet has warned dog owners to be vigilant and not to panic after a deadly case of Alabama Rot was confirmed in Cheshire. Dr Ian Hopkins, Principal Vet for Willows Veterinary Group, cared for the dog with his team at the group’s main veterinary hospital in Hartford, near Northwich, after it was referred […]
The parents of a boy who faced life-saving surgery when he was just weeks old are helping raise funds to support families of seriously ill children. Albert Williamson, who now lives in Penmaenmawr, underwent lengthy emergency specialist surgery at Birmingham Children’s Hospital to remove a growth on his liver, caused by a blood clot. His […]
A FISH AND CHIP shop has served its landmark millionth portion of chips, as it celebrates 20 years in business at Stretford Mall. The popular Kingfisher chippy is now being run by the third generation of the Cartwright family, after it recently moved into a new café premises at the shopping centre. Jack Cartwright, 29, […]
A TEENAGE carer hailed a ‘second mum’ to her little brother who was born with kidney failure and has an incurable brain disorder, has thanked family firm Astley Hire for giving a boost to the charity that helped rebuild her childhood. Since the age of four Grace Lynch, from Orrell, Wigan, has played an active […]
A GIANT puppy who is struggling to find a new home because he is so big is spearheading a Christmas collection campaign run by an independent Cheshire-based veterinary group. Standing at more than five feet two inches tall on his hind legs, loveable Max, described by his carers as ‘Akita cross Kangeroo’ has only just […]
YOUNG footballers scored a new playground extension highly after members of the community had their say on its development. The impressive £28,000 facility at Jubilee Park in Whitchurch, was designed and manufactured by outdoor play experts, Creative Play, as part of a significant investment from Whitchurch Town Council. The family firm were set the mission […]
A seamstress whose skill at embroidering vestments for Catholic priests and church altar cloths is in such demand that she’s created a special sewing oasis in her garden. Dorothy McCarthy says the outdoor room will enable her to continue her passion for sewing and embroidery, supplying clergy and churches, without cluttering up her home in […]
