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The home of Highwayman Higgins

Looking Back: Notorious highwayman and murderer was 'Cheshire's own Dick Turpin'
His friends believed that he owned many properties around the country. He omitted to tell them he was, in fact, a ruthless murderer, burglar, and highwayman

Boot and Slipper

Looking Back: History of 17th century pubs

Wardle Canal into Trent and Mersey

Looking Back: The smallest canal in Britain

Bull Ring, 1950s

Looking Back: New Year from the two wars to happier times in the 1960s

175 High St, Winsford

Looking Back: Take a trip down festive memory lane

Saltersford Lock in the 1800s

Looking Back: Screams heard on dark night

King Street, Knutsford in 1865

Looking Back: The Great Storm of 1881

The Verdin Arms was attacked as rioters sought the sergeant

Waterman's Strike mob: ‘I’ll cut the sergeant to pieces’

Looking Back: Word from 1877 gossip column

Town Bridge, Winsford in 1905

Looking Back: Stormy night when three Irishmen men died

No lips that have touched – the poster invoked humorous appreciation

Looking Back: Bid to extinguish evils of drink

Station Road crossroads where a man was accused of driving his motorcycle too fast at 20mph.

Looking Back: Dangers of 20mph speeding

A plaque at the site

Looking Back: Land Henry VIII gave to friend

Chester Castle in which was the gaol

Yester Years: Man booed over wife’s death

Remnants of the trains after the crash at Holmes Chapel

Yester Years: Tragic train crash in 1941

Example of a Bowen-Cooke era locomotive

Yester Years: Tales of ‘The Crewe Dodger’

The Red Lion, Old Market Place in 1892

Disagreement between drinking pals led to man being pulled out of river

Chester Castle once containing the prison

Yester Years: Market trader paid the ultimate price for ‘uttering’

The 1999 crash near Winsford station

Yester Years How hero train driver kept Mid Cheshire train crash from being catastrophic

Images show the aftermath of the 1966 rail crash at Acton Grange. It was a tragedy that would have been a major disaster had the express train been doing 70mph

Yester Years: Train tragedy on Friday the 13th

Left, The scene of the Winsford train crash in 1948. Top right, brave driver Wallace Oakes who managed to stop a burning train in another incident and bottom right, Brittania Class 70051 Firth of Forth

The first significant rail tragedy after nationalisation

How you can donate your unwanted toys to help children in poverty

How you can donate your unwanted toys to help children in poverty

Royal Mint reveals the ten rarest 50p coins. Credit: Royal Mint/PA Wire

Check your change for one of these rare 50p coins

Kirstie's Handmade Christmas needs you

Kirstie's Handmade Christmas is looking for crafters

Why driving in flip flops could land you with a fine and points on your licence

Why driving in flip flops could land you with a fine and points on your licence

It's horsefly season - this is what to do if you're bitten by one

Horsefly season is here - Here's what to do if you get bitten

Build-A-Bear's Pay Your Age offer is back. Pic credit: Build-A-Bear

Build-A-Bear Pay Your Age is back...but there's new rules this time

A Friends cafe is opening in Manchester's Primark

OH. MY. GOD! A Friends Cafe is opening in Manchester's Primark

Racegoers during Ladies Day of the 2019 Randox Health Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday April 5, 2019. See PA story RACING Aintree. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS:

Updated PICTURES: Racegoers brave the weather for Ladies Day 2019

Highways England have shared this video of why you shouldn't drive too close

WATCH Why you shouldn't drive too close behind the car in front

Embargoed to 0001 Thursday November 15 ..Undated handout image issued by John Lewis & Partners of their 2018 christmas advert, The Boy & The Piano, which stars Sir Elton John and his first hit Your Song. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Thursd

WATCH: Sir Elton John takes centre stage in John Lewis Christmas advert

1-9 not A-E? Your guide to the new GCSE results

9-1 not A-E? Your guide to the new GCSE results

Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan star in 'When Harry Met Sally'

VIDEO: Six romantic films that will melt your heart this Valentine's Day

Jenna Coleman and Peter Capaldi star in Doctor Who. Picture courtesy of PA Photo/BBC/Ray Burmiston

Top ten TV moments of 2014

Frankenstein Cupcakes. Picture PA Photo/BBC Good Food/Will Heap

6 Halloween recipes for frighteningly good grub

St George's Primary School pupils with the gifts they have collected

Kind-hearted Wirral pupils send Christmas gifts to disadvantage children

Jayne Chapman, farm manager, with two of the new arrivals, Missy and Frank

Christmas arrivals on the farm

Karen Gay with Charlie Hext, four, and Kate Hext who looked after the village's nativity scene for the night

Mary and Joseph tour Goostrey to spread peace and love

Christmas comes to Middlewich

Christmas comes to Middlewich

Santa with his reindeer

Dashing through Bridge Street ...

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Christmas Fayre at St Oswald's Parish Club

Marie-Clare Scott meets runners and organisers Andrew Williams, Councillor Keith Cafferty, Sally Capener, Michael Oakes, Sue Togay, Mayor of Nantwich Edith Williams, Paul Newman, Santa mascots Morgan Zwijnen, Ross Williams and Cameron Oakes.

Stars To Come Out For Santa Dash

From left, Jonathan Bignall, Daisy Wilks, Samuel Illidge and Jessica Bazley with some of their Christmas gifts

Runcorn children support Operation Christmas Child

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Christmas Day Luncheon in Topiary In The Park

Participants in last year's event

Diabetes charity needs you for Santa Dash

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Christmas Shopping & Pamper evening

When I was a boy

When I was a boy

Santa special

Keep the peace

Top Twenty money-saving tips for Christmas

Top Twenty money-saving tips for Christmas

Arley Hall in winter

Halls are decked for festive fun

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An animal haven in the trees

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Weddings as easy as A to Z

Geoff Brooks and Stan Deakin

Pals push the boat out