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Congleton break records in emphatic NSSCL Division Two victory
Congleton broke through the 400-run barrier on their way to an emphatic NSSCL Division Two win at Norton in Hales seconds. Congleton piled up 412-5 declared from 49 overs in Saturday's encounter - which is one of, if not the highest scores in local league history. Harry Podmore led the run spree with 137, with Tom Courtney (61no), Jack Higginbotham (59) and Lyndon Booth (53no) all lending valuable support. In reply, Norton in Hales were skittled for just 95. John Copeland helped himself to 5-6, with Sean Cardall scooping 4-8 as Congleton secured the biggest winning margin in their history. Crewe cruised to the points at home against Meakins 2nd XI. The destination of the spoils was all-but settled by the halfway point after the Cheshire hosts had amassed 263-2 from their 50 overs. Opener Rory Kalnins formed the backbone of the innings, batting through for an unbeaten 117, which contained 13 fours. Ollie Jarvis and Lewis Bacon also hit half-centuries to keep the scoreboard ticking over. Jarvis struck six fours in his 63, with Bacon's 58 not out featuring two boundaries. Meakins never got going on the resumption and were dismissed for 104, despite Ben Bennett making 23 and Alfie Radzins striking 21. Jarvis followed up his batting exploits with 4-25, while Faisal Mahmood snared 3-24. Promotion-hopefuls Sandyford were also in clinical form as they romped to victory at Meir Heath. READ MORE: Fruitful away trip for Stafford as they seal NSSCL Division One success Kalhara Senarathne played a vital role with bat and ball to help the visitors to another success. Senarathne displayed his batting prowess first of all with a quickfire 100 not out, which included 16 fours, to power Sandyford to 246-5 at the halfway stage. Matthew Taylor weighed in with 64 - hitting seven boundaries - with Arran Browe (31) also in fine fettle. Nick Locker grabbed 3-39. Meir Heath then saw their post-tea challenge come to an end with the score on 86, even though Farrhuk Javed compiled 32. But Senarathne's 5-8, allied to double strikes from Gareth Kinsey and Maz Akhtar, ensured that Sandyford were never under pressure. Elworth held their nerve to win by one wicket in a low-scoring clash at Little Stoke. Elworth's bowlers were in sparkling form in the first half of the afternoon as they routed Little Stoke for 70. READ MORE: Alam and Furnival lead Norton in Hales to much-needed NSSCL Premier B victory Devansh Trivedi led the way with 4-16, backed up by Mike Holt's 3-15 and a couple of victims for Oliver Bone. Todd Talbot and Rob Spruce both made 13, with Seth Jones chipping in with 11. However, any hopes Elworth had of an easy win were ended as Tom Spruce picked up 4-4 and Dan Colclough claimed 3-18. But Elworth had just enough to get over the line thanks to James Holt's 22, 20 from Oscar Bayley and Ryan Johnston's 12. Newcastle & Hartshill seconds were seven-wicket winners at Moddershall & Oulton thirds. READ MORE: Warrick Fynn leaves Hem Heath in a spin as Stone SP seal NSSCL Premier A win The Modd men managed to find their way to 184 all out in the formative stages of the clash. Kamran Khan top-scored with 55, which included eight fours and one six, with support forthcoming from Madeesha Eliyadura (42), Ravi Lindamulage (22) and Jason Don (21). Ben Fullwood and Isaac McKeown helped themselves to 3-21 and 3-28 respectively, with Rob Hagan striking twice. Harry Ford kicked off Castle's chase with 22, before Joseph Thorne and Jacob Maddock took centre stage. Thorne hit five fours and five sixes in his 81 not out, with Maddock weighing in with an unbeaten 36. Shaun Brian took two wickets. Wedgwood and Blythe delivered plenty of runs in their draw. A Tymczuk's 107 orchestrated Wedgwood's progress to 251-4 declared. Tymczuk struck 15 fours. A Moore (40), S Hopwood (320 and H Khan (27no) also impressed, while S Degg claimed two scalps. K Chadha (63no) and A Shirzad (66) starred after tea, but two wickets for A Lello saw Blythe close on 238-5.
BBC News
27-07-2025
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Vandalised Congleton Pride banners turned into handbag
A Cheshire woman has turned a town's vandalised Pride banner into a handbag, to transform something done "in hate" into something Smith, who works as an analytical scientist, said she had made other items previously and used it as a hobby to unwind outside of month, Congleton Pride bosses said repeated damage to its banners had caused "fear and apprehension".Ms Smith said the event committee had retrieved one of the vandalised banners and she had suggested repurposing it. Richard Walton, event lead for Congleton Pride, said he believed it was just a minority in the area that were responsible for the problems they had faced."If members of the LGBTQ community have experienced that bullying for a lot of their life, it just brings back really negative memories," he bag was put forward as a raffle prize during the event last Saturday."I didn't want it to go to waste, and I thought it would be a very good way of showing that we can take what was done in hate and turn it into something positive," Ms Smith said."I created the pattern and based it off a Mk VII gas mask bag - because I'm a very big fan of Indiana Jones – and I created the pattern and sewed them up."It went fine through the sewing machine, it was quite therapeutic."The Mk VII is one of the accessories Harrison Ford's character carries with him in the Indiana Jones movies. "It's very rewarding turning what would have gone into landfill into something which has raised money for Pride and spreading the word of Pride," Ms Smith added."I'm so glad I spent the time doing it."She said she still had some remaining material which she planned to use to make bag was won by Judith Whiston, who said she had bought five raffle tickets and felt very lucky to win it. Read more Cheshire stories from the BBC and follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
17-07-2025
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Locals recall fatal Bosley wood mill explosion ten years on
Former staff and people living near the site of a mill explosion in Cheshire are expected to gather on Thursday to mark the tenth anniversary of the names of the four people who died at Wood Flour Mill in Bosley near Congleton are etched in stone in a memorial garden near the site of the plant which was torn apart on 17 July Bailey, William Barks, Derek Moore and Jason Shingler were believed to be working in the upper floors of the mill when the explosion and subsequent fire reduced the four-storey building to rubble.A company executive was fined and received a suspended jail term in 2021. Philip Grimwood had worked at the mill for more than 30 years and was working in another building nearby on the day of the is one of a number of people who plan to remember the anniversary. "I went down the road and I couldn't believe what I was seeing," he said."I actually took the roll call and I was left there with four people's clock cards in my hand, so that wasn't good."Nothing prepares you for anything like that, it was devastating."He said he still often thinks about what happened, and knew all those who died very Barks was "like a brother" he said, Dorothy Bailey was a neighbour for a number of years, while Jason Shingler and Derek Moore were "really good friends" of Grimwood, who now works as an electrician in Mobberley, said it was "an absolute disgrace" that the site had been left crumbling."It's just been let go and the cottages across the road, they've been derelict and the big house that's derelict, and they've done nothing with the site to tidy it up or make it look better. It's a crying shame." Temperatures reached 1,000C in the blast and it was described by rescuers as the "worst incident of its kind" in a well as those killed, a woman was taken to hospital with "serious but not life-threatening injuries", according to the fire men who were taken to hospital were reported to have been in a stable condition while another was discharged with minor addition, Cheshire Police said 35 people were assessed at the scene, with four people treated for breathing difficulties. The site had previously been hit by fires in 2010 and building contained heating oil, kerosene, acetylene and asbestos. There was also a silo containing highly flammable wood flour used for making wood laminate owners, Wood Treatment Ltd, had been served with five improvement notices by the HSE in 2013 and of the notices said the firm had "failed to ensure that the risk from fire or explosion" from gas tanks on site had been eliminated or inspections a few months later, all the improvements had been made and the health and safety notices complied with. In June 2021, the firm's managing director George Boden was given a nine-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, over the 2015 was also fined £12,000 and the company was fined £75,000. Read more Cheshire stories from the BBC and follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Daily Mail
08-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Woman caught drunk at the wheel of her car at 4.30am is spared driving ban after insisting she only sat in the driver's seat to 'keep warm'
A woman who was caught drunk while at the wheel of her car at 4.30am has been spared a driving ban after insisting she had only sat in the driver's seat to keep warm. Katie Scragg, 23, had been on a night out with her sister in Congleton, Cheshire, when she decided to return to her Seat Ibiza, which was parked near a Wetherspoons. A passing police patrol had spotted the part-time Tesco worker in the driver's seat with the lights on and engine running. But when the officer parked his car behind, the Seat stalled before Scragg admitted she had three drinks. She failed a roadside breathalyser, with tests later showing she was nearly three times over the legal limit. At Crewe magistrates' court, Scragg, who lives in a £600,000 converted dairy in the rural village of Smallwood, near Sandbach, faced a road ban. But she was instead given ten points on her licence after prosecutors accepted her plea of guilty to being drunk in charge of a motor vehicle. She had denied drink driving. Molly Broster prosecuting said: 'On October 13 at approximately 4.30am a PC Shields was on mobile patrol when he came across the defendant's vehicle in Antrobus Street car park in Congleton, behind Wetherspoon's. 'It was parked up with the lights illuminated and the engine running. The officer positioned his car behind the defendant but the car stalled. 'After the officer went to speak to the driver, she said she'd had three drinks before then being subsequently breathalysed.' After failing a roadside breath test, further tests showed she had 94 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35mg. In mitgation defence lawyer Jessica Foster said Scragg works part-time at Tesco and part-time for her father who has a business selling cars. 'She is 23 years old, has a clean licence and has never been arrested or before the court before. 'She had been out with her sister and had gone to the car to keep warm. She had no intention of driving but does accept being in charge. She has definitely learnt her lesson.' Scragg was also fined £200 and ordered to pay £165 in costs and surcharge. JP John Bache said: 'I am sure you realise the seriousness of driving under the influence of alcohol. You are not charged with that but you are with being in charge of a vehicle. 'You understand the importance of not being in charge of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. 'We are endorsing your licence with 10 points and what that means any driving offences and you will be a totter and will lose your licence.
Daily Mail
09-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Horrifying moment 'distracted' lorry ploughs into pedestrian after mounting pavement - as driver avoids a prison sentence
This is the terrifying moment a 'distracted' lorry driver ploughed into an innocent pedestrian after mounting the pavement. The 67-year-old victim was sent flying after truck driver Glen Brady had become 'distracted by his sat nav'. But, despite detectives believing that the incident on Biddulph Road, Congleton, could have killed her, Brady, 47, has avoided serving time in prison. During a hearing at Crewe Magistrates' Court earlier this month, he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and was handed a 24-week jail term, suspended for 12 months. He also received an 18-month-long driving ban, and must complete an extended driving test. PC James Shrimpton, of the force's roads and crime team, said that the innocent victim could have been killed by the horrifying collision. Speaking after the sentence, PC Shrimpton said: 'I hope this case makes other motorists think very carefully about their actions behind the wheel and that they should be aware that when they get in a vehicle, they have the potential to cause real damage and even take a life. 'You have not only your life in your hands but other road users and this needs to be remembered every time you make that journey.' Describing the victim as 'lucky' to have come away with such minor injuries, PC Shrimpton said that given 'the nature of Glen Brady's driving and the sheer size of the vehicle' there could have been 'much more serious, or even fatal injuries'. PC Shrimpton also stressed the importance of drivers acting responsibly when using sat navs on the road, adding that while they are 'very helpful' for directions, they can also act as a great 'source of distraction', particularly in unfamiliar areas. He added: 'If you find yourself lost or need to look over or reset your sat nav, it is always best to pull over in a safe location where you are not splitting your attention between the directions and the other road users and pedestrians around you.' It comes as new RCA research released just last week showed that almost two-thirds of UK drivers surveyed said that they made mistakes on the road as a result of becoming distracted. Meanwhile, the latest Government data shows that 940 people were killed or seriously injured in 2023 due to drivers being found to be distracted by something inside of their vehicle. In contrast, up to 280 individuals were killed or seriously injured when a driver was distracted by something outside of the vehicle. In September last year, two drivers were killed in a crash after a satnav audio directed one the wrong way down a slip road. Tracey Haybittle, 58, died in hospital last year after her Volkswagen Tiguan was in a head-on crash with Amal Mohamed Ahmed's Peugeot 2008 in November. The 38-year-old had 'mistakenly' driven the wrong way down the 'off' slip road of the A5 near the village of Little Brickhill, just south of Milton Keynes. She died instantly at the scene. A female passenger who was critically injured survived the crash. In a 'prevention of future deaths report' to TomTom, Apple, Google, and National Highways, assistant coroner for Milton Keynes, Sean Cummings, slammed satnavs for 'frequently' giving verbal commands that 'confuse' drivers.
