Beavon netted twice in the opening 10 minutes before Phillips grabbed his first goal in his second spell for the club to kill off the Vics prior to the break.

The visitors created several opportunities in the second half as the Terras took their foot after the gas but there was no doubt that the hosts deserved the three points.

Terras’ boss Alan Lewer named the same line-up that began the previous Saturday’s 2-0 win at Kidderminster Harriers while Northwich included two former Terras in their squad with Lee Elam being handed a spot in the starting XI and Matthew Bailey taking a place on the bench.

With no win in their last nine league encounters, the Vics needed a positive start but on five minutes a mistake from debutant Jay Conroy handed the Terras an early lead.

Phillips crossed from the right and when the full-back had his clearance charged down by Ryan Williams, he panicked and hauled the winger to the ground.

Referee Kevin Johnson immediately pointed to the spot and showed Conroy a yellow card, and Beavon made no mistake with the penalty, sending keeper Ryan Clarke the wrong way.

That certainly got the home side’s tails up and five minutes later they doubled their advantage when more hesitant defending at a free-kick allowed Chris McPhee to find Beavon whose shot flicked off a defender and looped over Clarke into the far corner of the net. James Coutts made sure the ball crossed the line but there was no doubt that it was Beavon’s goal.

Williams was proving a constant threat for the hosts and after Scott Doe had made a great challenge to deny Northwich forward Lee Steele, the talented midfielder played in Anton Robinson, who tried to slide the ball across to a team-mate rather than shoot, only to see the danger cleared.

Northwich were clearly lacking shape at the back and moments later Williams began causing problems again. First he set up Phillips, who blazed over, and then he linked up with Beavon before firing in a shot that Clarke did well to turn wide.

A third goal was clearly on the cards and it came on 32 minutes when Beavon’s shot ricocheted into the path of Phillips, who seemed to have the freedom of the penalty area to saunter on a couple yards and slot the ball past the frustrated Northwich stopper.

Visiting skipper Simon Grand sent a header wide two minutes before the break but apart from that brief scare the Terras looked totally in command.

To their credit the away side came out at the start of the second half and had a go at Weymouth but they were unable to find a way through.

Substitute Damien Reeves had an appeal for a penalty turned down when Kevin Sandwith made an outstanding sliding tackle to dispossess the striker, who moments later then fired over after getting the other side of Santos Gaia.

Reeves then went close again with a shot across goal before Doe and keeper Danny Knowles collided when attempting to clear another threatening attack.

The brave defender was left prone on the deck after the coming together but fears of serious injury were swept aside two minutes later when he climbed back to his feet and re-entered the action.

The Vics continued to huff and puff and after Dean Lodge had a strike pushed wide by Knowles, Karl Murray then sent a free-kick on target that was cleared off the line by Doe.

Despite not creating a decent chance in the second half, Weymouth still looked comfortable and unsurprisingly took their foot off the gas ahead of Tuesday’s trip to Grays.

Elam had the game’s final opportunity in the dying the minutes but his effort from close range at the far post flew across goal and deflected into the path of Mawer who cleared to safety to ensure Weymouth a second successive clean-sheet.