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  • CENTRAL PARK JOY FOR SAINTS

    Wigan Warriors 10 St. Helens 22 SAINTS laid another ghost to rest with their first league victory at Central Park in a decade. It took a superb second half fightback, in which all their 22 points were scored, to produce the two Super League points. Substitute

  • SNOOKER LEAGUE LEADERS JOCKEY FOR TOP SPOT

    WITH only two league games to go, there are joint leaders at the top of the Earlestown Town Furnishings Snooker League. Haydock Catholic and Vicars share pole position. Haydock Catholic this week beat third placed Haydock Reading Room 4-2 and Vicars beat

  • Don't tar all the same

    ON TUESDAY, I was walking down Knutsford Road near Raddon Court with my children. Two boys aged about 10-12 years went past on bikes. Suddenly they stopped and my immediate thought was: "Oh, here we go, verbal abuse. Typical thugs." Then one of the lads

  • I know police do their best

    I AM writing in response to the article in the 'Comment' column entitled 'It's time for action.' This article made out that the police are not doing as much as they could about the sex attacks in Warrington. I was the victim of the 'Christmas Kiss Rapist

  • Money is being wasted

    AS A Warringtonian, I can no longer contain my anger at the amount of money being wasted by Clr. Gartside and his colleagues. Having already wasted over £1 million on Bridge Street, they have short-listed six firms regarding the design of Market Gate.

  • Should be representing us...

    WE have come in for some criticism from the regional Labour party for our 'interpretation' of the events surrounding Doug Hoyle's resignation and the shortlisting of non-local candidates to replace him. Are they so naive as to think that Warrington residents

  • Thanks gentleman Gerry

    IT had to happen, things were going far too well, I'd braved the shops, found a parking place and hunted down some Easter eggs. So while I wearily started on my last round of supermarket shopping, I foolishly left my 10-year-old son listening to the radio

  • Bank Quay upgrade welcome

    VIRGIN Rail's promise to upgrade Bank Quay station is most welcome as it has always one of the bleakest stations on the Inter-City line. However, not only is it in need of revamping but it requires to be made accessible to the general public. It requires

  • Clothes maketh the woman

    THE way women look is always the way they want to be perceived, whether they realise it or not. Irrespective of the different looks which give a woman identity, there is a further element. Clothes will either stamp a woman as emancipated and confident

  • Boxing clever...David tries child's play the Thai way

    SELF discipline, the ability to mix, physical fitness and self defence sound like the attributes parents would expect their children to develop at a good school. In fact, they are all on the agenda for children as young as six at Warrington's Thai Boxing

  • Fooled you!

    AS you may have noticed, Tuesday was April Fool's Day . It is the one day in the year when newspapers intentionally print stories that aren't true, and here is the top five: 1- Police are to replace Alsatians with miniature sniffer dogs, which can be

  • Irish phenomenon dances its way into town

    THE phenomenon that is Riverdance is coming to Manchester. The exhilarating tribute to Irish dance will be staged at the NYNEX Arena from June 18 to 29. It's less than two years since the show was staged for the first time in Dublin just over 21 months

  • When you gonna learn about Jamiroquai?

    THIS may be an Emergency On Planet Earth but When You Gonna Learn that we're all Too Young To Die? Yes, the funky, jazzy and melodic tunes that are Jamiroquai, may well Blow Your Mind when the band perform the Manchester NYNEX Arena on April 19. Jason

  • Barbara's search for a husband

    PETER Hall's acclaimed production of Oscar Wilde's comic masterpiece An Ideal Husband opens at Manchester's Opera House on April 28, direct from a triumphant run at the Old Vic. The star-studded cast is headed by Simon Ward who played Young Winston and

  • Mirth and mayhem aplenty from SIr Alan

    DEVOTEES of farce need never to go far to catch some mirth and mayhem by newly-knighted Alan Ayckbourn. There's a double dose at the New Victoria Theatre in Newcastle under Lyne this spring and both plays are part of his "Intimate Exchanges" series. Both

  • This is the real thing...or is it?

    TRIBUTE shows are now so good that they are starting to sound better than the originals, according to their promoters and we will have plenty of opportunity to find out during the next few weeks. First up are Fleetwood Bac who share an uncanny likeness

  • Will recognised unions mean more power to the people?

    THE Labour party's plan for compulsory recognition of the union in companies where 50 per cent of the workforce wants it, announced in yesterday, Thursday's manifesto, has been met with mixed reaction in Warrington. Colin Daniels, chief executive of Warrington

  • Sean's future is bright

    SEAN Gardner, aged 31, has been appointed sales and marketing director of Martin Dawes Telecommunications, Warrington. Sean was formerly head of campaign planning at Orange, mobile telecommuncations. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some

  • Student search is on

    A NATIONWIDE search is on to find Britain's most ingenious and inventive students. The Young Engineers for Britain competition, open to 11 to 19 year olds, is a joint venture between the Engineering Council and Young Engineers clubs. Prizes are worth

  • Sir Anthony's getting involved

    SIR Anthony Cleaver, chairman of AEA Technology which has one of its main sites in Warrington, is to be the next president of the Involvement and Participation Association. The organisation is the leading advocate of partnership at work in the UK. It

  • WOLVES TURN TABLES ON WIGAN

    Warrington Wolves 35 Wigan Warriors 24 HOW did they do that? Rock bottom Warrington Wolves produced one of the unexplained mysteries of the world on Monday when, against all odds and without a coach, they destroyed their arch-rivals in one of the biggest

  • TOWN IN WITH A CHANCE

    Workington Town 0 Warrington Town 0 TOWN'S prospects of escaping relegation remained alive after completing their away programme at fellow strugglers Workington on Monday. Their destiny now lies in five games left to play, including a return encounter

  • DATEN AND EAGLE TO CONTEST RYLANDS CUP FINAL

    RYLANDS Cup holders Halton Borough Reserves were knocked out in the semi-finals by Daten Reserves 1-0. Despite dominating the majority of the game, Halton were thwarted by an excellent goalkeeping display from Daten's Paul Kellet. The all important goal

  • LETTER TO WOLVES FANS

    AFTER a disastrous start to the season, the match against Sheffield Eagles reached a level which no-one believed could happen to a Super League club. Action was needed and agreements were reached to move on and the team responded magnificently as you

  • THE FINAL MATCH FOR JOHN DORAHY

    Sheffield Eagles 32 Warrington Wolves 18 IT was clear to see why this was John Dorahy's last match in charge of Warrington Wolves. His squad, although having been hit with injuries, showed that it had lost the plot completely. At Don Valley on 'Bad Friday

  • SEARCH FOR PROP WITH HARRIS MONEY

    THE £375,000 deal that finally took Iestyn Harris away from Wilderspool yesterday was easily a record for Warrington Wolves. Warrington will be allowing new coach Darryl Van de Velde to asssess the squad before deciding on how part of the money can be

  • GREENALL TETLEY DARTS LEAGUE NEWS

    HAWTHORNE were decisively beaten by a Coach House team in top form in Warrington Greenall Tetley Darts League. Thirteens from Mark Green, Rick Kelly and George Crockett backed up by 15 from Tony Murphy gave the championship-favourites a mighty shock.

  • MOORE DOWN TO EARTH

    Eagle RUFC 27 Moore RUFC 3 EAGLE secured a good win over a much improved and inform Moore outfit. The first points came from the boot of Singleton. Moore levelled the scores before Eagle's first try saw Kiernan and Fleming send Gettins stepping his way

  • CHIEF EXEC ROLE COULD BE NEXT FOR DORAHY

    JOHN Dorahy is considering turning his back on coaching after being axed by Warrington Wolves. He feels he still has a lot to offer the sport of Rugby League. He said: "I will spend a week or two deciding my future. "I will play a bit of golf and chat

  • IT WAS AN EASY DECISION TO MAKE - VAN DE VELDE

    NEW man at the helm Darryl Van de Velde has vowed to build on Monday's sensational Super League victory over Wigan - starting on Sunday against the Oldham Bears. The Warrington boss, renowned for his no-nonsense disciplinarian attitude to coaching, insists

  • CULLEN SALUTES HIS HONEST HEROES

    ACTING coach Paul Cullen was a proud man after his Warrington side's memorable victory over Wigan. The 34-year-old club skipper, who progressed from player, to A team coach, to first team coach in the space of a week, saluted his side for their honesty

  • NEIL JUPP'S LYMM ANGLING CLUB COLUMN

    THERE are still members who are unaware that the day ticket waters controlled by Lymm Angling Club, except Tatton Mere, remain open and are freely available to those who have paid their 1997 subscriptions. Grimsditch Mill Pool has slowed, with fish coming

  • ACADEMY BEATEN BY POOR START

    Warrington u19 32 Wigan u19 50 THIS game was over as a contest after only 13 minutes when Wigan swept into a 22 point lead, courtesy of four tries and three conversions. Wolves hit back when Liam Bretherton scored and converted himself. Two more Wigan

  • Join the record breakers

    LINE DANCERS taking part in the record-breaking event at RAF Burtonwood, will have their five minutes of fame when they are filmed by TV cameras. Cheryl Baker, will be covering the world record-breaking event for the BBC's Record Breakers. The show will

  • When is a pub a club?

    CONFUSION reigned when night-time revellers tried to decide whether their favourite watering hole was a pub or a club. Patrons of Courtyards, Bridge Street, were faced with a £2 charge when they visited the bar on Good Friday and Easter Saturday. A spokesperson

  • Evening in aid of Lourdes pilgrimage

    ST. Benedict's Parish Centre in Orford is hosting a charity social evening on Friday, April 11. The event is in aid of Hosanna House, a charity which raises funds to take disabled adults to Lourdes. Tickets cost £1 and are available from the club. Converted

  • Older People's Forum meet

    PENSIONERS are being given the chance to air their views on improvements into the new millennium. The Warrington Older People's Forum will be launching their own Agenda 21 consultation document at Sankey Bridges Community Centre, on Monday, April 7 at

  • Housebound elderly need help to get out

    KINDHEARTED helpers are desperately hunting for more people to help them ferry Lymm's elderly around the village. Every Wednesday afternoon about 30 housebound pensioners are collected from their homes and taken for afternoon tea before being driven home

  • Could you stick it?

    A FRANTIC search for lollipop folk has left school crossing patrol bosses baffled. Cheshire County Council Transport Officer, Julie Parker, is in charge of finding a warden to take over the crossing at Stanney Lunt Bridge, Grappenhall. Julie said: "We've

  • Stars in Paul's eyes!

    WANNABE actor Paul Swaine had a taste of soap fame when he appeared in 'Brookside' alongside character Jimmy Corkhill. Now, he is set to appear with Jimmy's TV brother Billy - actor John McArdle - in a BBC series called 'Born to Run'. And the Priestley

  • Memories are made of this

    A DEDICATED team of volunteers are piecing together what they hope will be the definitive history of Latchford. Every Thursday morning, a dozen residents get together at St. Margaret's Community Centre in Lindley Avenue to work on their local history

  • Residents fume over landfill site plan

    FURIOUS neighbours have joined forces in a bid to stop a landfill site being built near their homes. More than 150 residents have objected to the proposal to build a mineral extraction and waste disposal site on land off Warburton Bridge Road, Rixton.

  • Kangaroo lunch!

    THE Ram's Head, Grappenhall, is serving up kangaroo and ostrich steaks! Judith Woolbine, in charge of catering, said: "It's proving to be popular. Everybody wants to try something different." Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images

  • On solid ground

    BUILDER Samuel Fox put down his most solid foundations on the day he tied the knot with his wife, Elsie. After courting for eight months, the couple were married at St Mary's Church, Great Sankey. Fifty happy years later, Samuel and Elsie will be celebrating

  • Sad farewell to teacher

    STAFF and pupils at St. Margaret's Infants School in Orford have said goodbye to Mrs Barbara Hadfield, who has retired as the school's acting head teacher. Mrs Hadfield has been the school's deputy head for 16 years and has been acting head for the past

  • The dancing years for Norman and Phyllis

    ROMANCE failed to blossom first time around for Phyllis and Norman Taylor - she liked to dance, he didn't, and their friendship fizzled out. But by 1947, Phyllis had swung Norman round and the twosome tied the knot at Penketh Methodist Church. Norman,

  • Tripping to Hilden

    A DANCE trio is jetting off to perform in Warrington's twin town of Hilden in Germany. The three teenagers, who are part of the Cheshire Youth Dance Company, will visit the town as part of an exchange trip organised by Warrington Borough Council. Padgate

  • Town pays tribute to caring charity champ

    A POPULAR charity champion who raised thousands for worthy causes has died. Les Marsh, who ran The Sloop Inn for more than 20 years, collected £40,000 for different charities during his time behind the bar. His hard work and generosity even earned him

  • Queens chosen

    CARNIVAL bosses have picked out this year's Birchwood Carnival queens. Nikki Gavin, aged 14, of Oakwood, will be Queen; Sarah Freeman, aged 12, of Locking Stumps, has been chosen as Princess; while five-year-old Danielle Callaghan, also from Locking Stumps

  • A prize night for Bridge Club

    A GRAPPENHALL club bridged the gap to the trophies when it held a prize night on Monday. Grappenhall Bridge Club has been going for 20 years and, according to member Rita Jordan, has a "competitive but friendly spirit." Members meet at Grappenhall Community

  • Removing bins sorts problem

    PARISH leaders have come up with a unique solution to an area's litter problems - they took away the bins. The overflowing bins outside the shops in the Oakwood centre were leaving rubbish scattered up and down the street. Parish councillors, fed up with

  • 50 years is a snip for happy couple

    VISITS to a barber's shop provided a short cut to happiness for James Baldwin. It was while he was getting his hair trimmed that James first met his future wife, Doris, whose father ran the shop. After courting for two years, the couple were married at

  • 'Bannerama' at museum

    WARRINGTON museum will be home to "Bannerama", a display of the creative skills of people recovering from mental illness. The exhibition will feature banners created by artists working with Start Studios, a Manchester based group that deals with the rehabilitation

  • Slump in first aid volunteers

    WARRINGTON first-aiders are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the town's St. John Ambulance division. But as members enjoyed the birthday festivities, there are worries that membership of the division is begining to slide. There are currently about

  • BASKETBALL DRIVE

    BASKETBALL stars from Alsager's university campus will be showing off their skills this month as part of a drive to promote the sport. A team from Alsager will take on a City of Stoke on Trent side at Biddulph Leisure Centre on April 27 at 4pm. The match

  • STORM OVER EATERIE

    HUNDREDS of residents are up in arms about plans to create a new pizza restaurant and fast food takeaway. Some 524 people living nearby have signed a major petition opposing plans for the new business on Crewe Road, Alsager. Hazel Kolahi wants to open

  • BRAVE BATTLE AGAINST ILLNESS

    YOUNG Michelle Woodroffe is hoping publicising her battle against a little-known illness will help raise awareness of the condition. Michelle, aged 25, suffers from Lupus, an incurable though controllable condition affecting 40,000 people in the UK. Michelle

  • FESTIVAL SUCCESS

    THOUSANDS of people flocked to Nantwich over the Easter weekend to join in the fun at the town's Jazz and Blues Festival. The three day event saw about 15,000 people visiting the pubs and Civic Hall for the various musical treats, with some venues having

  • CREWE COME TOP IN LOCAL DERBY

    SANDBACH......0 CREWE & NANTWICH....33 IT WAS an easy victory for Crewe & Nantwich Rugby Club in this local derby, the team overwhelming a Sandbach side which couldn't offer a real challenge. Crewe were dominant in every department, and without

  • NANTWICH TOWN NEWS

    NANTWICH TOWN 2 BOOTLE...2 NANTWICH Town survived a first half onslaught to emerge with a point from Saturday's home draw with Bootle. The Dabbers quickly went a goal down after the visitors' Brian Kilshaw struck in the second minute and could have gone

  • KNOCKOUT ENTRIES WANTED

    NANTWICH Cricket Club's highly successful Pubs and Clubs Knockout gets underway in May, with sponsors, local printers Delmar Press of Nantwich continuing their support of the club. All pubs, clubs and works teams from the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich

  • RESCUE HOPES FOR HEAPS

    PROSPECTIVE buyers have been looking at Nantwich clothing company Heaps, which went into receivership last week with the loss of 90 jobs. Receivers say that "a number of parties" have shown an interest in the assets of the company, which could mean jobs

  • POLICE APPEAL AFTER WILMSLOW BOMBING

    PEOPLE in Crewe may hold the key to finding the Wilmslow bombers. Police investigating last week's bombing want to talk to passengers on a train which travelled from Crewe to Manchester on the night before. The train, the local service to Manchester Picadilly

  • SPEEDIER START FOR WHEELOCK BYPASS

    WHEELOCK Bypass campaigners are celebrating news that work on the £11.5million scheme will begin in May - months earlier than expected. The road will link Sandbach to the Haslington bypass, and includes a 350 ft viaduct over the River Wheelock and Trent

  • NILE STREET MURDER CHARGE

    A MAN has been charged with murder after a dying man was found on a Crewe street suffering from five stab wounds. Gavin Rory Mitchell, aged 26, of Walthall Street, Crewe, appeared at Crewe Magistrates Courts on Tuesday charged with the murder of Jason

  • HUNTE HAT-TRICK KILLS OFF THE EAGLES

    RUGBY League's £.5million man, Paul Newlove, would do well to keep one eye over his shoulder at Knowsley Road these days. Not only is his title as Britain's number one centre up for contention but his position as Saints number one is also up for grabs

  • CHANNEL HOPPING SAINTS

    UNBEATEN St. Helens head for France this weekend for a European Super League showdown with Paris St. Germain. It is the second time the two sides have met in the romantic capital, yet there will be no love lost come the 8pm kick-off tomorrow night. Coach

  • Waiting can't go on

    THE tragic case of the man who died after spending hours waiting on a hospital trolley for a bed must be a concern to us all. We have always assumed that when we were ill the great British Health Service would be there, ready and waiting. Well now waiting

  • Taxpayer deserves more detail than this

    I RECENTLY received my copy of the Warrington Borough News (March 1997) and was very interested to read in the annual report 'Where the money came from' and 'How it was spent.' One item stuck out like a sore thumb. Nearly one third of the expenditure

  • Should keep our best talent here

    JOHN Gartside's balanced comments in the GUARDIAN indicate why he would make a good MP. But I think you missed the point, which is that he is a real asset to the town and needed here in Warrington. You may find it odd but I am not aware of having met

  • Tables not the whole story

    I WOULD like to respond to the letter published in the Guardian of March 21. In it, the writers made the valid point that the recently published school league tables do not tell the whole story about the performance of any school. We would agree with

  • Treat with respect

    Last week we reported on the dreadful injuries a dog had caused to an elderly lady's leg, this week we have a horrendous case of human cruelty to a dog. Who can fail to be moved by the sad photograph of Eric on page 5? This frail animal has hardly any

  • Worked out for authorities not us

    SO, the poll tax still rumbles on, no doubt for years to come and in many ways this tax was unbearably unfair. My daughter left this country to work abroad for nine months. The minute she returned, through the letter box came a bill demanding the full

  • Mystery of the Norfolk plate

    I AM writing this letter in an attempt to clear up a small historical mystery. A bronze plate containing 16 names was discovered in the churchyard of St. Cross Church, Appleton, in July last year. The plate commemorates sailors who were killed on HMS

  • Memories of airship

    I WRITE in reply to the Australian gentleman who wondered about the airship which passed over Warrington. I remember being in the Oakwood school playground when this large airship came over. It would have been in the 1920s. My husband, who went to St.

  • Student prisoners are top of the class

    PRISONERS from all over the country are improving their education, thanks to a scheme being run at Risley Prison, Warrington. It is also helping to cut crime. Information from former inmates has shown that they are less likely to re-offend when they leave

  • Diane's digging a winner

    A NEW entry has gone into the National Gardens Scheme this year ... the tiny, suburban garden of the Griffiths family of Irwell Road, Warrington. It will be open to the public as part of the fund raising efforts of the scheme, in July. The garden is the

  • Luke knows he'll be famous again at the Palace

    FANS of the Brit award-winning former Bros singer, Luke Goss, have the chance to see their hero live on stage again this Friday and Saturday at the Manchester Palace. He takes the lead in the second tour of the spectacular What A Feeling. The show will

  • Ghostly goings on at college

    WARRINGTON Light Opera have chosen to stage Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore in the round at the Derek Newton Theatre within Warrington Collegiate Institute. The show runs from Monday until Saturday and as usual, they will enjoy the accompaniment of the

  • Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou a gun-toting gangster?

    Shakespeare Tarrantino style? TO see or not to see that is the question ... take a helping of Pulp Fiction and mix it with Shakespeare's greatest tragedy and you have a Romeo and Juliet with 90s spice! The film is set in modern-day Verona Beach, Miami

  • Keeping up with the Browns...father and daughter go solo

    A FATHER and daughter who have both enjoyed chart success will be appearing on separate stages in our region this week and next. Joe Brown will be starring with his Bruvvers at the Albert Halls in Bolton this Friday while booked in for Manchester University

  • Lets hear it for the girls!

    WHEN Hylda Baker was at the height of her popularity in the 1950s she had few rivals. Until relatively recently comediennes still faced an uphill battle for recognition - but today there seems to be as many females as males on the theatre circuit. One

  • Mike's in the family way

    OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre is to stage the world premiere of Mike Harding's Comfort and Joy on May 16. Directed by Kenneth Alan Taylor, Mike says his new play will be packed with all of the broad humour and deftly observed characters which made his Fur Coat

  • Locked on re-launch

    LOCKER Industries, part of Thomas Locker Holdings, Warrington, is being re-launched next week as part of a new corporate identity, taking in the group's other companies in Belgium, South Africa and Australia. There will be a new name - Locker Process

  • WIN FOR WOLVES A TEAM

    Warr. Wolves A 32 Featherstone A 18 WOLVES A brushed their Yorkshire opponents aside with a six-try display. Touchdowns were scored by Liam Bretherton, Mark Forster, Ian Knott, Paul Wingfield 2 and John Thursfield. Wingfield goaled four. Team: Currier

  • ALL WISED UP WITH WILL WISE

    HERE'S a pearl of wisdom for you. I think I know why Warrington Wolves players performed so much better on Monday than they had done previously under John Dorahy. Would you have fancied a half-time telling off from Paul Cullen and Alex Murphy for not

  • THE DAY WE HAD ALL WAITED FOR

    IT had been 11 long years since we had seen the famous Wigan Walk at Wilderspool. To wave 'bye, bye' to the supporters who had rubbed our noses in the Central Park success was a fantastic feeling. My emotion of overwhelming joy was compounded by the fact

  • DARRYL DO NICELY!

    WARRINGTON Wolves today unveil their new coach. He is 45-year-old Darryl Van de Velde, the Australian who has had previous English spells with Castleford Tigers and Huddersfield Giants. There were more than 80 phone calls from interested persons for the

  • WARRINGTON SUNDAY SOCCER LEAGUE ACTION

    BEECHES won the final of the Warrington Sunday Soccer League Premier Cup for the first time in their history. Darren Young scored from close range to give Beeches a 1-0 half-time lead. It was well into the second half before Mike Simmons increased it

  • LATE DEFEAT PROVES PAINFUL

    South Liverpool 11 Warrington 8 WITH the chance of promotion now gone, there was little at stake for Warrington in this re-arranged league game. As a result, they were beaten by a side still battling to escape the threat of relegation. In four attempts

  • GREENALL TETLEY DOMINOES LEAGUE ACTION

    AN emotional Greenall Tetley Dominoes League finals day at Bank Quay Club on Sunday was a fitting tribute to Harold Powis, a Bank Quay stalwart who had died on Wednesday after playing bowls for the club at Bulls Head. The 61-year-old was due to have played

  • WHY I HAD TO GO - DORAHY

    WARRINGTON Wolves' former boss John Dorahy has talked of being 'painted into a corner' at Wilderspool. But he insisted he elected to go and later added that maybe it was an 'extremely premature decision'. The Australian admitted the pressure was mounting

  • WARRINGTON ANGLERS' ASSOCIATION ROUND-UP WITH FRANK LYTHGOE

    WARRINGTON Anglers' Association members' annual meeting held at the Parr Hall on Thursday was attended by approximately 280 members. The motions to allow two rods on all still-waters and canals was lost. Compulsory use of unhooking mats for specimen anglers

  • PARTNERSHIP WITH MURPHY DID WORK

    THE chalk and cheese relationship between John Dorahy and Alex Murphy did work but the success their partnership deserved never followed. Few people believed Dorahy and Murphy could work together when they arrived at Wilderspool in January 1996. But they

  • HARRIS STEALS THE SHOW

    Walkers Sports and Social 4 St. Alban's Bank Quay 2 WALKERS retained Warrington Soccer League's GUARDIAN Cup after one of the most memorable finals. Easter Monday's thriller at Rylands Recreation Ground had all the drama and excitement you could ask for

  • WOLVES UNCHANGED TO FACE OLDHAM

    WHILE all headline news broke out around him at Wilderspool Paul Cullen just got on with the job of preparing the Wolves for Sunday's Super League battle with Oldham Bears. The club's new assistant coach said: "All that has been in my mind is preparing

  • THE SEARCH GOES ON FOR STABILITY AT WILDERSPOOL

    AS the Wilderspool ship hit more turbulent waters at the weekend, Warrington's board of directors were left questioning yet another of their failed signings. In 18 months, the club has unveiled an abundance of supposedly top appointments, hailing them

  • Callands hopes for woodland

    AN APPEAL has been launched to raise money for new community woodland in Callands. The plot at the corner of Goldcliffe Close and Newbridge Close was originally owned by the Commission for New Towns and was earmarked for building development. A campaign

  • Cash plea for wood project

    GRAPPENHALL could be the site of a Millennium Wood. The Woodland Trust has approached Grappenhall and Thelwall Parish Council for support in attracting £40,000 from the Millennium Commission. To receive the cash, the Trust will have to match the amount

  • Our water tastes like disinfectant

    FURIOUS residents have slammed water bosses claiming their tap water tastes like disinfectant. Householders say they have had to put up with the foul-tasting water supply for more than four months and it still hasn't been corrected. But North West Water

  • VIPs visit centre

    SPECIAL guests from around the town have given the thumbs up to the busy Greenwood Centre in Orford. After being closed for a year because of fire damage, the community centre in Greenwood Crescent is now open again. A number of VIP guests attended an

  • Starved and abandoned...who could be so cruel?

    WARRINGTON RSPCA is appealing to GUARDIAN readers to help Eric, an abandoned Alsatian. The four-year-old dog was taken to the Slutchers Lane rescue centre by Wigan police after a member of the public picked him up off the streets. He has been starved

  • Special unit for cancer sufferers

    CANCER patients in and around Warrington are set to receive a boost to their treatment. Health chiefs officially recognised Warrington Hospital Trust as a Cancer Unit on Tuesday - meaning patients will receive an even higher standard of care. The new

  • 'Peace' of the soccer action

    PEACE campaigners in Warrington are hoping to fix up a celebrity soccer match against a team from Northern Ireland. It is hoped that the fund-raising game will be held some time this summer, possibly at Cantilever Park or Wilderspool. A team from Lisburn

  • Shopkeeper courted disaster

    TWO drink-driving convictions may have saved Ian Haimes's livelihood, marriage and life, a solicitor claimed on Tuesday. Haimes, aged 42, suffered from a drink problem which was affecting his health and his bike repair business, Richard Wright told Warrington

  • Sarah earns Trefoil award

    SUPER Girl Guide Sarah Hodgson (pictured above) has been honoured for all her hard work by scooping a top award. Sarah, aged 14, of Whitworth Close, Oakwood, has received the highest badge any guide can gain - the Baden-Powell Trefoil Award. Sarah said

  • Emma's big day

    THELWALL'S Rose Queen has been chosen. Twelve-year-old Emma Rodgers, of Pickering Crescent, Thelwall, was nominated by Thelwall Guides. The Lymm High School pupil, who enjoys dancing, gymnastics and drama, will be crowned on June 21. She will be attended

  • Rangers set to clean up

    JOIN Lymm's rangers and the Keep Lymm Tidy Group for the annual assault on the village's litter. The event on Sunday, April 20, from 11am to 12.30pm forms part of National Spring Clean Week. All willing volunteers should meet at the Lymm Cross. Converted

  • In with new at Probus

    IT's been a case of out with the old and in with the new for Lymm Probus club members. Graham Calder has taken the chains of office from out-going president Michael Rhodes for the club whose members are all retired businessmen. And the new president has

  • Pupils call for help

    GENEROUS pupils at Burtonwood Primary School are helping children on the other side of the world. They are appealing for help to send books, pencil cases and sports equipment to Banjulnding Primary School in the Gambia. A teacher from the African school

  • THIS OLD SOLDIER DESERVED

    AN old soldier died of pneumonia a day after waiting nearly seven hours for a hospital bed. Frail Cecil Makin had been released from Warrington Hospital only two weeks before. He had been in hospital for eight weeks battling against a chest infection.

  • Mum is afraid to go out

    A YOUNG mother says she is terrified of going out after a spate of sex attacks near her home. Carla Dimeloe, aged 24, of Oakwood, claims the pathways around her home are too secluded to be safe. The mother-of-one said she was too afraid to use the paths

  • Setting up men's group

    ST MICHAEL'S Church, Burtonwood, is organising a men's group. It is aimed at all Christian men and raises issues such as aggression and masculinity. The group meet at St Michael's Parish Hall, Chapel Lane, Burtonwood, on the first Saturday of the month

  • Reminder of town's glorious past

    EVOCATIVE pictures of landmarks of the past, including the old Fish Market, the Grand Cinema, the Empire, along with many present day buildings, are featured in Memories of Warrington, a new book, now on sale in newsagents in the town, and at the GUARDIAN

  • Battle to keep gipsies out

    FURIOUS residents are ready to fight plans for a gipsy caravan site near their homes - for the second time in three years. A planning application for eight caravans plus a toilet and shower block at a site off New Cut Lane in Woolston has been sent to

  • Gorse group launch fund raising campaign

    AN ACTION group is fighting for funds to help provide the community with much needed facilities. The Gorse Covert Action Group is about to launch a fund raising campaign to provide cash for a school's extension. Gorse Covert Primary School has applied

  • Going green

    CROFT County Primary School is going green to improve its grounds. The pupils will be rolling up their sleeves to plant trees and create a butterfly garden, a pond, paths, seating areas and bird boxes. The work will be carried out as part of the BT Environment

  • OOh la la, ze French are on their way

    DOZENS of French visitors will arrive in the village soon to meet members of the Lymm Twin Town Society. Up to 55 continentals will make the trip across the channel to visit their English counterparts and strengthen the bond between Lymm and Meung sur

  • Enterprising youngsters take to stage

    ENTERPRISING youngsters took to the stage to raise money for their own company. Pupils from Lymm High School organised a talent competition to boost the coffers of their Young Enterprise firm, 'Zoiks.' The company was set up last September and specialises

  • Award for new Dog Squad

    DOGS and their owners were on their best behaviour when they were presented with an award from the prestigious Kennel Club. The twosomes had graduated from the club's national good citizen course - a scheme which has just been launched by the Great Sankey

  • Gathering for daffodil tea

    BURTONWOOD Methodist Church, Phipps Lane, is holding a Daffodil Tea on Wednesday, April 9, from 2pm to 4pm. The cost of admission is £1 including refreshments. There will also be a bring-and-buy, stalls and a raffle. Converted for the new archive on 13

  • Cyclist dies under lorry's wheels

    PEDAL cyclist Mr. Willie Harrop aged 78, died under the wheels of a heavy goods lorry in Mersey Street, Warrington. But the driver of the 32-ton wagon said he did not know anything about the accident until a passer-by waved frantically at him. Coroner

  • Kindness forgotten in charity collection

    KINDHEARTED residents donated clothes to a charity only to find themselves overlooked during the collection. Neighbours, in Heather Close, Locking Stumps, found their streets cluttered with bags full of clothing after the National Meningitis Trust failed

  • Group's cash boost

    A GROUP dedicated to helping the sick have received £1000 for their cause. FINCH, Friends In Community Health, raise money for the patients and staff of Warrington Community Health Care Trust. They donate cash to buy equipment which is loaned to patients

  • Hotel misses 100th birthday

    DELVING into the history of the Fir Grove Hotel has turned up an interesting twist. Hotel management wanted to uncover the building's past for its 100th anniversary - only to discover the centenary was over 40 years ago. Vicky Swinden, sales and marketing

  • MARATHON MEN'S CHARITY TARGET

    FITNESS fans Peter Worthy and James Dean are teaming up to put their road race talents to the test in their first marathon. For the gym club members are joining forces to run for spinal research in the world-famous London Marathon on April 13. Peter and

  • SARAH KEEPS MUM FOR SCHOOL

    KIND-HEARTED teenager Sarah Lockley has playing her part in helping to crack crime - by keeping her lips sealed for 24 hours! For Sarah kept mum for an amazing 1,440 minutes to help raise money for computer equipment at her sister's school, Moor First

  • LOTTERY COMEDY FOR PLAYERS

    BIDDULPH Players make history next week when they stage a comedy by one of Britain's most popular playwrights. John Godber, the founder of the Hull Truck Theatre Company, is best known for the hilarious Bouncers, which centres around a motley crew of

  • MURDER MOST FOUL

    MURDER, intrigue and corruption will be served up for Alsager theatregoers next week in one of the most famous revenge tragedies. Celia Brooks takes the role of the duchess in The Duchess of Malfi, one of the most ambitious productions ever attempted

  • FARMING ON THE MOVE

    HUNDREDS of vehicles are set to descend on Sandbach at the end of the month making this year's Festival of Transport the biggest since it began. This year's festival has agriculture as its theme and more than 220 vehicles are expected to take part on

  • STOCKPORT MATCH

    Stockport....1 Crewe Alex....0 ON loan striker Cooper gave County the lead two minutes before the interval last Saturday and it proved to be decisive. Crewe had been pinned back by the home side in the opening half. It was not until the second period

  • BURY BUS

    ALEX fans planning to travel to Bury on the club coach must have the dates on their tickets changed from December 26 to April 15. There are still some tickets outstanding which need to be altered. Bury bus Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001

  • ALEX REACH FOR THE SKY

    DELE Adebola celebrated his return from injury with a goal in front of the television cameras on Monday night, re-igniting Crewe's promotion campaign. The Alex dominated the game at Gresty Road which was featured live on Sky playing their usual attractive

  • POLICE PROTECT FIRE CREWS

    POLICE were on hand to protect fire fighters answering a call to the former Leighton Park estate in Crewe on Easter Monday. A police spokesman said: "We had reports of a gang of youths throwing stones at fire fighters at previous call-outs, so we attended

  • POLICE WARNING ABOUT WASHING LINE THEFTS

    POLICE are warning householders to be on their guard against washing line thieves who are stealing designer goods to order. A police spokesman said: "We don't normally give a lot of time to clothing thefts, but there has been an increased number of them

  • COUNCILLOR TOM IS GIVEN THE CHOP

    FIRE FIGHTERS have given a Nantwich county councillor the axe - to thank him for 40 years service! Veteran councillor Tom Holman received the coveted Silver Axe Award at last Thursday's passing out parade for Cheshire fire brigade cadets. The axe is a

  • MAN JAILED FOR VICIOUS ATTACK

    A MAN who launched a vicious attack on a complete stranger during last year's Crewe Carnival was very drunk and only had a hazy recollection of what had happened, a court heard. Mark Terence Larvin, aged 26, of Royce Close, Crewe, was sentenced to six

  • DOUBLE CELEBRATION FOR GOLDEN FOURSOME

    MAKING it to a Golden Wedding Anniversary is quite an achievement, but when it's a double Golden Anniversary, then it's really time to celebrate! Back in 1947, with the Second World War still fresh in people's minds and rationing still in full force,