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• School's mini-bus boost

  DELIGHTED teachers - making a "do-it-yourself" bid to buy a new minibus - have received help from a home repairs giant. read more

• Hunt to find best butties

  THE HUNT is to find Britain's best butties in the 1999 British Sandwich Association Awards. read more

• Me and my shadow

  COMPETITION winner Kate Bailey discovered what it was like to be a politician for a day when she shadowned Warrington North MP Helen Jones around London. read more

• Giving the seal its smile back

  A STRAY seal spotted in the Rivery Mersey earlier this month had a lucky escape - 90 years ago it would have been shot. read more

• Evening of song

  ENJOY an evening of song with Latchford Silver Band and guests from Warrington Light Opera Society to aid church redevelopment plans. read more

• Dishing up a healthy menu

  RESIDENTS of Longford and Orford are getting the chance to cook up a feast for themselves and their families on a low budget as part of a new scheme designed to help them to eat healthily. read more

• Star student picks up a hat-trick of awards

  SINGLE parent Sue Crozier, who is bringing up three children, wanted a new career to give her family a better life. read more

• Help to track down this thug

  THIS is the face of a man who has been preying on Warrington's elderly. read more

• Volunteers improve woodland

  VOLUNTEERS are invited to help improve the countryside around Lymm Dam. read more

• Free to roam

  WARRINGTON North MP Helen Jones is backing the Right to Roam private members' bill put forward in the House of Commons last week. read more

• £5,000 reward to catch raider

  A SUBSTANTIAL reward has been offered in the hunt for a thief who robbed a security guard in Lymm. read more

• Lower Angel plans shelved

  PLANS to strip a town centre pub of historic memorabilia have been shelved by owners Allied Domecq. read more

• Healthy voice of opinion

  NEWTON residents have been voicing their opinions on the creation of a new health plan for the area. read more

• Simply Red could stage concert at racecourse

  POP idols Simply Red could stage a huge open air concert on the outskirts of Newton-le-Willows as part of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson's testimonial year read more

• Families set to benefit from cash

  FAMILIES in Newton are set to benefit from a £452 million programme to create more opportunities for young children. read more

• Mandy's mission to help Romanian orphans

  CARING Mandy Jones is off to Romania to care for children in need - thanks to the regulars at her local club. read more

• Our vision for peace

  THE PLANS for Warrington's international peace centre and its pioneering partnership with a national charity have been exclusively revealed to the GUARDIAN. read more

• Town chose to pilot welfare reforms to get people back to work

  WARRINGTON has been chosen to pilot welfare reforms designed to enable people on benefits to return to work. read more

• Eaterie plan for former brothel

  A FORMER brothel is to become a restaurant after plans were passed by councillors. read more

• Prison officers in walk-out protest over pay

  ANGRY prison officers Protesting staff from Risley Prison and Thorn Cross Young Offenders Institution are furious over a pay rise offer of 2.7 per cent and took action amid claims of falling morale, suicide risks and rising sickness levels. read more

On this day: Cheshire Archive