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• Army enlists virtual reality war game

  A PIONEERING software company has designed a war game so realistic it has been enlisted by the Army. read more

• Help from young is reassuring

  I USUALLY enjoy my early morning swim in the town centre baths but with my car being repaired last Thursday, I visited Great Sankey Baths by cycle. I have attended there in the past but my friend and I tend to visit the town baths once a week as she lives closer to these particular baths. read more

• Time for action over parking congestion

  IN REFERENCE to "baited breath" on January 15, I would like to endorse all the points he raised and also add my own. read more

• Cruelty to squirrels may be good for business but it's not justified

  YESTERDAY in Parliament a member of the opposition eloquently suggested that Warfarin was the only effective means of killing the grey squirrel. Later a minister added that shooting was not effective and visualised the noble lords opposite, all approaching the woods with shotguns suggesting the squirrel would die from a heart attack at the sight. Laughter from the lords followed. However I was disappointed to hear one noble lord suggest it was ridiculous to need the permission of Europe to apply this method. Jesus said "Not a sparrow falls to the ground without your heavenly Father knowing" and the noble lords are not so important that they shouldn't consider the extremely cruel method of poison they wish to apply to the grey squirrel and must, in this day and age, have a more humane alternative to those who have a vested interest in the matter. read more

• Town needed the Carlton Club

  I HEARD that the Carlton Club would be shutting down and to be honest I was not that bothered at first. I have been going for eight years and thought, "at least I will save some money" but the old saying is true, "you don't realize what you have 'till it's gone." So true. read more

• Good food but decor is poor

  I visited Warrington Market recently for the first time in a number of years , and could not help being impressed by the quality of the food section. read more

• Mementos to pass on

  IN 1942 I was sent to do some work at a steelworks in south Wales. While there someone asked if I was related to J. W. Chester who played rugby for Warrington before the First World War. I said he was my father. This person, Mr Nicholas, played rugby with my dad and had a son, Phil, who became a good pal to me. read more

• Children and wildlife need Common

  WITH regard to houses being built on Radley Common - surely the council should think again. The Common is rich in nature and a natural habitat for all wildlife and provides a lot of interest and recreation to the public. read more

• Police kindness that doesn't make news

  THERE has been a lot of bad publicity recently regarding various police forces around the country. Police officers have been accused of inefficiency, corruption and lack of concern. I am sure there are occasions when this is true and that publicity is one of the tools which can be used to ensure that the police perform their duties in all respects to the standard expected by everyone. However, there are, I am sure, many occasions when individual police officers are deserving of our thanks and, indeed, some good publicity. read more

• I was gagged at council meeting

  ON Thursday, January 28, I attended a Borough Council Housing meeting, intending to speak against the proposed payment of water charges as part of rent of council housing, considering this non-choice method of payment to be an infringement of my civil rights. Earlier that day I had been told by the chairman, Mrs Alice Froggatt, that I would be allowed to address the meeting. Then, just before the meeting she told me the Labour group had rescinded the chairman's permission - thereby gagging me. read more

• You can't lick lollipop lady Gloria

  EVEN being knocked down by a car didn't deter Gloria King from her duty - she has just retired as a lollipop lady after more than 13 years looking after Croft's children. read more

• Two patients wait five hours for beds

  WARRINGTON'S Community Health Council has taken part in a national survey of hospital A&E departments. read more

• The 'root' to a greener town

  A TOTAL of 70 trees are to be planted in a bid to turn Warrington's most prominent roads into tree-lined boulevards. read more

• Staff threatened in raid on shop

  ROBBERS threatened shop staff with a crook lock before stealing cigarettes and cash on Friday night. read more

• Developers claim £25m scheme is at risk

  DEVELOPERS of a £25 million town centre leisure scheme say it could be put at risk by the 'bloody mindedness' of landowners. read more

• Publisher's search

  A PUBLISHER is looking for information about a Warrington poet for an anthology of Lancashire dialect poems. read more

• Murder case police praised

  INVESTIGATIONS carried out by Warrington detectives into Kathryn Linaker's tragic murder were officially recognised at the conclusion of Jenny Cupit's trial. read more

• VISITORS to Warrington Museum and Art Gallery will be invited to delve into the town's history.

  Portrait of the Past, which opened last Thursday, explores the town's heritage by taking a look at some of the figures, benefactors, industrialists and civic dignitaries who have shaped history. It is the perfect chance to see some of the museum's hidden treasures which don't feature in its permanent collections. read more

• The world of difference

  WARRINGTON people are being urged to make 1999 a green year. read more

• I do Ron Ron!

  WEDDING bells are in the air in Liverpool's most famous Close but the tangled web of Ron Dixon's steamy love life will ensure that it won't be all roses. read more

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