CRAIG Redgate was Knypersley Vics' hat-trick hero on Saturday, although his side left it late before sealing victory over Cradely Town. The Vics took an early lead in their 3-1 home win, but had to wait until 13 minutes from time for their second. Cradely
DIY supremo Handy Andy will be on hand with his top tips on Saturday at the opening of the new Wickes store. TVs Changing Rooms champion will be joined by Beamont Primary School pupils Hannah Jones and Adam Jones. The youngsters won a painting competition
WARRINGTON'S pop princess Kerry Katona is preparing for parenthood with hunky hearthrob fianc Bryan McFadden. The mother-to-be revealed this week that she is pregnant with the Westlifer's child. Kerry, who is well-known for her mad-cap role in the pop
BY JULIA RAVENSCROFT A FAMILY at the centre of a 'home alone' row after four children were rescued from a burning house, have defended their daughter's actions. Speaking exclusively to the GUARDIAN the children's grandad, Terence Woods, said his daughter
POLICE have named a woman whose body was found in the remains of a burnt-out car. Evelyn Capper, aged 55, was found dead by firefighters tackling a car blaze near Congleton. Mrs Capper was married, and came from Hillary Avenue, Kidsgrove. Firefighters
SPY in the sky cameras are due to scan Congleton Park as part of ambitious plans to revamp it. The installation of CCTV is one key element in improving security at the park, which is seen as essential to its future success. Members of the park's joint
DETECTIVES working on an unsolved murder have received a number of calls from the public after a 10th anniversary appeal. Stoke-on-Trent taxi driver Steven Johnson was murdered just before Christmas 1990 in an horrific attack near Mow Cop Castle. Since
LIBERAL Democrat borough councillors were due to meet last night to thrash out the future of their group. The annual meeting is normally held in March, but group secretary Dorothy Flint called an emergency general meeting after requests from numerous
BY IAN ROSS DETECTIVE Paul Broadhurst is appealing for witnesses to a vicious, unprovoked attack on a young man. The 26-year-old was due to undergo surgery on Friday to rebuild a cheekbone and eye socket shattered by a hail of punches. The victim, from
A PAIR of young writers from Culcheth College have taken their first 'Steps' on the road to fame and fortune. Aspiring journalists Darren Jaundrill, of Newton-le-Willows, and Jane Bloomfield, of Culcheth, who are both aged 17, have plans to interview
STOCKTON Heath residents who believe that the Hilal restaurant development will turn the village into the 'Trocadero of the north' have secured the support of Warrington South MP Helen Southworth. Residents are battling against plans to build eight up-market
FURIOUS Lymm residents lived up to their reputation as the most rebellious villagers in the country when they stormed a meeting of the borough council's planning committee last night, Wednesday. Hundreds of protesters turned out at the Town Hall as councillors
ACKERS Pit has been targeted again this winter by vandals who have thrown a bench and wheelie bin full of rubbish into the water. Mike Monks, of Stockton Heath Angling Club, said that vandals target the pit each year when the water freezes over and throw
TROUBLE spots in Warrington have been targeted by police, who have put more bobbies on the beat. The scheme, which has seen extra vans driving around troubled areas on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, was piloted before Christmas. It has brought
By SARAH HARKER SUCCESS is on the cards for pupils at an Orford school after it adopted a unique self-esteem programme made famous by celebrity clients. Top football stars Lee Sharpe and Andy Cole have both used the Investment in Excellence programme
HEALTH chiefs in Warrington are calling for calm in light of reports that school nurses have been supplying teenage girls with the "morning after" pill. Reports in national newspapers sparked fears that authorities would follow the lead of six schools
By SUZANNE ELSWORTH A DEVASTATED dad has spoken of his heartache after two of his sons became addicted to heroin. And the man identified only as Frank, of Bewsey says more education is needed to warn youngsters of the dangers of the killer drug. He has
THE organisers of Europe's biggest disability information day have celebrated their most successful event yet and are looking forward to making things even bigger and better this year. The team which created Disability Awareness Day, a giant extravaganza
COUNCIL tax in Warrington is set to rise by up to six per cent from April. The rise will mean that for an average band D house the tax will rise from £700 a year to £740. There are fluctuations in price between parishes as there is a levy for each parish
THREE budding young politicians from Warrington stand the chance of having a cup of tea and a chat at 10 Downing Street next month. The GUARDIAN has teamed up with Helen Jones, MP for Warrington North, to find the lucky trio who will join her for the
CONGRATULATIONS to 'Phew Bear' you hit the nail right on the head: Warrington is a mess. The interest being on outsiders, clubs, public houses, more super-markets waiting to be built, and now a larger tip. Is this just for the locals? To see our market
I HAVE read the article in the Midweek GUARDIAN about the emergency contraceptive pill, in which you stated that although it is legally possible to buy this pill from January 1, pharmacists will not sell it over the counter until they have undertaken
I WAS somewhat disappointed to read the article "Give us our own recreation hall, elderly tell council chiefs". The group in question, the Warrington Branch of the British Pensioner and Trade Union Action Association, N.W. Pensioners in short, are taking
BIDDULPH Folk Club starts its new year programme in fine style with the return of a popular North Staffs singer-songwriter. Harvey Andrews will be the guest at the club's usual venue, The Biddulph Arms, on Thursday, January 18. "It is more than 14 years
Darts Inn Partnership Darts League results of Knockout competition preliminary round: RO Branch 5 Causeway 4, King & Queen 5 PO Wales 4, Marquis 6 Penketh S&S 3, Imperial 5 Pierpoints 4, Coach & Horses 4 Hawthorne 5, Brickmakers 6 Warrington
WARRINGTON Athletics Club's cross country runners had a successful day at the Cheshire Cross Country Championships at Hartford on Sunday. In the 4,500m combined junior women and under 17 girls race Katie Brennan was first with Jenny Smith third, Vanessa
BUTCHERS Arms booked their place in the second round of Warrington Sunday Soccer League's Premier Cup after a hard fought 4-3 victory over Allied Alex. In a see-saw battle Allied, with strikes by Steve Taylor, Colin Halpin and Steve Hitchmough, held a
WOOLSTON Wildcats women's Rugby League team have won an appeal against punishment served on them for fielding an unregistered player. Wildcats admitted they had mistakenly failed to register Rachel Bishop but were left fuming when Women's Amateur Rugby
Burscough...5 Warrington Town...1 A three goal blitz inside eight minutes by Burscough midway through the second half killed off Warrington's hopes in the second round of the Liverpool Senior Cup on Tuesday. Following a defiant first half performance
READERS can still vote for their choice of Warrington Sports Personality 2000 and a few tickets remain to attend the event. Phonelines are open until next Thursday in the main award category so now is the time to cast your vote. Alternatively votes can
MARK Forster has announced his Testimonial game will take place between Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors at Wilderspool Stadium on February 14 at 7.30pm. It will be Fozzie's farewell game in the primrose and blue. Despite representing Widnes Vikings
DARRYL Van de Velde is happier with his squad this season than last but feels that a top three Super League VI finish is probably out of the question. He said: "The top three all seem to isolate themselves but we go into the competition very optimistic
By PETE HAYES THE spark was immediately re-ignited when Kevin Walters and Alfie Langer pulled on the Warrington Wolves jerseys together for the first time this week. Walters poured out the old pal's act as one of the most famous partnerships in world
YOUNG cricketers were bowled over by the success of their festive bag-packing fund-raiser. About 40 members of the junior section of Congleton Cricket Club raised £1,192 in just nine hours at the town's Safeway store. The youngsters were given donations
ALSAGER keeper Rob Powner pulled off a string of outstanding saves on Saturday in a top class display for his new club. Powner joined Alsager six weeks ago from Knypersley Vics, and helped his side earn a home point on Saturday against Warrington. The
ROCK bottom Congleton Town slipped further back at the foot of the league on Saturday after a poor show at Belper. The Bears were beaten 3-1 to leave them four points adrift of second from bottom Gretna, who earned a crucial victory. Congleton's plight
EXCLUSIVE BY RACHEL SPENCER A STAR studded cast and a film crew descended on leafy Lymm village on Wednesday to shoot a wedding scene for top BBC drama Clocking Off. The cast were bundled into St Mary's Church in the village for the best part of the morning
THE olde worlde charm of Warrington's Victorian baths will feature in a blockbusting drama series on BBC2. Entitled In a Land of Plenty, the saga tells the tale of a family from the end of the war to the early 1990s in a 10-part series. And Warrington's
By SARAH HARKER THE new entrance at Warrington Hospital was officially opened this week by Norman Banner, chairman of the hospital trust board. Worth £3 million, the extension hasn't cost the NHS a penny since it was built by the developer who rented
WARRINGTON Wolves have a strong history of involvement with the people of the town, and the new stadium would not only provide the club with state-of-the-art sports facilities, but would also open the doors on new initatives for the wider community. Norman
THE future of Warrington Wolves' stadium plans could be decided before the end of the week, according to Westminster insiders. As the GUARDIAN went to press, rumours were rife that a decision on whether to 'call in' the plans for a public inquiry was
By MIKE PARSONS and SUZANNE ELSWORTH FEARS are growing that two of the town's senior politicians may have put the future of Warrington Wolves in serious jeopardy. The Super League club is still awaiting Government approval for its plans to build a new
ALSAGER'S new mums were given tips this week on breast feeding, how to resuscitate a child and fire safety in the home. The advice was offered by health professionals at a pregnancy and baby awareness day at Lloyds Pharmacy in Lawton Road. The event was
BY IAN ROSS POLICE divers recovered the body of a middle-aged woman from a flooded quarry on the edge of Congleton. The body of Ann Munslow was recovered 24 hours after she had been reported missing by her husband Christopher. Mrs Munslow was 55 years
DETECTIVES are looking at possible links between letter bombs delivered to addresses in Church Lawton and Yorkshire. Six-year-old Leah Cain suffered superficial injuries to her legs and feet after opening a letter bomb delivered with the morning post.
BY IAN ROSS FRUSTRATED car dealer Robert Burns claims roadworks could cost his family's business tens of thousands of pounds in lost petrol sales. Burns Garage in Congleton is one of the town centre's major petrol stations, and fuel sales make up a significant
By JANE FIELD SERVICE cuts are on the cards in Warrington as borough council chiefs try to bridge a £4 million shortfall in Government funding. The council's Standard Spending Assessment the amount the Government thinks it will cost to provide a national
CHILDREN at Barrow Hall Primary School in Great Sankey were upset to discover that a pond area which they have spent the past six weeks building had been trashed by vandals over Christmas. The pupils were all looking forward to filling the pond and putting
CHESHIRE'S fire chief says that the brigade is 'making good progress but committed to doing better' after its latest audit report. The brigade was below the national average for the number of malicious and equipment false alarms and the number of other
ORFORD residents have expressed fears that three vital wildlife havens are about to be demolished by the borough council. Investigative work began on the former railway embankments this week with a number of 'trial pits' being excavated. Households received
A FEMALE shop worker was pinned against a wall by a burly robber who stole £330 from Dobson's newsagents in Lymm on Saturday afternoon. Three Asian males went into the shop at around 1.15pm. Two of them distracted the shop assistant while the third asked
A GROUP of elderly residents in Stockton Heath fear that they are going to be left high and dry when transport bosses scrap their 'lifeline' bus service. Warrington Borough Transport has had to make the tough decision to withdraw the No.48 service, which
A PLUCKY bus driver chased a thief, who butted him and stole cash from his bus, and managed to retrieve his takings. The 28-year-old driver was taking the 115 Penketh circular route at 2.15pm on Monday when he was attacked by the man. As he pulled up
By SARAH HARKER A HAEMOPHILIAC is refusing vital treatment because of fears over contaminated blood. Michael Kenwright's blood clotting deficiency means he suffers from spontaneous internal bleeding. When this occurs he injects himself with factor eight
By JOEL SAWYER ENVIRONMENTAL watchdogs in Warrington are backing a scheme to spend £30,000 to monitor flies in the town. Members of the town's Agenda 21 waste group have agreed to support a "super fly" study which would aim to find the source of the large
A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy escaped with just a bump to his head after he was hit by a car on Chester Road in Grappenhall last Friday afternoon. The youngster was thrown into the air after he rode out into the road on his scooter on his way home from St Wilfrid's
By RACHEL SPENCER DISTURBING new figures released by police have revealed that the drink-drive message is falling on deaf ears in Warrington. Throughout the Christmas period, traffic police in the town launched a vigorous initiative to wage a war on drink-drivers
MAJOR stars of the footballing world including Jamie Rednapp and Robbie Fowler are set to visit Stockton Heath. The stars are helping to launch Laurels Nursery School on London Road, Stockton Heath, which will be run by former Liverpool footballer Rob
SCHOOLS in Warrington have performed so well in exams that they are effectively losing out in the latest round of Government funding. Education bosses for the Government this week announced a total of £32 million is to be taken out of the £120 million
WARRINGTON South MP Helen Southworth has praised the progress of the peace centre and is working with staff towards future fund-raising. Mrs Southworth visited the Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Young People's Centre on Monday to meet Colin and Wendy Parry
MANY, many, days ago, along with many others We gathered on the town hall lawn, a happy band of brothers A stadium we wanted to watch the Wolves at play For we all know, without it the club would fade away. When all the talk was over the Council said
I MUST take issue with Ian Clarke (GUARDIAN, January 4) who extols the virtues of the bicycle and tells us all to "Get On Your Bike". He says that the bicycle is one of the very few sustainable forms of transport, ecologically, i.e. it does not use up
CONGLETON firm Nyquist has added more strings to its bow with awards presented by local MP Ann Winterton. Nyquist had achieved awards for enterprise and quality, and has now earned Investors in People and BS EN ISO 9001 recognition. The company operates
A LYMM youngster has earned a golden opportunity to become the next Carl Fogerty. Lymm High School pupil Sean Neary was selected as one of 12 to be trained and race with the British Road Racing Academy. The 14-year-old finished second in the junior road
THERE was no shortage of GUARDIAN Cup shocks in the Warrington Soccer League. Organics Intermediates Premier Division Crosfields and Hale. Bank were both victims of giant-killing acts. Second division Spartak employed blanket defence to frustrate their
Crosfields...44 Normanton Knights...0 CROSFIELDS scored eight tries in a resounding National Conference League Division Two victory at Hood Lane. Once Crosfields crossed the line for the first try their domination grew by the minute. Andy Holroyd and
Woolston u8...46 Chorley u8...10 RING-rusty Woolston still proved to be strong. Cann, Hill, Goddard and Dean were strong in the forwards. There was solid defence from Files, Whittaker and Mather, plus evasive running from Milbourne, Boyce and Thomason
WILDERSPOOL Stadium is the venue for Saturday's Rugby League Challenge Cup second round clash between Woolston Rovers and Hensingham. Following the postponement of the game last week because of a waterlogged Bennett's Rec pitch the game has been relocated
THERE is a rare opportunity for Wolves fans to have all their questions about the team answered directly by the players and coaches - face to face. The question and answers night is to be held at the Touchdown Club on Wednesday starting at 7.30pm. It
