Pilkington1 KNUTSFORD FC enjoyed a degree of retribution in Saturday's Mid-Cheshire League Cup first round tie at Manchester Road. The Reds defeated Pilkington, who became the only team to score - and beat - Knutsford in the league a few weeks back. Stewart
HAVE any of your readers ever entered that twilight world when all sensible people have long since gone to sleep? We're looking for poets to share their encounters, thoughts and feelings with us in our next venture 'Spirit Worlds'. Poems of up to 30 lines
HELP! Merseyside Transport please help to get our bus route 37/38 back in service for the people of Bleak Hill and Eccleston, or better still our old route 194/195 to hospitals. Many using these routes are elderly and infirm, with no other form of transport
RECENTLY I went to Manchester Airport to meet my son on his return after nearly 12 months abroad. I paid £2.20 for a one hour pay and display ticket, an exorbitant fee by any standards but in the excitement of the moment forgot to stick it on the windscreen
THE most obscure of queries pop up in the old postbag from time to time. And well within this category comes one from Fred Long of Whiston whose question concerns wartime Home Guard activities in St Helens. He writes: "We all know about Dad's Army (the
Roose 14 Haydock 26 ALL the Haydock team must take credit for this victory in Cumbria, despite missing five regulars the Haydock team played some brilliant rugby. The Haydock forwards took the game to the big Roose pack and players like Carroll, Connaire
TO MOST people it's just a bit of fun. An excuse to dress in cowboy hats and boots even. But for three colleagues at Toft Road Surgery it has become quite a marathon after they line danced for 26 miles. To do it, Margaret Thornborrow and her two friends
IT started as childish fun in the comfort of her home. Charlotte Wakefield, of Bexton Road, spent hours dressed as her favourite Disney characters to entertain family and friends. But these days her acting has taken on a more serious role after she beat
STAFF at Jodrell Bank will find out if their jobs are safe within the next three weeks. Bosses at the observatory near Knutsford will this week meet members of the Science Committee to decide the long-term future of the centre. "We have jumped through
Saints 38 Leeds 30 ONE down - three to go - and after a showing like this you would not back against the Saints keeping the Super League trophy locked away in the Knowsley Road sideboard for a third successive year. With star duo Paul Sculthorpe and Keiron
THE bell rang out just as it always did. As the chimes echoed across town Charlie Kinder walked his friends back to Kilrie children's home. Usually he left them at the front door and headed home to Warren Avenue. But when a staff member asked him if he
ALL of us feel appalled by the destruction of the World Trade Towers and the Pentagon. It was an unthinkable act of terrorism and the only glimmer of humanity was the incalculable bravery of New York's firemen and police. It is fair to call the victims
IN answer to Dr Thaker's letter about the admission of girls into Knutsford Scout groups, this matter was raised years ago when the Association announced that girls could join the Scouts. At a Knutsford Scout executive meeting it was decided that when
SKIPPER Chris Joynt has given Saints a massive and timely boost by agreeing a new deal which will keep him with the club until 2004. Great Britain international Joynt has been one of the club's longest serving and most consistent performers over the last
NEIGHBOURS are up in arms following a decision by bus company Arriva to withdraw a vital community bus service because it was not "commercially viable". Two weeks ago Arriva axed the daytime service of bus 37/38, Prescot to St Helens. Angry bus users
KNUTSFORD'S former MP Martin Bell paid a flying visit to town on Monday - to sign copies of his book. But for those who turned up at Jardine's bookshop it was not just a chance to have their copy signed, but a chance to catch up with an old friend. "It's
AMERICA'S loss has touched the world. Every race, every age and every profession has shared the suffering of the families and friends of the thousands who died when terrorists rocked the world. Last week pupils at Knutsford High School told the Knutsford
EXTRA security measures are still in place at Manchester Airport this week after the atrocities in America. Yesterday (Tuesday) the airport remained on high alert after hijackers crashed two passenger jets into the World Trade Center in New York. "Security
TEACHERS at Knutsford High may suspect that ex-pupils have forgotten what went on years ago. But some clearly haven't - and scores of others are queuing up to tell all to the outside world. There are tales of unrequited love, embarrassing moments, kippers
A WOMAN'S battle to save her barn from the bulldozers could be taken to the High Court in London. Candice Hadfield, who has spent eight years fighting the council's decision to demolish her barn, has applied for a judicial review to challenge the Secretary
DETECTIVES may interview officers involved in the murder investigation of Knutsford pools collector Harold Cheetham, it emerged this week. On Monday Detective Inspector John Burt told the Knutsford Guardian that police were looking at the evidence used
I refer to the letter from Mr Hesford, council tenant (Star September 20) alleging that I have painted a rosy picture of a council house transfer. My role as Independent Tenants Adviser is to ensure that tenants are presented with a true and balanced
Langworthy Reds 16 Pilkington Recs U18s 26 PILKS got their season under way with a well deserved victory against a physical Langworthy side. Recs opened the scoring within the opening five minutes with an excellent try from Ste Rawsthorne from acting
Eccles 23 Thatto Heath 18 HEATH tasted defeat for only the second time since joining the National Conference over 12 months ago, when they lost narrowly to Eccles in this close fought contest. Eccles stormed into the lead in only the second minute through
AFTER reading the many letters about re-siting the bus stop in Clipsley Lane, I find it very strange that there hasn't been one single word, or comment from either of the two local councillors. I would be interested to know, along with the hundreds of
IT is now 'time for appeal' and we have a two-month objection period. We are writing to you all regarding the proposed closure of Parr High School. After months of hard work from us all we are in our final stage regarding the school and now we are pleading
DOES anyone remember when the Huntsman area of Haydock was hit by German bombers? The question pops up from my old chum Steve Abbott, the former Doncaster, Earlestown and St Helens Town soccer striker, now living in retirement at Lytham St Annes but a
IN the Garswood Trophies sponsored Hospital Cup there was, for the first time a preliminary round.York did not upset the form book and consequently won 6-2 at Ramford. The First Round will now take place on Saturday, October 20.In the league games played
THE following duty chemists will be available for dispensing services on Sunday, August 19, between noon and 1pm (unless stated otherwise): Earlston Pharmacy, 35 Eccleston Street, Prescot; Taylor's Chemist, 191 West End Road, Haydock (10am to 8pm); Lloyds
THE mysterious Galosher Man, who cast his shadow across the lives of the kids of bygone times, is also remembered by John Foxton of West Park. He writes:"Once again your column (September 16) revived childhood memories going back 60 years or more. While
WITH the Carlsberg FA Vase still at the second qualifying round stage last Saturday, St Helens Town's exemption until the second round 'proper' meant a blank weekend for Jimmy McBride's charges. On the NWCL league front their hundred per cent record from
Liverpool St Helens 45 West Hartlepool 17 LSH ran out easy winners of a game that had looked to be in the balance at half time. LSH made the best possible start when the two centres Alan Cross and Mike Hitchen combined for Hitchen to burst through and
KNUTSFORD may become a cleaner place if this week's bid for a street warden is accepted by the Government. A warden would clean up graffiti and litter and report troublemakers to police. But first Knutsford Town Council have to prove they can afford to
LIFE was difficult for Helen Whittaker. She had piled on the pounds and at 40 was pregnant with son James and weighed 20 stone. "I couldn't walk and talk at the same time," she said. She had started to gain weight at the age of 35 after four miscarriages
Saints 38 Leeds 30 ONE down - three to go - and after a showing like this you would not back against the Saints keeping the Super League trophy locked away in the Knowsley Road sideboard for a third successive year. With star duo Paul Sculthorpe and Keiron
WHAT has happened to our early morning mail deliveries? Over the past few months the first post has dropped on our doormat around midday. When I questioned the postman he showed me not one but THREE items of junk mail that he had to deliver. Come on,
UNLUCKY Wilf Grundy was a kid who always seemed to be getting into scrapes. And on one memorable occasion he became a real-life 'stick in the mud' when he was speared head-first into a polluted pond. At the time, Wilf, a tall, wiry lad, was a key member
SAINTS' plans for a new ground at the former United Glass works site appear to have been dashed after a joint statement was issued this week by the club and St Helens Council. The statement reads: "The council was first approached in October 1998 by directors
A KNUTSFORD mother fears she may never learn the truth about what happened to her dead baby's organs. On Monday Margaret Wood claimed it was unlikely she would get the whole truth from an independent inquiry into the retention of organs at the hospital
A JET was forced into an emergency landing at Manchester Airport last week - because it was low on fuel. The Britannia Boeing 767 was landing at 9.45am when the pilot requested a priority approach to the runway because it was running low of fuel. "I can
A TOWN centre landmark will disappear for good within the next two weeks. Builders have been removing parts of the former Kilrie children's home for the past month and the building, which was built in 1892, will finally be demolished next month. Last
Blackbrook 10 Bold Miners 16 BROOK suffered their first home defeat at the hands of local rivals Bold who thoroughly deserved the victory. The home side gave away too many penalties and lost far too much possession and they must rectify these faults if
In the Warrington Winter League they entered four teams instead of the usual three. The third team just missed staying in Division Two, but the second and fourth maintained their places in Divisions Two and Four respectively and the first team were promoted
