WINSFORD prostate cancer campaigner Gary Steele is about to get his running shoes on to raise money for Prostate Cancer Awareness. Gary, who lives in Cherry Crescent, used to be a sufferer of the disease, but after a successful operation he made a full
STAFF at a shop in Frodsham were held at gun-point during an armed robbery last week. At 9.45pm on Friday, August 23, two men entered the Spar Shop on Main Street in Frodsham. One produced a handgun and threatened the two women staff members before demanding
A SPRIGHTLY Rudheath octogenarian is putting his best foot forward - to raise money for the Royal Airforce Association. This is the 16th year Eric Sawyer, aged 81, will be walking from his home in Wessex Drive to RAF Sealand in Chester, a walk of 27 miles
RESIDENTS in the Northwich and Winsford area are being targeted in a chain mail 'get rich quick' scheme. A concerned Rudheath woman brought an example copy of such a letter to the Guardian office last week. Her elderly mother had received the letter and
CLUB and late night pub owners are being asked to solve the problem of litter generated by discarded flyers. Town Hall environment bosses have been conducting an investigation into leaflet handouts in central Warrington. And while the promotions industry
A WARRINGTON hotel is aiming high for a prestigious tourism award. The De Vere Daresbury Park Hotel is in the running for the North West Tourist Board's Training and Tourism Award. It has been chosen because of its 181 hotel rooms and extensive conference
TWO students at Warrington Collegiate Institute have decided to use their newly found skills to set up their own tapas bar and restaurant in the Canary Islands. Alan and Christine Jones, aged 52 and 42 respectively, completed a basic food hygiene course
THE long wait for GCSE results in Warrington is finally over and hundreds of 16-year-olds have been celebrating their excellent grades. Early indications have shown that youngsters continued with recent trends and improved on previous years' results and
WARRINGTON war veterans are being invited to a lavish reunion taking place in Scotland for people who fought in the Second World War desert campaign. The event, which is being held to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein, is open
POLICE have launched an arson investigation into a devastating blaze that ripped through a gymnasium and sun bed centre in Orford last Thursday. Firefighters worked through the early hours of the morning to keep the flames under control at Club Lifestyle
DETECTIVES have launched a manhunt after a 74-year-old woman was attacked and stabbed in her own home by an intruder. Police have not ruled out a sexual motive for the attack, which took place at midnight on Monday, August 26, in Troutbeck Avenue. A Cheshire
THE British Superbike Championship is coming to Oulton Park for a second time this weekend, August 31 and September 1, bringing with it a host of family entertainment. As well as top action on the track at the Little Budworth race circuit there will be
TRINITY Methodist Church brought a little sunshine to Winsford on a drab Saturday afternoon thanks to its annual field day. The event is the church's main fundraiser and this year it boosted the coffers by £5,303, including £115 raised in the collection
POLICE have put together this e-fit drawing in an attempt to identify the offender of an alleged sex attack outside a town centre bar. They want to question the man after a 24-year-old woman was dragged into an alleyway, near Bar Breeze, and molested,
ARMY cadets from Warrington welcomed Warrington Mayor George Warburton to their annual summer camp. Members of Cheshire Army Cadet Force - from detachments in Birchwood, Penketh, Croft, Stockton Heath and Warrington - travelled to Kent for the two-week
A SIX-year-old girl was given a sneak glimpse inside the town's corridors of powers after touching the heart of Warrington's Mayor. Clr George Warburton was thrilled to receive a letter from Natalie Hampson, who had enjoyed watching him in full civic
MORE than £220,000 has been awarded to child care specialists in Warrington and extra cash is available for further work. People interested in starting their own child care venture can benefit from New Opportunities Fund help. To assist applicants, the
ACCORRDING to the Home Office, young people are the most common victims of mobile phone theft. To protect yourself or your child from mobile thieves the Warrington police have given tips to mobile phone owners, which include: When using your mobile you
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze in a ground floor flat in Orford on Wednesday afternoon. Members of Red Watch at Warrington Fire Station rushed to the scene in Grasmere Avenue just after 4.30pm. There was severe damage by fire to the property, as well as
FOOTBALL legend Peter Shilton made a surprise visit to Ryfields Retirement village when he dropped in last week to share his motivational tips with new staff. Shilton began his career at just 16 playing for Leicester City. He made his debut for England
SUPERMARKET staff who know their Roquefort from their Red Leicester are in line for a cheese Oscar. Culinary experts from deli counter at Morrison's, near Stockton Heath, have won the northern heats of the Retail Cheese Awards for the second year running
FIREFIGHTERS from across Cheshire will meet in Warrington today (Tuesday) to make vital decisions about possible future strike action over the national pay dispute. Representatives from every branch in the county are expected to converge on Warrington
SUSPECTED arsonists set off a blaze that gutted a car right on the doorstep of Warrington Police Station on Thursday evening. A white Ford Fiesta was brazenly dismantled, with its wheels removed and main body propped up on bricks, but was later found
