MESSING about with a ouija board has never struck me as being a particularly sensible way to spend an evening. So it's difficult to feel any sympathy for the group of rather dim friends in this British horror flick when their impromptu sance at an all-night
WORK to relieve congestion on the M62 near Warrington will form part of a £10.7million campaign to ease motorway bottlenecks. Transport Secretary Alistair Darling has unveiled £550,000 of work to reduce delays surrounding junction 10 at Croft. The main
He presented the prize over Bradford Bulls boss Brian Noble and Wigan Warriors' Stuart Raper at the star-studded Man of Steel awards in Manchester on Tuesday night. Kelly led his 23-man Vikings squad to a seventh place finish and just missed out on a
LES Miranda scored the fastest goal in Winsford United and North West Counties League history on Wednesday night. The first of Miranda's two goals, that gave the Blues victory over Atherton LR at Barton Stadium, arrived after just six seconds. Secretary
Alsager Arts Centre continues to test the boundaries of performance and technology with two exciting and innovative events. Tuesday 22nd October sees the return of one of the country's most committed and daring dance companies, The Kosh, with their new
THE creation of a support group for families in Vale Royal came closer to becoming a reality last week. Home Start is an NHS-led charity, dedicated to supporting families in times of crisis or breakdown by trained volunteers providing friendship and help
MIKE Ryder may be headteacher at Cowley... but he was the last to discover the 'Big Secret' when an International Learning Centre opened on the site. For when deputy mayor, Coun Leon McGuire, officially opened Cowley Language College's new facility, Mr
TWO couples whose romances were sparked by their love of dancing are celebrating their golden weddings. Eric and Rona Foster's (left) and Bill and Jean Roberts' (right) relationships began on dance nights at Rainford Village Hall in the 1940s. Now, 50
THE owners of a St Helens-based car dealership could hardly believe it when a leading US film studio ordered a 350horsepower sports saloon - just so they could crash it! For the yellow Nissan Skyline GTR, capable of 175 miles per hour, is needed for a
WESLEY Snipe's Blade is as far removed from the traditional creepy Nosferatu vampire as is humanly, or not so humanly, possible. Not only has the half vampire/half human turned his back on his addiction to blood, but the leather-clad hero is an avowed
DOES a mother's love for her children have no bounds? This facet of human psychology is examined to the full as twist by twist falls upon taunted Margaret Hall, played by Tilda Swinton, in a 96-minute thriller that is The Deep End. A slow start becomes
IT'S not often that yours truly sits down to watch a French film. Even less a French film with subtitles. But the idea of a kung fu werewolf western caught my interest, so I duly gave up more than two hours of my life to watch it. Luckily, as a genre-busting
HUNDREDS of Warringtonians didn't disappoint when it come to sinking a skinful in the name of charity. The town's ever-popular Oktoberfest made a welcome return to the Parr Hall at the weekend, with Rotary Club organisers aiming to raise £10,000 for seven
STUDENTS from across the north west converged on Warrington for a presentation ceremony to mark their achievements. The event, held at Bold Street Methodist Church last Wednesday, provides Making Space, specialists in mental health provision, with an
A GROUP of students recently returned from a twinning trip to the Czech Republic have presented mementoes of their visit to the head of Warrington Collegiate Institute. The collegiate students, with learning and/or physical disabilities, handed three
THE omens weren't good as I reluctantly ventured to UCI on Monday night to catch the latest chapter in Hannibal Lecter's grisly opus. Oh no, I thought. Not more footage of Anthony Hopkins flouncing around Florence in a flailing leather jacket, camping
I DON'T know about you, but whenever I hear Mark King's distinctive thumb-slapping electric guitar skills, I'm taken back to the jazz-funked early '80s. Formed in 1980, the group was as '80s as Miami Vice, Dynasty and the Filofax, and as a credit to their
The Maniac Leek Eaters probably do not care what happens to this single as Wales have just beaten Italy 2-1. Good job really. Taken from their greatest hits album, this is another blast of the Manic's rather tedious stadium rock - all power chords and
It's a story as old as show business itself. Girl-next-door with a terrific pair of lungs records internationally acclaimed album enjoying global success, whilst vowing to remain a virgin till her wedding night. Meets dodgy boyfriend. Has heart broken
THE borough planning department has received the following applications. For further information on any application ring Vale Royal Borough Council on 01606 862862. allostock l electricity sub station, pump room and water tanks a Vale Royal Fresh foods
DEPRIVED areas throughout Vale Royal and Cheshire could be in line for lucrative European Union structural funding after a change in the criteria necessary to qualify for the grants. Structural funding is European money distributed by Brussels to regenerate
REMPLOY St Helens worker Paul Grundy is celebrating 20 years service with the Knowsley Road factory, estimating he has seen almost 150 million bottles of household and toiletry products packed and dispatched in his time. Paul's role is to ensure all fluids
A NEW charging policy for non-residential social services in the borough will help the needy and less well off, according to St Helens Council. The council has agreed a new sliding scale of charges which will be brought in during October, November and
A ROBBER grabbed cash from a post office delivery van in Haydock after threatening to use a builder's hard hat as a weapon. The raider struck at 10.25am on Friday, October 11, as a post office employee was unloading items from the back of the van. He
RSPCA officers are hoping to release 53 ducks back to the wild this week after rescuing them from a diesel spill in Randle Brook, Rainford. During a frantic two-day search of the brook and surrounding areas last week, RSPCA officers caught 58 ducks and
