A CONGLETON man who lost four family members in a mountaineering accident has been honoured by the National Blood Service. Giles Chapman, aged 60, was presented with an engraved crystal plate in recognition of his 75th blood donation. Giles became aware
A HAVE-A-GO-HERO came to the aid of a car mechanic whose van was stolen from under his nose as he worked on a customer's car. The mystery man saw what happened and gave chase but the thief got away, leaving mobile mechanic John Bulmer's livelihood in
A CRASH left a man trapped in a car with serious injuries in Fairfield Road on Thursday night at 10pm. He was the driver of a Ford Orion that was in a head on collision with a Volvo 240. Firefighters were the first on the scene but they had to contend
A NEW Co-op Late shop and two other stores are being built in Halebank, the World can exclusively reveal. The shopping parade will open early in September, as Asda closes to relocate to Widnes town centre. Plans to build 104 houses on the supermarket
LOCAL timber company Finnforest are for the second year the sponsors of the Widnes amateur rugby league's annual competitions. Finnforest are also the main sponsors of Widnes Vikings. This year's open-age games are now underway. The competition sees the
A SHATTERED dream to play rugby for his home town club paved the way for success in another field for Lee Connolly. Two years ago Lee suffered a career-ending sports injury, which left his rugby league hopes in tatters. But the 24-year-old has bounced
A DOORMAN received facial injuries at the Cherry Tree pub in Runcorn, on Saturday night.
STEVEN HALLMARK ONCE upon a time Janet Jackson (she had a last name then) sold her records on a mixture of carefully polished pop talent and the fact that she was Skeletor's little sister. As the years have passed, brighter and shinier popstrels have
JOEL SAWYER BEING a child of the 90s means that I missed out on the radical 60s and groovy 70s - but I'm glad to say Bob Dylan's magic touch is still alive and well today. The man himself may be in the twilight of a stunning career that has spanned four
MICK MIDDLES IT was undoubtedly the sultry pout and Rubenesque curves of Beatrice Dalle that firmly established Betty Blue as one of the most rented videos of all time. As this sensual feast is now stretched to Director's Cut length, no doubt it will
Massacre, (18) SARAH HARKER MORE gore, more shocks, less impact. If it ain't broke don't fix it springs to mind with this remake of the classic 70s horror flick. Although this version does stray in parts from the original, the storyline is basically the
Teale is yet to be told by the Vics board if he will be at the helm for the club's first season outside the Nationwide Conference, but he is still weighing up his options in terms of his playing staff. Speaking to the Northwich Guardian he said: "We have
RESIDENTS of Delamere Park, Cuddington, have been brought together following the devastating effects of a fire at their community centre last month. The building, which housed extensive leisure facilities including a swimming pool, squash courts and bar
A RUDHEATH man intends to walk 82 miles in less than 40 hours to raise money for The Samaritans. Dan Barratt will set out on May 15 from just outside Newcastle to Hadrian's Wall in Scotland with his brother Andy and five others. Dan, 27, of Melchett Crescent
A RUNCORN athlete was recognised for her outstanding achievement when she was given a tour of the Town Hall by Halton's mayor, Cllr Ron Hignett. Karrie Howitt, 18, met Cllr Hignett after she beat thousands of other competitors to win the gold medal at
ISN'T it typical that even good news like the stadium being finished is bad news to some? The letter from Mr Higginson last week is typical of the small minds that inhabit parts of this borough. If he thinks drivel about a sports stadium having to make
MEMORABLE, entertaining and fun - the eighth Nantwich Jazz and Blues Festival was all three and more. Record numbers revelled in the five-day event with around 40,000 people turning out to sample the music and electric atmosphere on offer over the Easter
A YOUNG woman escaped with her life when a brick was hurled through the windscreen of her moving car in Nantwich at the weekend. The missile, thrown from a footbridge in the early hours of the morning, crashed through the glass, striking the 20-year-old
RESIDENTS, young and old, in Fairfield and Howley have joined together with councillors in a bid to revamp a park's run down facilities. The St Peter's Area Residents' and Tenants' Association (SPARTA) and councillors have submitted a joint bid worth
AN AMBITIOUS multi-million-pound blueprint mapping out the future of Northwich as a top cultural and retail centre has been unveiled. At the heart of the 10-year Northwich Vision strategy is a scheme to bring together key cultural features in one vibrant
THE Mid Cheshire First Division title is now within Middlewich Town's grasp. The side's consistency in the closing stages of the season has seen them cut Barnton's massive lead at the top of the table to just one point. And crucially Town have three games
LEISURE facilities for young people in Cinnamon Brow face an overhaul thanks to a cash award from the Community Life Line Fund. The £5,000 grant, using cash from Warrington Drugs Action Team, which supports initiatives in the community that cover drugs
DOG handlers and unmarked police cars will patrol Winsford Industrial Estate as Cheshire Police try to tackle a rising tide of crime on the estate. As exclusively reported by the Guardian last week, thieves have stolen £500,000 worth of goods from companies
ST HELENS has today been rocked by newspaper allegations that Sean Long and Martin Gleeson placed bets on Saints to lose Monday's thrashing at Bradford. A three-page report in the Daily Mail alleges both players placed bets on the game that Saints, who
LAUGHTER and fun filled the park as families celebrated the 25th birthday of Halton Miniature Railway. Steam enthusiasts joined volunteers to mark the historic occasion with a two day festival in Runcorn's Town Park. Face painters and a unicyclist kept
Warrington Wolves 16 Widnes Vikings 24 WARRINGTON Wolves were a shambles on Good Friday as they lost their unbeaten record at the new Halliwell Jones Stadium to the worst possible side. And the fact that the result represented arch-rivals Widnes Vikings
PEOPLE in Winsford with a passion for fashion have the chance to indulge their love of great clothes and modelling at an event at de.bees Music Bar in May. The Market Place-based venue is holding a charity fashion and design show - called Fusion - and
BREAKING down the stigma surrounding mental health is a key aim of social services as it embarks on an exciting period of change. New managers for Runcorn, Graham Nolan and in Widnes, Terry Corry, want to educate young people about the reality of mental
defeat run continues Wigan Warriors 26 Warrington Wolves 24 WARRINGTON Wolves' 11 years of misery at the home of Wigan Warriors continued on Easter Monday thanks to a freak bounce of the ball and Nathan Wood's failure to find touch with a penalty. The
WOLVES have been looking for that extra edge to be able to beat a team like Wigan and now hopefully they have found it. Since the start of Super League Wolves have failed to win a game away to so-called big clubs Wigan Warriors, St Helens and Bradford
l David Hill, 35, Siddorn Street, Winsford, three-and-a-half years for supplying Class A drugs l Dorothy Flood, 27, Saxon Crossway, Winsford, one year for being concerned in Class A drugs l Kelly Harrison, 27, Woodford Lane, Winsford, one year for being
WARRINGTON Wolves forward Paul Wood is relishing the prospect of playing in his first Challenge Cup semi-final and he believes that his hometown club are there for the taking. The history books show that Wolves have a dreadful record against Wigan Warriors
WOLVES will have some of their big guns back in the groove for Sunday's Powergen Challenge Cup semi-finals clash with Wigan at the Halton Stadium, kick-off 3.45pm. Wolves' head coach Paul Cullen said that 'four or five' of the star turns which did not
GO blue to be green is the message from environmentalists keen to make recycling quicker and easier across Halton. People are being urged to jump on the recycling bandwagon and use Halton Council's distinctive blue bins and bags for their waster paper
THE derelict Northwich Railway Station building could be transformed into a community learning centre at a cost of £530,000. A proposal on the project was due to be discussed by county councillors yesterday, Tuesday. Equipped with a cyber caf, training
COMPLAINTS about youths causing annoyance more than doubled across Cheshire last year. The latest figures show the number of telephone complaints rose from 10,775 in 2002 to 21,85. Speaking at a Young People and Safer Communities conference at Tatton
THE next stage in the development of a play area in Leftwich should be completed in the next three weeks, with the final plans available for public viewing soon after that. The proposals had to be revised after consultation with parents and children at
A RUNNER from Northwich has thought up a unique way of supporting the National Blood Service when she takes part in the London marathon this weekend. Carol Green, 35, from Victoria Street, will join thousands of other people to run the 26.2-mile stretch
A LISTED 18th century building could soon be turned into private accommodation, surrounded by 121 apartments. Manchester Ship Canal Company plans to convert Bridgewater House in Percival Lane, Runcorn into five apartments and erect blocks of flats in
BROOKVALE junior school playing field is to be transformed as residents join forces for a mass community clean up. Brookvale councillor Irene Ashley said: "We were getting complaints about kids playing football in the street and people were getting a
AN EXTRAORDINARY woman from Northwich is getting ready to fire up a locomotive on the Llangollen Railway to raise money for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. Tomorrow, Thursday, Blodwyn Phillips from Solvay Road, Winnington, will stand proudly
A CRASH at a Northwich car showroom has left a man with a broken arm and leg caused more than £100,000 of damage to five vehicles parked on the forecourt. The 21-year-old Northwich man was taken to the high dependency unit at Leighton Hospital following
COCAINE, vodka, whisky and hammers were seized by police after drunken teenagers went on a string of binges. Pictured is only half of the booze, weapons and drug wraps confiscated over three weekends from 'hot spots' in Runcorn Old Town, Murdishaw and
Matthiola 3 Beechwood 5 BEECHWOOD got back to winning ways but had to dig deep to do so after conceding two early goals against a lacklustre Matthiola. The shock of going behind early on stirred Beechwood who responded through Mike Haslin finishing neatly
Runcorn Sunday League THE Major Cup competition the Bob Orme Challenge Cup was played at Pavilions Rec on Easter Monday between the two leading clubs in the premier division, Weston FC and Bridge Timber. The match was closely fought with Bridge Timber
Runcorn Apec Taxis Darts League LAST Thursday night the second round of the Individual competition took place at four venues with the remaining 32 players competing for the last four places. Albion's John Kilkenny ran out the winner at the RNA Club when
A NEW screening programme has been launched at Leighton Hospital to detect new born babies with hearing problems. The Newborn Baby Hearing Screening programme can be carried out within a few hours of birth and takes just a matter of minutes to use. The
Widnes Mini League KESTRELS maintain top spot in group one with a 4-0 win against second place Crows. Tom Edge (2), Tom and Sam Freeman the scorers and a 2-2 draw with Vultures. The only team to win both their matches was Falcons, 4-1 against Robins and
A LORRY driver was rescued by firefighters after his HGV overturned at the Preston Brook M56 roundabout. He was taken to hospital with arm and shoulder injuries after crews cut him free at 5am, last Thursday.
PROTESTERS opposing a huge warehouse development at Basford sidings are calling on agents to pull the plug on the project. Borough councillor Maureen Campbell has appealed to the North West Development Agency (NWDA) to withdraw its funding from the scheme
THIS morning, I received my recycling bin, courtesy of St Helens Council. Actually, it was just a black box with a list of instructions on what to put in to my recycling bin. The list read, please use for, aluminium food and drinks cans, steel food and
WITH reference to the on going saga of not having a main Post Office in Widnes. My sister and I wish to know why the Post Office has not sought to use the additional vacant space which has recently become available adjacent to the old main Post Office
BIRCHWOOD Town Council has written to the Oakwood Neighbourhood Association to ask it to return a grant of £200. The town council made the grant in September 2002 for a local event day in summer 2002. The original day was postponed and rescheduled to
I NOTICE in the police budget leaflet that reached me recently the police tax had gone up by 10 per cent on last year. Last year it went up by 19.8 per cent. That means the police tax has gone up by more than 30 per cent in two years! I notice also that
A SCHOOL choir swept to its second victory in as many years at a music festival - despite having to rehearse on its broken-down coach. Led by music teacher Katrina Madden, Culcheth High School choir proved its excellent reputation worthy of recognition
THE fact that I have just received my council tax bill for £831.79 means that I will certainly be voting against this profligate council that has been in power since time immemorial. Isn't it strange that after a 17 per cent hike last year it has come
I AGREE with a recent letter 'Stop Moaning'. Too many people like nothing better than to moan about improvements made in the town, instead of recognising it has changed vastly from only 10 years ago. Whether some like it or not, it has been the council
SNOOKERS A are the champions of Warrington Snooker League. They beat their nearest challengers Newton Social 4-3 this week and can not be caught at the top of the Division One table. Winwick Social suffered a blow to their hopes for honours when they
strongest overall BROOMFIELDS Primary School pupils showed great endurance qualities to claim overall victory in the Cinnamon Brow Cross Country Championships. They also won the boys' race while St Wilfrid's CE Primary School won the girls' event. Sixteen
Folly Lane 22 Bank Quay Bulls 14 BANK Quay Bulls' outstanding two-year record of no league defeats came to an end the week after being crowned champions of North West Counties Amateur Rugby League Division Two. Bulls' 41-game unbeaten league run ended
Woolston Rovers 52 Haresfinch 6 WOOLSTON Rovers turned in another exceptional performance to outclass Haresfinch in their penultimate North West Counties Amateur Rugby League Division One game of the season. Rovers were in control right from the word
TWO North West Women's League wins this week followed Warrington Grange's successful passage into the final of the Division Cup. Grange beat Bury 4-1 on Saturday after a 2-1 defeat of Liverpool Feds in midweek. It puts Grange in fine mood for their League
WARRINGTON Soccer League's under 18s representative side aim to win a second trophy on April 27. The Ben Jones inspired team defeated South Lancashire League 5-3 in this week's Lancashire County Inter-League final and are in confident mood for the Liverpool
GRAPPENHALL Darts League high flyers Golden Lion suffered a shock home defeat this week. They were edged out by GTL, who were indebted to the last leg heroics of J Dutton. He cracked in a 17-darter in the decider and GTL's other star performers were T
CARP action has again been dominant in Lymm Angling Club's fishery reports this week. One water that has been improving each year as a carp venue is Shakerley Mere, where several of our night permit holders enjoyed sport comparable to anywhere else in
WARRINGTON Anglers' Association's Grey Mist Mere has rewarded members this week. Ian Murray, aged 12, beat his personal best carp of 19lbs with a mirror of 22lbs 8ozs 0drms from the Mere on Sunday. Bailiff Paul Marsden float-fished double maggot at the
WARRINGTON welterweight Mark Mathews will be topping the bill in an England versus Belgium Thai boxing event at the Parr Hall on Sunday. The 24-year-old Warrington Kick Boxing Studio star will lock horns with the experienced Bruno Rucci from the Osman
PADGATE gymnast Chris Carter has been winning major titles for fun and he is brimming with confidence on the eve of his first world championships assault. The 18-year-old Priestley College student won gold medals at the last three Sports Acrobatics British
WARRINGTON'S Mr Marathon Man is confirmed this week as the country's endurance king. Former running World Cup Marathon bronze medal winner Andrew Green, pictured above, is now the United Kingdom record holder over the same distance on an indoor rowing
MEASURES are being taken to keep roads in Sankey Bridges clean, says the residents' association. The group has spoken out following a letter published in the Warrington Guardian (April 1) that stated: "Liverpool Road looks just like an extension to the
A SECURITY guard was confronted by armed raiders wielding an axe and knife at a sleepy village bank. But the robbers left empty handed, on Tuesday, after holding up a Securicor delivery van in Culcheth. Two men brandishing the weapons demanded money from
A WARRINGTON legal professional has qualified as a solicitor at one of the region's largest law firms. Matt Corby, aged 28, works at Barnett's Solicitors in Southport.
AN accountancy and taxation specialist has opened a branch at St James' Court, in Warrington. TaxAssist is the UK's largest accountancy network and offers taxation advice to small businesses. The company offers advice designed specifically to each company's
DAMIAN Burke was last year's winner of the Business Person of the year award in the Warrington Guardian sponsored business awards. The award is handed out to the individual whose dynamic approach to business has moved their company forward. Damian, who
RECENT research has revealed that three of the country's fastest growing SMEs are based in Cheshire, with a Warrington company leading the pack. Anglo Design Holdings tops the local bill and comes in fourth overall in the country. It can boast a turnover
A NEW scheme launched by the Federation of Small Businesses hopes to be able to separate good firms from cowboys. The Safety Network Scheme is part of an ongoing programme to assist small firms suffering as a result of escalating insurance premiums. The
A MAJOR development in the heart of Latchford Village has stalled due to confusion over how long the current tenant is allowed to stay on the land. Work on a new shopping precinct at Maybrook Place came to a stuttering halt in November last year, when
FORMER NHS sites in Warrington will be sold off as part of a deal to provide more affordable homes. The sites at Winwick Farm and Winwick Social Club are two of more than 100 sites across the country to be sold in the deal. The land will be used for new
A NURSE, who did not see her own health as being as important as other people's, died after what could have been an accidental overdose of tablets. Sheila Donahue, aged 54, died on Saturday, November 15, last year at her home in Lambs Lane, Paddington
ACCOUNTANCY assistant Wayne Kelly has proven he has a head for words as well as figures as he hits the Top 40 in the official Scrabble league. Wayne, who works for Warrington Borough Council, began playing Scrabble seriously in 1995 after joining Warrington
THE race is on to raise money to fight cancer, with some 350,000 women expected to sign up to take part in one of the country's biggest fundraising activities. Race for Life has been going since 1994 and more than 150 all-women runs have already been
A WARRINGTON haemophiliac who contracted hepatitis C from infected blood has slammed the Government for their treatment of victims. Michael Kenwright, aged 43, of Chester Road, Grappenhall, contracted the potentially fatal virus in 1975 after receiving
ALEX boss Dario Gradi says his side must keep their heads as a last-gasp battle to avoid relegation looms. David Wright's 59th minute harsh own goal put Watford on their way to a massive 2-1 victory that leaves Crewe firmly in the mix. Just one point
STUDENTS from Warrington high schools have been fighting it out in a competition to think of ways to bring more tourists to the town. The 12 high schools and two colleges battled it out in a day-long competition to raise awareness of the Pathfinder programme
CREWE'S Luke Varney is hoping to make an impact in the final four games as he sets his sights on more First Division action next season. The 21-year striker impressed in his first real stint in the full side over an injury hit Christmas but his progress
A YOUNG photographer will help to educate her school friends about the dangers of fire after being at the scene of a derelict pub blaze. Becky Long, aged 11, of Orchard Brow in Hollins Green, rushed down the road to the Eagle and Child with her camera
A PARTIALLY-SIGHTED teenager was taken to hospital with facial injuries after he was kicked and punched by a gang of youths. The 19-year-old, who rarely leaves the house, was set upon as he walked his dog through Orford Park on Good Friday. He was left
QUESTION: Name the Warrington agency that was opened by a high-profile politician, has more than £1 billion to spend during the next three years and puts £1 million into the town's economy every year. Oh, and housed a life-size statue of the world's greatest
MEMBERS of Warrington's Muslim community last week attended the funeral of murdered teenager Shafilea Ahmed. More than 150 people paid their respects to the 17-year-old whose body was pulled from a river in the Lake District two months ago. On Thursday
EVER wondered what life is like inside Warrington Borough Council? Well, a new ITV documentary will lift the lid on life in a number of council departments, from pest control to dog wardens and food standards to funeral services. Filming is already under
A YOUTH group less than a year old has celebrated its first major event by raising more than £1,000 for charity. The Islamic Youth Connection, which caters for 140 young people across Warrington, is based at the Warrington Islamic Association on Lockton
WARRINGTON North Conservatives have announced their candidates for this year's council elections - but there are still gaps to be filled. The Tories will field at least one candidate in each ward, but there will not be a full number of candidates in some
A MULTI-MILLION pound makeover of Warrington's 9,500 council homes can start after council bosses signed two major contracts. The deals, agreed at the end of March following a tendering process, are worth more than £85 million over the next five years
Four of Cheshire's top snooker players narrowly failed in their quest to qualify for the World Championship, which will dominate our screens from 17 April to 3 May. Nick Dyson, Nick Walker, Wayne Brown and Andrew Higginson will have to watch the game's
IN a drive to get more elderly people to claim the benefits they are entitled to, Helen Jones MP will be holding a surgery at Asda Birchwood, writes Jenni Carroll. The surgery from 10.30am to noon on Thursday, April 22, is being held as part of Age Concern's
A TEENAGER was left with a fractured cheekbone after a gang of men viciously assaulted him in Woolston Park. The 18-year-old, from Longbarn, was attacked on Wednesday afternoon as he walked past the bandstand. He was briefly knocked unconscious after
EX-WARRINGTON Wolves ace Lee Penny says he wants to get on with his career after narrowly escaping a jail sentence for drink driving. Penny, 29, was banned from driving for three years and must serve 100 hours' unpaid community work as part of a 12-month
Mr Joseph Turner, husband of Mrs Lilly Turner, died on February 12, aged 86. Mr Turner, of Oak Street, Croft, lived in Croft all his life. He was first employed as a farm worker for 22 years, then with Lancashire County Council, and later Cheshire CC
DYKES Mr John Dykes, husband of Mrs Joyce Dykes, died of acute renal failure on March 7. He was 75. Mr Dykes, of Oldham Street, Latchford, lived in Warrington all his life. He was employed at Pierpoint and Bryant as a wheel finisher, and had done two-and-a-half
BUDDING songwriters could scoop £1,000 worth of Yamaha music gear for themselves and their school or college. The search is on to find Britain's top young talent. You could perform at the 2004 Make It Break It awards in front of a celebrity panel of top
Mr William (Bill) Barratt, husband of the late Mrs Julia Barratt, died on February 22, aged 93. Mr Barratt, of St Peter's Court, St Peter's Way, lived in Warrington all his life. He was employed as a fitter and turner at Whittles, British Aluminium, Conveyancer
Mrs Joyce Barnes, wife of Mr Bill Barnes, died on February 26. She was 49. Mrs Barnes of Buttermere Crescent, Orford, lived in Warrington all her life. She was employed in her earlier years at Burtons, Revelation shirt works and Tetley Walker's. Mrs Barnes
CONDOMS are being handed out free to town-centre clubbers as part of a campaign warning about the perilous cocktail of alcohol, drugs and unprotected sex. The month long scheme is especially targeting young people aged between 18-25 and urges them not
Mr Albert Boswell, husband of Mrs Joyce Boswell, died of coronary heart disease on March 2. He was 69. Mr Boswell, of Broadhurst Avenue, Culcheth, and formerly of Birchwood, was born in South Wales. Mr Boswell was clever with his hands, trained greyhounds
Mr Harold Leech, husband of Mrs Prudence Leech, died of pneumonia on March 12. He was 90. Mr Leech, of Wilson Close, Thelwall, formerly of Orford, lived in Warrington all his life. He was last employed at Daresbury Laboratory, and prior to this had worked
ANOTHER of the borough's teenage tearaways has been placed under an Anti-social Behaviour order. Police secured the order against Ben Baines, 13, of Station Road, Haydock at Knowsley Magistrates' Court. Along with St Helens Council's Safer Communities
Bradford Bulls 54 Saints 8 BRIAN Noble's opening reflection 'We had prepared to fight George Foreman and got George Formby' came after his Bradford side had dished out an 11-try whipping to severely depleted Saints on Monday. It was a light-hearted comment
SAINTS coach Ian Millward has defended his controversial team selection for Easter Monday's hiding at Odsal in the wake of criticism from some supporters. Eleven of Saints' 17-man squad that drew with Wigan on Good Friday were absent from the team thrashed
NEWTON may not be included in a crime-cutting scheme being extended across St Helens. Fitting gates to the entrances of alleyways at the rear of people's homes reduces burglaries, fly-tipping, graffiti, fires and youth disorder, says the council. Statistics
A DRUG addict was jailed for two years after police found crack cocaine and heroin in his house. Officers raided Philip Shaw's home on October 15 and found bags of crack cocaine worth £400 and just under a gramme of heroin. Some bags were lying on Shaw's
A NEW York artist has chosen Newton over the buzz of the Big Apple, after a life of fashion drawing in the city's famous stores. Before the wide use of photography in advertising, Bill Taylor's deft fingers and sharp eyes won him contracts to draw the
GOLBORNE'S shops are safe from new competition, after plans for a new superstore in Ashton were thrown out. Land earmarked for a large town centre superstore will not now be included in the council's proposed new plan for the borough.
WORRIED students have started a petition to keep Newton High School's sixth form open. The group was gathering signatures in Earlestown at the weekend in a scene reminiscent of the Save Our Sixth Form (SOS) campaign run by students 16 years ago, when
CELEBRITIES are already lined up for this year's Southport Flower Show. Comic writer and performer Barry Cryer will head the bill for the event which runs from August 19-22. He wrote for the Two Ronnies, Morecambe and Wise and Tommy Cooper. Barry will
A FARCE is being staged by Frodsham Players. California Suite by Neil Simon will be performed at Frodsham Community Centre, Fluin Lane, from April 21-24 at 7.45pm Tickets priced £4/£3 concessions (Wednesday) £5/£4 concessions (Thursday-Saturday) are available
I T was said in Victorian times that the women of that era had no rights, only wrongs, but without the influence of women, the salt workers of industrial Winsford would have been lost. Not only did they have to laboriously do the washing in a time when
is a formality WITTON Albion's hopes of promotion into the UniBond Premier Division are now almost a reality. John Davison's side need just three points from their remaining two games to be certain of a place in the top flight next season. But they are
Woolston 52 Haresfinch 6 FINCH'S last league game of the season saw them comprehensively beaten by last year's summer National League Three inaugural champions. Despite the result though, the visitors can take heart from a spirited performance by a side
Bold Miners A 30 Rylands A 23 BOLD again took the spoils in their penultimate game of the league campaign but they were given a scare by their Warrington opponents. The home side started well with Gareth Mercer capitalising on a defensive blunder to score
Orrell St James 13 Haydock 26 HAYDOCK progressed to the Premiership Cup semi-finals with a workmanlike performance. The visitors were always in control, combining good attack with excellent defence. Haydock opened the scoring with a Forber drop goal before
LEA Clarke won the latest Newton Anglers' Association Sunday Open Sweepstake at the Sankey St Helens Canal. He reeled in a net of fish weighing 5lbs 13ozs 5drms. John Ormershire finished second with 4-14-0 and Brian Bishop came third with 4-6-15. The
Golborne u10 32 Widnes Moorefield u10 10 GOLBORNE cruised to victory in their rearrange match with Widnes Moorefield. Fine attacking play from Greg Wilde and Ben Currie created gaps in Widnes' defence and enabled Golborne to score six tries. Ben scored
NEWTON Cricket Club are confident of bouncing straight back up to the Premier Division after retaining the services of Indian Test star Shiv Sunder Das. The 26-year-old opening batsman missed the majority of the previous campaign after being called up
CHILL out to the sounds of the harp in a first at the Limelight next Saturday. Local musician Fiona Shirra is set to play the Crewe music mecca's first gig in Music Caf's conservatory An intimate concert, expect tunes from Celtic through to Jazz and Blues
ORIGINAL 80s goths All About Eve make their return to Limelight, next Sunday. Formed in 1985 by erstwhile rock journalist and Gene Loves Jezebel bass player Julianne Regan, she still fronts the band today as they embark on a national UK tour. Encouraged
CELEBRATE St George's Day in the Limelight with the music of one of England's finest, next Friday. One of the most influential bands of the rock era, we should be mighty proud Led Zeppelin were one of our own when flying the flag throughout the 70s. An
BIDDULPH Vics picked up four points from six over the Easter break despite only scoring once. The Vics beat Westfields 1-0 at home on Saturday, and were held to a 0-0 draw at Tunstall Road on Monday by Racing Club Warwick. Vics' boss Terry Greer made
CONGLETON Town's top five challenge suffered a major blow over Easter as they picked up a solitary point. The Bears went down 3-2 at home to title challengers Clitheroe on Saturday after battling back from two goals down. The defeat was followed by a
PROUD to have served as an old fashioned GP for nearly 20 years, Widnes Dr Lakshni Narayana has retired. He said: "It's been brilliant, I've really had a wonderful time being an old fashioned doctor, I've had wonderful relationships with my patients over
CHURCH leaders are appealing for cash help to support a major improvement scheme hit by spiralling costs. Providing disabled access and a new foyer and heating system at the United Reformed Church in Congleton was due to cost £125,000. The Antrobus Street
POLICE are launching a major drive to crack down on young hooligans and vandals across Biddulph. The police are using a two-pronged initiative in a bid to stamp out loutish behaviour and improve life for residents. Anti Social Behaviour Orders are being
TEARS of joy flowed down her cheek as a fanfare heralded the arrival of the Queen at Liverpool Cathedral. Great-great gran Alice Fagan, 98, was overwhelmed with emotion as she received Maundy money from her majesty. "When everyone sang, her tears flowed
JOBS galore will be on offer by Asda at their new recruitment centre. The company is refurbishing a building in Violet Street, Widnes, to train 150 staff for their new £21m store in the town centre. John Tobin, general store manager, said: "Our first
A RAILWAY bridge in Frodsham is getting a facelift thanks to community organisations working together. Members of Frodsham Forward held a meeting in March to bring together key partners interested in improving the town's railway station. The meeting was
HALTON Tenants & Residents Federation is holding its annual meeting at 7pm on Thursday, May 6 in the old canteen rooms of St Gerard's School, Lugsdale Road, Widnes.
CHILDREN in Stockton Heath were celebrating this week after receiving an outstanding report from Ofsted inspectors. St Thomas' Primary School was described as 'a very good school were pupils achieve well' with standards well above the expected level.
Hamit Honno, 28, and Nassour Vichara, 26, from Empress Court, Old Trafford, both died when the Toyota Corolla they were in collided with another car on the A556 at Bucklow Hill. On Friday Cheshire Police said that inquests had been opened and adjourned
NANTWICH Town boss Nigel Gleghorn has warned his players this season isn't over with their futures at stake. Although promotion hopes are over, the player manager wants 100% from his side over the last few games to prove they can be part of an anticipated
His side were beaten 1-0 by Leigh RMI, the only side Vics could have caught, and with the defeat went Vics' hopes of not taking the wooden spoon this season. And it has been a season littered with missed chances, bad luck and poor football. Facts that
PAUL KEAVENY YOUNG Adam is a dark, dreamy and disturbing, study of sexual tension and guilty secrets in which Ewan McGregor turns in arguably the best performance of his career. He plays Joe, a labourer on a barge in 50s Scotland, who discovers the body
AN incinerator will "almost certainly" not be built in Lostock, according to Vale Royal Borough Council's lead councillor for waste management. Clr Malcolm Gaskill said some sort of waste centre could be set up in Lostock but an incinerator was the least
I WRITE in reply to T Higginson, Liberal Democrat. I can't believe a councillor is objecting to the only sports stadium in the borough being completed for the community. Past generations paid for the ground with a variety of fundraising activities in
CREWE FC sealed one of their best ever victories, turning over league leaders Barnton 2-0 on their own turf, last Saturday. Goals from Steve Parker and top scorer Dave Hanson gave the club their first ever win against the Mid Cheshire League perennial
THIS week in the Leisure Leagues 6-a-side football at Widnes on a Sunday evening, Special Guests only need one point from their final two games of the season to secure the league title. Second placed Barchester Utd are five points adrift, but with a much
READING Mr Higginson's letter last week I was reminded what fools some amateur politicians can be. He criticises a stadium that has helped put our area on the map in the media and elsewhere. He thinks the main measure of success should be a financial
AN amphitheatre is coming to Middlewich to add more sparkle to the town's Roman heritage. Middlewich Town Council, through its clerk Jonathan Williams, has secured a £59,000 grant from the Rural Recovery Fund to have an amphitheatre built at the Bull
RESIDENTS are hoping that a refurbished play area unveiled in Middlewich this week will not turn into a waste dump once again. Congleton Borough Council has ploughed £20,000 into Newton Bank and transformed it into a community garden. After more than
VOLUNTEERS are asking for Middlewich residents' help in making life for sick children in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia a little brighter. A group of caring friends in Middlewich who raise money for the Chernobyl Children's Lifeline have organised a visit
TRAFFIC problems in Middlewich are to be tackled by the latest police weapon launched to put a stop to anti-social behaviour. And it is thanks to help from residents that problems and issues have been identified. The newly formed Anti-Social Behaviour
A LOLLIPOP lady is swapping England's wintry climes for a life in the sun. Jacqueline Parry, aged 40, of Penmark Close, Callands, has patrolled the crossing outside Callands Primary School for the past three and a half years. On Friday, tearful pupils
COMMUNICATIONS giant Vodafone brought some Easter cheer to the children's ward at Warrington Hospital last week. Staff from the company's Birchwood call centre donated sweets and cuddly toys to the ward and presented them to the children. Jane Scott,
WARRINGTON Wolves Academy under 18s Rugby League team had to hang on grimly to claim their first Junior Academy League grading phase victory at Wilderspool on Saturday. They had started brightly and took a 22-0 lead in the opening 28 minutes against Halifax
Saints 21 Wigan Warriors 21 A LATE drop goal by Sean Long provided the final twist of a fierce derby thriller and preserved his side's unbeaten run - albeit temporarily. But Saints will rue having let this encounter scale such dramatic heights. Dominant
Bradford Bulls 54 Saints 8 "WE prepared to fight George Foreman and got George Formby", was Bradford coach, Brian Noble's opening reflection after his side had dished out an 11-try whipping to severely depleted Saints. The light-hearted comment brought
ON a weekend of controversy at Knowsley Road, a happier note was struck when club director and former chairman, Eric Ashton was made a Life President of Saints before Good Friday's derby clash with Wigan Warriors. A true RL legend, former Wigan and Great
SAINTS' coach Ian Millward has defended his controversial team selection for the Easter Monday Super League clash against Bradford at Odsal in the wake of criticism from some quarters. Eleven of the 17-man squad that drew with Wigan on Good Friday were
WINSFORD Town Council is celebrating after it earned a prestigious award that recognises just how good a service staff and councillors provide. Winsford Mayor Clr Nick Harris and deputy mayor Clr Don Beckett announced at a press conference last week that
A GOVERNOR at Tarporley High School says a decision he made to cut a school bus for Winsford pupils was not an easy one to make. Youngsters from the town who travelled on subsidised transport to Tarporley High found themselves stranded earlier this year
SAINTS duo Jon Wilkin and Dom Feaunati will miss next weekend's Challenge Cup semi-final after being suspended by the RFL's disciplinary committee. Wilkin has been banned for four matches and fined £300 following his sending-off in the Bradford thrashing
A SUMMER running event in Winsford has been organised to raise money for the battle against prostate cancer. The Round Winsford Run was launched last year and proved such a success that Gary Steele and his Leighton Hospital Prostate Cancer Support Group
POST office chiefs have agreed to replace a post box on the Grange Estate that was decimated when vandals stuffed powerful fireworks inside it. Nixon Drive residents were shocked last October when a deafening explosion saw bricks and iron thrown nearly
NATHAN Wood is itching to make amends for his Easter Monday penalty howler by putting in a match winning performance in Sunday's Challenge Cup semi-final. The Australian half back had a good game against Wigan Warriors but the skipper for the day felt
SUNBATHING on the beach and enjoying a picnic on the prom filled bygone days in West Bank with fun and laughter. Enthusiasts now plan to recapture the past in the community's first ever Heritage Festival, thanks to a £37,700 heritage lottery fund grant
THERE has been a sharp decline in the number of abandoned vehicles on the streets since the introduction of a new initiative by Vale Royal Borough Council, according to a new report. The scheme, which was launched last spring in conjunction with Cheshire
GIVING blood is not everyone's cup of tea but two Cheshire men have been commended after making 150 donations between them. Ron Wilkinson, of Middlewich Road, Middlewich, and Graham Roughsedge, of Abbey Way, Hartford, were presented with engraved crystal
A TURKISH driver is in prison awaiting trial after a fatal crash that killed a devoted Runcorn couple, an inquest has heard. Gail Litherland, 48, and her husband, Steven, 50, of Hitchens Close, Murdishaw, died on October 7, 2003, just minutes after arriving
A WINSFORD man walking along the A533 bypass died from his injuries after he was in collision with a car travelling along the road in the early hours of Sunday morning. The accident happened at 1.05am, when the 30-year-old pedestrian was walking towards
protest FARMERS have escalated their action against supermarkets, which they say have started a price war, leading to lower farm prices. There has been a strong police presence at the Morrisons distribution centre in Rudheath for the past week. Around
A WOMAN from Hartford wants to thank her 'knights in shining armour' after a routine trip to the bank almost ended in tragedy. Sixty-year-old Jackie Acklam was left unable to move next to the River Weaver after falling and hitting her head on a concrete
A total of 17 drug menaces, fourteen adults and three youths, were punished at Chester Crown Court on April 5 and 6 after being arrested in dawn raids in Northwich, Winsford, Merseyside and Crewe in October last year. A further two offenders are awaiting
Widnes Cricket Club SEVEN months hard work has finally paid dividends for Widnes CC. Members of the Murray Smith ECB Cheshire County League and Pacific Brands Merseyside Youth League this week learned they have been awarded a community club development
RUNCORN FC Halton kept up the pressure on the top 13 with a well-earned point against highflying Alfreton thanks to an equaliser three minutes from time from player/manager Chris Lightfoot, writes Debbie Quaile. Lightfoot had ringed the changes following
TWO dangerous arson attacks in Crewe this week have sparked fury from fire officers for undermining the effectiveness of the service. Firefighters have tackled blazes at homes in Coronation Crescent and on West Street in the past few days - both of which
A TEENAGE paratrooper has been hailed champion recruit, after just six months training. Graeme Finneran, 19, passed out of the Infantry Training Centre in Catterick with flying colours. "We are very very proud of him," said his nan, Olga Pennington, of
A BLUNT object was used in an attack in Richard Close, Castlefields in the early hours of Monday morning. A 23-year-old man was hit over the head at around 3am. He was taken to Warrington hospital for checks.
Watford...2 Crewe...1 ECSTASY and then agony within sixty seconds saw Crewe leave Vicarage Road empty handed on Easter Saturday. David Wright's bizarre own goal set up Watford for a crucial three points in the relegation scrap that threatens to go right
EVERY time I pass the new skateboard facility in Victoria Park I am amazed how well used it is. Well done to Labour on its initiative. I didn't think it would be so popular. I read in the local papers recently that Marie Rimmer, the Leader of the Labour
MERSEYSIDE Police regularly operate a speed trap at the junction of Borough Road and Enfield Street, St Helens as the two lane Borough Road is subject to a 30mph speed limit. I have no problem with this. This speed limit has been set to protect the residents
RECENTLY I have read in various local papers, letters commenting on the council's recycling efforts i.e. cans, bottles and paper etc. I would like to say I am all for recycling as are lots of others. Other people say it's a waste of time, we all have
THERE is an elderly gentleman who lives in Haydock, who because of his persistent enquiry into any wrong doings only brings him rebuke (Give Stan the tickets, Dear Star). Everyone wants an easy life, but in doing so, some things are overlooked. This elderly
IN response to Floating Voter (You Carry On Stan, Dear Star), I would like to point out that had he had taken the time to read my letter, he would notice that far from silencing Stan Roberts, I suggested the man get his own column (albeit preferably in
IN reply to the letter Landfill Stench (Dear Star, April 1), yes the person whom wrote in is correct as to the flocks of 'scavenging seagulls' over the tip in Vista Road. There are hundred over on certain days and Banks don't seem to be bothered now.
WARRINGTON Borough Council has given approval for hanging baskets to be place on streetlights on Smithy Lane, Smithy Brow, Lord Street, Heath Lane and Mustard Lane, in Croft. Birchwood Town Council will be able to erect and remove the plants but says
Badminton Warrington Badminton League results: Division One: North Cheshire 0 ICI 8, North Cheshire 1 ICI 2nds 7, ICI 7 Appleton Hall 1, Brook 8 Brook 2nds 0, The Heath 8 Brook 2nds 0, Daten 7 ICI 1, Daten 4 Brook 4, North Cheshire 0 Brook 8, Appleton
Swimmers draw with Northwich WARRIORS of Warrington Swimming Club and Northwich finished as joint winners of the annual Postcode Relay Gala staged at Woolston Leisure Centre. Warrington's young team of 38 swimmers won 12 of the 33 relays and finished
Warrington 2nd 62 Rossendale 2nd 0 WARRINGTON Rugby Union Club's improving second team continued their run of success with a 62-0 rout of Rossendale. The opposition had no answer to the pace of Warrington's back three, the guile of the home side's centre
A MAKESHIFT Rylands amateur Rugby League side held North West Counties Division Six champions and Rose Bowl finalists Bold Miners for 70 minutes before tiring in the last 10 minutes and losing 30-23. Rylands A, who had seven under 18s players on show,
RYLANDS Amateur Rugby League Club's first team can make history on Saturday. If they defeat Woolston Rovers at Bennett's Recreation Ground in the North West Counties Division One game it will put Rylands into next season's Premier Division for the first
Warrington Town 1 Woodley Sports 1 A POINT for Warrington Town against North West Counties Soccer League Division One title contenders Woodley Sports was scant reward for their spirited endeavours in a pulsating encounter at Cantilever Park. Town more
CHESHIRE Hawthorne are the Warrington Sunday Soccer League Premier Cup winners for 2004. The Warrington side defeated Halton Arms 2-1 in Good Friday's showdown at Cantilever Park. Hawthorne's success came the hard way as they had a full back sent off
AN outstanding last-gasp goal for Fearnhead Albion sealed one of the best Guardian Cup finals in recent years. Teenage striker Robbie Hanley harried a defensive mistake and dribbled past a number of Daten Sports defenders before unleashing an unstoppable
WARRINGTON Schools' Soccer League Cup finals staged at Warrington Town's Cantilever Park ground produced some excellent action and a surprise too. Gareth Humphries broke the deadlock for the league champions Penketh in the year seven final against Great
SPRING has sprung and attention in Lymm is turning to this year's Lymm Festival, which is less than three months away. There will be a mix of events throughout the week, which showcases not only the talents of people from Lymm, but also of touring performers
A WARRINGTON firm of solicitors has launched a new website to highlight what the company has to offer. Trevor McWhirter, practice manager at Forshaws, said: "We wanted the content to be straight forward language, because this reflects our firm's belief
WARRINGTON Guardian can exclusively reveal the new face of Birchwood Park as the business centre puts in its bid to become one of the region's top business addresses. The next phase in the development of Birchwood Park, Bridgewater Place, was granted
STAND-OFF Ryan Millington was in outstanding form as Widnes Junior Academy got their first win of the season against Keighley. Millington raced in for a hat-trick as the Vikings racked up 66 points with just 12 in reply. They were 48-0 up at the break
WARRINGTON Hospital is celebrating a successful year of patient care after waiting times dropped to the lowest ever levels. At a briefing session held by North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust chief executive Ian Dalton, achievements and developments across
FAMILIES with terminally ill children are set to benefit from a charity set up in memory of little Jacob Hawthorn, who died earlier this year from congenital muscular dystrophy. Jacob, aged three, from Woolston, had just returned from a dream trip to
SPRING has sprung in Warrington with youngsters across the town celebrating the new season in their own way. Children across Warrington celebrated Easter in style this year as schools provided a host of activities to mark the occasion. Easter events were
EDUCATION bosses are calling for a zero tolerance policy against pupils who assault and abuse teachers. Stephen Twigg, a high-ranking education minister, called for new measures to be introduced that will tackle the issue head on. He was speaking at the
Crewe...3 Coventry...1 MASTERSTROKE or disaster? After the first 45 minutes, many felt Dario Gradi's self confessed gamble of playing Michael Higdon and Michael Symes up front was destined to be the latter. But both were on target in a superb second-half
SPECIAL measures have hit Woolston High School hard but, according to a school insider, the atmosphere has brightened since the head teacher's resignation. As reported in last week's Warrington Guardian, head teacher, Mark Gannon, quit when Ofsted placed
CREWE boss Dario Gradi was a proud man after his side's crucial 3-1 victory over Coventry. Michael Higdon, Michael Symes and Dean Ashton were on target to seal three massive points to take the Alex to the brink of First Division safety. "We were outplayed
SHOPPERS, passers-by and parishioners from 10 churches joined together for an open air service on Good Friday. It was the first time that the Easter event had taken place, but it looks set to become a permanent fixture in the Penketh calendar. The congregation
CREWE can virtually secure their First Division status with the right result at play-off hopefuls Reading this Saturday. Lifted by that crucial 3-1 victory over Coventry on Easter Monday, the Alex travel to the Madejski Stadium knowing three points would
A TROUBLESHOOTING working group, set up by Warrington Borough Council, is investigating what can be done to improve facilities at the Parr Hall. An analysis was undertaken with the help of Phil Smith, the manager of Bolton Albert Hall that found the hall
WHEN Steven Broomhead moved to Renaissance House, he thought his days of being stopped in the street were over. But how wrong he was. In the 12 months since he left the Town Hall, Mr Broomhead says he is still stopped on Bridge Street, even now that he
ANOTHER police officer caught making racist comments on an undercover TV programme in Warrington has resigned. PC Keith Cheshire, of North Wales Police, was facing a disciplinary hearing and the possibility of criminal charges. But the Crown Prosecution
A SENIOR Cheshire policeman has called on the courts to hand out stricter penalties for the most serious motoring offences. Chief Superintendent Derek Barnett wants greater powers to deal with serial offenders and says courts should get tougher. Speaking
A MAN put rail passengers' lives at risk by forcing his way into a driver's cab as a train sped along at 75mph towards a red light. David Newsham, aged 48, was arrested at Warrington Bank Quay station after trying to obstruct train driver Richard Lee,
FORMBY fever continues unabated this week with Warrington Guardian readers eager to tell their tales of when they met George. Warrington's oldest resident, 103-year-old Albert Longmore, was a teenage friend of George Formby. Albert lived at The Limes
RUGBY bosses at Warrington Wolves have threatened to ban their own fans from games after a spate of violence over the Easter weekend. The stern warning comes after police were pelted with missiles by Wire fans returning home from Monday's defeat against
A TERRIFIED pensioner from Latchford wants to move out of her house after she was punched and spat at outside her home. Eileen Allendar, aged 67, who lives off Park Avenue, was attacked on her doorstep when she stood up for another senior citizen who
WARRINGTON Wolves face their biggest game in years on Sunday and the whole town is getting behind their bid for cup success. The club, which was facing relegation from the Super League just 18 months ago, stands just 80 minutes from glory and an appearance
CHESHIRE'S Chief Constable has expressed his dismay over the carnage on the county's roads over the Easter weekend. Peter Fahy spoke of his regret at the rising numbers of fatalities after four people died during the holiday period. It brings the total
POLICE have extended for an extra three months the bail of Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed - the parents of murdered teenager Shafilea Ahmed - who are still arrested on suspicion of kidnapping their daughter. Today, Monday, a spokesman for Cheshire Police
at the Sally Army COMEDIAN Tim Vine - from ITV1's The Sketch Show - is preparing to bring laughter to some of Warrington's homeless tonight, Tuesday. The TV star is to play a one-off gig for the residents of Warrington's Salvation Army at the Citadel,
POLICE are hunting a man who flashed at a woman at a bus stop. He had cut away the crotch area of his trousers. The incident happened at around 8pm, on March 24, when a man in his 50s exposed himself to a woman on Orford Lane. The flasher was a white
A FORMER Warrington man who instigated a new form of fire-fighting in his adopted home of Australia has died. David Webster, aged 55, died last month following more than 30 years' service as a volunteer and career officer for the Western Australia Fire
Mrs Muriel Gillespie, wife of the late Mr James Gillespie, died of a cerebrovascular accident on March 5, aged 88. Mrs Gillespie, of Lovely Lane, formerly of Priestley Street, lived in Warrington all her life. She was first employed at Warrington Shirt
SAUNDERS Mr Roger Saunders, husband of Mrs June Saunders, died of cancer on February 4. He was 58. Mr Saunders, of Australia Cottage, Australia Lane, Grappenhall, lived in Grappenhall all his life. He was first employed at Garton Seeds, and was last employed
Mrs Hazel Ollis, wife of the later Mr Peter Ollis, died on March 12, aged 65. Mrs Ollis, of Ollerton Close, Grappenhall, was born in Pendleton, Salford, and had lived in Grappenhall for 45 years. She had also lived in Llandudno for five years. She was
A GRIEVING grandmother is desperately appealing for the return of treasured family possessions that were in the back of her car which was stolen last Monday. A little more than a year ago Brenda Astley's family faced unimaginable grief after three family
Mr Wilfred Oakes, husband of Mrs Ethel Oakes, died on March 7, aged 88. Mr Oakes, of Capesthorne Road, Orford, lived in Warrington all his life. He was employed as a labourer with Warrington Borough Council, and served with the Army in Burma and the Far
A ROBBER armed with a handgun stole cash from a security guard who was making a delivery at a town-centre post office. The crook, said to be a muscular six-footer, grabbed a cash box from the guard at College Street post-office. He then escaped down an
THE mum of a former promising teenage rugby player paralysed in a freak tackle more than seven years ago, is furious that his carers' cars were vandalised by louts. Christine Bryan said her son Luke has two carers who work in shifts around the clock to
IMAGES resembling a scene from a Hammer horror film have whipped up a storm of protest over the desecration of graves at an ancient burial ground. Visitors have discovered an unearthed skull and numerous vandalized graves. It's thought gangs of drug-crazed
Saints 21 Wigan Warriors 21 A LATE drop goal by Sean Long provided the final twist of a fierce 'derby' thriller and preserved his side's unbeaten run. But Saints will rue having let this encounter scale such dramatic heights. Saints, dominant in the first
Daniel Currie, aged 17, who is in the lower sixth at St Aelred's said: "If Newton sixth formers come to our school the class sizes might go up, which isn't a good thing. "I do chemistry lessons at Newton High so may have to have a different teacher. I
IT was an Easter treat for Vikings fans as Widnes resurrected their season in spectacular fashion with two wins on the bounce, writes Nick Lakeman. Neil Kelly's battling side, led by mercurial stand-off Jules O'Neill, surprised critics and supporters
ELECTRIFYING, exciting and enthralling! You can share the passion and power of one of the most hotly anticipated events in the motor sport calendar - the British Superbike Championship. We've teamed up with Oulton Park to give away 10 pairs of tickets
Parklands 3 Beechwood 0 THE home side got off to a perfect start scoring early on with after neat approach play. Both sides fought the elements in a tight first half with Parklands maintaining their one goal advantage at the break. The second half saw
PLAYERS and officials of Newton Cricket Club are all geared up for their quest to make a rapid return to the Premier Division of the Littlewoods Gaming Liverpool & District Cricket Competition. Last season was a big disappointment as the first team
Haydock A 30 Leigh Miners Rangers A 28 HAYDOCK seconds finished the league programme with a hard-fought win in a game that was in the balance right to the final whistle. Having given the visitors a start, Haydock had to play catch-up rugby and tries by
Pilkington Recs 12 Simms Cross 32 FOR the third time this season Recs pushed the league champions hard before being eventually overrun in the closing stages of this Premiership Cup 2nd round game. After playing up the City Road slope in the first half
Saints Senior Academy 27 Wigan 20 HALF-backs James Roby and Carl Forber inspired a second-half fightback that helped Saints sink Wigan at Knowsley Road. Saints, whose line-up included Tim Jonkers, making his first appearance after a lengthy injury lay-off
Vulcan 4 Vicars 1 IT was not only local pride that hung on to this 'derby' as Vulcan needed three points to go clear at the top of the table and relegation-threatened Vicars needed to win to ensure their safety. Both sides worked hard to accomplish their
T HIS week Market Place is remembering the life of one of Northwich's well known writers, Robert Westall. The Northwich and District Heritage Society has proudly published a book entitled The Extraordinary Life of Robert Westall. Written by his partner
ST Patricks stormed back to the top of the Earlestown Snooker League with a 5-1 win at Golborne Catholic. Mick Mann lost their only game. Jim Picton provided the opposition. Bryn Labour moved down to second spot, only one point behind St Patricks, after
Newton Storm 10 Eccleston Lions 12 NEWTON Storm took a lot of positives from their entertaining run out with higher league Eccleston Lions. The friendly fixture was arranged due to a lull in Storm's league campaign and the game was a credit to both sides
Thatto Heath 28 Golborne Parkside 40 GOLBORNE Parkside beat Thatto Heath on their own patch to pip them to the North West Counties Amateur Rugby League Division Six title on Saturday. Golborne saved their best performance of the season for the title decider
CREDITED as one of the big influential figures in rock and blues, Leslie West arrives in town next Thursday. Only a select few forge a revolutionary style and sound. The innovative studio and live music of West and his seminal rock band Mountain are in
TUESDAY Rock Night returns after its one week exodus at the Limelight. Making way for the 'twin guitar' pioneers Wishbone Ash, for seven days only, the weekly showcase for local, up-and-coming and unsigned bands returns with a bang on April 20. Female-fronted
EVERYONE has been digging the dancing queens all over again during the last few days. Not that Abba's appeal has ever diminished since taking the music world by storm three decades ago. Last Tuesday saw the musical Mamma Mia! celebrate its fifth anniversary
ALSAGER Town boss Greg Clowes is looking to bring in new strikers for next season to beef up his struggling attack. Alsager have been as high as fifth in the table this season, thanks largely to the efforts of striker Andy Kinsey and a superb defence.
