JOHN and Evelyn Birkenhead celebrated 50 years of marriage by renewing their wedding vows on the QE2. They joined nine other couples in renewing their vows and celebrated their golden wedding anniversary afterwards with friends at cocktail party on board
stand-ins THE 60th anniversary of the D-Day Landings was celebrated at the Kershaw Day Centre, Newton-le-Willows, where a commemorative party was held. The elderly people who use the centre were treated to entertainment and St Helens Council staff, who
A SUMMER fair is being held to treat youngsters to a day out. A team of enthusiastic mums, Upton 2000, is organising the event on Saturday, June 19, from noon to 4pm at Upton community centre, Hough Green Road, Widnes. Gifts, cakes, oddments, homemade
VILLAGERS from Weaverham have backed a proposed housing development that would include the building of a pavement on a dangerous corner in the area. Parents from both the village playgroups, Wallerscote Playgroup and Bizzy Bees Playgroup, as well as youngsters
DEVELOPERS have reduced the size of the proposed substation in Acton Bridge by 30 per cent after encountering fierce opposition from residents. But they still feel Station Road is the best site for the development. Network Rail and National Grid submitted
WHEN Sidney Case moved out of his flat, the last thing he expected was that he would receive a telephone bill for more than £1,200, more than a year later. So when a letter dropped through his new Orford address from a debt collector, he was more than
MOTORWAY chiefs are asking people in Warrington for comments on how they can relieve congestion and reduce accidents on the M6. The Highways Agency is drawing up a 15-year strategy for the management and improvement of the motorway between junction 20
A NEW partnership has been set up between Cheshire Police and a housing firm in a bid to tackle anti-social behaviour in Birchwood and Oakwood. The joint venture between Risley Community Action Team (CAT) and Harvest Housing Group aims to deal with anti-social
of Venus passing across the sun CHILDREN in Newton enjoyed a rare glimpse of Venus crossing the sun on Tuesday. This rare event - it happens only four times every 243 years - was last seen and photographed by professional astronomers in 1882. At St Aelred's
SUMMER nights have brought an increase in garden theft, warn police. And the incidents have prompted police to recommend that people mark their property. A spokesman for Merseyside Police said: "Even if you think your property isn't valuable enough to
MERSEYSIDE police are inviting Newton residents to have their say on race relations. The police force is reviewing its policies to make sure unlawful racial discrimination is eliminated and equal opportunities and good relations between people from different
kidnapped A POLISH lorry driver was kidnapped as he slept in his cab on Kid Glove Road in Golborne. He was woken at 5.30am on Tuesday, June 1, and bundled into the boot of a car. He was driven to High Field Farm in Newton-le-Willows, beaten up and abandoned
A PREGNANT mum claims she is being forced out of Newton by alleged threats from neighbours facing eviction. Housing association Helena Housing wants to re-home Leonie Hyde, aged 30, of Wheatley Avenue, and children, Samantha, aged eight, and Luke, aged
MIDDLEWICH First is celebrating after it gained two seats on Congleton Borough Council in a landslide victory on Thursday night. At the borough council elections held at Congleton Town Hall on June 10, Middlewich First candidates Emma Brown, of Kinderton
JOIN our mad hatter's walk and help combat heart disease. That's the invitation from the British Heart Foundation as they challenge World readers to a walk 2pm on July 4 at Walton Hall Gardens. Weightwatchers raised more than £8,500 when they bared their
LABOUR lost overall control of St Helens in the local elections for the first time in living memory and the local authority is now a hung council. The party only claimed 24 of the 48 seats, one short of a majority. Liberal Democrats won 18 seats and the
A FAMILY fun day will be held at Golborne's Asda on Saturday, June 12. From noon until 3pm there will be face painting, children's games, police and firemen and DJs.
NEWTON student Gemma Williams is jetting off to teach Romanian children English. But she needs to raise £450 to pay for her airfare before she flies on June 18, and wants people in Newton to help her. Gemma, from Sidley Drive, is doing everything she
FEWER lorries will roll through Newton after the town's residents' association won concessions from recycling company Cory Environmental, whose vehicles pass through the town. After 18 months of negotiations with Cory, which manages Newton's landfill
THEY say patience is a virtue, but it was only an inconvenience for baby Amy Rimmer. She was in line to play Tracy Barlow's baby in Coronation Street before she was even born, but hung on a little too long and missed the due date for her on-screen appearance
A DECISION on the future of Newton High School's sixth form was made by St Helens Council's executive board yesterday, as the Newton and Golborne Guardian went to press. The meeting on Wednesday evening followed three months of consultation with staff
l FIRE fighters put out a rubbish fire in minutes. It happened on Wargrave Road, on May 27 at 8.05pm. l A DERELICT building was set alight on May 27. The fire was near to the Vulcan Sports Club on Wargrave Road and was reported at 12.15am. l A LARGE bonfire
