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Knockout fundraising day

IT was a fun day out for all the family for those who attended an action-packed event on Sunday to raise money for the Debra UK Charity. The Hanover International Hotel in Stretton held the fun day in aid of youngsters suffering from a rare genetic skin

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Additional taxi rank in village is the way forward

THERE may be light at the end of the tunnel over the taxi problem in Stockton Heath after councillors and Warrington cab officials reached a proposed agreement. The idea to create an additional taxi rank outside the police station to reduce traffic congestion

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Dabbers keen to keep its stars

NANTWICH Town plan on hanging on to their star names as they bid for a top six finish in NWC Division One, next season. Chairman Clive Jackson and new full-time boss Steve Davies are currently assembling their squad to do the business come August, but

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Postal vote was a fiasco

HAVING waited in vain to receive my ballot papers, early on Monday, June 7, I decided to phone the electoral office in the shopping precinct. After taking my name and telephone number I was informed that someone would ring me back. Having had no return

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Concerns were resolved

I AM sure everyone must have read in the Warrington Guardian of the changes being planned to our Warrington walks and other traditional events. These reforms are required by the police and have the backing of the borough council. It is surprising to realise

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Ought to be some record of this phenomenon

IT IS quite a long time now since the Guardian revealed the plans for a new bus station. No doubt much is happening behind the scenes in Whitehall, memoranda being passed, meetings, recording minutes and whatnot. But there is one matter which I doubt

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Fast drivers

I READ in your pages (June 10) that another two cars have left the road on Wilton Lane, Culcheth. I have used that road every day for at least two years and, up to now, my car has never 'suddenly spun off the road', in wind, rain, snow and frost, in the

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Not a bully, he is a caring man and a great doctor

IS the world going mad? I read with astonishment last week's article concerning Doctor Francis Patiniott. My family and I have been patients of Dr Patiniott and his practice for nearly 30 years. One thing I can assure you, Dr Patiniott's patients come

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Knights in shining armour

I WOULD like to thank the members of the public who helped when my son had an accident in a fast food restaurant based in Winwick. During the crisis, my son split his chin open and we were both covered in blood. A lady helped in cleaning us up and two

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Thanks!

I WOULD like to thank all your readers who kindly called or wrote to me to give me the answer to my query about HMS Blackcap. Their help and courtesy is greatly appreciated. JACK EYTON-JONES

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Dedicated and listens

I WAS surprised to read your article regarding Dr Patiniott in the Warrington Guardian, June 3. I have been a patient of Dr Patiniott's for 22 years and would like to redress the balance regarding his character and professionalism. Dr Patiniott is a man

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It's bad taste

SOMEBODY has made a mistake that ought to be corrected. A funeral directors being allowed to open right outside and in front of our hospital gates is, to say the least, bad taste. Or do I need a sense of humour? Does the ambulance driver, on approaching

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Kings almost pull off a shock win

CREWE 'SJ Adams' Kings went close to springing a shock victory against Middlesbrough 'Scott Bros' Bears last time out. Pure excitement in this challenge match, it all went down to the wire in a last heat decider at Craven Park Stadium in Hull. Despite

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Brooks is back - part-time

CREWE FC have resigned ex-midfielder Gareth Brooks as boss Ian O'Reilly looks to strengthen his squad for next season. Although Brooks will focus on his football for NWC Division One side Alsager Town, he'll also be eligible to play for Crewe in the Mid

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Mail bags 'left on full view for potential thief'

A NANTWICH leader has hit out at the Royal Mail for leaving residents' mail on full view outside a deserted house. Wellington ward councillor Jean Powell says the company is dropping two bags of mail by the side of an empty house in Audlem Road for postmen

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Powers that be tackle teen terrors

COMMUNITY Action Team (CAT) police officers are carrying out additional patrols in Bewsey Park and the surrounding area in response to reports of anti-social behaviour. A spokesman for Cheshire police said that CCTV equipment is also being used to deter

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A magical fundraising night

A BOX full of tricks helped a Winwick magician to raise hundreds of pounds for charity. Raymond Chard celebrated his 70th birthday at Winwick Leisure Centre with a night of magic on Saturday, June 12. More than 100 family and friends helped Raymond and

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Picture this: 200 works of art go on show

BURTONWOOD artists and art lovers are gearing up for this year's annual show on Saturday and Sunday. With 200 entries to choose from there should be something for everyone, say organisers, who also promise reasonable prices for buyers. A spokesman said

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Cemetery's not in such a grave state any more

A RENAISSANCE is taking place in Burtonwood Cemetery, thanks to the efforts of young offenders and a Warrington business. The three-and-a-half-acre site had become overgrown, so for the past four years a team of volunteers has been maintaining it. The

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An unknown songsmith

HIS folk-song classic, A Mon Like Thee, has survived for the best part of a century. Yet little seems to be known of Lanky twang songsmith Edmund Hill, except that he was a Kentish miner who came to live in St Helens and apparently fell in love with the

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Civil War hero's Star-sign riddle

AS a battle-hardened soldier of the American Civil War, Sergeant Paul Cauldwell could scarcely have imagined that almost a century and a half later his memory would still go marching on. Paul (better known to his Union Army comrades as Jack) survived

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The last of his breed

THE remarkable life of one-time rugby ace Jack (Sogger) Waring was played out against the sort of rugged working-class background that few people below middle-age could possibly imagine. For his recent death at the age of 84 was the closing chapter on

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Woolston waits on the weather for its annual walking day

FINGERS are crossed for good weather this Saturday as walkers set out for the annual Padgate and Woolston Walking Day. The finishing touches and final preparations are currently being added to the event, which is one of the biggest of its kind in the

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Young Wolves hit new heights

Warrington Wolves u18 26 Salford City Reds u18 12 WARRINGTON put in their best performance of the season against a strong Salford side that was reinforced with five players who regularly play in their under 21s team. Warrington made the best possible

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Wolves show former player no Merc-y

Castleford Tigers 10 Warrington Wolves 32 WARRINGTON Wolves maintained their play-off push on Sunday with a professional performance at crisis club Cas. Many would have considered the game to be a potential banana skin, specially with Wolves missing five

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Westwood's leap of faith

BEN Westwood is eyeing Warrington Wolves' top try scorer title after bagging his first hat-trick for the club on Sunday. Wolves' try to chance ratio has been dire this season and Westwood's rich vein of try scoring form has been a timely boost. Westwood

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Bentley blaze evacuation

HUNDREDS of Bentley workers were evacuated from the Crewe factory last week as a blaze took hold at the Pym's Lane plant. Four men, including two firefighters were taken to Leighton Hospital following the fire, which halted production at about 7.15 on

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Soliders are under fire but doing Cheshire proud

SOLDIERS from South Cheshire have been coming under fire in war-torn Iraq as they attempt to keep the peace in readiness for the handover of power next week. The Cheshire Regiment is now two months into its six-month tour of duty in Basra, Iraq's second

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New independent investigation

A SPOKESMAN for Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority (SHA) confirmed an independent investigation would now begin into the matter. He said: "We have agreed with the trust that the SHA will commission an independent investigation to look

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Nurse was treated for depression

IN the months leading up to the trial Salisbury was treated at Cheadle Royal Hospital for depression. Salisbury quit the RAF in 1975 to train as a nurse and served at intensive care units in Peterborough and King's Lynn, before moving to Leighton in 1993

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'Nan can finally rest in peace'

THE jury was told how retired shop manager May Taylor, from Crewe, was given 'inappropriate' levels of diamorphine by a Graesby machine set up by Salisbury. The ward sister was then heard to ask colleagues 'why prolong the inevitable?' Salisbury tricked

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Helpless victims were pumped with drugs

'CALLOUS' Crewe nurse Barbara Salisbury was jailed for five years on Friday for trying to murder two elderly patients in a ruthless efficiency drive to free up hospital beds at Leighton Hospital. Salisbury, aged 48, an experienced ward sister, tried to

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'She totally betrayed her patients'

LEIGHTON Hospital boss Simon Yates, expressed his deepest sympathy to the relatives of Salisbury's victims. On learning the verdict chief executive Simon Yates said: "On behalf of the trust I should like to express our sincere condolences to the families

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The great alley gates

ALLEY gates are brilliant. You walk down the street in Newtown and all you see is a huge black gate about eight foot tall. They are well designed so that people will find it extremely difficult to climb over them, and they encourage the reduction of fly-tipping

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Bring on the lights at Portico

THE need for lights at the Grapes at Portico is an obvious one. The A58, from Hilltop to Lane Ends is now a racetrack for motorists with a lack of vision and imagination. Speed limits and conditions needing care just do not exist. Pleas for new signs,

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Thanks for help in pension fight

ON behalf of myself and work colleagues I would like to thank our local MPs Dave Watts and Shaun Woodward and a special thanks to Moss Bank Labour team for all their hard work, dedication and commitment they have given on behalf of the Ravenhead employees

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Pitfalls of the postal vote

THE poor turn out at local elections and area forums has nothing to do with the so called 'inconvenience of polling stations' - after all, they are open for over 12 hours and their sites have been convenient and well established for many years. Their

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Ofsted praise for school

GLAZEBURY Church of England school has been praised by Ofsted inspectors for offering a 'sound quality of education' and 'good quality and leadership'. The report, published earlier this month, also stated that the pupils' personal development, including

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Police tackle community issues

PROVING they can tackle community issues, Risley police staged an interschool rugby tournament for year nine children. The event on Wednesday, May 26, was part funded by Birchwood Town Council and was hosted by Birchwood Community High School. The event

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Get your skates on soon for opening

WORK has started on the long-awaited skateboard park in Culcheth village. Contractors moved in last week to start laying the foundations for the park. And it is hoped it will open to its first skateboarder at the end of the month. Councillor Sue Bland

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Signs are on their way

SIGNS banning horses from using a footpath on Albany Road in Statham will be put up soon. Residents have complained that they are put off from using the path because of the problem of horse riders crowding it.

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Sports digests

Norman Penketh Pairs competition THE Norman Penketh Pairs bowls competition is back for 2004 with a £400 first prize on offer. All games will be 21-up and the first and second rounds will be played on August 7, 14, 21 and 28. Rounds three and four will

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Tough test for high flyers

WARRINGTON gave high-flying Winnington Park a tough time in their Cheshire County Cricket League Division One clash at Walton Lea. They restricted the visitors to 247 runs for the loss of six wickets and came close to topping the total. Warrington were

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Grange suffer from late surge

WITH Grange Cricket Club's first team game against Saughall and their Sunday side's match with Sutton falling foul of the weather all eyes were on the club's second string at the weekend as they continued their quest for end of season honours at home

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Brilliant Ben fails to inspire victory

STRETTON Cricket Club endured a frustrating weekend with both of their Saturday teams failing to record victories despite putting in strong performances against their Northwich counterparts. Stretton's first team continued their excellent form with the

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Smithys storm home against Section E leaders Vulcan

ALFORD B took over at the top of Warrington and North Cheshire Bowls Association's Section D this week. Their move up the ladder followed a 9-6 win at Culcheth A in which J Murtland and A Hill displayed their talents. They both secured 21-12 victories

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Ray Nevins chalks up a 21-0 success

ST OSWALDS A lead the way at the top of Section A of the Warrington and North Cheshire Bowls Association Monday League after a 14-1 victory at Monk Sports A. The top winners were Ray Nevins, 21-0 plus Steve Brown and Bill Rowson, who both succeeded 21

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Deserved on merit

KADIE Braide continued her fine run of form on Saturday to win the 2004 Cheshire Girls Junior Merit. She is the current league leader of Warrington's junior bowls league and her opponents found out why. On her way to glory Kadie defeated her teammate

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Cars are the stars of the mini carnival

CLASSIC cars and clowns are some of the attractions at Penketh's 'mini carnival' this weekend. The fete takes place at Meeting Lane Leisure Centre on Saturday, June 26, from 1pm. There will be a variety of stalls, army vehicles, children in fancy dress

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Sports digests

Dolphins ace wins senior section WARRINGTON Dolphins swimmer Natalie Jones won the senior women's section at the British Long Distance Swimming Association Champion of Champions event. The event consists of a five-mile, three-mile and one-mile race. They

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Indy award for firm

A WILDERSPOOL car finance company is one of the 10 fastest growing companies in the UK. Auto Union Finance has won the prestigious Deloitte Indy 100 Award having shown amazing growth and profitability over the past four years. The company, set up in 1993

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Town is top target for businesses

WARRINGTON'S reputation as a borough that attracts business tycoons and entrepreneurs is growing faster than ever. Over the past year, 2003/04, more than 60 companies successfully relocated to Warrington. Among the companies that have moved in to the

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Gymnasts do their country proud in Bulgaria

FOUR Warrington Gymnastics Club members did their country proud at the European Tumbling Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Thirteen-year-old Jennifer Dawes and 18-year-old world champion Donna Maclean steered Great Britain to silver medal success in the

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Talks held on best ways to manage town's walking days

MEASURES are being put in place to help Warrington's walking days and carnivals continue safely. Warrington Borough Council and police chiefs have met with religious leaders to discuss how best to manage those events still taking place this summer. And

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Police catch cheats in benefit raids

SIX BENEFIT fraudsters were arrested last weekend as part of Warrington Police's ongoing crackdown on illegal activity in the night time economy. As reported in the Warrington Guardian, Operation Negator has police collaborating with various other agencies

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This grandmother and granddaughter have not let adversity defeat them

AMAZING stories of bravery and courage have emerged from the 1,000 women who took part in last week's Race for Life at Walton Hall Gardens. Among the runners was 34-year-old Karen Daniels who tackled the five-kilometre run in celebration of her grandmother

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Mobile phone mast plans split parish

A CONTROVERSIAL proposal to erect a mobile telephone mast on a church tower in Orford Green is causing ructions in the community. People living in the busy residential area are divided over the application by T-Mobile to use the flagpole and tower of

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I've been standing here waiting Mr Postman for just a card, or just a letter

A MAJOR shake up of the postal service is causing delivery problems in Warrington. Grappenhall residents say that on one occasion they did not receive any mail for three days. In May a policy of replacing two deliveries a day with just one was introduced

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Sentence too lenient says robbery victim

A FORMER security guard, who was tied up and threatened by masked robbers, says that he is "disgusted" that his assailants were given such lenient sentences. Ian Mullin, aged 31, of Great Sankey, was on duty at Biffa Waste Services, off the M62, at Risley

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Man attacked in own home with CS gas

POLICE in Warrington are appealing for help in finding a young man who attacked a man with what is believed to be CS gas. The attack took place when the victim answered his front door. The incident happened last Thursday at around 9pm in Oakwood. After

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Wright move is stalled

DAVID Wright's £500,000 plus move to Wigan has stalled after negotiations between the club and his representative broke down. Crewe had agreed a fee with their FL Championship rivals for the 24-year-old but the Latics apparently pulled the plug on discussions

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Woman, 42, admits falsely claiming more than £6,500 in benefits

A BENEFITS cheat, who falsely claimed more than £6,500 from Warrington Borough Council, has been sentenced to 100 hours' community service and ordered to pay £600 in costs. Penelope Heywood, aged 42, of Allen Avenue, Culcheth, pleaded guilty at Warrington

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Driver who caused fatal crash is jailed for three years

A BURTONWOOD man has pleaded guilty at Liverpool Crown Court to causing death by dangerous driving. Michael Bailey, aged 24, of Chapel Lane, was jailed for three years and banned from driving for five years. Jailing him, Judge Henry Globe QC, the Recorder

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Sudden death investigated

POLICE in Warrington are investigating a sudden death that occurred at a house in Howley this week. Officers were called to a home on College Close at 7.55am on Tuesday. A spokesman for Cheshire Police said that it was too early to say if the death was

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Child vandals wreck school and nursery

RAMPAGING vandals - some as young as eight years old - caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a community nursery and a primary school in two separate incidents at the weekend. Birch Grove Day Nursery at Brook Acre, Padgate, a joint partnership

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MR RONALD GAWNE

Mr Ronald Churchill Gawne died of bronchopneumonia on May 23. He was 80. Mr Gawne, of Egerton Street, Stockton Heath, lived in Stockton Heath all his life. He left school at 14 to join Rylands Whitecross, where he worked for 46 years until retiring as

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MR JEFFERY THOMASON

Mr Jeffery Thomason, husband of Mrs Elsie Thomason, died of bronchopneumonia on May 19. Mr Thomason, of Houghton Hall Residential Home, formerly of Arnhem Crescent, lived in Warrington all his life. He saw national service at 18, then worked at Hughes

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MR CHARLES ALAN MEREDITH

Mr Charles Alan Meredith, husband of the late Mrs Edith Meredith, died on May 28, aged 83. Mr Meredith, of Silverdale Road, Stockton Heath, lived in Warrington all his life. He was employed for 50 years at British Railways, first firing steam engines

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Can our traffic wardens do something about blue badge parking?

CAN St Helens Council tell me how many traffic wardens they employ? As it seems that there are few of them around these days. As a "blue badge" holder I am finding it almost impossible to find a designated parking place anywhere in the town centre, or

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Putting brakes on park scramblers

MAY I through your paper, draw the public's attention to Operation Scrambler. This is a joint initiative between St Helens Council and the police, in order to reduce the problem of motorbikes being ridden in our local parks and on open spaces. Anyone

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You missed the screws!

A FURIOUS mum has invited a petty thief who stole brand new garden furniture, bought for her son who has Downs Syndrome, to pay a return visit... as he forgot the screws and teak oil. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, is still fuming about the

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Betty keeps mayor's chain

TORY councillor Betty Lowe was due to put on the mayoral chain yesterday (Wednesday), after an agreement struck between Labour and Conservative leaders means she has sacrificed use of her voting powers in full council. Local Conservative group leader,

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Battered while walking his dog

DETECTIVES are hunting two attackers who left a young man with broken ribs after battering him with baseball bats. The victim was walking his border collie dog in Nutgrove Hall Drive, Nutgrove, when he was set upon in an apparent unprovoked attack. He

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Swan shot dead on Carr Mill

A SWAN has died after being found with an airgun pellet lodged in its stomach on Carr Mill Dam. RSPCA officers found the bird severely wounded at the dam and took him to wildlife sanctuary in Nantwich, Cheshire. Vets later found a pellet lodged inside

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Woman stabbed in the stomach

A 23-YEAR-OLD woman was stabbed in the stomach on the street outside the Nexus nightclub following an argument with another woman. Detectives in St Helens have appealed for clubbers who witnessed the attack, which happened on Brook Street, at about 1.40am

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I'M AN EASY TARGET

KEN Taylor is something of a familiar face to regular Star readers. He's the livewire 75-year-old who every year hurls himself out of a plane thousands of feet above the ground on charity parachute jumps. But this week, Ken's picture features in the Star

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Business as usual

Widnes Vikings 12 St Helens 40 SAINTS refused to let the off-field controversy surrounding Sean Long and Martin Gleeson affect them, overcoming the banned duo's absence to see off near neighbours Widnes with a clinical seven-try performance. Coach Ian

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Saints' clean bill of health

SAINTS came through Friday's encounter at Widnes with a clean bill of health and coach Ian Millward expects to name the same 17 players for Saturday's home game with Warrington Wolves, kick-off 6pm. Saints have traditionally given the Wolves a licking

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New faces not needed

SAINTS coach Ian Millward says he may not need to bring in new players to cover for the suspended Sean Long and Martin Gleeson despite speculation linking the club with unsettled Aussie-based half back Chris Thorman. Although Lee Gilmour slots in effortlessly

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Saints support sponsored walk

SAINT Helens Rugby League Football Club is boosting funds for a Newton community centre by offering a photo shoot with sponsored walk entrants. And there is still to time sign up for the walk, which is happening at Haydock Park racecourse on August 28

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Election results

LAST week's Newton and Earlestown Guardian reported that a Liberal Democrat councillor had been elected to the Earlestown ward. This was incorrect. The election results are as follows: Three Labour councillors were elected to the Earlestown ward. They

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Drunken kick cost best friend an eye

A MAN who attacked his best friend during a row, leaving him blind in one eye, has been jailed for 27 months. Mark Howarth, aged 35, of Leigh Street, Golborne, forced Brian Derbyshire to the ground and kicked him once in the head, causing him to lose

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Man hurt in pub incident

A MAN was taken to hospital after putting his hand through a door's glass window in the Blue Bell pub, Newton, on Friday. Karly Moorhouse, bar attendant, said: "We'd asked him to leave because he didn't look old enough and it was after hours. As he left

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Where are the police when you need them?

POLICE ignored a gang of foulmouthed teenage vandals, claims a young mum who reported them for criminal damage. Jean Bell, aged 28, of Market Street, Earlestown, says a dozen teenagers kicked-in her back gates and swore at her husband when he tried to

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Paul and Gordon romp to Newton angling victories

PAUL Isherwood and Gordon Shorrocks cruised to victory in the latest Newton Anglers' Association matches to be held on the Sankey St Helens Canal. Isherwood reeled in eels, roach, rudd, small carp, perch and a tench in the 18-strong Billy Middleham Memorial

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Tag rugby festival

NEWTON Storm Rugby League Club are holding their second Primary Schools Rugby Festival at Mesnes Park tomorrow, Friday. All of the primary schools in Newton will be in attendance from 9.30am to show off their skills in the annual tag festival.

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Storm secure tournament's runners-up spot

NEWTON Storm under 13s Rugby League team were the runners-up of Crosfields' seven-a-side tournament in Warrington on Sunday. In monsoon conditions teams from the north west played some excellent rugby. In the initial stages, played as a round robin league

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Triple bill of punk rock

TUESDAY Rock Night at the Limelight gets punk on ya this week. Three bands are in the house for the weekly showcase for local, unsigned and up and coming bands. Saving Grace and Albany Down kick out the aforementioned genre, new band Psychosis complete

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Keeping the faith as a top tribute

LIMELIGHT favourites By Jovi are back to rock the place, next Friday. It's pretty obvious who these guys are taking off, the band lays genuine claims to being one of the world's best at what they do. Formed in Spring '94 when tributes were few and far

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New camera will pinpoint Park Lane speedsters

DRIVERS who jump red lights are to be caught on camera in a bid to cut deaths and injuries. A red light camera has been installed at the Park Lane traffic lights in Congleton and will begin operating shortly. The camera was installed by the Cheshire Safety

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Joining the parish

PARISH councillors successfully elected for Stockton Heath are: June Daynes, Gwendoline Thomson, Marilyn Timmins, Peter Walker, Jean Bullock, Alan Loughlin, Graham Roughsedge, Wendy Emsley, Patrick Mullee, Dorothy Robb and Olive Stephens.

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Council line-up

RECENTLY elected borough councillors for Appleton are: Brian Axcell, Ray Hancock and Judith Walker, while Susan Dodd and Celia Jordan have been chosen as borough councillors for the Stockton Heath ward. See Page 51 for more election results.

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Why not use old railway?

WHILE recently walking my dog along Station Road, Latchford, I noticed a gate into the grounds of the ex-Cantilever Garden Centre was open and wandered in to give Rex a runaround. I understand this land is destined for residential premises, yet the developers

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Cause did not alter

I collected my Warrington Guardian today, June 17 and wanted to respond to some of the comments made in the letters' section about the Race for Life. This was my first event and I was very impressed and overwhelmed by the day. I lost my beloved dad 10

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Hell has no fury ...

I WAS bitterly disappointed when Mike Hughes failed in his attempt to become an independent councillor. Why? Well, I was really looking forward to even more revelations about 'wrong doings' in council chambers. The criticism I liked in particular was

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Leave him to do his job

REFERRING to the article in last week's Warrington Guardian re: bullying by Dr Francis Patiniott at Birchwood Medical Centre. What a joke! He is a pussycat. My family and I have been patients of Dr Patiniott for 22 years and never have we seen any evidence

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Wants best for patients

DOCTOR Patiniott has been my doctor for 24 years. He is a doctor that wants the best for his patients and tends to make his voice heard. A bully he is not! He is a very kind and understanding man and certainly does not deserve the press that he is receiving

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CS spray could have been used in theft

A MAN had his bike stolen last week when he was attacked with what police think could have been CS gas. The incident took place on the dirt track near Insall Road, Fearnhead, on Thursday at around 4.20pm. The victim, aged 20, fell off his bike when his

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New councillors get to work on saving the post offices

NEWLY elected councillors in Bewsey and Whitecross and Fairfield and Howley have already begun setting down their priorities for their wards. Voters in Bewsey and Whitecross showed their overwhelming approval for one of Warrington's youngest election

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School's garden project is blossoming

THANKS to a little bit of ground force and a lot of hard work, year one pupils at a Woolston primary school have managed to create a flowering garden. The children from St Peter's RC Primary are all part of the after school gardening club, which meets

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Match Stats: Widnes 12 Saints 40

How the teams lined up and scorers. Widnes Bird, Rowlands, Moule, Weston, Giles, Finnigan, O'Neill, Relf,Millard, JF O'Neill, Hay, Wozniak,Frame Subs: Myler, Hobson, McCurrie, Mills. Tries: Rowlands, Moule Goals: O'Neill (2) Saints Albert, Gardner, Gilmour

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Illness rocks Wolves camp

WARRINGTON Wolves' chances of ending their 10-year hoodoo at Knowsley Road have been rocked by a bout of food poisoning. Around half of the players in the camp have come down with a mystery illness but head coach Paul Cullen hopes to have preparations

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Police say investigation into deaths at hospital is now over

CODENAMED Operation Chrome, the police investigation into Salisbury's behaviour began on May 10 2002. Senior Investigating Officer, Det Supt. Adrian Wright said: "We were invited into the hospital to investigate allegations by the senior management after

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Lessons must be learned

AS Crewe nurse Barbara Salisbury begins a five-year prison term this week, Leighton Hospital bosses have promised to learn lessons from her 'appalling example'. Salisbury, 48, was jailed at Chester Crown Court on Friday for attempting to murder elderly

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'We won't get ourselves in a financial mess' - Dariio

CREWE boss Dario Gradi says they will never break the bank and risk the club's long-term future in pursuit of new players. Mansfield's highly-rated free-scoring midfielder Liam Lawrence was a prime summer target for the Alex but following talks they look

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D-Day row rumbles on

I WOULD like to bring to your attention my uttermost disgust in the St Helens Council at the D-Day Remembrance Service. I am a member of the Northern Ireland Veterans Association and attend most Remembrance Parades and never before have I been so ashamed

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Got the hump

I DRIVE a 'Classic Reliant car', 27-years-old, which I am restoring slowly. Recently I painfully manoeuvred around some traffic calming humps in the Rainhill district. I wasn't very successful and my car has suffered shock absorber damage where the shocker

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Lymm goes Greek for its own take on the olympics

ATHENS eat your heart out because Lymm will hold its own version of the Olympic Games next month. The event, organised by Lymm Baptist Church, will take place on the May Queen field on Saturday, July 10, and there will be five events to try out. And depending

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Traffic could be banished from Lymm village centre

THE centre of Lymm could be closed off to traffic in future years. Staff from Warrington Borough Council have confirmed they will carry out a traffic survey of the area later this year to see whether plans to pedestrianise the village near the lower dam

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Glance guide to sport

Bowls Warrington and North Cheshire Bowls Association Red Line Recruitment Monday League results: Section A: Monk Sports A 1 St Oswalds A 14, Grange B 8 Tetley A 6, Alford Hall A 5 King and Queen 10, Grange A 11 Grapes Inn 3. Section B: Bank Quay A 6

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Buzz bigger than ever!

LYMM Angling Club's members flocked to waters for the 'start' of the coarse fishing season. Last Wednesday was the first day of the old traditional closed season and the buzz was bigger than ever. Catches were dominated by fantastic tench action at Lymmvale

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Town firm wins utilities IT contract

A WARRINGTON company has been awarded a contract to deliver on demand access to information for 7,000 United Utilities customers. IT service providers Esteem Systems has been awarded the contract, worth more than £1.5m, to replace PCs with Wyse Windows

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Seal's presence hits sport

THE opening of the new coarse fish season on the rivers was a disappointment for most anglers due to the low flow conditions. There were a few successes for Warrington Anglers' Association members, such as Dave Bridge, who fished on the Trent at Claymills

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Junior Rugby League action

Chorley u7 28 Rylands Sharks u7 8 RYLANDS failed to overcome Chorley in an entertaining encounter. The try scorers for Rylands were player of the match Bradley Stanway and top tackler Theo Holt. Their coach's award went to Matthew Horne. Rylands Sharks

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Rough justice

Warrington Woolston Rovers 34 St Albans Centurions 16 FULL back Mark Roughneen's sensational try-scoring start to the season continued as Warrington Woolston Rovers opened up a four-point gap at the top of the LHF Healthplan National League Three table

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Sports digests

Chisnall excels in Anglesey races TWO of Warrington's amateur racing drivers were in action in Anglesey at the weekend. Chris Chisnall won his Opal Telecom Formula Ford Championship race from pole position on Saturday and finished second in Sunday's event

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Valiant attempt

GRAPPENHALL fought valiantly against Cheshire County Cricket League Division One table toppers Toft but they suffered from a lack of front line bowlers. Grappenhall set an imposing total of 224 runs for the loss of five wickets. But their depleted bowling

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Worthy winner Welsby

CHRIS Welsby was a worthy winner of the 2004 Warrington Borough Merit on Sunday. The St Oswalds player was in great form throughout the day. Welsby beat last year's winner and the favourite, John Taylor, 21-9 in the final and will go on to represent Warrington

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Grange hot-shot beaten by eventual winner

WARRINGTON'S Mike Burrows was beaten by the eventual winner of Sunday's Lancashire Merit bowls finals day at Monk Sports Club. The Grange hot-shot was a 21-15 loser to P Boydell in the semi-finals as his bid to maintain Warrington's domination of the

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Stars earn stripes

BUSINESSES across Warrington were given pride of place at the British American Business Council's (BABC) Transatlantic Business Conference, under the umbrella of Warrington UK. The Borough Council's Economic Development team represented Warrington businesses

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Lib Dems celebrate election win

GREAT Sankey's Liberal Democrats have swept the board at the parish council elections. Storming to victory were Norma Furlong, Keith David Gleave, Veronica Hudson, Roy Alfred Smith, Anthony Thomas Dodd, Alan Litton, Doreen Elizabeth Lynn, James Martin

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Triple gold medal glory

JONATHAN Gatley and Timothy Almond were the stars of the show for Warriors of Warrington in the Northern Counties ASA Age Group Championships at the Manchester Aquatics Centre. Jonathan, aged 14, collected three gold medals and a bronze over the course

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Pavement problems need to be cracked

ACTION needs to be taken to fix cracked pavements along a Great Sankey road, residents say. And people living in Payne Close believe that tree roots may be causing the problem. Albert Thorn, aged 81, said: "We have had problems along here for months,

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Lewis goes from spectator to top class performer

YEARS of watching Warriors of Warrington swimmers in action are paying off for Richard Lewis. For the 18-year-old has gone from regular spectator to top class performer in the space of only 10 months. Richard has won a host of medals since joining Cheshire

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Christmas party death crash was 'accident'

THE death of a 25-year-old Penketh man in a car crash as he returned from a Christmas party last December was a 'tragic accident', an inquest has heard. Warrington Coroner's Court heard that John Andrew Wilson died of multiple injuries just days before

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Mum's anguish at tragic death of baby Charlie

A MUM wept openly at an inquest as a forensic pathologist told her that her seven-week-old baby had died because she accidentally lay on her in her sleep. Charlie Lea Jones was born prematurely at Warrington Hospital, but despite early concerns for her

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Edwin bathes in victory as wait is nearly over

PENSIONER Edwin Wellings has been asking to have a shower fitted in his flat for more than two years. He was told he might have to wait a further 12 months for his shower, but after Warrington Guardian contacted the borough council, he was told a shower

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'Fathers' Day brings it all flooding back'

AS dads across Warrington enjoyed Fathers' Day with their sons and daughters, one Grappenhall man spent the day mourning his beloved son, 11 years after his tragic death. For Wilf Ball, whose three-year-old son Johnathan was killed in the 1993 IRA bombing

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Residents to the rescue as blaze hits Orford flats

PAPER was pushed through a letterbox in a block of flats and set alight in the early hours of Tuesday. Fire crews were called to the building in Cabul Close, Orford, just after 3am, but residents had managed to extinguish the blaze in the hallway themselves

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New-look council tries on Town Hall for size

THE repercussions of last week's elections were seen in full at the council's annual meeting on Monday. Former deputy mayor Jan Davidson, who was due to become the new Mayor, was defeated in last week's polls, which meant the role of the borough's first

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Forum invite

THE public is invited to attend the next Warrington Police Forum on Tuesday, July 27, at 7pm, at the Pyramid Centre, off Winmarleigh Street, Warrington.

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Bikers warned to stay away from Bennett's Rec

MOTORCYCLISTS and off-road bikers are being warned to stay away from Bennett's Recreation Ground in Padgate or face having their bikes confiscated. Nuisance riders have been causing damage to the pitches and using the area as a track. Numerous calls have

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Some like it hot ... especially thieves

POLICE in Warrington are reminding residents to secure their windows and doors if they leave their homes during the day or when they go to bed. The recent spell of hot weather has led to windows and doors being left open for long periods during the day

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MR PATRICK GERARD CASSIDY

Mr Patrick Gerard Cassidy, husband of the late Mrs Anne Cassidy, died of heart failure on April 24. He was 84. Mr Cassidy, of Anchor Court, formerly of Buttermere Crescent, Orford, was born in Bridgetown, County Wexford, and had lived in Warrington for

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MR JAMES McMUTRIE

Mr James McMutrie, husband of Mrs Edith McMutrie, died on April 18, aged 96. Mr McMutrie, of Hall Road, Woolston, had lived in Warrington all his life. He was last employed at Richmond's Gas Stoves Co for 46 years as a draughtsman and safety officer.

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Harry Potter is set to hit town

HARRY Potter is coming to Congleton and Biddulph in September with the latest movie blockbuster from the schoolboy wizard. The Prisoner of Azkaban, certificate PG, is showing at the Daneside Theatre in Congleton and Biddulph Town Hall to launch their

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Alastair lands National winner

A FORMER Carmel College pupil has just jumped to a prestigious TV award for a Grand National piece, showing Johnny Vegas clowning about at ex-champion jumps jockey Peter Scudamore's farm in 2003. Ardent Saints fan, Alastair McIntyre, 34, a producer on

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Figuring it all out

STRUGGLING with English and maths... then help is at hand. New Friday morning sessions at Chester Lane Centre, Chester Lane, St Helens are being held on July 9 and July 23 between 9.30am and 12.30pm. The English course will enable you to feel more confident

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Well stroll on!

Nina Hitchen was delighted to enjoy a breath of fresh air when she went on a weekly wander with Age Concern. But the pensioner ended getting more than she bargained for - by discovering a nephew she had not seen for 40 years was among the bunch of walkers

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Mum angered by exam 'reward' mix-up

AN angry mum has highlighted what she claims is a serious breach of confidentiality after a letter from the Director of Education to a girl in care was sent to her own daughter who has the same name. To make matters worse, the mother was disgusted to

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Mum's call for action on roads

AFTER her son was knocked down by a car, a campaigning mum is calling for better traffic control in her village. Anne Purnell, who was heavily involved in the campaign to keep a doctors surgery in Garswood is switching her sights to the local road system

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STEPPING OUT WITH SPENCE

IT was time to view a different kind of step from those being used to great effect by Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo at Euro 2004 - so I tuned in to 'Strictly Come Dancing' (BBC1, Saturday). I thought it might be interesting to see how Brucie was

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St Helens news in brief

A BOY needs hospital treatment after having gas sprayed in his eyes, a 12-year-old girl escapes without serious injury after a 25ft fall...plus more news in brief from the town. Sprayed with gas A TEENAGE boy was taken to hospital by paramedics after

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Why can't councils have odd number of seats?

ONE of the country's leading experts on local government spoke to the Star after news of the mayoral deal emerged. Chris Game, senior lecturer at the University of Birmingham, explained: "These situations (hung councils) happen quite often, but could

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A heavy price for Saints stars to pay

BANNED Saints stars Sean Long and Martin Gleeson have apologised for putting Rugby League into a bad light by betting on their own team to lose. Both internal and Rugby Football League investigations found the Great Britain internationals guilty of misconduct

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A SPEEDING motorist who spun out of control after overtaking just before a bend, ploughed into anoth

Emergency services spent an hour trying to free victim, 45-year-old Alan Turton, from the tangled wreckage but he was declared dead on the way to the hospital, Liverpool Crown Court heard on Thursday. Michael Bailey, aged 24, of Chapel Lane, Burtonwood

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Clegge unable to repeat last year's success

A GOLBORNE bowler was unable to repeat his outstanding Lancashire Merit success of 2003 when he competed in the finals day on Sunday. But Paul Clegge did reach the semi-finals again where he lost out to the runner-up Neil Bithell, of Garswood, 21-5. P

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States give best of the US

BACK after their January gig, The States hit the Limelight again on Wednesday. The States cover tracks from the likes of the Foo Fighters, Electric Six, Queens Of The Stone Age and Weezer. And they like the place so much, they're teaming up with some

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Brreak out the flares and the platforms

IT'S definitely one for the ladies in the Limelight, next Saturday. A top, top night is guaranteed as Bee Gees Fever take over Crewe's music mecca, meaning party time for the fairer sex. Not discounting the legions of fans who adore the work of the Gibb

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Dale marks return with half century

CONGLETON opening bat Adrian Dale hit a half century on Saturday to mark his welcome return to the first team. Dale has missed eight games this season with a hand injury, and he helped his side to a comfortable league victory over Stockport Georgians.