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Tutor braves heat for charity
A MID-CHESHIRE College tutor Helen Armstrong has raised £1,600 for charity after cycling for 270 miles in the scorching heat of Cuba. Helen, an IT lecturer, travelled a route from Havana to the hills of Vinales with her friend Judy Alderson, after they
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RFL WELCOME SPORT ENGLAND FUND
The Rugby Football League (RFL) today welcomed the decision by Sport England - the strategic lead for sport in England - to award £11.5 million of funding to the game over the next four years. The decision was taken by Sport England's Main Board, following
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Tutor braves heat for charity
A MID-CHESHIRE College tutor Helen Armstrong has raised £1,600 for charity after cycling for 270 miles in the scorching heat of Cuba. Helen, an IT lecturer, travelled a route from Havana to the hills of Vinales with her friend Judy Alderson, after they
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Skip blaze arson probe
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a skip blaze at Alban Retail Park, in Winwick Road, on Saturday. The incident, at around 5.30pm, is a suspected arson.
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The bear necessities for Gulliver's World
GROWLING like a bear won people top jobs after Gulliver's World opened its door to new talent. The theme park runs puppet and character shows - where people dress up but do not speak - and needed people with versatile voices to dramatise the scripts.
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'Cinderella' of town services
LEADER of the Conservative group in Warrington, Clr Keith Bland, has branded Warrington's spending on youth services as 'ridiculous'. His comments came after the GMB union published spending figures for all north west authorities on youth services. Warrington
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The Wolves raise their game for new team mates
WARRINGTON Wolves have decided to support St Rocco's Hospice as the charity celebrates its 20th anniversary. The club has nominated the Bewsey-based cancer charity for a year-long series of events, starting with a bucket collection at the Super League
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The shape of things to come
February 28, 2005: Legh Street car park will be reduced to 850 spaces April 2006: Golden Square car park opens with 900 spaces and the remaining Legh Street car park is demolished March 2007: Car park opens with 1,700 spaces Key dates for completion:
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Housing group earns top award
GOLDEN Gates Housing has scooped top prize at the 2004 Learning Northwest Success Awards. Fran Hulbeth, from the Northwest Regional Development Agency, presented the award to GGH at a special ceremony held on January 28. A panel of expert judges considered
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Battling under age boozing
A BOOZE-busting campaign to slash under age drinking in the town was launched this week. Warrington Borough Council is urging off licence staff to think about the consequences of selling alcohol to teenagers. And its very own under age alcohol sales officer
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Gardens will be a 'stunning centre-piece'
ONE of the final pieces in Warrington's cultural jigsaw will be unveiled tomorrow, Friday. Queen's Gardens, which has enjoyed a series of major changes during the past six months, will be reopened to the public following a £400,000 regeneration package
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Give the dog a home
GREYHOUND Artie just wants to find a loving home. The two-year-old dog is being looked after at the RSPCA after being brought in by an inspector three weeks ago. Chris Walkden, centre manager, said: "He is a very gentle dog but obviously needs a home
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Musical youth help Asian fund
BIG-HEARTED students from Warrington Collegiate have raised £500 in a series of events to help the victims of the Asian Tsunami disaster. Hair and beauty students held sponsored beauty sessions while others raffled unwanted Christmas presents. Music students
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Could you help victims of crime?
CHESHIRE Victim Support is on the lookout for volunteers who can help staff its office at Warrington police station. The organisation needs four people to work one morning every week from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Training will be given and expenses paid. The
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Firms find Eastern promise in Israeli market
WARRINGTON companies should forge international links with Israel after steady growth in the Middle East, says Business Link. The business group for Cheshire and Warrington is running a trade mission to Tel Aviv from February 28 to March 4. It will give
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I'll fight to have my say on this eyesore
A FORMER mayor says she will fight 'veiled threats' by a developer looking to build 200 houses on a Lymm field. Clr Sheila Woodyatt spoke out this week after lawyers acting for developers Wilson Connolly Homes said they were concerned that she was speaking
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Firemen's lift for hospital
FIREMEN plan to raise cash for the children's cancer unit at Pendlebury Hospital at this year's Knutsford Jog. The Mobberley Road team of six will wear full uniform and carry a hose while completing circuits of The Moor. 'We thought about carrying a ladder
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Rip-off right to buy
HALTON Council's Consumer Protection Service is warning council house tenants to be on their guard if they are contacted by companies offering to assist them with the 'Right to Buy' process. The Consumer Protection Service has learnt that some companies
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Osteoporosis screening for children in the area
OSTEOPOROSIS screening for children is being held at Halton Stadium on February 21 using the latest ultrasound equipment, from 9am to 5pm. Call 01925-813652 for details.
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Tutor braves heat for charity
A MID-CHESHIRE College tutor Helen Armstrong has raised £1,600 for charity after cycling for 270 miles in the scorching heat of Cuba. Helen, an IT lecturer, travelled a route from Havana to the hills of Vinales with her friend Judy Alderson, after they
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The class of '62 reunite
FORMER pupils of Evelyn Street School are getting together for a reunion. Students who left the school in 1962 are meeting at Woolston British Legion on Friday, February 18, at 7.30pm. The event is invitation only. Call either 810430 or 810519.
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Burglars strike
BURGLARS broke into a house on Greystone Road, Penketh, by removing an upstairs bathroom window.The incident happened last Wednesday at 10.30pm. After making a search of the house the offenders escaped, stealing items from inside.
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'The people of Warrington have kept this hospice going'
FROM humble beginnings in an eight-bed converted vicarage to a purpose-built, fully equipped 10-bed facility, St Rocco's Hospice wants to thank you, the Warrington public, for 20 years of unstinting support. This year marks a monumental landmark in the
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A Golden future
MULTI-MILLION pound plans to transform Warrington into one of the country's top shopping destinations get under way this month. The modernisation programme will transform Golden Square and attract big name stores to the town, with Debenhams already signed
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College fundraiser
STAFF and students at Priestley College raised £200 for the Asia tsunami appeal. The cash was generated through two tombola stalls in the college grounds.
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Burglars hit as residents sat in lounge
BURGLARS sneaked into a house and stole cash while the residents were in the living room. The incident happened on Wednesday, January 26, at around 11.40pm on Barrow Hall Lane, Great Sankey. The offenders got in to the house through the back door and
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Parr Hall to host record breaking concert for appeal
MORE than 220 singers from around Cheshire are taking to the Parr Hall stage for a record-breaking concert in aid of the survivors of the Asian tsunami disaster. Singing for Survivors on Sunday, February 6, will showcase some of the north west's most
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Bikers rev up for fundraiser
WARRINGTON bikers will raise funds for the tsunami this Sunday, by a ride to the Midlands. The leather-clad gang from Warrington Motorcycle Club are urging people to support the ride to the Solihull-based National Motorcycle Museum, where a fundraising
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Man, 69, blasts TV channel over sick stunt
A TV channel sent a sick bogus dossier to a Padgate pensioner saying that a serial killer was stalking him. John Curley, aged 69, of Bowdon Close, received the package last Wednesday. It contained photographs of injuries inflicted on murder victims, crime
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Care staff get fired up
BARE-FOOT care workers walked across beds of red-hot coal - in the name of self-improvement. One hundred and fifty care workers, including Emma Thomson of the Apple Court care home on Church Street, participated in the 'Fire your Desire' programme. She
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Hope for more CCTV cameras in town
CCTV coverage in Knutsford could be expanded if those who benefit can justify the cost. But Bob Broughton, of Macclesfield Borough Council, said any improvements would depend on crime levels and funding. "The option is always there for expansion if circumstances
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Nuisance complaints fall, say police
COMPLAINTS about nuisance youths in Whitecross are down, following the new community-led approach to policing. But residents still think that nuisance youths and anti social behaviour need to be the police's top priority. At this month's Community Action
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Dance for cash
BURSARIES are being offered to give dancers a chance to develop their skills and experience. National dance agency Dance Northwest says cash often stops dance artists attending events such as conferences and festivals. The 'Go See Go Be' scheme offers
