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School's good Ofsted report

ASHLEY Special School has won a glowing report from the school watchdog. It was rated 'very good' by Ofsted after inspectors visited before Christmas. The Widnes school was found to have improved since the last report and the pupils are being set - and

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Wolfie's column...! A word from everyone's favourite mascot!

HELLO, pawmates! You all know me! I'm your favourite rugby league club mascot, Wolfie! And I'm here to tell you about the exciting things that are happening here at Warrington Rugby League Club. You know me - I love to promote lots of healthy exercise

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Right at the centre of community life

WARRINGTON Wolves Rugby League Club is not just about playing sport. It is a club very much centred on the community, and as a result, it has been awarded the prestigious Sport Industry Award, Best Sport in the Community Programme for 2004 as well as

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Paul Wood introduces Warrington Wolves 2005

PACK man Paul Wood introduces Warrington Wolves' 2005 squad in a rather tongue-in-cheek style... Brent Grose: Grosey is the thinking man's player. He sits back and listens to what people have to say before he gets in there. He has a dry sense of humour

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Stan Townsend previews the opening round of the 2005 Northern Rail Cup competition as the new season

FRIDAY: SHEFFIELD EAGLES v DEWSBURY RAMS THE Eagles are set to inject some new blood into their ranks for their opening Northern Rail Cup game against Dewsbury. Former Halifax second row forward Jaymes Chapman and former Batley prop Chris Molyneux are

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High Noone for Forshaw's pupil

PAUL Noone will take on the task of succeeding a Rugby League legend with the words 'you may never be able to see again' still ringing in his ears. That was the shock news which greeted Noone after a heavy collision with David Mills' shoulder in Warrington

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War exhibition

A GROUNDBREAKING exhibition on the Second World War, designed and curated by the Imperial War Museum, is coming to Warrington from Monday, March 21. Their Past Your Future is a two-year programme of commemorative and educational events to mark the 60th

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Rents rise

RENTS in Warrington's council houses are set to rise by 4.5 per cent from April. The proposed rise for the council's 9,500 homes will take the average weekly rent in the borough to more than £50.

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Car torched by arsonists

ARSONISTS are believed to be responsible for a car fire outside Poole Park Community Centre, Winwick Road. A fire crew from Chester attended the scene at 3.18pm on Monday, February 7, and extinguished the burning Ford Escort that, it is believed, had

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Black tie dinner

A HOMELESS shelter is appealing for businesses to sponsor it's annual fund raising dinner. Halton YMCA Foyer is holding the black tie event on June 24, and it will be themed around horse racing. Anyone wishing to sponsor it, or anyone wanting to book

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IT'S your last chance - take it.

That's the message from Runcorn police as they invite problem offenders to sign acceptable behaviour contracts. The contracts let people agree to curb their anti-social behaviour. And if they break them, the police can ask the courts to impose a far more

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BREAKING NEWS ... Fire closes A&E

Following an incident involving the mains power supply to some parts of Warrington Hospital, the Accident and Emergency Department is currently closed to admissions. Emergency generators are supplying basic power needs, but the hospital is urging all

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Swann aims to fly high

FEW families can say that three of their own have appeared for the same team at the top level in professional sport on the other side of the world. But that will become the case for the Swanns of New Zealand when Logan makes his eagerly awaited debut

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Glee-ful times ahead

MARTIN Gleeson is itching to begin his four-year quest of helping to establish Warrington Wolves as annual championship contenders. The Great Britain international centre has not played club Rugby League for more than seven months after he and Sean Long

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Week ending February 4

Replacement garage at 2 Hubert Drive for Mr and Mrs Stoneley. Coach and bus repair and operating centre at Brooks Lane for Local Motion.

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Love is in the Square

ST ROCCO'S very own Stan the Man is back in the Golden Square Shopping Centre this week selling Valentine's Day merchandise on the hospice stall. Volunteer Stan will be selling beanie toys, key rings and an abundance of romantic gifts for loved ones to

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CLOCKING ON WITH BAUER

JACK'S back, but all's not well with the world of the Counter Terrorist Unit in Los Angeles. At the start of the fourth series of '24' (Sky One) recognisable faces were few and far between. Tony is presumably languishing in jail for putting wife before

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Talk to MP

WARRINGTON South MP Helen Southworth holds surgeries on Friday and Saturday. The first will be held in Warrington Town Hall on Friday at 4.30pm and the other on Saturday at 10am in St Margaret's Community Centre in Latchford. Call the constituency office

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January 25 - 31

ALLOSTOCK - Livestock building with feed store at Boots Green for AN Paterson. ANDERTON with MARBURY Conservatory extension at 125 Marbury Road, Anderton for G Clewes. BARNTON Single-storey extension at 62 Elmwood Road for Mr and Mrs RB Wilkinson. Variation

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Children blamed for arson attacks

CHILDREN are being blamed for a spate of arson attacks in Warrington. John Noden, station officer at Warrington Fire Station, says there has been a marked increase in the number of malicious fires over the past month. The fires have been more common in

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Smoking ban at Wolves stadium

SMOKING will be banned at the home of Warrington Wolves from next season, the Warrington Guardian can reveal. Bosses at the club agreed to ban smoking from January 1, 2006, in The Halliwell Jones Stadium after almost two thirds of fans returned questionnaires

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Fire closes A&E

Following an incident involving the mains power supply to some parts of Warrington Hospital, the Accident and Emergency Department is currently closed to admissions. Emergency generators are supplying basic power needs, but the hospital is urging all

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A-level tables are 'misleading'

THE latest A Level league tables are misleading and discriminate against further education students, Halton College has claimed. The whole of a student's programme needs to be calculated to get an accurate measure of achievement, say tutors. Acting vice

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Bingo buzz

GALA Bingo will be aiming its cupid's arrow at all of its 166 bingo clubs when it holds a special Valentine's Day 'Love Buzz' game on the evening of Sunday, February 13. The Love Buzz game, designed to get all member, single or attached, into the Valentine's