A YOUNG man was arrested after a suspected arson attack at the Village Hotel on Sunday night. The 19-year-old from Warrington is believed to have started a fire involving a bin in the hotel toilets around 9pm. Two fire engines attended the scene. The
BOMBASTIC. Opinionated. Ferociously intelligent. Exploding with a lust for life and food and, it seems, Cheshire! That's Clarissa Dickson Wright, whose irrepressible personality is set to spice up this year's Cheshire Show. "Oh I adore Cheshire," she
A LAPTOP computer containing medical information about some children at Green Lane special school in Padgate has gone missing, believed stolen. A spokesman for Warrington Primary Care Trust said: "The laptop was used by our school health adviser based
D-DAY is looming for a meeting to decide if Creamfields will get the go-ahead. This week it was revealed the licensing committee meeting to grant or refuse an application for the legendary dance festival would take place on June 1. The decision will
JAMES McKune, aged 31, of Callands, and his mates will be on a pub-crawl with a difference on Thursday night. That's because James has persuaded his pals to spend the night in wheelchairs to raise cash for a spinal cord injury charity. James was paralysed
THE motorway network in Warrington has a new management team. Aone+ will cover all maintenance for the M6, M62 and M56 roads that pass through Warrington. The group was chosen by the Highways Agency as the new contractor and is a joint venture from
A CHESHIRE police chief has backed a pioneering centre tackling domestic violence. Peter Fahy, Chief Constable is leading the force's support for the groundbreaking centre to help victims of domestic abuse. The project, based in Surrey, opened its doors
VINNIE Anderson scored the first hat-trick of his Wolves career in Sunday's Carnegie Challenge Cup defeat of Barrow Raiders. He had previously scored braces against Salford at the Millennium Stadium and Hull KR in the previous round at The Halliwell
THIS year's Padgate and Woolston Walking Day takes place on Saturday, June 23. Meanwhile, Orford Festival is due to take place on Sunday, June 17.
A SINGER from Culcheth is dreaming of his big break in the music industry. Stuart Waldron, from Ellesmere Road, is hoping to launch a singing career after recording his own demo tape. The 32-year-old started recording two years ago but has been singing
TWO players made their Challenge Cup debuts for Warrington against Barrow Raiders on Sunday. Adrian Morley and Paul Johnson, new signings for 2007, missed the win against Hull Kingston Rovers in the previous round because of injury.
WARRINGTON Wolves will find out who their Carnegie Challenge Cup quarter-final opponents are on Tuesday. They are joined in the hat by Bradford Bulls, Catalans Dragons, Harlequins, Huddersfield Giants, Hull FC, St Helens and Wigan Warriors. The draw
SO many weird things kept happening on Sunday that it started to get a bit spooky. Anyone else spot the owl in the North Stand? Then the Halliwell Jones Stadium scoreboard gave out false team news - Steve Pickersgill at prop and Andy Bracek on the bench
WOLVES forward Paul Wood lent his support to Thundercats in the dressing room debate about their favourite children's television programmes. Wood revealed in his latest blog that he, Mike Wainwright and Rob Parker sat down for a healthy discussion about
Warrington Wolves 48 Barrow Raiders 16. WARRINGTON Wolves are through to the quarter finals of the Carnegie Challenge Cup but were made to work hard by National League Two side Barrow at The Halliwell Jones Stadium on Sunday. It looked like the floodgates
THIS is the elderly man whose death has prompted a murder investigation. Detectives say John Atherton, aged 76, died in suspicious circumstances following an incident at his home on Swindale Avenue, Orford on Friday. His 19-year-old grandson, 43-year-old
MOORE Women's Institute is hosting a centenary party on July 21. The event will take place from 8pm to 11.30pm at the Milner Institute with entertainment from singer Ray Godkin. Tickets cost £10 per person. For more information, call 740769. All proceeds
