WOLVES have completed the signing of Manly half back Michael Monaghan on a four-year deal. The 27-year-old Australian will join Warrington from 2008 and is expected to partner Lee Briers in the halves. Monaghan, who counts on the overseas quota, has
CAN you provide Patch with a home? The one-year-old cross breed suffered a broken leg when he was hit by a car just before Christmas. Cuerdley-based Warrington Animal Welfare said his leg has now healed well and he is looking for a home, preferably
IF ANYBODY is built to withstand scorching heat and extreme pressure, it is Warrington's firefighters. Matthew Hancock certainly proved his credentials when he took to the sands of the Sahara desert in an attempt to raise money for the Facing Africa
DO you know Warrington's oldest driver? We are looking to find drivers aged over 70 still on the town's streets. Call the newsdesk on 434114.
WOLVES have been drawn away to St Helens in the quarter finals of the Challenge Cup. Wolves will take on the holders at Knowsley Road on June 9 at 12.15pm, with the match to be shown live on the BBC. Full draw: Wigan v Harlequins, St Helens v WARRINGTON
ON a sunny, warm, summer afternoon visitors to our garden will often approach me and say something like: You are so lucky working outside but what do you do in winter?' To which I reply: We work outside!' Gardening as a professional is not a seasonal
TOPIARY, as shaped trees and hedging plants are generally known, is definitely the height of style (again). Back in Roman times owners of large houses included a topiarius on their staff whose function was the maintenance of ornamentally clipped bushes
HERE'S this week's winner. The Challenge Cup fifth round winner of our face in the crowd competition for round 13 of engage Super League XII is revealed below. Click on the photograph below to see if your face has been circled from the crowd at the
THIS happy couple travelled to their wedding in a rather unorthodox mode of transport. To find out how, and for pictures from the day, see Thursday's Warrington Guardian.
LEE Briers' six successful conversions against Barrow was his best haul of the season so far. Briers, who had previously registered five kicks on two occasions this season, leaped into third place in the club's all-time point-scoring chart with they
RICHIE Barnett made it a double for only the second time in his Wolves career on Sunday. The former Hull flyer touched down twice in three minutes in the second half. His previous two-try show came against St Helens at Knowsley Road last year, although
IT could be you this week? One lucky supporter who watched Wolves' Challenge Cup clash with Barrow has won a prize. Check out this page later today to see if your face in our crowd picture has been circled as the winner.
ANTIGUA is always love at first sight. From an aircraft window, perhaps. A dense, green mass, ringed by the dazzling whiteness of 365 beaches, set in heavenly turquoise. Could anywhere really be so perfect? I first visited Antigua in 1990. It was work
FROM the edge of the Arabian desert rises a city so cosmopolitan and sleek that you might be forgiven for thinking you're seeing a mirage. World class golf courses, designer shopping complexes and sunshine alone have made the United Arab Emirates a premier
MARK Gleeson's try against Barrow was his first for 11 months. Wolves' deputy hooker finished off a Rob Parker break to conclude the first-half scoring in the Carnegie Challenge Cup fifth-round tie at The Halliwell Jones Stadium on Sunday. His last
WHEN Jaguar announced it was embracing diesel technology for S-Type a few years ago I winced. And when it declared it was introducing it to its prestigious, best-selling S-Type I winced even more. I quickly changed my mind after the test drive. The 2.6
SHOULD I still be taking my children to school I willingly admit that I would prefer to transport them with an ultra-safe, high-tech BMW X5 rather than a smaller car. Wouldn't any parent? The thought crossed my mind yet again when I was introduced to
I'D like to say I'm the type of person who doesn't worry about ageing and is more than happy to grow old gracefully. I'd like to, but I can't. You see I'm far more superficial than that. The shameful truth is, since turning 30 I've developed a love-hate
YOU wouldn't go to a job interview in jeans and a T-shirt so why would you try to sell your house without making it look its absolute best? You never get a second chance to make a first impression and that has never been truer than when selling your
FRESH from a relaxing spa treatment at the Grosvenor, Leonie has teamed up with her childhood friend Victoria Bebb to create a new website for yummy mummies. Mumsknowsbest.co.uk was set up in a bid to help new and prospective mums get all the information
BRINGING up two toddlers can be pretty unforgiving on your relationship, and every couple, even those whose offspring have long flown the nest, can benefit from a night away from the stresses and strains of everyday life. So when the chance came for
WHEN you go behind the scenes at Cosgrove Hall, it's like walking into the north west's very own Lilliput. This is a world in which small is not so much beautiful, but essential, at a studio that has produced some award-winning animations. The various
MARILYN Monroe and Laurel and Hardy rubbed shoulders with market traders during a glitzy awards ceremony. The Market Awards For Traders' Adverts (MAFTA) awards were held to honour traders who have shot to fame in their own adverts. Filmed especially
COMPETITION! We have teamed up with Tetley's, the official beer of Warrington Wolves, to offer two lucky readers the chance win a pair of tickets for their Super League clash with St Helens on Monday, May 28 at the Halliwell Jones Stadium. Tetley's
EVENT organisers are hoping the addition of Clarissa Dickson Wright will prove to be the recipe for success at this year's Cheshire Show. More than 60,000 people - and animals - are expected to descend on Tabley Showground, near Knutsford, on June
NORTH Cheshire Concert Band will be marking the end of a prosperous season with a performance on June 16. Intended to close the season in style, That's Entertainment will bring all the old favourites including circus and ballet to a packed audience at
A CHEF who spent six years cooking for the Royal family in Dubai has given up his job to come and work in Warrington. Ahmed Hassan left his home country, his family and friends to follow the career of his dreams in the food industry. The 48-year-old
TATTON Park will be in full bloom in July when Cheshire's green-fingered enthusiasts gather for the RHS Flower Show 2007. Stunning show gardens and flowerbeds will be exhibited, including a Wallace and Gromit display and a racehorse made of bedding.
CATERING students put their gastronomic skills to the test when they prepared some culinary delights for at the Warrington Mayor's charity dinner. Around 40 select people were invited to the exclusive event, which was held in the new Buckley's suite
MORE than 1,500 competitors across the north west are saddling up for the annual Warrington Horse Show on May 28. Preparations for Cheshire's premier equestrian event are well under way and expectations are high for what promises to be its biggest show
MORE than £3,400 was raised for a Cheshire charity at the annual sportsman's dinner at the Masonic Hall in Warrington. Principal speaker was European Cup winner John McGovern, who regaled dinner guests with stories from his outstanding football career
A BEATLES themed ball at the Park Royal Hotel in Stretton was hailed a huge success for The Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Trust. Guests were treated to a four-course meal, entertainment from tribute band the Mersey Beatles and a casino where they could try
The voices are there, but not for all to hear. The chatter of spirits, swirling in a different frequency, occasionally finding a person gifted with the insight, the vision, the hearing. A medium? You may or may not believe that but few would doubt
WOLVES centre Brent Grose has paid tribute to Barrow Raiders for their Carnegie Challenge Cup fifth-round performance at The Halliwell Jones Stadium on Sunday. He admitted he was surprised that the part-time National League Two leaders, who were missing
FOOTBALL legend Bryan Robson has revealed himself to be a bit of a homebody. The married dad-of-three told Limited Edition he likes nothing more than relaxing at home with his family in leafy Hale on the Cheshire-Greater Manchester border. "I've been
WHEN listening to some rock and roll stars it is hard not to begrudge their success. Show business and the world of music has an unsavoury habit of feeding egos and breeding a distasteful arrogance. But if ever there was a man who was unlikely to fall
ROBERT Westall was the first children's writer to win the Carnegie Medal twice. He is renowned for his books about his native North East, notably his stunning debut The Machine Gunners, while his ghost stories have been compared with those of acknowledged
IT was like a haunting. The lilting songs of Travis, blessed by Fran Healey's angelic voice, maintained a ghostly presence in the singles charts for four long years. A soft triumph of artistic introversion. Organic songs from a band with no image and
THIS is the serial flasher police are hunting after a spate of exposures to young girls. The offender, who is always dressed in running clothes, has struck at least 11 times around the Birchwood and Padgate areas, each time exposing himself to school
ST Rocco's Hospice is appealing for kind-hearted people to give up their spare time to help with the Starlight Walk. The hospice is searching for people to volunteer as course marshals for the 13-mile women-only walk, which aims to raise cash for the
CAMPAIGNERS in Grappenhall are celebrating an unlikely victory over mobile phone giants 3G. The company was looking to erect a mast on the vacant land off Knutsford Road, close to the swing bridge, a move that was blocked by councillors. Now, a Government
PICK up the pace by joining Warrington Road Runners in Stockton Heath. The group meets every Tuesday and Friday at 7pm in the car park behind Broomfields Leisure Centre and on Sundays at 9.30am for a slow run. For further information, contact 790119
GET to know the creepy crawlies of Orford Park on Sunday. Between 2pm and 3.30pm, you can join rangers to get closer than you ever imagined to minibeasts. To take part, meet at the ranger cabin.
