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Relieved to be in the clear over drug possession charges

A COMMUNITY leader has spoken of his relief at being cleared of drug dealing after police found £1,000 of cocaine at his fishing shop. David Hancox, of Phoenix Avenue, Dallam, said the months he had spent fighting to clear his name had taken a terrible

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Is my post sat in someone else's porch?

I'VE already had two items of post through my letterbox this week that aren't for me. One a magazine (identical to mine) for another woman in Grappenhall, but who lives nowhere near me and a letter for a neighbour up the road. This is by no means an

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Community anger

PARENT governors and community leaders from Woolston were among the protestors at the Town Hall on Wednesday. Rev Barry Dryden, vicar of the Church of the Ascension, Woolston, said: "I just want them to save our community and at the heart of that community

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Cullen pleased for GB trio

PAUL Cullen has expressed his delight that Warrington will have three players in the same Great Britain side for the first time since 1952. Jon Clarke, Martin Gleeson and Adrian Morley have all been named in Saturday's team to face New Zealand - the

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Woolston School protestors express outrage at council leader's comments

CAMPAIGNERS who gathered at the Town Hall on Monday have expressed their shock' and dismay' at the comments made by the council leader over the Woolston School protest. Clr Ian Marks spoke out to say that the full council meeting had been disrupted by

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Protestors response to council leader's comments

We are shocked and dismayed by the comments made by Cllr Ian Marks with regard to the demonstration at the Town Hall on Monday 29th October. It is true that the demonstration was noisy it was also good humoured that's the point of a demonstration. How

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Driver reversed into neighbour’s living room

FIREFIGHTERS found an unusual sight when they responded to a call-out in Appleton. A car belonging to a 77-year-old woman had to be pulled out of her neighbour's living room after a freak accident when she attempted to reverse out of her drive. The

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Danger lights

FOLLOWING the traffic light debacle in Westbrook, I'd like to voice my concerns at the set operating at the junction of Liverpool Road and Parker Street. The light for turning right into Parker Street goes from a green filter, suddenly to green and then

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Clamping spolis evening

I AM writing about my concerns of the company that has a clamping campaign in Culcheth village. I had an excellent evening out with my family in the centre of Culcheth on Saturday night, 27 October, at the Raj Restaurant. What a shock to find that our

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Why different punishment?

EARLIER this month a thug who punched Sir Alex Ferguson was jailed for 15 months. In last week's Guardian, I read of two similar but far more serious offences. Firstly there was the incident of a 40-year-old lady walking with her young daughter, who

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Efficiency is what's needed

THE article by Neil Docking in the Guardian on October 25, highlights what the rate-payer in Cheshire pays for its policing and Mr Peter Nurse, chairman of Cheshire Police Authority is quoted as saying how little Cheshire pays in comparison with Staffordshire

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How do you sleep at night?

WELL done! You've tried it twice before with previous bikes my sons owned - this time you've managed to get this one. The first time a low life thief attempted to steal my son's bike was when he'd left it by the back gate to nip in the house. Fortunately

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Councillors don't listen

CONCERNING the inevitable closure of Woolston High School your readers may be interested to know that this type of event is prevalent throughout the country. We in Harrow, Middlesex, were some years ago subjected to the same series of events that the

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Croft idea is ridiculous

WITH regard to the controversial plans for development in Croft. First of all to refer to the scheme as being Arena Plans', this would be a case of the tail wagging the dog. They have no business or authority to make any plans that affect the voters

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Wolves to start pre-season

SEVERAL members of Wolves' first-team squad will commence pre-season training next week. Stuart Reardon, Paul Johnson, Paul Rauhihi, Mark Gleeson, Rob Parker, Paul Wood, Steve Pickersgill, Andy Bracek, Simon Grix, Ben Harrison, Chris Riley, Mike Cooper

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Apathy ruins our villages

I HAVE lived in Stockton Heath for 25 years and read with interest the article stating that Culcheth Parish Council does not want its village to become another Stockton Heath. May I suggest that we have a council swap? Culcheth will then gain as follows

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Rufus Wainwright at The Parr Hall

WILKOMMEN! Bienvenue! Welcome! At a little after 8.15pm on Tuesday last week Rufus Wainwright and his seven-piece band took to the Parr Hall stage, all dressed in candy-coloured striped outfits, sporting ludicrously-sized, sparkling brooches. They resembled

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KARATE: Academy clinch medals at South West Open

CULCHETH Karate Academy picked up 14 medals at the South West Open Karate Championships in Weston-super-Mare on Sunday. Natalie Charlton won gold in the 10 to 15-year-old girls' kata and the 14 to 15-year-old girls' kumite, while Nicole Halsall won the

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Tell No One (Cert 15) DVD Review

FOR anyone familiar with the thriller writer Harlan Coben, it will come as a surprise that more of his books haven't made it to the big screen. So it was with some apprehension that I settled down to watch Tell No One. The story revolves around paediatric

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Young, Neil - Chrome Dreams II (Album)

BEWILDERINGLY brilliant as ever, Neil Young continues to wrap his immense canon in bafflement with this, an album that flies between his twin extremes, grunge godfather and evocative acoustic dreamer. Chrome Dreams I, had it ever attained release, could

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Straightheads/Closure (Cert 18) DVD Review

A BLATANT rip off of the cult classic Straw Dogs, this disappointing and dishevelled attempt at recreating a modern day revenge/horror left me totally cold. Anderson and Dyer (in typical cockney geezer role, yawn!) stir little emotion in the viewer and

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Paradise Lost/Turistas (Cert 15) DVD Review

IF YOU'RE after a good, old-fashioned teen slasher movie then Paradise Lost, also known as Turustas should be right up your street. Take three Americans, an Australian and two Brits, leave them stranded on a stunning beach in Brazil and watch the drama

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Wombats, The - A Guide to Love, Loss and Desperation (Album)

WITH honest and humorous lyrics about everyday life, The Wombats easily fall in a bracket that Arctic Monkeys single-handedly created two years ago. Unobtainable girls, nights out in Liverpool andEastEnders are all weaved into the musical formula and

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Huyton draw

Huyton Schoolboys 1 Warrington Schoolboys 1. WARRINGTON Schoolboys under 11s football team had to settle for a draw at Huyton. Player of the match Liam O'Neil produced a great strike to put Warrington in front and Liam Burthem, Scott Burgess, George

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IMBRL run out of steam

West Warrington IMBRL 8 Newton Storm 28. WEST Warrington IMBRL put up a brave fight but ran out of steam in the second half of their clash with Newton Storm in Mark Norris Construction North West Counties Amateur Rugby League Division Five. Karl Case

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Lions tamed by Woolston

Leigh Central Lions 12 Woolston Rovers 30. WOOLSTON Rovers will host West Warrington IMBRL on Saturday after defeating fellow frontrunners Leigh Central at The Marshes in North West Counties Amateur Rugby League Division Five at the weekend. Woolston

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Melanie’s ‘Great’ adventure

GREAT Sankey resident Melanie Nicholas will travel to the China next year as she plans to walk along the world's longest human-made structure. Melanie, aged 41, will be joined by former Coronation Street star Denise Welch, as she aims to walk for five

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World Wresting Entertainment

THE superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) storm back to the UK for a 10-day tour next April with a date in Liverpool. The RAW WrestleMania Revenge Tour stops off at the new Echo Arena on Friday, April 11 - the only appearance in the north

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They can’t dance – no problem!

NOT content with going head to head with The X Factor, the judges on Strictly Come Dancing seem to be catching the confrontational bug from Cowell and Co. I dipped into the BBC One dancefest at the weekend to find Bruno and Arlene yelling at each other

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‘Embarrassing!’ Four councillors attend civic Sunday

AN annual service honouring war veterans was attended by only four borough councillors, a council meeting has heard. The Mayor of Warrington, Clr Celia Jordan, chastised the other 53 councillors for embarrassing the town in front of senior Army officers

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The sound of silence is the best medicine for David

A VISITOR to an NHS clinic at The Halliwell Jones Stadium pulled the plug on waiting room music. David Johnson was visiting the clinic at the stadium because he had a leg ulcer and was so annoyed by the music coming from the radio that he switched it

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One-way to ease hospital parking woes

ONE hundred car parking spaces will be created at Warrington Hospital to try to ease congestion. A building on the grounds will be demolished to make way for the extra spaces. North Lodge, which mainly houses offices, will be knocked down next year,

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Students take a passage

A TEAM of 40 students will be making a passage to India to help the most deprived regions of the country. Students from Warrington Collegiate will take part in a range of support projects aimed at improving the infrastructure of disadvantaged towns and

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TAEKWONDO: Chan's Korea move

FORMER Sir Thomas Boteler High School and Priestley College student Chan Sau will represent the United Kingdom at the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in South Korea next week. The 28-year-old, who was born in Vietnam but is of Chinese origin and

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Woman with Down’s hurt in brick attack

POLICE are hunting sick yobs who threw a brick at a window of a home for people with learning difficulties, injuring a woman with Down's Syndrome. Paramedics who treated the 28-year-old told carers she was lucky not to have been killed', said a staff

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Lymm keep up the good work with Rochdale victory

Rochdale 9 Lymm 23. LYMM continued their fine run of form with a win at Rochdale in Powergen North Two West on Saturday. Lymm, who host Winnington Park at the weekend and have been handed an away match against Stockport in the second round of the EDF

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Hat-trick for Kennedy

Crosfields u18 12 Latchford Albion u18 19. LIAM Kennedy scored a hat-trick as Latchford's under 18s edged a competitive derby' match. Crosfields, whose tries came from Phil Antrobus and Matt Thomas, started well but Latchford led 10-8 at half time

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Ladies win

Warrington Town Ladies 3 St Domingos 0. WARRINGTON Town Ladies clinched a comfortable win against league leaders St Domingos on Sunday. Cathy Dutton's penalty put Town in front on the 20-minute mark and the player of the match then bagged a second

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Unlucky Soap fall to defeat

Crosfields 8 Brighouse Rangers 27. CROSFIELDS felt they did not deserve to lose by 19 points at home to Brighouse Rangers in National Conference League Division Two on Saturday. Soap only trailed 4-0 at half time and responded to a second Brighouse

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Crosfields top

Woodley FC 1 Crosfields 2. CROSFIELDS moved to the top of the Cheshire Soccer League First Division after a fortunate victory at Woodley FC on Saturday. Crosfields went ahead when Stuart Wellstead found the net with a fierce 25-yard strike and goalkeeper

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Bank Quay produce a Bold display in Miner triumph

Bank Quay Bulls 32 Bold Miners 0. BANK Quay Bulls prepared for the semi finals of the BARLA Lancashire County Challenge Cup by completing a whitewash against Bold Miners on Saturday. Bulls, who travel to St Helens to face Pilkington Recs in the semis

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Mitchell may have to wait for deal

WOLVES will not rush into giving Lee Mitchell or any of their other Academy prospects a full-time contract. The 19-year-old second rower, who started the season in the under 18s and is still on a part-time Academy contract, impressed in four first-team

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ATHLETICS: Fell relay team perform well

WARRINGTON Athletics Club finished in 46th position at the British Fell Relay Championships in West Yorkshire. Jason McGonigle, aged 17, has represented England in the World Championships in the past and put Warrington in 22nd place after a fine run

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HOT SHOTS: Tackle this lot

HERE'S more in our series of hot shots - from the bizarre, to the unusual, to the unexpected, to the funny. There's more to come over the forthcoming days.

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Welsh duo bid to book World Cup place

LEE Briers and Andy Bracek will be bidding to help Wales qualify for the 2008 World Cup when they face Scotland in Glasgow on Sunday. Wales lost the first leg 21-14 in Bridgend last year so will have to overturn that deficit to qualify automatically

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Impressed with what I saw

IT was a pleasure to see internationally renowned footballers gracing the turf in the latest Premier reserve league game to take place at The Halliwell Jones Stadium. Of course, there are many residents of Warrington who travel out of town to attend