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Lymm loss intensifies battle for second place

Aspatria 24 Lymm 5. THE contest for second place in rugby union's North Two West looks set to go all the way to the last game of the season after Lymm's loss at third-placed Aspatria. Lymm, who are one point ahead of Aspatria having played one game

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Bruising day

Cherry Tree Panthers 20 Westbrook Tigers 26. TIGERS had to dig deep to overcome a determined Cherry Tree outfit in a bruising North West Counties Amateur Rugby League Division Five encounter. Mark Robinson opened the scoring for Westbrook and further

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Single point loss

Warrington 25 Ruskin Park 26. WARRINGTON RUFC lost by a single point to leaders Ruskin Park in a nail-biting finish to Saturday's Euromanx South Lancashire and Cheshire Two game. Warrington played their best rugby of the season and kept snapping at

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Moore overhaul deficit to grab surprise victory

Prenton 8 Moore 14. LOWLY Moore fought back from 8-0 behind at half time to defeat third-placed Prenton in rugby union's Euromanx South Lancashire and Cheshire Four on Saturday. Man of the match second rower Gilby powered over for a try and Bradbury

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Thorman rates Huddersfield squad formidable

HUDDERSFIELD Giants stand off Chris Thorman is once again delighted to have been handed the Captain's armband for Super League XII. The 26 year old commented: "It is a great honour once again to be named as captain." He added: "It's nice

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Harlequins announce squad

HARLEQUINS have released their official 22-man 2007 squad list at the Twickenham Stoop. The team will play its opening game of the 2007 engage Super League season away at champions St Helens on Friday 9th February, before returning to meet Salford

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Leeds aiming to field strong team

THIS Sunday sees the visit of Leeds Rhinos to York's Huntington Stadium, for the fourth successive season. The Knights currently hold the advantage, having won two out of the three meetings between the two teams, and are certainly determined to hold

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Bridgewater benefits

THE Bridgewater Canal was again the beneficiary of Warrington Anglers' Association's nettings team's efforts at the weekend with more roach and small rudd introduced. They went in not a million miles from Beech Road, where I have no doubt they boosted

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Town face midfield crisis

WARRINGTON Town manager Ian Street is scouring the market ahead of Saturday's trip to Goole after losing four central midfielders to injury. The latest blow came during the opening stages of Town's 0-0 home draw with Chorley on Tuesday, with Karl Robinson

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ROWING: Two silver medals

WARRINGTON Rowing Club's Phil Lyons won two silver medals at the English Indoor Rowing Championships in Manchester on Sunday. Lyons finished second in the junior 16 boys' 500m sprint as well as the junior 15 event, which also saw clubmate Matt Spence

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Young Londoners line up for Quins

Harlequins Rugby League has named a 20-man squad for Saturday's third annual Capital Challenge to be played at White Hart Lane Community Stadium. Among Brian McDermott's squad is 18-year old forward Joe Walsh who joined the club on Monday

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Cup defeat takes gloss off league win for Eagle

EAGLE Rugby Union Club's first team returned to the winning trail on Saturday but went out of the Lancashire Plate at the quarter-final stage on Sunday. Eagle felt they had a point to prove after losing at Capenhurst on the previous weekend and ran up

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Youth reports

Rylands Sharks u18 40 Wigan St Judes u18 10. RYLANDS completed the double over a spirited but largely ineffective Wigan St Judes outfit in the North West Counties Youth Amateur Rugby League Premier Division. Man of the match Danny Forster controlled

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Indoor league results

Town Furnishings Burtonwood Indoor Bowls League results. Section A: Blackbrook C 4 Burtonwood Cath A 3, Rainhill Cricket Club 4 Peasley Cross Cons 3, St Patricks A 5 Viaduct C 2, Sutton Cricket Club 4 Penlake 3. Section B: Burtonwood Cath B 2 Rainhill

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Is this Sully’s season?

MICHAEL Sullivan is giving out nothing but good vibes as the new season approaches. The Australian reveals Warrington Wolves are fresher, fitter and more confident for engage Super League XII compared to last year. And, while pushing for a place in

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Eagle cross for 12 tries

Bolton 4th 0 Eagle 2nd 78. EAGLE'S second team returned to winning ways in Miller Homes Five West, running in 12 tries against Bolton's fourth string. Tries were scored by Jack Bainczyk, Dan Cahill, Nick Walsh, Liam Jenkinson, Bob Astley and Mark Simmons

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Wizards season starts in cup

WARRINGTON Wizards kick off their 2007 campaign with a trip to East Leeds in the first round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup on Saturday. Rugby League Conference National Club Wizards will be hoping to get off to a good start with new head coach Danny

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Carp action improves

ACTION has improved for Lymm Angling Club on most of their waters with carp action making the best improvements. Belmont Pool has produced some very credible hauls of fish over the past week, with plenty of upper teens and low 20s reported. There still

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HOCKEY: Warrington gain revenge

WARRINGTON Hockey Club gained revenge against Manchester with a 3-1 win in North West Division Eight North on Saturday. Warrington, who are second in the league and travel to Mossley Hill on Saturday, had been beaten by Manchester earlier in the season

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Warrington defeat Lymm

Lymm 3rd 5 Warrington 2nd 28. WARRINGTON'S second team scored five tries against Lymm. Adam Guest and Richard Park opened Warrington's account and Chris Douglas added a penalty before Guest scored his second try. Warrington delivered the killer punch

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Boys edged

Warrington u11 12 Wigan u11 16. WARRINGTON Schoolboys under 11s rugby league team were edged out by Wigan in a tense game. Wolves can feel disappointed with the result but pleased with many aspects of the performance. Wigan took the lead early on but

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United knocked out of the Guardian Cup

MOORE United missed out on a place in the semi finals of the Warrington Soccer League Guardian Cup after losing 2-1 at Rainhill Town on Saturday. Dave Cunningham had put Moore ahead but Rainhill hit back with goals from Dale and Dooling. Guardian Cup

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Hundreds turn out for soldier's funeral

HUNDREDS of mourners turned out to say goodbye to Kingsman Alex Green, today, Thursday. The 21-year-old's funeral took place at St Elphin's Church at 11.30am. He received a hero's send off as his coffin, draped in a Union Jack, was carried by fellow

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Draw at Chorley

Warrington Town 0 Chorley 0. TOWN'S current injury problems meant they were glad to hang on to a point against UniBond First Division strugglers Chorley on Tuesday. Chris Jackson had the Yellows' best chance with a header that just cleared the bar

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Sunday's results

Warrington Touchline Sports Sunday Soccer League results. Premier Division: Monk Sports 3 Halton Arms 3, Vulcan 1 Moorfield Callands 1. Division One: Turf and Feather 3 Pierpoint and Bryant 2. Division Two: Dog and Partridge 1 Hale 0, Legion 1 Brooklands

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Sky Sports to broadcast Rugby League’s National Leagues

THE RFL has confirmed that it has reached agreement with Sky Sports which means the broadcaster will show the exciting National League One and Two competitions for the next two years including the Play-Offs and Grand Finals Day. The live coverage of

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Challenging times

CROSFIELDS crashed out of the GMB Union BARLA National Cup 19-16 despite a great second-half effort against Broughton Red Rose on Saturday. They will be hoping for improved fortune when they face Bradford side West Bowling in the Carnegie Challenge Cup

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Fiddlers Ferry

A view of Fiddlers Ferry power station, taken from an unknown lane leading to Firs Lane, Hillcliffe, by Rosemary Clarke

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Amateur rugby league results

THE weekend's Mark Norris Building Services North West Counties Amateur Rugby League results. Premier Division: Bold Miners 34 Haydock 22, Barrow Island 12 Pilkington Recs 36. Division One: Walney Central 12 Oldham St Annes A 15, Hindley 2 Golborne

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Town concede twice in last five minutes

Ossett Albion 2 Warrington Town 1. TOWN snatched defeat from the jaws of victory at Ossett Albion on Saturday. Town, who handed debuts to goalkeeper Andy Paxton and defender Paul Grogan, went ahead in the 57th minute when striker Gary Jensen struck

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First home defeat of the season

Warr Town Reserves 1 Broadheath 3. WARRINGTON Town Reserves suffered their first home defeat of the season against the Mid-Cheshire Second Division leaders. Liam Sweeney put Town ahead after racing on to Lee Pennington's through ball and lobbing the

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Mid-Cheshire latest

Daten 1 Rylands 2. RYLANDS dragged themselves off the bottom of the Mid-Cheshire Soccer League First Division after a vital victory against Daten. Dave Pick put the ball into his own net but Rylands equalised before half time and claimed victory in

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Lymm reach semi finals

Lymm u14 27 Wirral u14 0. LYMM cruised into the Cheshire Cup semi finals with a clinical five-try victory over Wirral. Lymm were much more aggressive than Wirral and tries from Will Jones and Harry Rule were just reward for their pressure. A try from

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Sharks exit

East Leeds 30 Rylands Sharks 28. RYLANDS Sharks made National Conference League One side East Leeds battle all the way in a thrilling GMB Union BARLA National Cup second round tie. The Gorsey Lane men dominated their opponents for long periods but

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Wolves prove they can cope without Briers in win at The Willows

Salford City Reds 12 Warrington Wolves 24. ONE of the most pleasing aspects of Wolves' success at The Willows on Sunday was the performance of the team after skipper Lee Briers was carried down the tunnel with an ankle injury. Wolves, so often labelled

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Magic Mike

Clock Face Miners 18 Burtonwood Bridge 20. MIKE Billington touched down in the final moments to secure Burtonwood Bridge the points against fellow top-four outfit Clock Face in North West Counties Amateur Rugby League Division Two. Clock Face had only

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Latchford Albion bow out of under 16s National Cup

Shawcross Sharks u16 8 Latchford Albion Unicorns u16 4. LATCHFORD made their National Cup exit at Shawcross. Unicorns, prompted by Joe Mellor, handled the ball well and were able to cross the line on four occasions but only Jack Cooper's effort received

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Drop goal sinks Moore

Moore 2nd 26 Broughton Park 4th 27. A SUPERB drop goal four minutes from time handed Broughton Park victory against Moore. Tries were scored by L Dignam, Johnson, Keane and Wright.

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Under 21s beaten by Oldham

WOLVES' under 21s suffered a 42-6 defeat in their friendly at Oldham Roughyeds last night, Wednesday. Wolves only fielded four of their first-team squad - youngsters Steve Pickersgill, Chris Riley, Michael Cooper and Kevin Penny - and could not hold

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Youth league results

WARRINGTON Soccer League youth section results. Under 17s: Ecclesfield Rovers 1 Warrington Town 6, St Michaels 3 Beechwood Jnrs 1, Green 1 Brookvale Utd 2, Crosfields 3 Widnes Bayer 4, Fife Rangers 3 Appleton Boys 0, Rainhill Rockets 0 Winster 3. Under

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Results from the weekend

THE weekend's results. Powergen Northern Division North Two West: Aspatria 24 Lymm 5, Bowdon 0 Liverpool-St Helens 17, Broughton Park 39 Carlisle 5, Whitchurch 25 Tyldesley 30, Wilmslow 22 Stoke 11, Winnington Park 20 Vale of Lune 20. South Lancashire

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DOMINOES: Games continue tonight

WARRINGTON Dominoes League fixtures for tonight, Thursday. Rosedale Construction Division One: Bulls Head v Borough B, British Rail A v Bank Quay A, Marquis v Rylands A, Kings Club v Warr Cons A, Gas Social v Monk Sports, Rylands B v Eagle Sports, Borough

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Orford War Memorial results

Orford War Memorial Short Mat Bowls League results: J Ackerley 9 D McIndoe 15, W Eden 7 J Sutcliffe 15, P Houghton 11 J Naughton 9, C Flinn 11 M Norton 8.

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School sides reach national round of 16

TWO Warrington school teams have reached the last 16 of the national Carnegie Champion Schools rugby league tournament. Great Sankey High School's year 10 boys' side won 34-4 at Orrell's Abraham Guest High School in the north west quarter finals to qualify

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Attack

PARAMEDICS were called to Dewhurst Road in Birchwood at 11.34am after a report of a woman in her 80s had been attacked. She was taken to Warrington Hospital.

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Flower exhibition

THIS Saturday is the last chance to see an exhibition of the summer meadow, Meadowlands. The Ruth Moilliet display at Warrington Library includes a giant installations of stunning two-metre-high glass flower presses.

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Man suffers facial injuries

PARAMEDICS were called to Thornton Road in Great Sankey at 4.27am on Sunday after a report a man had been assaulted and suffered facial injuries. The patient was taken to Warrington Hospital.

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SNOOKER: Top three all lose

WARRINGTON Snooker League fixtures for tonight, Thursday. Division One: Alford A v Alford D, Irish Club A v GESM A, Kings Club A v Roosters C, Monk A v British Rail B, Newton Social v Irlam Cons, Winwick Social v Snookers A, Woolston C v Richmonds.

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Disability stage mega quiz

WARRINGTON Disability Partnership's first mega quiz of the year will be held tomorrow, Friday, at 7.30pm at St Oswald's Social Club, off Padgate Lane. Raising money for the charity's Community Build Appeal', tickets are £2 on the door and are also available

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Young people's chance to Be Heard

ARE you aged 13-19? Do you want to meet new people? Do you want to have a say and make Warrington a better place for you? If your answers are yes, then this could be for YOU! Be Heard is a young people's group which meets fortnightly on Monday evenings

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You'll be asking for more of Oliver!

MAKE sure you watch St Gregory's Catholic High School's production of Oliver'. As a member of the cast, I can tell you that we have been working hard on this for months. There has been an incredible amount of dedication from members of the cast and I

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Explorers and scouts go on winter camp

ON FRIDAY, January 5, 28 Explorers from Warrington East travelled down south to join the other thousands of Explorers and Scouts at Gilwell winter camp. This camp was the first big event of 2007, being one of many held to celebrate 100 years of scouting

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Collision

TWO vehicles were in collision on the Birchwood flyover over the M6 at 1.41pm on Saturday. A man in his early 40s was taken to Warrington Hospital.

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School bullies are much worse than those on Big Brother

WE HAVE all been aware in the past few weeks about bullying in the Celebrity Big Brother house but, if this happened in a school corridor, no-one would think twice. Bullying in schools is so much worse than Shilpa's spell in Big Brother, but the cause

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Teacher is sacked over claims

A TEACHER from The Russet School in Weaverham has been sacked after improper conduct. Alison Addison, from Warrington, had been suspended since early July after the allegations first surfaced. She appealed against her sacking on Monday - but it failed

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Early hours blaze at warehouse

A WAREHOUSE at Birchwood Industrial Estate caught fire in the early hours of Monday. Two fire crews were called at 2am and found the blaze. There is no news yet on what caused the fire.

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Jobwise to donate cash to charity

WARRINGTON-based Jobwise has agreed to donate money to charity during an open day being held tomorrow, Friday. The Bold Street branch will donate £20 to Manchester Kids for every candidate that registers throughout the day.

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Do or die for Stockton Heath Primary School

D-DAY has come for Stockton Heath Primary School as councillors vote on its future. After 18 months of bitter wrangling over whether the Edwardian building will be bulldozed or retained, the decision will finally be made by borough councillors tonight

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Run the Great Manchester Run with Marie Curie Cancer Care

Marie Curie Cancer Care is offering people in the area the chance to keep their new year's resolution and grab places for the North West's most popular short running event - the BUPA Great Manchester Run. The ever popular race has already filled but

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Vandals destroy bench

HEARTLESS vandals have destroyed a bench dedicated to a cancer survivor. The bench, which was erected in Woolston Park in March last year to mark Doreen Blanchard's battle with the disease, has been left in pieces after vandals struck at the weekend.

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Bench yobs are truly sickening

THE picture of a memorial bench lying in ruins in Woolston this week is truly sickening. Yobs have clearly wrecked this knowing what it meant and what it stood for. Indeed, in a poignant picture, the inscription is seen ripped in half. It is sad to

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Two ex-cops are charged with fraud in remarkable case

A MASSIVE fraud trial of two former Warrington policemen involving businesses worth around £34m has been delayed until 2008. Frederick Taylor and Martin Shaughnessy are being prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office and the trial is expected to last six

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Don’t let Bridge Street get left behind

ARE we seeing a shift in the town centre? This week, more shops on Bridge Street have put the shutters up while Stationery Box will also follow suit - its head office closing with 100 job losses too. More shops are set to make the move to the Golden

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Couple foil arson attack

TWO people have escaped unharmed after an arson attack in Orford. A 35-year-old man and 36-year-old woman put the blaze out after it was started in a flat on Toll Bar Road at 10.35pm on Monday. A spokesman for Warrington police said: "Fortunately they

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Water supply issues could halt plans

LACK of water supply has made United Utilities object to another planning application - this time the plan to convert disused Glazebrook Country Club into 30 retirement apartments. The company said it could not support the application unless it is guaranteed

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Pensioner was mugged for handbag

A PENSIONER was knocked unconscious in a vicious mugging. The 84-year-old was hit over the head after she was followed by two men on to Dewhurst Road, Oakwood, on Friday at midday. When she collapsed her handbag was stolen. A spokesman for Warrington

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End of paper trail for Stationery Box

MORE than 100 jobs will go after Warrington-based Stationery Box was sold to a TV dragon'. Staff were left sad and angry' when they were told the Bewsey headquarters is likely to shut. The company sold 61 of its stores to Partners the Stationers, which

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Mum cleared of breaking her baby son's arm in two places

A MUM broke down and cried in court on Tuesday as she was cleared of inflicting grievous bodily harm on her baby. The 21-year-old Padgate woman was found not guilty of deliberately breaking her son's arm in two places. Warrington Crown Court heard on

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Victim of attack gets no apology - but gets the blame!

A 15-year-old has pleaded guilty to affray over the notorious video attack on a Culcheth man - but not apologised to his victim. He took part in the gang assault on Robert Anderson, which the Warrington Guardian exclusively revealed. The boy said sorry

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Life is the name of the game!

LITTLE Lewis Johnson will never be short of good advice with four generations of women in the family. The bouncing baby boy was born last Tuesday, weighing a healthy 8lb 5oz, to mum Michelle Toone, aged 19, of Linden Close, Woolston. Michelle, her mum

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Moving concert is out of Africa

BEAUTIFUL and uplifting songs from an African choir moved a church congregation to tears. Hundreds packed into The Church of the Resurrection and St Bridget's in Cinnamon Brow to hear Watoto Children's Choir sing stories about Uganda. "A lot of people

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Wolves are looking good this season

THE Warrington Guardian can exclusively reveal Warrington Wolves' new away shirt. Star signing Adrian Morley posed with Mr and Miss Warrington Guardian, Lee Payton and Stacey Mullins, to show off the new design. We have two signed shirts for the winners

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The man with the Golden touch

WE'RE not perfect,' says Golden Gates Housing chief executive Peter Mercer after the organisation scored the top rating from Government inspectors. But his organisation is very, very good - it is one of only nine social landlords in the UK to get the

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GOLF: Archer in Dubai

BIRCHWOOD Golf Club professional Phil Archer will take on the likes of Tiger Woods and Ernie Els in one of the biggest events on the PGA European Tour this week. Archer starts the cash-rich Dubai Desert Classic in the United Arab Emirates today, Thursday

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Cherished memories of a unique young man

THE Army was Alex Green's life but Arsenal was his love. As a Gunners supporter in Warrington, he was rare and that is how his family and friends recall their most cherished memories of him. His dad, Bill Stewardson, said: "He was a good lad, a clown

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Don't allow Alex's death to be in vain

THE pain of losing a child is unbearable, as Alex Green's dad knows. As Bill Stewardson prepares to say goodbye to his beloved son, today, Thursday, he explains how Alex's death in Iraq should not be in vain. The 21-year-old Kingsman, from Orford, died

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Air, Manchester Academy

GALLIC chill-out icons Air return to the UK in March for a series of live dates in support of their new album Pocket Symphony. The duo, consisting of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel, will be playing Manchester Academy on March 15. Pocket Symphony

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Bloc Party - The Prayer (Single)

A POUNDING beat and a droning hum introduces the listener to Bloc Party's first single from their forthcoming album A Weekend in the City, a brilliant glimpse of one of the best bands in Britain today. Described by Kele Okereke as being inspired by

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Mika - Grace Kelly (Single)

IT WAS number one even before it was released. And clearly Mika's Grace Kelly has a catchy melody that makes it easy to understand its success. It has an infectious chorus and he seems jolly enough. But surely there must be more to this Freddie Mercury

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Good the Bad and the Queen, The - The Good the Bad and the Queen (Album)

LONDON sits in the lyrical and musical undertones of this album. A rich cultural diversity, underpinned by Paul Simonon's dub bass and drummer Tony Allen's complex jazz figures spiralling away beneath the acoustic arpeggios of Verve guitarist Simon

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Smokin’ Aces (Cert 18) Cinema Review

IT IS 15 years since Tarantino burst onto the silver screen yet his indelible mark on modern cinema is still making its impact today. Smokin' Aces is just one in a long series of copycat films that try to replicate the Tarantino formula but fall down

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Rocky Balboa (Cert 18) Cinema Review

PAYING good money to watch a 60-year-old get pummelled by a man half his age just doesn't seem right does it? It's all too easy to have this misconception of Rocky's final bout on the silver screen and admittedly those were my feelings when a friend

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Comedy and jazz

COMEDY and Cheshire jazz are the order of the day this Saturday at The Pyramid. Whether you want to have a laugh or enjoy the heady sounds of jazz the centre will be hosting two events catering just for you. First up is the ever-popular Comedy Store

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Could you be an orphan?

BUDDING musical stars of the future are invited to audition for a part in a production of Annie. Chester Musicals are looking to find cast members for the show, which will be staged at The Brindley in June. The company are looking for girls from Warrington

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Extension

WARRINGTON Borough Council has received plans for a two-storey part single storey side extension at a property at 81 Carmarthen Close in Callands.

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Fellowship's next meeting

ST MICHAEL'S Men's Fellowship meets next Wednesday at 7.30pm and all newcomers are welcome. The group meets on the first Wednesday of each month at St Michael's Parish Church in Burtonwood.

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Road closures set for around eight weeks

ROAD closures began on Alder Lane, Alder Root Lane, Hall Lane and Old Alder Lane in Burtonwood this week. The driving bans will be in effect from Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm and Saturday, 9am to 5pm. The temporary orders will be effective for up to

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Ladies’ afternoon for charity

LADIES are in for a treat at Kingswood Community Centre this Sunday. A ladies' afternoon from 1pm to 5pm will feature demonstrations and mini-treatments from The Body Shop at Home, nail care and massages from Beauty On Your Door Step! and Weightwatchers

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‘Children could die in flooded footpath for the sake of £500’

A FLOODED footpath has been described as a potential death trap for schoolchildren in Old Hall. Derek Warren, from Shackleton Close, says he is fed up of trying to get the footpath repaired by the council. Since the resident reported the problem off

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A chance to give blood

A BLOOD donor session will be held in the Church of the Latter Day Saints, Payne Close, Great Sankey, on Friday, February 16, from 2pm to 4pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm.

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Precept to stay same

GREAT Sankey Parish Council has managed to halt any increase in the annual precept. The figure has stayed the same, at £17 for a band D property.

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Plans in the pipeline

THE following planning applications have been submitted in Great Sankey: a proposed two-storey extension at 19, Fleetwood Close, a proposed fence to the side and rear of 378, Liverpool Road; and a single storey extension is proposed for 22, Nevada Close

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Mr Universe plants a seed of ambition!

FROM little acorns grow mighty oaks. But will any of the children from Little Acorns nursery in Penketh grow as big as Mr Universe? Muscleman and world champion Paul Sutton, aged 42, from Cinnamon Brow, visited the Stocks Lane nursery to promote health

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Clean team hails success of best litter pick yet

WHITTLE Hall in Great Sankey hosted the best ever litter pick' by the Warrington Clean Team. The volunteers of the team collected a record 45 sacks of litter along Whittle Brook. They get together one Sunday a month to clean up a part of town using

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Fairground attraction

ALL the fun of the fair could be coming back to Oakwood after the success of last year's event. Oakwood Residents' Association has submitted a number of licence applications to Warrington Borough Council to host it on August 11 on land off Admirals Road

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Free sports fun on offer

FREE activities will be on offer to youngsters in Birchwood during half term thanks to Warrington Wolves and Frontis Housing Association. Youngsters aged seven to 11 years of age can enrol now for the Warrington Wolves Foundation's multi-sports week,

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Joshua is a goody two shoes for African tots

WHEN 10-year-old Joshua Smith saw pictures of needy orphans in Malawi on his favourite TV programme he immediately wanted to help. Now the conscientious Culcheth Primary School pupil has collected more than 100 pairs of shoes for Blue Peter's Shoe Biz

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Learn about computers

WOULD you like to learn more about computers and improve your chances of employment? Trees Community Centre is offering the European Computer Driving Licence course at levels one and two. The course teaches you how to understand the Internet and manage

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Reunion celebration

ARE you part of Selwyn Jones High School's class of 1977? A school reunion will take place on Friday, February 9, at Newton Social Club, on Patterson Street, at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £5 and are available from Barclays Bank, in Earlestown, or by calling

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Beware of rogue traders

NEWTON residents are being told to beware of traders who knock at their door offering services. St Helens Council's trading standards department is telling people to be wary about unsolicited offers to fix damage that might have been caused by the recent

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Question police boss

PUT your questions to the man in charge of the police in Newton. Chief Superintendent Peter Brinkley will be holding a webchat next week that will allow members of the public to directly quiz him. The online question and answer session will take place

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Men in court over car scam

TWO Newton men are due to appear in court next week in connection with buying and selling stolen cars. Nicholas Parsons, aged 28, of Crow Lane East, is due up in court charged with 30 offences for obtaining and handling stolen cars. He is also charged

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Sentence appeal fails

AN appeal to extend the sentence of a violent thug who left a man with no sight in one eye has been refused. Shaun Skeech, aged 38, of Sefton Street, Newton, used a pool cue in his attack on Mark Toal in a Newton bar last year. The Court of Appeal ruled

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Keep calm – relax your mind and body at yoga class

BRING some calmness into your life - go to yoga classes at Newton Community Centre. The centre hosts classes twice a week to help you balance your mind and body. Whether you want to de-stress from the hassles of modern life or if you want to improve

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Romantic disco for charity

WARRINGTON Mencap is holding a fundraising Valentine's Disco next Saturday, February 10, at Padgate Community Centre, from 7.30pm until 11pm. Tickets are £3. For more details and tickets call 232260.

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Sale will help coach group

A TABLE top sale at St Stephen's Club, in Orford, from 10am-2pm on Saturday, will raise cash for St Stephen's Lourdes Coach Group. Admission is 20p for buyers and £5 for a table. No traders please. For more details call Kath on 825932.

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Raise issues with Brian

COUNCILLOR Brian Maher will hold a surgery on Friday, February 9, from 10.30am until 11.30am, at the rent office on Grasmere Avenue. Police Community Support Officer Michelle Nesbitt and Alison Little, who deals with anti-social behaviour in the area

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Roads to be closed for work

ROADS will be closed while a footbridge is removed. The removal of the bridge, at Greymist Avenue, will result in the A57 Manchster Road being closed to traffic from its junctions with Holes Lane and New Cut Lane to its junction with Greymist Avenue.

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Humps on the horizon

CONTROVERSIAL road humps that have divided a community look set to go ahead. Those opposing the traffic calming measures on four Paddington roads have until February 8 to make their representations to the council. The road humps are set to be installed

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Keep fit with road runners

JOIN 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 more details, call 790119.

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Playmakers at new venue

SEE Stockton Heath Playmakers perform in their new venue from tonight, Thursday, to February 3. Mixed Doubles: A gossip' on marriage will be performed at the Farm Club in Cinnamon Brow. The group left Stockton heath Methodist Church last month. Tickets

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Step on to the dance floor

GET on your dancing shoes for musical movement classes for tots. Musical Steps sessions will be held in Appleton Parish Hall on Mondays, from February 19 onwards, providing musical activities for babies and toddlers. The classes will offer a blend of

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Smugglers at Walton Hall

DON'T miss a one-off theatre production at Walton Hall. Daphne du Maurier's world famous Jamaica Inn will be performed on March 7. Tickets are priced cost £25 and concessions are £20. A limited number of tickets are available by calling the Pyramid

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150 years, waiting for the toilet ...

A CHURCH in Appleton Thorn has been without toilets for 150 years. Now, parishioners in the village are busy raising £250,000 to buy much-needed lavatories for St Cross Church, on Stretton Road. Dorothy Edwards, church parishoner and chairman of Appleton

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A time for giving ... blood

A BLOOD donor session takes place on Monday, February 19, at Statham Lodge in Lymm. The sessions run between 2pm and 4pm and 5.30pm and 7.30pm.

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Burford Lane diversions

DRAINAGE work on Burford Lane, in Lymm, will see contractors working there for the next three weeks. The road will be closed only when necessary between its junctions with Warrington Lane and Stage Lane. Diversions will be in place.

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Calls for better lights system to ease traffic

FRUSTRATED motorists have called on the council to operate a better traffic light system to stop the jams. Traffic lights on Rushgreen Road have been causing problems for drivers. The current roadworks mean lights are in operation - but on a time delay

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Disco dances in with £1,700

A DISCO at Grappenhall and Thelwall British Legion raised £1,720 for leukaemia research. The event, held last Saturday, was a huge success and organisers want to praise the people and businesses that supported the event

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You shall all go to the ball

YOUNGSTERS at a Grappenhall Primary School went to a very special ball this week. The pupils held a Cinderella ball at St Wilfrid's Primary School complete with princesses and princes.

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Office plan

THERE could soon be a new office being built in Westy. Plans have been submitted to Warrington Borough Council for a single-storey office to be built at the site of Westy Local Housing Office, on Westy Lane. The application was handed in on Thursday,

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Support plans for new NHS dentist practice

WE would like to bring your readers up to date with the latest situation regarding NHS Dentistry in Lymm (Warrington Guardian, January 4, page 21). The plan to set up a dental practice at 7 The Square, Lymm, has been abandoned due to a combination of

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Delighted that animal ‘sanctuary’ has been exposed for what it really is

WELL done, Warrington Guardian! I have followed the story regarding Leigh Animal Sanctuary with a personal interest and am delighted that it has been exposed for what it really is! Last year, my granddad had to go into a nursing home and, unfortunately

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Thank you for handing in my bag at store

I WOULD like to express my faith in human nature and thank the woman who found my handbag on the floor at Morrison's supermarket on Tuesday, January 23. I didn't miss it until I was at the checkout paying for my goods. I had put it down to reach for

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Have your say on the council budget proposals

I WOULD like to reply on behalf of Warrington Borough Council to the letter from David Johnson. Firstly, I want to explain and reassure Mr Johnson that council officers and finance staff have, in consultation with council members, drawn up detailed spending

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Make plans so ‘madness’ does not happen again

THE events of Thursday, January 18, while rare, are not without precedent. The Thelwall Viaduct has been closed on a number of occasions due to adverse weather or accidents. What is patently clear is that the local authority and the police have no plan

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Scanner Darkly, A (Cert 15) DVD Review

THIS is a strong contender in the argument for style over content in films. This visually stunning movie (special effects make it look like a graphic novel) remained incoherent to the end. Maybe that was intended, as the story centres on the mind destroying

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It could have been a high five

THE concept of Five Days, BBC1's drama following the investigation into the disappearance of a mother and her two children, should have made for a gripping five hours of viewing. Divided into five one-hour episodes, it would have been a tour de force

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Kinsella, Sophie - Shopaholic And Baby

SHOPAHOLIC And Baby is the latest offering in Sophie Kinsella's popular Shopaholic series. Becky Bloomwood is back, and this time she's shopping for two. Now happily married to Luke Brandon, about to buy the house of her dreams (with a shoe room), the

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Fall Out Boy - This Ain’t A Scene (It's An Arms Race) (Single)

AS DETOURS go, the latest offering from FOB is akin to cutting down Church Street to get to Manchester Road from Buttermarket Street - slight. It starts off sounding like a take on hip-hop or some industrial RNB. But pretty soon we're back to the distorted

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Babel (Cert 15) Cinema Review

EVERY so often a film comes along that shakes you to the core, transcending its cinematic format to say something brutally honest about the human condition. The third instalment in a vague trilogy by director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarittu, Babel is the

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Our Day Out in Stockton Heath

THE sad, funny and humorous Willy Russell tale Our Day Out will wow crowds in Stockton Heath this week. The Stockton Heath Methodist Theatre Workshop performance will include lively songs as well as the story of underprivileged, remedial children who

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Voices of the valley

HEAR the Fron Male Voice Choir perform Voices of the Valley with a full brass band in concert. Currently in the top ten of the album charts, the group of amateur musicians have become the fastest-selling classical act of all time after they reached sales

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Blueprints

A SINGLE storey rear extension may be built at 20 Green Lane in Burtonwood after blueprints were submitted to Warrington Borough Council. The plans also include a detached garage.

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Phone alert

POLICE in Westbrook and Callands will be clamping down on drivers using mobile phones in the coming weeks. The road safety campaign is being pushed ahead of new legislation in March. Under the new law, instant fines will be increased from £30 to £60

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Council's £25 'thank you'

BURTONWOOD and Westbrook Parish Council has made a £25 donation to St Michael's Parish Church to as a thank you for its hospitality. The church hosted the council's Christmas carol singing event in its parish hall last month.

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Garage plan approved

PLANNING permission has been granted for a single storey garage at 12 Pendine Close in Callands after designs were approved with conditions.

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Remembering the Holocaust

CHILDREN from St Gregory's High School led a Holocaust memorial event at the Pyramid and Parr Hall on Friday. The Mayor of Warrington, Clr Linda Dirir, attended the commemorations, based on the theme of The Dignity of Difference'. Pupils from the specialist

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Youths top the agenda

NUISANCE youths were voted the top priority for the police at the latest Whittle Hall Community Action Meeting. Parking was in second place and speeding came third.

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Soul night at Legion

PENKETH and Great Sankey Royal British Legion, on Greystone Road, is hosting a soul night on Saturday, February 3, with DJ Sean Winstone. Entry is free.

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Land could be donated for project

POLICE and a community group are in the initial stages of talks with United Utilities about the donation of a piece of land for a community project in Great Sankey. The idea is at a very early stage. Whittle Hall Community Action Meeting heard that

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Volunteers needed for youth soccer

WHITTLE Hall CSO Colin Cheshire has volunteered to referee the initial stages of a new series of youth football matches at Great Sankey Forum. Parents are still needed to volunteer in the long term, and the police are looking to get funding to pay the

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Council opposed to apartments

PENKETH Parish Council has objected to a planning application for flats at 169 Warrington Road. The block of four apartments is planned for the rear of a home next to Latham Hall. Parish councillors agreed to object based on the impact the plans could

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Meet your councillors

A SURGERY where members of the public can meet their councillors is being held at Age Concern in Jackson Avenue, Culcheth this Saturday, January 27 between 10.30am and 11.30am.

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Precept is increased

BIRCHWOOD Town Council's precept for 2007/2008 has been increased by 2.65 per cent. The increase originally applied for was 1.8 per cent but, due to a change in the way the formula is calculated, an extra 0.85 per cent had to be added. For a band D

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Charity champions

A CHARITY night raised £1,705 for Cancer Research. Solicitor Peter Stott organised a 60s band in memory of wife Diane while Janet Walsh donated a holiday to Majorca in memory of husband Gerry. Organiser Julie Pete, a member of Culcheth's Cancer Care

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Plans submitted

AN application to build a replacement to G&J Greenalls distillery, in Risley, has been submitted to Birchwood Town Council. A new distillery and distribution depot are planned in Clayton Road along with warehouses and offices. The plans are available

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Panto players have a ball

Panto stars take a break from rehearsing for Cinderella. The actors, all members of Culcheth Players, star in a stage version of the popular pantomime on February 8, 9 and 10 at the sports and social club in Charnock Road. Call 01942 713 012 for tickets

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Man in court over drugs

A NEWTON man has appeared in court charged with drugs possession. David Baldwin, aged 42, has been charged with possession of amphetamine after police searched a house in Alder Street on October 25, 2006, and seized a quantity of drugs. He appeared

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‘Deadline may have passed – but keep protesting against Parkside’

THE deadline for opinions on the proposed Parkside Rail Freight Terminal may have passed but a campaign group is urging people to carry on protesting. The official deadline for residents' views on the plans to create the rail freight terminal closed

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Take a leaf out of his book!

A DREAM has become a reality for one Newton man with his novel hitting the bookshelves. John Griffin has just had his first novel, Solitary Star, published. Although the 35-year-old works as a sales account manager for an IT firm, he has spent his spare

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Plans to be considered

PLANNING applications submitted to Warrington Borough Council: a single-storey extension to the side of 31 St Andrews Close, Fearnhead; a single-storey extension to the side of 11 Princess Avenue, Padgate and a two-storey extension to the side of 13 Delery

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Surgery at the library

WOOLSTON councillor Maureen Banner will hold a surgery at Woolston Library from 10am until 11am on Saturday, February 17.

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Singer scoops award for vocal talent

A PADGATE student is hitting all the right notes after she scooped a top music award. Alison O'Toole, aged 35, from Anderson Close, won the best vocal artist 2005-2006 award at the Access to Music Awards ceremony at BAFTA, in Leicester Square, London

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Walk among the wildfowl

LEARN about the birds during a wildfowl walk on Saturday, February 24, at 10am at Moore Nature Reserve, Lapwing Lane, Moore. Bring a pair of binoculars if possible, although some will be available to borrow on the day. Wear suitable clothing and meet

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It's playtime at nursery

TOTS are welcome to play the day away at St Mary Magdalene's Church hall, Appleton. The voluntary-run nursery is on every Thursday from 9am-11am. Youngsters from birth to pre-school age are welcome. Attendance costs £1.50 per child. For more details

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Christmas comes early

CHRISTMAS has come very early in Stockton Heath as festive decorations are set to be given away. Morrisons, on Wilderspool Causeway, is going to give away 100 metres of festive garlands to a local good cause. Groups must contact the store before the

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Driving home healthy eating

HEALTHY eating was the dish of the day at Appleton Thorn Primary School on Friday as pupils and their parents sampled healthy breakfast options for national breakfast week. Tucking into the fresh food also marked the launch of the school's healthy eating

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Parish council

THE next meeting of Lymm Parish Council takes place on Tuesday, February 13, at Lymm Village Hall on Pepper Street at 7.30pm.

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Songs in the key of Kathryn

CELEBRATED concert pianist Kathryn Stott will perform at the United Reformed Church in Lymm. She will be playing music by Haydn, Dutilleux, Schubert and Rachmaninoff on Sunday, February 4, starting at 3pm. Tickets, priced £8 and £7 concessions are available

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Concert for farm trust

A CHARITY concert for Millington charity the Children's Adventure Farm Trust takes place on Saturday. Featuring Jekyll, tickets are £5 at the Ladybridge Park Residents Club, Cheadle Hulme.

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Objections against turning florist to letting agency

LYMM councillors Ian Marks and Sheila Woodyatt have objected to plans due to have been heard as the Warrington Guardian went to press. Councillors were expected to discuss plans to turn Stephanie's the florist, on The Cross, in the centre of the village

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Is it too high a price to pay?

A £125,000 price is too high to pay for losing Lymm's May queen field according to protestors. But supporters believe a children's play area is precisely what is needed to liven up an empty field. Dozens of villagers went to a public exhibition at the

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Find a new look

GET a free consultation at an open day for a new look salon. Megan Paul hairdressers, on Chester Road, will be welcoming people along to check out their refurbished facilities. The salon has undergone a revamp and has changed its name from Cutting Corner

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Youngsters experiment with science

CHILDREN at Latchford CE Primary School took a hands-on approach to science. As part of their science week, the youngsters received a visit from travelling scientist Adrian Bowden. He did two demonstrations for the infants and juniors and the children

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Councillors say it’s not a clean sweep for their roads

HOMEOWNERS in Whitecross and other town centre areas are losing out to Golden Gates residents when it comes to street sweeping, councillors have claimed. The meeting was told that Golden Gates Housing has employed extra cleaning staff, backed up by extra

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What land would be used for travellers?

REGARDING your editorial Make Travellers Pay', although I agree in principle, I am a little concerned as to where the private land that Clr Finnegan suggests should be used is situated. Is Clr Finnegan contemplating land in Latchford West? Maybe he

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Your money helped those less fortunate

I AM writing on behalf of Stockton Heath and District Lions, to thank the people of Stockton Heath and adjoining villages for their generosity over the Christmas period. We were able to collect a total of £2,350 during our rounds with Santa and his sleigh

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The outcome could have been lot worse

A BIG thanks to the good Samaritan who picked my confused, elderly father up in Howley on Saturday afternoon and, after a tour of Penketh, deposited him safely at my daughter's house. This man left without giving his name or phone number. If it was not

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Hospital staff and public saved son’s life

WE would like to thank the staff at Warrington Hospital and the Warrington public who were involved in caring for and transporting my son in an incubator to Glenfield Hospital in Leicester (RAF, ambulance crew, fire brigade, members of a rugby team playing

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Let this be a warning to others – be careful who you give your money to

I AM a pensioner and for many years have shared what little money I have with animals. Leigh Animal Sanctuary was one of the charities that I gave to because my cat came from there many years ago. I have given them food, knitted blankets for the cats

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What would happen if we had terrorist attack?

ON Thursday, January 18, I set out at 2pm for an appointment at Warrington Hospital. I had only gone a short distance before I realised that this would be a difficult journey - numerous trees were down in Croft and Winwick due to the storm. I reached

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Relative Strangers (Cert 15) DVD Review

THIS is utter trash. The thing about comedies is that they are meant to be funny. It's kind of a rule. But this doesn't even fall into the bracket of 'It's so bad it's good'. It's utterly dire. Full stop. Danny Devito and Kathy Burke are excruciatingly

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Little Miss Sunshine (Cert 15) DVD Review

ONCE in a while a genuinely heart-warming film comes along and you can't help but be taken in by its inherent charm. Little Miss Sunshine is one such movie and is thoroughly engrained with the sort of life-affirming qualities that could make the hardest

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Dirty Sanchez: The Movie (Cert 18) DVD Review

IN A fountain of bodily fluids, Dainton, Pancho, Joycey and Pritchard travel the world in search of the seven deadly sins, which more often than not amounts to blowing a lager enema into someone else's mouth. It's all as vile as you would expect, but

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Children of Men (Cert 15) DVD Review

A BREATHTAKING, intelligent thriller, Children Of Men is one of the best films of 2006. Set in 2027, this is not so much post-apocalyptic as an illustration of a believable collapse of society thanks to pressures that already exist: environmental, political

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'The most talented female around'

DESCRIBED as "the most talented female around" by the NME, Regina Spektor, pitcured, is coming to Manchester this month. Hailing from Moscow and residing in New York, Regina's new single Fidelity from the critically acclaimed album Begin To Hope is released

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Maximo Park coming back

MAXIMO Park are back this April taking in both Manchester and Liverpool on a full UK tour. They are set to play the Manchester Ritz on Thursday, April 26 and Liverpool University on Friday, April 27. The tour coincides with the release of the band's

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DICKENSION oiks are springing forth. By the dozen, it seems.

Not since the mid-sixties, when curmudgeonly tunesmiths such as Ray Davies and Steve Winwood would cruise the King's Road, has London featured heavily in popular song. Back then it was all "Terry (Terence Donovan) meets Julie (Christie) Waterloo Underground

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Klaxons - Golden Skans (Single)

I DIDN'T understand what people describing Klaxons as new rave' meant until I played the remix of their latest single Golden Skans. The Erol Elkans Ekstra Spektral Edit is easily the better of the two, with dreamy electro and trance-like beats suiting

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Wolves away kit unveiled

WOLVES have today unveiled their away kit for Super League XII. New signing Adrian Morley is pictured posing in the strip, which goes on sale at Wolfware today, Thursday.

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Former Warrington players gather

WARRINGTON RUFC held a reunion prior to Saturday's home game against Ruskin Park at Walton Lea Road. Players spanning five decades from the 1950s to the 1990s got together for a photograph together with club sponsor Dave Burrows. Pictured are Gordon