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Less than 1,500 Wigan tickets left

WOLVES have less than 1,500 tickets remaining for their season opener at Wigan on February 9. The away section at the JJB Stadium holds approximately 5,000 but 3,500 have already been snapped up by fans eager to see Wolves kick off Super League XII with

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Appeal for missing woman to get in touch

THE family of a missing woman are appealing for her to get in touch. Helen Davies, aged 30, has not been seen since the early hours of this morning, Friday, in Orford. Worried family and friends have made repeated attempts to contact her without success

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Warrington Town set up FC United friendly

WARRINGTON Town will face FC United of Manchester in a friendly at Cantilever Park on Tuesday at 7.30pm. Admission will be free for the match, which has been arranged to allow Town boss Ian Street to run the rule over a number of trialists. First-team

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Warrington Town set up FC United friendly

WARRINGTON Town will face FC United of Manchester in a friendly at Cantilever Park on Tuesday at 7.30pm. Admission will be free for the match, which has been arranged to allow Town boss Ian Street to run the rule over a number of trialists. First-team

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Home & Garden

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Trophy entries now being taken

ENTRIES are being sought for Warrington Public Parks' Bowls League's Alf McGuinness Memorial Trophy. The tournament, which is open to male and female bowlers, starts on March 11 at Victoria Park and runs until the finals night on March 25. All matches

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HOCKEY: Five points clear

LYMM Hockey Club's men's team remain five points clear at the top of North West Division Eight South after defeating Oxton 12-0 on Saturday. Armishaw and Griffiths both completed hat-tricks, with Scowcroft, Cooper, Hodkinson and Arrowsmith also on the

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Warrington Soccer League matches

Warrington Soccer League fixtures for Saturday, 2pm start. Jubilee Cup second round: Croft v Moore Utd, Vulcan v Rainhill Town. Depot Cup second round: Rainhill Town Res v Halebank Res. Reg Oliver Cup second round: Whiston Cross Third v St Michaels

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Saturday's action

Fixtures for Saturday. Powergen Northern Division North Two West: Lymm v Wilmslow. South Lancashire/Cheshire Two: Oswestry v Warrington. South Lancashire/Cheshire Three: Moore v Parkonians, Mossley Hill AC v Newton. Miller Homes League Bateman BMW

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Fixtures for Saturday

Fixtures for Saturday, 2pm unless stated. Carnegie Challenge Cup first round: Crosfields v West Bowling (1.30pm), East Leeds v Warrington Wizards. GMB Union National Cup second round: Sharlston Rovers v Bank Quay Bulls. North West Counties Amateur

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Wasps sting rivals

THE Warrington Wasps basketball team have won their first two competitive matches this week. The under 14s side was set up in October for basketball players from throughout Warrington and they have produced outstanding performances in the past few days

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Going Well

I've been out in Afghanistan for just over a month now and all is going well. I have R&R in just over a week should be good to spend a week back home and catch up with my mates and family. It's just starting to warm up here, has been sunny the past

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Time to change the seasons?

PICTURE the scene. The day's burning sun is starting to cool and the pitch is looking lush, although a little hard. There is a refreshment tub for the players full of iced water bottles and the supporters on the touchline are all wearing shorts and

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Gerry Helme 50th anniversary

TODAY marks the 50th anniversary of Warrington legend Gerry Helme's final appearance for the club. His last game was in a 7-11 defeat at Workington, oddly enough on the wing! Gerry was a world-class scrum half who had everything - quick feet, good hands

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Exclusive: Village school to be bulldozed

STOCKTON Heath Primary School will be flattened to make way for a multi-million pound new building. Councillors made the historic decision at 9.45pm on Thursday after a tense meeting lasting longer than two-and-a-half hours. Education chiefs said the

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Teen knocked off his scooter

A TEENAGER was reportedly knocked off his scooter in a traffic collision at 6.50pm on Monday, at Fordton Leisure Centre, Sandy Lane, Orford.

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Cyclist and car collide

AMBULANCE crews were called to the junction of Canons Road and Cromwell Avenue, to a report of a collision between a car and a cyclist at 5.53pm last Friday. A man was taken to Warrington Hospital.

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New look for market proposed

A NEW concept' for Warrington market interior will be one of the issues up for discussion as traders meet the council to discuss its blueprint for the future. "One of the ideas was to totally relocate the café into the middle of the back hall and have

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OAPs bid for Parr Hall use

PENSIONERS' groups have called on Warrington Borough Council to use the Parr Hall as a community centre for them. Older People's Forum secretary Wendy Boardman, from Woolston, and Alf Clemo, from the Warrington branch of the Northwest Pensioners Association

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Inquiry over Lymm plans

DEVELOPERS have submitted new plans that could "change the character of Lymm forever". A public inquiry is set to decide on a scheme to build six flats and shops on land at 2 Pepper Street, just behind the historic Cross. But now the developers have

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Free osteoporosis screenings

CHARITY champion Rex Mallett is organising a series of osteoporosis screenings. The Warrington man works as a sonographer in the International Clinic, in the Canary Islands, and has been a tireless campaigner for osteoporosis and for the children that

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Railings crash

A CAR reportedly collided with a set of railings in Malvern Close, Great Sankey. Paramedics were called at 12.02pm on Wednesday. A patient was taken to Warrington Hospital A&E.

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Company fined £18,000 after accident

A BIRCHWOOD building company has been fined £18,000 after a floor collapsed injuring four workers. The Health and Safety Executive said the incident could have easily' killed several people - but the men escaped with minor injuries. The accident happened

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Sally can't wait to be found

A FAMILY from Arley are desperate to find their family pet who went missing on Sunday. Sally, a German shepherd collie cross was spotted in Appleton Thorn at about 12.30pm and last seen by the Cat and Lion pub. The 10-year-old rescue dog is black,

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Next step to help runaways

WARRINGTON South MP Helen Southworth has taken the next step as part of her campaign to help protect the country's runaway children. She has presented her bill, Safeguarding Runaway and Missing Children, which has the support of all three main parties

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Hospice cash

STAFF at the Warrington Guardian raised £500 for St Rocco's Hospice. Instead of sending pre-printed Christmas cards out, the paper sent money to the charity.

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HMP Risley is busy, but not bursting

THE prisons crisis has left HMP Risley unusually busy but not full, the Warrington Guardian understands. The category C prison has been near its 1,085 capacity since just before Christmas. Like every jail in the country it has been stretched as the

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BBC's move up north is welcomed

PEOPLE in Warrington will benefit from the BBC's plans to move to the north west, according to a Warrington MP. Helen Southworth, MP for Warrington South, said she has worked hard to secure the move which will see Mediacity open at Salford Quays. She

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Hold the front page, Heather drops into editorial

HEATHER Mitchell, from Woolston, won the chance to be a journalist for the day following Wire FM's charity auction. She said: "I have enjoyed my day here I have learned how a newspaper is put together as well as spending time with a reporter and photographer

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Prison staff hold one-day protest

NINETY five of the 100 administrative staff at Risley Prison took part in a one-day strike. Members of the picket line estimated around three quarters of those on strike live in Warrington. The Government is creating centralised call centres to handle

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Civil servants strike over job cuts and pay

STRIKES broke out across Warrington on Wednesday as civil servants rallied against the Government over what they see as brutal job cuts, unfair pay and unnecessary privatisation. Dozens manned picket lines outside the work and pensions office in Sankey

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MP opens laboratory extension

A NUCLEAR laboratory extension will be opened in Birchwood by MP Helen Jones today, Friday. AMEC NNC will use the lab mainly to study the decommissioning of fuel used by the Sellafield and Magnox power stations. The extension will add 10 per cent extra

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Council executive committee

THE next meeting of the borough council's executive board takes place on Monday at the Town Hall from 6.30pm.

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Car set alight in Oakwood

MYSTERY surrounds the dumping and torching of a car in a quiet street in Oakwood. The sound of the Fiesta car going up in flames brought residents in Goldfinch Lane to their doors last Friday. "I was in bed watching TV when we heard a bang outside,"

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Farmhouse fire at Culcheth

FIRE crews were called to Culcheth in the early hours of Monday morning following a fire in a lounge. The blaze was found in a two-storey farmhouse on Wilton Lane in the village. There were no injuries after the owners were alerted by a smoke alarm.

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£650 for Mia

A CHARITY night held on Christmas Eve at the Hawthorn pub, on Orford Lane, raised £650 for three-year-old Mia Louden from Cinnamon Brow who suffers from a rare genetic disorder.

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Eight jobs go as Music Zone closes

MUSIC Zone in Warrington has closed resulting in around eight job losses. The shop in Sankey Street survived an initial cull of 31 stores three weeks ago by administrators called in to take control of the ailing business. But despite being touted around

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Man suffered facial injuries

PARAMEDICS were called to Market Gate in the town centre at 1.57am on Saturday to a report that a man had been assaulted and had suffered facial injuries. He was taken to Warrington Hospital A&E.

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Youths in court over burglary

TWO teenage boys appeared in Warrington Youth Court charged with burgling Bridgewater High School, in Appleton on Thursday. The 16-year-olds are alleged to have stolen two video players and confectionary worth a total of £510 and to have damaged windows

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Appeal to find witness to collision

A MUM is appealing for the witness - who helped her teenage son after he was knocked off his moped - to come forward. She believes the good Samaritan could have information crucial to police officers investigating the January 15 incident in which 16-

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Greenalls on the move to Risley?

GREENALLS has put in a prospective planning application to move its distillery to Risley. The 83 staff would go to a warehousing site, off Birchwood Way. It would be converted into a dramatic glass-fronted distillery building with a visitor and education

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Vic looks to prick NICE's conscience

WHEN Vic Charlesworth started experiencing a few aches and pains he put it down to old age. But months later, doctors broke the devastating news that the cause of his discomfort was in fact cancer. And in a double blow, his variant, multiple myeloma

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Mum looks to beat the stigmas of bowel cancer

A MUM who was diagnosed with bowel cancer just weeks after giving birth is helping to spearhead a campaign to raise more awareness of the disease. Last week Rachel Smith, from Woodbridge Close, Appleton, travelled to London to speak to MPs about the

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Soldier's life through a lens ...

STUART Griffiths has packed a lot into his 35 years. He has patrolled the war torn streets of Northern Ireland, been held hostage and accused of being a spy by Congolese soldiers, slept rough in London and hunted celebrities outside the capital's hottest

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'We think about Mike every day'

WE can never accept what happened to our son but he lives on in his baby girl.' Those were the words of Michael Theaker's parents on the first anniversary of his death on Tuesday. Despite the irreplaceable loss, Michael senior and Jackie say Ellie May

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KICKBOXING: O’Donnell secures black belt

LIGHTWEIGHT Ryan O'Donnell became the 32nd person from Warrington Kickboxing Studio to pass his black belt exam on Saturday. The 25-year-old from Appleton is currently ranked sixth in England in the competitive lightweight division and has been training

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Award winners to be revealed at Halliwell Jones Stadium event

SIX champions of sport will receive their crowning glory tonight, Friday. Five junior winners in the 2006 Warrington Sports Personality awards were presented with their trophies and silverware last month and tomorrow it is the turn of the seniors. The

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Carnegie Challenge Cup first round

LEEDS Metropolitan University, who are currently dominating the Student Rugby League Premier Division North, travel to Wigan St Patrick's in search of a famous victory in Saturday's first round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup. Under the guidance

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ATHLETICS: Timmins wins

WARRINGTON Athletics Club's Heather Timmins was a convincing winner in the under 17s girls' race at the North of England Cross Country Championships on Saturday. Heather's triumph at Heaton Park in Manchester was backed up by teammates Rheannon Rainford

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Consistency is vital, says Cullen

PAUL Cullen reckons consistency will be the key as Wolves look to improve on last year's league position of sixth. Cullen has never doubted that his side, who commence their season at Wigan on February 9, have the ability to beat Super League's top sides

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Burrows boys show their Sunday best

GOALS from Mark Lee, Mike Forrest and Mike Owen helped Monk Sports secure a 3-3 draw against Halton Arms in the Warrington Touchline Sports Sunday Soccer League Premier Division at the weekend. Danny Ash, Chris Burrows and Pete Burrows were on target