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  • Why no bike racks?

    I had a quick ride over to Riverside Retail Park today before going home. But to my great surprise there were no bike racks (that I could see) so I had to lock it up round a sign post and hope theives were too weak too lift up and over. Considering

  • Appleton Boys win cup

    APPLETON Boys under 10s A team defeated Newton 4-0 in the Warrington Junior Soccer League Auxiliary Cup Final at Victoria Park on Saturday. The goal scorers were Dominic Smith, Ben Potter, James Gleave and Ben Webster. Managers Tony Eakins and Bill

  • Fireman’s Sahara desert marathon takes its toll

    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

  • Theatre group sets sights on Crosfields

    THE curtain will be raised on plans for a new theatre in Warrington next month. The Theatre 4 Warrington (T4W) group wants to open a new theatre in the town and will be unveiling its vision at a special event at Alford Hall, in Manchester Road, on June

  • Power of the Bulls

    Bank Quay Bulls 20 Blackbrook 18. BANK Quay Bulls produced a stunning performance to defeat holders Blackbrook and lift amateur rugby league's North West Counties Premiership Cup for the first time. Bulls fell behind to a Blackbrook converted try on

  • St Elphins join Victoria at the top

    ST ELPHINS are joint top of Warrington Public Parks' Bowls League Division One after their 207-142 defeat of Penketh Park. Danny Watson, 21-5, and Mike George, 21-7, were the best winners for Saints, while H Pickering gave Penketh their only win with

  • MORE PICTURES: Junior rugby festival

    A FEAST of rugby was on display at Crosfields Recreation Ground on Sunday. Players from 32 junior teams across Warrington, Widnes, St Helens and Wigan showed off their skills in the end of season Co-op Festival. Here are some pictures of the action,

  • Grappenhall in draw at Tattenhall

    GRAPPENHALL Cricket Club's first XI gained a creditable Cheshire County League draw at Tattenhall on Saturday. The Broad Lane side were bowled out for 163 in 45.1 overs, with the main contributions coming from Richard Hudd, 35, Neil Titchard, 27, Chris

  • Child’s play at Crosfields festival

    A FEAST of rugby was on display at Crosfields Recreation Ground on Sunday. Players from 32 teams across Warrington, Widnes, St Helens and Wigan showed off their skills in the end of season Co-op Festival. The teams ranged in ages from under eights to

  • Pierpoints crash to British Plate

    PIERPOINTS lost 9-6 at British Plate in the Manchester Premier League. The outcome was looking quite bleak with Pierpoints achieving only one winner from the first seven blocks but excellent performances at the back end produced a fair result at one

  • Norbury are beaten by Rylands

    RYLANDS defeated Norbury by 56 runs in Cheshire Cricket Alliance Division Two at Gorsey Lane. Mike Dale, 60 not out, and Ian Mason, 54 not out, put on an unbeaten 116 runs for the third wicket, allowing Rylands to declare at 181 for 2 after 30 overs

  • Grappers win is made by France

    GRAPPENHALL defeated Moorfield by eight wickets in Mid-Cheshire Under 18s Cricket League North. Chris France was the mainstay of Grappenhall's innings with 73 not out in a total of 113 for 2 as his team chased 112 for 6 from the allocated 20 overs.

  • Emerging force

    WILLIAM Beamont Sports College's year eight rugby league team were beaten by three tries to two in the final of the North West Emerging Schools Cup. Beamont were edged out by Weaverham High School in a thrilling final after topping their qualifying group

  • Chance to target shad

    GREAT news for Warrington Anglers' Association's river angler members this week. The association are now the owners of a stretch of the River Wye at Hay-on-Wye. Members now have the opportunity to fish an entirely different river system that currently

  • Steve’s six appeals help Stretton home

    STEVE Critchley took six wickets as Stretton smashed Wistaston by seven wickets in Meller Braggins Cricket League Division Three. Stretton, who are home to Chelford on Saturday at 2pm, made full use of the bowler-friendly conditions as they blitzed through

  • Fourth victory for table-toppers Appleton is work of Ant

    APPLETON made it four wins from four and kept hold of top spot in Cheshire Cricket Alliance Division One on Saturday. They defeated Stalybridge by five wickets, with a confident 60 from Ant Hurst steering Appleton home. Excellent bowling from Ed Sygrove

  • Mob handed draw as rain washes out Warrington clash

    WARRINGTON'S Cheshire County Cricket League clash with Mobberley hardly got started on Saturday because of the rain. Their openers were still at the wicket on 66 for 0 at 5pm, when the game was abandoned. Warrington's thirds got the worst end of the

  • Orford hosts merit

    THE Cheshire Girls Junior Merit bowls competition will be played at Orford War Memorial on Saturday. Play will commence at 10am with practice from 9.30am, with the competition open to all girls under the age of 18.

  • Warrington Women’s Evening Bowls League

    Warrington Women's Evening Bowls League results. Section A: Tetley B 243 St Oswalds 262, Alford 242 Brooklands A 270, OWM A 278 Eagle A 237, Monks A 225 Grange A 257. Best winners: Y Gregory (Monks) 21-0, N Green (Grange A) 21-4, L Mayer (Brooklands

  • Glazebury clash drawn

    GLAZEBURY'S Cheshire Cricket Alliance Division One clash with Langley ended in a rain-affected draw. Langley batted first and posted 176 for 8 with Glazebury reaching 113 for 5.

  • High-flying finish

    WARRINGTON Wolves Ladies rugby league team ended their league campaign with a comfortable 46-0 victory at Widnes. Warrington ran in eight unanswered efforts with tries coming from Aimee Bradshaw, Nicollette Postlethwaite, Dawn Eaton, Kerry Hussey and

  • Catfish on the feed

    LYMM Angling Club's Grimsditch is fishing very well for bream, with many caught around the 1lb to 1lbs bracket. Pole methods are the most productive at the moment with waggler methods following close behind. Carp action can be had but at the moment

  • SWIMMING: Warriors duo qualify for national event

    TWO more members of Warriors of Warrington Swimming Club have secured places at the National Age Group and Youth Championships in July. Mike Tujeshyn, aged 15, secured his first ever national qualifying time in the 800m freestyle at the North West Youth

  • Ainsworth triumph

    STOCKTON Heath Women's Bowls Club's Vice Presidents Main was won by B Ainsworth. She defeated P Pittam in the final, while the losing semi finalists were P Rooth and H Bonser.

  • Wolves chose Monaghan ahead of Kangaroos star, says Moran

    SIMON Moran has revealed that Wolves were so keen to sign half back Michael Monaghan that they turned away a former Australia international to tie up the Manly ace on a four-year deal. Wolves fended off rival offers from Hull, who were initially the

  • Foz wins award

    RYLANDS Sharks stand off Chris Forster has been crowned the BARLA Youth Player of the Year. The son of former Wolves winger Mark has had an outstanding season for both Rylands Sharks and Great Britain. With Rylands Sharks under 18s he won the Premier

  • Jones leads the way

    MORGAN Fearnley scored Culcheth under 10s rugby league team's only try in an 8-4 defeat against Waterhead. Ryan Jones was the player of the match, with Billy Grisenthwaite taking the coach's award.

  • Service Area rugby league season starts

    Warrington Service Area u15 20 Wigan and Leigh Service Area u15 10. WARRINGTON ran in four unanswered tries in a dominant first-half performance. Joe Clarke opened the scoring, with Jamie Howard converting, before Mike Reid and Jordan Burke added further

  • Less than fragrant end for First for Fragrance

    DISHONESTY, misleading statements and a massive trail of out-of-pocket investors. Those are the allegations that caused a high court judge to shut down a web of five Warrington companies. Their key trading name was First For Fragrance and they sold

  • Monaghan pays tribute to Wolves

    MICHAEL Monaghan has told the Warrington Guardian that Wolves' persuasive powers were the decisive factor in his choice to move to The Halliwell Jones Stadium rather than the KC Stadium next year. Hull remained the favourites for the Manly half back's

  • Rugby boys a credit to Lymm 3,000 miles away in Bahrain

    JUNIOR teams from Lymm Rugby Club clinched victory in an international tournament during their trip to Bahrain. Lymm took 65 boys to the Middle East for the tournament and each team - from under sevens up to under 10s - produced an excellent performance

  • MP slams chief executive over ‘dismissive responses’

    WARRINGTON North MP Helen Jones has hit out at the council's new chief executive saying she shows "disrespect" to the people in the north of the town. And she has threatened to take up the matter at the House of Commons if she fails to get some answers

  • ATHLETICS: Flyer Jack leads the way

    WARRINGTON Athletics Club's Jack Gleave is now ranked as the fastest 13-year-old 800m runner in the UK after clinching three titles at the Cheshire Athletics Championships at the weekend. Gleave won the 200m, 800m and 1,500m races in the under 13s boys

  • GOLF: European Tour professional's best yet

    EUROPEAN Tour golfer Phil Archer is in Ireland this week after recording the best result of his career in Spain on Sunday. The Birchwood Golf Club professional, who starts the Irish Open in Limerick today, Thursday, finished joint second after a late

  • Warrington Catholic Bowls League

    Warrington Catholic Bowls League results. Section A: St Stephens A 173 St Anselms A 163, St Peters A 182 Sacred Heart A 144, St Oswalds 193 St Peters B 153, Sacred Heart B 144 Ry/St Bens B 189. Section B: St Anselms B 150 St Stephens B 176, Our Ladys

  • Free parking in town next Thursday

    FREE parking will be available in the council car parks to mark the opening of Golden Square. Council bosses have agreed to waive the fees in the council owned town centre car parks all day next Thursday. The car parks affected by the offer are:

  • Friends go to war

    FRIDAY night's engage Super League Round 14 fixture between the Giants and the Bulls brings together two local Huddersfield products Paul Reilly of Huddersfield and Marcus St Hilaire of Bradford. Both players came through the ranks with amateur side

  • Quins missing Hill

    MISSING from the 20-man Harlequins squad for Saturday's trip to Warrington are Scott Hill, Henry Paul, Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Richard Villasanti, Michael Worrincy and Zebastian Luisi. Hill has strained his rib cartilage in training, while Paul is

  • SWIMMING: Warriors results

    WARRIORS of Warrington Swimming Club's results from the North West Youth Championships. Mike Tujeshyn, 800m freestyle, 9mins 12.79secs (NQT). Results from the Satellite meet. Seventeen-year-old boys: Jonathan Gatley, 1, 100m freestyle, 54.10secs (national

  • GOLF: Club results

    Warrington Golf Club men's section's Vice Captain's Prize results. 1, G Banks 78-14=64; 2, M Pennycook 75-9=66; 3, S Kinder 79-12=67. Monthly Medal results. Division One: 1, A Prinsep 65-1=64; 2, R Pownall 75-10=65; 3 AJ Burke 80-14=66. Division Two

  • DOMINOES: Summer league

    Warrington Summer Dominoes League results. PMP Fabrications Division One: Monks 8 Roosters B 2, Borough B 4 Woolston 6, Marquis 6 Borough A 4, Woolston 6 Roosters A 4, S/Heath Legion 6 Monk Sports 4, Roosters B 8 Warr Town 2, Borough A 2 Borough B 8.

  • The Financial State of The Nation!!

    Take a look at some facts and figures which relate to the state of the nation's finances - * 1 in 3 of us failed to save a penny in 2006. * The consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) has said that the number of over-60's with money worries

  • The weekend's cricket scorecards

    Tattenhall v Grappenhall. Match drawn. Grappenhall. R Green c Sandford b Forster 13. S Hartley c Gibbon b Forster 5. N Chadbourne b Lewis 14. W Sharp c Ferriday b Forster 4. C France c Gibbon b Lewis 23. I Barnes b Lewis 23. R Hudd c Sadler

  • The gruesome murder and the trail that led to Warrington

    THE sight that greeted the Police Constable Albert Moore so horrific, so depraved, that he was off work sick for weeks. It was two days before Christmas 1959 and he was called to a YWCA in Birmingham. There had been a report a woman had been hit in

  • Parks’ League

    Warrington Public Parks' Bowls League results. Section A: Victoria New Town 161 Daresbury Labs 180, Victoria Park Two 134 Stockton Heath Two 185, St Elphins 207 Penketh Park 142.

  • Warrington and North Cheshire Bowls Association

    Warrington and North Cheshire Bowls Association Red Line Recruitment Monday League results. Section A: Tetley A (10) 232 Grange A (4) 192, Brooklands A (5) King and Queen A (10) 202, Red Lion A (6) 200 Grange B (9) 218. Section B: Smithys (5) 210 Monks

  • 3rd ASTBURY ANIMAL ASSEMBLY 2007

    This is Cheshire's multi-animal charity fundraising day specially for animal lovers everywhere. It starts at 11.30am with an animal blessing service in St Mary's Church, Astbury. At the same time in the grounds of the fabulous 1705 rectory, over 12

  • Ian Brown tickets on sale tomorrow

    TICKETS for Ian Brown's show at Warrington Parr Hall go on sale tomorrow, Friday, at 9am, not today. The former Stone Roses star will return home on Saturday, October 6, during a mammoth 22-date tour and tickets, priced £22.50, are available from the

  • Duckling

    This Picture was taken by Andrea Radcliffe, Area Ranger on Orford Park in Warrington

  • Care home to close

    HOUGHTON Hall care home, in Orford, is to close. Charitable care home group CLS Care Services said it had reluctantly taken the decision after it could no longer afford to run the 40-bed home, in Greenwood Crescent, which has 25 residents. Nick Dykes

  • Councillor’s surgeries

    COUNCILLOR Brian Maher holds a surgery tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday at the rent office on Greenwood Crescent. Meet between 10.30am and 11.30am on Friday or he is available for home visits on Saturdays. Call 816529.

  • A hearty affair...

    AFFAIRS of the Heart is the name of the demonstration at tonight's meeting of Winwick Flower Club. Joan Johnson will present the talk; with doors opening at 7pm for a 7.30pm start at Winwick Leisure Centre on Myddleton Lane.

  • Swingbridge to close for two days

    CHESTER Road swing bridge will be closed for two days according to a temporary traffic order. Warrington Borough Council will shut the road and walk on the swing bridge over the Manchester Ship Canal on June 2. It is expected to be closed for two days

  • Annual meeting

    THE annual meeting of Grappenhall and Thewall Parish Council takes place tonight, Thursday. Starting at 7.30pm in the council office, at the community centre on Bellhouse Lane, the meeting is a chance for residents to talk about any worries they have

  • GPs have the prescription for the future

    DOCTORS could supply an alternative to the controversial super surgeries' plan, the Warrington Guardian can exclusively reveal. They have formed a group allowing GPs - and managers - to decide where people get treatment. It could lead to a compromise

  • Review of Cheshire Cricket Alliance weekend

    THIS week's Cheshire Cricket Alliance round up. Division One. At Port Sunlight, the match with Barclays Radbroke Hall was drawn. Barclays Radbroke Hall batted first and made 204 for 4, with L Forsyth 112 and D Forsyth 53. In reply, Port Sunlight reached

  • "Either I'm very popular - or that's a lot of bills!"

    BUNGLING Golden Gates Housing has bombarded tenants with letters just to say they will not be carrying out repairs any time soon. William Price, from Poplars Avenue, in Orford, asked for plastering to be carried out in his front room after heavy rain

  • I made a champion choice

    I'M a United fan. Manchester United. That means Liverpool are not my cup of tea. I've lost interest now that United are out but I would rather an Italian side that I have no connections with destroys a team from 20 miles up the road when they meet in

  • BOXING: Nothing fazes him

    WARRINGTON boxing prospect Lee Ward will compete in the Junior ABA British finals with confidence next month. The talented Bridge Foot Police Amateur Boxing Club 17-year-old will have a fight-off with the Scottish and Welsh champions on a date yet to

  • Man on escape charge

    AN Orford man is to appear at Warrington Crown Court after being charged with escaping from custody. Daniel O'Grady, aged 43, from Tennyson Drive, will appear for a plea and case management hearing on July 9. He is also charged with two cases of indecent

  • Style change taking effect

    WOLVES are finally getting the opportunity to employ the style of play they talked about before the start of the season. Paul Cullen told the Warrington Guardian in January that he planned to introduce a more expansive style of play, aided by new signings

  • Risk of embarrassment spurs Vinnie on

    VINNIE Anderson says the fear of embarrassment is the reason behind his recent long-range scoring efforts. Anderson has scored six tries in three matches and two of those tries were from deep inside his own half. A 95-metre interception try at Bradford

  • Wolves not at their best but still through to quarters

    Warrington Wolves 48 Barrow Raiders 16. WARRINGTON Wolves fired in patches and that was enough to secure a comfortable win against a plucky Barrow Raiders side in the fifth round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup on Sunday. Those among the lowest home