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Proven wrong by catch at Appleton Reservoir

BRIAN Gavin had a good day on Appleton Reservoir and in the process proved me totally wrong regarding the presence of bream in this fishery. Many years ago the Warrington Anglers' Association water, which at that time held prolific stocks of bream and

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Town line up new keeper for 08/09

WARRINGTON Town have lined up a goalkeeper to replace Diego Bassanini when he departs at the end of the season. The Argentinian has impressed Town boss Paul Moore since making his debut five weeks ago and is set to join a Football League club ahead of

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Impressive Lymm run in 11 tries in Tyldesley tonking

Tyldesley 7 Lymm 73. LYMM RFC scored 11 tries as they romped to victory at Tyldesley in Powergen North Two West on Saturday. Adam Fletcher put Lymm ahead in the eighth minute and the visitors then ran riot to go in 45-0 ahead at half time. Dan Naylor

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Town raided in fraud probe

ADDRESSES in Warrington were raided this morning as part of an investigation into a multi-million pound fraud. Almost 300 police and customs officers also swooped on homes and businesses in Preston, Rochdale, Brimingham and Leicester today during the

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It's like the FA Cup ... it's the horse race everybody watches

WHEN the runners and riders for the Aintree Grand National head out for the start of the world's most famous horse race on Saturday, a Warrington business consortium will be fulfilling a lifelong dream. Because, the aptly named pre race favourite Mr

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Moore return to winning ways

St Edwards Old Boys 10 Moore 24. MOORE bounced back from defeat in the Cheshire Plate semi final to keep themselves in contention for promotion from South Lancashire/Cheshire Three. Moore had won their past eight league matches and made it nine in

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‘Remove this outdated piece of legislation’

I have received a couple of enquiries over the past week that led me to believe that some anglers were off to fish on the rivers for coarse fish. I truly believe that they were going to go, totally oblivious to the mandatory coarse season closure, and

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Rylands juniors secure Lancashire Cup glory

Rylands Sharks u13 26 Saddleworth u13 18. RYLANDS Sharks lifted the Lancashire Cup thanks to Sunday's win against Saddleworth Rangers at Oldham Rugby Union ground. Rylands fully deserved the win after fully getting into their stride in the second half

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TENNIS: Opportunity Knox

WARRINGTON'S Andrew Knox will be competing in the tennis at the annual Transplant Sports UK Racquets Tournament in Bracknell on Saturday. Knox has had kidney transplants in 1998 and 2006 from his parents and all competitors taking part have had a life-saving

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GLANCE GUIDE: Warrington results and fixtures

Darts. Grappenhall Darts League's Individual competition second round fixtures for April 11, 8pm start. At GTL: H Murray (Rams) v J Lawler (Star), H Billing (ESM) or G Illidge (Pickering) v G Sherlock (Bull), S Lowe (Fleece) or M Atkinson (Star) v P

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It's time to change the town's image

POLICE have reacted to concerns over town centre violence by setting up a new unit in Warrington town centre. Three sergeants, 16 police officers and seven community support officers, all with specialist training in licensing issues and licensing law

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Win tickets to Millennium Magic!

D'N'B, the official soft drink of rugby league has teamed up with us to offer you the chance to win tickets to a rugby bonanza at Cardiff's Millennium stadium, when a whole round of Super League will be played back to back at one venue. As an official

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Junior rugby league reports

Woolston Rovers u15 38 Saddleworth u15 10. WOOLSTON were in command from start to finish in a thrilling encounter. Four tries came from from Adam Files, with others registered by Nathan Williams, Will Clements and Jordan Millington. Latchford Unicorns

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Time to regnerate our 'well-kept secret'

TOP councillors are set to surrender some of their powers to a consortium of business experts in a multi-million pound bid to regenerate Warrington. A group called Warrington 2000+' will be charged with attracting massive private sector investment to

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Foster out of semi final

BARNSLEY Football Club have revealed an FA Cup semi final blow for Warrington's Stephen Foster this afternoon. Foster has been withdrawn from the squad to face Cardiff City at Wembley on Sunday because of a badly bruised foot. Foster had wanted to play

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Crosfields triumph

Witton Albion Reserves 1 Crosfields 2. CROSFIELDS returned to winning ways at Witton Albion Reserves in the Cheshire Soccer League First Division on Saturday. Lee Boardman opened the scoring on the half-hour mark after good work from the impressive

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Morrison off to fine start

WARRINGTON bowler Damian Morrison has made a great start to the competition season. The King and Queen crack shot defeated Wiganer Billy Speed 21-14 to win the weekend's Scarisbrick Hotel competition in Southport, having won six matches to reach the

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Dealer set up 18k cannabis farm

A 47-YEAR-OLD man attacked two female security staff at Warrington Crown Court after he was jailed for three and a half years for his part in setting up a cannabis factory near Central Station. Raymond Mooney screamed Oh no"'and I never had anything

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Morgan on target

A SOLITARY Tom Morgan goal was enough to give Ex-Servicemans a 1-0 win against Stockton Heath in Warrington Sunday Soccer League Division Two. Jolly Tanner continued their march towards the Division Three title with a 3-1 win againt Brickmakers thanks

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Trying too hard

PAUL Cullen felt some of his players produced below par performances against Harlequins because they were trying too hard to rectify early mistakes. Wolves suffered an 8-6 defeat to the Londoners and Cullen was concerned that some members of the team

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Happy to be playing

CHRIS Riley says this week's three-day break has gone down well with Wolves' players and hopefully the benefits will be seen against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats at Belle Vue on Sunday. The tough Easter schedule of three games in nine days, giving players

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Indoor cricket

WARRINGTON Cricket Club are preparing for the start of the new cricket season with indoor nets at Lymm High School for the next three weeks on Sundays between 2pm and 4pm. The club will have improved facilities for the 2008 campaign with an Awards for

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Latchford into major cup final

Blackpool Scorpions 10 Latchford Albion 19. LATCHFORD Albion have reached their first major final for more than 30 years after Saturday's victory at Blackpool Scorpions put them into the North West Counties Challenge Cup Final. The North West Counties

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'Licensees are not irresponsible'

PAULINE Mullins, pictured, has worked in Warrington for 21 years, managing the Spar in Callands. For the past two years, the 45-year-old has taken part in a police campaign to crackdown on the alcohol problems affecting the town. She said: "WE are not

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CHESS: National achiever

GRAPPENHALL Chess Club's Martin Brown was one of three joint winners at the Under 16s National Chess Junior Squad Championships in Liverpool. Brown obtained 4 out of 6 points to share the title at the 30-strong event with Yorkshire's Jean-Luc Weller

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FA Cup Final dream

WARRINGTON'S Stephen Foster wants to make the 'unbelievable' dream of reaching the FA Cup Final a reality when he lines up for Barnsley in the semi final at Wembley on Sunday. Foster, who is a former Great Sankey High School pupil and still lives in

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HORSE RACING: Warrington jockey Hanagan wins prestigious award

WARRINGTON-BORN jockey Paul Hanagan has won a prestigious horse racing award. The 27-year-old from Latchford polled the most votes from horse racing fans for the flat ride of 2007 and received a trophy at The Lesters ceremony in Birmingham. Hanagan's

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Doubts over Wolves quintet as injuries mount

WOLVES have been assessing the availability of five players ahead of Sunday's trip to Wakefield - with four more already ruled out. Martin Gleeson and Michael Monaghan have been suffering from calf problems after playing on a heavy Halliwell Jones pitch

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Hicks kicking gives Cullen options

CHRIS Hicks' impressive form with the boot could give Paul Cullen a decision to make when Lee Briers returns from injury. Briers has been Wolves' regular kicker for some time but Hicks took over when the stand off was forced off with a calf strain at

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GOLF: Estoril Open next

WARRINGTON Sports Personality of the Year Phil Archer starts the Estoril Open de Portugal today, Thursday, after finishing tied 54th at the latest European Tour event in Spain at the weekend. Rounds of 72, 72, 72 and 73 left the Birchwood Golf Club professional

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GOLF: Estoril Open next

WARRINGTON Sports Personality of the Year Phil Archer starts the Estoril Open de Portugal today, Thursday, after finishing tied 54th at the latest European Tour event in Spain at the weekend. Rounds of 72, 72, 72 and 73 left the Birchwood Golf Club professional

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Spotless home record sinks in Halliwell Jones mud

Warrington Wolves 6 Harlequins 8. SATURDAY was one of those nights when Wolves could do little right with the ball and it cost them their unbeaten home record against a battling Harlequins side. The downpours before and during the game resulted in

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Soaring in the rain

Eagle 10 Mossley Hill 8. EAGLE overcame Mossley Hill as well as the wind, rain and hail in Saturday's Euromanx South Lancashire and Cheshire Three rugby union clash at Thornton Road. Whelan kicked a last-minute penalty to seal the success after Eagle

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No team can stay at that level in Super League throughout a full season

WHO'S going to stop Leeds Rhinos? It's a question I've heard asked quite a lot over the past few weeks. They may be top of Super League at the moment, and could well be at the end of the year, but they will not go through the rest of the season unbeaten

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Lancashire Trophy success

Vale of Lune u12 0 Warrington u12 5. WARRINGTON'S under 12s won the Lancashire Trophy with victory against Vale of Lune in Sunday's final. Extra time was needed to separate the teams, with Joel Barker powering over. Warrington had beaten Aldwinians

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DARTS: Fleece beaten in Arms battle

PICKERING Arms caused an upset in the Grappenhall Darts League as they edged out Fleece 5-4. Derek Lowe won his contest in 16 darts for Pickering Arms, while Warren Daley won in 17 and Fleece's Ben Allen triumphed in 14. Rams Head's Harry Murray secured