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What would your tips be for someone wanting to develop their own psychic gifts? CeeCee, Runcorn

Hi Cee Cee, you could go to a spiritualist church or a centre that allows mediums to run course's they are springing up all over the place now. The good thing about going to a centre you don't have the connections with any religions which I feel helps

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My nan died nearly 3 years ago and now my family has fell apart, my family held a very tenuous relationship before she died due to events when my grandad died! Also i would so love to know that my nan is proud of me and that she has been reunited with her

Hi Kathy, do you know the spirit world are not really concerned with the bickering that goes on in families they can't do anything about it as they would have to sort everyone out one by one and it would take to long. Your Nan is just shaking her head

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Would you be able to tell me when things will improve and why i dont seem to be able to find the one for me? Linda, London

Hi Linda, if you don't think you will meet the right person then you won't. If you settle for bad relationships till they dump you that is all you will get. You need to take a long hard look at yourself and see the person you want to be not the person

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Four years ago my Mum's best friend died of a brain tumour leaving her 2 year old son behind. We were and are still all devestated. Just wondering if you have any messages for us? Katy, Cinnamon Brow

Hi Katy, I keep getting the words click click click and something near my ear as though you need to listen harder. I feel your also doing something at college or school as I am seeing books. Your Mum's friend is very proud of you and she is glad your

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My father has recently passed away, unexpectedly. I was with him when it happened. All my family are naturally upset by this event, and i feel particularly upset, as he was helping me with some fencing at my house at the time. I would please like to know

Hi Martin, do you know no one wants to feel like they have to be looked after when they have been so strong in their lives and I feel if he survived what effected him to cross over he would have had to be looked after all the time and you and I know he

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My partners Mum passed away and I often wonder if she can see her grandchildren and if she is watching over us, although I never met her, is she? Toni, Cinnamon Brow

Hi Toni, her legs seem better now I think she has the circulation back as I feel she had bad feet When she was on the earth plane I feel she had a hard life when she was younger and worked very hard judging from her feet. They seem like she was always

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Is my husband safe and well? Mave, Warrington

Hi Mave, Stop worrying about him, he can manage on his own. You love him and he knows it he is just saying why? Have you done something that he would not of agreed with he is saying you can turn it all round now love.

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My Dad died 15 yrs ao. He had an operation and never came round. My mum,me and my sister never had a chance to speak to him before he died. We did speak to him while he was unconscious - did he hear us? Carole, Warrington

Hi Carole, I feel he is a lovely man I also feel like he saw the write up in the paper about him. Some one turned up to his funeral who you never expected and he was happy about it. He is saying he is always listening and there is nothing for you to be

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I lost my mum when I was 3. Does she remember me and can she tell me something about herself? Wendy, Winsford

Hi Wendy she is saying she is a lot like you but a bit more irritable. She is also showing me a picture of a small rowing boat. I feel it is like a holiday snap like she is saying she was there. Smile! Life is too short baby.

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My mum passed away almost 2 years ago, is she around me, how would i know? Lyn, County Antrim

Hi Lyn, She's saying Flowers in a very unusual place have you planted flowers in something you would not normally put them in? She is also thinking about a young child and I have a hot chocolate taste in my mouth, I feel she can drink that now and eat

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How is my Brother? Tracy, Winsford

Hi Tracy. Your brother seems concerned about you although he never said much to you in the past. He is saying if you're unhappy change the situations you're in. You can do much better. He says he was lonely but he's not now.

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Woman killed following accident in Birchwood

A WOMAN has been killed after being hit by a lorry on the M62 near Birchwood. Police say she was not in a vehicle at the time of the accident at 2.30pm. She suffered serious injuries and an air ambulance landed on the west bound carriageway which was

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Think before you paper or paint

MOST of us have not had the luxury of moving into a home that we have completely designed - brick by brick - and as such we are always having to cope with other people's design choices. Even in new build homes the usual magnolia walls are a blank canvas

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Glad that you are back

ONCE it was gaudy but the gladiolus is making a more subtle comeback in gardens this summer. There is a gladiolus to suit most tastes but it was the delicate-looking Gladiolus callianthus Murielae' that was crowned 2008 Summer Bulb of the Year. Industry

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A room like no other

MY job in these 500 or so words is to get you up, out and into the garden. By the time you are reading this it is probably the merry month of May, the hawthorns will be heavy with blossom and a rich freshness of a world reborn will be all around you .

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Cheers

MAYOR of Warrington Clr Celia Jordan had the ribbon cutting honours on the official opening night of the Ram's Head Inn in Grappenhall. The pub, run by local businessman Graham Earl Dennett, had undergone a £700,000 major refurbishment - the largest

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New chapter for Warrington

HIS Royal Highness The Duke of Kent officially opened a state-of-the-art library in Warrington. Prince Edward chatted with staff and students during his visit to the £2.35million Broomhead Library at the University of Chester's Warrington campus. He

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SPRING SAVINGS AT PONTIN’S BLACKPOOL!

Save up to £100 per booking on full-board Pontin's Gold breaks and receive FREE Blackpool Tower passes! Book a midweek Pontin's Gold break from just £99* per person on selected dates between March and May 2008 to save up to £100 per booking. Enjoy

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Peace be with you

HARRY Potter helped to raise thousands of pounds for the Foundation For Peace at a black tie champagne ball. A copy of the last novel about the boy wizard, signed by author J K Rowling, sold for £2,200 during a charity auction at the fundraising event

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A royal occasion at college

WARRINGTON Collegiate enjoyed a regal official opening on Friday, with a very special guest. The Queen's cousin Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, spent two hours touring the new £27million campus, chatting with staff and students along the way. First stop

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Jailed robbers must repay cash

TWO prolific criminals jailed for robbing more than £24,000 from a post office delivery officer have appeared in court to hear how they are to repay the monies. Steven Dodd, aged 44, of Moss Lane, Partington, and Nazzareno Abela, aged 40, of Linnet Grove

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May the funds be with you

A STAR Wars icon was the special guest at a prestigious charity event held at the Village Hotel in Warrington. Dave Prowse, who played Darth Vader, gave a speech in front of more than 70 people about his role in the George Lucas opus, training Christopher

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Cantilever Bridge

ON a calm day, the unbroken waters of the Manchester Ship Canal reflect every cloud and colour of the dawn sky. It is staggering that something so industrial and man-made can be so breathtakingly beautiful. Sometimes, looking down from the top of Cantilever

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Bellamy is going to the show

TELEVISION personalities have added their names to one of the biggest events in Cheshire this year. Botanist David Bellamy and celebrity chef Kevin Woodford will be at The Cheshire Show in Tabley. No stranger to the Cheshire Show, naturalist David Bellamy

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Tourism is big business

CHESHIRE'S tourism industry is among the best in the UK according to the latest Government figures. The statistics show overseas tourists spent £112million in the county in 2006, compared to £92million in 2005 - an increase of 22 per cent. The number

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Warrington author releases first instalment of her trilogy

A HISTORY graduate from Warrington has had her debut children's novel published after finding inspiration in Egypt. Andrea Gouk, from Winwick, was inspired to write Tales of the Smiling Buddha after travelling to the country with her husband 10 years

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Caricaturist draws on his talent to set up business

A TEENAGE caricaturist has turned his hobby into a career after setting up his own business. Adam Hanson of Latchford started drawing cartoon portraits at car boot sales three years ago. Then, after leaving college a year into his course, the 19-year-old

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Wedding focus

TWO former air traffic controllers are now flying high in a new field after winning one of Europe's top awards. Andy and Amy Turner, from Lower Walton, gave up a life with the RAF three years ago to take up wedding photography and scooped top place at

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Vincent Powell, 29 & Natalie Bushell, 43 - VOTE 1251

Three years ago my children and I returned from Spain, and I didn't know anyone. My neighbours had a BBQ and invited me, where I met Vince. After two years of dating, Vince proposed to me on my birthday in December 2006. We got engaged and moved in together

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Lymm singer set for pop breakthrough

A LYMM singer is all set to conquer the music world after recording an album with 80s singers Go West. Daniel Tse's pop dreams were realised when he was approached by Hi-Li music boss Simon Lines in 2000. Simon was impressed by Daniel's voice after

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Steven Macleod, 36 & Lisa Buckley, 30 - VOTE 1250

O' the prize we'd love to win, to see our dreams come true, our smiling happy faces when we say 'I do'. Families gather together to send us on our way, what better place than Wincham Hall to share our perfect day. Steve and I have been together through

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Have bag will travel!

I HAD the pleasure of flying to Heathrow last week. I can't say I was looking forward to it. With headlines about 30,000 lost bags and chaos at Terminal 5, I was paranoid about turning up at my awards ceremony with nothing to wear. So I took a sensible

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Barry Sharples, 36 & Sarah Foran, 31 - VOTE 1249

Winning our wedding at such a beautiful location would be a dream come true for me and my partner. We plan to get married in the next few years but due to the stress of the organising and the expense we are thinking of going abroad with our three children

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Home is where the art is

HE has travelled all over the world but it was not until Alexander Sinclair visited Lymm a year ago that he found true inspiration. Now the Scottish artist has made the village his home and his house-come-studio on Reddish Lane has been a hive of activity

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Joan Furey, 21 & Patrick Ward - VOTE 1248

I met my fiancee Patrick when my sister married his brother and it was love at first sight. We can't afford to get married for a long time and my family are strict so we won't live together until we are married. I am a romantic and I have met my soul

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Author targets a new career

WHEN Warrington was the target of a deadly IRA attack in March 1993, Conrad Jones experienced terrorism first hand. For the author was the manager of McDonalds on Bridge Street at the time when the two bombs were detonated. Fifty-six

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Zosia Rutkowski, 23 & Benjamin Cook, 25 - VOTE 1247

Here is a tale of Ben and Zosia, to wed at Wincham Hall would be their Utopia. Zosia met Ben as he reached 21. And resolved to be hers before the week was gone. They found a house in 2005 and things have been a bit of a strive. The house was a bit of

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Thomas Wilkinson, 23 & Charlotte Hunt, 23 - VOTE 1246

We are childhood sweethearts and have been together for eight years this Valentine's Day. We got engaged three years ago and intended to save to get married but have just got a mortgage so can no longer afford to. We have wanted to get married for years

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Zoe Harrison, 22 & Luke Hunter, 22 - VOTE 1245

It was love at first sight. We have had our ups and downs but together we pull each other back up high. We are soul mates, two people destined to be together, in each other's arms forever. Luke is the most wonderful, beautiful, tantalising person in the

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Michael Donnelly, 28 & Louise Brooks, 28 - VOTE 1244

We have been together just over a year. We fell for each other instantly! Before Louise I was very unhappy and just wanted to be loved. But when Louise came into my life she changed everything. She is my perfect princess and we have just got engaged.

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Lee Holt, 28 & Helen Buxton, 27 - VOTE 1243

A chance meeting at a concert after not seeing each other for years sparked our romance. We hit it off and fell for each other and our relationship has got better and better ever since. We got engaged nearly a year ago and would like nothing more than

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Steeped in history

BUILT before Christopher Columbus discovered America, St John's Church has been at the heart of the High Legh community for 600 years. The Reverend Michael Cavanagh said it was all thanks to the people who have worked to keep the parish alive since the

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A life in pictures

IF a picture speaks a thousand words then Alan Taylor has had a lot to say. For more than 20 years the former butcher used his flair for photography to depict many a dramatic story or humorous moment in Cheshire's history. From politicians and royalty

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Matthew's voyage of discovery

SOOTY may have stepped out of the limelight, but the other part of the television double act is keeping himself busy. For Matthew Corbett, a former writer and presenter of the Sooty Show, has been lured back onto the television screens by one of his

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PICTURES: Wolves against Wakefield

HERE are more pictures from Warrington Wolves' clash with Wakefield Trinity Wildcats at Belle Vue on Sunday.

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'Time offender got a watch'

A PERSISTENT young offender told a district judge he guaranteed he would be back before the court if he was given a tag. The 17-year-old from Warrington, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Warrington Youth Court on Thursday charged with

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Walter's tale of life on the farm

IT was only thanks to a series of mishaps that Walter Wright was able to chronicle his life at Yew Tree Farm. In fact it was three accidents that allowed him to pen - well pencil - From Corncrake to Combine while he struggled to work on the farm in Mere

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No injury worries for Monas

MICHAEL Monaghan has insisted he is injury free despite limping off in the final five minutes of Wolves' defeat at Wakefield on Sunday. Monaghan had been struggling with a calf injury in the opening period of the season but missed the Easter double header

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Séan Flannery, 27 & Amanda Derbyshire, 26 - VOTE 1242

Wishing our wedding would be a dream come true, in your wonderful hall. Nothing else would do. Cheshire is most definitely the place to be. Housed within its magnificent surroundings, amongst friends and family, making it a day to remember. Having

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A lesson in school's history

AT Winwick Primary School, there has always been a strong sense of history. That is why it was unsurprising when the announcement of a £1.5million renovation project to modernise the building caused quite a furor. Now, teachers and parents have been

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John McGowan, 25 & Clare White, 21 - VOTE 1241

Clare and I met two years ago and I've been crazy about her ever since. We were only together for two months before I was deployed to Afghanistan. I could only phone home for 20 minutes a week, but we wrote every day. I proposed on Bonfire Night, before

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Victoria Gannon, 23 & Adam Dennison, 26 - VOTE 1240

Adam and I met as kids in 1994. Three years later I moved and we lost contact. In 2005 we met again and decided we wanted to be together. We tried to tie the knot before but Adam had an accident to his right wrist and has been unable to work since. We

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Alan Baddeley, 29 & Claire Warren, 26 - VOTE 1239

We met 10 years ago at Morrison's. I worked on the checkouts and he was a trolley boy! We both had a soft spot for each other but nothing came of it. It wasn't until six years later that we bumped into each other and love was ignited! We now have two

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Hayley Wiles, 23 & Andrew Leigh, 24 - VOTE 1238

I have been with my fiancee Andrew for eight years. He is my first love and I am his. We have wanted a dream wedding almost since we first met, but the cost is beyond our means as we are on low incomes. I have also suffered some bad luck with previous

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Famous Faces

Michael Barker took this photo of his grandson Ryan Duffy with New Zealand and Warrington rugby league great Duane Mann

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Della Kerr, 22 & David Byrne, 22 - VOTE 1237

I guess it sounds clichéd, but from the moment we saw each other, we knew it was meant to be. That was more than three years ago now and we have been together ever since. We have been engaged for a while now and it would be our absolute dream to win this

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Heather Latham, 19 & Steven Holland, 22 - VOTE 1236

We would like to win for many reasons, the most important being that we love each other. We've often found that because we are basically best friends, we know each other better than we know ourselves. We've got a baby due any day and we would have to

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Lee Wright, 35 & Christine Swift, 32 - VOTE 1235

We met at a friend's wedding five years ago but didn't got together until a couple of years later. We've been inseparable ever since until Lee was drafted to Afghanistan for seven months in 2007. We missed each other so much and when he proposed it was

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Neill Sidebotham, 28 & Rachael Royle, 29 - VOTE 1234

I met my fiancée Rachael five years ago. We have been engaged for four years and are extremely happy. We have two beautiful girls, and have always dreamed of getting married and having our girls as bridesmaids. Winning this competition would be a dream

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Victoria Lawson, 30 & Craig Houston, 36 - VOTE 1233

After a disastrous marriage and divorce for myself and Craig, we were both feeling sorry for ourselves. We were persuaded to go out on the town for a bit of fun with friends. We met that night and it was love at first sight for both of us. Two years later

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Kevin Neal, 50 & Vivian Allman, 50 - VOTE 1232

We got engaged two years ago. Kev was seriously ill in hospital but was allowed out of hospital for the weekend so that we could get engaged at a surprise party. He has since had a new metal heart valve and is the picture of health. We are both 50, and

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Joanne Hodgson, 25 & Ian McLaughlin, 27 - VOTE 1231

We have been together for five and a half years and have two little girls. We have been saving up for our wedding for three years but every time we have a small amount of money in the bank something in the house breaks and needs replacing or something

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Johnson happy to provide utility role

PAUL Johnson made his first start for Warrington Wolves at right centre against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on Sunday. He covered the role in place of injured Martin Gleeson and that has been the story of Johnson's campaign so far. The Great Britain

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Liverpool Reserves set for Play-Off Final

BARCLAYS Premier Reserve League (North) champions Liverpool will face the southern winners in a play-off at Anfield on Wednesday, May 7. Liverpool were confirmed as northern champions with a 1-0 win at Blackburn last night, Monday, and will take on the

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Centre for Independent Living gets new lease of life

PEOPLE in Warrington needing support to live independently will benefit significantly from a national cash award. The council, in partnership with Warrington Disability Partnership (WDP) has been successfully awarded with £922,055 from the Big Lottery

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Prehistoric lark

EMILY roared with delight like something from prehistory when she saw the advert in the newspaper. Come and take part in the Dinosaur Dig at Eureka! this Easter, it read. So we took her to the Halifax museum for children on Saturday, crossing the Pennines

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MP's internet safety bid

BETTER regulation of the internet to make it safer for children is Helen Southworth's newest goal. The Warrington South MP has called for internet providers to put links on their sites so children and parents can get help if they are worried about safety

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Clinic to be revamped

THE transformation of Garven Place medical centre is to be the most high profile change planned in the town's health economy for the the next 12 months. Bosses at Warrington Primary Care Trust announced plans to revamp the town centre facility as they

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Twins do challenge

A DAD who was running in aid of Warrington Hospital's neonatal unit finished the Wilmslow Half Marathon on March 30 in one hour and 46 minutes. Colin Burgess, from Berkshire Drive, Woolston, is also running the Great Manchester run on May 18 to raise