Burtonwood Bulldogs u14 30 Liverpool Lions u14 6 WINGERS Euan Bowden and Cameron Woodward went over for tries along with Tom Welsh, two, Connor Bennett, Callum Shaw and Jake Boardman. Ross Young kicked a conversion and player of the match was scrum
WOLVES boss Tony Smith has warned players and fans not to let expectations spiral out of control in the run up to their trip to Castleford on Saturday, kick off 5.45pm. Following the unprecedented 58-0 domination of London outfit Harlequins, the highest
WARRINGTON North MP Helen Jones has been cleared of wrongdoing despite paying back more than £800 in expenses. Mrs Jones was named among more than 300 MPs who had claimed too much in a report by Sir Thomas Legg published on Thursday.
A MAN has died after being struck by a train in Daresbury. Emergency services were contacted at 2.35pm yesterday following reports that a man had been hit by a train on Red Brow Lane, Daresbury. The 54-year-old man, from Preston on the
PINK Ladies bosses have questioned how the council is run after the company’s request to save the borough money was rejected. Andrea Winders, co-director of the members group, launched four years ago, said Pink Ladies has called for the
A HAEMOPHILIAC says he is frustrated after the contaminated blood bill he campaigned relentlessly for was deferred in the House of Commons. Michael Kenwright, of Grappenhall, desperately wants to get compensation for people infected with blood
© Press Association 2010 Buy-to-let lending grew for the second consecutive quarter during the final three months of 2009 as the market continued to show signs of improving, figures have shown. A total of £2.4 billion was advanced to
WARRINGTON Rowing Club has launched its involvement in a new initiative designed to encourage a growth in recreational rowers. The Bishop of Warrington, the Right Reverend Richard Blackburn, presided at a naming ceremony for six new boats acquired for
FLOODING hotspots in the borough are set to share £800,000 worth of funding to help tackle the problem. The Environment Agency has announced that it will be using the money to continue developing flood risk management schemes to coincide
A TWO-YEAR-OLD’s pram was pushed over by a criminal in a botched post office robbery. The man entered Locking Stumps post office, also known as Dillons newsagents, on Glover Road, Birchwood, at 2.45pm yesterday and accessed the till area.
A CAMPAIGN to encourage businesses in Warrington to take on apprentices has been launched. The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) is calling on businesses to help achieve the target of having one in five young people engaged in apprenticeships by
TONY Smith has named his squad to face Castleford Tigers at The Jungle on Saturday, kick off 5.45pm. Tyrone McCarthy replaces Lee Mitchell in the 19-man squad announced for the Harlequins clash in round one. Both Ryan Atkins and David
CHRIS Riley is a hungry boy! Five tries in one game should be enough for anyone. But Riley, admittedly with a cheeky smile on his face, said he would have liked six against Harlequins. That would have equalled the Super League record set by Bradford
RECORD breaker Chris Riley is aiming for Sunday’s 58-0 treat against Harlequins to be a taster for the season ahead. And with Castleford having defeated champions Leeds Rhinos at the weekend, the scene is set for a battle royal at The Jungle
WARRINGTON kickboxer Graham Sayer competed at the Combat Sports Open trials on Sunday. It was the first of four events which are scheduled to be held by the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts, with the Championship finals to be contested in November
GENEROUS shoppers at Bents Garden and Home have raised a record-breaking amount for charity. The Glazebury-based garden centre has raised £7,400 for Marie Curie Cancer Care throughout the year through a variety of methods. Matthew Bent, managing director
DEVELOPERS have shelved a plan for an office block in Birchwood a week before it was set to be thrown out – only to submit a fresh building bid. Capital Provincial is behind a scheme to build a five-storey office block. As previously reported in the
TWO Culcheth Guides are set to pack their bags and represent the village at gatherings across the world. And the fundraising has already started to help the pair, from the 7th Culcheth Guides, join in with the international events. Kate
GREAT Sankey parish councillors joined forces with csos last Friday night to encourage youths to get into boxing rather than hang around street corners. The group visited trouble hot-spots Eagle Sports and Social Club, Marina Avenue and the area around
THE key to solving the murder of Shafilea Ahmed lies in Warrington claims the senior police officer leading the investigation. Supt Geraint Jones said the 17-year-old had few connections outside of the region except for family in west Yorkshire
A COMMUNITY open evening will showcase what is on offer at Birchwood High School. The event takes place today, Thursday, between 6pm and 8pm. It will gauge what the community would like for extra groups, courses and services.
A 40th birthday party with a difference takes place at Twiss Green Primary School in Culcheth on Friday. The original party was cancelled becusue of the snow. Now original head teacher Mr Corden will return from Huddersfield for the party with pupils
GREAT Sankey High School has received a letter from the minister for schools congratulating pupils and staff on their key stage four results in the 2009 achievement and attainment tables. The results, published at the end of January, showed that the
RANGERS in Sankey Valley Park are hoping walkers will swap chocolates and flowers for their walking boots on Valentines Day this year and take part in the longest walk ever held at the park. The mighty hike starts at 9am on Sunday and will use the Trans
GREAT Sankey parish council wants to make it clear that the boxing training sessions taking place at Whittle Hall Community Centre are open to children with disabilities as well. The five-week course, which is being run by Phoenix Amateur Boxing Club
A PENKETH couple were celebrating 50 years of marriage last weekend with four other golden wedding anniversary husband and wife teams. Jack and Joyce Ost, of Warrington Road, were joined in their celebrations by daughter Debbie, son Graham, five grandchildren
FUTURE swim stars have been rewarded for their efforts at Penketh Swimming Club, Honiton Way. Eight winners aged four to 16 picked up trophies for good attendance and behaviour in and around the pool and a positive improvement on their time over 20 metres
BURTONWOOD Library, on Chapel Lane, is available outside opening hours for use by community groups. Call library staff on 443231 for information or to make a booking.
AN arts and crafts group takes place in the parish hall at St Michael and All Angels Church of Burtonwood and Collins Green every Wednesday from 1.30pm to 4pm.
WINWICK Flower Club meets on the third Thursday of each month at Winwick Leisure Centre, on Myddleton Lane, with demonstrations starting at 7.30pm. The club is linked to the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies and people can call 634198
BURTONWOOD Children’s Centre has a development drop-in sessions for parents and carers with babies up to 12 months old every Tuesday from 2pm to 3pm. The sessions include development checks, weighing opportunities and a focused activity plan that is
WHITTLE Hall councillors, Keith Gleave, Kevin Reynolds and Judith Wheeler will be holding their monthly surgery at Westbrook Library from 10am on Saturday.
GRAB your hockey stick, rugby boots and maybe a few tennis balls for Great Sankey Leisure Centre’s family sports taster day. The centre has joined forces with sports clubs, Great Sankey High School and Warrington Wolves to give families and children
THERE has been an increase in vandalism to bus shelters in Old Hall and at Chapelford. Stops at Gregory Close and Tasman Close, on Twenty Acre Road, and the bus stop at Hudson Close, and on Old Hall Road, have been subject to criminal damage including
A WESTBROOK school girl has started rehearsals for an English Youth Theatre production of the classic ballet Giselle. Fourteen-year-old Emily Quinn, a pupil at St Gregory’s Roman Catholic High School, will perform at the Charter Theatre, Preston, on
APPLETON Parish Council will meet at the parish hall, Dudlow Green Road on Tuesday, February 16. The evening starts at 7.30pm.
TAKE advantage of a candlelit peaceful and reflective time of worship. The taize service is open to all and will take place at Stockton Heath Methodist Church, on Walton Road, at 6.30pm on Sunday. Call 263799 for more information.
GET a taste of the limelight at a Fame workshop organised by Little Stars. Children from aged eight can attend the session at St Mary Magdalene’s Church, on Dingleway, Appleton on Tuesday, February 16. Fun will start at 11.15am and last until 5pm.
THREE graceful ballerinas have been selected to pirouette for the English Youth Ballet. Broomfields Junior School pupils Betty Bell, aged 11 and Sophie Burrows, aged 11, along with 13-year-old Eloise Taylor from Bridgewater High School, will perform
A CALLANDS singer, songwriter and guitarist has sailed through the auditions of a national music competition with his indie rock band. Steve Coulthard, one of five-piece Deccade, wowed judges at Live and Unsigned 2010 after battling against
THE Warrington Guardian would like to point out that the children pictured on last week’s local life page were from Cobbs Infants School not Broomfields Junior School as stated.
DONATIONS to St John’s the Evangelist Church’s graveyard upkeep have been suspended by Walton Parish Council. The parish council voted in favour of stopping the donations to the church in Higher Walton. However, members have said consideration would
Fall in love with the sounds of Big Band at Stockton Heath Methodist Church. The church, on Walton Road, will present A Nearly St Valentine’s concert with The Wychcraft Big Band on Saturday. All proceeds are in aid of the church redevelopment fund and
Crosfields 34 East Leeds 12 CROSFIELDS returned to winning ways in National Conference Division Two after a mid-table battle with East Leeds. Tries from Monks, two, Johnson, two, Noone and Patterson were more than enough to keep a resolute Leeds side
LONG-awaited plans have been submitted to give St Thomas’ Primary School a ‘spectacular’ revamp. The application for the school, on Parkgate Road, will see the reception area and year one facilities improved as part of its ‘vision for the future’ development
Oldham St Annes 18 Rylands Sharks 19 RYLANDS Sharks progressed to the third round of the BARLA National Cup thanks to a last minute drop goal from former Warrington Wolves academy star Craig White. Rylands started brightly when Andy
Warrington 7 Widnes 15 WARRINGTON lost out in a full-blooded encounter against Widnes despite playing some of their best rugby of the season. Assistant coach Stuart Coleman said: “This was a much improved performance, once we have sorted out a couple
FIVE Bridgewater High School pupils will embark on a South African adventure. Year nine teenagers Helen Young, Natasha Goodacre and year 10 students Laurence and Ralph Sparks and Connor Simpson, along with three teachers will be going to Johannesburg
primary school children have dug deep into their pockets to help victims of the Haiti earthquake. Youngsters at Stockton Heath Primary School hosted a series of activities to bring in more than £1,100 for the cause. A tattoo transfer stall, a cake sale
THE next meeting of Grappenhall and Thelwall Parish Council takes place today, Thursday. Starting at 7.30pm, councillors will meet in Bellhouse Community Centre on Bellhouse Lane in Grappenhall. Members of the public are welcome.
VOLUNTEERS running Lymm Youth Club have issued a fresh appeal for a long licence to run the building. The club faced a grim future last year when it closed without funding or a lease. But a new management committee was formed which has already got to
CUBS in Thelwall have enjoyed a silver lining after receiving top awards. The youngsters from the 6th Warrington, 1st Thelwall Scout Group were given their Chief Scouts Silver Awards from David Mowat, Conservative parliamentary hopeful for Warrington
KIND hearted fundraisers in Lymm have donated money to help Cotebrook House. The Lymm Lions went along with a cheque for £1,000 to donate to the home on Oughtrington Lane.
PLANS to work on the trees around Lymm Tennis Club have been approved. The Brookfield Road club needed approval for the plans as it lies within a Conservation Area in the village.
THE latest restaurant and takeaway has opened in Lymm. The Jahan Indian Restaurant Group opened its new branch in the centre of the village on January 26. Entertainment was provided by magician John Harding who stunned the invited crowd with a huge
TAKE part in a quiz and supper night next Friday, February 19, at 7pm. Held at Lymm Rugby Club on Crouchley Lane, it will raise money for St Mary’s Church’s ongoing building fund. Tickets are £10 for adults and £5 for under 12s. They are available
COULD be Collingwoods and potential Pietersen’s should head along to Lymm Oughtrington Park Cricket Club’s winter nets. Under 11s manager Phil Griffiths is looking for boys or girls wanting to try out. Sessions take place between 7pm and 8pm on Tuesday
A TRAVELLING science show stopped in Statham. Adrian Bowden’s show visited Statham Primary School, wowing students with experiments, demonstrations and lots of audience participation.
YOU can Help the Heroes by visiting the Green Tree Coffee Shop in Fearnhead. The coffee shop, on Orchard Street, is collecting supplies and acting as a drop off point to send to troops including toiletries and foods.
PUPILS at Woolston Community Primary School have joined other schools in baking cakes in aid of the Haiti disaster. Year five students have been making cakes, priced at 20p, and selling them at break times. The school has raised more than £250 with
WITH many people across the UK hitting the gym and de-toxing at this time of year, a national survey commissioned by Super League sponsor, Engage Mutual Assurance, has revealed that over half of Warrington Wolves rugby league fans don’t believe they’re
A WHITECROSS primary school is hoping to expand not just its building but its pupils’ education. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has submitted a planning application to create an extension that will house a library and quiet working area.
DISCOVER what lies beneath with the Warrington Archaeological and Historical Society. The group welcomes Keith Warrender to talk about underground Manchester. The meeting takes place at Friars Green Independent Methodist Church, Cairo Street at 7.30pm
A KENDAL-based engineering firm, which has a branch in Colville Court, Winwick Quay, has announced that there could be redundancies across the company ‘after a difficult trading year in 2009’. American company Furmanite, which has its UK headquarters
DISABLED students at Warrington Collegiate will be showcasing their flair by putting on a talent show. The I’ve Got Talent performance will take place at the college on Wednesday at 7pm. Proceeds will go towards sending the students to Disneyland Paris
THE Orford clinic has reopened again in the wake of patient demand. The Eric Moore Partnership GP Practice reopened its Orford branch surgery on February 1 after surveys revealed residents wanted a GP service back on their doorstep. Officials were
POLICE are clamping down on motorists in Orford who use Smith Road as a short cut. Residents who live in the street have complained to officers that drivers are cutting through Smith Drive, despite the fact it is a restricted road. Neighbours have
A TEAM of mechanics has been celebrating after their garage was voted by customers as being one of the best in the UK. Nationwide Autocentre on the Alban Retail Park scored 100 per cent in the company’s latest customer feedback poll, ranking it among
YOUNGSTERS at St Barnabas CE Primary School have been learning all about the world of work at school. Pupils were inundated with visits from vets, solicitors and even the Warrington Guardian’s chief reporter Vicki Stockman, who talked to them about their
A LATCHFORD primary school will be able to let pupils play outside whatever the weather. Latchford CE Primary School on Old Road has had a planning application to create a covered play area to the back of the school for its pupils approved by Warrington
A YOUTH group based in Westy will be getting in the charity mood to fund a trip to Romania. Members of Youth 4 U will be heading out to the country to help with a project that will see seven teenagers aged between 15 and 18 help build houses in the country
A HOWLEY church raised more than £1,000 for The Children’s Society last year. St Elphin’s Church, on Church Street, collected £1,089 throughout the year. They raised £576 at a service on Christmas Eve, £179 was donated from St Elphin’s CE Primary School
RESIDENTS living in Howley and Fairfield can meet their bobbies on their beat at a surgery tomorrow, Friday. Cheshire Police will be holding a surgery for these areas at the Gateway Community Cafe, on Sankey Street. It takes place from 9.15am until
BOOKWORMS can indulge in their favourite pass-time in new surroundings at Bewsey Lodge Primary School. The school, on Lodge Lane, opened its new library with comfy cushions offering pupils a perfect place to sit and read. Enjoying the new library, from
I REFER to the ongoing arguments over the proposed change of fire cover at Birchwood Fire Station. Can I point out that we in the south of Warrington have been experiencing this type of fire cover at night time for as long as I can remember. The night
SO many people say there is nothing for young people to do in Warrington but there is a great group that meets every week and needs your support. The Centenary Theatre group has opportunities for people aged 16 and above, either on or back stage helping
I AM researching the life of my great-grandfather William Chapman, who died in 1931 aged 82. He was a stallholder in Warrington Fish Market and encouraged sport for young people in the town. I am trying to trace the whereabouts of the Chapman Cup presented
THIS morning I noticed there were three lots of dog mess on my front lawn. How delightful. Why should I have to clear this up? It seems at least one dog owner is happy to stand by while their animal fouls other people’s well-tended gardens. If I find
A BIG thank you to Pete Pinnington from Wire FM, who gave his time so willingly to go to Beyond the Fringe hairdressing salon on Suez Street to support Trevor Sorbie’s charity. The charity which provides free hair extensions and wigs for patients
I WAS amazed to read last week’s letter from Steph Davies, our Green Party candidate for Warrington South. Ms Davies spends seven paragraphs criticising David Cameron and the Tory party for all manner of misdemeanours including the ‘recent economic meltdown
LAST Monday I called Warrington Borough Council asking for help to cut down out of control bushes by my house as I am disabled. At 2pm two men arrived to survey the problem. They left saying they would let me know. On Tuesday at 8.30am men arrived
AFTER wasting 30 minutes of my life getting in and out of Asda Westbrook again today, it has to be time to remove these lights as they are a total failure and no amount of tinkering is going to improve the situation. It is gridlocked on a daily basis
EVERY year that the Creamfields festival has taken place residents somewhere in Appleton have been afflicted by noise. The exact location with the worst noise has depended on wind direction. Now the organisers want a licence for three years. We
AS taxpayers we are major shareholder in several banks since our Government bailed them out of financial ruin with our cash. This figure could rise to £850billion. We are told the Treasury had little choice but to use taxpayers’ money to safeguard
A NEW campaign this week shows that 83 per cent of people who regularly drink more than the NHS advises don’t think their drinking is putting their long-term health at risk. The truth is that too much alcohol increases your risk of strokes, heart disease
EXTRACT of an open letter to the chief executive of Warrington Borough Council A most amazing thing happened today. Since before Christmas, we have been keeping our rubbish in big black and blue plastic containers. This morning some eager workers came
The New Year has brought a renewed sense of confidence amongst buyers and sellers in the Northwest. That's according to research issued by Countrywide Mortgage Services, the UK’s largest mortgage broker, which shows that competitive pricing has caused
AT long last the council’s transport section is taking action to stop the gridlock on Winwick Road by getting rid of the traffic island at the junction with Long Lane and Hawleys Lane. Credit must go to Clr Alan Litton who has been looking after traffic
I WAS glad to read Mr Allen’s letter last week as it means that the Warriors campaign to highlight the council’s plans to disrupt our pool time and training sessions has worked. If we can reach someone like Mr Allen, who is obviously oblivious to what
THE Rotary Club of Irlam would like to thank residents of Glazebrook, Hollins Green and Rixton for their generous donations during our recent Christmas float collection. GC LUNN Irlam
Warrington 36 Blackpool Borough 15 EVEN the five-tries show by Bob Eccles and nine goals from 10 shots by Steve Hesford in this John Player Trophy second round game at Wilderspool on Sunday could not hide the fact that this ‘Wire’ performance was far
Parkside Golborne 6 Bank Quay Bulls 28 BANK Quay Bulls climbed to the top of the Kukri North West Counties Premier Division with a hard fought victory at Parkside Golborne. The home team looked to match the Bulls forwards on a heavy pitch but when
IF we thought that expectations were sky-high before the Quins game, they must be somewhere in the stratosphere by now. Such was the dominance of the Wolves performance that many fans will already be talking in hushed whispers about a Grand
WITH reference to the reader from Padgate and her bin collection being two weeks late. We can beat that. Our last collection was December 18. We missed two weeks (Christmas Day and New Year Day) as obviously they are bank holidays. However the following
IT’S dinner time for these hungry ducks. Darren Moston, from Latchford, took this photograph of the feeding time at Ackers Pit in Stockton Heath. If you have a picture that you wish to be considered for publication on the letters page e-mail it to vicki.stockman
THE Warrington Guardian has teamed up with Odeon Warrington for a new competition. To mark the release of the latest Disney blockbuster The Princess and the Frog we have a goody bag to give away. For a chance to win email odeonwarrington
Greenhalls PSO 2 Garswood Utd 1 GREENALLS Padgate St Oswalds came from a goal behind to secure a Cheshire League win on Saturday. Within minutes of Garswood’s breakthrough, a cross by Danny Topping was eventually smashed home by Rick Arnold. It was
LYMM Rugby Club have confirmed they will appeal a decision that has seen three points taken off their third team. League bosses have backed up a complaint from Northwich’s second team that Lymm fielded first-teamers in their unexpected win on January
PAUL Hanagan jetted out to Dubai on Tuesday to prepare for his debut ride at the spectacular new Meydan Racecourse. The Warrington jockey will ride promising 4-year-old Bridge of Gold at the Dubai Carnival for trainer Mikael Magnusson on Thursday. Hanagan
THREE players in Warrington Wolves’ Super League squad have signed dual registration contracts with Championship club Leigh Centurions. Matty Blythe, Lee Mitchell and Tyrone McCarthy, all aged 21, will be made available to Centurions coach
BIRCHWOOD residents have been spreading word of the next public meeting regarding plans to change Birchwood Fire Station from running 24/7 to being run by part time firefighters at night. Campaigners Lesley Marshall, Lynne Greenhalgh and Clr
SOME anglers make a habit of catching fish no matter how harsh the conditions. These anglers use a combination of water-craft and knowledge to locate their target fish and then make every effort in getting the presentation of their bait right to secure
WARRINGTON Wizards head coach Chris Campbell is relishing playing The Army in Sunday’s Carnegie Challenge Cup second round tie at Wilderspool Stadium, kick off 2pm. Wizards will be looking to continue their good form and gain a place against a professional
Crosfields/Rylands 2 Middlewich 0 CROSFIELDS/RYLANDS have made it through to the Cheshire League Cup Final for the second season in succession after defeating last year’s winners Middlewich at Gorsey Lane. With the first half devoid of chances, the
WARRINGTON Anglers Association’s Wigan waters are currently very quiet with few members venturing out into the cold. Barry Walsh, one of our Wigan bailiff team leaders, managed a few hours at Woodshaw Reservoir at the weekend, his first fishing session
Eagle Vets 36 Leigh 4th 21 EAGLE Vets got among the visitors straight away and it soon became apparent that the mature men from Thornton Road would have too much power and experience for the Leigh side. Tries came from Ivens, Astly, Farrar, Brown,
YOU could be forgiven for thinking that Parry Gordon was looking down from heaven approvingly on Sunday. Sixty-seven of his former teammates and members of the Warrington Wolves Past Players Association joined more than 11,500 supporters in
A REVIEW has started at the Town Hall to examine how the council reacted to January’s snow chaos. A group of five councillors are looking at the fall out from the extreme weather and are set to reveal their findings next month. Most schools in the
TWO of Wolves’ new signings will have to pass last-minute fitness tests to play against Castleford Tigers on Saturday. England international centre Ryan Atkins and New Zealand forward David Solomona, who both arrived at the club during pre-season, picked
Warrington Town 2 Ossett Albion 1 WARRINGTON Town continued their fine run of form and gained maximum points for the third time in eight days against a struggling Ossett Albion side. They will look to make it four wins from four when they travel to
