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Club toilet attendant on trial for rape

A TOILET attendant from a town centre bar is on trial for raping a mum-of-one after getting a taxi home with her. Bright Ehrmwemma, aged 27, works in the toilets of the 53 Degrees bar on Bridge Street. Warrington Crown Court heard on

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Olly Murs donates thousands on Deal or No Deal

HE may have been off tune on the celebrity version of Deal or No Deal but singer Olly Murs dug deep to help Brainwave. The charity, which has a north west base in Birchwood, helps children with disabilities and development delay and boasts the former

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League of Friends Lottery results

League of Friends Week 15, April 25 LOTTERY results week 15: 3, 4, 9, 15. One winner £143. Consolation prize: £25 internal.

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Experience tells for bowls youngsters

NEWCOMERS Mario Gibson and Daniel Campbell nearly produced shock results in their opening matches of the 2012 Grange Valley Junior Bowls League. Both played well against George Yule and Jack Penketh, just failing to get the better of their experienced

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Talbot crowned Celtic Champion

NINE-year-old Niahm Talbot became the youngest champion in the 25-year history of Warrington Thai Boxing Club after winning the Celtic Challenge title at EventCity, Manchester. Talbot, who was competing in her 14th fight and has been training since the

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Five years for post office machete attacker

AN armed robber who attacked a postmaster with a machete has been jailed for five-and-a-half years. Tyrone Boyd, aged 21, was one of two men who threatened Glazebrook Post Office master Peter Dodd and customer Margaret Bloor, aged 81, during the raid

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Wolves taking no risks with Morley

WOLVES boss Tony Smith has decided to take no risks with his skipper Adrian Morley against Bradford Bulls this weekend. The England prop, who turns 35 next month, has been suffering with some stiffness in his neck and not played since the defeat

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Smith names Michael Monaghan in his 19-man squad

TONY Smith's 19-man squad for Warrington Wolves' clash with Bradford Bulls in the fifth round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup includes Michael Monaghan but no Adrian Morley. Squad: Ryan Atkins, Chris Bridge, Lee Briers, Garreth Carvell, Mike Cooper, Brad

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Stretton battle to victory at Chelford

STRETTON started the Mellor Braggins Divison Three season with a battling victory at Chelford. Batting first, Stretton struggled on a sticky wicket but thanks to James Wells’ battling 40, they were eventually bowled for 147. In reply, Chelford were

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Shailer stars in Glazebury triumph

GLAZEBURY first team’s anticipated opening fixture in Mellor Braggins Cricket League Divison Three was a victim of the weather, but their second team snatched a late win in their opening Division C match at home to Langley. A useful opening stand of

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Grappers start season with comfortable victory

GRAPPENHALL started their Cheshire League Division One season with an 84-run win over Bredbury St Marks at Broad Lane. A slow start meant the hosts struggled to 62 for 3, but the arrival of overseas player Jason Smith at the crease sparked a revival

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Lymm's youngsters extend superb record as senior side finish in mid table

Bradford and Bingley 43 Lymm 49 LYMM cemented their mid-table berth in National League Three by coming out on top of a 15-try battle in Bradford. The opening five minutes indicated how the rest of the game would pan out, with the hosts taking the

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Warrington dodge relegation

Warrington 44 Winnington Park 29 WARRINGTON completed their remarkable rescue mission to save themselves from the drop in South Lancs/Cheshire One with a bonus point win over Winnington Park. The hosts completed their seventh win in eight games

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Warrington Anglers' Association says goodbye to long-time member

IT is with sadness that I report the death of well known Warrington Anglers’ member Bill Worrall, whom many will have met at either Cicily Mill Pool or Grey Mist Mere. I have known Bill for many years and he seems to have always been on the fishing and

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Town business goes into administration

TWENTY members have staff have been made redudant after a business went into administration. Colourclad Limited, which was based on Palatine Industrial Estate, Causeway Avenue, went into administration earlier this month. The business fell vicitim to

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Juniors helped by May’s tuition

SUNDAY saw the opening match of the Juniors Spring Series, with 13 anglers aged 8 to 15 taking part. Abilities ranged from complete novice upwards and all caught, but bites were at times hard to come by. The highlight of the day was one-to-one coaching

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Marathon effort raises £1,066

FIRST-time London Marathon runner Barry Travis has raised more than £1,000 for a charity which improves lives curing type one diabetes. The 55-year-old granddad, from Whittle Hall, collected £533 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Limited

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From ball boy to teammate

GARETH O’Brien was a ball boy at Wilderspool Stadium when he got his first close-up look at the ingenuity of one of Warrington Wolves’ cup kings. Now the 20-year-old half back wants to carry on learning as much as possible from 2010 cup final

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Smith: Update on injured players

WOLVES boss Tony Smith has given an injury update on David Solomona, Stefan Ratchford, Richie Myler and Rhys Evans this week. Solomona broke his leg, dislocated his ankle and damaged ligaments in a training accident during the club’s pre-season camp

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Smith's hot Currie

RISING star Ben Currie is making it very difficult for Tony Smith to leave him out of his star-studded Warrington Wolves first team. It is a point acknowledged by Smith himself after seeing the 17-year-old back rower serve up an outstanding

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Mum's fight to raise awareness of heart defects

AN Orford mum is fighting to raise awareness about the risk of heart problems at birth for children after her second child was diagnosed with a defect. Helen Halfpenny, of Sandy Lane, nearly lost son Alex when he was born at Warrington Hospital seven

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L’Estrange backing Bradford to tame Wolves

BRADFORD Bulls returning hooker Heath L'Estrange says the camp is feeling highly motivated for Challenge Cup progress at Warrington Wolves' expense. The Bradford co-captain believes the Bulls have what it takes to end Warrington’s Wembley dream when

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GUARDIAN VERDICT: Warrington Wolves 54 Castleford Tigers 6

THERE was a fresh but familiar feel around The Halliwell Jones Stadium on Sunday. It has taken a while, but things started to click for the team and players as they gave a glimpse of their record-breaking attacking and defensive form of last

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Youth team gear up for cup final

WARRINGTON Town’s Youth team are hoping for the best possible preparation for their forthcoming North West Youth Alliance Premier Division Cup Final by winning their last league game of the season against Marine at Cantilever Park tonight, Thursday, kick

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Reid’s young side suffer

Lancaster City 5 Warrington Town 1 SHAUN Reid looked at the youth players available to him in Warrington Town’s final Evo-Stik First Division North game of the season at promotion chasers Lancaster City. Ten of the players called on had played

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Vital wins for Greenalls and Eagle keep them in the hunt

IMPORTANT three-point hauls for Greenalls Padgate St Oswalds and Eagle Sports on Tuesday kept their slim hopes of grabbing the Cheshire League title alive. Defending champions Greenalls pipped league leaders Knutsford 1-0 to move within 10 points having

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Virgin London Marathon team gold for Louise Blizzard

LOUISE Blizzard won team gold with Belgrave Harriers in the Virgin London Marathon. The 36-year-old Warrington mum was the 39th woman to finish overall in 2hrs 58mins 10secs. Blizzard, a forensic services officer with Cheshire Police who was running

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Fitzpatrick looks to Shakes-Drayton for inspiration

WARRINGTON’S Abi Fitzpatrick is looking to fellow British 400m hurdler Perri Shakes-Drayton for inspiration. The 18-year-old is yet to take to the blocks this year, after a hamstring injury prevented the former Priestley College pupil from opening her

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Crash on Saxon Park estate

SANKEY Bridges residents said police cars and ambulances were lining the streets after a crash involving two cars on the Saxon Park estate. The two cars, one of which is thought to have been driven by a traveller, collided on Sunday at 10.30pm on Lavender

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Winning start to summer season era for Bank Quay Bulls A

Bank Quay Bulls A 42 Hindpool Tigers 36 BANK Quay Bulls A kicked off the summer era in the North West Men’s Division Three with a tight victory over visitors Hindpool. They should have been home and dry when leading 42-16 with 15 minutes left

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Rylands Sharks reach BARLA National Youth Cup Final

Rylands Sharks u18 24 Siddal 12 RYLANDS’ under 18s stormed into the final of the BARLA National Cup thanks to George Lofthouse leading the way with a man-of-the-match performance and tries from Colin Wright, two, Dec Clark and Louis Walsh, converted

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Albion overcome injuries in Rochdale

Rochdale Mayfield 19 Latchford Albion 22 LATCHFORD Albion kick-started the first North West Men’s League Division Two season with a 22-19 defeat of Rochdale Mayfield with a depleted team. Despite calling up several second team players into the

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Junior rugby league round-up

Manchester Storm u15 8 Bank Quay Bulls u15 14 BANK Quay avenged last season’s cup final defeat to Storm thanks to tries from Dale Parry and man-of-the-match Niall Toher, with Matty Hesketh adding three goals. Woolston u12 12 Oldham St Annes 0

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Travellers leave camp and move out of town

AFTER weeks of court orders and hopping from one site to another a group of travellers are thought to have finally left the town. Warrington magistrates had ordered the group to leave land off Silver Lane, Risley and Warrington Road, Birchwood, before

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Wolves ready for physical cup tie

WOLVES feel that rebuffing Bradford’s juggernaut pack and cashing in on form centres is the route to the quarter finals of the Carnegie Challenge Cup for a fourth successive year. Tony Smith admits to some ‘hard decisions’ with his team selection in

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Elderly woman sent home from hospital at 2am

THE daughter of an 89-year-old dementia sufferer sent home from Warrington Hospital at 2am has hit out at her treatment. The hospital came under fire last week after figures revealed it was among the highest in the country for discharging patients in