A FAMILY fun day will be held at the Gemini Frankie and Benny’s to mark their sponsorship of the Stage Pro Academy. Members of the town centre performance school will be showcasing their talent at the restaurant at 12.45pm and 2.30pm on Sunday
The last few weeks have been somewhat of a whirlwind. After my trip to Brazil for spiritual healing I was faced with a possible life changing operation followed by an unheard of pain free recuperation period. Three weeks after my op my scars have
CHILDREN across Warrington got to dress as someone else for a day. Numerous primary schools encourage students to dress up to mark last week’s World Book Day. And a variety of characters were on show from Harry Potter to Cat in the Hat and
WHY does this council see the need to consider withdrawing transport for special needs children to travel to and from school in a safe manner? I It appears from many articles in the Guardian that the elderly, infirm and those needing extra help
DURING 1988 to 1992 I was working in SSVC Munster, Germany. Also working at SSVC was Dawn Morris who was married to John. We also had another work college, Sheena. Unfortunately Sheena and I lost touch with Dawn who we believe had twins around
IN the Guardian, February 28, there was a report about ATM scams in Warrington. DC Condon from the economic crime unit said the suspects were of ‘Eastern European origin’. I would like to refer DC Condon to a quote from DCI Paul Barnard, head of
I TRAVELLED to Hull KR last Sunday to watch the Wire. I was disappointed to find out that Michael Monaghan and Trent Waterhouse were not playing on top of the five players already injured. The display by the Wire was very poor, similar to Salford
I UNDERSTAND that Warrington North MP Helen Jones has welcomed WBC plans to look at introducing the Living Wage. If she is sincere then for once I am in agreement with her, as I believe some 848 staff at the council receive basic pay below the
WITH regard to the letter in last week’s Guardian concerning parking at Morrisons from Caroline at Walton. I am not too sure why anyone would moan about an elderly couple parking in a child place then using a stick to get around. Has she no compassion
“I’m ready for my close up.” This peacock shows off his colourful fan at Walton Gardens as Darren Moston, from Latchford, took his photograph. If you have a picture that you wish to be considered for publication on the letters page e-mail it
COUNCIL tax going up? Extra bedroom tax? What a complete joke. How are we supposed to live? Lack of jobs, poor wages, this town is crumbling. It seems everything that might get built, like the Jubilee Centre, means residents get hit in the
GOVERNMENT should be about creating a better society. Not one riddled with social division as supported by the coalition where the quality of your health and education is dictated by how much you earn or where you live. The coalition has imposed
ON Sunday my daughter and partner walked from home to Birchwood Shopping Centre before realising our daughter had lost her comfort blanket. On Monday I was driving to Birchwood and my friend noticed that somebody had hung up the comfort blanket
PAUL Withrington, Guardian, February 21, seems to have added two plus two and made 17 when he argues that HS2 will ‘be a financial disaster for Warrington’. But then the clue is that his address is Northampton, which gives the game away. HS2 won
OUR daughter started at King’s Leadership Academy last autumn and we know that sending her there was one of the best decisions we have ever made. We have been thrilled with the outstanding teaching that she has received and the way that the school
AM I wrong in believing Wigan won the Super league title last season by finishing top of the league, as Wolves did in 2011? In the press and on TV, I hear Leeds are the reigning champions. I know they won the play-offs with the help of the ref
PREPARE to take a voyage into the unknown with Stockton Heath Methodist Dramatic Society. The group will be performing Peasouper, a comedy which heads from the smoggy Hampstead marshes to the blistering heat of Egypt, with an epic tale of greed
GARETH O’Brien has made an immediate return to Wolves’ 19-man squad for the trip to Salford City Reds on Friday, kick off 8pm. The 21-year-old was recalled from a month-long loan with Castleford Tigers earlier this week, replacing Rhys Evans in
CHAPELFORD group Let Us Park is calling for a compromise after opposing plans for double yellow lines in the area. The proposals for Boston Boulevard were originally recommended after numerous complaints over cars parking in the cycle lanes rather
A CHARITY that brings children affected by the Chernobyl disaster to Cheshire is raising funds for this year’s visits. Host families across the county – including ones in Warrington – each year welcome young people from Belarus affected by 1986
Twenty years ago Warrington was rocked by an IRA bomb attack which killed two children in the town. March 20 marks 20 years since the 1993 bombings. Over the next week, we will be looking at what happened then through the eyes of some of the key people
ONE of the town’s most iconic buildings will be opening its doors for a day of reflection and celebration to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the IRA bombing. The Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Peace Centre will be open on Saturday from 2 to 5pm
WARRINGTON Wolves have recalled stand off Gareth O’Brien from his loan spell at Castleford Tigers. The 21-year-old has been on a month-long loan with Wolves’ Super League rivals, but due to the injury to playmaker Lee Briers head of coaching and
Woolston Rovers A 30 Newton Storm 26 WOOLSTON Rovers A had a thrilling victory over near neighbours Newton Storm in the North West Mens League Division Two at a muddy Monks Sports Club on Saturday afternoon. The game was in the balance until
BUSINESSES across the borough could be saving £18.7 million between them through appealing against their business rates. That is the verdict of CVS, a business rates specialist, who has helped businesses in the town save £1 million. Businesses
Warrington Town 4 New Mills 1 WARRINGTON Town produced arguably their best performance of 2013 to run out comfortable winners against fellow promotion chasers New Mills. Manager Shaun Reid re-introduced Lee Parle and Phil Mooney into the starting
THE Harlem spirit in red took over Bewsey Lodge Primary School as pupils looked for an alternative way to raise money for Comic Relief. They created their own version of the internet viral sensation Harlem Shake for the charity day with pupils
A SOLICITOR and his client were ‘ambushed’ by a nine-strong balaclava-clad Cheshire gang armed with baseball bats in a revenge attack, a court heard. Bad blood between the Stokes and McDonagh families, both from the county's travellers’ community
A TEENAGE burglar given ‘one last chance’ after his latest break-in has failed to turn up for appointments to address his cannabis addiction. Thomas Derbyshire, aged 19, of Verve Place, Mersey Street, escaped a prison sentence in August last year
