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  • Motorists warned of potential delays in Padgate

    MOTORISTS are being warned there may be delays as temporary traffic lights come into use at a busy junction. There have been delays to the traffic signal works at the junction of King Edward Street and Padgate Lane. Four way temporary traffic

  • Latchford man stole booze from Tesco

    A MAN with £60 in his pocket has admitted attempting to steal a bottle of booze from Tesco Extra. John Joseph Stokes, aged 26, of Oxford Street, Latchford, attempted to walk out of the store on Winwick Road on November 1. He was carrying

  • Housing market is beginning to bloom

    The much-heralded green shoots of the property market referred to over the past couple of years are now well established and moving close to full bloom, says John Halman, managing director of Gascoigne Halman. “As the year has progressed we have

  • BHS staff do their bit for St Rocco's Hospice

    STAFF at BHS were encouraged to help out another Golden Square shop for the day. They were all asked to bring in a bag of clothes and donations to hand over to its neighbouring St Rocco’s Hospice shop. And they turned up with bags of

  • Festive fair to help Locking Stumps pre school

    A BIRCHWOOD mum is hosting a Christmas fun day to raise funds for her autistic son’s pre-school. Laura Bringau, of Barham Court, has organised the event to say thank you to staff at Locking Stumps Pre School for all the help they have offered

  • Hardman double does the job

    Daten 3 Lostock Gralam 2 OLIVER Hardman struck twice to take Daten up to 11th in Cheshire Football League Division Two. His match-winning second came late into injury time. Chris Glaze had opened the scoring for Lostock Gralam in the first

  • Lymm teacher picks up award for his dedication

    AN ‘inspiring’ teacher from Lymm was rewarded for his selfless efforts and dedication to raising the aspirations of young people at a college in Warrington. Mark Salmon, a senior tutor at Priestley College, was named Young People’s Champion

  • Woman rushed to hospital following crash

    FIREFIGHTERS rushed to an incident in Culcheth after a car crashed into scaffolding. ONE woman was left trapped following the crash on Jackson Avenue yesterday, Tuesday, at 6.30pm. Paramedics attended the scene and the woman has since been

  • Police called to Warrington Borough Council meeting

    COMMENTS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED ON THIS ARTICLE DUE TO LIBELLOUS CONTENT THE police were called to a full council meeting last night after a councillor refused to leave the meeting after councillors voted for him to go. Clr Kevin Bennett was speaking

  • Spoils are shared in Cheshire League 'derby'

    Grappenhall Reserves 3 Greenalls Padgate St Oswalds Reserves 3 GREENALLS Padgate St Oswalds Reserves came from behind twice to grab a point and maintain leadership of the Cheshire League Reserve Division. Goals from Ben McWilliams, Martin Snagg

  • Sullivan pockets a hat-trick

    Rylands Reserves 3 Eagle Sports Reserves 2 A HAT-TRICK from Rylands’ leading scorer Mike Sullivan finally shook off Eagle Sports in the Cheshire League Reserve Division. Eagle had fought back from being two goals adrift at half time, Danny

  • Paddington woman wins new business competition

    A MUM of three cannot believe her luck after she was crowned the winner of the Key 103 Start Up competition. Nicola Kelly, from Paddington, said it was ‘like a dream come true’ to win the top prize, which will help kick start her new interior

  • Lymm Ladies through to Cheshire Cup semi finals

    LYMM Ladies hockey team are flying. They maintained the leaders’ position in Cheshire Hockey League Division One thanks to a 5-0 home win against an experienced Oxton team on Saturday. Captain Lisa Hartley-Woodrow contributed two goals, with

  • Woman drove car while four times over drink drive limit

    A WOMAN has admitted crashing into another car when more than four times over the legal limit to drive. Halton Magistrates Court heard on Thursday how Ann Elizabeth Cookson, aged 46, of Summer Lane, Hatton, had drunk a bottle of whiskey before

  • Eagle survive losing three players to sin bin

    Eagle 47 Bury 30 EAGLE almost threw away a big lead, winning points and third spot in North Lancashire Two. Leading 33-12, Jonathon Toher was sent to the sin-bin for an indiscretion. Ashley Losh followed him two minutes later for questioning