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A PAIR of Warrington swimmers have gained selection for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer, writes Alex Bysouth. Teenager Kathleen Dawson and Aisha Thornton have clocked times in qualifying events that has seen them called up for Scotland

WARRINGTON Wolves have released goal-kicking centre/winger Ryan Shaw from his contract by mutual consent. The 22-year-old Cumbrian has been on loan to hometown club Barrow Raiders this season and has since signed with Bobbie Goulding’s squad until

A DRUNK 19-year-old who swore abusively at police during an outburst on Bridge Street was arrested after knocking on the window of a squad car and telling officers they could not do anything to him. Declan Jenkins, of Alder Lane, Orford, acted

EIGHT children from the Little Stars Stage School had their first taste of stardom when they recorded a voice clip for a new television show. The youngsters recorded the short shout out, which was recorded at music producer Keith Hopwood’s house

BOOKMAKERS feared the work of a prankster when the winner of a £124,987 first prize in a nationwide contest culminating ahead of Easter was Mr Bunny. Suspicions arose further when his stable entry in the Tote-Ten-To-Follow competition, which beat

A 15-YEAR-OLD girl has been arrested for a racist attack on an Eastern European couple in Warrington town centre. The teenager was arrested at around 1.30pm today, Thursday, by officers from Warrington Town Centre NPU. Police say she was part

POLICE are appealing for information after a man used counterfeit money at a shop in Culcheth. Officers have released CCTV footage of a suspect they wish to speak to. A man was seen entering the Co-op, Common Lane, at 11.05am on April 1.

A MUM is calling on help to make her daughter’s dreams of following in the footsteps of Kate Winslet come true. Megan Bradley, aged 13, has been offered a place at the prestigious Redroofs Theatre School in Maidstone where the Oscar winner was

A 30-YEAR-OLD man, who died after falling from a motorway bridge, had recently returned home to start a new life, an inquest heard. Lance Dickenson, from Croft, was killed after being hit by a Simpson Brothers lorry on the M62 on September 25 in

THIS picture of a chaffinch was taken by Heather Price, of Meadway Road, Culcheth, in her garden

‘GATES to be proud of.’ So says Michael Smith, of Durham Close, Woolston, who took this picture of the Golden Gates. If you have a picture that you wish to be considered for publication on the letters page e-mail it to vicki.stockman @guardiangrp.co.uk

WARRINGTON Borough Council is leading the way in planning for extreme weather events say councillors. The authority’s own extreme weather task group has been attracting attention from across the country said Clr Linda Dirir, who leads the group

LABOUR MP for Warrington, Helen Jones, made some comments in the Guardian last week about our local Healthwatch. I recall this is the fourth or fifth time that Governments over the years have changed a perfectly working system. Being a governor

I WISH to thank the stroke team and the X-ray department for their care during my brief stay last week. I am convinced my recovery would not have been as fast without the high quality of their treatment. Two aspects in particular were exceptional

I WOULD like to say a big thank you to Warrington Hospital for caring for my dad Tom so very well in his final months. From going into intensive care in December until his final days on ward A8 last month, the staff were fantastic. Both caring

CAN somebody please explain to me why, when Warrington Wolves travel to away games, the support is phenomenal (we can out-sing the home supporters and the atmosphere is party-like). Yet when Wolves play at home, the atmosphere is reminiscent of

IN last week’s Guardian A Edwards latest rant includes more statements with no basis in fact. Opinion polls, especially those favouring the ConDems, are misleading and erratic. Recent polls have shown that, due to Government misinformation,

RECENTLY our 99-year-old aunt, Molly Johnson, died. She had lived in Warrington for 75 years and was well-known as a school teacher, churchgoer and woman-about-town. As her nephews, living outside the area, it was wonderful to meet so many of her

SADLY there are those among us who pick a political party and stick with it all their life. They are tribal by nature and vote that way because ‘they always have’, giving absolutely no thought whatsoever to what, on balance, is likely to be the

MOTORISTS will face delays as work to resurface part of Manchester Road in Fairifeld takes place. Temporary traffic lights will be in place from Tuesday until Thursday as the road from Fairfield Street to Helsby Street is resurfaced.

ST Elphin’s Church holds a coffee morning and bring and buy sale on Wednesday. The Church Street church will be open from 10.45am for the event being held at the back of the church. Admission is £1 and includes tea, coffee and toast.

BRUSH up on your English skills at St Margaret’s Community Hub. The Lindley Avenue centre will be running English sessions from next Thursday in conjunction with Priestley College from 12.30pm to 2.30pm. The 10 week course is free and open

 Pupils shortlisted for songwriting competition TWO pupils from Sir Thomas Boteler CE High School are waiting to hear if they have made the top three in a songwriting competition, Lucy Meakin and Lucy Ryan, both aged 16, have been shortlisted in

THE Bishop of Warrington the Right Rev Richard Blackburn was on hand to help bless a new development at St Elphin’s CE Primary School. The Farrell Street school has had a £750,000 extension, jointly funded by Warrington Borough Council and Liverpool

OFFICERS from Warrington Central Neighbourhood Unit will be holding a community meeting for Fairfield and Howley residents. The meeting takes place on Wednesday from 10am at Nora Street Community House.

EYES down for some bingo fun at the Fairfield and Howley Neighbourhood Project. The Fairfield Street centre hosts bingo afternoons on Monday and Wednesday from 1.30pm to 3.30pm.

CHESHIRE Police has announced it is launching a recruitment drive for new officers and a fast track course for inspectors. Applications open on May 12 and run until May 25. Successful applicants will be asked to join the force this year, and

FORMER Lymm High School student Amy Whitehead (nee Waterlow) was the first British woman home in Sunday’s Virgin London Marathon. Finishing 13th in the elite women’s race, Whitehead’s run of 2hrs 34mins 19secs ticked a box for Commonwealth Games

FINISHING the London Marathon as world record-breakers was the last thing a father and son from Warrington expected. But on Sunday Ben Green and dad Graham, from Grappenhall, stumbled across the news they had set a new marker for the fastest marathon

YOUNGSTERS at Latchford St James’ CE Primary School helped kick off end of term celebrations with victory in the Year One Latchford Cup. The team won two games – 6-0 and 6-2 and drew their third match 1-1 to take the cup at the tournament organised

TAKE a tour into the history of Warrington’s place in literature at a talk at Stockton Heath Library. Poetry, Plays and Prose by librarian Phillip Jeffs takes place on Thursday, May 1 at 7.15pm and sees him delve through Warrington’s archives to

 Bridgewater students win through to national finals thanks to maths prowess FOUR budding mathematicians from Bridgewater High School will be fighting it out among the country’s elite young maths minds in a national final. The pupils at the

EVIE Burton-Baddeley hopes to emulate the success of little sister Hope. The 11-year-old is bidding to be crowned winner of the Face of the Globe competition which sees children across the world compete. Evie, of Whitefield Road, Stockton Heath

THE Friends of Alexandra Park will be holding an Easter egg hunt in the park on Saturday. The event will run from 1.30pm and the cafe will also be open for refreshments from 1pm.

WORK off a few of those Easter eggs on a walk in Appleton. LiveWire has organised the event which will start from Broomfields Leisure Centre, on Broomfields Road, at noon on Tuesday. Anyone wanting to take part should meet at reception.

GET egg spotting in Stockton Heath on Easter Monday. Bethesda Evangelical Church, on Chester Road, will be holding an egg hunt where teams of up to six can hunt for eggs in the area followed by tea. The fun runs from 2pm to 5pm.

WATER main works will see temporary traffic lights installed on a busy Walton road. United Utilities will be carrying out the works on Walton New Road from Wednesday to Friday next week with the temporary traffic measures in place during that time

PLANS for new drainage systems at a Walton sports club have been approved. Warrington Sports Club, on Walton Lea Road, will fit the new system to replace the 50-year-old one.

DISCOVER a world beyond our own with the first in a series of talks on the stars and planets. Local astronomer Mike Jones from The Friends of Walton Estate will take the beginners guide to the night sky on Wednesday. The talk will take place

A STOCKTON Heath boutique is teaming up with The Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace for a fashion fundraiser. The Laundry Boutique will host a fashion and beauty evening showcasing spring and summer trends at The Peace Centre to help

BAG a bargain at Croft Playing Fields car boot sale on bank holiday Monday, May 5, between 7am and 1pm. To book a pitch, call 07971 196276.

OFFICERS have stepped up patrols in Culcheth Hall Drive following an increase in anti-social behaviour. Young people have been gathering around the building site at evenings and weekends.

ALMOST 2,000 books were donated for Birchwood Lions’ book sale at the shopping centre. Around £300 was raised over two days for Lions’ good causes and the national flood relief fund.

CROFT Riding Centre is holding an open day to encourage new and returning riders back into the saddle The free event on Monday from 10.30am to 2.30pm will include demonstrations, a show jumping display, pony rides, a raffle and stalls. Proceeds

POLICE have issued a warning after a rise in the number of car break-ins in Culcheth. A Cheshire Police spokesman said: “Please ensure that you lock your vehicles when leaving them for the night. “Do not leave any valuables or loose change

YOUNGSTERS can hunt for Easter eggs at Birchwood Shopping Centre until Monday. Shoppers are invited to search high and low to find all 10 different Easter egg images hidden in store windows around the centre. To enter, pick up an entry form from

ROADWORKS are causing havoc for small Penketh businesses, as trading is set to be disrupted for the rest of the month. Paula Carroll, owner of florist Molly Blooms, based on Honiton Way, has claimed it may drive her eight-month old business out

 Ground will open in time for rugby season after major works A £520,000 project to revamp Shaw Street Recreation Ground is set to be completed in time for the 2015 rugby season. Improvements to the car park and the changing facilities will

CULCHETH knitters have it all sewn up when it comes to village crafts. Award-winning Black Sheep Wools, in Glaziers Lane, are turning their skills to patchwork and quilting with their new sewing room. Stuart Hillard, quilter, designer, teacher

WOLVES fell to their third home defeat of 2014 against Hull Kingston Rovers in front of a Halliwell Jones Stadium crowd that dropped below 9,000 for the first time since 2009. Across four home games Wolves have managed only 42 points, compared to an

A HIGHLY-trained driver for the Army maintains that he did not do anything wrong despite being jailed for 15 months for killing Padgate teenager Jack Bellis in a crash at a ‘boy racer club’. Gareth David Owen Jones, aged 23, of Cradley, Widnes,

A CULCHETH and Glazebury parish councillor has urged Warrington Borough Council to improve the way it monitors its contractors. Clr Matt Smith said that Holcroft Lane and Warrington Road residents have complained about a poor standard of work on

MORE work needs to be done to prevent Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft’s roads from deteriorating, say two councillors. Parish clr Paul Campbell and Clr Sue Bland are calling on Warrington Borough Council to fix and prevent further potholes in the

JAMES Laithwaite believes Wolves owe their fans a victory against Widnes Vikings on Good Friday after the suffering of two ‘derby’ losses last season. Vikings were 38-22 victors at the Select Security Stadium in last year’s Easter clash, before

WOLVES enter Easter’s taxing double header with boss Tony Smith sticking by his men. A third home defeat in the worst start to a campaign since Smith took over leaves the successive Grand Finalists looking vulnerable going into Good Friday’s home

WOLVES’ next two opponents have made stronger starts to the 2014 campaign than most would have expected. Both Widnes Vikings and Castleford Tigers have suffered only two losses so far compared to Wolves’ four and occupy positions in the table’s

EACH week we team up with Cheshire Police to bring you the ‘most wanted’ suspects in the town. Suspects caught on CCTV are often unknown to police, so are a high priority when appealing for information. Police want to speak to two men in connection

THE restoration of Walton Hall and Gardens could be given a massive boost if plans for lottery funding come good. Warrington Borough Council’s executive board has agreed to go for £3.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund with the council also

IT appeared Warrington Wolves and Hull Kingston Rovers would cancel one another out when they met for the second time in five days on Friday, for 35 minutes at least. The first-half arm wrestle could have been broken on occasions, but where Wolves

I THINK it says a lot when an ardent Wolves follower of 40 years considered himself better off when accompanying his wife and mum to a Gary Barlow concert instead of attending Friday’s match against Hull KR. He knows he would have been disappointed

GREAT Britain 400m hurdler Abi Fitzpatrick has received a helping hand from Gemini based car dealer Vanrooyen. She has been supported with a Mercedes car, helping her to get up and down the country in her bid for Commonwealth Games and eventually

WILL you be tucking into fish this Friday? Traditionally, the Catholic church treats Good Friday as a fast day with residents swapping meat for fish. But Warrington Market fishmonger Brenda Osborne says in her 35 years working on the V. Reardon

If you’re planning a relaxing drive this Bank Holiday weekend, it may be worth checking the ages of those along for the ride – as research shows the older you are, the less likely you are to row in the car. Younger drivers are much more likely

THIS week we look at some of the letters, published by the Warrington Guardian, telling stories of what life was like on the front line. AMID the morbid announcements of death tolls and the nail biting tales of lucky escapes, letters written by

LEGAL advice from Stephen Poyner, Head of Commercial Litigation and Employment at FDR Law, Bold Street, Warrington. fdrlaw.co.uk. QUESTION I have just inherited some money from a relative in Germany. How do I go about claiming my share of her estate

A MAN caught stealing Italian ham and cheese from Aldi told a court he stole as ‘only criminals get help’ when you have no money. John Ryan, aged 55, from Irlam, stole items from Aldi, Home Bargains and Asda at Birchwood Shopping Centre on March

A GREAT Sankey athlete is hoping to cross the first hurdle in her Olympic dream by bagging a Commonwealth Games spot this summer. Abi Fitzpatrick, who runs for Sale Harriers, is currently ranked first in the United Kingdom in the 400m hurdles at

THE family of a father-to-be who died from injuries sustained in a motorbike crash 12 hours before his son was born say they will never replace what they have lost. Michael Coray, aged 25, from Orford, died at Royal Aintree Hospital at 3.30am on

WHEN young people come on work experience in my office they are always astonished by the varied postbag I receive. The number of communications has increased enormously since e-mail was introduced and the days when MPs could sit in the House of

A RED-FACED serial offender, who was caught performing a sex act on her boyfriend on a busy town centre street, said she hadn’t intended to initiate the lewd liaison but was leaning on him for support. Melanie Cooper, of no fixed abode, committed

FIFE Rangers under 8’s are looking for children from school Year Three to join their squad, with practice sessions scheduled every Wednesday at Crab Lane. For more information, call Richard Potts on 07788 131625.

RATHER by accident than design on my travels this week, I've found myself in both Wigan and St Helens town centres. And with Good Friday and the Wire-Widnes derby upon us, for once I took heart in being a drinker in Warrington. Because in their

BRAGGING rights are at stake when Woolston Rovers host Crosfields in Kingstone Press National Conference League Division Three at Monk Sports Club on Saturday. Rovers convincingly beat Peterlee Pumas at the weekend and will be looking to build

AN Orford man punched a woman to the floor after drinking Stella Artois following a row in the self service check out of Tesco Extra. Mark Edward Bate, aged 24, of Watkin Street, shouted ‘don’t you know who I am’ during the incident at 6.30pm on