A WARRINGTON Collegiate student kicked off the Commonwealth Games in an exhibition tournament. James Jones, from Orford, was in the Scotland under 19s squad for the Nines Rugby League Commonwealth Championship. The 17-year-old second rower
A BROTHER and sister from Grappenhall followed in their grandfather’s footsteps on Saturday by clinching prestigious medals more than 50 years after his back-to-back Boat Race wins. Warrington Rowing Club’s Tom Glover, aged 18, and sister Lucy,
IT'S that time of the evening where we round-up Monday's Warrington headlines. Today ended on a tragic note as we reported the opening from a murder trial after the sad death of Rixton granddad Trevor Allen. Click here for more from the first
MATT Wigelsworth made his international debut for England in Wales. The Warrington Athletics Club runner contested the Welsh International Games 800m in Cardiff and hung on to the pack through the bell. But as the pace picked up with 300m remaining
WARRINGTON Athletics Club’s under 17s runners Harriet Knowles-Jones and Carys McAulay have been crowned British schools champions. They were victorious while representing English Schools in the Schools International Athletic Board Championships
DANCERS took a twirl on the dance floor to help raise money for St Rocco’s Hospice. Dolly Daniels organised a First World War tea dance at Rylands Memorial Hall which raised £340 as more than 60 dancers took to the floor. A spokesman for St
A WITNESS in a crown court murder trial described how he saw a man's head 'explode' as he was run over in an altercation with another driver on Manchester Road. The murder trial of Mark Slater, aged 47, from Oldham, started this afternoon, Monday
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man exposed himself near a children′s play area in Chapelford. The incident happened at around 7.30pm on Sunday. The victim, a 17-year-old girl, was walking along the path at Nevada Park, between Nevada
SUMMER holidays are here and whether you’re staying at home in Warrington or venturing further afield, we’d like you to send us your summer ‘selfies’ to be in with a chance of winning some fabulous prizes. A selfie is a photo taken of yourself,
DISABILITY Awareness Day saw the coffers boosted by £8,000 thanks to a barbecue, quiz and charity auction and help from Barclays bank. The event raised £4,000 and the bank agreed to match the total bringing it up to the £8,000 mark. "Barclays
1. USAIN BOLT (Jamaica/Athletics) Bolt gave Glasgow the news it had been hoping for when he declared his availability for the Jamaican 4x100m relay team for the Games. Bolt’s participation in his first Commonwealth Games had been in doubt due to
1. PADDY BARNES (Northern Ireland/Boxing) The irrepressible Belfast boxer is aiming to add a second Commonwealth Games gold medal after triumphing in Delhi in 2010. Barnes, also a two-time Olympic bronze medallist, could come up against England
Max Whitlock may be targeting a hat-trick of individual golds at the Commonwealth Games, but the English and British gymnastics champion is well aware of two of his big rivals – Scotland’s Dan Purvis and Dan Keatings. The trio were part of the
THE council has launched a new campaign with Change4Life to get children active over the summer. The scheme aims to inspire children and families to complete their recommended 60 minutes of exercise each day. Families who sign-up will receive
Nicola Adams is aiming to make history at Glasgow 2014 as she bids to become the first female boxer to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal. Olympic champion Adams (right) will get star billing after her exploits in London two years ago, and will
SIX players have been charged with disciplinary offences committed in First Utility Super League Round 21 fixtures. Kevin Sinfield of Leeds Rhinos has been charged with making a Grade C head-butt on Castleford Tigers player Luke Dorn in the 74th
After misery under the Great Britain banner at the World Championships in Barcelona last summer, the fresh waters of Glasgow offer home nation swimmers a new start at the Commonwealth Games. Fran Halsall’s solitary bronze in the 50m freestyle in
Even more than his Olympic champion brother Alistair, Jonny Brownlee has been triathlon’s Mr Dependable. Injury and illness have meant that, as well as a huge number of victories in this unpredictable sport, Alistair has also bombed in a few races
VICTORIA Buildings in Stockton Heath, which is home to businesses including Pizza Express and Toni & Guy, has been sold for £8.18m. The buildings on Grappenhall Road and London Road were bought by Lumina Real Estate Capital (LREC), a leading
Deprived of one knight-rider, the Games unexpectedly gained the presence of another, someone who is expected to light up the Glasgow 2014 track programme. Sir Bradley Wiggins can expect a welcome few Englishmen would receive in Glasgow, when he
The news the organisers of the 2014 Commonwealth Games had been praying for finally arrived from Jamaica. A short message on the official website of Usain Bolt amounted to this: “Count me in.” The world’s fastest man, the six-time Olympic champion
FORMER Wolves centre Chris Rudd was impressed with the defensive work of Wolves’ under 19s players in the 54-4 defeat of Widnes Vikings. Wolves assistant coach Rudd said: “Our defence was massive. We came out on top in some heavy collisions which
Widnes Vikings u19 4 Warrington Wolves u19 54 WARRINGTON Wolves produced another trademark performance to outclass Widnes Vikings in the Under 19s Academy at the Select Security Stadium to maintain their remarkable run of form. Wolves were
CINEMA often tells us about the curse of conflict and the futility of war. But while you would expect that from the likes of The Thin Red Line and Platoon, it might come as a surprise from a high fantasy film about an uprising of apes. Dawn
A boyband who share a name with the Warrington village of Rixton are celebrating after reaching the top of the UK charts with their debut single, ‘Me and My Broken Heart’. The band, made up of lead singer Jake Roche, Charley Bagnall on guitar,
HEAD to Penketh Medical Centre on Sunday as they hold another of their regular car boots to raise cash for Paralymic hopeful Ben Callender. Staff are hoping to raise as much as they can for the 15-year-old Penketh teen to continue with his dream
BEFORE the building was ever a nightclub, it was the Ritz Cinema which first shot the Mr Smith’s unit to fame. And we have got our hands on a photo of the members of staff that worked in the Ritz Cinema in the 1950s. The photo was sent in by
At the end of three days of live music across the town centre, it was left for Scouting For Girls to bring this year's Warrington Music Festival to a close. With a triumphant headline show in the Old Market Place on a warm summer's evening, they
A PAIR of Serbian rugby league players enjoyed the chances to realise their dreams and train alongside the Super League stars they had only seen on television. Serbian internationals Stevan Nedeljkovic and Stefan Stevanovic spent two weeks with
LEGAL advice from Stephen Lawson, Warrington Law Society president, head of litigation at FDR Law, Palmyra Square, Warrington. Q I have just separated from my wife and need to sort out how much maintenance I should pay to support our two children
LAWRENCE Bellamy is associate dean at the University of Chester's Warrington campus. In his latest column he asks about how important wellbeing is to business. THE most recent Centre for Cities report gives economic indicators for Warrington
A CUP of tea in the cool hall of a Stockton Heath church could not be much more further from the topic of conversation for international development secretary Justine Greening. The MP was in town on Thursday to hear of the work being done in Burma
A MAN who attacked a child in a skate park was slammed for his ‘abhorrent’ behaviour at Halton Magistrates Court on Monday. The chairman of the bench Alan Brothers told Andrew Bridge, of Winchester Avenue, Great Sankey, that he would have been
