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  • Sankey tots say yes to graduation

    HANDS up if you’re ready to graduate from nursery. Youngsters from Warrington Day Nursery, within David Lloyd in Great Sankey, celebrated their pre-school graduation with mini caps, gowns and scrolls during a special ceremony. Staff said many

  • Warrington students smash national average in GCSEs

    TWO thirds of year 11 pupils in Warrington picked up five or more A* to C grades in their GCSEs. Figures confirmed by the council this evening show 67.7 per cent hit that milestone with 56.3 per cent getting five A* to C, including English and

  • Two friends raising charity cash for St Rocco's

    TWO friends are hoping to give cancer the boot with a charity football match in aid of St Rocco’s. John Hibbitts and Leighton Wright were inspired to do something for the cause after they both lost their mums to cancer in the last two years.

  • Helicopter disaster memorial to open

    A MEMORIAL to the victims of the Wessex helicopter disaster, which included one man fom Warrington, has been unveiled at Great Yarmouth Minster. Anthony Green, aged 31, was killed when a helicopter, which was operated by Bristow Helicopters between

  • Birchwood High School GCSE results

    Allcock Sean 11 SCA IT EX EG HI MP MT SCC         Amos Jessica 11 SCA CA EG ET GGE MP DM SCC SP     Ashton Christopher 11 SCA CA EG MP RS SP     Ayrton Courtney 11 SCA BB TX EG ET HSC MP DM SCC         Barlow Katie 11 B C EG ET FR MP MS MT  

  • Lymm High School GCSE results

    Allardyce, E EG GG Pe Rs B C GGE MP Ph It Allen, J Dr EG MT Pe BSPS B C HI MP Ph RS Allmark, H Ar EG DT Pe B C FR HI MP Ph RS Anderson, C EG GG MS Pe Tx B C GGE MP Ph It Anderson, E EG GG DT MS Pe B C GGE MP Ph RS Antrobus, C Bs CA EG Pe

  • Thanks to my good samaritan

    COULD you please convey my thanks to a person who found me out cold after I suffered a head injury falling off my bike on August 6. He rang for the ambulance which took me to the hospital and then I was transferred to Aintree University Hospital

  • Don’t just reject recycling

    I HAVE just counted more than 35 bins with a contaminated sticker for incorrect use of the recycle bin (mine included). I try to be a conscientious recycler and ensure that what I do recycle is acceptable, but do you not think that applying a little

  • No guarantee on last increase

    AS a spokesperson for Warrington Green Party and a regular bus user, I would like like to add my voice to the protests against the latest unnecessary fare increases. Given that the biggest business costs for Network Warrington are fuel and drivers

  • Davies delighted with Sports

    Grappenhall Sports 2 Maine Road 1 GRAPPENHALL Sports boss Darren Davies was delighted with his side after they bounced back from a loss to Maine Road Reserves on Saturday to beat the same outfit on Tuesday. Beaten 4-1 away from home at the

  • A secret squirrel

    WHO is this cheeky chappie hiding in the trees? Chris Wilkinson spotted this squirrel while on a walk at Sankey Valley Park. If you have a picture that you wish to be considered for publication on the letters page e-mail it to vicki.stockman@guardian

  • Rivals draw in Cheshire League top flight

    Eagle Sports 2 Rylands 2 EAGLE Sports’ 100 per cent record came to an end as local rivals Rylands were denied three points with after a late equaliser. The visitors were quicker out of the blocks and began to get amongst the Eagle side early

  • Fan with a proud record

    I WAS pleased to read that Craig Garner has seen his 1,000th consecutive match as a Wire supporter both in your column recently and in the article by Alex Bysouth in last week’s Guardian. This is an admiral record and not easily attained. However

  • Greenalls still looking for win

    Greenalls PSO 1 Billinge 1 AN elusive first win of the season continues to evade Greenalls after they were held to a draw at home to Billinge on Tuesday. Lee Vaughan was in blistering form on the right and twice fed Mcwilliams, who struggled

  • Time to lose the tower

    I HAVE to ask why one of the oldest buildings I know from my childhood has been allowed to be destroyed. I refer to the ABC Bridge Foot. I have had so many arguments that of all the eyesores in Warrington the ABC was the least. If you take the

  • A great deal of courage

    MY father, Sergeant Tom Walsh, served with the King’s Liverpool Regiment from 1914 to 1918 as a platoon sergeant who specialised in bayonet training. Bayonet training didn’t simply teach you how to fight with a length of sharpened steel, it taught

  • Memories of the Pavilion

    I REMEMBER when I was a little girl and I used to sneak in the Pavilion 9Pivvy, as it was then known on Lovely Lane. When my mum used to come looking for me, I was so tiny I could run under the kiosk, find a seat and fall asleep. When my mum

  • Voters need to be told

    HAVING formerly complained to the council, I wish to register my concerns on how the electoral register information is to be used. WBC has sent out a letter advising that the way in which electors register to vote is changing and that I have been

  • Not so stuck on Riverside

    HAVING spent one and a half hours trying to get off the Riverside industrial estate on Saturday afternoon, I feel it is time to put pen to paper. It will not be long at this rate before customers will go elsewhere. God help anyone who had an emergency

  • New charges to find a job

    WHAT’S going on in our libraries? As an unemployed person I have to use the library to do my job searches as I have no internet at home. Now we have been told that there is a charge of £1 if you are employed and a charge of 50p if you are unemployed

  • Appalled by Network news

    I AM writing to say that me and my family are simply appalled by Network Warrington. Not only have they recently changed the routes and staff have come off a strike, they are once again putting up the fares. As a family with no transport of our

  • Migrants have little effect

    IN response to Ken Whittaker’s recent request for Helen Jones MP to explain ‘how allowing more than a million eastern Europeans into our jobs market has affected the pay of British workers’ the answer is, very little. The Government’s own advisors

  • Wolves fans donate £700 to Home Start at Castleford game

    GENEROUS Warrington Wolves supporters donated more than £700 to the Warrington Guardian’s charity of the month, Home-Start Warrington, at Friday’s match against Castleford Tigers during a bucket collection. The money will be used to help families

  • IT'S MY VIEW: Causes of Friday's low attendance

    A FEW eyebrows were raised at The Halliwell Jones Stadium on Friday night, when only 8,391 supporters trotted through the turnstiles for a game being contested between clubs who could yet finish top. And it was so quiet, with only the Wembley-bound

  • Kerry heartbroken after death of grandmother

    Kerry Katona has described on Twitter how sad she was after her grandmother died earlier this week. The former Atomic Kitten star, from Padgate, had seen her grandmother for the last time on Sunday. She tweeted a picture of her, telling fans

  • Town waiting on league decision over abandoned opener

    WARRINGTON Town are waiting to hear what the repercussions are of their opening-day clash with Darlington 1883 being abandoned after 32 minutes on Saturday. Town, beaten by Salford City at home on Tuesday, had fallen behind to goals from Adam Mitchell

  • Plenty of rugby left for Higham

    MICKY Higham may have recently been awarded a three-month testimonial, but the Warrington Wolves hooker has no intention of hanging up his boots yet. Higham was granted the testimonial by the Rugby Football League in recognition of his long and

  • Petition against Network Warrington price hikes gains momentum

    A PETITION to stop ‘the great bus rip off’ has been launched after Network Warrington increased its tickets prices by up to 65 per cent on Sunday. Nearly 2,000 bus passengers have already signed the online petition in support of a cheaper and more

  • As it happened: GCSE Results Day live blog

    3:58pm That's all for today folks and congratulations to everyone again. Don't forget to pick up next Thursday's Warrington Guardian for our full GCSE results coverage. 3:58pm

  • Time to sell off Network Warrington - sharpish

    NETWORK Warrington – it’s simple. Do not pass ‘go’, do not collect £200, do not continue to fleece the bus-going public. For more than a century townsfolk have been proud to support their own municipal bus company – but surely the time has come

  • To frack or not to frack? David Mowat

    IT is the position of both the Government and the opposition that we should move ahead to explore for unconventional gas in the UK. The reasons for doing this are clear. 1) With the depletion of north sea reserves we have recently become an