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  • DVD reviews: This week's latest releases

    DVD OF THE WEEK The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Cert 12, 146 mins) Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Dane DeHaan, Jamie Foxx, Sally Field, Chris Cooper, Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, Martin Sheen, Denis Leary. Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield

  • Clark signs for Wolves

    EXCITING young hooker Daryl Clark will be a Warrington Wolves player for the 2015 season. The 21-year-old has agreed a move from Challenge Cup finalists Castleford Tigers and has penned a four-year deal at The Halliwell Jones Stadium. And the

  • Wolves' gain is Tigers' loss

    AS huge as the excitement is in Warrington for confirmation of the Daryl Clark signing, there will be equal disappointment in the Castleford area for the talent that has been lost to a rival. Castleford Tigers bosses have highlighted the reason

  • Moran backs Clark as ideal Monaghan replacement

    WARRINGTON Wolves owner Simon Moran believes Daryl Clark is the best possible replacement for Michael Monaghan. Joint-skipper Monaghan will retire at the end of the season, but Wolves will welcome 21-year-old Clark to The Halliwell Jones Stadium

  • Youngsters on brink of league success

    VICTORY for Warrington Wolves’ under 19s team in their Super League curtain-raiser on Thursday would see them clinch the Academy league leaders’ trophy. The young Wolves face their Wakefield Trinity Wildcats counterparts at 5.30pm, with a trophy

  • Smith on Bridge and Currie fitness

    BEN Currie makes Tony Smith’s 19-man squad for the clash with Huddersfield Giants but the second row remains a doubt for tonight, Thursday. Wolves’ head of coaching and rugby is, however, hopeful top points scorer Chris Bridge will make a swift

  • Warrington operations boss on his lesser known other job

    WHEN operations director Christian Lister is not at his desk at the Warrington HQ of a leading property search company he could be anywhere in Europe. Because as well as working for Xpress Legal, he is pursuing his unpaid role as an international

  • OPPOSITION CORNER: Giants looking to end losing run

    HUDDERSFIELD Giants will be looking to end their losing run against Warrington Wolves when they visit The Halliwell Jones Stadium on Thursday, 8pm. The visitors have lost 10 on the bounce to Tony Smith’s side and have only avoided defeat on four

  • Novel way of raising money for the Peace Centre

    THE Peace Centre has come up with a novel way of funding its vital charity work by asking residents to donate their old bangers. The cause, set up in memory of Johnathan Ball and Tim Parry, has joined up with Giveacar, a non-profit social enterprise

  • Keeping active key to Penketh woman's 100th birthday

    KEEPING active is Mabel Ellen Taylor’s secret to a long life as she marked her 100th birthday today, Wednesday. The Meadow View care home resident in Penketh had her family visit her to share her special day and said she was really pleased to receive

  • Westwood ready for business

    THE business end of the season tends to bring the best out of Ben Westwood, but Wolves’ joint-skipper is only focused on seeing his side hit their potential. Wolves’ run-in pits them against three play-off rivals in Huddersfield Giants, St Helens

  • We're ready to accept an older, greyer Doctor

    A NEW series of Doctor Who is a big event in our house, this year, even more so, as it heralds a new incarnation of The Doctor. The episode starts off with a T-Rex in Victorian London, yes that’s right, which promptly coughs up an all too familiar

  • Birchwood sex offender jailed after groping woman

    A BIRCHWOOD man with a history of sex offending has been jailed after grabbing a woman and groping her. Sean Steven Taylor, aged 23, of Layton Close, attacked the 51-year-old woman during the afternoon of July 19, in Birchwood. Cheshire Police

  • Warrington health practices should split

    HEALTH chiefs from NHS England have recommended the CCA Care Partnership, which includes GP practices in Culcheth, Appleton and Chapelford, splits and returns to three individual practices. The news follows the contract with the CCA Partnership

  • Davies delighted as Sports go top

    Grappenhall Sports 3 Egerton 1 GRAPPENHALL Sports boss Darren Davies is delighted to be sitting top of the Cheshire League One after another home victory. Denico Walters scored twice and Sean Preston bagged on his debut to seal the points for

  • Ten-man Eagle snatch three points

    Eagle Sports 3 Pilkington 2 TEN-man Eagle Sports snatched a late winner against Pilkington to continue their excellent start to the new Cheshire Football League Premier Division campaign. The hosts were reduced to 10 men after Nathan Williams

  • Marathon man completes ultra challenge

    A MARATHON man from Orford has taken on a challenge to run 170 miles in just three days to raise money for prostate cancer as his dad recovers from the disease. Kenny Albinson, aged 29, of Woodcote Close, completed the ‘ultra-marathon’ on Tuesday

  • Eric enjoys 'best quality crucians in 50 years'

    ERIC Smith decided to give Cicely Mill a try for the first time last week. His first trip on Thursday was more of a fact finding mission, but it still produced three nice crucian carp all around the 1-12-0 mark. The next day after a 7am start

  • 10 best pictures from Creamfields

    WITH more than 60,000 people attending Creamfields this year in Daresbury, there were quite a few Kodak moments. This is our pick of the 10 best pictures from the bank holiday weekend festival. Let us know what you think below, or send your

  • State of Mind campaign at Wolves

    LEARN more about the State of Mind campaign as Warrington Wolves take on Huddersfield Giants tomorrow, Thursday. A State of Mind marquee will be set up at the Brian Bevan statue from 6pm while the chief executive of Mind in London will attend the

  • WATCH: Can you beat Warrington's ice bucket challengers?

    IF you are a Facebook fiend or an Instagram addict you cannot have failed to notice activities this week have largely revolved around teeth-chatteringly cold buckets of water being sloshed over nominated victims’ heads. The ice bucket challenge

  • Saturday's Billy Bennett Trophy winner will collect £1,000

    A £1,000 first prize is up for grabs when the last 16 come together in the Billy Bennett Trophy at Alford Hall on Saturday, starting at 4.30pm. Spectators are welcomed. Draw: Ray Bate v Stephen Glover, Mike Mannion v James Ball, Dave Jackson