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  • Wheatley gets Murray backing ahead of first paid fight

    WARRINGTON light middleweight Nathan ‘The Wire’ Wheatley has been given some high-profile backing ahead of his first outing in boxing’s paid ranks. After 40 bouts as an amateur Padgate puncher Wheatley, aged 25, makes his debut at the Liverpool

  • Albion secure promotion

    Latchford 28 Leigh Miners 12 ALBION secured promotion to the North West Men’s League Division One with an excellent victory against Leigh Miners on Saturday. Latchford dominated the early stages and were rewarded when Martin Whitehead crossed

  • Rovers A suffer defeat despite strong display

    Oldham St Anne’s A 40 Woolston Rovers A 22 WOOLSTON produced a sterling performance away at Oldham in the North West Men’s League Division Two on Saturday but succumbed to defeat. The first half saw the home side dominate and went in at the

  • Green takes second in half marathon

    THE English Half Marathon took place in Warrington on Sunday over the usual course with Warrington Athletic Club runners taking part. Former British international marathon runner Andy Green finished in second place behind former Warrington runner

  • Lymm recover to beat Golborne

    Lymm 2nd 4 Golborne 1 LYMM came from a goal down to beat Golborne 4-1 on Saturday. The visitors caught Lymm off-guard and opened the scoring early on, before the home side fought back with a double from Alison Fearn putting her side 2-1 in

  • Disability charity champ praised by PM

    A DISABILITY champion who has been hand-cycling across the country has picked up an award from the Prime Minister.Adrian Derbyshire picked up the Points of Light award from David Cameron for his work to raise awareness of disability hate crime.The Whitecross

  • Warrington off to flying start

    WARRINGTON women's second team are off to a fantastic start following two consecutive 4-0 wins. Against Neston, Chloe Sutch, Lydia Turton, Laura Page and Becky Miller all found the back of the net, but Sutch stole the show with a hat-trick against

  • Warrington recover to beat Wigton

    Wigton 25 Warrington 40 WARRINGTON recovered from a shaky start to beat Wigton in the Northern Division North One West on Saturday. Warrington struggled to get going and fell behind early on through a penalty kick. However, the away side

  • Quit during Stoptober

    WHETHER it is finally being able to afford a new car or the ability to go on a bike ride with their child, there are many reasons why residents have quit smoking in the past 12 months thanks to the help of Livewire. But this year the quit smoking

  • Get online with your workout

    A STRETTON hotel has opened the doors to its new state of the art gym.The Park Royal has spent £170,000 on the new fitness suite which has 50 new machines which let users get online during their workouts and was designed with Pulse Fitness.Dave

  • Wolves Lottery September

    Wolves Lottery Week 14 Mrs Bennett M3244 £1000, £1000* No winner (O4668). £1500 next week, S Daintith P6145 £250, Mr T Clossick B6145 £125. Plus.33 paying members win £10 or £5 consolations Call: 248893 for more information

  • Mixed fortunes at Oulton Park for Warrington drivers

    TWO Warrington-based drivers had mixed fortunes at Oulton Park in the Classic Sports Car Club racing at the weekend. Culcheth’s Patrick Scharfegger was racing in two different Caterham Supersport cars. In the Magnificent Sevens race, he shared

  • Wolves Lottery September 10

    Wolves Lottery Week 13 S Warburton M0928 £1000, £500* No winner (C5115). £1000 next week, Mr K Mundry J4788 £250, L Woolstancroft C5997 £125. Plus.46 paying members win £10 or £5 consolations

  • Moore held to draw at Port Sunlight

    Port Sunlight 30 Moore 30 THE in-form Moore hit a stumbling block at Port Sunlight in the South Lancs/Cheshire Division Two on Saturday with a 30-30 draw. Moore took the lead with two penalties from Lewis Johnston before Port took a 19-6 advantage

  • St Roccos Lottery September 19

    St Rocco’s Lottery WINNERS for the draw held September 19 Major prizes: 51480, 86878, 51039, 44654, 88839. £5 winners: 00562, 01395, 01479, 01619, 02195, 02613, 02648, 03700, 05162, 05485, 06068, 06624, 06948, 06979, 07438, 07455, 07898

  • St Roccos Lottery September 12

    St Rocco’s Lottery WINNERS for the draw held September 12 Major prizes: 47310, 22780, 56271, 85914, 14519. £5 winners: 00014, 00535, 00795, 00870, 01131, 01417, 01742, 02359, 02399, 02508, 03697, 04091, 04219, 04557, 04784, 05098, 06031

  • St Roccos Lottery September 5

    WINNERS for the draw held September 5 Major prizes:.80388, 02562, 15939, 21595, 06602. £5 winners: 00008, 00676, 01371, 01911, 02184, 02446, 02578, 02866, 03159, 03277, 03746, 04097, 04654, 05098, 05526, 06031, 07459, 08231, 08415, 08553, 08699

  • Moore to welcome back ex-players

    MOORE RUFC are welcoming ex-players back to the club on Saturday when they host Trentham at Moss Lane in South Lancs Cheshire Two. The club will be hosting an ex-players' day, welcoming all former players along with sponsors and supporters.

  • Lymm comeback to win at Westoe

    Westoe 18 Lymm 28 LYMM produced an excellent second-half display to come from behind a claim a win at Westoe in the National League Three North on Saturday. Fluent handling got Lymm close to the try line where scrum half Tom Baker went over

  • Burthem on England duty in Ireland

    WARRINGTON Athletics Club’s Liam Burthem represented England in the Junior Home International Mountain Running Championships at Glendalough, Ireland. Burthem finished in fifth place in a time of 28mins8secs and was the second counter for the English

  • Why you should throw your scales in the bin

    Scales. One of the only things that can make you feel like rubbish or on top of the world. That little number on the digital display (or dial if you're still old school) can determine whether you may have a good day bad. I get lots of mums

  • Collins second heading into season-finale

    THELWALL rider Aidan Collins took the top podium step when he competed in round two of the FIM European Flattrack Cup in Morizes, France. Collins won all his heat races and took the top spot in the final which now puts the Honda Rock Oil rider

  • Still no date for Smiths demolition

    DEVELOPERS say there is still no date for when Mr Smith's will be demolished. The former cinema and nightclub is set to be knocked down despite a campaign by residents to save it. LPC Living is managing the site.A spokesman said: "We’re

  • Warrington in the medals at North of England Road Relays

    The North of England Road Relays were held at Birchwood Park on Saturday with Warrington Athletics Club picking up medals on the day. The event started with the under 13s age group and the boys team started the day in great style. On the first

  • Harvest time

    CELEBRATE the harvest festival at St Elphin's Church this weekend.The church will be holding its festival on Sunday and is looking for donations of fruit and produce which will be handed out to the sick and housebound on Monday.This year the Church

  • Church group show neighbourly spirit

    CONCERNS over the condition of a wall which separates St Michael's Church Parish Hall in Burtonwood from a nearby footpath have been rectified. A complaint was made to Warrington Borough Council and Warrington North MP Helen Jones about the state

  • Charity coffee morning

    A BEAUTY business in Bewsey will be doing their bit for Macmillan Cancer Care.Little Luxury will be holding a charity coffee morning including pamper sessions on the day including a coffee and a cake on Saturday.They will also be holding a raffle with

  • Get ready for a quiz in Padgate

    GET ready for a quiz at St Oswald's Church in Padgate on Friday.From 7.30pm until late, put your general knowledge to the test with teams of two to six able to take part, all raising money for Warrington Disability Partnership.Admission is £

  • Teenagers arrested following Manchester Road burglary

    POLICE are investigating after a homeowner found two teenagers in their garage in the early hours of Saturday morning. The male intruders - aged 15 and 16 - were disturbed having broken into a car in the garage on Manchester Road. They were

  • Appeal for mourners for RAF veteran's funeral

    A CHARITY is appealing for mourners to attend the funeral of an RAF veteran who sadly died this month with no family or friends to grieve for him.  The RAF Association said George Anthony Crossland was adopted with no brothers and sisters and never

  • Just the job for youngsters at careers event

    HUNDREDS of youngsters got the chance to find out more about further education and job opportunities at a careers event. Orford Jubilee Hub played host to more than 280 young people at the event on September 11 making it the most successful

  • Donators travel nearly 300 miles for Cheshire Dogs Home

    DONATIONS for Cheshire Dogs Home are still coming in from across the country as one group travelled more than 130 miles to do their bit for the cause. More than 100 dogs were moved to the kennels in Grappenhall following a blaze at the charity's sister

  • Six jobless residents to work on Wilderspool Stadium project

    SIX jobless people from Warrington have secured employment to help redevelop Wilderspool Stadium. Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd, a contractor working at the site on Wilderspool Causeway, has been recruiting from the town's unemployed list.

  • Coffee morning in Lymm on Friday

    A MACMILLAN coffee morning takes place at Cotebrook Day Care Centre in Lymm on Friday.It runs from 10am until noon at the home on Oughtrington Lane. Call Suzanne on 752583 for more information.

  • Charity quiz night set for Lymm next month

    A CHARITY quiz night to raise money for a number of charities takes place in Lymm next Friday, October 3.Held at by the Warrington Circle of the Catenian association at St. Winefride’s parish rooms in Lymm, money will be split between the Mayor

  • UPDATED: Matty Russell reveals facial injuries on Twitter

    WARRINGTON Wolves player Matty Russell has revealed his fat lip after a challenge on Saturday left him unconscious.  Scans have shown there is no fracture to his skull or jaw, but Russell will need several teeth removing. It appears the full

  • Crews called to overloaded socket blaze

    FIRE chiefs have issued a warning over plug sockets after a blaze on Barnes Avenue in Fearnhead. Crews were called to the electrical fire on Sunday at 2.40am but found the flames were already out when they arrived. A spokesman added: "When

  • New play equipment in place at Grappenhall park

    PARISH councillors got together to celebrate the completion of new play equipment at a Grappenhall park.Grappenhall and Thelwall Parish Council chairman Clr Dave Hockenhull and borough councillor Mike Biggin were on hand for the three to five year olds

  • PICS: On the sofa with the Warrington Guardian

    VISITORS to the festival of running in Victoria Park on Sunday got the chance to rest their legs. The Warrington Guardian sofa was at the finish line for people to relax on. It was part of a programme of events alongside the runs, an English

  • Supermarket launches online delivery in Warrington

    MORRISONS shoppers will be able to shop from the comfort of their home. The supermarket, which has a base on Greenalls Avenue, has launched its online delivery service in the town today, Monday. Morrisons.com  will aim to offer similar

  • Chester is ranked in top five universities in the north west

    THE University of Chester, which has a campus in Padgate, has been ranked in fourth position in the north west according to The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2015. Acting as a reference point for prospective students looking

  • CCTV appeal - O2 phone theft

    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 after a