A GOLFING trio, including two men from Warrington, are set to represent England in a prestigious European event. Daniel Creaney, aged 23, from Cinnamon Brow, and Sean Towndrow, aged 23, from Culcheth, joined England international Sean Blinkhorn
Daten Sports Reserves 2 Warrington Town Reserves 2 WARRINGTON Town Reserves threw away a two-goal lead in the final four minutes of their Cheshire Football League Division One game at Daten on Saturday. After a goalless first half, the breakthrough
STRUGGLING on this gloomy Tuesday? Well fear not. Distract yourself from the dreadful wind and rain that has hit the town with our daily dose of the wrap. Keep reading for our top stories of the day. 1. Cute picture alert. This story is sure
YOUNGSTERS aged six to 11 have the chance to take part in CODYS' next production, of Whistle Down The Wind. SHOWKids UK is working with CODYS Productions, Warrington's prestigious youth musical theatre group, to put together a small cast of young
AN author who spent some of the best years of his life at Padgate's RAF base is giving readers the chance to win a luxurious break. After his school days, Keith J Wilson, 83, was recruited into the RAF to complete his National Service where he
ANYONE who thinks it's too early for a Christmas Fair may want to think again. In aid of St Roccos, a Christmas Fair is being held at the Mission, Church of the Ascension, Warren Lane, on Thursday, October 30. There will be cakes, a tombola, and raffle
THE BOOK OF LIFE (U, 95 mins) Animation/Fantasy/Romance. Featuring the voices of Diego Luna, Channing Tatum, Zoe Saldana, Ron Perlman, Kate del Castillo, Ice Cube, Hector Elizondo, Christina Applegate, Dan Navarro, Ana de la Reguera. Director:
THIRTY pupils from year seven and 30 volunteers from years nine and 11 at Penketh High School have been working together during a 'Buddy' reading scheme to improve reading levels. Students are divided into pairs or 'buddies' and meet on
THE executive board member for children and young people, Jean Carter, has denied that jobs at the town's children's centres are at risk. Due to the planned changes to the centres, a number of workers have opted to take voluntary redundancy but
THE Pyramid is to be transformed into a cinema for a season of classic and contemporary film. It will be the first time there has been a big screen experience in Warrington town centre since the old Odeon closed in 1994. The initiative has
YORKSHIRE, Texas and the west coast of New Zealand. At first glance this trio may not appear to be linked but in 2014 they were all named in travel gurus Lonely Planet's top 10 must-see regions. While most budgets will struggle to stretch to
WARRINGTON Town welcome back leading scorer Scott Metcalfe as they prepare for one of the biggest games in the club’s history. Northern Conference North Ferriby United visit the Winner Recruitment Stadium in the fourth qualifying round of the FA
CHESHIRE Police are warning motorists to take care on the roads today as the region feels the tail end of Hurricane Gonzalo. A fallen tree and overhead cables blocked Ditchfield Lane in High Legh, near to the Garden Centre, and another fallen tree
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 this man in connection
ONCE upon a time children at Great Sankey Primary headed to school in fancy dress to launch their latest topic on nursery rhymes. Teachers said they were very impressed with everyone's costumes which included the cow that jumped over the moon and
THE ladies enjoyed a fun evening when Merron Mitchell, ably assisted by Linda Field, officiated at their members night meeting in October. The theme for the event was The War Years, commemorating both WW1 and WW11 and singer Sarah Chidlow from
ARE your ready to lose the tyre around your waist?Personal trainer Paul Warburton, whose gym is based at Evans House near the town centre, is hoping to help Warrington lose 100 stone during a 19-day advanced detox campaign known as Project X. Starting
LOTTERY results for October 16, week 40: 2, 7, 9, 15, jackpot £420, one winner
THE inter-club guest October meeting was held at the Village Hotel and eight guests were welcomed by our president John Hill. The meeting had a political theme: “What I would do, if I ran the country”. Three members spoke on the ‘hot topics’ of
SOME of the members of the flower club were busy earlier in October helping with the Byley Flower Festival. This festival was part of the celebrations of the Emerald Anniversary of NAFAS. The Flower Festival was held at Byley Farm and Village Church
OUR president welcomed 38 members and one visitor to the October meeting which was Members Day. Following the singing of Jerusalem, Muriel Parker was thanked for the plant on the presidents table, which was later given to Ruth Houghton whose daughter
MOST people work in an office and do a nine to five.But Charlie Willis-Osborne's job involves mousetraps, paintball guns, custard pies and travelling around the world.The former Woolston High School and Priestley College student is a tour technician
AN aspiring popstar from Great Sankey is one step closer to making her dreams a reality after filming her debut music video. Harlee Sudworth had her first taste of life in front of the camera when she filmed a cover of Changing by Sigma ft Paloma
BUSINESSES in the town are being invited to attend the Business Breakfast at the Pyramid on Thursday October 30. The free networking event will give those present the chance to find out more about the changing face of Warrington, along with the
A HEARTBROKEN school girl has been reunited with her favourite cuddly toy after an extraordinary social media appeal to hunt down the treasured teddy bear went viral. Four-year-old Scarlet Coyne, of Carrington Park, was inconsolable after her beloved
HOME-START Warrington is the Warrington Guardian charity of the year for 2014 and will benefit from next week’s raffle.It is an organisation which prides itself on helping some of the most vulnerable families in the town to stand on their own two
FIREFIGHTERS tackled an out of control bonfire yesterday, Monday. One fire crew rushed to the scene at Merewood Close at around 7.10pm. One hose reel was used to extinguish the fire. Cheshire Fire is urging residents to be careful in the
THE likeable Londoners Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock are often wrongly depicted as some sort of novelty act, no doubt based on the light hearted observations they convey in their lyrics. But on Saturday night, in front of a packed Parr Hall, they
WARRINGTON Borough Council is very proud to be sponsoring the Contribution to the Community Award.People who play a part in making their local area a great place to live and work are valuable to us. They are the backbone of their community and need to
A MAN dragged his girlfriend around by the hair and spat on her in a domestic attack. John Paul Matthews, aged 36, of Hunter Avenue, Longford, attacked his then-partner following days of arguing, Halton Magistrates Court heard. Carolyn Viviani
HIGH winds have slowed traffic on the Thelwall Viaduct this morning, Tuesday. The speed limit has been reduced to 50mph across the viaduct because of the storm hitting the town. Heavy rain and high winds are hitting Warrington as part of the
STAFF at Stepping Stones Childcare in Westbrook put their best foot forward to help raise hundreds of pounds for Alder Hey Hospital.More than £400 was collected by the team of kind-hearted fundraisers, who took part in the 13 mile trek earlier this
WARRINGTON Wolves will have two representatives in the England side when the Four Nations campaign opens in Brisbane on Saturday. Prop forward Chris Hill and new signing Daryl Clark are named on the bench by Steve McNamara for the clash with Samoa
LUCKY Warrington players are set to pocket a minimum of £400 after the town was announced as the winners of the People’s Postcode Lottery. The 'WA1 3' postcode was named as the winning area in the draw. But the lion's share of the £2m prize
