CIARAN Kilheeney has rejoined Warrington Town. The 30-year-old spent last season at Droylsden but becomes the second striker addition to Shaun Reid's squad in the space of a week, following hot on the heels of Steven Gillespie after his release
Pitch Perfect 2 (12A) Director: Elizabeth Banks Starring: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Hailee Steinfeld LIGHTING almost strikes twice in the eagerly anticipated sequel to the feel-great comedy Pitch Perfect. Actress Elizabeth
THE town's first haberdashery and sewing school is on the lookout for a model to be the face of their company. The business, based on Sankey Street, has launched a competition to find 'Lady Dolly 2015' after opening its doors in February. A Dolly's spokesman
FRIDAY morning's results marked the end to a thrilling General Election campaign but just how many hours did candidates put in? Conservative David Mowat, who claimed the Warrington South seat, carried out around three, two-hour doorstep sessions
NO other musician has arguably become so synonymous with the highs and lows of rock star life than tragic Kurt Cobain. But new documentary, Montage Of Heck, offers a genuinely insightful look at the man behind the myth. When you think of the
WORK to start the demolition of Time Square finally got under way this week. Contractors started on the old B&M building today, Tuesday. Access to the site has been closed off for more than a week following delays before work could begin
IN Cheshire Cricket Alliance Division One, hosts Appleton drew with Stretton. Stretton won the toss, batted and were bowled out for 219 with S Arshad making 56 and A Zubairi 79. For Appleton, T Lomas took 5 for 65. In reply, Appleton reached
APPLETON Tigers fought valiantly in the field but fell to a five-wicket defeat at Chester Boughton Hall. Charlotte Cross, 20, and Emma Barlow, 15, put on a good opening stand of 40 and Sami Fowler chipped in lower down the order with 18 runs to
IS your glass half full or half empty? Or is it cracked and slowly leaking, the level already below the halfway mark? You have a choice in life don’t you? You either let worries and anxieties get you down or you keep your head up and believe
WARRINGTON made the Cheshire Cup second round with a five-wicket win against Broadbottom. Put in to bat, Broadbotton were under pressure from the start as openers Nathan Green took 3 for 17 and Ashley Scholes 3 for 44. This was followed by
WHATEVER the election result, we can be sure that only about 250 of our new MPs will have more than 50% support from the voters. About 400 of our new MPs will, under our first-past-the-post system, be going to Parliament although the majority of
CAN I say well done to police and crime commissioner John Dwyer. He has made Cheshire Police more efficient and cut out a lot of waste. With the advance of computers the loss of police stations is a fact of life. Many will be closed and it
LYMM Rugby Club's senior colts have done it - four trophies in one season! The under 19s brought their age-group careers to a fitting finale with a 45-14 success over the Yorkshire champions in the Cock of the North Cup Final on Sunday.
OFSTED inspectors have told Warrington Borough Council children's services they need to make improvements. A report published on Tuesday said while no children in the town were found to be 'unsafe', work in areas including 'children who need help
STEVE Lewis from Radio Warrington seems to miss the point of my letter concerning Cllr Mike Hannon and his association with the radio station. The council’s code of conduct and meeting procedure rules are quite clear. Both pecuniary and nonpecuniary
Library team hand out books for national night A LIBRARY team celebrated World Book Night by giving away books. Books were given away to members of the public at Orford Jubilee Neighbourhood Hub and to as part of the celebrations for the national
GRAPPENHALL suffered a nine-wicket defeat to Cheshire County Premier League high flyers Toft at Broad Lane. Invited to bat first on a wicket which offered considerable seam movement, Toft`s opening bowlers exploited the conditions admirably and
A FUNDING page has been launched to raise cash for a vulnerable pensioner who was targeted by cold-hearted thieves while she was out shopping in Asda in the Cockhedge Centre. Last week, the Warrington Guardian published an appeal for information
PATIENTS and the public will have the chance to quiz Warrington CCG’s new clinical chair before the Governing Body meets tomorrow night. NHS Warrington CCG is inviting patients and the public to attend their upcoming Governing Body Meeting at The
HE has had a long and successful career as a presenter and performer but now Brian Conley has run away to the circus.The 53-year-old is playing Barnum on the tour of the hit musical which is coming to Liverpool Empire from Tuesday to Saturday.Based on
THE charitable arm of Warrington Housing Association is to host an afternoon tea to celebrate the first anniversary of the Forget me not ward at Warrington Hospital. LifeTime, which is a network for people over the age of 50 in the town, will be
A CHARITY is on the move in more ways than one. The John Holt Cancer Support Foundation is looking for a new home and to help the charity cover the moving costs, founder and co-ordinator Chris Holt will be taking on her own fundraising challenge
GRAPPENHALL Sports Blue under 12s clinched the Mid Cheshire Youth League Division One title with a 5-0 home win against Macclesfield. Sports needed at least a draw against the fifth-placed finishers and ended the campaign three points clear of
LYMM Piranhas under 18s completed a league and cup double in exciting fashion on Sunday. Piranhas won 2-1 at Golborne Sports Youth, who were level on points with the President's Cup winners going into the final game of the Warrington Junior Football
Stanningley 18 Crosfields 18 CROSFIELDS ended Stanningley's 100 per cent record on Saturday. A penalty at a 29th-minute scrum gave Crosfields possession and good ground was made by Troy Brophy and Tom Caswell, which stretched the opposition
Haydock 32 Rylands 14 RYLANDS were left to rue missed opportunities as they slipped to a defeat against an experienced Haydock side on Saturday. Rylands started the game strongly with youngster Chris Morley and Lewis Litherland marching the
THREE suspected bike thieves have been arrested following a joint operation between Cheshire, Merseyside and British Transport Police. The three men, who are in their early 20s, were arrested on suspicion of a raft of thefts of bicycles from town
4:14pm CRIME: Three suspected bike thieves have been arrested following a joint operation between Cheshire, Merseyside and British Transport Police. Read more here. 4:09pm
THE council leader has been re-elected for another four years following a challenge for the leadership. Terry O’Neill (LAB – Burtonwood and Winwick) faced a challenge for the role from, according to sources, Cllr David Keane (LAB – Penketh and
Hunslet Club Parkside 36 Woolston Rovers 4 WOOLSTON Rovers were below par as they suffered a disappointing defeat at unbeaten league leaders Hunslet Club Parkside in the Kingstone Press National Conference League Division Three on Saturday afternoon
AROUND 60 cannabis plants have been seized after officers raided a drugs factory in Latchford. Police executed a warrant at the property on Surrey Street yesterday, Monday, at 9am. A total of 61 cannabis plants were discovered at the scene.
EMPLOYEES at Warrington's Next stores could be facing the sack if they do not agree to a £1,000 a year pay cut for working Sundays, according to GMB. The union has said that Next considers Sunday to be a normal working day and ‘uses that view to
AN APPLETON teenager is in line for two soap awards for her role in Hollyoaks. Ruby O’Donnell, who plays Peri Lomax in the Channel Four soap, has been shortlisted for 'Best on-screen partnership' alongside Tom Cunningham, who plays Ellis Hollins
THE independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) is calling on residents for help to draw up a new pattern of council wards for Warrington Borough Council.It has also announced that it is minded to recommend that the council should
A PROLIFIC burglar was caught after his fingerprint was found on a bottle of Baileys liqueur. Joshua Leese, aged 19, pleaded guilty to three burglaries that had all been carried out on the same night and asked for 11 more to be taken into account
THREE years on from the sad death of schoolboy Ciaran Latham-Geddes, his Oakwood family are still as determined as ever to save lives in the youngster's memory. The seven-year-old happy, bubbly boy suffered a cardiac arrest while playing football near
RECENTLY there has been a spate of letters to the Warrington Guardian praising the coalition government’s handling and funding of the NHS. However in the wake of news a private company, fronted by Tory MP Malcolm Rifkind, has won an £80 million
