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  • New Lymm High head hopes to build 'great' school

    "THE core centre of the school is already great, we just need to build on that to create something really special." Those are the words of new Lymm High School head teacher Gwyn Williams who after a turbulent period is looking to bring a lot more

  • Tigers enjoy five-wicket win over Trinity

    APPLETON Tigers enjoyed a five-wicket win over a strong Trinity line up in the T20 East Division. Sami Fowler took a diving catch off her own bowling, while Jess Lewis and debutant Laura Jackson tight bowling put the pressure on before Annie Rashid

  • Lymm youngsters urged to enjoy Twickenham outing

    LYMM under 12s coach Neil Ellam is urging his starlets to enjoy every second when they share the Twickenham stage with their idols on Saturday. Lymm secured their spot at rugby HQ at a Land Rover Premiership Rugby Cup festival hosted by Sale Sharks

  • Phoenix scoop Active Cheshire grant

    WARRINGTON-based Phoenix Fire Boxing Club have been awarded a £15,000 grant from Active Cheshire. Phoenix Fire ABC scooped the top award from the Active Anywhere fund. The total £25k Active Anywhere prize fund celebrates the 25th anniversary

  • Lymm pair row Warrington to double gold

    A PAIR of Warrington Rowing Club teenagers helped the club to an unprecedented two gold medals at the National Schools Regatta in Nottingham at the weekend. Lymm High School duo Ellie Davis and Lucy Glover won the under 16s double sculls event,

  • Lee scoops gold at Cheshire and Manchester Championships

    A GREAT Sankey High School student scooped a gold medal at the Cheshire and Greater Manchester Championships on Sunday. Owen Lee won the 800m in the under 17s age category at Trafford Athletics Club in Manchester. The 16-year-old Liverpool

  • Warrington Town Reserves relegated to Cheshire League Two

    WARRINGTON Town Reserves will play in Cheshire League Two next season after being relegated on Saturday. Yellows' second string faced a wait to find out their fate having already completed their season, and could only watch on as Penlake hammered

  • Drivers in Oulton Park action

    WARRINGTON racing drivers were out in force at Oulton Park this weekend. Adam Burgess, driving a Ford Escort XR3i, and Mark Noble in a Ford Fiesta Si had entered the two Ford XR Challenge Races. Burgess had the better day, gaining an eighth

  • Looking back: Bridge Foot

    SO you think the traffic over Bridge Foot in Warrington is bad now? Imagine what it was like at the the turn of the 20th century when the new Bridge Foot crossing over the Mersey was being constructed. This remarkable picture from our archives

  • Six-year-old Sky's first catch

    THAT'S the way to start your love of angling! Six-year-old Sky Wells' first catch on her fishing debut on Saturday was a cracking tench weighing 4lbs 2ozs that bent the rod double. On a specially arranged taster day ticket at Warrington Anglers

  • Fire crews tackle Sankey Bridges kitchen blaze

    EMERGENCY services were called to a house in Sankey Bridges on Sunday morning following a fire in the kitchen. Two fire crews went to Old Liverpool Road at 7.15am and used a hose reel to tackle the flames. One of the occupants was treated by

  • Legal advice from Gary Heaven

    Legal advice from Gary Heaven, a partner and head of criminal law at FDR law in Palmyra Square, Warrington. This week he talks about new drug driving laws and prescription medication. Question I have to take prescription pain killers for

  • Trust recognises hard work of memorial service team

    PATIENTS and their families are being asked to nominate hospital staff for employee and team of the month awards.Every month, Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust names a team and an employee who have gone above and beyond and this month

  • Creamfields dealer put behind bars

    A CREAMFIELDS drug dealer was handed a 14-month prison sentence after being caught at the festival with MDMA, ketamine and methadrone. Warrington Crown Court heard on Thursday officers stopped Kallan Richardson on August 23 last year after he was spotted

  • Former extremists united by Peace Centre education project

    FOUR former extremists have come together to support a new project launched in schools to help prevent young people from going down the same path. A former female recruiter for an Islamist group, a former white supremacist from the United States

  • Research reveals value of future youth zone to town

    A YOUTH zone in the town could have a 'life-changing impact' on young people. These are the words of the chief executive of OnSide Youth Zones, who commissioned a study to demonstrate how these types of facilities can help a community. The