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UPDATE: M6 Fully re-opened

10:16am Saturday 5th July 2008

ALL lanes of the M6 between junction 19 for Knutsford and 20 for Lymm were reopened in the early hours of this morning, Saturday.

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UPDATED: Lanes reopen following motorway smash

4:35pm Friday 4th July 2008

THE M6 is reopen southbound between Lymm and Knutsford following a serious accident.

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Fashion show this weekend

5:14pm Friday 4th July 2008

STUDENTS from Warrington Collegiate will be showing off their hair and make-up skills as part of a charity fashion show this weekend.

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Officers seize fake boots

1:45pm Friday 4th July 2008

OFFICERS have seized fake designer boots with a street value of £32,000 during a raid in Lymm.

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Police hunt burglary man

11:34am Friday 4th July 2008

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man robbed from a woman at a home in Whitecross.

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Workers set for two-day strike

3:03pm Thursday 3rd July 2008

SCHOOL cooks, bin men and social workers could bring the town to a halt as they walk out on a two-day strike over pay.

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NHS 60: Tales from the isolation ward

9:20am Friday 4th July 2008

Cathrine Boydell was a nine-year-old scarlet fever patient when the NHS dawned – here she tells reporter Joanna Lean about her hospital experience

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‘James Bond' fantasist is jailed

9:40am Thursday 3rd July 2008

A CONMAN who duped a businesswoman and a police officer out of thousands of pounds in a plot as extravagant as a Hollywood blockbuster has been jailed.

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Bewsey Old Hall won't be redeveloped

9:06am Thursday 3rd July 2008

HISTORIC Bewsey Old Hall will not be redeveloped after councillors voted to reject a planning application.

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Ice to see you! Skaters chill out

7:40pm Saturday 5th July 2008

SKATING on thin ice is nothing, try skating on no ice at a new skating rink that has just opened its doors in the town centre.

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Fashion fun for Foundation

7:10am Saturday 5th July 2008

COCKHEDGE shopping park hosts a fashion show today to raise money for the Warrington Wolves Foundation.

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Renaming of square

8:40am Friday 4th July 2008

THE 40th anniversary of Warrington’s twinning with Hilden in Germany was marked by a special event on Saturday.

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Dad killed by train after ‘lapse in concentration’

2:50pm Saturday 5th July 2008

A FATHER was killed by a train in Budapest after a momentary lapse in concentration, an inquest heard.

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Robberies fall 20 per cent

12:10pm Saturday 5th July 2008

ROBBERIES have fallen dramatically in Cheshire in the past year, adding to the overall reduction of crime in the county.

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Melanie nails top award for beauty skills

5:40pm Thursday 3rd July 2008

A TALENTED beauty student has wowed judges with her skills to receive an award at a national ceremony.

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National News

Queues and cost defeat school meals

Updated 6:39am Sunday 6th July 2008

Secondary school pupils are shunning the queues and expense of the school canteen in favour of cheap junk food from local shops, according to new research.

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