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Fuel protest on motorways

1:40pm Saturday 19th July 2008

FUEL protests have been taking place this morning as a convoy of vehicles made their way from Burtonwood Services on the M62 northbound to join the M6.

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Town's businesses celebrate

10:50am Saturday 19th July 2008

THERE were celebrations all round last night as Warrington Business Awards toasted the cream of the town's companies at the Park Royal Hotel, Stretton.

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Police release arson suspect CCTV

2:51pm Friday 18th July 2008

POLICE have released the images of two boys they want to speak to after an arson attack in Folly Lane.

Two youths in court charged with raping a boy

12:44pm Friday 18th July 2008

TWO teenagers have appeared in court charged with the kidnapping and rape of a 12–year–old boy.

Learning to give pets the kiss of life

7:20am Friday 18th July 2008

PET owners can now learn how to give their animals the kiss of life thanks to specialist workshops being offered in Daresbury.

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Pay up or we won't back bridge

2:18pm Thursday 17th July 2008

DEVELOPERS behind plans for the new Mersey bridge have been told to pay up to help ease Warrington’s congested roads or face opposition to their plans.

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Thug attacks mum and punches dad in jaw ... but walks free from court

10:10am Thursday 17th July 2008

A THUG who sent his father into a diabetic shock when he punched him in the jaw minutes after assaulting his mother will not go to prison.

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Wolves ace faces assault charge

6:14pm Wednesday 16th July 2008

WARRINGTON Wolves star Stuart Reardon and St Helens ace Leon Pryce are to appear in court on charges of assault and violence.

Men cautioned for sex act in public loo

4:34pm Wednesday 16th July 2008

THREE men have been arrested for engaging in sexual activity in Lyme Street public toilets.

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Judge’s frustration at dropped assault trial

4:17pm Wednesday 16th July 2008

A JUDGE has condemned the wasted cost to the public purse after a trial was abandoned at the last minute.

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Fire ravaged golf shop to reopen

1:50pm Saturday 19th July 2008

A GOLF shop on Bewsey Road that was destroyed by a fire last month reopens on Saturday.

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John's leap of faith to make a difference

10:00pm Friday 18th July 2008

AFTER seeing a 14-month-old baby girl go through open-heart surgery John Forster decided the time had come to make a difference.

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Bez is in town

12:20pm Friday 18th July 2008

THE one-and-only Bez is at WA1 Venue Bar on Saturday to spin the people of Warrington into a frenzy.

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Artists unveil new look for Garven Place

8:40am Saturday 19th July 2008

THIS is how the revamped Garven Place clinic might look once the move to the former Warrington Baths site is complete.

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Find knife-gang

5:00pm Friday 18th July 2008

KNIFE-wielding masked robbers are targeting shops in Padgate, Winwick and Fairfield, warn police.

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Found knife 'was not murder weapon'

Updated 10:36pm Saturday 19th July 2008

A police force that told a member of the public to dispose of a knife found days after the murder of a father of three said it was not now believed to be the weapon used in the killing.

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