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Town's first ever youth proms

8:10am Saturday 30th August 2008

GET out your Union Jack flags and get set to indulge in some top music for the inaugural Warrington Youth Proms.

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Renovation work on centuries-old parish church

8:00am Saturday 30th August 2008

AN iconic landmark on Warrington’s skyline is getting a facelift.

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Knife gang raids man's house

7:50am Saturday 30th August 2008

AN elderly man was pushed to the ground and attacked by knife-wielding thugs who broke into his home.

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Crowds love Lucie’s talent

6:00pm Friday 29th August 2008

BIRCHWOOD High School student Lucie Evans has proved she has got talent after topping a season-long contest at Warrington Wolves.

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Charity day pays tribute to football player

4:10pm Friday 29th August 2008

THEY are on the ball at Culcheth Athletic Junior Football Club when it comes to raising money for charity.

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Keiran scores with a dream training trip to Barcelona

1:10pm Friday 29th August 2008

ONE week Keiran Jones was playing football in the street with his friends.

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Former Wolves player banned from driving

12:10pm Friday 29th August 2008

FORMER Warrington Wolves player John Wilshere has been banned from driving for two years after being caught drink driving on Bridge Street.

Police name man killed in Bewsey

9:21am Friday 29th August 2008

POLICE investigating the death of a man in Bewsey have released his name.

Man bitten four times in neck in vicious attack

7:50am Friday 29th August 2008

TWO thugs have been jailed after subjecting a man to a vicious attack outside his friend’s home.

Cabbies stage 3am go-slow

4:30pm Thursday 28th August 2008

IRATE taxi drivers blocked town centre roads in protest at the new pedestrian zone in lower Bridge Street.

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Cannabis is still biggest worry

11:50am Thursday 28th August 2008

THE increased use of steroids by prisoners in the gyms has been highlighted in an annual inspection report of Thorn Cross Young Offender’s Institute.

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UPDATED: Man arrested on suspicion of murder

8:25am Thursday 28th August 2008

A 39-YEAR-OLD has been arrested on suspicion of murder after police found a body in Bewsey last night, Wednesday.

Negligence claims drain £6m of health cash

7:50am Thursday 28th August 2008

CLINICAL negligence claims drained millions of pounds from Warrington’s health services last year.

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Risley tip plan appeal rejected

1:00am Thursday 28th August 2008

RESIDENTS are celebrating a local government victory after massive plans to develop the existing Risley landfill site were rejected after a lengthy appeal.

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Festival ticket scam is heartbreak for Matthew, 18

4:50pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

A TEENAGER who hoped to celebrate his 18th birthday at his first music festival had to watch his favourite bands on TV after a bogus seller left him without tickets.

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