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Tutor Vincent Pearson leads, from left, Eileen Fitzgerald, Mayoress Elaine Welborn, Mayor Clr Graham Welborn and Audrey Lewis.

5:10pm Saturday 11th October 2008

DRUMMING their own beat were the older citizens of Warrington as they celebrated Older People’s Day.

Mental patient who burgled homes is detained

12:00pm Saturday 11th October 2008

A MENTAL health patient who burgled two homes in Orford has been detained in hospital to receive treatment for his personality disorders.

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Taking a final flight

8:10am Saturday 11th October 2008

ONCE a sprawling military base, soon the last remaining relics of Burtonwood Airbase will disappear from the town’s landscape.

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Patients support clinic relocations

8:00am Saturday 11th October 2008

DOCTORS believe most patients at their practices support plans to relocate to new clinics at Garven Place and Orford Park.

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Pharmacies will cost £3,000 each

8:30pm Friday 10th October 2008

EVERY pharmacy in Warrington will cost around £3,000 more a month to run after the Department of Health agreed a new contract.

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Fu City kitchen appals health inspectors

4:20pm Friday 10th October 2008

A TAKEAWAY that had flies in a dirty kitchen with no hot water or soap for staff to wash their hands has been given a zero out of five food hygiene rating.

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Mourners turn out for killed mum's funeral

4:16pm Friday 10th October 2008

THE funeral of Sharon Corless, the mum-of-three who was killed while riding her bike, took place this morning.

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Knife-wielding youth arrested in Old Hall

4:27pm Friday 10th October 2008

A YOUTH seen wielding a knife in Old Hall earlier this afternoon has been detained under the Mental Health Act.

Mercury spillage in Risley

9:10am Friday 10th October 2008

THE driver of a trailer that contained leaking mercury had to be taken to hospital after touching the chemical.

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Special police make a difference

8:00am Friday 10th October 2008

A LAB worker by day and a special officer by night may sound like the profile of a superhero.

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Charlotte is walking in a winter wonderland

6:10pm Thursday 9th October 2008

A SCHOOLGIRL is in wonderland after being chosen to take on her favourite storybook role, as the Lewis Carroll Society’s latest Alice.

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Travellers win appeal bid

5:23pm Thursday 9th October 2008

TRAVELLERS living on a site in Grappenhall are allowed to stay after winning an appeal bid.

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Half of our children’s dental health is worse than national average

3:10pm Thursday 9th October 2008

HEALTH bosses agreed to investigate the possibility of adding fluoride to the water supply in the north west at a meeting last week.

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Patients find themselves in no-man’s land

12:50pm Thursday 9th October 2008

BURTONWOOD residents have spoken out against the dilemma of being caught between local health authorities.

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Deliberate start to car fire

10:05am Thursday 9th October 2008

A CAR was destroyed by flames after being deliberately set alight early this morning.

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National News

Fiancee is 'worried sick' over hero

Updated 5:51am Sunday 12th October 2008

The fiance of Glasgow Airport car bomb hero John Smeaton has said she was "worried sick" about him after flying in from New York to be at his hospital bedside.

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