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  • Schoolgirl hurt in M6 coach crash

    A SCHOOLGIRL from Runcorn, badly hurt in a coach crash on the M6 last week, is recovering at home following emergency surgery. The husband of Chantelle Robe's godmother, Terry Petersen, says the teenager is doing well despite needing skin grafts after

  • Schoolgirl hurt in M6 coach crash

    A SCHOOLGIRL from Runcorn, badly hurt in a coach crash on the M6 last week, is recovering at home following emergency surgery. The husband of Chantelle Robe's godmother, Terry Petersen, says the teenager is doing well despite needing skin grafts after

  • Bloomin' good

    A SCHOOL in Runcorn is blooming marvellous after getting a garden make over on its school grounds by The Mersey Forest. The Park Primary School received £3,000 from the School Grounds Development Programme that has been co-ordinated by The Mersey Forest

  • New tennis coach courting success

    SHE'S rubbed shoulders with McEnroe and Henman and knows Lleyton Hewitt. So there was never any chance of love being lost when I met the woman hoping to shape up Warrington's tennis circuit. Being put through my paces by county tennis player Julie Dybendahl

  • Sam's a real-life storm chaser

    THINK of the weather and what comes to mind? A bit of rain maybe? Or perhaps, at this time of year, a little sunshine? Well, meet the woman who doesn't take the weather with her, she chases it instead. Weather expert Sam Hall, spends her time following

  • Past players get together

    WARRINGTON Past Players' Association hosts a bowls match against St Helens, Widnes and Liverpool City next Saturday, August 5. Starting at 1pm, all current and previous members of the association can come along. Call George Thornton on 07768 550505 for

  • Mental health watchdog

    A JOINT watchdog group has been set up to consider the future of mental health services in Warrington. Warrington Borough Council has joined with neighbouring authorities to discuss the plans for the future of the 5 Borough's Trust. The main plan is

  • Busman's holiday for Les

    FORMER bus driver Les Hoyle has been appointed the new chairman of Warrington Borough Transport. He takes over at a key moment with the impending opening of the new bus station. Clr Hoyle, who has been a councillor for 20 years and is also a magistrate

  • Chief officer in the spotlight

    FOLLOWING the publication of the MP committee's report, reporter Helen Cartwright put some key questions to the Chief Fire Officer in Cheshire, Steve McGuirk. Here's what he had to say. HC: The committee has found that the Office of the Deputy Prime

  • Fire plans in doubt

    A GROUP of MPs who launched an investigation into plans for a regional fire control centre in Warrington have called for the scheme to be halted until further research has been carried out. The plans to build the multi-million-pound control centre on