This was all sparked off by a drunken round-table discussion with my mates about the various rock and indie clubs which had met their (melody) maker since the days of our youth. You kind of get used to your favourite bands merging/splitting/overdosing
Warrington Guardian Series Newspapers are pleased to announce a Wedding Fayre this Sunday, November 5, at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, Winwick Road. Wedding Fayre Spectacular
Contemporary and traditional fireplaces, friendly, professional advice and a complete service, These are among the qualities at Fireplaces by Design, which is currently celebrating five years since opening their Warrington showroom. Business of the
There is plenty of public entertainment for residents of Lymm and Stockton Heath this Christmas. From outdoor carol singing to pantomimes, folk music to festive lights, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Warrington at Christmas 06 - Part 2
The new season often means that people yearn to try something new. Victoria Beckham, Madonna and Cameron Diaz have all succumbed recently. Warrington at Christmas 06 - Part 1
Your Guardian's local, 5 star service companies, from carpet & flooring specialists to pet grooming services and much more. 5 Star Service
Your guide to health and beauty services in the Warrington area. Health & Beauty Guide
JAMES O'Shea scored twice as Pierpoints won 5-3 at Abacus in Warrington Touchline Sports Sunday Soccer League Division One at the weekend. Matthew Bell, Richard Hill and Roger Webster were also on target for Pierpoints, with Abacus replying with a double
Folly Lane 12 Rylands 52. FORMER Warrington Wolves winger Mark Forster scored a hat-trick as Rylands eased to victory in their Lancashire Cup second-round tie at Folly Lane on Saturday. Guided by half backs Chris Forster - the son of Mark - and Peter
EUROPEAN Tour golfer Phil Archer ended the best year of his career with a top 10 finish at the Volvo Masters - and he could have been in contention for victory but for a nightmare Saturday. The 34-year-old Birchwood Golf Club professional finished the
MORE than 140 wines will be on offer at a huge charity wine tasting session at the Village Hotel. Town centre store Wine Buffs will be supplying the wines for the third Christmas Wine Fair in aid of St Rocco's Hospice. Tickets are £10 and include a
A UNIQUE partnership between Ikea and the police will be rolled out across the country after a successful pilot in Warrington. Smart Water, Cheshire Police's weapon in the fight against burglary, was brought into the Gemini store eight months ago. Since
GP PRACTICES in the town have begun to take deliveries of the flu vaccine. Initial delivery delays were caused after manufacturing companies experienced difficulty in growing one of the virus strains recommended for this year's vaccine. Kerry Broadhead
DANCE festival Creamfields saw £5.4 million injected into the area's economy, new figures reveal. More than 41,000 people attended the event over the August Bank Holiday - 90 per cent of them coming from Cheshire. The figures have been revealed by Visit
THE fight to bring buses under greater council control has left Warrington unmoved. An MPs committee has asked for more power over bus companies, and Manchester's three political parties have all said bus deregulation has not worked'. Since deregulation
VIRGIN wants to double the amount of passengers on the West Coast Mainline by 2012 - and Mr Belcher said it is well on track to do that'. Over the past two years, the amount of people travelling between Manchester and London has gone from 60 per cent
MAINTENANCE work on the West Coast Mainline is expected to finish by 2009 at a cost of £8,000m, with £1,000m of that coming from Virgin. And Virgin wants raise the number of extra standard class carriages on the London train by two to a total of 7.5.
VIRGIN Trains boss Carl Belcher has outlined plans for a major overhaul of Bank Quay station in an exclusive interview with the Warrington Guardian. The managing director of West Coast Mainline services said work on the £500,000 plus project will start
WILDERSPOOL stadium is a step closer to being developed thanks to the housing plan for Centre Park. Warrington Borough Transport is in talks with a developer to move to Centre Park - leaving its depot off Wilderspool Causeway. That chunk of land, together
A PLANNING inspector is considering her decision in the Gulliver's inquiry. Karen Baker will decide whether the theme park's owners can expand its site. Nearby residents oppose the hotel and heritage centre plan. Ms Baker took two days of evidence at
ITV Wales interviewed former travel agent owner Bob Green in the centre of Lymm last week. They are making a current affairs programme about the former accountant to his business, Kevan Kynaston. Mr Green ran Mossley Travel with Kevan's brother until
A COMPREHENSIVE approach to road design has helped Warrington have a big reduction in road accidents. The borough council has now started making road safety one of the top priorities every time it needs to work on a road. So any kind of change - like
THE eviction of a Fearnhead family is pointless, says ward councillor Scott Wilson. He says the Taylors, of Vulcan Close, were instantly re-homed by Golden Gates Housing Association in the same house as temporary accommodation' before they were found
IT is not always easy to recognise Vinnie Anderson when he is on the field. It is not as if he is a little-known player - he has been capped six times by New Zealand - but the biggest challenge is to remember what hairstyle he is currently sporting.
PEEL Holdings has responded to inquiries about problems with its application for 275 homes at Walton Lock. Warrington Borough Council officers had told the company that the plan might be refused because it did not provide enough affordable homes. Peel
HOLLYWOOD exclusives don't come much bigger than this. Showbiz pundits the world over have been waiting with bated breath for news of the wedding of the year between Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. But when it came to breaking the news of the A-list wedding
FIRE Wire for personal computers will be introduced on Virgin Trains, as will a3G mobile phone connection, said Mr Belcher.
PUNTUALITY is improving, said Mr Belcher. He said: "We are now at just under 90 per cent punctuality and our 12 month average has increased every month for the past 22 months. "People are coming to realise they don't need to get the train before in
POLICE chiefs say they are disappointed that the Government has refused to repay less than one third of the £339,000 spent on the aborted police mergers. Peter Nurse, chairman of Cheshire Police Authority, said he welcomed the announcement to pay back
WITH five generations of girls it's certainly a woman's world in the Rose family. Up until three weeks ago, 25-year-old Kerri Burrell was the youngest member of the family before giving birth to Chloe. And Kerri's mum, Bobbie Nichols, aged 40, grandma
CARE services for adults in Warrington have star quality according to a report released today, Thursday. The service has been given a two-star rating by Government watchdog by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI). The star rating ranges
WERE you at the 1974 Challenge Cup final? Students from Chester University are looking to speak to people at the game or who saw the parade for a short interview. Anyone with information should call Daniel Richardson on 07939 608165.
Lymm 41 Driffield 20. LYMM moved into the second round of rugby union's EDF Energy Intermediate Cup courtesy of a robust pack performance and the pace of their backs. The East Yorkshire visitors had no answer to Lymm's dominance with the home side's
A ROW that erupted Down Under this week over an international player's eligibility to represent a country in sport highlights what I have always considered to be farcical ruling. The New Zealand rugby league team fielded Australian-born hooker or half
WARRINGTON Anglers' Association member Josh Cartwright caught a cracking carp on our stretch of the Sankey St Helens Canal. He reeled in a carp weighing 26lbs 12ozs 0drms - his only fish of the session - using homemade boilie. The catch joins quite
Warrington u11 3 Bootle u11 5. WARRINGTON Schoolboys under 11s soccer team were beaten by Bootle at William Beamont Sports College on Saturday after conceding three goals in the first half. Two goals from player of the match Tom Peers and another from
Folly Lane u16 4 Latchford u16 24. A MUCH bigger Folly Lane outfit made impressive Latchford work extremely hard for victory. Two well-worked tries from Jack Davies and long-range efforts from Joe Mellor and Matthew Lomax ensured that Latchford took
