Archive
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CRUNCH
Ben Westwood takes a heavy hit against Wakefield in June
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UP AND UNDER
A wolves U21 player scoring in January
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LEGEND
Mike Gregory's eyes tell the story as he watches the match against Widnes Vikings in aid of his trust in January
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TAKEDOWN
Paul Wood comes under close attention from Jamie Peacock of Leeds in September
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Warrington Swimming Club's water polo section
WARRINGTON Swimming Club's water polo section has flourished during 2006. The under 14s and the under 16s - both mixed sex teams - enjoyed considerable success in the 2005/06 season, winning four trophies. The under 14s emerged as the winners of
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BIG HIT
Mike Wainwright on the receiving end of a big tackle against Castleford Tigers in April
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North West Karate Academy
NORTH West Karate Academy has produced numerous medal winners in a plethora of events during 2006. The club currently hold a total of 70 titles and had individual and team success in international, national and regional competitions. Natalie Charlton
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Warrington Rowing Club
WARRINGTON Rowing Club is flourishing thanks to a partnership with Lymm High School. The club is one of the fastest growing in the country, doubling from 70 to 140 - 75 juniors and 65 seniors - in the last three years. Its emphasis on youth is paying
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Rylands Sharks rugby league
RYLANDS Sharks had a better 2006 than they could probably have wished for. Mark Forster's team, after being relegated the season before, finished the 2005/06 season as champions of North West Counties Amateur Rugby League Division One, bouncing back
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Imagine8 netball
WARRINGTON'S Imagine8 netball team won a national competition in July. The team, who are based at Penketh High School, defeated Swindon side Purley 53-39 to lift the inaugural England Netball Challenge Cup Plate in Bath. Imagine8 only led 21-20 after
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Warrington Gymnastics Club
WARRINGTON Gymnastics Club is proud to have been put forward for the 2006 club of the year category. The club, based in Evans House, has had a momentous year most noticeably because of the arrival of some coaches and competitors from Padgate Gymnastics
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Westbrook Tigers rugby league
THE only way is up for Westbrook Tigers amateur rugby league team. The team only formed for the 2005/06 season but already have made an impression on the rugby league scene in Warrington, winning Division Seven in the Mark Norris North West Counties
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Warrington correspondence chess
WARRINGTON correspondence chess team have been crowned British champions for the first time since Chris Haggett assembled the team in 1983. And Warrington's team of eight recorded their achievement with only one loss in 16 games, recording seven wins
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Brookhead Riding Club
BROOKHEAD Warrington Riding Club have achieved top 10 rankings in two of the major Inter-Riding club championships in the North West. At the UK Interclub Supreme Championships, held at Myerscough College in September, BWRC finished sixth out of the
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Warrington Wolves Rugby League Club
IF success is measured in international selections, then it was a superb year for Warrington Wolves. Stuart Reardon, Henry Fa'afili, Martin Gleeson, Lee Briers, Paul Wood, Ben Westwood and Chris Bridge represented their country, while there were Academy
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Lymm High School rugby union
LYMM High School's first XV capped off their 2005/06 season with a stunning success in a national competition. They defeated London Leisure College 27-8 in the final of the Daily Mail Under 18s Schools Vase in front of more than 8,000 spectators at Twickenham
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Rylands Sharks Amateur Rugby League Club
RYLANDS Sharks Amateur Rugby League Club enjoyed one of its most productive years in 2006. Success has arrived on the back of many years of hard work behind the scenes. The rugby club, with teams from under sevens to open age, was the first in Warrington
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DEADLY
Det Sgt Ian Murray pictured with a knife used in a stabbing that was caught on camera in Orford - the victim's cheek was pierced by the blade. Two men were jailed in relation to the offence in Cabul Close in May.
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LUXURY
Sunbed firm Tan Kwik, which was based in Europa Boulevard, was wound up by the Government in the public interest after complaints from franchisees that they had lost tens of thousands of pound. Pictured here in April is the half-built luxury mansion
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PROTEST
Lymm resident Matthew Corbett was the ringleader of a blockade of the Bridgewater Canal in his village in November in a protest against increased mooring fees.
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TOGETHER
Michael Theaker and his partner Shelley Ross-Whittaker. The 22-year-old was beaten to death in January. Brothers David and Colin Algie, and 16-year-old Billy Jones, were convicted of murder in December.
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OLD & NEW
A Lib Dem/Tory alliance took control of Warrington Borough Council for the first time ever. Lib Dem leader Ian Marks, right, and Conservative deputy Keith Bland, left, joined the information age with a webchat at the Warrington Guardian office in July
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BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE
The Legh Street car park demolition began in April to make way for the expansion of Golden Square shopping centre
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CROOK
Notorious conwoman Janice Griffiths, who had an estate agents in London Road, Stockton Heath, was jailed for two and a half years in March. The 40-year-old Grappenhall Heys residents persuaded several friends to invest a total of £100,000 - which she
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DEMOLISHED
This was the scene after a BMW collided with a lamppost near The Rope and Anchor pub in Manchester Road, Woolston, in June
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TOO HOT
The flaming July heat proved too much for Warrington market traders who threatened to withhold their rent unless the borough council improved the air conditioning.
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FUNERAL
Nicola Sutton's family asked for her funeral to be a celebration of her life. Nicola had asked for a Pink' funeral if she ever died - it was her favourite colour.
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Eagle Rugby Union Club
TWO teams from Eagle RUFC have enjoyed success this season. The first team have made a strong start to their first season back in the RFU structure. The Great Sankey side are plying their trade in Powergen RFU Northern Division South Lancashire/Cheshire
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DEATH
This was the horrific scene in Gorse Covert after the murder of 22-year-old Nicola Sutton in September. The yellow police markers were laid to follow the trail of blood. Her boyfriend, Barry Stone, aged 31, who was charged with murder, committed
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FLOOD
High tides and a storm surge out at sea flooded several parts of town in March, including Chester Road allotments
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UNEXPECTED VISITOR
This car ended up sticking out of a house in Fairfield Road, Stockton Heath, in July
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NEW DAWN
Clr Fiona Bruce, (Con), for Penketh, talking politics in the Parr Hall on election night in May as the new Liberal Democrat and Tory alliance took control of the borough council for the first time
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PENSIVE
Det Chf Supt Judi Heaton, head of crime in Warrington, looking thoughtful during drugs raids at several locations in July including Hamnet Court in Oakwood
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DEATH
Around 8,000 fish were killed in Sankey Canal in September after weeds became too overgrown and starved the water of oxygen when they died
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MESS
This was the bizarre scene in September after vandals ran riot in Davies Way car park in Lymm
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DANCE
Daresbury hosted the Creamfields dance music festival in August. Warrington Guardian photographer Ian Park captured DJ Roger Sanchez at the mixing desk
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FILTH
The recycling bins at Sainsburys supermarket were overflowing in July when the councils new closed lid' policy came into force - leaving some people fuming
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INJURY
A man suffered serious injuries after walking into the bus lane and colliding with a vehicle on Bridge Street in May. He survived. Photographer Ian Park took this picture of the aftermath from the top floor of the Warrington Guardian office, which
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FATAL
A car is recovered from the Manchester Ship Canal after a man died in October when his car plunged into the water
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CHAOS
Panicked parents and children flee the scene of a fire and an explosion at a garage in Norman Street, near Evans House, in the town centre, in June
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MURDER INVESTIGATION
A police forensic tent conceals the body of 40-year-old David Atherton on the banks of the Mersey at Kingsway Bridge in May. A 15 and a 16-year-old are due to stand trial for murder.
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DEVASTATED
This aerial photo from January captures the extent of the devastation of the Greenalls brewery
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FINED
Traveller Robert Parsonage looked pleased to escape with only a fine as he left Warrington Magistrates Court in January. He had conned a Stockton Heath woman into buying a fake leather sofa for £370.
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FREEZE!
This amazing picture captures the end of a siege in Kingsway North after a stabbing at The Highwayman Pub
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Man held captive at notorious US camp speaks to youngsters
A FORMER Guantanamo Bay detainee has visited Warrington to talk to young people at the peace centre. Moazzam Begg, who was held captive for almost three years, was invited to talk to a group of young people from a Leeds high school situated close to
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Specsaver pair jump for joy
HIGH flyers at Specsavers Opticians in Sale went to new heights for charity - they reached 14,000 feet sky diving to raise money for Vision Aid Overseas. Dispensing optician Julie Heaney and customer service advisor Claire Atherton raised £1,500 from
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Could you be a lady?
LADETTES from the Warrington area are needed for the next series of ITV1's hit show Ladette to Lady. In the spring of 2007 Eggleston Hall Finishing School will open its doors once again as its staff attempt to transform yet another group of notorious
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Land search
A WARRINGTON water supplier has responded to a call by the Prince of Wales to help solve the affordable rural housing crisis. United Utilities will be working with local authorities and housing associations to identify suitable sites for affordable homes
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Tenants could save £240
A HOUSING company has announced a golden deal for 9,000 Warrington households that could mean savings of up to £240 a year. Golden Gates Housing has negotiated cheaper rates with energy supplier EBICo Ltd for its tenants who do not pay their bills by
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Bin fury
A MAN said the borough council came up with a ludicrous' idea over his unemptied bin. Paul Wright from Dover Road in Westy said his bin, which needed replacing because there was a hole in it, was not collected because the lid was slightly open. When
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Volunteers appeal for schools panel
COULD you play a role on a school appeals panel? Volunteers are needed to get actively involved in hearing school appeals in Warrington. Parents can go to the Schools Appeal Panel if their child is not offered a place at their preferred schools. The
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John Street car park set to close
THE car park on John Street will close on Friday to coincide with the new car park at Golden Square increasing its capacity to 850 spaces. The John Street car park was set up by the Golden Square management in the summer to provide shoppers with 400
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Pupils urged not to be runaways
YOUNG people in schools across Warrington have been learning about the dangers of running away from home thanks to the work of a Warrington charity. For the past 12 months, The Relationships Centre has been actively involved with secondary schools in
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Lions' Yuletide pride
WARRINGTON Lions Club showed the true meaning of festive spirit this Christmas. Syd Walker, president of the Warrington Lions, visited the children's charity NCH at its headquarters in Westbrook to donate presents collected by club members to help ensure
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It's a Marie Christmas ...
ASDA Cockhedge has boosted the funds of one of its favourite charities. Following a week-long promotion of Marie Curie Cancer Care in the store, where the charity's nursing services and community work were highlighted, charity volunteers returned to
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Taking a baseball bat to society
POLICE are on the beat this festive season to stop train vandals in their tracks. To try to catch the graffiti crooks, British Transport Police will be foregoing their own festivities to patrol the rail system. Operation Silverback kicked off last Wednesday
