COUNCIL bosses hope to restrict any job losses to voluntary redundancies as it looks to chop up to 190 jobs. The executive board agreed on a budget for 2012/13 to put forward to councillors next month which will see the authority make cuts
FOUR cars have been involved in a smash on the m6 southbound. Two lanes have been closed following the crash causing long delays for motorists between junction 19 A556 (Knutsford) and junction 21 A57 / B5210 (Woolston.
Key information for away supporters travelling to the The Galpharm Stadium: The Galpharm Stadium is a smoke free zone. Please note: The Away Stand is in the same location however the name has now changed from the Pink Link Stand to the
DODGY builders were the target during a Cheshire Police operation on Monday. Officers from the Warrington West NPU and Trading Standards patrolled the area to check the credentials of builders. They were also on the look out for vehicles collecting
PENKETH Players will be performing the pantomime Sleeping Beauty of Burtonwood tonight, Thursday, tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday from 7.30pm at The Olive Tree Community Centre at Penketh Methodist Church. Tickets are £5 and £3 with a family costing
PENKETH Players will be performing the pantomime Sleeping Beauty of Burtonwood tonight, Thursday, tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday from 7.30pm at The Olive Tree Community Centre at Penketh Methodist Church. Tickets are £5 and £3 with a family
THE challenge to remove litter from the town starts again on February 25 with the first clean-up operation of 2012. Volunteers should meet at 10am at the entrance to Asda Westrook (close to the petrol station). They will be targeting the recently cleared
WORK on a new youth project in Padgate has been delayed due to legal wrangling. Building on Padgate43 – a youth club to be developed next to Blackbrook Avenue – was due to start in December. Padgate 43 is being funded with £87,000 from Wren and the
A LANDOWNER has been ordered to unblock footpaths in Poulton North after they were given official approval as public rights of way. If Brian Foden does not appeal to the high court he has until next month to remove barriers that block paths next to Eric
JOBLESS youngsters have a new project to get stuck in to thanks to a community project in Orford. A free course for teenagers not in education, employment or training has started at the Orford Youth Base on Capesthorne Road. They will make a film based
CONCERN over muggings in Woolston have led to police upping patrols in the area. The Warrington East NPU have made extra patrols as a result. Anyone with information should call police on 101 or email warrington.east.npt@cheshire.pnn.
POPLARS and Hulme residents can meet Clr Brian Maher at a surgery tomorrow, Friday. He will be at Radley Common Community Centre between 11am and noon. CSO Jeremy King will also be in attendance. Drop in with any concerns.
A PROJECT aimed at raising the profile of Longford has been launched. Golden Gates Housing Trust and Cheshire Police are working together to help improve the image of the area.
DO not be late for the ball and miss Cinderella at St Benedict’s Social Centre in Orford today and tomorrow. The pantomime will be performed by children from the surrounding community. Tickets are £3.50 for tonight’s performance and £4 on Friday.
WARRINGTON Sports Club wants to create four new rugby changing rooms and a first floor extension for new toilet facilities. The Walton Road club has put forward plans for the new facilties to alliviate current overspill at the club.
STRETTON Parish Council has five grit bins for use by residents as part of the winter self help initiative. They are located at Summit Close, Fir Tree Close, Bower Crescent, the junction of Well Lane and Common Lane and on Stretton Road close to St
ABI Roylance hopes to put her own weight loss experience to good use for people in Appleton. After reaching a size 24 in December 2010 she decided to tackle her weight by joining Slimming World. Now more than 4st lighter Abi is a Slimming World consultant
A MUM who sells lottery tickets for a living has said being cleared of cancer is better than winning the jackpot. Sainsburys supermarket employee Elaine Taylor, of Dalton Bank, Fairfield, found a lump in June last year and was diagnosed with
FAIRFIELD and Howley residents can raise any policing matters with officers at a beat meeting on Wednesday. The meeting takes place at 34 Watkin Street from 1.30pm until 2.30pm.
THREE Priestley College students have been offered a place at Oxford or Cambridge this September. Mark Salmon, senior tutor at Priestley, said: “We are delighted for the students who have received their offers.” Joseph Brown, aged 17 from Penketh, is
LINE dancing lessons for beginners start in Latchford on Wednesday at 7.30pm at Richmond Social Club, on Richmond Street. Call Rita on 816302 for more information.
NUMBERS were brought to life for pupils at a Stockton Heath primary school. Pupils at St Thomas’ CE Primary School, on Parkgate Road, discovered a world filled with fun as part of a week dedicated to maths.
RESIDENTS are being urged to come forward and do their bit to help Westy Park. The Friends of Westy Park held its first meeting for nearly two years last month to discuss the park’s development and called on the public to get involved in the green space
Adrian Morley looks set to record his milestone 400th career club appearance against Huddersfield Giants at the Galpharm Stadium on Saturday, kick off 4.45pm. The talismanic prop has reached the remarkable milestone after successful spells
WONDERING where the best place might be to help out with your finances? Clr Tony Higgins (LAB – Fairfield and Howley) suggests residents in the area explore their own credit union as an alternative solution to banks. He believes unions, like the Fairfield
A DELIVERY worker was left with fractured bones in his face after being mugged when leaving work in Woolston last night. Cheshire Police say the 39-year-old man had left Yodel on Hardwick Grange at 6.10pm when a group of four or five men attacked
THE Guardian can name the two Warrington police officers arrested on suspicion of dealing cocaine. DC Sam Griffiths and PC Mike Burton are currently on bail on suspicion of possession with intent to supply controlled drugs, and committing misconduct
CHINESE pianist Yuan Sheng gave his UK debut performance in Lymm last weekend. A packed audience at Lymm United Reformed Church last Sunday watched the latest of the Music in Lymm performances. The next concert in the series will be
Heatley WI By Zena Morgan How can Marilyn Monroe turn into Albert Einstein? How can scarves disappear? Why can’t I see the dog? Everyone else can. Questions without answers were the order of the day at this meeting. We were taken into the world
THE annual meeting of the Lymm Festival Committee takes place at 7.30pm in the village hall on Pepper Street on Wednesday. The public are welcome.
A WINTER music festival raised £425 for Grappenhall Pre-School. The hat and scarf festival at The Old Town House, Buttermarket Street featured 14 local bands as well as a barbecue and hot cider.
A WINNER in last week’s Radio Two Folk Awards will entertain the faithful at Lymm Folk Club next month. The guest at the March 15 show at Lymm Rugby Club on Crouchley Lane will be Lucy Ward who won the horizon award at the ceremony at the Lowry in Salford
STAKES are high for explosive try machine Ryan Atkins against Huddersfield Giants at the Galpharm Stadium on Saturday, kick off 4.45pm. Lining up against good pal, club rival and fellow England centre Leroy Cudjoe means that not only is he fighting to
MORE pay and display car parks would be welcome in Lymm according to a new survey. The report, published by the village’s Liberal Democrats, showed large majorities of the people questioned were in favour of pay and display being added to both the Henry
A THREE mile walk around Lymm takes place on Wednesday. Starting at 1.30pm, the walk will be led by rangers. Meet at the old ranger cabin off Crouchley Lane.
A TABLE top sale takes place in Lymm on Saturday. The event, between 10am and 2pm at Lymm Baptist Church, is raising money to help send a group of young people and adults to Mexico on relief work. Tables are still available priced £10. Call Kerrie Atherton
A TALENTED artist from Oughtrington Primary School has had his design printed on canvas. Year five pupil Tom Hardiman made his Christmas card designs in December without knowing they were entered into a country-wide design contest. And this month, along
WARRINGTON men’s team completed an excellent 5-0 home win against Carlisle’s seconds. Noal Phillpotts forced the ball home after a rebound from a short corner. Ian Sleigh tucked the ball home after an incisive passing move, before Tom Yates latched
WARRINGTON Athletics Club’s Amy Talbot, running for McNeese State University in the Vulcan Invitational at Birmingham, Alabama, finished eighth in the 800m in 2mins 16.11secs. In the one-mile event, she broke the five-minute barrier for the first time
LYMM men’s first team are only five wins away from securing promotion for the seventh successive season. Making the most of the thaw and playing back-to-back matches over the weekend, Lymm netted 20 goals in two comfortable wins. A routine 12-0 win
A LITTLE miracle had a special Valentine’s Day treat after being given the honour of welcoming HRH The Duchess of Cambridge to Alder Hey hospital in Liverpool. Brave seven-year-old Aimee Haswell, from Paddington, said she had been practising
WARRINGTON women’s first team clinched a 0-0 draw at Chester despite being a player short for the second week. Steph Rawlins and Marian Taig linked up well in attack, while Carrie Wright and Heather Peters defended resolutely helped by the player-of-the-match
WARRINGTON Wolves Foundation Basketball team claimed an important scalp in their quest for back-to-back English Basketball League promotions this week. Following their promotion to Division Three at the start of the season, Wolves are pressing at the
WARRINGTON Town extended their unbeaten start to 2012 in emphatic style with a 4-0 defeat of Lancaster Town at Cantilever Park. Joey Dunn’s men have targeted a late surge towards the Evo-Stik Division One North play-off spots following an excellent
ENDURANCE king Brian New survived scary conditions to complete the toughest challenge of a testing sporting career. The 48-year-old Great Sankey triathlete racked up 30 hours of pain as he battled dangerous African winds to complete 464 kilometres
SANKEY Springers Trampolining Club members impressed at the North West Grades competition. Nine of the 16 participants qualified to their next grades, with Katy Johnson qualifying for national level C, while Caitlyn York achieved grade G at the first
WARRINGTON Athletic Club’s Sam Dykes moved up a grade to compete in the Aviva UK Trials at the Sheffield Indoor Arena on Saturday. Competing over his favoured distance of 800m, Sam ran well to finish third in his heat in 1min 53.13secs but failed to
DARTS ace Andy ‘The Hammer’ Hamilton will be at The Howley Hotel in Warrington tomorrow, Friday. Howley thrower Paul Clarke won a darts competition that includes the prize of the pub hosting an evening with the PDC star and World Darts Championship runner
WARRINGTON Rowing Club achieved considerable success at their annual Head of the Mersey event. Competing on the Mersey against 120 crews from across the north west, they secured 12 gold medals on the 3,600m course. Full list of winners is in our glance
COULD this be Warrington’s youngest Valentine’s Day couple? 11-week-old Esmee Parker, from Westbrook, was surprised with a rose and card by 15-week-old Thomas Evans, from Great Sankey, on February 14. Esmee’s mum Sam said: “I have been
WARRINGTON Athletics Club’s long-distance runners could not be put off by sub-zero conditions when competing in the final part of the Manchester Area Cross Country League at Clayton Vale. The under 17s men’s team won their race, with individuals
WARRINGTON Wizards versus East Leeds in the Carnegie Challenge Cup preliminary round was postponed for a second successive weekend. The game is rescheduled for this Saturday at Wilderspool Stadium, kick off 1.30pm. Blackbrook are waiting to host the
Egremont Rangers 22 Bank Quay Bulls 16 A DISAPPOINTED Bank Quay side crashed out of the Challenge Cup preliminary round in Cumbria. A late surge failed to secure them the win their play deserved, but it was Bulls’ indiscipline and the 21-6 penalty
WITH an increasing number of our canals and stillwater fisheries becoming free of ice anglers are starting to think about a fishing session. Our Disabled and over 60s match organiser on Monday managed to find a section of the Bridgewater Canal at Moore
ANDY Roberts has teamed up with Warrington RUFC as player coach. The stand off, who previously played for Altrincham Kersal and Lymm, joins the senior coaching team of Steve Riley, Darren Abram, Jeff Millington, Jim Park and Stu Coleman, as
WOLVES’ assistant first-team coach Richard Marshall is expecting Saturday’s opponents Huddersfield Giants to provide a tough test whether key packmen return or not. Nathan Brown fielded several senior players out of position in Giants’ 66-6 demolition
League of Friends Week 6, February 17. LOTTERY results week: 6: 1, 2, 4, 9 No winner Consolation prize: £25 internal.
WITH the current icy conditions please be aware that most of the stillwaters will be frozen over for a period of time. Members who wish to brave the conditions and wet a line would probably be best to head to the club’s stretches of river such as the
REVIEW: Noel Gallagher By GARETH DUNNING IF there were any doubts about the success of Noel Gallagher’s new creation, Monday’s live show at the Manchester Arena quickly dispelled them. Opening with Oasis tracks (It’s Good) To Be Free and Mucky
CINEMA REVIEW: The Muppets By DAVID MORGAN WE all know of icons from the 70s and 80s who have slipped into obscurity. But what if it was the same for favourite fictional characters from our childhood? That’s the premise of the latest Muppets
STEFAN Ratchford’s home-debut wonder try was born in training. The opportunity to break away on a kick return and then link up with teenage wing star Rhys Evans for a 90-metre special was the reward of good homework and communication. Ratchford, playing
A MUM has appealed for help in tracking three men who attacked her 15-year-old son on Saturday night. The mum, who does not wish to be named, said her son was walking down the side of the Blackburne Arms, Orford Green, at 9.40pm on his way home when
IT was back to business as usual for Warrington Wolves on Sunday. After seeing Tony Smith’s men battle for a late draw at Hull on the opening weekend, Sunday’s victory over London Broncos was a welcome return to the form that we have come to
AN ORFORD man had a lucky escape after a burning wheelie bin was pushed up against the front door of his home. Firefighters were called to Cabul Close, Orford, this morning, Thursday, at 5.05am and searched neighbouring homes to ensure the
I SEE that Network Warrington has reinstated half fares before 9.30am for senior citizens. Why then have they not extended this to disabled people who also lost this concession last April? Surely disabled people are more in need of this discount
I WISH to express my pride in the fantastic show of support from the Wire supporters in Sydney. I was amazed at the number of people who made the effort from the UK and added to us ex-pats. It made a groundswell of support that I believe no other
IN reply to M Davies letter, Points of View, February 2, the woodland thinning work in Cinnamon Brow is not a farce and I am involved with many environmental issues. The thinning is an attempt to manage the landscape that was planted 30 years ago but
I WRITE in support of the Burzynski Clinic and Nic Kinley’s medical decision which you have covered recently in your paper. Josephine Jones’ letter is inaccurate as clinical trials of antineoplastons have only been running since 1996. The clinic receives
BARONESS Newlove has announced a new £1million community fund to tackle binge and underage drinking. As the Government’s champion for active safer communities, Baroness Newlove, whose husband Garry was killed by three thugs in an attack outside
HAS Warrington MP David Mowat got nothing better to give the country other than the HS2 railway? And what a disgrace Pete Waterman was on BBC TV, shouting like a madman. If they would come north of the Mersey, they would see you can already travel non-stop
REGARDING comments about teachers working longer hours by the Labour MP. I have three children who are teachers who start work at 7.30am and don’t leave school until around 5pm only to prepare more school work in the evening and weekends. DEREK
AFTER reading the article about Wirelect ‘Warrington dialect’ I logged on to the blog. I can recommend it to anyone who is interested in dialects, the history of language or how the Warrington dialect is changing. wire-lect.blogspot.com/ GAYNOR NOLTON
IN the past Warrington had one police officer to cover Dallam, Bewsey, Longford and Whitecross. The officer used a bicycle and did a very good job. Now we have around six CSOs to cover what one achieved on a cycle in the past. The officer was a
I WRITE with reference to Gareth Dunning’s article ‘Park boost in time for Olympic flame,’ Guardian, February 2. At a time of austerity, with the council cutting front line services and jobs in an attempt to tackle a £30 million deficit as part of the
WHAT do you think of my coat? This signet with a changing plumage was captured on the Bridgewater Canal next to Red Lane Bridge in Walton by Craig Beckett, of Knutsford Road, Grappenhall. If you have a picture that you wish to be considered for publication
TOWN Hall bosses will pump thousands of pounds into bringing in 20mph zones across Warrington within three years. Following a meeting on Monday, it was agreed that spending will be boosted as chiefs look to halve the time it takes to cut the
