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Warrington Wolves unveil 2020 playing kits
WARRINGTON Wolves have revealed their playing kits for the 2020 season. The new shirts were unveiled this evening at an event for members at The Halliwell Jones Stadium. It is The Wire's first shirt in partnership with new main sponsors Hoover
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‘Superhero’ public health chief leaving post
A SENIOR Warrington Borough Council officer described as a ‘superhero’ is set to leave the authority. Director of public health Dr Muna Abdel Aziz said her farewells at today’s health and wellbeing board meeting at the Town Hall. Council chief
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Village butcher competes to become UK's best
A BUTCHER working in Lower Stretton has secured a place in the Butchery WorldSkills final to become the UK's best butcher. Jason Edwards, 25, who works at The Hollies Farm Shop, will be travelling to Birmingham to compete against five other butchers
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Pupils perform flashmobs to showcase importance of standing up to bullies
SHOPPERS, patients and visitors at various locations around Warrington may have caught sight of flashmobs taking place this week to highlight the importance of standing up to bullies. As part of Anti-Bullying Week, St Gregory's Catholic High School
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McDermott says Sonny Bill can excite the world like Wolves, Leeds, Saints, Wigan can't
OVER the next two seasons Warrington Wolves will square up with a Sonny Bill Williams who believes Toronto Wolfpack's style of play will get the best out of him. The 34-year-old faced the media for the first time since his fifth switch of codes
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Warrington Youth Club get ready for special awards ceremony with Prince Harry
MEMBERS of Warrington Youth Club (WYC) have been invited to a prestigious awards ceremony to perform in front of celebrities and Prince Harry. WYC members will take to the stage in front of thousands of young people from across the OnSide Youth
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When Wolfie went hunting for Sonny Bill
FOLLOWING the retirement of Super Bennie Westwood, Wolfie has clearly been taking a keen interest in how Super League intends to fill the 'SBW' void for next year. Toronto Wolfpack are certainly having a go after securing a ground-breaking deal
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New chief executive and name for Warrington Hospital
WARRINGTON and Halton Hospital Trust has appointed professor Simon Constable as chief executive following Mel Pickup's departure last month. After an intensive assessment process, professor Constable will take up his appointment with immediate effect
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Moving car hit by brick thrown from bridge by vandals
A MOVING car was hit by a brick thrown from a bridge by vandals. The vehicle was travelling westbound on Sankey Way when it was targeted by youths, who threw the brick from the bridge linking the Peace Centre to Sankey Valley Park. Damage was
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£250k bill for Cabinet Works and water tower demolition
A TOTAL of £250,000 was spent to demolish the Cabinet Works and Garnett’s water tower in the town centre. The sites, on Barbauld Street, were demolished following concerns over public safety. And Town Hall chiefs have set their sights on regenerating
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Lymm schoolgirl wins national competition for designing helmet so deaf people can stay safe
AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD girl from Lymm has won a global competition that asked children to design a solution that would make deaf people’s lives easier. Betty, a pupil at Ravenbank Primary School was the UK winner in the Ideas4Ears competition, organised
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Are Warrington Town about to make their move?
WARRINGTON Town appear handily placed for a big push. They may not have hit their straps yet, but they sit among the BetVictor Northern Premier Division’s pace-setters. Only four points separate Town in fourth from leaders and pre-season favourites
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LETTER: Happy days
LAST week’s Yester Years was about public houses that have shut down. In the article you mentioned the Star Inn on Longford Street. In 1947 I was born in the building. When the pub closed it was purchased by the railways and turned into public
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LETTER: Stood up
YET again I have stood at the bus stop for over an hour waiting for a bus which never turned up. I think I can predict the response from the bus company – it was due to heavy traffic in Vulcan Village. I think that Vulcan Village is Warrington
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LETTER: 'Supermarket is putting blue badge holders at a disadvantage'
BLUE Badge holders shopping at Asda Westbrook have been put at a disadvantage since the store modernised the car park some months ago. Parking bays nearer to the store – usually marked with the Blue Badge wheelchair logo – are all marked with
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LETTER: 'There needs to be more regulations over the sale of fireworks'
IT would seem that fireworks go on long after Bonfire Night these days. All last weekend I was hearing bangs and seeing flashes. I love Bonfire Night, but selling fireworks to anyone means they continue for a week after the main event.
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LETTER: 'Remembrance Sunday service was a fitting tribute to our dead'
I WOULD like to say what a fitting tribute Sunday’s Remembrance service was. There was a huge crowd of people there and now that the traffic has been cancelled for a small time, the silence feels absolutely right. And the much improved war
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LETTER: True pride
I WOULD like to share with your readers my pride in being involved in one of Warrington’s great ambassadors – Warrington Male Voice Choir. On Saturday they travelled to Wales, the land of song, to take part in a choral competition – and won it
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LETTER: Pub's demolition will take away amenities community has had for 96 years
THERE is a war memorial inside the Orford War Memorial bowls pavilion to honour the parishioners of Orford who lost their lives in the First World War. The land was gifted to the people of Orford by Lord Blackburn in 1923. There are plans
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LETTER: ‘Fake news’
I GOT an election ‘newspaper’ posted through my door from Tory Andy Carter the other day. Or perhaps I should call it a fake newspaper. There was so much nonsense in it but perhaps the highlight was the hospital issue on the front page.
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LETTER: 'I will be sorry to see Helen Jones go after 22 years as my MP'
I WAS most surprised and rather saddened to read the article by ‘The Fly in the Ointment’ about Helen Jones retiring as MP for Warrington North (Warrington Guardian, November 7). Unlike the columnist, I am one of her constituents and I can say
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LETTER: Money matters
THE Tory smoke and mirrors brigade came to the fore in last week’s Warrington Guardian with their selective quotes and skewed statistics that portray a completely false image of today’s economy, employment/unemployment figures and general state
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This adorable puppy with a 'second tail' is melting hearts around the world
A RESCUE puppy with an apparent second tail growing out of his head has been described as a 'little anomaly that’s absolutely perfect'. Pictures of the 10-week-old pup have been shared worldwide after he was found wandering the streets. “He
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This adorable puppy with a 'second tail' is melting hearts around the world
A RESCUE puppy with an apparent second tail growing out of his head has been described as a 'little anomaly that’s absolutely perfect'. Pictures of the 10-week-old pup have been shared worldwide after he was found wandering the streets. “He
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LETTER: Local call
HOW disappointing it is to see the Labour Party treating Warrington as merely a staging post to advance the careers of Corbyn’s cronies (Warrington Guardian, November 7). In selecting Charlotte Nichols, a London-based activist and daughter of a
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5-year-old saves family from fire after electric razor left on charge
THE parents of a five-year-old girl who alerted her family to a fire in their home in the middle of the night are urging others to learn from the ‘terrifying experience’. Thick black smoke filled the house after an electrical fault involving a
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Dunham Massey's popular Christmas Illuminated Trail set to launch
DUNHAM Massey’s Illuminated Trail will light up Christmas from November 22 to December 30. The festive favourite sees the National Trust property transformed into a canvas for stunning light sculptures. This year’s trail includes French studio
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Explore nine magical worlds at Chester Zoo's Christmas event, The Lanterns
CHESTER Zoo is inviting families to explore nine specially created worlds as party of its popular annual Christmas event, The Lanterns. Showcasing animal illuminations and characters from years gone by, visitors can go on ‘The Great Christmas Expedition
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Pop-up art gallery and gift shop to open in Golden Square over Christmas
AN award-winning trio are bringing a pop-up art gallery to the town’s Golden Square Shopping Centre. Technically Brilliant Art will launch next Thursday, November 21 in a unit next to Primark and run until Friday, December 27. Jo Smith, Matt
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TRAVEL: Morocco is perfect for families and should be on your holiday bucket list
This week our travel columnist Angela Perkins from Designer Travel talks about bucket list holidays and helping her children understand different cultures and ways of life I HAVE just returned from a wonderful holiday in Morocco with my family.
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Help sprinkle Christmas joy by donating selection boxes for disadvantaged children
THE Children’s Adventure Farm Trust are delighted that donations have started to arrive for their 2019 Selection Box Appeal. Several boxes have already been dropped off at Warrington Fire Station and to offices here at the Warrington Guardian.
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Warrington Male Voice Choir celebrate festival win in run up to Christmas concert
ONE of the UK’s oldest choirs has another award for its mantlepiece after a victory at the weekend. Warrington Male Voice Choir, which can trace its formation back to 1898, competed in the North Wales Choral Festival which was held at Llandudno’
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Cinema review: Le Mans '66
DON’T look back in anger, move forwards with unfettered resolve to succeed where others have tried and failed. Automotive designer Carroll Shelby and daredevil driver Ken Miles did just that in 1966 when they turbo-charged the racing division of
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How I went from fighting fires to rocking the bagpipes
IF you associate bagpipes with the sound you might get if you strangle a cat, Willie Armstrong would not blame you. The director of Red Hot Chilli Pipers has been playing the bagpipes since he was 12 but reckons around 80 per cent of musicians
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Martin Murray faces big-hitting Bosnian tomorrow
WARRINGTON-based fighter Martin Murray is back in action against big-hitting Bosnian Sladan Janjanin on a bustling #MTKFightNight at Liverpool’s Olympia tomorrow. With a shot at the EBU European crown in the offing, Murray feels a new lease of life
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Arsonists set fire to van on back of car transporter late at night
ARSONISTS set fire to a van in Woolston last night. Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Kingsland Grange shortly before 11.30pm yesterday, Wednesday, after receiving reports that a van on a car transporter had been set alight. Two
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Great Britain coach explains selection decisions, Austin visits grave of former teammate
GREAT Britain coach Wayne Bennett has defended his selection policy on the Lions tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Speaking at a press conference in Port Moresby, the veteran Australian was also forced to explain his decision to fly Ash
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ELEVEN break-ins are reported in Penketh in period of just over 24 hours
THIEVES targeted nine properties and two vehicles in Penketh during break-ins in the space of just over 24 hours. The garages, sheds, vans and cars were broken into between 3.30am on Tuesday, November 12, and 9.15am on Wednesday, November 13.
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Street to be named after ‘extremely popular’ former councillor
A STREET at a development in Lymm will be named after an ‘extremely popular’ former borough councillor. Former Lymm South Conservative councillor Sheila Woodyatt died in January last year, aged 80. She was elected to the council in May 1983
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Murdered man's daughter 'dreads' Christmas without dad with killer still at large
THE teenage daughter of murdered Mark Bradbury ‘dreads’ the first Christmas without her dad as his killer remains at large. Mr Bradbury was found dead at his home in Padgate in August, having suffered ‘significant’ head injuries. But more than
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England international footballer cleared of speeding on Winwick Road
ENGLAND international footballer Jadon Sancho has been cleared of speeding on Winwick Road. The Crown Prosecution Service had alleged that the Borussia Dortmund star breached the 30mph limit while driving his Mercedes on the A49 northbound in February
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Gulliver's World reveals plans for new 'Center Parcs-style resort' at theme park
A NEW ‘Center Parcs-style resort’ is planned at Gulliver’s World. The children’s theme park is set to lodge an application for planning permission with Warrington Borough Council in order to construct 79 family friendly holiday lodges to the south
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Choose your scrum-half in Wire team of the decade 2010-19
YOUR Warrington Wolves team of the decade is continuing to come together. For several weeks now, readers and Wire fans have been voting in their hundreds to pick their primrose and blue dream team of players who played for the club between 2010