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RILEY ON CUE FOR TRITON
TEENAGE hot shot Kate Riley earned Triton Ladies promotion to Division One on Saturday with a sensational display. The 17-year-old striker hit five goals in her side's 6-0 victory at Lichfield, the other goal coming from Kath Rapley. Kate is the daughter
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AGONISING FINALE
CONGLETON 1st XV went down to an agonising single point defeat in their last game of the season after a superb fightback. The first team lost 18-17 on Saturday in a friendly at home to Stoke, who led 15-0 at half-time. Congleton had to withstand continual
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MORE MISERY FOR BEARS
CONGLETON Town's dismal end to the season continued on Saturday with a nightmare defeat at the hands of Trafford. The Bears went down 6-2 at home, and Workington added to the misery with a 3-0 victory at Booth Street on Tuesday. Trafford had a fair slice
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CHRISTIAN AID IS CALLING ON RESIDENTS TO HELP THE POOR
SCORES of charity supporters will be calling at Alsager homes this month as part of a bid to help some of the world's poorest people. Some 150 volunteers from Alsager churches are taking part in a Christian Aid house-to-house collection from May 13 to
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GARDENERS CHALLENGED TO BRING COLOUR TO THE TOWN
GREEN fingered gardeners have the chance to win prizes while helping to create a blooming lovely town. Congleton is representing the North West in the Britain in Bloom finals, and is planning a spectacular show of colour to wow the judges. To ensure the
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GOLD RUSH
THREE young people from Congleton have struck gold in the Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme. Charlotte Reeves, Gavin Capper and Christopher Gartside were among 59 young achievers to receive the scheme's gold honour. Those winners received their certificates
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Lewd letters invite couples to sex parties
By RACHEL SPENCER RAUNCHY hoax letters inviting people to join in 'swinging' parties are being sent across Warrington claiming to be from the home of an Appleton couple. But the horrified couple who are supposed to be sending the letters are urging people
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There's no business like coal business
IT is business as usual at the coal yard on Rushgreen Road in Lymm while plans to build homes on the land are scrutinised by members of the planning committee. A scheme, put forward by developers Miller Homes, seeks to build four detached homes and two
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Robot wars
ROBOT wars proved easy for a group of Warrington Collegiate Institute students who scooped top prize in a national competition. Engineering experts Sharleen Jackson and Dave Rowe, who are second year HND students, fought hard to beat the best industrial
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Councillors get road repairs rage
SOUTH Warrington Lib Dem councillors have hit out at Warrington Borough Council's funding allocation for vital road repairs. And they are angry that £200,000 was left over at the end of the year when hundreds of residents were told there was no money
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ELECTION RACE HATE FEARS
Exclusive by JANE FIELD THERE are fears that the British National Party is stirring up racial tension in the town as Warrington's first Pakinstani Asian councillor is put forward by the Labour party for election. Moslem Safdar Sultan, aged 67, of Marina
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Please help me find my old friends
I AM writing this letter in the hope that at least one or more of the local readers can help me with a search for 'old friends'. My name is Frank Shepherd and I come from Stretford. I was born at the Memorial Hospital in February 1950 and I spent my childhood
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Children must be on agenda
AS a local resident and campaigner for the NSPCC, I am writing to tell you about the Children's Manifesto produced by the NSPCC, Barnado's and Child Poverty Action Group. This documents sets out a blueprint for government on children's issues. In the
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Disco and auction raises charity cash
A DISCO and auction have raised more than £2,000 for the PISCES Trust. The charity, People in Search of a Cure for Evans Syndrome, helps those suffering from the rare blood disease and the dedicated team of fundraisers were delighted by the success of
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New scooter
SHOPMOBILITY Warrington has taken delivery of a new shoprider scooter. Purchased with a donation from Abbey National Charitable Trust, the scooter will be used to help disabled shoppers' trips to the town centre that much easier. John Barnes, manager
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Mobiles challenge for fire service
MOBILE phones might be a benefit to most people but they are proving to be a tough challenge for the fire service. In a recent large fire the brigade took 120 calls in the first hour, many of which were from mobile phones. Steve McGuirk, Cheshire's Fire
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Eddie gets top scout title
A CULCHETH man has been given one of the top titles within the Scouting movement. Eddie Johnson, who is currently district commissioner for Warrington East, has been appointed county commissioner for Scouts for Cheshire by the Chief Scout George Purdy
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Beer in memory of cricketer
WARRINGTON'S cricketers are celebrating a century for a legendary past player by commissioning a special beer in his memory. The club, based at the town's sports club in Walton, have teamed up with the Coach House Brewing Company in Howley to celebrate
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Keep in touch say rallying ramblers
A HEARTFELT plea has gone out to regular ramblers in Warrington as the spread of the foot-and-mouth crisis begins to die down. Efforts are being made for the town's Ramblers Association (RA) to rally back together and keep the pastime well and truly alive
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Paul's vision of life goes on display
SCENES of beauty from as far apart as the Lake District and Zimbabwe have provided inspiration for Birchwood artist Paul Brotherton. Paul's work is on display at his first exhibition in Manchester, which starts this week. Entitled 'Life Tamed and Untamed
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Outcry over cancellation of bus service
A FAMILY in Burtonwood claim that they have been left stranded by the cancellation of an evening bus service through the village. Kate Burgess says that the 329 service from St Helens to Warrington town centre is the only bus which passes through Burtonwood
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Road's final major phase of work
PART of Winwick Road will be closed over the weekend to allow vital resurfacing work to be carried out. The southbound carriageway between Long Lane and Longford Street will be closed from 8pm tomorrow, Friday, to 6am on Monday, May 7, so that the resurfacing
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Youths smash up Hawthorn Centre again
VANDALS have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a valued community facility in the latest in a spate of attacks. The youths smashed five windows, destroyed exterior lights, shutters and plumbing, wrecked fencing and ripped lead and felt from
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It's child's play at Asda
KIDS swapped their school desks for the checkouts at Asda on Thursday when mums took their children to work. The event was part of the store's 'Stand Up For Kids' campaign, which gave a new meaning to child's play, bringing youngsters into the store to
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Red watch team are a cut above the competition
WARRINGTON firefighters have proved that they are the cream of the county by winning a coveted competition displaying their skills at releasing people trapped in car crashes. Red watch at Warrington beat a range of brigades from the rest of Cheshire during
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'People before sculptures'
THE Shadow Social Security Minister has condemned the Labour-run borough council's spending on town centre art works arguing that the Tories 'value people over sculptures'. David Willetts visited Undercliffe House on Dingleway, Appleton, to talk with
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Sheila's having a ball
DIGNITARIES from as far afield as the Czech Republic and Brazil turned up to celebrate Clr Sheila Woodyatt's 12 months as the town's mayor. More than 150 guests, including civil heads from across Cheshire attended the Mayor's Ball at the Parr Hall on
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Walking the walk for breast cancer research
A TRIO of Warrington women are stepping out on the streets of London in aid of Breast Cancer Research. The three trekkers all work at Fearnhead Medical Centre, Gaynor Fitzpatrick is practice administrator, Pat Bate is a receptionist and Sue Plumbley is
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Family praises MP
THE family of Julie Donaldson have praised the actions of MP Helen Southworth who has backed them in their search for the truth about her delayed air ambulance transfer. Julie's brother-in-law Stuart said: "Helen's help was so important and we can't express
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Ex-ambulanceman attacks service
A RETIRED ambulanceman has expressed concern over the running of the vital service in Warrington. He is speaking in the light of a report which heavily criticised Mersey Regional Ambulance Service after a report was released which examined why a mum-of-three
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Police issue GHB warning
By RACHEL SPENCER POLICE are warning of the dangers of the potentially fatal drug GHB after a man had to be transferred to Whiston Hospital having taking the substance. He was found in a distressed state with a friend in a car on Longford Street on Saturday
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And here's to you, Mr Simon
MEDIA students at Warrington Collegiate have resurrected a commemorative plaque in Widnes. Four film students have been researching the origins of the folk-classic Homeward Bound by Paul Simon. Legend has it that Simon penned the song as he sat in Widnes
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Plan for the Omega site on the way
A PLANNING application for the development of the £500 million Omega business site in Warrington could be in by the end of the year. The revelation came as town hall bosses discussed a new inward investment campaign last week. David Carr, of English Partnerships
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Fitness is taken seriously
FROM 50 onwards, quality of life can become more and more dependent on mobility and strength. The days of being a couch potato in older age are a thing of the past for many people. In Warrington, fitness for this age group is taken very seriously, with
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It's the way he sells 'em!
LEGENDARY comedian Frank Carson paid a visit to Warrington on Thursday for the official opening of a new store in the town. The Irish comic was on hand to meet customers visiting the Holiday Hypermarket, which has just opened on Alban Retail Park. A Marilyn
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Baptism of fire
TWO Curates will be subjected to a baptism of fire and water this weekend. Reverends Chris Stafford and Mark Coleman will be putting themselves through a testing time in Saturday to raise funds for Warrington Parish Church, St John's Mission. Rev Stafford
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POST OFFICE BACK IN BUSINESS
VILLAGERS in North Rode have a Post Office again after an absence of more than a month. The village Post Office closed in mid-March, but reopened this week in a new location and with a new subpostmaster. The Post Office was previously situated at Dobford
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FARMER BACKS CULL DESPITE NO INFECTION
FARMER Sid Bowers has defended the decision to slaughter his animals despite news this week they were free of foot and mouth. Mr Bowers called in vets from MAFF two weeks ago after discovering blisters on the mouths of a number of sheep. Some of the sheep
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PARENTAL ALERT AFTER YOUNGSTERS ARE APPROACHED BY STRANGERS
BIDDULPH parents are being warned to be on their guard for strangers approaching their children after several incidents. Two young girls were playing on their bikes in the early evening when they were approached by a man who invited the friends to come
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Artwork is pretentious and a waste of public money
I CANNOT let an inaccurate comment by a Labour councillor, which was reported in last week's Guardian, go uncorrected. It simply is not true that I originally agreed to the plans for the town centre artwork. I have always considered the artwork to be
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Taxing trip to Hilden House
I MUST express the feelings of disgust which I and other people felt after visiting the temporary Council Tax office on April 23. After being directed to three different buildings, my husband and I finally ended up at Hilden House. On entering we were
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Children's Manifesto should be high on the political agenda
AS a campaigner for the NSPCC, I would like to tell readers about the Children's Manifesto. Produced by the NSPCC, Barnardo's and Child Poverty Action Group, this document sets out a blueprint for the Government on children's issues. In the run-up to
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Trafford need to think again
Old Bedians ...8 Trafford MV ...7 THE final game of the season saw Trafford MV slip up once again and enforced the point that they are not consistent enough and do not have the strength of squad to compete at higher levels at this point in time. Enforced
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History in the making
Pelican ...3 Partington ...3 PELICAN FC have become the first team in the history of the Altrincham Saturday League to win the league title for four successive seasons. Furthermore, the reserve team lifted the second division trophy, making this the first
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Colts' win
Cheshire County Colts Cup Competition Semi-Final Kersal Colts ...19 Sandbach Colts ...18 BY winning this nail-biting County Colts semi final, Altrincham Kersal fought their way into the cup final for the second year in succession. Although they went ahead
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Town make it a ton for the season
URMSTON Town A team were back in action with back to back fixtures against Lymm Rovers. Last week at home in a very physical and tight game Urmston took the lead from Heydon Berry from a sweet cross from Tom Eckerley. Lymm Rovers had a break and scored
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Tournament succes for Trafford
TRAFFORD Junior Netball Club returned to action in the Sharples Tournament held at Sharples Leisure Centre, near Bolton. The competition attracted entries from 19 clubs throughout the North West who supported 69 different teams involving over 450 players
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SIX OF THE BEST
Congleton Town ...2 Trafford ...6 TRAFFORD hammered relegation bound Congleton Town 6-2 in an error strewn but highly entertaining game at Booth Street. Congleton started the game confidently with ex-Trafford man Peter Weston causing problems on the flank
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Jody has Lisbon on the run
MOSS Vale continue to press forward at the top of the Altrincham and District Sunday Football League with a convincing away win at second placed Lisbon by five goals to two. Vale's main man was Jody Banim who scored four times and had the Lisbon defence
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GLANCE GUIDE TO WARRINGTON SPORT PART THREE
- SOCCER Warrington Sunday Soccer League fixtures for tomorrow, Friday, kick-off 6.30pm: Premier Div: Grange v Whiston. Div One: Butchers v Kembledean, Causeway v Pennine, Pierpnt v Leigh Bgh, Wanderers v Bay Horse. Div Two: KK Cabs v Commercial. Div
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CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
IN season 2001/02 Crosfields ARLFC will be having its centenary celebration. Research has shown that Crosfields were playing rugby as long ago as the 1901/02 season in inter-works competitions. In those early years, Crosfields twice won first place, and
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RYLANDS FACE BRIDGE
Culcheth...16 Rylands...22 RYLANDS made hard work of this Carlsberg-Tetley Knockout quarter-finals tie and only played well in fits and starts while the home side gave their all. Nevertheless, Rylands went through and will face Burtonwood Bridge, who
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IDDON ON THE AGENDA
WOOLSTON Rovers hope to have Tim Iddon back from injury when they face Castleford Lock Lane at Bennett's Rec on Saturday, kick-off 2.30pm. Dave Patterson and Mark Cosgrove will not be available due to knee injuries as Rovers go into their penultimate
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PETE CANNON HAS A BALL
Milford Marlins...6 Crosfields...21 CROSFIELDS worked hard for this National Conference League second division victory against a spirited Milford side. Soap opened the scoring with a well-worked move from the scrum. Pete Cannon and Dave Gibbons combined
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JUNIOR AND YOUTH RUGBY LEAGUE REPORTS
Leigh East u8...16 Latchford u8...20 LATCHFORD overcame a much improved Leigh side with some strong defence and attack. Thompson, Pendlebury, M. Ball, D. Ball and Reid were solid in defence while James, Feather, Byron and Wilson led the attack well. Tries
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LYMM ANGLING CLUB
ANOTHER of Lymm Angling Club's waters now open to angling is Abbey Lake. This water is noted for its roach, tench and pike population with each adding towards the delights of this water. Abbey Lake is at this time of year approaching its top form with
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UNDER 20S CLINCH TOP THREE SPOT
WARRINGTON Athletics Club's under 20s teams opened their season in the National Junior League Mersey Division at the Oval in Bebbington on the Wirral. The women finished a creditable third and the men finished sixth. With such good early season form and
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WHERE EAGLE DARE
EAGLE Sports defeated newly crowned Premier Division champions and Guardian Cup winners Sidac Social to book a place in the final of Warrington Soccer League's James Wood Jubilee Trophy. Colin Hope steered his underdogs to an unlikely 4-1 advantage on
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Walk on by
MOST of the footpaths in Trafford have been reopened after more than two months of closure due to foot and mouth disease. Restrictions have been lifted on all of the borough's canal towpaths and the Trans-Pennine Way is now open to walkers. Unfenced paths
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THE ROB SMYTH COLUMN
THE fact that Huddersfield Giants have not won a game so far this season makes them all the more dangerous for us on Sunday. They are going to be hungry for their first win. Listening to the comments their coach Tony Smith makes each week, it seems to
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DARRYL'S UTMOST RESPECT FOR 'T'
TAWERA Nikau has revealed why he has decided to continue his playing career with Warrington Wolves. 'T' and his two children, Heaven and Tyme, returned this week from New Zealand, after he had taken home his 36-year-old wife Letitia for her funeral. After
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Footpath needs a clean up
A POPULAR path that was recently saved from closure gets the Grotspots treatment this week. The footpath between Moss Lane and Wellington Road, Timperley, is in urgent need of a clean-up, a reader told the Grotspots campaign. It is strewn with a smashed
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Join in the carnival
ALTRINCHAM is preparing to party on July 7 and organisers of the town's annual Festival is inviting local businesses and community groups to join in the fun. A number of opportunities exist, including the chance to enter a float in the Grand Parade. Charities
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Traffic chaos fears at interchange
A 'GREEN' group is warning that a £250 million distribution and manufacturing park scheme earmarked for Carrington will cause traffic chaos. The Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) spoke out after developers released figures for the number
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Group celebrates 10th anniversary
A CASH strapped Trafford based charity which supports youngsters with disabilities has beaten the odds to reach its 10th birthday. The Special Educational Needs Families Support Group has survived numerous closure threats to help around 1,000 families
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Platinum day for Alfred and Mary
IT WAS a big day for a Sale couple on Sunday when they celebrated 70 years of wedded bliss. Alfred and Mary Wright have lived in the town since they were married in 1931 and Alfred, now 97, still lives in their original home. Mary, 94, now lives in the
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Tidy up saves steam rally
VOLUNTEERS pitched in to spruce up an Urmston park - and ensure it is in shape to host a major steam rally this weekend. A combination of a funfair being based at Chassen Park and the recent wet weather had reduced the ground to a quagmire. The state
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Primary school wins plaudits
A PRIMARY school in Stretford has been praised for its high standards in national tests following its recent OFSTED inspection. The report about St Teresa's RC Primary said it has been "very effective in achieving high standards in the national tests"
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Some children are on the pitch...
FOOTBALL fever swept through Old Trafford last Wednesday when a primary school gym was transformed into an indoor football pitch. Pupils at Old Trafford Community School held a 'party on the pitch' and took part in mini football matches and skills workshops
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Court clears mum of sex assaults
A YOUNG mother accused of trying to seduce a 15 year-old boy at a fetish party wept as she walked free on Friday. A jury took just 29 minutes to acquit 27 year-old Sarah Newell of sexual assault after she told them the lad's claims were "complete fantasy
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Charged
A WOMAN has appeared at Trafford Magistrates Court charged with attempted murder after a fifty year old man was stabbed at his home in Grafton Court, Clayton Close, Old Trafford. Martin Rogan was taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary with serious stab wounds
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Thugs sicken guardian
VANDALS who left a trail of destruction at a Jewish cemetery in Urmston have been branded as 'sick' by the man who looks after it. Caretaker Paul Fernandez is beginning the clean-up after mindless thugs smashed 13 headstones at the Chapel Grove resting
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ALL THE FUN OF THE FAYRE
SANDBACH is gearing up for a record May Day Fayre. The family fun day on Monday, May 7 will feature a lively mix of entertainment, culture and culinary delights. There will be more than 200 market stalls, plus the retail market and indoor market and a
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Business park 'will bring chaos'
A 'GREEN' group is warning that a £250 million distribution and manufacturing park scheme earmarked for Carrington will cause traffic chaos. The Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) spoke out after developers released figures for the number
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SECONDS COME FIRST
CONGLETON 2nds produced an excellent victory on Saturday to banish memories of last week's crushing defeat by Nantwich. Congleton earned 20 points from their home victory over Hale Barns, which was due in large part to excellent bowling and fielding.
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ALSAGER HIT FORM
ALSAGER produced a storming finish on Saturday to earn a well-deserved victory over Chadderton. However a sour note was struck by the sending off late on of midfielder Rob Drummond for a tackle. The 2-1 victory saw Alsager recover from going a goal down
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JAMBOREE JET SET
CONGLETON Scouts due to jet out to America and Thailand for the trips of a lifetime have met the borough mayor. Andrew Brown and Paul Garbett are to attend the Boy Scouts of America national Jamboree in July. In addition Laura Hill, Naomi Wilkinson and
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ICE AGE FIND
GEOGRAPHY teacher Ben Steel has been showing off a school's Ice Age discovery The granite boulder weighs six and a half stones, and was dug up by builders working at Eaton Bank School in Congleton. "The boulder provides an insight into what was happening
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Roy rolls into IKEA
CORONATION Street caf owner Roy Cropper brought his catering expertise to Warrington this week when he opened Ikea's new restaurant. The bumbling soap star, famed for his droopy cardigans and pull-along shopping trolley, welcomed shoppers with Bucks Fizz
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Tuck in at the Friar
THE latest offering on the Warrington bar scene doesn't have any skeletons hidden in the closet. Instead, The Friar Penketh on Friars Gate has all its secrets on display. The new Wetherspoons pub opened its doors on Wednesday after an eight month building
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Chance to get involved with youth festival
THE biggest event in the youth calendar kicks off in grand style this weekend. Full details of Celebration of Youth 2001 (COY2001) will be available in the old fish market at Golden Square shopping centre on Saturday, May 5. And a taster of what the grand
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Questions asked about hike in Birchwood council tax
QUESTIONS have been raised about the increase in council tax charges in Birchwood. One resident contacted the Guardian after he noticed his fees for his Band C property had increased by £72.81 due to a rise in the precept from Birchwood Town Council from
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Stop the smell
HERE, here to Mrs C Watson's letter in the Messenger about the sewage works. I would echo every word she says and have already complained to North West Water and the Environment Agency. This is nothing short of air pollution - after all, we cannot go
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Water worry
HAS anyone in the Trafford area experienced the effects of Trafford water. It smells and tastes like the Mersey and I believe it's not fit for human consumption. I think they have a cheek to be charging so much for it. I can't drink it as it gives me
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Shelter destroyed by school bus
A BUS taking Lymm High School pupils home on Wednesday afternoon was reported to have crashed into a bus shelter, destroying it. Nobody was injured in the incident, which shattered the shelter, at Deans Lane, Thelwall, and left it bent totally out of
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Hitting the airwaves
WARRINGTON'S airwaves will be 'fused' on Tuesday with the sound of the latest radio station to come to the town. Four second year students at Padgate Campus will be launching 87.7 Fused FM a special 48-hour radio transmission starting at midnight on Monday
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Patient safety agency welcomed
PLANS to set up a new agency which will boost patient safety in the NHS have been welcomed by Warrington's health bosses. The National Patient Safety Agency will run a compulsory reporting system for logging all failures, mistakes, errors and near misses
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Easter put on hold after thugs strike
YOUNGSTERS in Moore have been left heartbroken after their Easter bonnet parade was put off until last week because mindless thugs vandalised the community centre. Expensive leaded windows along one side of the Milner Institute on Runcorn Road were smashed
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Housing plan is rejected by committee
THE disillusionment in the planning process said to be felt by people living in Lymm and Oughtrington may have been calmed by a decision made last week. Five planning applications for Lymm were debated by members of Warrington Borough Council's development
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Parents' concern for child safety
PUPILS are being put at risk while walking to school according to parents and residents. They claim that lorries are blatantly breaching a condition order by coming in and out of a housing development while pupils head to school and believe it is an accident
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Artist in a flap over Seagull sculpture
A WARRINGTON artist who designed the 'Seagull' sculpture which has been installed at Pinners Brow since January has not yet been paid for his work. Kim Scovgaard, of Moss Lane, Moore, entered a competition to design a sculpture for Haydock Street as part
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Council defends spending cash
TOWN Hall chiefs continued to defend spending millions of pounds on redeveloping the town centre. Last week's Guardian reported that new art works will cost the borough council almost £1 million and that sparked arguments against a big spending authority
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Three youths attacked man with bottle in broad daylight
POLICE are searching for three youths who attacked a man with a glass bottle in broad daylight as he walked home from his local shop. The 26-year-old was walking along Perth Close in Cinnamon Brow on Friday, April 13 at around 5.30pm. As he passed the
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Organ anguish for 150 families?
AROUND 150 families in Warrington and surrounding area are waiting to hear if Warrington Hospital retained organs from their parents or children. The hospital trust admitted keeping 66 lungs in the past for establishing cause of death involving industrial
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John to power his way to Sellafield
A CULCHETH man who is battling prostate cancer is setting off on a cycle ride to raise money for research into the killer disease. John Mouatt, of Withington Avenue, was diagnosed in March last year and is currently in remission. The engineering project
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Pressure is building on borough planners
A PROTEST to show the strength of feeling against development in south Warrington saw around 200 people march on the Town Hall on Saturday morning. Despite dreadful weather, villagers armed with banners and placards turned up to show their support for
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I had to do this for my biggest fan
EXCLUSIVE BY SUZANNE ELSWORTH STUNNING pop diva Louise stole the hearts of hundreds of Old Hall children last week when she paid them a very special visit. The 26-year-old singer, who is married to Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp, was invited to officially
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Classes of 1972-1977
A REUNION of former pupils of Beamont Secondary Technical School's classes of 1972-1977 takes place this weekend. The fun start at 7.30pm at the Grange Social Club, Grange Avenue, Latchford, on Saturday, May 5. Tickets are £4 on the door and include disco
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Tiger is saved by a cat's whisker
A 21-YEAR-OLD moggie used up another of his nine lives when he was rescued from a house fire on Monday morning. Owner Sheila Drinkwater was in her Massey Brook Lane home in Lymm when her fridge freezer burst into flames because of an electrical fault.
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Children power takes on the speedsters
A GROUP of children from Latchford are taking the law into their own hands and blocking a road which they say is being used as a rat run and putting their lives at risk. The children live on or near Budworth Avenue, just yards from busy Kingsway. At tea-time
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Town's carers' centre is seeking volunteers
ARE you reliable, diplomatic and a good listener, who can smile no matter what? If so the Warrington Carers' Centre desperately needs your skills to support carers throughout the area. It is looking for volunteers to lend a sympathetic ear to the carers
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Gentle way to better health
THE management of stress and maintaining general well-being, along with relief for a wide range of health problems can be helped by the Bowen Technique, a treatment developed in Australia. It was created by Thomas Bowen, following an interest in massage
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Big-hearted fundraisers help to ease the pain
GENEROUS fundraisers from the Warrington branch of the Arthritis Care charity are doing their bit to ease the pain of sufferers. The team collected £500 to buy new equipment which was presented to Warrington Hospital's rheumatology department. The new
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Are you getting everything that you are entitled to?
OLDER people who live independently but need help with bathing and dressing are being advised to check their entitlement to home support and financial assistance. Help the Aged is urging people to check their entitlement to Attendance Allowance as unlike
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Programmed for survival
By PAT GILL BOLTON PEOPLE are living longer than at any time in history. New scientific understanding means that we can never again think of ageing as we have in the past. We are at the end of the old concept of 'old age.' This is the view of Professor
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Disabled open day
DISABLED people and carers are invited to find out more about equipment which can give them a new lease of life at Warrington Disabled Living Centre's open afternoon. The event takes place tomorrow, Friday, between 1pm and 4pm at the centre in Beaufort
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The fitter you are, the better the quality of your life
EXERCISE classes at Woolston Leisure Centre twice a week plus walking, swimming, Scottish country dancing and English folk dancing are all on the health agenda for Curtis McFarlane, a 65-years-old who believes that fitness should be fun. She goes dancing
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Pensioners join in the debate
THE voices of pensioners from Warrington were heard in a special sitting of Parliament this week. A party created by members of the town's Older People's Forum made the trip up to Blackpool at the weekend to take part in the annual sitting of the Pensioners
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Birthday girl Sheila is toast of town
RESIDENTS of Berryhill Retirement Village in Stoke-on-Trent sprang a birthday surprise on Mayor Sheila Woodyatt last week. Clr Woodyatt MBE, and her consort Neville Woodyatt requested to visit Berryhill after a turf cutting ceremony in March when she
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LITTLE MORETON HALL IS REOPEN TO THE PUBLIC
TOP tourist attraction Little Moreton Hall is throwing open its doors to the public once again after being shut for a month. The National Trust property did not open as scheduled at the end of March due to the foot and mouth crisis. The hall shares a
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SUPPORT FOR TESCO
BOSSES from the UK's leading supermarket are hoping to open a new multi-million pound store in Congleton by next spring. The Tesco supermarket earmarked for land alongside the Clayton Bypass will cost between £8million and £10million, and create 225 jobs
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Why not use local artist?
I AM disgusted by a council which, despite being about £4 million in debt, is spending almost £1 million on town centre artwork, £760,000 of which has already gone to America. As a founder member of Warrington Visual Arts Forum and long-standing member
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Abolishing CHCs would be so wrong
FOR the past 26 years, Warrington has been well served by an active Community Health Council. We have kept a watchful eye on health provision and tried very hard to ensure that the people of Warrington are getting the level of service they expect. A mutual
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What are your memories of our May Day customs?
I WAS born and brought up in Orford, and have just taken the post of director of the National Centre for English Cultural Tradition at the University of Sheffield. With May Day coming up, I have been thinking about May Day customs, such as dancing around
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What a racquet!
PLAY Tennis 2001, Britain's biggest ever free tennis campaign gets underway in Hale at Hale Village Tennis Club on Saturday 5th May 2001. Everyone is welcome to come along from 10.30am and join the fun! "Play Tennis offers great opportunities for people
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Girl Power at Sale United
SALE United FC are opening their doors to local girls between the ages of 7 and 11 who want to try out football. Starting on Wednesday 16th May the club will be running training sessions specific to girls at their Crossford Bridge site from 6.30pm to
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Rangers take to the streets
ALTRINCHAM town centre may not have any rugged terrain or dangerous wild animals roaming free, but it still needs its rangers. They are on hand to answer questions from visitors, and to date they've answered everything from the location of the nearest
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Behind closed doors
WHEN Anne Paton mixes socially, there is one subject which is strictly off limits. The subject in question is work. For the genial Glaswegian spends her days counselling people with mental health problems. A strict code of confidentiality means she's
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Beating the weather
FLIXTON Cricket Club's season finally got under way on Saturday - but only just as the 2ndXI travelled to South West Manchester, with the whole match again in doubt due to the incessant rain that has plagued all local league cricket for the last 3 weeks
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Latest plans
LOCALS in Carrington may soon be benefiting from a spruced-up local green. For plans are afoot to give the Stamford road green a facelift if consent is passed by planning chiefs. Works will include landscaping and footpaths along with new seating and
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Thieves go fishing for your car
CRAFTY crooks are forever on the lookout for new ways to get their hands on your property and that is just what they are doing throughout Trafford at the moment. Opportunist car thieves are chancing their arm by peaking through letterboxes and looking
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GLANCE GUIDE TO WARRINGTON SPORT PART ONE
- BADMINTON, BOWLS Badminton Warrington Badminton League results: Div One: ICI First 6 Nth Chesh 21, Nth Chesh 0 Newton First 8, Brook Second 3 Brook First 5, The Heath 5 Newton First 3. Div Two: Park Second 3 Weaverham 5, Crosflds 2 Phoenix 6, Crosflds
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FOZ HAS BLUES
MARK Forster's Testimonial celebration of 20 years with the Wolves continues tomorrow, Friday, with a Tribute to the Blues Brothers. 'Can't Wait' will be performing at Monk Sports and Social Club from 7.30pm. Tickets are £5 and available in advance from
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BOYS' CHESHIRE CUP JOY
LYMM rugby stars could become double Cheshire champions today, Thursday. The majority of the same boys who steered Lymm Rugby Club's under 13s to Cheshire Cup success on Sunday will be in the Lymm High School team which tackles Bridgewater High School
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LYMM SAFE DESPITE DEFEAT
Broughton Park RFC...20 Lymm RFC...15 HEAVY showers, swirling winds and a treacherous ground made conditions difficult for this keenly contested North Two West encounter between eighth-placed Lymm and their hosts, one place lower. Park scored a try and
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LITTLE'S FIVE STAR SHOW
MATTHIOLA lifted Warrington Sunday Soccer League's Presidents Cup after defeating Moorfield Athletic 2-0. After a goalless first half substitute Roy Sweeney Gave Matthiola the lead with a tremendous strike from outside the penalty area. Shortly afterwards
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TOWN ARE GOING FOR MAXIMUM POINTS
WARRINGTON Town may still need nine points from their remaining four games away from home to secure promotion to North West Counties Division Two. And three of those crucial games come in a five-day spell starting from today. That is the points scenario
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TETLEY WALKER BOW OUT OF NORTH WEST COUNTIES
TETLEY Walker Football Club have confirmed their resignation from the North West Counties Football League effective from the end of the 2000/2001 season. The move follows the decision of the Carlsberg-Tetley Sports and Social Club to withdraw their permission
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WOLVES BROUGHT DOWN TO EARTH
Bradford Bulls...56 Warrington Wolves...24 BRADFORD Bulls showed no post-cup final depression to romp to a deserved victory and end Warrington's winning streak. A full strength Bulls beat Warrington in a style that the Wolves had shown to dispose of Challenge
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Waiting game for heart unit
UNCERTAINTY still hangs over the future of Wythenshawe Hospital's transplant centre - in the week that its new £1.9 million ward opened. A report in a national newspaper claiming that Wythenshawe's threatened transplant centre had won a reprieve has been
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NO 'FALLING ASLEEP' AGAINST GIANTS
WARRINGTON Wolves coach Darryl Van de Velde said his team must not 'fall asleep' against Huddersfield Giants at Wilderspool on Sunday, kick-off 3pm. Between the Bradford match last night, Wednesday, and through to Sunday Van de Velde will emphasise strongly
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Minibus expands service
A NEW fully accessible minibus has been bought by transport chiefs to expand the services of Partington and Cadishead Transport Co-operative. The co-operative provides local community transport services in the Partington and Cadishead areas and shared
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Cabinet style council ready for operation
TRAFFORD council's pilot scheme of a leader and cabinet form of executive will be formally in operation this month. The Council has consulted Trafford people about the form of executive the borough should adopt and the consultation was strongly in favour
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Don't provide the keys for the job
CRAFTY crooks are forever on the lookout for new ways to get their hands on your property and that is just what they are doing throughout Trafford at the moment. For opportunist car thieves are chancing their arm by peaking through letterboxes and looking
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Ray of hope
CHILDREN who were once regarded as objects of shame by their own families are being offered new hope by a Sale couple. Muriel and Geoff Chad are building a rehabilitation centre for youngsters with cerebral palsy in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan
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Fire quiz
DOZENS of firefighters tackled a major scrap yard blaze in Old Trafford. The fire en gulfed around 60 cars at the scrap yard at Westminster Street, Old Trafford. Forty firefighters brought the blaze under control within 45 minutes of being called out
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Accused of robbery
A MAN has been arrested and charged following a robbery at the McDonald's restaurant at Trafford Retail Park on Monday. It was around 6.40am when a man walked into the store and threatened staff with a knife before fleeing with around £2,000. A man was
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Paths open as fears ease
MOST of the footpaths in Trafford have been reopened after more than two months of closure due to foot and mouth disease. Restrictions have been lifted on all of the borough's canal towpaths and the Trans-Pennine Way is now open to walkers. Unfenced paths
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DIARY DATES
SATURDAY MAY 5 *Scout HQ, St John's Road, Buglawton - 1st Buglawton Scout Group bedding plant sale. 10am to noon. Further details 01260 274073. *Alsager Civic Centre - Audley Brass Band in concert. 7.30pm. *Congleton Library - Congleton and District Horticultural
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FOLK DUO STAR AT CELTIC AND ACOUSTIC NIGHT
FOLK duo Chris While and Julie Matthews bring their successful partnership to Congleton this Sunday. Their duo career began in 1994 when they toured Canada, initially as a one-off project, and they took the festivals by storm. Since then they have toured
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SHOP HERE FOR HORROR, MUSIC AND FUN
AUDREY the blood sucking plant takes centre stage for a youth theatre production of Little Shop of Horrors. The show combines black comedy with 60s music, and is being staged by Congleton Amateur Youth Theatre at the Daneside Theatre. Simon Matthews from
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Business park 'will bring chaos'
A 'GREEN' group is warning that a £250 million distribution and manufacturing park scheme earmarked for Carrington will cause traffic chaos. The Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) spoke out after developers released figures for the number
