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Don't extend tip just move it
I FEEL compelled to write to you after reading the article about Gatewarth Tip. I find it unbelievable that the council would contemplate a further extension after all the protests from people in and around the Warrington area regarding the vile smells
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Bad manners spoiled treat
MY daughter visited the UCI cinema at Westbrook on January 10 to see Spiceworld with her two friends. Her birthday treat was spoiled by an ill-mannered mother who treated my daughter disgracefully. It appeared that both parties' seats had been double-booked
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AGONY AS ROVERS ARE FOILED BY POST
Leigh Miners Rangers 14 Woolston Rovers 14 ROVERS started like an express train by taking a 14-0 lead in this National Conference League Premier Division battle. After letting their advantage slip Rovers then went through the agony of watching a late
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WARRINGTON SOCCER LEAGUE
LOWLY Cheshire Grange provided the shock result in the Warrington Soccer League programme. They came away from third placed Daten with a surprise 1-0 win. Sidac Social drop into the bottom two following a 6-0 hammering at leaders Whiston Cross. The top
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WARRINGTON TOWN REPORT
Kidsgrove Athletic 3 Warrington Town 0 WARRINGTON became the latest victims of Kidsgrove's potent goal machine on Saturday. Town took heart from their record as one of only two teams to inflict league defeats on the title favourites this season, but were
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LYMM'S LIFT
Lymm RUFC 22 Alnwick 18 LYMM gave their fans some nervous moments before gaining this narrow but important victory. This was certainly not a classic but lowly Lymm deserved their win for their all round teamwork and effort, and more so in view of the
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LYMM ANGLERS ASSOCIATION
ON Saturday it became necessary to close Lymm Angling Association's Farm Pool due to roach being affected by what appears to be a fungal infection. Environment Agency staff have taken water and fish samples for tests to be carried out so we are eagerly
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BLOHM'S IN NO MOOD TO
SURRENDER FINE RECORD WARRINGTON Rugby Union Club are enjoying a wonderful season but they know improvement has to be made if they wish to progress to the final of the Lancashire Trophy. The side have had only three defeats in 22 games and the last of
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WARRINGTON'S JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE SCENE
Rylands Sharks u7 14 Pilks u7 8 A FINE team performance by the Sharks, with solid tackling and excellent attack play. Two tries by J. Mendeika, a goal by J. Clarke and a long range effort by D. Oakes. Man of the match was J. Mendeika. Team: J. Burke,
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GLANCE GUIDE TO RESULTS AND FIXTURES
Angling: Lymm Anglers' Association results: Thursday's Sankey Canal match - Cyanide Stretch: 1st, Gary Whalley, 18lbs 0ozs 0drms; 2, Tony Jackson, 12-12-0; 3, Ian Armstrong, 12-6-0; 4, Ray Boden (Shaw's Tackle), 8-0-0. Club Winter Series - Sankey Canal
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CAT FIGHT!
'CAT Woman is hiss-tory!' is the warning from Warrington Thai boxing champion Julie Cross as she flys out to meet top American fighter Kathy Long. Long is best known for her martial art film appearances and she also worked as Michelle Pfeiffer's stunt
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DARRYL'S DOMAIN
THE printed media's role in Rugby League is crucial. It is the media which gives Rugby League its profile, which is needed to help with attracting additional supporters, developing the game and attracting multi-national sponsors. And it is important the
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WILL WISE COLUMN
Well done the All Blacks! Great to see Warrington Wolves kick off the new season with a win but it took me a while to get used to the club's new away kit on Sunday. New Zealand in black, yes, Widnes in black, yes, but Warrington...? I do prefer the Wolves
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WOLVES COACH DISCUSSES WAKEFIELD GAME
WARRINGTON Wolves coach Darryl Van de Velde praised his team's tackling at Wakefield but he was not happy that his defence was called on as often as it was. He said: "We gave them too much ball in the first half. We didn't hold the ball or complete our
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ROACH MAKES HISTORY ON HIS DEBUT
NEW Wolves flyer Jason Roach made history with his Challenge Cup try haul at Wakefield Trinity. The winger became the first Warrington player to score four tries on his debut and it helped to steer Warrington to their first ever Challenge Cup win at Wakefield
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Record number of helpers get the vibe
RECORD numbers of people wanting to put something back into the community have contacted Warrington Volunteer Bureau this year. Staff at the bureau dealt with three times as many people during January than they did in the same period last year. Marketing
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Council officers chew over a sticky problem
THE SCOURGE of discarded chewing gum has become a sticky problem for town centre maintenance officers. The problem is most noticable in Bridge Street. The council's Direct Services department has been chewing over the problem for years, and is now considering
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Play area 'olive branch'
PLANS to build homes for autistic adults in Locking Stumps have been changed in an attempt to calm residents who are opposing the proposals. Grosvenor Housing Association has requested outline planning permission for two semi-detached houses on land at
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Car flattens fence in seventh crash
A WORRIED mum of two is calling for a barrier to be installed on a busy main road after a car crashed into her garden on Sunday. Melanie Hughes, of Maliston Road, Great Sankey wants the barrier put into place on a bend on Sankey Way, at the back of her
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Living in a box
A METAL box, surrounded by deep snow, on the top of a Bosnian mountain is the 'home' of Warrington soldier Corporal Mark Richards. It's a long way from his comfortable house in Great Sankey, where he lives with his parents Bernard and Nora. Mark, aged
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Sex attack in park
OLICE are appealing for more information following a vicious sex attack in Peel Hall Park last week. A 16 year old girl was attacked and indecently assaulted as she walked through the park on Tuesday, February 10, at around 10pm. Detectives want to trace
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Traffic scheme is long overdue
I WAS interested to hear of the traffic island and speed humps proposed for Culcheth village centre, a scheme which is apparently intended to slow the speed of traffic along Warrington Road and improve the situation at its junction with Common Lane. Hopefully
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Planning nightmare for the elderly and the sick
MAY I be permitted to reply to the letter 'Inconvenienced Elderly' sent to the GUARDIAN by 'Visitor' and published in the February 6 edition. I agree with many of the town centre changes but I would like to offer my full support for the suggestion that
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Eerie pull of Old Hall
YOUR recent report about Bewsey Old Hall prompts this letter. Warrington Borough Council has let this building fall into neglect for over 50 years and is now concerned about its condition. The place should have been pulled down years ago. One story behind
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Passport to awareness
I AM a pupil at St Vincent's RC School and my class has started a project called the Reading Passport scheme. For this project, we have to read the GUARDIAN. I enjoyed reading the story about Dancer Dean and the letter sent by 'Against Litter' from Grappenhall
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SUNDAY SOCCER LEAGUE
TYREWISE have created history in the Warrington Sunday Soccer League by becoming the first fifth division to ever reach the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup. The league newcomers defied their lowly status for an extra-time victory against Marquis at the
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WARRINGTON/EAGLE REPORT
Warrington RUFC 33 Eagle RUFC 0 WHILE Warrington won Saturday's 'derby' by a clear margin, pushing Eagle closer to relegation, the final scoreline flattered them. Eagle made them fight every inch of the way for each point they scored. Warrington started
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THAI BOXING CHAMP
THAI boxing sensation Warren Brown is celebrating after picking up his fourth major fight title. The 19-year-old has added yet another belt to his collection with a unanimous points verdict against WMTO British featherweight champion Damien Trainor. Brown
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TETLEY WALKER REPORT
TEetley Walker 3 Stantondale 1 NINTH placed Tetley Walker, 24 points clear of their re-election threatened visitors, broke their 1998 North West Counties League duck on Saturday, but it was a far from a convincing performance. Walker were on top in the
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SAINTS CLASH TO BE TELEVISED
BBC Television has chosen Warrington Wolves' clash with St. Helens for broadcast in the fifth round of the Silk Cut Challenge Cup next weekend. Their away clash with Saints is scheduled to kick off at Knowsley Road at 1.45pm on Sunday, March 1. Television
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SAINTS AT A CANTER
Featherstone Rovers 24 St. Helens 56 FEATHERSTONE came out smiling after generous Saints let them off the hook when the scene looked set for a massacre. 'Only' losing by 32 points in this Challenge Cup clash left the home fans delighted as Saints took
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WARRINGTON ANGLERS ASSOCIATION
THE rise in temperatures has brought the fish into feeding mode on the majority of Warrington Angling Association's fisheries. Catches in excess of fifty roach are producing in the region of 10 to 15lbs at tiny Ackes Pit. Tench also spotted. The carp
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Jean looks for sisters
A WOMAN is trying to trace two Warrington women who married US servicemen shortly after the Second World War. Jean Baillie, of Kennilworth, Warwickshire, wants to trace friends or relatives of Florence or Mary Matthews. The sisters were once residents
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Increase in reported sex offences
SEXUAL offences reported to Warrington police rose significantly over the last year. Police statistics show that the number of sex-related offences reported to them increased from 148 in 1996 to 238 in 1997. Despite the rise, police are confident that
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Roads scheme improves Fairfield
WORK has started on the first phase of an environmental scheme in the Fairfield area of Warrington. As part of a £600,000 scheme, funded by the government and the local authority, road humps and an experimental 20 mile an hour zone are being created.
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Appleton just isn't 'posh' enough for stars
IT SEEMS Warrington just isn't posh enough for Posh Spice. She's been looking for a love nest in the town with her fiance, Manchester United soccer star, David Beckham, but even a £600,000 mansion in Appleton couldn't satisfy the celebrity couple. David
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Public raise concerns at Police Forum
MORE than 50 people attended the first Police Forum of the year to hear the division's plans for 1998. People expressed concerns to police chief Superintendent Kevin Mayhew and the panel on issues ranging from speeding traffic to community policing. Max
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Don't take away my independence
DISABLED rights campaigner Dave Thompson has hit out at Government plans to review benefits. He fears that means-testing and imposing tax on benefits could severely affect his ability to lead an 'independent' life. Dave is the Disability Services Advisor
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Judge to rule on second pharmacy
THE DECISION to open a new chemist at the Gemini Retail Park is to be determined by a High Court judge. Boots has been granted permission to open a new pharmacy on the park, but the owners of a nearby rival chemist want to the decision over-turned. Mr
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Cue up for Jimmy's charity challenge
A SNOOKER legend will breeze into town next Friday to help raise thousands of pounds for two good causes in Warrington. The 'Whirlwind' Jimmy White will take part in an annual charity tournament. Players can bid against one another to play a frame against