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We should celebrate our differences in faith
IN Rev Brian Hankins's letter (GUARDIAN, July 31) in support of his Church's tradition of believers' baptism, the writer uses biblical authority as his justification and calls for "the simple teaching of the New Testament" to be followed which would "
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Catering for the younger generation
I CANNOT help but show some anger at the plans to have the Palace Theatre at Friars Gate turned into an entertainment cafe by Apollo Leisure. Any visitor or local person must see that although the town has grown over the years it has become a town of
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Transport emphasis now on real people
BARBARA Mawer says we need a proper transport policy for the town. Perhaps she hasn't been keeping up to date recently. Since April, when Warrington took control of transport from Cheshire County Council, both officers and councillors have been enthusiastically
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Where everyone knows your name!
COFFINS, "vampires", fortune telling, tattooing and face painting were among the attractions that helped to raise the profile of Warrington Market this week, to mark Great British Market Week. On Saturday, the market was "like Christmas" it was so busy
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'Topping Out' at new hospice building
ST ROCCO'S staff and volunteers are celebrating the latest step in the building of the new hospice. At a ceremony on Monday night, one of the last roof tiles was put in place by the hospice's council chairman Ann Wood. The event, known as 'Topping Out
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Spectrum goes under owing thousands
FUMING promoters, artists and staff have lashed out at the managers of the ill-fated Spectrum Arena, whose business went into liquidation last week. Managing company Gandey Operations has been accused of being "naive, amateurish and incompetent", and
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GUILTY
A DOCTOR convicted of molesting two teenage girls at his Culcheth home faces jail - and parents want him struck off. The stark warning came after a Warrington Crown Court jury found Dr Moustafa Abdelnabi, of Fowley Common Lane, guilty of indecently assaulting
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Bird-lover in legal flap over cockateel
A GOOD Samaritan has become involved in a legal dispute after launching a search for the owner of a lost cockateel. Brenda Mckinnell, of Knight Road, Burtonwood, took the frightened bird under her wing after finding it flying around her garden two weeks
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Shop polling booth wins town's vote
COUNCIL chiefs say they will be looking into the idea of setting up polling booths in new places after a successful experiment. For the first time in Warrington, a polling booth was placed in a supermarket during Thursday's Fairfield and Howley by-election
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WE ARE YOUR FAMILY CALLUM
THE PEOPLE of Warrington said a tearful farewell to baby Callum, more than four months after his body was discovered close to a children's theme park. The murdered infant was laid to rest in Warrington Cemetery following a moving service at St. Elphin's
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Thank you
THANK you so much to the unknown person who kindly and honestly handed in my friend's bank card on Tuesday afternoon, July 28, after I accidently left it in the cash machine. It's good to know that there are some honest people around. JOANNE ROTHWELL
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There but for the Grace of God...
WITH regard to the letter from "Worried Mother", GUARDIAN, August 7, could I please ask how any mother could possibly condemn another mother she, presumably, has never met? None of us knows what was in this mother's mind at the time of this terrible tragedy
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Like fat cats
IT SEEMS to me that Warrington Council, by awarding themselves these big pay rises, are no different from the big city fat cats we read about in the nationals. I appreciate that some expenses are incured but this is disgusting. The worst 'culprit' in
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Prefer new homes on allotment site
I AM a long-standing resident of Penketh and Stocks Lane is right next to me. It amazes me that certain residents don't want Charlton Homes to build 11 houses on the waste ground to the rear of the car park of the Crown and Cushion pub. That waste ground
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Pregnant mums told not to panic
HEALTH chiefs are urging the public not to panic over the claims that there is a link between living next to a landfill site and birth defects in babies. A report in The Lancet revealed that living 'within 3km of a landfill site was associated with a
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Boss installing CCTV was 'last straw' for worker
A CLERICAL worker was driven out of her job after her boss rigged up the room she worked in with surveillance equipment, an industrial tribunal heard. The installation of a close circuit camera and a microphone was "the last straw" for Laura Keung, of
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Dedicated soldier, 36, dies of cancer
A WARRINGTON soldier has died of cancer at the age of 36. Warrant Officer Michael Chakrabarty, of Hereford Close, Woolston, died at home surrounded by his wife, Sandra, and close family and friends. Michael joined the 1st Battalion Kings Regiment of the
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180 jobs at risk as company sells-up
THE jobs of 180 workers at BOC Distribution Services are at risk after announcements that the company's two Warrington depots are up for sale. The sites, at Europa Boulevard, Westbrook, and Thelwall Lane, Warrington will close in November unless a buyer
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Move near nursery sparks baby boom
ARE MYSTERIOUS forces at work on the site of Warrington Hospital? Or could it be something in the water? Since moving to offices near the new Fledglings nursery, the Human Resources Department has experienced a baby boom. Seven members of staff have given
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'Entertainment Cafe' plan is approved
PLANNING chiefs have approved a scheme to turn the former Palace Theatre building into an 'Entertainment Cafe'. The Friars Gate building has been used as a cinema and a bingo hall in recent years by leaseholders Apollo Leisure. Many people campaigned
