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Land corridor with strategic importance
IN RECENT correspondence in your columns, Councillor Peter Black, who is in charge of Warrington's highway committee, has had the chance to tell us his strategy for solving the transport problems in the south of the town. He has failed to come up with
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Please support RAFA
THE Royal Air Force's Association, RAFA, provides friendship and welfare support for all serving and retired RAF personnel and their dependants, as well as those who have served in the Air Forces of the Commonwealth. More and more we are now being called
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Looking for a friend
I WONDER if any readers can help me to locate an old friend from the Warrington area? I am trying to get in touch with Ken Parker, who lived in Sharp Street in the 1950s and early 60s. We were at Boteler together from 1950-57 and were close friends for
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Seeking old Odeon pals
I AM writing as I worked at the Odeon Cinema on Buttermarket Street from 1987 to 1988 and I am trying to find out what happened to girls I worked with, especially Lynn Harrison and Tracey Doyle who were very close friends. My maiden name was Joanne Abbott
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Thanks for all your support
I AM writing on behalf of the Warrington Borough Council Ranger Service and the Bewsey Old Hall Conservation Project Team, who jointly organised the Civil War Re-enactment event at Sankey Valley Park on August 8-9. We would like to thank the people of
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Junction is an accident waiting to happen
I CAN no longer contain my anger at the ridiculous traffic light set-up at the junction of Scotland Road and Buttermarket Street. We have here a situation whereby one lane of traffic is on the move while the other lane is stationary. This can be confusing
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Based on fairness
THEY say that when you're in a hole you should stop digging but Barbara Mawer just keeps on going. The Liberal leader wants an integrated transport study but when it is pointed out that this is precisely what we have been working towards since April,
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Pigeons are lovely birds, not vermin
I OFTEN feed the pigeons near Warrington Market and I was surprised on Tuesday when somebody approached me and told me not to because they are vermin. I asked if he was telling me that all the pigeon fanciers who race their pigeons for sport and look
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Crematorium myths dispelled at Open Day
VISITORS to Walton Lea crematorium this weekend will have the chance to look behind the scenes and find out more about how staff deal with their very sensitive work. Members of the public will be welcomed to the chapel, then shown every detail of the
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WOOLSTON WIN
Woolston Rovers 27 West Hull 22 WOOLSTON overcame West Hull in an enthralling clash in BARLA's National Conference League. West Hull kept in touch with Woolston throughout but Adam Jude created the match winning try for Karl Taylor and super kicker Steve
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HEARTBREAKER FOR WARRINGTON
WARRINGTON were desperately unlucky to lose their first Cheshire Cup final at Wallasey on Sunday, matching the home club all the way in a magnificent game of cricket which went right down to the wire. Warrington's Ben Smith and Catterall built a steady
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GLOOM FOR TOWN
TWO goals described as 'screamers' were not enough to secure Town their first North Western Trains League point of the season on Tuesday. A disrupted defence, after two players had failed to turn up, cost them dearly. Fans' favourite Fadi Hanna smashed
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TETLEY WALKER OUTCLASSED
Tetley Walker 0 Abbey Hey 3 TETLEY Walker were outclassed by the early season pacesetters in North Western Trains League Division Two on Tuesday. Abbey made it four wins from four and left Tetley still looking for their first home win of the new term.
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A VICTORY AT LAST FOR WOLVES
Warrington Wolves 24 Hull Sharks 10 DANNY Farrar's surprise switch to scrum half proved a wild card masterstroke for the Wolves on Sunday. The 32-year-old may not have the pace usually associated with the job but he more than made up for it with quick
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KARLE LEADS SAINTS CHARGE
St. Helens 38 Halifax Blue Sox 6 By MELANIE MOORE KARLE Hammond underlined his claim for an improved deal for next season with a man of the match display in Saints' 36-6 mauling of Halifax on Sunday. A sun drenched crowd of 7,762 saw Hammond provide one
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LYMM RU SUCCESS
Lymm 21 Kirby Lonsdale 15 LYMM Rugby Union club limbered up for their difficult start to the league programme with a successful friendly against Kirby Lonsdale. With successive away trips ahead against Driffield tomorrow, Saturday and Blackburn the following
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LYMM ANGLING CLUB
IT will be a relief to Lymm Angling Club members that Village Pool seems to have made a recovery from its de-oxygenation and bounced back into form. All species have been feeding well with most methods proving productive for members. Over the road on
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CRUNCH TIME FOR SAINTS
Saints must prove their play-off credentials at Headingley ST. HELENS are set to make their case for Grand Final glory when they take on the young guns of Leeds Rhinos tonight, Friday, at Headingley. The revitalised Saints brushed aside third placed Halifax
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JUNIOR MEN IN NATIONAL FINAL AGAIN
WARRINGTON Athletics Club's under 20 men have qualified for a place in the National Junior League Club Championship final for the second year running. A depleted 12-man squad gained four firsts, five seconds and four thirds to give them second place at
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GLANCE GUIDE TO RESULTS AND FIXTURES
ANGLING: Lymm Angling Club results: Tuesday's Sankey Canal match at Carterhouse: 1, Ronnie Derr, 5lbs 12ozs 0drm; 2, Dave Forbes, 26-3-8; 3, Les Waring, 16-7-0; 4, B. Neal, 15-2-0. Thursday's Sankey Canal match at Tip Road: 1, Bob Brander, 14-6-0; 2,
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ELLERY HANLEY ARRIVES AT SAINTS
SAINTS' coach-in-waiting Ellery Hanley has warned that he will only accept total commitment when he takes over the reigns at Knowsley Road later this year. The former Great Britain coach takes over at Saints following the end of the 1998 season and the
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DEFENSIVE DRILLS DID THE JOB
A HARD week of defensive training proved the best medicine for Darryl Van de Velde's ailing side. Gruelling drills helped his side overcome their injury worries and bring a five game losing streak to an end. The coach said: "I really wanted to make sure
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THE COACH SPEAKS - DARRYL VAN DE VELDE'S COLUMN
WINNING the Rugby League World Cup in 2000 is definitely a realistic aim for Great Britain. You should not be in the arena unless you're there to win and with the right kind of preparation and hard work Britain can achieve that in two year's time. Last
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SOAP SUNK BY ICEBERG
Crosfields 20 Ideal Isberg 23 SOAP full back Russ Parkman saw red in a frustrating start to the club's second division Conference campaign. Isberg dominated early on with an unconverted try and a drop goal but Jamie Stenhouse hit back for Crosfields after
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3C Waste shares sold
WARRINGTON's shares in landfill company 3C Waste have been sold for more than £26 million. As part of a joint £120 million venture with Cheshire and Halton, Warrington Borough Council sold its stake in the company to Yorkshire Environmental Solutions
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Twins double exam delight
TWINS Susie and Becky Power lived up to their name and proved that double the brains means double the results when they swept the board with their GCSEs. The Appleton sisters, both students at Manchester High School, managed fantastic exam results. Becky
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Schools best ever GCSE results year
SCHOOLS in Warrington had their best ever GCSE results this year. Early indications show that the proportion of pupils gaining five or more passes at GCSE, and the number gaining five or more grades A* to C, have both increased this year. Education Chairman
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Libraries in need of revamp
EXTRA government cash is needed to revamp Warrington Central and Stockton Heath branches have been identified as needing major works and could benefit from capital bids, according to a report to the town's Cultural Development Committee. It could result
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BNFL's multi-million pound deal to make reactor safe
NUCLEAR experts from Warrington will help to clean-up the source of the world's worst nuclear disaster. Risley-based British Nuclear Fuels Ltd has landed a multi-million pound deal to make a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station safe. The plant's
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Hoping for top spot next year says leader
WARRINGTON is the second most profitable town in the country, a new survey by leading business analysts has revealed. Excellent communications and transport links coupled with a strong manufacturing tradition and an influx of hi-tech firms are cited as
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Campaign steps up to keep field green
RESIDENTS campaigning against new developments around Appleton are hoping lottery money will help them keep a piece of greenery for future generations. The campaigners have applied to the Millenium Green fund in an attempt to keep a field off Dale Lane
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Young driver was seconds from parents' home
A YOUNG van driver killed in a smash on the Thelwall Viaduct was only seconds away from her parents' home when tragedy struck. Lisa Edwards, aged 27, of Woodvale Close, Padgate, had travelled from the South of England and was nearing junction 21 of the
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Tot's ordeal
A LITTLE girl suffered an horrific ordeal when she was implaed on new toy. Three-year-old Jessica Warburton, of Silverdale Road, jumped from a chair and became pierced on beater used to strike a musical triangle, which sank four inches into her buttock
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A PHOTO-JOURNALIST from Warrington had a lucky escape from a war-torn African country after being ac
Former paratrooper Stuart Griffiths, aged 26, was arrested while working in the Congo with the Red Cross covering the country's on-going conflict. What followed was a 30 hour ordeal when he was interrogated and robbed by President Kabila's soldiers before
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Speed limit should be changed
WHO was the Brain of Britain who designated Bramwell Avenue a thirty mile an hour zone? I use it several times a week and on almost every occasion, I have been either tailgated, had headlights flashed in my rear view mirror, horn blasted, overtaken recklessly
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Farewell to patients
THROUGH your column I would like to bid a fond farewell to all my patients at Guardian Medical Centre. I have worked there for 12 months as a locum Practice Nurse in a temporary post, and sadly the time has now come for me to move on. It has been my pleasure
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Thank you rangers
I WOULD like to put a letter in your column about the walk that we went on the August 30 with the park rangers at Lymm Dam. It was brilliant. The effort that they put into being characters, helped to shape the history on this theme walk around the Dam
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How do they sleep
ONCE again the people who love animals have to read the sad story about the poor, defenceless kitten. It makes my blood boil, what a way to get your "kicks," what has that lovable kitten done to you? To the cruel, heartless people that I hope read my
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People should look after their dogs
A FEW days ago I was returning home on a Friday evening along Kingsway South near the bridge, when a dog ran out right in front of our car. I immediately stopped, but the car behind was unable to do the same and came into the back of us. The result is
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What use this bus lane
I would like to know what use the bus lane is on Knutsford Road. I travel that way every day and for the sake of the odd bus (sometimes it's days before I actually see one) that whole side of Warrington queues impatiently one behind another. If buses
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Carnival's big day a success
BANK Holiday Monday went with a bang in Burtonwood as hundreds of people turned out to welcome back the village's carnival. The event was scrapped a decade ago but has been now been revived and organisers hope it will go from strength to strength. For
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WARRINGTON GEAR UP FOR TETLEY CUP SHOWDOWN
WARRINGTON Rugby Union club play the biggest game in their 75 year history tomorrow, Saturday. They are gearing up to entertain the mighty Macclesfield in the first round of the National Tetley Bitter Cup at Bridge Lane, Appleton, kick-off 2.45pm. The
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HULL ACADEMY
Warrington Wolves Academy 20 Hull Sharks Academy 44 THE Young Wolves turned in another disappointing performance against Hull on Sunday. They were 6-0 down after sonly even minutes but narrowed the gap to two points on 16 minutes when Danny Buckley raced
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ONE RUN SHORT FOR WARRINGTON
WARRINGTON'S desire for victory proved costly in a rain affected Cheshire County League match against Didsbury at Walton Lea. The game was reduced to 92 overs from the start due to the weather and Didsbury used 51 of them to grind out 133 with the bat
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WARRINGTON ANGLERS' ASSOCIATION COLUMN
THE past week's rain has improved the river fishing for members of Warrington Anglers' Association. Most rivers are carrying some extra water and a flush of colour. Loton Park on the River Severn has produced a barbel of 11lbs taken on legered meat. On
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WALKER LACK COHERENCE
Formby 4 Tetley Walker 1 TETLEY Walkers poor start to the new season continued on Saturday when they crashed to an embarrassing defeat at Formby. Walker's first half performance was completely disjointed as they played as 11 individuals instead of a team
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BEN STRINGER SET TO TAKE ON WORLD
TALENTED Ben Stringer will be throwing more than 35metres next season, promises his coach Wayne McLoughlin. The 17-year-old Great Sankey athlete, who is patiently waiting for news of his selection for the 2000 Paralympics in Australia, is to purchase
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HOT SHOT TERRY'S GOLD
A DECADE of being nuts about shooting has earned Terry Almond the field target world championship crown. The driving examiner hit a remarkable 145 out of 153 targets at the championships held in Newbury. Success came as a big shock to Terry who had gone
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STREET LEGAL STUNNERS
WARRINGTON drag racers gained a stunning clean sweep in the ultimate test of street-legal cars at Santa Pod at the weekend. DP Motorsports Racing Club members took the Northampton mile strip by storm, finishing first, second and third on their drag debuts
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JACKO LEAVES TOWN
WARRINGTON Town soccer club were thrown into turmoil after only five games of the season when manager Steve Jackson walked out on Sunday. Jackson had been in charge of the club for less than two months after quitting as manager of Bootle at the end of
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GRAPPENHALL REPORT
GRAPPENHALL had a weekend of mixed fortunes in their quest for achieving Premier League status next year. On Saturday, a poor batting performance on a good Toft wicket resulted in a miserly total of 122 runs. Only Steve Muncaster, 31, and Michael Day,
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CROSFIELDS PICKETT UP IN SOCCER LEAGUE ACTION
CROSFIELDS showed they have lost none of their magic by kicking off the new Warrington Soccer League season in style. Last season's Premier Division runners-up Crosfields won 4-2 at Halebank. New signing Ian Pickett from Winwick Utd marked his debut with
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IT is good to see a new injection of coaches into the system in this country.
And the new blood in Malcolm Reilly at Huddersfield and Ellery Hanley at St. Helens adds further life to the competition for next year. Malcolm will be having to build from the ground floor up at Huddersfield and he will be good for them. I have a lot
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CENTENARY SUNDAY
CENTENARY Sunday is set to be a superb occasion for Warrington Wolves Rugby League Club. The 100th anniversary of their Wilderspool Stadium home is to be celebrated in style. Wilderspool has been a solid rock for Wire and now the Wolves through good times
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ALL TIME LOW FOR FOZ
WARRINGTON Wolves have gone from potential top five finishers to Super League whipping boys in the space of a month. When the Wolves took to the field at Cardiff Arms Park to play Castleford on July 25 they still had a chance of making the end of season
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TV makeover team create green oasis
SUN-loving Ray Wallace thought his dreams of the perfect garden had gone to seed - until a team of green fingered TV experts helped him turn over a new leaf! Miracle workers from Channel 5's Instant Gardens transformed Ray's garden into an low maintenance
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Sisters do it at the double
IT'S NOT unusual for identical twins to do things together, but sisters Helen and Jane Emmess decided their wedding days should be a double delight aswell. The 25-year-old sisters from Lymm tied the knot side-by-side at a joint ceremony at St. Peter's
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Detectives appeal to mystery caller
DETECTIVES hunting the killer of a Cheshire housewife urgently need to hear from a Warrington woman. The mystery woman called the murder incident room and gave information regarding the brutal murder of Julia Webb, whose battered body was found at a beauty
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Passenger dies in road smash
A MAN died and two others were seriously injured when a van and car collided on a quiet road on Monday. The Ford van and a Vauxhall Vectra crashed just before 2am at Broad Lane, Grappenhall. Graham Hodgson, a 35-year-old security guard from Merseyside
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Couple offer reward to catch Ellie's killers
A GANG of youths attacked a man and his partner as they walked through a Warrington estate on Monday. The group of six to eight thugs targeted the 29-year-old man and his common-law wife as they walked in Concord Place, Orford, at about 9.30pm. The gang
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Museum secures valuable painting for exhibition
A PAINTING which depicts one of Warrington's most famous sons will form the centrepiece of a new exhibition. Legendary fashion designer Ossie Clarke, who grew up in Orford, and his then-wife Celia were captured by close friend David Hockney at the height
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Howard's mission to fight for justice
A YOUTH club leader is sailing into unchartered waters to fight for justice for seafarers. Leaving behind the calm seas of the civil service, Howard Lawrenson, of Willis Street, is heading for Rotterdam to become a chaplain's assistant with the Missions
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Roy's healing hands help Sarajevo citizens
AROMATHERAPIST Roy Bennicke is hoping his healing hands will bring a small amount of comfort to the people of war ravaged Sarajevo. Roy, of Burnside Avenue, Stockton Heath, is travelling to the former Yugoslavia on October 18 with the Healing Hands Network
