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Glad pick up was changed
THIS letter is referring to the letter in last week's GUARDIAN from Aileen Phillips of Orford, regarding being dropped off in Goldborne Street from a coach. I wonder how she would have fared had if she been dropped off in Knutsford Road, the old drop
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Young people should fight to stop factory farming
EVERY year millions of animals die in agony after being tortured in cramped, diseased and disgraceful conditions. I am referring to Britian's farm animals, in particular broiler chickens, battery hens and factory farmed pigs. Everyone knows the appalling
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Looking for RAF comrade
WE have received a letter from a gentleman in Nairn, Scotland, who is trying to locate a comrade from their service days in the R.A.F. The request is as follows: Ian D. Gordon is trying to find Neville Hamlin/ Hamblin (or similar spelling). Neville served
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Darryl's crucial role with the team
WE very much hope that a new era of success will emerge from the structural changes taking place at our Rugby League Club. The council will do all it can to help facilitate the creation of a new stadium and support the Wolves in the challenging and changing
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Thank you tax office
I WOULD like to thank the Warrington Tax office for the help that they give when I go in with a problem. My tax office is in Birmingham, but it is nice to know that they are always there to help when I need them. SATISFIED PENSIONER Orford Converted for
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MORE INJURY PROBLEMS FOR WOOLSTON
Walney Central 22 Woolston Rovers 14 ROVERS were forced into five changes through injury and holidays before travelling to a hard fought encounter in Cumbria on Saturday. Rovers took the lead in the eighth minute with a long range penalty from Steve Martin
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WILL WISE COLUMN
GOOD time stories were the theme of the weekend as Warrington's past players came together to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Wilderspool Stadium. One of the funniest tales came out at the centenary dinner and involved former forward Bob Eccles. Big
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WARRINGTON RU SO CLOSE TO DREAM
Warrington RUFC 18 Macclesfield 26 WARRINGTON Rugby Union club came within 15 minutes of an historic victory at Bridge Lane when they made their debut in the Tetley Bitter National Cup competition. A huge and vocal crowd plus Sky television cameras saw
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UNITED TWINS
ANYTHING the Neville brothers can do, we can do! That is the news from the Hooper household as twins Natalie and Leanne sign up for Manchester United. The 12-year-olds from Culcheth will be playing for the Premier League giants this season and will be
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COULSON'S CHANGES
TETLEY Walker crashed to their heaviest home defeat in the North Western Trains League against second in the league Castleton Gabriels on Saturday. Manager Chris Coulson rang the changes, making nine alterations to the team that took part in last week's
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FORMER WIRE GREATS RETURN FOR CENTENARY
WARRINGTON'S past players revelled in the limelight again on Sunday. Around 50 ex-Wire greats paraded on the pitch as part of the Wilderspool Centenary celebrations prior to the Wolves' Super League battle with Huddersfield. Wire legend and record goalkicker
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GLANCE GUIDE TO RESULTS AND FIXTURES
ANGLING: Lymm Angling Club results: Tuesday's Sankey Canal match at Caterhouse: 1, Bob Brander 15lbs 10ozs 0drms; 2, Brian Swift 11-12-12; 3, Dave Vendelow 9-15-0; 4, Tony Healey 9-0-0; Thursday's Sankey Canal match at Bewsey: 1, Mick Wolvine 6-8-41;
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DEBUT BOYS IMPRESS
Liverpool 5 Eagle RUFC 47 EAGLE Rugby Union Club started the season with a bang in a warm up game at Liverpool Collegiate. Eagle's pack dominated throughout with tries from Graham, two, Clutterbuck, two, Simmons, Burrows and Lee, with Myers adding six
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FINDING the best players to improve your squad is a tough job that takes a lot of research.
Every coach knows the players he'd like to sign in a perfect world but most of us have got a budget to work with and decisions have to be made accordingly. The situation is particularly complicated at the moment because of the uncertain situation in Australia
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WARRINGTON CC PUSH FOR PREMIERSHIP
WARRINGTON were desperate for points against high flying Bowdon as they battle for a premier league place next year hots up. Bowdon were equally keen to the win in the race for the title and a draw was never likely. Batting first, Warrington struggled
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Who's a clever boy then?
SPIRITUAL healer David Clarke faced his strangest cast this week when he was asked to use his powers to help a parrot which had lost its voice. David, of Bridge House, Walton Gardens, is a master of the ancient healing system of Reiki, which was developed
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Auntie Flo dies aged 100
ONE of Warrington's oldest residents has died at the grand old age of 100. Florence Cleveland, of Goulden Street, lived all her life in the town and was a source of history for her many nephews and nieces. Her niece Joan Davies said: "She knew everything
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Appeal for witnesses
POLICE have renewed calls for a witness to a fatal crash to come forward, after revealing they released the wrong details after the incident. Young soldier Tony Davies was killed as he cycled home from his girlfriend's house on August 17. The 18-year-old
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Campaign to encourage families to learn together
A GROUNDBREAKING partnership between a Warrington charity and the borough council has held its first big event. Thursday saw the first Family Learning Day, designed to encourage families to continue learning after school. Special events took place all
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Taking time to chat
I VISITED Sankey Valley Park the other day with my children and what a lovely place it is. The sun shone and everyone was friendly, but one gentleman stood out from everyone else. This gentleman was being stopped by a lot of people and being complimented
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WOLVES DIRECTORS SELL SHARES FOR £1
WARRINGTON Wolves chief executive John Smith has given thanks to the club's departing directors - who have sold off their shares for just £1. Smith said that chairman Peter Higham and his board have kept Warrington Wolves alive by putting their hands
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Sounds like trouble at the Parr Hall
YESTERDAY evening, September 6, a group of friends and myself went to see "50 Glorious Years" starring Danny La Rue and the other stars of yesteryear. We had comfortable seats in the centre circle and began to settle down to enjoy the show, but when the
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Carry on asking questions
IN RECENT weeks I have read the many letters that have been exchanged between Councillor Black and Councillor Mawer. Councillor Mawer seems to want answers to sensible questions, any thought to demolish or not to include the high level crossing in Latchford
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Am I the only one still backing Britain
I AM 45 and my parents were in the war; my father in the R.A.F. and my mother in the women's Land Army. I have always been reasonably patriotic - I try to buy British whenever I can, although sometimes it is difficult, especially when buying audio and
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WOLVES SKIPPER'S CENTENARY SHOWPIECE
Warrington Wolves 36 Huddersfield Giants 8 DANNY Farrar turned back the clock to steer the Wolves to their highest win of the season in a match which celebrated the 100th anniversary of Wilderspool Stadium. It needed something special to please the fans
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WARRINGTON SOCCER LEAGUE
DIVISION Two side Rylands pulled off a shock win in the Warrington Soccer League's GUARDIAN Cup when they beat Eagle Sports. The Premier Division side were undone by a Steven Humberstone strike in a tight match. Premiers Halebank also bit the dust. Holders
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WARRINGTON ANGLERS' ASSOCIATION COLUMN
WARRINGTON Anglers' Association have made a start on a weed control programme at Grey Mist fishery, having treated 500 square metres. It will be a long job because we cannot treat too large an area otherwise as the weed dies there would be a massive drop
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Warrington Town 0, Maghull 3
DESPITE the inclusion of new signing, prolific striker Kevin Dack from Tetley Walker, Warrington's dismal home form continued after being trounced by Maghull. Town, who have only won once at Cantilever Park since November, remain anchored to the bottom
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BILL SHANKLAND DIES AFTER HEART ATTACK
A FORMER Wire great who took a bow at Warrington Wolves' centenary match on Sunday has died. Ex-Warrington captain and golfing expert Bill Shankland, described as 'A wonderful man who had a wonderful career', died on Tuesday aged 91. Shankland received
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SAINTS BACK TO EARTH
Leeds Rhinos 37 St. Helens 18 By PHIL HOWARTH THE Saints revival was stopped in its tracks by Leeds Rhinos' inspirational skipper Iestyn Harris on Friday night. The 22-year-old scored a crucial try after the Knowsley Road men had pulled back from an 18
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O'NEILL OUT FOR SAINTS
SAINTS prop Julian O'Neill is facing a long lay off after tearing shoulder muscles in the clash with Leeds. The loss of the big Aussie is a major blow going into the play-offs but coach Shaun McRae hopes he may return if the club reaches the latter stages
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'RACIAL SLUR' TAINTS GREAT GAME FOR SAINTS
SAINTS coach Shaun McRae was left fuming by an alleged racial comment during his side's 31-18 defeat at Leeds on Friday night. The Australian demanded disciplinary action after hooker Keiron Cunningham was sin binned for getting involved in an incident
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LYMM ANGLING CLUB COLUMN
CATFISH have once again provided action for Lymm Angling Club members. Lymmvale turned up a fine specimen of 17.5 pounds. Although as yet I have no details of its captor. On another water, official John Stubbs watched a member spend an arm-breaking two
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HIGHAM AND THE FANS
SUPPORTERS have had a mixed relationship with Peter Higham during his reign as chairman of Warrington Wolves. Highs include the Premiership final victory over Halifax in 1986, Challenge Cup final runners-up to Wigan at Wembley in 1990, Lancashire Cup
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SOAP'S LATE DASH
Crosfields 28 York Acorn 20 CROSFIELDS had to wait until the dying moments to pull off a win against a York Acorn outfit reduced to 11 men. Crosfields also had winger Ian Hannon dismissed in a tough physical encounter. After solid defence by both sides
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SAINTS CLEAR THE DECKS
KARLE Hammond and Damien Smith will be quitting Knowsley Road at the end of the season. Saints have withdrawn contract offers to both players after talks failed to reach agreement. The reasons differ wildly, however, with Smith desperate to return home
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ACADEMY BACK TO WINNING WAYS
Warrington Wolves u19 38 Featherstone Rovers u19 28 AFTER two successive defeats the young Wolves returned to winning form to keep alive their hopes of a place in the Academy grand final play-offs. The Academy play-offs will take the same format as Super
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DARRYL SET TO STAY
DARRYL Van de Velde looks set to stay on as coach of Warrington Wolves as team building starts for next season. The Australian was known to be frustrated with the stringent budget he has had to work with all season but promises of extra cash from the
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Thug binds pet cat with wire
A TODDLER is smiling again as his pet car recovers from a sickening attack. But his dad has condemned the thug who captured friendly Snoop the cat, bound him tight with wire and left him to suffer until he staggered home. Little Oryan Lightning, aged
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Travellers renew calls for fixed site
TRAVELLERS have repeated calls for a permanent home in Warrington after being ejected from their latest campsite. More than a dozen caravans and vans entered The Twiggery, off Farrell Street, despite determined attempts by council engineers to secure
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Trolley good show
TWO nurses were swept off their feet by celebrity Dale Winton after appearing on a daytime television show. Shirley Wildgoose, of Fairfield Avenue, Golborne, and Jill Kenyon, of Springfield Avenue, Padgate, took part in the Carlton Television programme
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Mercy mission to equip home
A CHARITY is appealing for help with a mercy mission. The Burtonwood link of the Chernobyl Children's Lifeline is planning to visit Belarus next month with materials for a new children's home. But the group is in need of items from buckets to toys to
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Rotary's message to Omagh
THE Rotary Club of Warrington has written to its Omagh counterparts to express sympathy to the town devastated by the terrorist bombing three weeks ago. In a letter to the Rotary Club of Omagh, Andrew Gilbert, president of Warrington Rotarians, spoke
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Working to restore tranquil walled garden
A WALLED garden once the tranquil retreat of a 19th Century Warrington family is being restored to its former glory for the public to enjoy. The historic garden in Grappenhall was once part of a large estate established in 1830 by Thomas Parr, a member
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Lockers to 'review' relocation
A WARRINGTON company has hit back at the council's decision to turn down their plans for a town centre supermarket and residential complex. As reported in last Friday's GUARDIAN Locker Group's outline planning application to build a supermarket and housing
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Child's best friend missing
THE family of a dog described as "a little boy's best friend" is asking for anyone who knows his whereabouts to take him home. The dog, a black Staffoprdshire Bull Terrier with a white bib on his chest, went missing in the Cinnamon Brow area last Friday
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Walker was almost impossible to see before collision on country lane
A MAN who was 'almost impossible to see' on a country lane was knocked down and later died in hospital, an inquest heard. Mr James Hodson, aged 64, of Lyon Court, Lyon Street, Latchford, was walking in Parkside Road, Newton, at about 6.35pm on December
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Sharon hops to new challenge
BUNNY girl Sharon Weaver is mad about rabbits and knows so much about her furry friends that she has become North West advisor to the House Rabbit Association. Sharon, of Oldham Street, Latchford, will be taking part in the first National Rabbit Day on
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Clampdown on car crime
A PIONEERING initiative to cut car crime in Warrington has had a dramatic effect since its launch last April. Operation Willow '98 has reduced these offences by 21.5 per cent over a six month period compared to the same period last year. With car crime
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Too much to splash out?
A QUESTION mark now hangs over the town's Victorian baths after it was revealed it would cost £1.2m to keep them open. Investigations are set to begin into a possible replacement for the popular town centre attraction - with an indoor water world not
