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Army enlists virtual reality war game
A PIONEERING software company has designed a war game so realistic it has been enlisted by the Army. Wargasm is a virtual reality shoot 'em-up which started life as a simulator to train gunners in Warrior tanks. The award-winning game, which took £1 million
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Two patients wait five hours for beds
WARRINGTON'S Community Health Council has taken part in a national survey of hospital A&E departments. A team of representatives visited Warrington Hospital to find out how long patients were waiting for treatment. They found that two patients had
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Staff threatened in raid on shop
ROBBERS threatened shop staff with a crook lock before stealing cigarettes and cash on Friday night. Workers at the Late Shop on Hawthorn Avenue, Sankey, were left shaken but unhurt after the robbery which took place at 9pm. A police spokesman said: "
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Publisher's search
A PUBLISHER is looking for information about a Warrington poet for an anthology of Lancashire dialect poems. Bob Dobson wants to trace descendents of Thomas Welsby who died on August 7, 1944, on his 88th birthday. If you have information, contact Bob
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Murder case police praised
INVESTIGATIONS carried out by Warrington detectives into Kathryn Linaker's tragic murder were officially recognised at the conclusion of Jenny Cupit's trial. Prosecutor Alex Carlile QC, speaking after Cupit was sentenced to life imprisonment, highlighted
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VISITORS to Warrington Museum and Art Gallery will be invited to delve into the town's history.
Portrait of the Past, which opened last Thursday, explores the town's heritage by taking a look at some of the figures, benefactors, industrialists and civic dignitaries who have shaped history. It is the perfect chance to see some of the museum's hidden
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The world of difference
WARRINGTON people are being urged to make 1999 a green year. 'Planet Pledge 2000' is an environmental campaign run by the 'Going for Green' charity. Organisers are hoping millions of people will send in their environmental pledges for '99 and make a small
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Help from young is reassuring
I USUALLY enjoy my early morning swim in the town centre baths but with my car being repaired last Thursday, I visited Great Sankey Baths by cycle. I have attended there in the past but my friend and I tend to visit the town baths once a week as she lives
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Children and wildlife need Common
WITH regard to houses being built on Radley Common - surely the council should think again. The Common is rich in nature and a natural habitat for all wildlife and provides a lot of interest and recreation to the public. Couldn't the houses be built where
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Police kindness that doesn't make news
THERE has been a lot of bad publicity recently regarding various police forces around the country. Police officers have been accused of inefficiency, corruption and lack of concern. I am sure there are occasions when this is true and that publicity is
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I do Ron Ron!
WEDDING bells are in the air in Liverpool's most famous Close but the tangled web of Ron Dixon's steamy love life will ensure that it won't be all roses. And the track record of Brookside weddings doesn't bode well for the saucy scouser. Peter and Lindsey
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Starmaker signs up Jackie
A TRANSSEXUAL, made famous by a popular BBC docusoap, has turned to a Warrington starmaker to help her career. Jackie Mcauliffe, the enigmatic star of Paddington Green, has been signed up by Dave Warwick, of Knutsford Road, who plans to turn the 28-year
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Footbridge hooligans shatter van windscreen
A VAN driver and two passengers narrowly escaped serious injury when wood was thrown from a footbridge, smashing the vehicle's windscreen. Mr Colin Oliver, aged 43, of Birchwood, was travelling home along Oakwood Gate, Birchwood, just before 10pm when
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Hoddle should have kept opinions to himself
A WARRINGTON disability expert has spoken out about the sacking of former England coach Glen Hoddle. Dave Thompson, a wheelchair user and Disability Services Advisor for Warrington Community Health Care Trust, says he understands that everyone has their
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School reunion tribute to Yvonne
PEOPLE celebrating their 40th birthdays this year are set to reunite - and aid research into a condition which claimed the life of a former classmate. Former pupils of Beamont Technical School are aiming to roll back the years but want more friendly faces
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Exhibition reveals plans for future
AN exhibition outlining Warrington Borough Council's three year plan for the town visits Culcheth library this week. The council's scheme entitled 'Future Warrington' lays down seven key pledges that the council hopes to honour by 2002. The pledges, which
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Daresbury Wing not for sale say owners
THE OWNERS of one of Warrington's private hospitals have denied rumours that it is on the market. The speculation started after Health Care Projects, who own and manage the Daresbury Wing, the private hospital in the ground of Warrington Hospital, held
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Cupit cheated on husband repeatedly
HUSBAND and wife Jenny and Nick Cupit looked a picture of innocence on their wedding day - but four years later their romance would end in murder. Exchanging vows at St Andrew's Church, Orford, in September 1993, Nick Cupit, then aged 22, happily tied
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The way we were!
THE opening of a new shop at RAF Burtonwood is set to play an important part in documenting the history of the famous airbase. The Burtonwood Association has opened a souvenir shop and gallery at the main gate to RAF Burtonwood and hope it will act as
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Trial scheme to merge rent and water bills approved
CONTROVERSIAL plans to include water charges as part of council tenants' rent has been approved by councillors. Tenants will have to pay their water bills through the council as part of a two-year trial scheme with North West Water from April. Labour
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'Laughing' thugs batter man suffering from rare disease
A YOUNG man struggling to come to terms with an incurable disease was viciously beaten by "laughing" teenage thugs in an unprovoked attack. Neil Massey of Stockton Heath had gone for a late night walk with his fiancee on Friday to "clear his head" following
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Roy says goodbye to the police ... but not to his best friends
RETIRING Police dog handler, PC Roy Aspinall, is leaving the force after 26 years of working alongside man's best friend. Roy, of Birchwood, regards his four-legged friends as part of the family, and takes them home at the end of his shift, where they
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The 'root' to a greener town
A TOTAL of 70 trees are to be planted in a bid to turn Warrington's most prominent roads into tree-lined boulevards. Tree types including Oak, Silver Birch, Turkish Hazel, Silver Limes, Norway Maple and Horse Chestnuts will be used to lend a European
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Developers claim £25m scheme is at risk
DEVELOPERS of a £25 million town centre leisure scheme say it could be put at risk by the 'bloody mindedness' of landowners. Modus Properties, who are behind the massive Arena Central project off Winwick Road, say protracted negotiations over derelict
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You can't lick lollipop lady Gloria
EVEN being knocked down by a car didn't deter Gloria King from her duty - she has just retired as a lollipop lady after more than 13 years looking after Croft's children. Gloria, of Oak Street, looked after the crossing patrol at St Lewis's RC Primary
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I was gagged at council meeting
ON Thursday, January 28, I attended a Borough Council Housing meeting, intending to speak against the proposed payment of water charges as part of rent of council housing, considering this non-choice method of payment to be an infringement of my civil
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Time for action over parking congestion
IN REFERENCE to "baited breath" on January 15, I would like to endorse all the points he raised and also add my own. Many years ago the telephone kiosk was moved from the top of Park Avenue towards the Black Bear Bridge because it was considered to be
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Cruelty to squirrels may be good for business but it's not justified
YESTERDAY in Parliament a member of the opposition eloquently suggested that Warfarin was the only effective means of killing the grey squirrel. Later a minister added that shooting was not effective and visualised the noble lords opposite, all approaching
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Town needed the Carlton Club
I HEARD that the Carlton Club would be shutting down and to be honest I was not that bothered at first. I have been going for eight years and thought, "at least I will save some money" but the old saying is true, "you don't realize what you have 'till
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Good food but decor is poor
I visited Warrington Market recently for the first time in a number of years , and could not help being impressed by the quality of the food section. I normally shop at supermarkets and I had forgotten that food could be as excellent and inexpensive as
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Mementos to pass on
IN 1942 I was sent to do some work at a steelworks in south Wales. While there someone asked if I was related to J. W. Chester who played rugby for Warrington before the First World War. I said he was my father. This person, Mr Nicholas, played rugby
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Drama queen killer jailed
DRAMA queen Jenny Cupit - who murdered a much-loved deputy headmistress in a fit of jealousy and lust - is beginning a life behind bars. The twisted theatre lover, who made an 11th hour confession to the killing of love rival Kathryn Linaker, was condemned
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nvestigation into the future of law and order
THE draft copy of a plan to improve Warrington's law and order as the town moves into the new millennium has been published. The Crime and Disorder Audit, prepared for the borough and Cheshire Police by Crime Concern, has put forward five key themes which
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Kathryn will remain in the hearts of everyone who knew her
MURDER victim Kathryn Linaker's parents and her twin sister opened their hearts after her murderer was caged - and disclosed they harboured no hatred towards her killer. Paying an emotional tribute to the 33-year-old deputy headteacher, mum and dad Sheila
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Hotel plan put off for third time
A DECISION on whether to approve controversial plans to extend The Lymm Hotel has been delayed for the third time by councillors. Proposals to build a new two storey building and conference facility at the Whitbarrow Road hotel came before plannning chiefs
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Union offers its members credit they can bank on
THE General Municipal Boilermakers' Trade Union has launched a new Credit Union, which all 3,500 members in the Warrington area and their immediate families will be able to take advantage of. The scheme gives all 70,000 members, who work in areas such
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£197,000 grant funds two new galleries
TWO new galleries are set to open at Warrington Museum thanks to a £197,000 grant. Dinosaurs, rare rocks, fossilised footprints and glittering minerals will all be on display in the 'Earth's History' and 'Plants and Trees' galleries when they officially
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Council tax bills increase
TAX payers in Warrington look set to face a £30 increase in their Council Tax bill in the coming year. The bill for a band D property is set to rise from £634.49 to £661.77, according to council chiefs, who are predicting a 4.3 per cent increase in charges
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New restaurant plan for Tudor Cottage
TUDOR Cottage, one of the town's most well known historic buildings, could soon be trading as a restaurant once again. For Knutsford-based Italian restaurant operator, Cia Italia, has applied to extend the medieval cottage. The black and white building
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Man who built up major firm dies, aged 92
ONE OF Warrington's leading businessmen has died at the age of 92. John Ashall, known as Jack, founded Ashall Construction in 1936. The business has gone from strength to strength and is now known as the Ashall Group. Though he officially retired in 1985
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Age Concern goes hi-tech
RETIRED people can spice up their life at the Age Concern Shop in Latchford, thanks to the wonders of modern technology. The new Age Resource Desk, which is connected to the Internet. Elderly people can get online and download up to the minute information