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Discount leisure
A NEW international discount card, aimed at the leisure industry, has been launched by Warrington businessman Stan Baker of Stockton Heath and his partner, Philip Ashley, of Crewe. The two have spent four years setting up the new company, Guides International
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BE Group scoops top awards
THE Warrington based BE Group has won two major awards. The group is made up of three practices, Business Environments, BE Planning and The Environment Partnership (TEP). Business Environments won an award, with Richard Ellis St Quintin, for the planning
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Arriva travels to Spain
ARRIVA, which runs bus operations in Warrington and other areas of the north west, has bought a Spanish bus company for £15m. Ideal Auto is a family owned, inter-urban bus operator employing 260 people in Galicia, northern Spain. Said Arriva's chief executive
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The long wait is over for graduates
THE waiting is over for students from University College who celebrated their degree successes recently. The final results are: Combined Studies with Honours First Class: Steve Orton, Anthony John Strong. Second Class, Division One: Michelle Austin, Emma
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WARRINGTON'S CLEAN SWEEP
WITH Warrington Firsts having no match the seconds took centre stage with a surprisingly comfortable victory over Oxton to take a very welcome 25 points. Bowlers Caven, Davison and N. Houghton bowled well to dismiss Oxton for a poor 116 on a good batting
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CRUCIAL DEFEAT
GRAPPENHALL were sunk at home by Nantwich in a key Cheshire County Cricket League clash. The visitors batted first and amassed a total of 196-5 in 50 overs. Neil Titchard was Grappenhall's best bowler, taking two wickets. In reply, Grappenhall batted
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LAST BATTLE
MOORE and Daresbury clinched their eighth win from nine matches in their last Cheshire Association League tussle with the club's second team. Topping and Jones made early inroads into Seconds' batting, with Topping taking the crucial wicket of Rogers,
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FORD HITS TOP GEAR
DESPITE John Stevenson winning in 15 darts Hop Pole were unable to win at Gas Social A in the Inn Partnership Summer Darts League on Monday night. Tetley had a hard fought win over Royal Oak Branch with an 11 darter from George Crockett the best return
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RESULTS
Lymm Angling Club match results: Tuesday's Sankey canal match, Carterhouse: 1, Ray Taylor, 50lb-0ozs-0drms; 2, Ian Armstrong, 30-6-0; 3, Alan Whalley, 27-0-8; 4, Stu Bryant, 21-12-0. Thursday's Lymm Dam Open: 1, Ray Boden, Mark Lucas, 16-0-0; 3, John
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POACHER GILLIES LEADS THE WAY
SIMON Gillies has achieved what points machine Toa Kohe-Love has not been able to so far this year, score a hat-trick. Gillies, the Wolves' skipper, crossed three times against London Broncos at Wilderspool on Sunday and it was his third try which sealed
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RUTHLESS DARRYL
LEE Penny found out how ruthless Darryl Van de Velde can be when he was named as a substitute on Sunday. The Wolves' regular full back missed only his second game of the season at Bradford on July 11 through a hamstring injury and it cost him his place
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WELSBY RUNS RIOT
RYLANDS A continued to lead Warrington and North Cheshire Bowls Association Friday League Section A after a 10-4 success against Alford A. Brian Lawton's 21-3 was the best card and Norman Sutton won 21-8 for Alford. Second placed King and Queen A's 13
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RYLANDS LIVE UP TO THEIR PROMISE
RYLANDS A laid to rest their 1998 Challenge Cup nightmare by lifting the town's most prestigious team prize in comfortable fashion on Saturday. The Gorsey Lane boys, shock losers to Touchers B by one point last year, won the Warrington and North Cheshire
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CAN ANYONE STOP LEWIS?
WARRINGTON Public Parks' G&J Greenall Premier Bowls League's top individual competition will be decided on Sunday. The G&J Greenall London Dry Gin Parks' Classic will take place among the wonderful Walton Hall surroundings from noon. Sixteen qualifiers
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PENKETH'S MILLER SEVENS JOY
WARRINGTON Wolves' 1999 Miller Sevens competition, which has entertained Super League crowds at Wilderspool throughout the season, came to its conclusion at on Sunday when Penketh County Primary School were crowned champions. They met Padgate Primary
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HIGHTON GEARS UP
UNDER 21s star David Highton is preparing for his first Super League appearance of 1999. The 19-year-old will play hooker for the Wolves at Sheffield Eagles tomorrow, Saturday, if Danny Farrar does not recover in time from the dead leg injury he picked
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Whitehall is impressed with town's 'bug' plans
BUSINESSES in Warrington are being pro-active about the Millennium bug and are taking it very seriously, but vigilance is still needed, according to Sam Bell, personal business advisor with Business Link, Warrington. The town has taken up its maximum
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John is Mitchell's choice
JOHN Revill has been appointed as marketing administrator at Mitchell Charlesworth, responsible for the marketing activities of five offices, including Warrington. John has a marketing degree from the University of Central Lancashire. Converted for the
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Hit the headlines
If you have news or information about your company for the GUARDIAN business pages, or for our feature pages, contact Pat Gill Bolton, group features editor, on 01925 434119, by e-mail on pgillbolton@guardiangrp.co.uk, or write to her at The Academy,
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Son's problems prompt mum to set up care groups
MEMORY problems, irritability, temper outbursts, dependency and depression are among the difficulties suffered by Paul Owen of Penketh since he sustained severe head injuries in a road accident at the age of nine. Paul's mother Phyllis has struggled for
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Part time study can just be a question of degree
DEGREES are becoming more commonplace among today's young people, but for their parents and grandparents, the opportunities were often more restricted. A less affluent society, fewer college and university places and the tempting option of earning money
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RETURNS BOOST TOWN
TWO ex-Warrington Town players are back at Cantilever Park to strengthen Dave Hughes' squad for the 1999/2000 campaign. Defender Mike Tandy returns to home soil after a spell with Tetley Walker and will be available to play when work commitments allow
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BARRY'S BARBEL BRACE
WARRINGTON Anglers' Association member Vic Bates reports that the River Dove, despite two families of resident mink, is still producing dace, small chub, roach and gudgeon. A late report from two weeks ago highlights a chub narrowly under 6lbs taken on
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CHESHIRE CHAMPIONS
WARRINGTON Athletics Club's women's track athletes had a successful night at the Cheshire Relay Championships held at the Cumberland Sports Ground, Crewe. In the opening event the under 13 girls' 4 x 100m team of Rachael Brookes, Helen Plant, Analise
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TOWN MOVING ON UP
WARRINGTON Town beat Jasmine to draw level with Hawthorne at the top of the Inn Partnership Summer Dominoes League Division One table. They were helped in no small measure by a first half in which Hawthorne were caught napping by London Bridge. Orford
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HOT FORM IN THE COOL
SLIGHTLY cooler weather has not dampened the spirit of Lymm Angling Club members who have continued to catch more than their fair share of fish. Fish of the week is undoubtedly Steve Daly's 23lbs-8ozs-0drms catfish from Lymmvale. Again he was an angler
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KINCH ON THE MARK AGAIN!
WARRINGTON'S Mark Kinch kept his World Championship preparation on target with a comfortable win at the UK Hill Running Championships. Watched by around 3,000 running fans, Kinch completed the three-mile course in Alva, Scotland, in 20mins 58secs. The
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SCORECARDS
Moore and Daresbury 1st v M&D 2nd Moore and Daresbury 2nd A. Rogers ct Holme b Topping 0 I. Wilce b Topping 0 M. Warren b Jones 57 D. Scott b Jones 1 D. Stokes ct Hart b Topping 52 A. Rashid b Jones 0 G. Pidgeon b Jones 1 B. Stokes b Jones 0 M. Critchley
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THE FULL HUNTEY
THERE has been a fair bit of stick in the past given out to players who have suddenly become Irish or Scottish for international matches. And this week I see that Wigan's Australian stand off Greg Florimo has made himself available for Italy. If you have
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WOLVES HANG ON TO BUCK BRONCOS
Warrington Wolves 28 London Broncos 14 IT took longer than it should have to kill off the Broncos but the Wolves gritted their teeth and eventually clinched their first Super League double over London. The victory kept up the heat on the current top five
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YOUTH DOUBLE
Wolves Academy 40 London Broncos 24 AFTER having beaten London 60-12 earlier in the season the young Wolves pulled off another convincing victory. They took a ninth-minute lead courtesy of a try from David Alstead and conversion from Steve Kirkbride,
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WOLVES MOVE TO NEW TRAINING CENTRE IN ORFORD
WARRINGTON Wolves have launched a new partnership with a school to improve their training facilities for the millennium. Players and coaching staff will leave their Wilderspool base on Monday to set up camp at William Beamont High School in Long Lane.
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WARBURTON'S STRIKE IN VEIN
STOCKTON Heath just had the edge when they won at Penketh in Warrington Public Parks' G&J Greenalls Premier Bowls League Division One on Tuesday. Heath's victory score was 220-219 with J. Robinson taking the sweep 21-10. G. Montgomery, 21-7, replied
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GEORGE BEST NEXT TO GRACE BANK QUAY
FOOTBALL legend George Best is to appear as guest speaker at a sportsman's dinner at Ray Fisher's Bank Quay Sports and Social Club. The event, on August 10, has been organised in place of a suspended function with world boxing champion Prince Naseem Hamed
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RYAN CATCHES EYE OF SELECTORS
CROSFIELDS youngster Ryan Jarvis has been selected to represent Great Britain Rugby League team for the under 16s tour to Australia in 2001. The u14s second rower, who has also played for Lancashire, North West Counties and Warrington Schoolboys, impressed