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The village people dig their new home
PENSIONERS had their shovels and hardhats at the ready on Friday when they officially turned the first sod at the new Ryfields Village site. The visitors joined council chiefs and representatives from Grosvenor Housing Association and Extracare Charitable
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Festival is something to shout about
A DRAMA festival is set to bring Warrington Collegiate and the Arts College at Bridgewater High School together for the first time. 'Something to Shout About' will include a teacher's workshop on each afternoon for both primary and secondary school teachers
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Fundraising saddle
A THELWALL woman who is soon to be a grandmother is set to gallop across the Holy Land in a 5-day challenge. Theresa Warburton, who is 42, of Selworthy Drive, will be taking part in the gruelling horse riding event which will take 40 people to the sea
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Illiteracy is a problem in town
WARRINGTON North has one of the highest levels of illiterate and innumerate adults in Cheshire. Figures from the Basic Skills Agency show that 24.2 per cent of adults living in Warrington North are illiterate and a further 24.8 per cent are innumerate
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Tidy effort to beat litter louts
WARRINGTON residents are being urged to join a national campaign to clean up the country's grot-spots. The Just Bin It initiative is organised by the Tidy Britain Group and replaces the well-known National Spring Clean title. The change of name aims to
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Attack on rugby fan
By RACHEL SPENCER A RUGBY fan was left with horrific facial injuries after he was elbowed in the face as he walked home from the Wolves v Leigh Centurions challenge cup match on Sunday. The 38-year-old man and his 14-year-old son were walking past Fletcher
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Organ donors
STATE-OF-THE-ART ebony and ivory is helping to keep the Warrington male voice choir in perfect harmony. The choir is utilising a high-tech keyboard donated by BNFL that can be programmed to sound just like an entire orchestra. The new instrument will
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Fresh stink over Arpley time extension
YET more of a stink is being kicked up over Arpley landfill in light of an amendment to a planning application to extend the site's opening hours. Operators 3C Waste, who have been threatened with action by the Environment Agency over polluting water
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Man assaulted outside pub
A MAN was injured in an unprovoked attack outside a pub in Warrington over the weekend. The 34-year-old was waiting for a taxi outside the Adelphi Vaults pub in Mersey Street at 11.15 pm on Sunday, when he was assaulted, suffering an injury to his left
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LAB THROWN £150m BUOY
By JOEL SAWYER DARESBURY lab has been saved from despair as jubilant staff hailed the arrival of a £150 million project on Friday. Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Stephen Byers broke news of the massive scheme to science and business leaders
