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THRILLER GOES AGAINST CREWE AT THE DEATH
CREWE and Nantwich RUFC were edged out by high-flying Trentham in an enthralling 10-8 clash, last Saturday. It was frustrating for the home side who matched their opponents in all departments and applied all the early pressure with Crewe's Steve Teasdale
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BOXERS WARN UP FOR A KNOCKOUT NANTWICH NIGHT
CREWE Boxing Club geared up for its next big night at Nantwich Civic Hall with action at Valentinos in Stoke, last Wednesday. The impressive Richard Daley was first up, meeting the much more experienced Abdul Rasheed from Manchester's Arrow ABC. Rasheed
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CHRIS IS OUT TO PROVE HE'S A CUT ABOVE
SPEED demon Chris Betteridge was on the wrong end of a close cut as he looked to kick-start this season in style. After becoming the National 250cc ACU Star Champ, last year, the 33-year-old motorbike king from Crewe set his sights on a higher level of
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TARGET IS TWO WINS
TWO more victories should guarantee Crewe a fifth consecutive season of First Division Football. And with their target set, the Alex will look to wrap the job up as soon as possible, starting with Saturday's trip to struggling Crystal Palace. "I think
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TRITON BEAT THE DROP
TRITON Hockey Club mens 1st X1 escaped relegation on Saturday thanks to a 2-0 win and a victory for Crewe. Triton beat Oxton at home, while Crewe beat Colwyn Bay to send the Welshmen down to Division 2. Triton took the lead on 20 minutes when Mark Bastock
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BARREN SPELLS CUP EXIT
ALSAGER failed to hit the back of the net for the third game in a row on Saturday as they went out of the cup. Manager Greg Clowes promoted young striker Leon Morris to the starting line-up after being impressed with his recent displays. However Alsager
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VICS COP A VICTORY
KNYPERSLEY Vics held West Midlands Police at bay on Saturday to earn a 2-1 home victory. The Police pulled a goal back on 66 minutes to set up an exciting finish to the league match, and piled forward in search of an equaliser. They threw everything at
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We don't pretend you get something for nothing
JAMES USHER is obviously confused (letter, March 15), so let me spell it out. Public services have to be paid for. I had no time at all for Margaret Thatcher, but she did understand that if you wanted to cut taxes you also had to reduce services. The
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Light the way
IN THIS extensive period of smartening up our town, would it be possible to also fix, or better still replace the lights on Bridge Foot in the same way those featuring on Kingsway Bridge, Latchford, which have rekindled the appearance of the approach
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For the love of Jack ...
LITTLE Jack Bircham is at the heart of a big campaign. The two-year-old, from Orford, has been diagnosed with retina blastoma - a rare type of eye cancer - and is being treated with as full a course of chemotherapy as is permissible for his young body
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Company's kitemark called into question
SAFETY experts at the British Standards Institute are to investigate Warrington chemical firm Vinamul after a complaint by a former worker. Barry Beardall wrote to query the kite mark award and highlighted his concerns about health risks to employees
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Prison praised in review
RISLEY Prison has come out well in an annual review. An independent Board of Visitors provides a rolling picture of the prison through annual reports which highlight the ups and downs of the management and running of the prison. The latest report, for
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3 MILES AWAY ...
By JANE FIELD and STUART DYE FOOT-and-mouth took a dangerous step closer to Warrington this week with an outbreak of the cattle plague confirmed at a farm in Little Leigh, nr Northwich. At present no farm in Warrington is affected but animals are already
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LOTTERY CASH LEADS TO OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FUN
CHILDREN recently celebrating the imminent opening of a new out of school club. The club is due to open after Easter at Blackfirs Primary School in Congleton thanks to a £21,000 lottery grant. It will be based in a mobile classroom alongside the school
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MANHUNT FOR MUGGER
DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses to an early morning mugging in which a woman was attacked. The 58-year-old was dragged into bushes near Congleton Park as she was walking to work on Monday. She screamed, causing her attacker to race off on a mountain
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HAVE-A-GO HERO WITH 7 ARRESTS IS HONOURED
SOLICITOR Roger Houlker was heralded this week as one of Britain's most prolific have-a-go heroes. Public spirited Mr Houlker has made no less than seven citizens arrests of criminals in the street in the last 20 years. He was publicly rewarded for the
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FATAL CRASH PROMPTS POLICE WITNESS APPEAL
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a late night road accident in which a young man died. Richard Bales, aged 22, from Lodge Road, Alsager, was driving a car which was involved in a head-on collision with a bus. Mr Bales, an electrical technician, sustained
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KILLING TIME
WORRIED farmers are living in the shadow of foot and mouth disease this week following the slaughter of 260 sheep at Congleton farms. The animals were put to death at a farm in Mow Cop and a smallholding at Astbury on suspicion of carrying the disease
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Carry on shopping!
WORK in the town centre in preparation for the installation of new art work will not be completed until September, but town centre bosses are confident that the disruption will not drive shoppers away. The artworks, which will cost £760,000, are being
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Parents set to fight parking ban proposal
PARENTS have raised concerns about signs which have gone up around Cobbs Infants School suggesting that parking around the school should be banned at dropping-off and picking-up times. Warrington Borough Council officials have been consulting with residents
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Does Stockton Heath need another eight restaurants ..?
THE council decision to give the green light to the restaurant development in Victoria Square has received mixed reactions from the villagers. This month the planning committee gave its approval to Capital and Provincial Ltd to develop up to eight restaurants
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Nursery gets good marks
WINWICK Pre-school Nursery has impressed Ofsted inspectors. The education watchdog has issued its report following an inspection in November last year. And the general consensus is that the nursery has good standards across the spectrum and has made good
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Problems piling up at Greenway
By JANE FIELD RESIDENTS of Greenway in Lingley Green are fighting an access and parking nightmare which they say is destroying their quality of life. More families moving on to the picturesque green over the years has inevitably meant an increase in cars
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Council told: you could do a lot better
WARRINGTON'S unitary authority has had mixed results in the Audit Commission's latest report. The 'environmental services performance indicators' look at everything from waste to streetlighting and councils are compared with others of the same type, in
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Getting tough to stop vandals
VANDALS and hooligans are being targeted by town hall bosses for destroying state-of-the-art bus shelters across Warrington. The move comes as the borough council celebrated the installation of the 260th and final Adshel shelter in Sulby Avenue, yesterday
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I'll sort out yobs if police don't act
A GRAPPENHALL shopkeeper who says he is being targeted as part of a race hate campaign claims he is on the verge of taking the law into his own hands. Mohammed Uddin, aged 28, who runs the Grappenhall Indian Gourmet take-away on Knutsford Road says he
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Train driver escapes injury in attack
THE driver of a freight train escaped serious injury this week as vandals in Great Sankey threw bricks at his vehicle. The EWS train, which was carrying coal from Liverpool to Fiddlers Ferry power station, was attacked by youths. A brick struck the side
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All change in mast decisions
COUNTRYSIDE campaigners have branded changes to planning guidance over mobile phone masts as "inadequate". The comments from the Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) follow a new round of Government guidance aimed at giving people a louder
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New fight to cut homeless problem
By JOEL SAWYER A NEW arsenal for the fight against homelessness in Warrington is working its way through the town hall. Members of the Community and Housing Services Committee this week discussed a new homeless strategy development panel aimed at taking
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Residents demand family's eviction
A TEN-YEAR-OLD boy and his family could face eviction after residents on a housing estate submitted a petition to council officials. More than 100 residents have added their names to the petition amid claims that the child has carried out a two-year reign
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Pensioner gives chase after thief
A PLUCKY pensioner chased a handbag thief and hailed down passing cars in a bid to catch him in Old Hall on Monday morning. The 70-year-old woman was walking along a footpath parallel to Cromwell Avenue and Lander Close at 11.30am when the man snatched
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Wolves' bid to keep kids in top form
COUCH potato kids who don't get enough exercise and snack on crisps and chocolates are among primary school children throughout Warrington who are being given a healthy livestyle message with the help of the Wolves. The town's Rugby League development
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Gentle touch that soothes a restless baby
WHAT do you do if you have a collicky baby or a child struggling with teething problems and sleep difficulties? One answer lies in giving your baby a healing, relaxing massage. Today we have two free places to give away to readers on a course for mothers
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James helps to unearth site's hidden treasures
By RACHEL SPENCER A WANDER in the snow helped archaeologist James Balme to piece together a Roman puzzle which had been perplexing him for 12 months. James, from Rixton, has found artefacts from as long as 4,000 years ago in his search of a site in Warburton
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Child's special trip completes rewarding year for Round Table
By JULIA RAVENSCROFT A SEVERELY disabled boy is set to spend a holiday with his family in EuroDisney after they received a generous donation from Warrington Round Table. The Round Table has been busy raising funds for a variety of worthy causes throughout
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School's right way
to start the day HEALTHY eating is on the agenda every day at Birchwood C E Primary School, Warrington, where teachers, nursery nurses and sometimes parents all pitch in during the morning break to prepare nutritious snacks for pupils. Fresh fruit, vegetables
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Still preparing for the May elections despite epidemic
COUNCIL chiefs in Warrington are continuing to make arrangements for the local elections on May 3 despite the Foot and Mouth epidemic unless informed otherwise by Central Government. But Cheshire County Council are considering calling legislation to postpone
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Teenage girl praised for blaze bravery
A 15-YEAR-OLD girl from Stockton Heath has been praised by firefighters after she dealt with a blaze which started in the kitchen of her home. The fire started after a grill pan was left unattended in the kitchen of the Kingsley Drive home on Friday.
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Dream home becomes a nightmare, say couple
A SUBSIDING driveway and cracked drains have sparked a long battle between a Whittle Hall family and housebuilder Barratt. Christine and Steve Berry, of Barbondale Close, bought their four-bedroom detached home from the developer for £96,000 five years
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Plenty to do this Easter at the Cockhedge
DURING the Easter holidays, April 9-21, Cockhedge Shopping Park in Warrington as part of the Easter activities will house an Easter Garden. Animated ladybirds and bees will form the main focus of the display, but children are being invited to dress it
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Blind alley
IT might have tested the patience of health and safety officers but a blindfolded bowling night at LA Bowl was just the ticket for a blind society. Teams of six bowlers donned the blindfolds to take part in the challenge, which raised a massive £3,300
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Mum faces burying her son again
Exclusive by JANE FIELD A WARRINGTON mum has had parts of her baby's organs returned from Alder Hey hospital - contrary to government guidelines - because of the stress she has endured. Val Nicholls, aged 38, of Barrowhall Lane, Great Sankey, lost her
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Age is no barrier
FORGET age and disbility - enthusiasm, support, self-esteem and independence are the cornerstones of village life, in an environment bursting with energy and vitality. As former manager of Berryhill retirement village in Stoke on Trent, one of the first
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Hero thanks helpers
HEROIC bobby Sergeant Tony Symonds, praised in the Guardian for stopping a man from jumping off the Cantilever bridge has paid tribute to two unsung heroes who came to his aid. An off-duty fireman from Stockton Heath fire station and a passer-by helped
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DJ in a spin
A WARRINGTON DJ is appealing to people in the town to help him find his mixing equipment. Bernie O'Brien, who DJs at the monthly soul night at Rylands Recreation Club, had his mixing decks stolen from his house in Appleton three weeks ago. "I'm just devastated
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Promoting unity and partnership between all
THE Official Warrington Wolves Supporters' Club would like to respond to comments made by Mr M Darbyshire in the Guardian. While the efforts of Mr Darbyshire to gather signatures in support of the new stadium must be commended, his accusation that others
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Majority want development - but not such a large one
REFERRING to Gary Slawther's letter - "protesters just say no to anything that involves people enjoying themselves." Mr Slawther cannot have followed all the meetings and comments re the Hilal development - particularly what Mrs Ceilia Jordan had to say
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Serious doubts on decision process
I ATTENDED the meeting of the Council's planning committee to listen to the debate about plans to develop Victoria Square. I left the meeting concerned by the process I had witnessed. Planning decisions can heighten emotions on both sides. It is therefore
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I thought we lived in a democracy but I was mistaken
I WISH to protest at the way the planning meeting for the new development of Victoria Buildings was conducted. I thought we lived in a democracy but sadly I was mistaken. The chairman's attitude was very dismissive to the objections from the residents
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It had all the hallmarks of a pre-determined decision
I HAVE read with interest, the letters in Points of View and have noted a parallel which I find disturbing. Clr Lafferty in his letter stated that at the Development Control Committee meeting on March 14: the chairman of the meeting displayed a bored
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DIGGING INTO LOCAL HISTORY
RECENT archaeological work in Cheshire will be the subject for the April meeting of Nantwich Historical Society. This will be the last meeting of the current session and the speaker will be Adrian Tindall, County Archaeologist. The new session of meetings
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CHIMNEY ALERT FOLLOWS LOFT FIRE
A FAULTY chimney flue caused an early morning fire at a Wrenbury house. The incident happened at the house on Nantwich Road in Wrenbury, at 4am on the morning of Thursday, March 22. Twelve firefighters tackled the blaze, which was contained in a small
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HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL ISSUES
WESTON and Crewe Green residents are being urged to voice any concerns on the local plan. Englesea Ward councillor, Maureen Campbell, has highlighted a variety of issues affecting the residents in the local plan. These include new cemeteries, a site for
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STOP MAKING MY LIFE A MISERY
A HASLINGTON businesswoman is urging parents to help stop troublesome youths making her life a misery. Since opening a licensed shop in the village around 30 years ago, Mrs Carol Palin has seen a lot of cheeky youngsters grow up into regular pleasant
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IN THE DARK
CREWE and Nantwich's battle against foot and mouth was on a knife edge this week. The incubation period of the virus is soon to expire after the second outbreak in Baddiley two weeks ago and with no more new cases confirmed farmers are crossing their
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Still time for companies to be award winners
WARRINGTON companies are still in with a chance to win thousands of pounds worth of prizes at Warrington Business Awards, organised by the Warrington Guardian and Business Link Cheshire and Warrington. Seven categories are featured in the awards. These
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FORMBY DISPLAY IS A HIT
WELL over 100 people attended the exhibition staged by the South Cheshire George Formby Ukulele Society. The event was put on by the Crewe-based group at Wistaston Memorial Hall on Friday. Featuring an array of memorabilia group founder, Brian Edge, said
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COMEDIES HIT THE SHELVES
OUT this week on the rental shelves is the unexpected favourite, Nurse Betty and Edward Norton's Keeping the Faith. These two comedies both proved good films but without getting the box office busy at all. Nurse Betty stars Jim Carey's other half, Renee
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DIVE, DIVE, DIVE AS DE NIRO'S BACK
MEN OF HONOUR (15) ROBERT De Niro makes his return to a more serious genre in this 1950s, film based around fighting racism and adversity in the Navy. Set in New Jersey in 1952 the story follows young go-getting sailor Carl Brashear, (Cuba Gooding Jnr
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CLEAN UP CALL
ALSAGER residents are being urged to help keep their town in tip top condition for this year's Civic Pride contest. Alsager came runner-up last year in the section for towns with populations of between 10,000 and 20,000 people. It also won the category
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BACK TO THE BARBER
CONGLETON'S own professional opera company is set for the return of talented antipodean singers. Rossini's comic masterpiece The Barber of Seville is being staged at Clonter Opera on April 27 and 28 and May 2, 3 and 4. Returning is New Zealander Jonathan
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GLANCE GUIDE TO WARRINGTON SPORT PART THREE
- SOCCER, SWIMMING Soccer Warrington Soccer League results: Reserve Div One: Moorfield 4 Vulcan 1, Greenalls 3 Monk S 0, Golborne S 4 Eagle 0. Reserve Div Two: Fhead 2 Moorfield 3rd 1, Runcorn Alb 2 Bbrook 7. Reserve Div Three: Daten 4th 9 Widnes R&
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GLANCE GUIDE TO WARRINGTON SPORT PART TWO
- GOLF, NETBALL, SNOOKER, RUGBY LEAGUE Golf Frodsham extra medal, March 24: Div One: 1, A Hymers 76-12-64; 2, M Earley 76-11-65. Div Two: 1, P Sturgeon 77-13-64; 2, G Uren 78-13-65. Div Three: 1, Mrs S Pritchard 82-19-63; 2, A Bunney 81-20-61. Div Four
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BACK IN HUNT
Crosfields ARLFC...46 Milford Marlins...16 SOAP boosted their National Conference League promotion hopes thanks to a first half demolition of Milford Marlins at Hood Lane on Saturday. It was Crosfields who dominated the first half possession and opened
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CROSFIELDS WIN 'DERBY' TO CLINCH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Latchford u8...8 Woolston u8...24 WOOLSTON found a chink in Latchford's defence and crossed for three tries. Latchford hit back with two, scored by James and Ellis but ran out of steam in the second half and Woolston scored three more tries to seal the
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WARRINGTON ANGLERS' ASSOCIATION
THE Bridgewater Canal is definitely on form with plenty of fish being caught from the lengths that are currently open. George Ellis had a three-hour session for 30 roach, skimmers and lost a large bream at the net. Members are enjoying good sport with
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WARRIORS WIN IN CHESHIRE
SWIMMERS from Warriors of Warrington continued their quest for medals in the Cheshire Championships on Saturday at Macclesfield Leisure Centre. There were excellent personal best swims and 43 Warriors gained at least one top eight placing. Twenty-two
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POINTS LOST
GRANGE women's soccer team were disappointed to take only a point in a 2-2 draw after twice leading against Preston North End with an injury-stricken squad. Abi Wynn opened the scoring on 20 minutes, banging in a Maddie Davidson cross. Preston quickly
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FOSTER BAGS THREE IN RIVERPLATE JOY
CROSFIELDS continue to improve in Warrington Soccer League's Organics Intermediates Premier Division despite suffering an injury-ravaged season. Goals by Murray, Saunders and Pickett were too much for a young Vulcan outfit. Owens Corning continued to
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TOWN'S NORTH WEST CHAMPIONS
WARRINGTON Athletic Club's under 15 girls' sports hall squad became north west champions at the weekend. The team of six had individual golds as well as team gold. Emma Makin won gold in the four-lap time trial and silver in the speed bounce and with
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ATROCIOUS WOLVES COULD DO NOTHING RIGHT!
Warrington Wolves...14 Salford City Reds...39 By MIKE PARSONS THE 25-0 score in the second half of Sunday's Super League game tells the story. Warrington Wolves did little right after the interval and fell to an embarrassing defeat against a side expected
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TAWERA NIKAU'S POSITIVE ATTITUDE
ALL the frustrations of a nightmare start to the Super League season for Warrington were obvious against Salford City Reds. The fans were booing, the players trudged off the field without acknowledging the supporters and the dressing room was a gloomy
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EARLY TRY IMPORTANT
LEE Penny scored the Super League V try of the season which steered the Wolves to glory over Bradford Bulls at Wilderspool. He will not be able to repeat the dose on Sunday due to a broken thumb but he knows it will take a display as gutsy as May 28 last
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SEMI-FINAL IS ALL TICKET
WARRINGTON Wolves fans travelling to the McAlpine Stadium for Sunday's Challenge Cup semi-final will need a ticket. They remain on sale at Wilderspool's shop until close of business at 5pm on Saturday. Wolves fans are in danger of being out-numbered five
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GARTNER LATE CHECK
BRADFORD Bulls coach Brian Noble has selection headaches for the semi-final and will not name his team until Sunday. The Bulls will more than likely be at full strength although a late fitness test will take place for Australian back row forward Daniel
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QUESTIONS FOR BRADFORD BULLS COACH BRIAN NOBLE
QUESTION: How do you guard against complacency as hottest semi-final favourites for years? ANSWER: "I remind the players that Warrington flogged us at Wilderspool last season and stopped our unbeaten run. "Warrington were also the best side for 30 minutes
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BULLS WATCHING OUR FOR WORLD CLASS GEE
BRADFORD Bulls prop forward Brian McDermott is looking forward to renewing his rivalry with the Wolves' no-nonsense pack men. McDermott was sent off in the league game at Wilderspool last season which played a part in the Wolves ending Bradford's 15-match
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ANDREW GEE SPEAKS EXCLUSIVELY TO US
I CAME over to Britain to play in a Challenge Cup final and win it - and we're not going to get a better chance than now. We've been lucky with the draw in the early rounds, we've cruised through to the semi-finals and we have one big game to win before
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WOLVES GO INTO CAMP
WARRINGTON Wolves are going into camp ahead of their big match this weekend. The players will concentrate their focus at a Yorkshire hideaway and train at the McAlpine Stadium - venue for the semi-final - on Friday. Wolves coach Darryl Van de Velde said
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HUNTE FAVOURITE FOR FULL BACK SPOT
ALAN Hunte is favourite to be handed the full back jersey as Warrington Wolves go in search of their first Challenge Cup semi-final win for 11 years on Sunday. Dean Busby and Steve McCurrie are expected to be fit with Busby going straight into the back
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TYPICAL FANS' REACTION TO SUNDAY'S THIRD SUCCESSIVE LEAGUE DEFEAT
SUNDAY was spent watching a dreadful display by my beloved Warrington Wolves. The previous day myself and my family spent more than £200 at the club shop. I have been following the Wire for the last 30 years and now I have a family of my own who also
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TIRED LEGS CATCH UP TO TOWN
NANTWICH Town's tough schedule caught up with them in a 3-1 defeat at Curzon Ashton. Boosted by a midweek 1-0 victory at Mossley thanks to former Alex star Mark Gardiner's 50-yard free-kick, The Dabbers looked good for more points at their mid-table opposition
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BEAR HOPES LOOK SHATTERED
RELEGATION candidate Congleton Town look odds on favourites for the drop after a shattering 4-0 defeat on Tuesday night. They went down at second from bottom Kendal Town, leaving them nine points adrift at the foot of the table with 11 games left. The
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Always home
I GREW up in Warrington but now live in the USA. Whenever people ask where I'm from, the response is usually "aah...rugby league town". If we lose the Wolves what do we have? Primrose and blue will always be special to me and every time I see those two
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Brown ale performance
I AM writing to you after the most disgraceful display of rugby league by the Warrington RLFC team, against Salford, yes even worst than Wakefield and Huddersfield last season. The words pride, passion and commitment seem to be lacking in the vocabulary
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An unjustifiable legacy for future generations
OVER the past five months the Warrington Guardian has highlighted the concerns that the Agenda 21 waste group has over two controversial pending planning applications for the Arpley landfill site of Liverpool Road. For the first one, planning application
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MATCH REPORT
Match report will appear on these pages after Sunday's game.
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Britney fears?
By JOEL SAWYER BRITNEY and Billie better be watching their backs because Warrington has a new pop queen who looks set to steal their crowns. Juliana Hoy has been plucked from more than 100 hopefuls to storm the charts. She was picked by Solution Productions
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Collegiate goes on to the superhighway
WARRINGTON Collegiate Institute has become one of the first UK Online centres in England. It is the first college in Warrington to join in the Government's latest initiative aimed at opening up access to information technology resources. As a UK Online
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MP celebrates 40 years of pre-school movement
THE importance of early learning was the subject at the top of the lesson plans at Rixton-with-Glazebrook Pre-School last week. Helen Jones, MP for Warrington North, visited the Manchester Road facility to mark 40 years of pre-school in this country.
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Paving the way for early years childcare
PLANS have been put in place to establish the way forward for the provision of early years education and childcare in the town. The borough council's education and lifelong learning committee agreed the plans which will last for the next three years.
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Temporary reprieve for Wolves as deal is finally agreed
A DEAL has finally been reached which will secure the future of Warrington Wolves - if only temporarily. As reported in the Guardian, the club has been in negotiations about a loan with the borough council, principal sponsor Carlsberg Tetley and Tesco
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FACE THE FUTURE
RESIDENTS have the chance to speak face to face to a council officer about the future of their town during the next decade. The Draft Local Plan for the Moorlands up to 2011 went out to public consultation this week. As part of the six-week process a
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CROSS-DRESSING AND FASTING BRING CASH
HIGH school pupils fasted for a day and experimented with cross-dressing as part of a Comic Relief fund-raiser The pint-sized cross-dressers were Tom Pear and Daniel Robinson, who wore women's clothes and full make up for Red Nose Day. The boys are Year
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HALL OPENING SCRAPPED DUE TO DISEASE CRISIS
ONE of Congleton's top tourist attractions will not open as planned tomorrow because of the foot and mouth crisis. Little Moreton Hall attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year, and the driveway to the hall also leads to a farm. National Trust
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SCHOOL IS 'DEVATATED' BY PUPIL'S DEATH FROM SUSPECTED MENINGITIS
HEADTEACHER Pat McDonnell spoke this week of the ''devastating'' impact of the death of a pupil from suspected meningitis. Matthew Broome, aged six, from Congleton, pictured above, died on Friday at the North Staffordshire Hospital NHS Trust. He had been
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Town leads way over memorial stone fears
WARRINGTON is leading the way in its bid to prevent serious accidents or even a fatality in its memorial centres. The borough council has been given the all clear this week to establish a Memorial Masons Registration Scheme following growing concern over
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Concern about cemetery charges
CONCERNS have been raised over charges relating to the transfer of grave ownership details by the borough council. One man contacted the Guardian after he was told he would have to pay £20 to update the information at the council's insistence. The bereavement
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Family mission from the USA
AN American woman is searching for the English family she has never met. Ruth Coffman, of Missouri, is the daughter of James Brinker, also known as Jim or Albert, who was stationed in England during the Second World War. He met Dorothy Smith, who worked
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Thieves steal charity boxes from hospital's WRVS shop
HEARTLESS thieves have stolen charity collection boxes from the Women's Royal Voluntary Service shop at Warrington Hospital. The thieves broke into the shop and helped themselves to the boxes, which contained about £60 in cash collected by volunteers.
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Councillor stands down after 18-year career at Town Hall
LABOUR councillor Harry Shaw has made an emotional decision to resign his post to concentrate on caring for his wife. Clr Shaw, a borough councillor for Penketh and Cuerdley, made the announcement at the Labour Party selection meeting on Monday but formally
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What's the gossip on Hear'Say?
ENTERTAINMENT news and the foot-and-mouth crisis made front page news of the Cardinal Newman Chronicle last week as part of the Guardian's Newspapers in Education scheme. The team of 30 students enjoyed the challenge of putting the stories together and
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Put crossing at top of list!
PENSIONERS in Lymm are calling for the borough council to get their skates on and sort out a zebra crossing outside their home on Booths Hill Close. A group of people aged in their 80s and 90s from Booths Hill House are protesting over the number of lorries
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Beauty spot to be created in £500,000 park project
By SUZANNE ELSWORTH WORK is about to start on the creation of a green oasis, complete with a lake, in Birchwood. The beauty spot will form the centrepiece of Birchwood Park Estates, the district's main business area. The lake and surrounding landscaped
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Pupils get jazzed up by workshop
By SARAH HARKER JAZZ experts descended on Padgate High last week to perform a complimentary music and dance session. Co-ordinated by radio station Jazz FM, the one day schools programme gives youngsters an experience of live jazz with the Nat Birchall
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Report shows you how to save water
THE importance of saving water has been highlighted in a new report from the Environment Agency. Water Resources for the Future is the agency's plan for a robust and flexible framework for the management of the country's water for the next 25 years. It
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Abandoned cars cause headache for residents
RESIDENTS in Bewsey claim that their attempts to clean up their close have been ignored by council officials and local councillors. Three cars have been abandoned on Bewsey Park Close since before October last year and despite complaints to the housing
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Did you witness Sankey Valley Park assault?
POLICE have renewed their appeal for witnesses to an attack which took place in Sankey Valley Park more than three weeks ago. A 21-year-old man was left needing stitches to his face after he was jumped as he walked from Lovely Lane in Bewsey into the
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Council chiefs bid for Bewsey funding
BEWSEY and Whitecross could be in line for a major improvement programme. Town Hall bosses are preparing a bid for a neighbourhood management scheme in the ward following an invite from the Government. A total of 83 wards, from among the country's most
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Stars sign up to help new research trust
FAMOUS personalities are helping to raise funds in memory of a Warrington woman who is thought to be the first person in the UK to die of Evans Syndrome. Lou Ellis was 26 when she died and now her sister-in-law, Michelle Aspinall, of Oakwood, has set
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Thirst for knowledge of town's vintage beer mats
A FAN of one of the world's stranger hobbies is hoping that beer fans in Warrington can come to his aid. John Feenan is a tegestologist, which is otherwise known as a collector of beer mats, and has been for the past 10 years. He has an estimated several
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Pupils' lessons in the appliance of science
BUDDING young scientists have been experimenting with everything from brains to radios as part of National Science Week. The pupils at Locking Stumps Primary School looked at the wonders of splitting light with prisms and plant life, as well as being
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Minister meets good neighbours
LOCAL government minister Hilary Armstrong visited Warrington on Friday to see how a thriving community spirit is a winning ingredient to urban regeneration. She visited St Mary's centre on Knutsford Road, Latchford, where she chatted to residents and
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Were you at Ardwick High in 1955?
A MAN who now lives in Somerset is looking for former pupils of Ardwick Technical High School in Manchester who attended from 1955 until 1960. David Buckley said: "We have already had a small but enjoyable reunion but we are finding it difficult to trace
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Flying the flag at a Thai jamboree
FOUR Warrington East scouts and one leader are to experience a little Eastern promise when they travel to Thailand for a jamboree. Andrew Davies, aged 14, of the 1st Culcheth troop, Nicholas Halford, aged 14, of the 1st Oughtrington scouts, Alistair Harwood
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Series of controls to reduce risk of disease spreading
WARRINGTON Borough Council is putting in place a series of controls to reduce the greater risk of the foot and mouth epidemic. The move follows orders from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) after a neighbouring farm in Little Leigh
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Our farm's future is blowing in the wind
By JANE FIELD A PENKETH farmer and his wife say they are living in fear of foot and mouth affecting their farm because of their close proximity to the Widnes carcass incinerator plant. Each morning Thomas and Betty Owen, who have 500 commercial and other
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Praised gym to fold due to lack of funding
GYM users are outraged at the proposed closure of a valued medical exercise facility, forced to fold due to a lack of government funding. Bold Street Medical Gym, which Health minister Alan Milburn once described as "an excellent example of an exercise
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Town Hall says goodbye to three loyal officers
TOWN hall bosses bid a fond farewell to three retiring council officers this week. Tom Roberts, director of housing, Keith Millington, director of environmental services and Harvey Thornton, assistant director of housing all retired this week. Tom Roberts
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Race to live at Ryfields
By SARAH HARKER MORE then 100 pensioners, exited at the prospect of learning more about their new home, descended upon Rylands Recreation Ground this week. The twice monthly interest meetings, held at the Rylands pavilion give prospective residents the
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On song for the finals
SINGING starlet Nicola Wright has made it through to the semi-finals of a national charity competition. The 14-year-old, from Sekker Crescent, Latchford is competing in a talent contest in aid of The Thomas Campaign - Birth of Hope Appeal. She performed
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Warrington does not fit in within the criteria for population density
IN RESPONSE to your correspondent Miss Katie Platt about the location of the nearest theory test centre. Warrington Association of Professional Driving Instructors questioned the location of the centre in March 1996. Because of many complaints from our
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AWARENESS DAY TO HIGHLIGHT SPORTS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS
SOUTH Cheshire College is holding a disability awareness day to promote sporting opportunities for local youngsters with special needs. In conjunction with Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council, the college will host the event at the Victoria Community Centre
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PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO HELP COMMUNITIES
A NEW group has been formed which promises to meet the 'genuine needs' of Cheshire's residents. The Community Strategy Partnership held its first meeting at Nantwich Civic Hall and representatives from the public, private and voluntary sectors attended
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READY TO BUILD THE BYPASS
CONSTRUCTION work on the new A500 Basford-Hough-Shavington bypass is set to start, this Summer. Scheduled to open in Autumn 2003, the four and a half mile road is expected to cut approximately 80 per cent of through traffic through the villages. The £28
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END OF AN ERA AS MEALS ON WHEELS GOES PRIVATE
LOCAL meals on wheels teams delivered their last lunches on Friday. The Cheshire WRVS service that has been supplying elderly and other housebound people for the past 50 years lost out when the Cheshire contract was put up for grabs last year. The county
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GET A MOVE ON
CAMPAIGNERS have slammed council chiefs for the 'lack of progress' over Crewe's Cumberland Athletics Track. A meeting between the Cumberland Sports Ground Action Group and the county and borough councils took place last week but according to chairman
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New jobs at food firm
MORE than 40 new jobs have been created in Warrington by catering specialist Eurest Sutcliffe which has recently relocated from Manchester to premises in Museum Street. The company specialises in business and industry catering. It employs more than 2,000
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Small firms service
swings into action THE new Small Business Service for Cheshire came into operation this week. Based at the International Business Centre, the service operates under the name of Business Link Cheshire and Warrington, with Sandra Brusby as its chief executive
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CHARITY CONCERT
CREWE and Nantwich supporters of the Cancer Research Campaign are staging a concert in aid of the charity. The event is this Sunday, April 1, in Nantwich Civic Hall and will feature the United Co-op Band and Crewe Male Voice Choir. The concert, entitled
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FRIDAY, MARCH 30
* Barn Dance with 'The Crofters' at the Masonic Hall, Willaston Tickets £8.50 inc Meat & Potato Pie Supper. Proceeds to NSPCC. Tel 580201 * Beetles UK. The Limelight Club, Crewe. SATURDAY, MARCH 31 * Jean Genie (David Bowie Tribute) The Limelight
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EVERYBODY NEEDS GOOD STAGERS
AUSTRALIAN soap star Anne Charleston is to make an appearance at the Lyceum Theatre in Crewe. Anne, who plays Madge in Neighbours, is appearing in a Middle Ground Theatre Production entitled 'Present Laughter'. Written by Noel Coward, the show has been
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CHILD SUPPORT
NSPCC Cheshire is looking for volunteers in Congleton to help children and young people. The group offers support to youngsters required to give evidence in court cases. The service aims to reduce the stress involved by offering emotional support, practical
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SCIENCE SHOWS SUCH A SUCCESS
CHILDREN across the borough this week found themselves immersed in science. The week ran between March 16 and March 23 and thanks to Set Up Science, a unique South Cheshire-based group, the majority of pupils in the borough got the chance to experiment
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CAN YOU HELP?
MOSSLEY Community Centre leaders are seeking a person to run social events for local women. "The centre would be very suitable for social mornings and get togethers for housewives or senior citizens for coffee or lunch," said centre chairman Doris McGowan
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DINERS SUPPORT INDIAN CENTRE
LOVERS of Indian food helped raise money this week for a medical centre in Bangladesh. Dr Ahsan Sowdager is hoping to raise £20,000 to provide the centre in his grandfather's village, a remote community with no doctor, nurse or dentist. Dr Sowdager is
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AUTOMATIC PROMOTION GONE
Warrington RUFC...6 Birkenhead Park...14 THE re-arranged fixture between the top two teams in the league produced a game of rugby straight out of the top drawer. Warrington had the better of the early exchanges, with strong driving by the forwards and
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SMALL BAIT BEST
LYMM Angling Club waters that are open or closed due to the foot-and-mouth disease remain the same as last week. Things are as good as they can be because we have not had to close any more waters. The club extends its thanks to the membership who have
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PIERPOINT'S HOLMES SWEET HOLMES
PIERPOINT and Bryant are through to the semi-finals of Warrington Sunday Soccer League's Denis Scholes Challenge Trophy after defeating London Bridge 4-1. Dave Holmes bagged a hat-trick with James O'Shea completing their scoring. Dave Daniels responded
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IT'S RAINING GOALS
WARRINGTON'S arch-rivals scored 14 goals between them as they continued their persuit for glory in North West Counties Division Two. Second-placed Warrington Town achieved their highest victory for 28 years with their 9-1 romp at bottom club Oldham Town
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BROWN DEFENDS WORLD TITLE
SUNDAY will be a test of nerve for double Thai boxing world champion Warren Brown. Following defeat in his last fight against Keiron Keddle he has a lot to prove, plus there is the added pressure of having to defend his WKO belt. But Brown thinks that
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NOT ACCEPTABLE SAYS DARBYSHIRE
WARRINGTON Wolves' assistant coach Paul Darbyshire completed his week in charge by branding the performance against Salford as 'not acceptable.' He felt the Wolves should have taken the Salford game by the scruff of the neck in the first period and marched
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NOT TOO MUCH RESPECT
BRADFORD Bulls skipper Robbie Paul is 'wary' of the Wolves but does not have too much respect for them ahead of Sunday's semi-final! He said: "I am happy with the way things have gone so far for Bradford but the great thing is that there is still improvement
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DARRYL MAKING SURE THERE IS NO INFERIORITY COMPLEX
WOLVES coach Darryl Van de Velde was urging his players 'to believe in themselves' when he was back in the saddle with the squad yesterday, Wednesday. After flying back from Australia on Tuesday he watched the video of Sunday's woeful performance against
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WRITE OFF WOLVES AT YOUR PERIL
By MIKE PARSONS WARRINGTON Wolves have been written off as no-hopers in Sunday's Silk Cut Challenge Cup semi-final against Bradford Bulls. The media majority are expecting the Wolves to receive a hiding, the Wolves fans have shown their lack of confidence
