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Venturing forth to
a bright future WARRINGTON Business Venture began its new operations as a separate organisation from Business Link, Warrington, this week. Business Link has now become the new Small Business Service for Cheshire and Warrington, but it will continue to
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Awards hat-trick for ad team
THE advertising team at the Warrington Guardian picked up three highly commended awards at the Newsquest advertising conference, held in Droitwich. Three hundred newspapers competed. The awards were for an advertising campaign for the Birchwood Shopping
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Partners seal Ryfields deal
THE official management agreement for the Ryfields Retirement Village was sealed last week when the two main partners signed over their commitment to the project. St Helens-based Grosvenor Housing Association signed the long term partnership agreement
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Does radio herald stardom for Lorraine Gabriel?
BUBBLY Lorraine Gabriel is hoping to take the airwaves by storm with her own show after being plucked from hundreds of hopefuls to make the final of Radio Stars. Lorraine, 35, from Latchford, spotted Century FM's appeal for presenters in the Warrington
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One that got away
By JULIA RAVENSCROFT MEMBERS of the Carlsberg Tetley Club have been left reeling after the cursed pike which they were trying to sell became the one that got away! The glass-cased pike took pride of place on the wall of the Long Lane sports and social
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Pupils saddle up for safety scheme
By SUZANNE ELSWORTH PUPILS at Culcheth's Twiss Green Primary School are the first in the town to take part in a new road safety scheme, which aims to give them skills to last a lifetime. The youngsters have been chosen to pilot an on-road cycle training
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Doctor unable to escape A&E
By SUZANNE ELSWORTH CONCERNS have been raised over escape routes at night from Warrington Hospital. Dr Michael Madden, of Appleton, took his wife Christine to the accident and emergency department when it was thought that she had food stuck in her throat
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Youngsters make the headlines!
By: SUZANNE ELSWORTH VISITING vicars, medical matters and life on the railways were the top stories at Green Lane School. The year 10 special needs pupils are taking part in the Guardian's Newspapers in Education scheme and have had fun putting together
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Charities get massive cash injection
By RACHEL SPENCER TWO Warrington charities have received a welcome cash injection totalling almost £13,000 from the Lloyds TSB foundation. The Prince's Trust has received £10,000 for the training of mentors and the Children's Adventure Farm Trust, which
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Minister's hospital visit
HEALTH Secretary Alan Milburn visited Warrington Hospital yesterday to open the new 38 bed Daresbury Orthopaedic Unit. During his stay, the Minister promoted the modernisation of NHS services, of which the newly formed North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust
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Wagons of carcasses 'disturb' motorists
By JANE FIELD EYE-WITNESS accounts of open-top lorries carrying animal carcasses to the Widnes incinerator one allegedly leaking blood has triggered a public appeal for information. As reported in the Guardian, MAFF assured the public that there is no
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Tiny Ellie was our star
By JULIA RAVENSCROFT A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl who captured the hearts of the people of Warrington has lost her fight for life. Surrounded by her parents, grandparents and carers, Ellie Daniels, of Longbarn Lane, Woolston, died from an attack of bronchopneumonia
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Be warned bogus tradesmen operating
PENSIONERS are being warned about bogus tradesmen posing as council staff who have been operating in Latchford. The duo have targeted elderly residents on Chaucer Place, Shelley Grove, Richmond Avenue, Kingsway and Loushers Lane, using fake council identity
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Cut out problem foods to be healthy and slim
FOOD intolerances can cause a range of ailments, as well as weight gain. and cutting out the dietary troublemakers invariably leads to better health and a slimmer figure. A test known as Alcat, developed in America, involves checking the blood for more
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Reputation for being dirty
I READ with amazement the article, which quoted council officers stating that it found high public satisfaction with street cleaning and the cleansing services. I have yet to speak to any person who considers that the town's roads, hedgerows and shrubberies
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No emergency service
ON SUNDAY I found a dead fox in my yard and being concerned about disease, called the RSPCA who said that I would have to call the environmental health. They gave me the number for Warrington Borough Council. I called and held on for their emergency team
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Remove the shackles, Darryl!
IT seems that Warrington's brave 65-minute effort in the Silk Cut Challenge Cup semi-final has once again allowed Darryl Van de Velde off the hook. The Wolves were applauded off the paddock by their magnificent supporters as though they, and not Bradford
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We need more shops!
I WAS pleased to read Clr Hannon's apology for the disruption in the town centre caused by the preparation for the installation of the new art work. It is nice to know that he has had mainly positive comments and only 'the odd whinge'. However I think
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Have to go to town
WHAT is going on at Birchwood Mall Precinct? They are putting the rents up to such a ridiculous price that the shops keep closing. They talk about refurbishing which no one is interested in! It has now got to the stage where we have to go to Warrington
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Putting the record straight ...
I REFER to letters in last week's Guardian and in particular I would like to correct the statement made by Mr David Hatton who states, 'the developer never answered any of the residents' reservations and he stated that many local residents had been consulted
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GLANCE GUIDE TO WARRINGTON SPORT PART THREE
- SOCCER Soccer Warrington Soccer League results: Premier Div: Sidac 5 Crosflds 2, Vulcan 2 Greenalls 3, Owens 3 Eagle 5. Div One: Runc Alb 1 Penk Utd 1, Winwick 2 Irlam CC 6, Grapp 4 Lymm Rgrs 0, Moorfld 2 Sasib 1. Div Two: Silv Birch 2 Uni Tav 2, Brookfld
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GLANCE GUIDE TO WARRINGTON SPORT PART TWO
- GOLF, RUGBY LEAGUE, RUGBY UNION, SNOOKER Golf Birchwood Golf Club results: Men's Greensomes: 1st, J. Hill and G. Houseman, 58.5 Nett; 2nd, W. Smith & P. Gilespie, 60.5 Nett. SELGA Qualifier: 1st, E. Booth and S. Birchfield, 43 pts; 2nd, B. Kingwood
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GLANCE GUIDE TO WARRINGTON SPORT PART ONE
- BOWLS, CANOE SLALOM, DARTS, DOMINOES Bowls Warrington Public Parks' League's Spring Open Floodlit results: D. Morrison 21 M. Leonard 16, S. Chadwick 18 P. Rowles 21, J. Ashcroft 21 G. Smith 13, R. Broadfield 11 M. Burrows 21, D. Taberner 19 M. Ashurst
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TELL-TALE BUBBLES
AT the time of writing the situation is unchanged regarding Lymm Angling Club waters which are open to fishing. Still, Lymm Dam, the Sankey Canal, Longbarn Pool, Grimsditch Mill Pool, Whitley Pool and Spring Pool remain open to all our members, while
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WARRINGTON ANGLERS' ASSOCIATI0N
ALTHOUGH Warrington Anglers' Association members are only able to fish less than half of the Bridgewater Canal due to the foot-and-mouth epidemic members are reporting good sport. George Clare had an afternoon session opposite Australia Lane where he
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MISSED CONVERSION THE DIFFERENCE
Crosfields ARLFC A...10 Rylands A...8 A 'derby' that lived up to expectations and looked as if either side could be the winner until late on. Rylands' good defence prevented an early score. However, a persistant Crosfields scored the first try of the
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ALBION BANK POINTS IN WIDNES
West Bank...8 Latchford Albion...46 ALBION took the points with a nine-try victory. Early pressure was rewarded with an Iain Fowler try. West Bank kicked a penalty before Jason Appleton, two and Mick Byron scored tries. West Bank were rewarded for hard
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FORWARDS DOMINATE
Warrington RUFC...32 Oldershaw...0 WITHOUT a number of key players Warrington started nervously against second from bottom Oldershaw. For the first 20 minutes Warrington were let off the hook by Oldershaw's inability to kick penalties and by their transgressions
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WARRINGTON GRANGE SEMI-FINALS BOOST
WARRINGTON Grange women's soccer team go into Sunday's Cheshire Cup semi-final at Witton Albion on the back of a 6-3 win over Lancaster City. The whole team played some excellent soccer in difficult conditions. Injury-plagued Grange got the measure of
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MORE FIXTURE CHAOS
WARRINGTON Soccer League teams are facing the prospect of playing up to three matches per week until the end of May in order to complete their fixtures. This is the result of the winter weather postponing many fixtures and the backlog being further compounded
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TOWN TURN UP THE HEAT
Atherton LR...0 Warrington Town...3 WARRINGTON closed the gap on North West Counties League second division leaders Nelson following an impressive victory at in-form Atherton on Saturday. Only two points separates the sides, with Town having a game in
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TETLEY MARCH ON REGARDLESS
Nelson...0 Tetley Walker...1 THIRD-placed Tetley Walker closed the gap on North West Counties League Division Two leaders Nelson with a deserved victory on Saturday. Tetley 'keeper Lee Medland leapt acrobatically to tip a long range shot over the bar
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GREENALLS TO MOVE IN AT LONG LANE
GREENALLS Amateur Football Club will replace Tetley Walker at their current Long Lane home next season. But if the Warrington Soccer League side does not live up to its promises, they will face the same predicament of being kicked out by the social club
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THE DEAN BUSBY COLUMN
IT was a very physcial game against Bradford Bulls on Sunday and so Monday was a day off for the Wolves players. Bradford are the biggest side we come up against in a season which made it all the more demanding and with us being all hyped-up for the semi-final
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WOLVES HAD THE BULLS ROCKING AND LET GAME SLIP
Bradford Bulls...39 Warrington Wolves...22 By MIKE PARSONS WARRINGTON Wolves brought back the smiles with a brave and gutsy performance that merited their billing as Silk Cut Challenge Cup semi-finalists. What a shame Sunday's performance by the bruised
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COACH'S REASONS FOR HIS SELECTIONS
THERE were two surprise Wolves selections for the Silk Cut Challenge Cup semi-final. Coach Darryl Van de Velde elected to start the game with Martin Masella at prop forward ahead of Danny Nutley and there was a switch in the back row with Steve Georgallis
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BULLS LET OFF HOOK
WARRINGTON Wolves were in agreement that the Bradford Bulls Challenge Cup semi-final result was one that they let slip. The effort put in by the players was superb but at 12-12 early in the second half Warrington had the Bulls on the rack and they failed
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'THAT'S FOOTBALL' SAYS ALF
ALLAN Langer's last chance of winning a coveted Challenge Cup medal has passed by him and he was understandably gutted after Sunday's semi-final. The Wolves' skipper, who will retire at the end of the season, said: "I am disappointed. It is pretty hard
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Spanish markets beckon to export companies
SMALL and medium size companies in Warrington have the chance to explore export markets in Spain through a trade mission being organised by Business Link Cheshire and Warrington and Trade Partners UK. The mission is part of a market explorer programme
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School's road safety plan to reduce traffic
By JULIA RAVENSCROFT A TRAVEL plan to reduce the number of car trips to Bridgewater High School has been unveiled after a meeting with nearby residents. A range of measures have been set out which will also improve safety on the school journey in the
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Water warning
By JANE FIELD MEMBERS of Fidlers Ferry Sailing Club have expressed their concern about the "drastic effects" which the proposed Arpley tip extension could have on the environment. Not only would the height of the proposed extension affect the wind factor
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Half Pints gets golden top marks
By JOEL SAWYER THE children are the stars of an Ofsted report for Half Pints Nursery in Burtonwood. Inspectors from the education watchdog have beamed about the good nature and "exceptional" behaviour of the children at the Mercer Street nursery in a
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Couple tied up in violent raid
By RACHEL SPENCER THREE masked raiders tied up a couple in their home and subjected them to a terrifying ordeal on Monday night. Clad in balaclavas and dark clothing, they burst into the couple's detached home in rural Appleton at 9.30pm and confronted
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Knocked out by loose bricks
A WOMAN who says she repeatedly complained to the council about loose brickwork at the front of her house was knocked out when two bricks fell on her head. When Karen Finn, of Morris Avenue, Latchford, knocked on the front door of her house on Wednesday
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Luxury apartments plan
By RACHEL SPENCER HIGH class housing and a state of the art leisure club are to become a feature of one of the town's most historical quarters. And it is hoped the Palmyra Square development will be a major step towards ambitious plans to regenerate Warrington
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Heart op man backs campaign
By SARAH HARKER A WINWICK solicitor is putting his heart and soul into the campaign to save the transplant unit at Wythenshawe Hospital after celebrating the eighth anniversary of his own heart transplant. And Bernard Higgins, aged 47, from Winwick has
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Paul's plan for being cool, calm and collected
BECOME your own life coach and you'll be well on your way to achieving goals and leading a calmer, happier existence. That's the view of Paul McGee, an interational trainer, coach, author and professional speaker. His latest book "59 Minutes to a Calmer
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Team to be reckoned with
I HAD to put pen to paper to express my delight on Warrington Wolves' performance on Sunday at the McAlpine Stadium against the Bradford Bulls. I went down to Huddersfield, being an old faithful fan of 27 years, expecting the Bulls to whitewash us going
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SHEERAN CLIMBS
OULTON Park's first motor racing meeting of the 2001 season took place on Saturday. Penketh Formula Ford driver, Mike Sheeran, had a solid start to his challenge by achieving sixth place on the grid for the popular Opal Telecom FF1600 race. The packed
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SOAP FIGHT BACK FROM BEHIND EARS
Crosfields...20 New Earswick...14 CROSFIELDS were made to work hard for this National Conference League Division Two victory which keeps them well in the hunt for promotion. Soap were the first to score when Dave Gibbons chipped through. Paul Clarke collected
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FAINT HOPE STILL EXISTS
Woolston Rovers...11 Skirlaugh...4 A fantastic team performance saw Rovers return to winning ways when they defeated a strong Skirlaugh side in a hard-fought National Conference League Premier Division game. This was Rovers' first victory over Skirlaugh
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CURTAIN RAISER 'DERBY' ENDS IN STALEMATE
Wigan St Pats u7...40 Rylands Sharks u7...12 WIGAN proved too strong for Rylands who gave a gutsy performance. Good thinking to side step gave player of the match Alex Griffiths two tries. The other try scorer for Rylands was Danielle Bound, who was top
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LEAP TO SAFETY
Blackburn...7 Lymm RFC...17 LYMM produced another barnstorming team performance to beat and leapfrog Blackburn into the mid-table safety zone of the North Two West league. The niggle of the last meeting threatened to boil over when Blackburn No.8 Adam
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WORLD CHAMPION BROWN STEPS UP IN CLASS
WARRINGTON'S Warren Brown successfully defended his WKO world Thai boxing belt on Sunday in Southport against Belgian Basha Valon. It was no mean feat, given that Brown learned on arrival that his opponent had a record of 26 wins from 26 fights. Brown's
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YOUNG WOLVES PACK SHOWS PROMISE
Warrington Wolves Academy...14 Hull Kingston Rovers Academy...2 WARRINGTON Wolves' Academy Rugby League team opened their 2001 season against newly promoted Hull KR in driving rain throughout the match. The conditions promoted a battle of the forwards
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HOLD YOUR HEADS HIGH!
WARRINGTON Wolves coach Darryl Van de Velde told his players to hold their heads high after defeat to Bradford in Sunday's Silk Cut Challenge Cup semi-final. He said: "Afterwards the dressing room was very flat. The players' heads were down and I told
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ONLY THE BEST WILL DO
WARRINGTON Wolves' Super League date with Castleford Tigers on Saturday brings about a test of players' recovery powers. After Sunday's almighty physical pounding in the clash with Bradford Bulls' giant men only 16 players of the Wolves' Super League
