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CENTURION PICKFORD LEADS ALSAGER TO VICTORY
ALSAGER opening bat Paul Pickford hit a century on Saturday to earn his side a winning start to the season. Pickford scored 102 as Alsager beat Birkenhead Park in the last over of their away league match. Birkenhead opened with 176 for six off their 50
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WATERHOUSE WALLOPS TATTENHALL
BIG hitting Kevin Waterhouse smashed a memorable 92 off just 48 balls for Congleton in their league opener on Saturday. His total included eight sixes and three fours, and he and Rowan Kitton took the score from 78 to 169 in just 13 overs. Congleton opened
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BEARS DOWN AND OUT
CONGLETON Town's 13-year reign in the Unibond League came to a sad end on Saturday after they went down 4-1 at home. The defeat by North Ferriby Town left the Bears 14 points adrift of third from bottom Guiseley, with only four games left to play. Relegation
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Vertex orders
pass £1b mark VERTEX, part of Warrington based United Utilities, has won contracts more than £600m during the current financial year. The contracts mean the company's order book now stands in excess of £1.4b with external contracts accounting for more
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Neil takes
on Europe and Africa NEIL Taylor, managing director of Warrington based Carrier Transicold UK, is to become manager of all of the company's English speaking markets in Europe and Africa, as part of recent changes to the company's structure. Neil will
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New partner
RUTH Hetherington has been appointed as a partner with Forshaw's solicitors, Warrington. Ruth specialises in family and matrimonial cases. She is a continuing professional development assessor for the Law Society, and a member of the Solicitors' Family
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CHILDMINDERS GET TOGETHER
CHILDMINDER Beverley Murray is starting a weekly session at a church hall to enable young children to make new friends. Beverley lives at Moorhouse Avenue, Alsager, and is one of more than a dozen registered childminders in the town. The Thursday morning
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CARD SHARPS
CLEVER nursery school friends have been busy displaying their colourful Easter creations. Alex Jackson and Kieren Sefton attend St Peter's Nursery in Congleton, where children enjoyed an Easter egg contest. They were asked to decorate a large egg shape
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HAVE YOUR SAY
A 3D-model of a Congleton housing estate has been created to encourage residents to have their say on its future. The model has been created of the Bromley Farm Estate by the Planning for Real project. The model will be used at a series of fundays to
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Awards will celebrate efforts of young people
THE spotlight will shine on the outstanding achievements of youngsters in Warrington later this year when a landmark awards ceremony makes its debut. Organised by the Guardian's own Speak Out youth group, the Young People's Awards (YPAs) aim to give deserved
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Animal crackers!
Exclusive BY RACHEL SPENCER MODERN day Dr Doolittles Michelle and Ian Gilbody turned their house into a rescue centre when they spotted an appeal for a home for Mr Eggs, a pot bellied pig! After saving Mr Eggs and his best friend Sean the sheep from the
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Brazilian links for businesses
TOWN hall bosses hosted a civic reception for a special guest from Brazil this week to promote multi-million pound business links between the regions. The Mayor of Recife, Joao Paulo Lima e Silva, and his party are on a six-day fact finding tour of the
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£500,000 campaign to promote town worldwide
A MAJOR global awareness campaign aimed at promoting Warrington on the international business stage was launched by town hall bosses on Tuesday. The unique campaign will inform global audiences of the opportunities that exist in Warrington and aims to
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Barred from trying to bring you news
A WARRINGTON Guardian photographer had his film confiscated on Tuesday as he captured the full horror of the slaughter of the lambs. Ian Park was taking photographs from the public highway in Crouchley Lane to illustrate how the sheep were being humanely
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KILLING FIELDS
Exclusive by JANE FIELD HORRIFIC scenes of the devasting effects the foot-and-mouth crisis were witnessed in Lymm this week as almost 500 dying sheep and lambs drowning in mud and starving were shot dead. Heartbroken villagers have spent weeks trying
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Greenalls brass band needs support to tune of £4,000
THE Greenalls brewery may be long gone, but its brass band is hoping the music will live on. For 26 years before it closed its doors, the Greenalls brewery in Warrington supported the Greenalls brass band. But the doors have been closed for two years
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Memories are made of this
By RACHEL SPENCER AN AVID film maker from Lymm is looking for people in the village to help him find footage of the village after the Second World War. Alan William's film, entitled A Winter's Tale, captures the growth of the village throughout the 20th
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Palace date for golden girl Sarah
AN Appleton teenager is to attend the Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award presentation and garden party at Buckingham Palace. Sarah Smith, of Kingsbury Close, has taken part in stamp collecting, four days of camping and walking on the Isle of Skye, and yoga
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Young thugs cause damage to church
By JULIA RAVENSCROFT MINDLESS vandals broke into St Thomas's Church and smashed a window with weights from the clock tower over the Easter weekend. The teenage yobs targeted the London Road church on three occasions on Easter Sunday and Monday, first
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Historic hall is still in limbo
By JOEL SAWYER TOURS of Bewsey Old Hall began again at the weekend, but the future of the site is still uncertain. Members of the Bewsey Old Hall Conservation Project are eagerly awaiting the results of an 'options appraisal' which has looked into future
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Life's a gas for rare amphibians!
GAS workers in Rixton have swapped their diggers for buckets to help some scaly friends! They have caught more than 200 great crested newts, a breed rarely seen in Europe, and moved them to a plush, £15,000 specially-created nature reserve on land surrounding
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Please help to make big day extra special
By JANE FIELD ORGANISERS of Penketh Carnival are issuing an appeal to people in the district to help out with the biggest community event of the year. The 25th annual carnival takes place on June 30 in traditional fashion after Warrington Walking Day.
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Masons reveal society's secrets
By SARAH HARKER WARRINGTON'S Freemasons are opening their doors to the public this weekend in a bid to dispel the popular myths about the society. The town's Mayor Clr Sheila Woodyatt will attend the open day at the Masonic Hall in Winmarleigh Street
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Firefighters tackle chimney blaze
A CHIMNEY caught fire on Saturday after a homeowner burnt wooden blocks on an open fire place in Lyons Lane, Appleton. Stockton Heath firefighters were called to the home at 9.45am and found the fire was so hot that it took three hours to put out. A spokesman
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Phyllis has faith that painting is her calling
By JOEL SAWYER FOUR years ago, Phyllis Owen had a vision which took her out of the depths of despair and led her to what she believes is her true calling in life. And this week, that same vision saw the 49-year-old mature student put on her first major
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Town is still 'weeks away' from all-clear
By JANE FIELD and JOEL SAWYER ANIMAL testing, in a bid to lift foot-and-mouth restrictions, is currently taking place in Warrington and throughout Cheshire with the hope of declaring it an all-clear zone. But claims in a local daily newspaper that the
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After 24 years, Jeanne's got other fish to fry
REGULARS at a Grafton Street chippy will be crying into their cod and chips tomorrow, Friday, when they say goodbye to the shop's longest-serving assistant. Jeanne Richardson, aged 58, from Latchford, will complete her last afternoon's frying and hang
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Trouble flares outside pub
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a disturbance outside the Original Wire pub on Orford Lane on Friday, March 30. Trouble started in the pub, formerly the Wheatsheaf, at around 10.15pm when the female licensee tried to throw a man out. As she did
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Masked robbers escape after Bargain Booze raid
STAFF at Bargain Booze in Penketh were confronted by two masked robbers wielding a baseball bat and an axe in a terrifying raid on Sunday night. The robbers burst into the shop wearing sleeves from a light fawn jumper with eye holes over their faces and
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Check your fax to avoid cash scam
TRADING standards officers are warning people to be on their guard against a bogus fax scam operating in the town. The faxes, sent to businesses and individuals, innocently request information about their services and call on the trader to fax back details
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Businesses warned about Nigerian con
WARRINGTON businessmen and women are again being targeted as part of a cash scam involving Nigerian con-men. As reported in the Guardian in December 1999, people were being contacted by letters headed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation asking
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Girl freed by fire crew
A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl was freed from a kitchen after the door locked and trapped her inside. Stockton Heath firefighters were called to Egerton Street at 12.40pm on Wednesday where they forced the door to find the girl playing happily with a bowl of spaghetti
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Staying young and active the Ryfields way
YOUNG-AT-HEART pensioners braved the elements last week and got a taste of the great outdoors at an ExtraCare activity weekend in Devon. Three of the prospective Ryfields Retirement Village residents signed up for the week-long adventure, based around
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How to clean, by
the queen AMERICA's Queen of Clean is heading for the UK in a few days' time with the aim of showing us all how to make light work of our spring cleaning. Linda Cobb, whose book "Talking Dirty with the Queen of Clean" has sold more than 1,000,000 copies
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Beach bar in the sun
THE makers of Big Brother are looking for entrepreneurs in Warrington to take part in Bar Wars, a show gives budding bar stars the chance to promote, market and manage a beach bar in a Mediterranean resort. If you think you could make a success of it
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ARMED ROBBER JAILED FOR 12 YEARS
BRITAIN'S most prolific armed robber, who targeted banks over five years, is this week starting a 12-year prison sentence. Alan Lee, aged 55, pleaded guilty at Chester Crown Court to six charges of robbery and six of possessing an imitation firearm. Lee
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Mean to treat loyal tenants this way
ABOUT six months ago an elderly Burtonwood council house tenant went into Warrington Hospital. The family had occupied the same house for generations, in fact it was continuously occupied by them for 62 years, 1939-2001. Theirs was a big family and unfortunately
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Seven days and they still want more!
AFTER reading 'Bank Holiday blues' in last week's Guardian, I totally agree with what Sara Humpries said about Bank Holiday shopping. We in the Retail trade are completely sick of having to work every Bank Holiday. Those who do shop are the 9-5 Monday
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Worthy of an award
OUR Council should give an award to the builders of the fine, new Wetherspoon public house at Friars Gate. Such a contrast to the tawdry shambles of Church Street, a so called conservation area! Those responsible for our planning should go and have a
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Is there a serial cat-napper?
ON December 2, 1999 my elderly cat went outdoors and I never saw him again - old, weary, a road victim? Perhaps. On December 5, 2000 my eight-month-old kitten went outdoors - I have not seen him since either. I have recently read your articles of concerned
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ROACH SURPRISE
FOUNDERS Pool has reopened. This will be of particular good news to those who have a 'gold' overstamp as that means they can fish it immediately. Founders Pool was one of the first three waters controlled by Lymm Angling Club on the Antrobus Golf Course
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PITIFUL FINISH AFTER OPENING FLURRY
Warrington Wolves...12 St Helens...36 LEADING 12-6 after 15 minutes Warrington Academy team failed to add to their score and fell to another disappointing defeat. Although Saints took an early lead with a converted try on seven minutes, Warrington hit
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WALLY IN THE SADDLE
Woolston Rovers...40 Saddleworth Rangs...8 ROVERS turned on the style on Tuesday when they overpowered a gallant Saddleworth side at a very wet Bennett's Rec to continue their fine run and remain at the top of the National Conference League Premier Division
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SOAP STAR REDMOND
Crosfields...47 Castleford Panthers...12 CROSFIELDS only won this game in the second half with the first being riddled with errors. After Castleford opened the scoring, Soap replied when Terry Reid scattered their defence with a powerful run over the
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SMITH SCORES AND MARCHES
Holker Old Boys...2 Tetley Walker...3 TETLEY Walker succeeded where second division title rivals Nelson and Warrington Town both failed and returned home from Cumbria with all three points. As Tetley, playing up the slope, shook off the effects of the
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MOORES BAGS FOUR GOALS
Warrington Town...4 Castleton Gabriels...0 WARRINGTON gave a further boost to their promotion prospects in the North West Counties League second division after cantering to victory against lowly Castleton at Cantilever Park on Saturday. Town completed
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WARRINGTON CRICKET TEAMS ROUND-UP
The Wright stuff VICE captain Andy Wright was the dominant figure in Lymm's winning start at Christleton. In taking four wickets for 44 runs his off-spin bowling limited Christleton to 129-8. Craig Vansteenwinckel was also in good form with 3-13. At the
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AWESOME BROWN BRITAIN'S BEST WORLD CHAMPION
DOUBLE world Thai boxing champion Warren Brown has received a glowing tribute from his arch-rival's instructor. Brown's own coach Pele Nathan thinks his star pupil is 'awesome' after successfully defending his two world titles in the space of three weeks
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READ IT AND WEEP, SAINTS
Warrington Wolves...56 St. Helens...22 WARRINGTON Wolves purely and simply beat St. Helens at their own game. By playing expansive, confident and adventurous rugby they put the world champions on their backside and made sure they stayed there. The Warrington
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THE DANNY NUTLEY COLUMN
THE players have really turned it round for Warrington Wolves after a difficult start to the Super League season. I think the Halifax win away was our best win. The old Warrington side going into the last 10 minutes of the game would have given in. That
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KOHE-LOVE CONTINUES TO IMPRESS
IT is no wonder St. Helens are interested in securing Warrington centre Toa Kohe-Love's services for next season. The world champions have said that they would be interested in looking at the New Zealander if their own New Zealand centre Kevin Iro does
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DO NOT GET CARRIED AWAY
WARRINGTON'S 56 points against St. Helens was a Super League record, beating the Wolves' 49 points at Workington in 1996. And although Warrington inflicted the heaviest defeat the world champions have suffered in Super League since 1997 coach Darryl Van
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DIARY DATES
FRIDAY APRIL 27 *Cygnet Club, Congleton - Soul and Motown evening. Ticket details 01260 273390. *Congleton Town Hall - Storm, under 18's disco. 7 to 11pm. Further details 01606 738527 or 07980884241. SATURDAY APRIL 28 *Congleton Library - Marton WI coffee
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PLAN FOR THE FUTURE
CHILDREN are being invited to join in the fun and games this Sunday at Bromley Farm Community Centre. The aim of the event is to bring the community together and to ask people to help shape the future of their estate. Sunday's fun day includes circus
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VITAL VICTORY
CONGLETON 1st XV earned a vital victory on Saturday in their bid to escape the drop. Congleton beat Douglas 19-10 at home, and are third from bottom, with two sides due to go down. Second from bottom Eagle could swop places with Congleton, but to do so
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UNBEATEN RUN ENDED
ALSAGER'S recent run of good form came to an abrupt halt with two defeats in the space of three days. They lost 3-1 at Bootle on Thursday night, and went down 2-0 at home to Squires Gate on Saturday. However they got back to winning ways on Tuesday night
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Food firm's taste of success
EUREST Sutcliffe, whose north west office is in Museum Street, Warrington, has gained new contracts worth £14.3m in the past six months. The company, a specialist foodservice provider, has opened up operations at 35 sites. Eurest and Sutcliffe were united
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Contracts worth
£500m on offer FIVE hundred million pounds worth of business with Brazil is up for grabs and companies in Warrington and the north west can get a slice of the action at a Brazilian Business Connections evening at the International Business Centre tonight
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NEW OWNERS FOR WOODLANDS
THE Woodlands pub restaurant in Congleton has new owners after a takeover of the Devonshire Pub Company. The Woodlands was one of 36 businesses owned by Devonshire, which has sold out to Preston-based Honeycombe Leisure. Preston-based Honeycombe has 86
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Service provision will be led by census results
THOSE people who fail to send in their census forms this weekend could cost the town thousands of pounds, according to council chief executive Steven Broomhead. The census is used to formulate population statistics which then have a bearing on everything
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Prison officer awaits pay-out
By JULIA RAVENSCROFT A RISLEY Prison officer who was bitten so badly by an female inmate that she had to have plastic surgery could receive a pay-out from the prison service. Carolyn Knowles, aged 37, who has worked in the prison service for 14 years,
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Town's street art to cost almost £1m
By JULIA RAVENSCROFT CONTROVERSIAL artworks set to grace the town centre have come under fire from a councillor who claims they will cost almost £1 million. Lib Dem Brian Axcell questioned members of the full council on Monday night about the 'street
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On parade
By SARAH HARKER WARRINGTON'S St George's day celebrations brought out the patriot in the young and old, with hundreds turning out in force at the weekend to honour England's patron saint's day which took place on Monday. Despite the cold, the town's scout
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Common people carry out a spring clean
WORK started this week on giving a community woodland in Winwick a spring clean. Radley Common is undergoing £13,000 of face-lift works, which are expected to continue until the end of May. The parish council has commissioned the works, which are being
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Carnival cancelled
By SUZANNE ELSWORTH BIRCHWOOD will be without a carnival this summer because of the chaos caused by last year's rains. The annual bonfire and firework display on November 5 was postponed when the Forest Park site was swamped by torrential downpours. It
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Eric's in for a jolly tough ride
By SARAH HARKER CHARITY champion Eric Jolley is set to face his biggest challenge yet getting back in the saddle for a 1,879-mile cycle ride across Australia. Eric, aged 54, from Park Road in Orford, will begin the gruelling expedition in May and he aims
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Advice guidelines
The Government has issued guidance on the disposal of animals following the foot-and-mouth outbreak. The guidance, which brings together existing scientific advice and research, has been issued to those involved in constructing and locating pyres and
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Making planet happy with real nappies
REAL Nappy Week won the support of a Warrington MP this week to highlight the environmental and financial costs of disposable nappies. Helen Southworth MP met up with Jenny Baker, the proprietor of Cotton Tails Nappy Laundry Service to find out more about
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Designs on the big time
A STUDENT from Lymm has got designs on making it big in the fashion industry after securing sponsorship from a sportswear manufacturer. 23-year-old Tom Pearce from Brookfield Road won recognition from Howard Nicholson of Red Rox clothing after wowing
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Special milestone reached as 1,000th dog is rehomed
JUST 18 months after officially opening its doors, the Cheshire Dogs' Home in Grappenhall has celebrated a special milestone the rehoming of its 1,000th dog. The lucky pup, Toby, was one of a litter born at Manchester Dogs' Home, where his mother was
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Controversial farm plans are withdrawn for now
A WEALTHY farmer has pulled the plug on controversial plans to develop a farmstead in Appleton, but says he will be re-submitting the application in the near future. John Bryan is planning two poultry units, a cattle shed, a general store and a residential
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Time to unite and fight, say villagers
By RACHEL SPENCER PEOPLE in Lymm opposing what they see as unsuitable development are urging their neighbours to unite and fight to protect the character of their villages. Protesters camped out at The Cross over the weekend to drum up support, with groups
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Fundraising is plain sailing for John
GOLDEN Square had a nautical flavour last week when a marathon-running sailor came on a charity mission. John McGowan, who is stationed with HMS Neptune in Scotland, was preparing to run the London Marathon in aid of the Warrington-based Cot Death Society
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School's out and about
PUPILS, staff and governors from a Birchwood school will be out in the community on Saturday to raise awareness of their work. The team from St Oliver Plunkett RC Primary School, Oakwood, will be at Birchwood Shopping Centre from 9am where they will be
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Flying the flag to bring in a new year
By RACHEL SPENCER MORE than 400 Sikhs from across the north west flocked to the Sikh Temple in Latchford on Sunday to enjoy the Baisakhi celebrations. Young and old enjoyed the special day which marks the birthday of Khalsa, the Pure One, and celebrates
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Apology and pledge to improve service from ambulance chiefs
AMBULANCE chiefs have apologised unreservedly to the family of a woman who died after a row over air-lifting her to a specialist hospital unit. As reported in last week's Guardian, Mersey Regional Ambulance Service, and in particular its chief executive
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Students honour Bard's birthday
STUDENTS had it as they liked it on Monday as they took a step back in time to remember one of literature's greats. Warrington Collegiate's Museum Street campus was transported to the Elizabethan era as literature lecturers and students celebrated William
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If I were a rich man ...
By JULIA RAVENSCROFT A WARRINGTON business which is worth £45 million has made its way into the coveted Sunday Times Rich List. Datel, which is based at Cinnamon Park, Padgate, is run by managing director Alan Simpson who has built the workforce up from
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Man found hanged
A MAN was found hanging in Battersby Lane on Wednesday last week. The 23-year-old was found in an alleyway at 9.36pm. He has been formally identified and HM Coroner's office has been informed. A post mortem examination will be conducted but police say
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Life is opportunity, a lesson for us all says Anita
THE Body Shop is celebrating its 25th birthday this month and the Warrington shop, in Golden Square, is giving away 50 sets of four of the company's best selling products to our readers. The company was started by Anita Roddick, and has helped to make
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Take off at Brannigans
THE town's trendy new nightspot Brannigans has a special treat in store for two lucky customers on Friday. Starting this week and for the next 10 Fridays, they are giving away a fabulous free holiday - beginning with a trip to New York! To jet away on
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Exciting events lined up for youth festival
PREPARATIONS for an all-encompassing day of youth in Warrington are well underway. Organisers of this year's Celebration of Youth - COY2001 - have given the Guardian a sneak preview of what is in store for youngsters across the town this July. Pop stars
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STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART
DEDICATED charity shop volunteers have received awards for all their hard work. A total of 14 members of staff from the British Heart Foundation shop in Congleton received five-year service badges. The presentations were made by Lynn Preece, the foundation's
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JENNY GEARS UP FOR FIRE ALERT
YOUNG cadet sergeant Jenny Bounford enjoyed taking the wheel of an RAF fire engine. The 15-year-old was shown how to drive fire engines on a runway as part of an Easter Camp at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. Jenny is a member of the 2493 Alsager Squadron, and
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SHOPPERS THANKED FOR THEIR CHARITY BACKING
GENEROUS Congleton shoppers have been thanked for their support for a charity collection. The Marie Curie Daffodil Campaign raised more than £1,000 from supermarket and street collections held in the town. That total was boosted to £1,500 by the sale
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CLUBHOUSE IS GUTTED AFTER BREAK-IN FIRE
DEVASTATED tennis players are looking at moving into a temporary home after their clubhouse was gutted by fire. Teenage drug addicts are believed to have caused the late night blaze which destroyed the pavilion at Alsager Tennis Club. The fire was started
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LIFE'S WORK UP IN SMOKE
DEVASTATED farmer Sid Bowers is planning to throw in the towel after watching his life's work literally go up in smoke. Mr Bowers was shattered by the discovery of signs of possible foot and mouth disease among the sheep at his Congleton farm. He immediately
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Typical!
COUNCILLOR Mike Hughes' action by going 'private' typifies the hypocrisy of his kind. E. WILLIAMS by e-mail
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Fallen by the wayside
I COULDN'T agree more with M Richard's comments (April 19) about the litter on the streets of Warrington and its surrounding areas. Many years ago we had an anti-litter campaign but that seems to have fallen by the wayside along with the rubbish! We may
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GLANCE GUIDE TO WARRINGTON SPORT PART TWO
- SOCCER Warrington Soccer League fixtures for Saturday, kick-off 2.30pm: James Wood Jubilee Trophy semi-finals: Bbrook v Fhead, Eagle S v Sidac. Played on grounds of first drawn clubs. Ropes to be erected. J. Drinkwater Trophy first round: Bchwood West
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MIST CARP SPAWN
THIS week's specimen catch must go to the massive bream caught by Warrington Anglers' Association member Tony Fielding from the large lake at Sandiway. Tony was fishing boilies for carp when the fish weighing in at 15-2-0 took his bait. He had already
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COLE ON FIRE
Dudley Hill...18 Woolston Rovers...34 AN impressive performance by Rovers on Saturday saw them record a comfortable 34-18 victory at Dudley Hill that kept them at the top of the National Conference League Premier Division. Mark Wallington levelled the
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SUCCESSFUL WEEKEND FOR LYMM RU TEAMS
Lymm RFC...17 Caldy...12 LYMM Rugby Union Club took the game to Caldy and centre John Millachip had the ball knocked from his grasp going over the line before R. Hopkinson kicked a penalty. Full back Martin Bower fell short of the line following a superb
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RYLANDS MAKE NWC FINAL FOR SECOND YEAR IN SUCCESSION
Rylands Sharks u7...24 Thatto Heath u7...48 THATTO HEATH proved too strong and big for the Sharks who never gave up. Player of the match Jake Brinksman put in some good running and tackling. Top tackler Alex Griffiths gave some hard-hits. Special award
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TRANMERE NEXT UP FOR GRANGE
WARRINGTON Grange women's soccer team's superb form continued with another win away from home. Grange's 2-0 success at Stockport Celtic means they retained third spot in the league and moved closer to second place. Celtic's defence struggled to deal with
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SAINTS RETURN TO TOP FLIGHT
ST. ALBANS Bank Quay gained the victory required to confirm their first division Warrington Soccer League title and a return to the Premier level for next term. Their latest win, a 3-0 romp against Grappenhall Sports, settled the second silverware of
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RED LION WIN CUP
RED LION took Warrington Sunday Soccer League's Red Lion Cup by defeating Grappenhall Sports after a penalty shoot-out. Stan Platt gave Red Lion the lead when he scored from close range off a corner. Shortly before half-time, from a free-kick, Lee Smith's
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TOWN TAKE OVER AT TOP
Padiham...0 Warrington Town...2 A VICTORY for Warrington at Daisy Hill tonight, Thursday, would leave the side requiring only three points from their remaining three games to win back a place in the first division of the North West Counties League. Their
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CRICKET SCORECARDS
Marple v Warrington Warrington J. Hughes ct C. Bailey b A. Bell...17 L. Heaphy ct D. Foreman b A. Hayes...6 R. Stirrup ct V. Cash b A. Bell...1 D. Lindop ct P. Withers b M. Shelton...7 B. Bray b R. Booth...35 C. Jolley b A. Hayes...0 B. Smith not out.
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NEWLOVE DEBATE - THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO MATTER
THE Paul Newlove sending off created most of the contentious debate in the aftermath of Friday's game. Should he have been sent off or should it have been a sin-binning, or no punishment at all? And, would Warrington have won if the Great Britain centre
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HAPPY HUNTING AGAINST OLD TEAM
THE sweet taste of success had extra sugar for Wolves full back Alan Hunte. Not only was he involved with inflicting an embarrassing victory on his old club but he also scored a hat-trick. He said: "After the start to the season that we had it is nice
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CHRISTIAN CUPPA
CHRISTIAN Aid supporters are inviting people to snap up a host of bargains at an annual coffee morning. The fund-raiser is being held at Alsager Civic Centre on May 12, from 10am to midday. It is organised by Alsager and Church Lawton Christian Aid Committees
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KEVIN'S FLOWER POWER
FLOWER fans have the chance to see one of the country's top flower arrangers in action. Kevin Gunnell from Ellesmere in Shropshire is a national demonstrator, and arranged flowers for the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. He is due to give
