Archive
-
Date
BBC backs lone parent charity
A CHARITY to help single-parent families in Crewe has been awarded more than £20,000 in the latest round of grants from the BBC's Children in Need appeal. The gift of £21,244 to South Cheshire CLASP is one of nine grants, totalling some £102,355, which
-
Date
Patrol car did the trick... but it didn't last
YOUR story on Brannigan Graham (Star July 31) rings a bell it got the police on the job. But it's is a farce really. Think about it, those extra policemen... were they new police or did they come from someone else's neck of the woods? How come Westminster
-
Date
Stop the moaning and be proud of our fine borough
MOAN, moan, moan and a bit more moaning. Do some individuals of the public of St Helens moan about having nothing to moan about? I recently read a letter of blatant negativity (Ex-Labour Democrat, Dear Star, July 24). Week after week, I see a lot of letters
-
Date
A level results success
STUDENTS across Vale Royal have received their A level results today, Thursday. We will be placing the results on the website as we receive them from the schools and colleges. For the full list of results you can also see next Wednesday's Guardian.
-
Date
Record results at St Nicholas High School
ST NICHOLAS Catholic High School is celebrating record A Level results after students achieved the highest percentage of A and B grades in the school's history. Pupils at the school have accomplished a magnificent 100 per cent pass rate in all subjects
-
Date
Perfect present as school celebrates 25 years
FANTASTIC A Level results have left a smile on the faces of staff and pupils at the Grange School in Hartford. The private school celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and what better present than a set of A Level results that match last years record-breaking
-
Date
Glance guide to Warrington sport
Bowls Warrington Pensioners' Bowls Association results: Section A: Padgate 171 St Heath A 133, St. Albans 121 GESM A 162, St. Heath B 154 Crosfield A 108, Rylands A 157 Grange A 157, Richmond 159 Tetley Walker 124, Bewsey B 150 Ryland C 137. Section B
-
Date
Junior cricket
A CRICKET introductory course for boys and girls aged between six and nine years old will take place at Appleton Cricket Club on Monday from 10am until 2pm. Children from Warrington are welcome to attend but contact coach Andy on 659377 and leave a message
-
Date
Poor start
WARRINGTON Cricket Club's second team never fully recovered from a disastrous start against accurate Toft bowling and half the side fell for 33 runs. Strong resistance from James Coneeny, 26 runs, skipper Howard Morris, 66 not out and teenager Ross Duncan
-
Date
Bad run rages on
STRETTON'S bad run in the Cheshire Cricket Alliance continued as they went down to a bad defeat at the hands of Radbroke Hall. Paul Green provided his usual grit at the top of Stretton's innings and he scored a gutsy 22 but none of the other batsmen imposed
-
Date
Titchard takes nine
RELEGATION threatened Grappenhall grabbed a lifeline in an astonishing Murray Smith Cheshire County League Division One win at high flying Widnes. The deserved victory means the Broad Lane club have everything to play for in the final five games of the
-
Date
Paul Cliff following his father's footsteps in golf
YOUNG golfer Paul Cliff is a chip off the old block. The 14-year-old is following in his father's footsteps in the world of golf. His father, Ron, is a former England amateur and still puts in a mean performance as a member of Warrington Golf Club. Paul
-
Date
World champions gearing up to defend their crown
WARRINGTON women will be given the chance to defend England's world championship crown. England coach Tom Pickering has named the same squad that won last year's World Angling Championship in Slovenia, which means more chances of glory for Warrington's
-
Date
Grange find their Silcock Cup range on tricky sun-drenched Woolston green
GRANGE A proved to be too strong for Grappenhall Ex-Servicemen's Club in Warrington and North Cheshire Bowls Association's Silcock Cup final on Saturday. Brian Lewis' side had seven winners in their 224-189 success on a tricky Woolston Royal British Legion
-
Date
Grappenhall go top of Section A
DEFEATED Silcock Cup finalists Grappenhall ESM A are the new leaders in Section A of the Warrington and North Cheshire Bowls Association Cheshire Funeral Services Friday League. This follows their 213-207 victory at King at Queen A. B. Charnley and S.
-
Date
A Tetley lifeline as Tinning inspires victory over Grapes
KING and Queen A increased their lead at the top of Section A of the Warrington and North Cheshire Bowls Association Red Line Recruitment Monday League after defeating second-placed St. Oswalds A 9-6. Their top winners were Lionel Roughly, 21-11 and Ray
-
Date
Going for the cup double
VICTORIA Park aim to provide double trouble for their cup final opponents on Sunday. Victoria One meet Newtown at Hood Lane in Warrington Public Parks' Bowls League's Guardian Challenge Cup final, starting at 2pm. While that showdown takes shape on the
-
Date
Sports digest
Bulls' build-up continues at Leigh BANK Quay Bulls Rugby League team defeated Warrington Rugby Union side 54-14 in a pre-season friendly at Longshaw Street. Bulls scored tries through John Barry, two, Damien Fishwick, two, Lee Brown, two, Craig Millington
-
Date
Rovers start their play-offs campaign
Warr Wool Rovers 44 South London Storm 14 WARRINGTON Woolston Rovers secured third place in National League Three with another outstanding performance at a sweltering Wilderspool. It leaves Warrington playing sixth-placed Huddersfield Underbank Rangers
-
Date
Town's 2003/04 campaign kicks off
THE rehearsals are over and the real business starts for Warrington Town soccer team this weekend. The Cantilever Park side, managed by Glenn Walker and Derek Brownbill, will start the North West Counties League Division One season with two tough tests
-
Date
Airport gives its word to village
MANCHESTER Airport said this week there was no more room to develop land at the end of the second runway. John Twigg, head of planning and environment, reassured the people of Mobberley after Manchester City Council last week announced it wanted to change
-
Date
Driver: It was not my fault
A COURT heard last week how a man told police that he was not to blame for a car crash, which killed two children. In an interview after the accident Richard Beal said that he had been on the correct side of the road when his car collided with Alison
-
Date
Competition hots up on the buses
PASSENGERS in Woolston are getting used to six buses turning up - never mind the usual three - as competition for fares hots up. Bosses at coach company Bennetts claim Warrington Borough Transport has now introduced four buses an hour at peak times. These
-
Date
Appeal for local singers
LOCAL singers are invited to Holmes Chapel Leisure Centre on Saturday October 4 at 7:30pm to sing Handel's Messiah as part of a worldwide effort to raise money for hospices. All over the world thousands will take part in the 2003 Voices for Hospices performance
-
Date
Bridge Foot assault prompts police appeal for information
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted on Bridge Foot Island while walking home from the town centre. The incident happened at approximately 11.30pm, on Saturday, July 12, when a 22-year-old man walked in the direction of Knutsford
-
Date
'We are still in the dark,' say parents
PARENTS of students with special needs claim they are still being kept in the dark about courses at Warrington Collegiate Institute. And with only three weeks until the start of the next academic year, they are worried that time is running out to make
-
Date
HOLMES CHAPEL COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
Students at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School and Specialist Science College were celebrating today as they opened the envelopes containing their A and AS results. The pass rate of 97% equalled the best ever attained by the school and every student achieved
-
Date
Cremation case stalls
A BIRKENHEAD man who has brought court proceedings against his own sister-in-law following the cremation of his father was barred from prosecuting the case himself on Friday. Roy Carson is privately prosecuting Appleton woman Denise Carson, alleging that
-
Date
Cigarette was likely cause of fatal fire
THE death of an elderly Burtonwood woman following a blaze at her home has been ruled an accident. However, the mystery of how her front door came to be opened on the morning of the fire remains unsolved. Theresa Robinson, aged 83, from Haley Road South
-
Date
Speed trap sites will no longer be revealed
POLICE running the Safety Camera Partnership say they are no longer revealing where mobile speed guns are being set up due to potential staff and resource shortages. Motorists in Warrington are being urged to put on the brakes this summer after top cop
-
Date
By Peter Magill
A LANDLORD has promised that The Highwayman will pay back a series of deposits to customers who have booked wedding and birthday parties there. Former publican Mike Farrow, who managed the Manchester Road pub until just over a week ago, was tracked down
-
Date
Homes and firms are left without water
THOUSANDS of homes in Winwick were hit by a power cut last weekend leaving residents without water and electricity on the hottest day of the year. Almost 6,000 homes and businesses lost their electricity at 2.24pm on Saturday and 20 minutes later the
-
Date
Precinct plan
moves forward THE final piece in the puzzle now appears to be complete for a prospective major redevelopment in the centre of Latchford village. Only owners of the Homesaver store had resisted attempts to pull down shops, flats and lock-up garages in
-
Date
Store owner sleeps in shop to stop thieves
A Warrington shop owner says he has been forced to sleep in his store after it was broken into twice last week. Don Wooden, owner of The Spares Shop on Bank Street, has complained that police have not been to advise him on store security or to inform
-
Date
New rescue teams take to town's roads
SPECIALIST consultants are hitting the road with paramedics in a bid to give advanced medical care to people in emergency situations as quickly as possible. The initiative, which was launched in Warrington on Friday, sees members of the ATACC (Anaesthesia
-
Date
Get on the fast track
NEW electric trains are set to race through Bank Quay Station this month. But is this the start of major improvements at the station or is development still being stopped in its tracks? The first tilting Virgin Pendolino train made a stop at Bank Quay
-
Date
'We got better as it went along' - Dario
ALEX boss Dario Gradi felt resilience won the day as his side saw off Wrexham to progress into the potential money spinning Second Round of the Carling Cup. He was also pleased to see Dean Ashton back in the side after the striker's absence told in the
-
Date
Woman critical after crash
A FAIRFIELD woman remains in a critical condition at the Royal Liverpool Hospital after a collision on Battersby Lane last week. The 38-year-old received serious head injuries in the crash and is suffering bleeding in her brain that means she has to stay
-
Date
Youth club gets £38,000 boost
WARRINGTON Youth Club has received a grant of more than £38,000 from BBC Children in Need. The club will receive the money in instalments over the next three years with the majority of the money used to fund a project called Planet Blue. Planet Blue is
-
Date
Give paws for thought when you belt up
ANIMAL lovers are being urged to belt up their pets when travelling in the car as part of a new road safety campaign. Warrington Borough Council and Cheshire Dogs Home have teamed up to encourage pet owners to restrain their animals with harnesses while
-
Date
Scarred for life after a routine tonsil operation
A WARRINGTON teenager is demanding answers after she ended up on a life support machine following a routine operation to remove her tonsils. Sonia Wilcox also had to have six steel clips inserted into her neck and has been left with a three-and-a-half
-
Date
She was my perfect picture!
A COUPLE who first set eyes on each other over a crowded foyer at the Premium cinema in Latchford, are about to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary Ted Green, now aged 73, worked his way up the ranks at Firth wire manufacturers, while his bride-to-be
-
Date
Toasting 60 years of marriage
AN Orford couple celebrate their diamond wedding today, Thursday, after 60 years of married bliss. Albert and Jean Newton will mark the occasion with two or three small celebrations as much of the family live a distance away from Warrington. The couple
-
Date
Mindless vandals strike in Culcheth
YOUTHS have gone on the rampage two nights running and left a trail of destruction across the centre of Culcheth. In the worst incident, an industrial bin was dragged from Newchurch Parish Hall and left in the middle of Common Lane. Stone-throwing vandals
-
Date
Bus workers set to strike over pay deal
BUS workers are voting on whether they should strike as part of an ongoing pay dispute with Warrington Borough Transport. Wage talks between the Transport and General Workers Union and WBT have stalled and drivers, mechanics and support staff have been
-
Date
Power station comes fourth in pollution league table
A CUERDLEY power station has been named as one of the worst climate polluters in the UK in a new league table. Fiddler's Ferry has been listed fourth in the table compiled by Friends of the Earth. The group says that the country's coal-fired power stations
-
Date
Summer smog levels top health limits during heat wave
GLAZEBURY was the unusual location for potentially dangerous levels of smog that broke Government health limits during the heat wave. The small rural village was one of just four locations in the north west, including Speke, Wigan and Leigh, which recorded
-
Date
Finance on track
for freight link FINANCE has been secured for a major rail project which could rejuvenate the former Parkside Colliery and bring hundreds of jobs to Warrington and Newton-le-Willows - but the project's supporters are still playing the waiting game. Government
-
Date
Diary dates
Friday August 15 l Alsager Civic Centre - Safe - a young peoples disco for 13 years+. 7.30 to 10.30pm. Further details 07884115131. Saturday August 16 l Alsager Civic Centre - Alsager Lions book sale. 9am to 4.30pm. Further details 01270 872843. Sunday
-
Date
Stage school for kids
THE New Vic Theatre is offering a little light relief for parents in Congleton with its summer holiday drama workshops. The sessions, created by the venue's education department, run from Tuesday through to next Friday. The New Vic offers a day of theatricals
-
Date
Actions do speak louder than words
AS a visiting worker in the area I try to read the Knutsford Guardian to try to understand the local issues. In my home town of Northampton I have suffered for 10 years with the 'Middle Walk' problem. But this year at a cost of over £5,000 residents solved
-
Date
'North West should unite'
'YOU could be making a massive mistake...' that's the warning from Dave Watts, Labour MP for St Helens North, to people in the region if they failed to vote 'Yes' for a North West Assembly. "The North West region needs a strong voice to match the other
-
Date
We will hold Owen's smile in our hearts
OWEN Cubbon's time on earth might have been cruelly cut short, but the memory of his beaming smile will live on in the hearts of his loving family. Four and a half-year-old Owen, who suffered from an ultra-rare genetic disorder, Congenital Cockayne syndrome
-
Date
THAT WAS CLOSE!
FIVE people waiting for a bus had a miracle escape on Monday when a white Renault Megane appeared to lose control and swerved into the shelter outside a cycle shop on Duke Street. Of the five casualties who were rushed to Whiston Hospital, two were just
-
Date
History is made at club
A LAW lecturer who started playing golf at 13 has made history at Mere Golf and Country Club. Natalie Adams, 29, has become the club's first woman teaching professional. With over four years experience of professional golf, she has already made her mark
-
Date
Toft have six appeal
TOFT won by a resounding six wickets at Booths Park on Saturday. Warrington had won the toss and decided to take advantage of what appeared to be a good batting wicket and so it turned out. They made a steady start against the bowling of Mudalige and
-
Date
Good day out for the villagers
Mobberley 3rd XI 177 for 8 Sale 3rd XI 150 for 9 Mobberley lost the toss and were put in to bat by Sale. The openers looked solid enough for the first 12 overs when Chris Blake was dismissed for 29. On an extremely hot day, playing at a huge ground, runs
-
Date
Saints pull out of Twickers trip
THE injury crisis at Knowsley Road is so bad that on Tuesday Saints chiefs were forced to withdraw from the prestigious Middlesex Rugby Union Sevens event at Twickenham. Chief executive Sean McGuire stated: "Our club has been hit by an exceptional and
-
Date
Is our town really such a bad place to live?
NO-ONE'S ever said that life in Warrington is like heaven on earth - but is it the most soul-destroying place in the UK? Braving Bridge Street on a Friday night, cheering on the Wire and endless traffic jams are surely what keeps us Woollybacks happy?
-
Date
Kev's catch clinches cup in tight finish
THE Ruston Paxman Trophy was fished on the Upper pound of the Sankey Canal with 24 anglers taking part and produced the tightest of finishes with only one-and-a-half ounces separating first, second and third places. Kev Clarke took victory with a catch
-
Date
Six games to achieve survival
NEWTON Cricket Club travelled to Wallasey desperately needing a win to improve their Liverpool and District Competition position and get them away from the drop zone. Mike Walkden took the first two wickets but Luxon, 114 runs, helped to set up a declaration
-
Date
Decisive partnership did the trick
ALSAGER CC leaped to fifth in ECB Division One with victory over struggling Heaton Mersey, last Saturday. Gary Pickford and Tim Wilson's excellent fourth-wicket stand of 113 proved decisive as the team recovered from a bad start. Put into bat first, opener
-
Date
Spy is the end of the road for car criminals
TRAVELLING criminals targeting homes and businesses in Congleton and Alsager face a new high-tech enemy. Cheshire Police Force is using a mobile CCTV camera to identify criminals by taking pictures of car registration number plates. The images are linked
-
Date
Summer sports are a hit in the heat
YOUNGSTERS across the Staffordshire Moorlands are making the most of a sporting summer with the help of an action-packed programme from the district council. The local authority has arranged strings of activities to test children's sporting skills during
-
Date
Plea to halt post office axe
ALSAGER residents are being urged into action to help save a town post office from the axe. Royal Mail bosses have earmarked the Audley Road branch for closure, as the latest in a line of offices to be scrapped as part of a national shake-up of the service
-
Date
Educating Lisa
A CONGLETON mum is desperate to find a school for her seven-year-old daughter who was excluded from school at Easter because teachers could not control her. Andrea Butler, 31, of St John's Road, has been forced to teach her daughter Lisa at home for the
-
Date
Man fights off burglar in his own home
A WIDNES man fought with a burglar after he caught him in his house in the early hours. The man, in his 50s, was woken up at his home on Highfield Road at 3am last Friday when he heard noises. He went into the hallway and was confronted by the burglar
-
Date
Nantwich bounce back from Bramhill blip
NANTWICH CC got back to winning ways with a superb performance against second-placed Chester Boughton Hall. Eager to erase that disappointing upset to whipping boys Bramhall, the Dabbers got the job done in style, last Saturday. Heath Pritchard (59),
-
Date
Wolves a pack of aces
Castleford Tigers 16 Warrington Wolves 29 WOLVES' forwards showed they learn from their lessons as they disposed of Castleford Tigers on Sunday. There was no repeat of the disappointing May showdown at Wilderspool when Castleford's pack ran all over the
-
Date
How Guinea Pigs can make the perfect pets
IF you are looking for the perfect pet for a child, or perhaps an adult who has never kept a pet before, then the guinea pig may be just what you are looking for. The name 'Guinea Pig' is a little misleading as its native home is not Guinea and it is
-
Date
Crewe fail to make the most of early promise
CREWE CC almost produced the comeback of all time as they gave league leaders Stone a major fright, last Saturday. Cruising at one stage, Stone narrowly got home by two wickets to end their opponents' fine six-game unbeaten run. Despite taking them to
-
Date
Community is united
A NEW residents group has been formed in a Nantwich village to improve quality of life in the area. And the Wrenbury residents, who have come together to form SPORT - Sandfield, Pinsley, Oakfield Residents Together, received a start-up gift from the Wulvern
-
Date
Getting the ball rolling for Dabbers' new home
CONSTRUCTION of Nantwich Town FC's state-of-the-art new home at Kingsley Fields could begin in November. The Dabbers are waiting on funding from various organisations before the work commences but all indications are good that they will get the thumbs
-
Date
Arsonists target historic hotel
ARSONISTS inflicted significant damage to Nantwich's historic Lamb Hotel, last Tuesday night. Firefighters were in action at the 16th century building for over two hours before finally getting the blaze under control during the early hours. Officers believe
-
Date
Out to get the streetfighters
DRUNKEN yobs will be targeted in Nantwich town centre on Friday night in a police crackdown on booze-fuelled disorder. Specially trained officers will be on the streets with a mobile police station as part of Operation Yellow Card, designed to take a
-
Date
Mystery of the mahogany man
WHO could he be - the sun-lover who wanders around the district, stripped to the waist in topping up his highly impressive tan? The middle-aged man, his generously fleshed torso bronzed to a mahogany hue, seems to pop up as reliably as summer flowers
-
Date
Treasures down the grid!
NOSTALGIA fan Barbara Marshall tells me she loves reading the amusing old Lanky-twang tales appearing regularly on this page . . . "cuz I were browt up on it!" And she provides a couple of superb memory-jerkers of her own. What, asks Barbara, has happened
-
Date
Prop forward signing is heading towards milestone
WARRINGTON Wolves' new prop forward recruit Chris Leikvoll is heading towards a milestone in his career down under. Leikvoll, who will be 28 when he pulls on a primrose and blue jersey in the new stadium next year, played his 98th NRL game when St. George
-
Date
Mixed fortunes for Saints' Academy sides
Hull FC 26 Saints Senior Academy 20 THIS defeat leaves Saints teetering precariously on the edge of a play-off placing, under pressure from the Huddersfield Giants, with only one round left to play. On Friday evening, it was all about the ability of Hull
-
Date
University challenge
UNIVERSITY chiefs in South Cheshire have spoken of their plans to transform Crewe into the county's major university town. And to herald the huge investment in Crewe, Manchester Metropolitan University's Crewe and Alsager faculty has changed its name
-
Date
Leeking goals
BIDDULPUH Vics went down 3-0 to Leek Town in their final pre-season fixture on Tuesday. On the back of last Saturday's 0-0 with Leek CSOB, the Vics used their last warm-up game as a chance to run the rule over former Crewe Alex players Gareth Liddle and
-
Date
Alsager leave it late to triumph
CHRIS Dick's last minute volley wrapped up Alsager Town's pre-season campaign with a 1-0 win over Norton on Tuesday night. After two wins and two draws, Alsager were determined to go into NWC Division One action unbeaten and made a fine start, playing
-
Date
Duo give a batting masterlcass
CENTURION Ross Salmon led promotion-hopefuls Knypersley CC to a superb nine-wicket victory against rivals Stafford. It was exhibition stuff from Salmon (117no) and Paul Goodwin (83no) as the home faithful were treated to two top class innings that saw
-
Date
The tail saves the day - again
A VALIANT last-wicket stand saved Congleton CC in their mid-table clash against Upton. For the second successive week, the tail wagged to salvage some pride as Stuart Adlam and Mohammed Sohail saw out the last seven overs at Booth Street. It was Sohail
-
Date
Looking good
CONGLETON Town are in top shape as they prepare to kick off what could be a crucial season. Due to the re-structuring of Non-League Football, an estimated four promotion spots will be up for grabs in North West Counties Division One. With the league notoriously
-
Date
Thieves steal from graveyard
POLICE patrols have been stepped up at a Biddulph cemetery after thieves snatched floral tributes left by mourning relatives. Officers believe the thieves could be stealing to order from the graveyard at St Lawrence's Church. The town council is also
-
Date
what's on
Today (Wednesday) Knutsford & District Lions meeting at the Whipping Stocks, Over Peover, at 8pm. For information call 01565 889072 Thursday 12.30-3pm Art Workshop, The Welcome Caf, 147 Longridge, Batik making - any age. Friday 10am-3pm: Eco Art &
-
Date
Dabbers are ready to start their promotion charge
IT'S all systems go for Nantwich Town as the club and fans prepare to kick-off arguably the most important season of their history on Saturday. Nigel Gleghorn's side are determined to get into the top four of North West Counties Division One and capitalise
-
Date
Raven shot down by Leisure
LEISURE Club provided the shock of the round in the Carlsberg Tetley Crewe Open League Summer Team KO quarterfinals with a 10-5 victory over Premier side Raven. Fourth Division Leisure Club's giant-killing act against Premier opponents Raven was started
-
Date
Wolves in the quarters
CREWE Wolves booked their place in the RLC Shield Quarter-Finals with a solid 36-12 win over rivals Derby City. A clash with old friends Rotherham Giants is next after a spirited show at their base at Winnington Park, last Saturday. Played in some of
-
Date
Crewe FC's reinforced squad aim to be the front-runners
CREWE FC boss Ian O'Reilly believes his squad is ready to challenge for promotion, this season. The club has always stated its ambitions of playing North West Counties Football and there's the feeling that its time to turn those dreams into reality. "
-
Date
Last throw of the dice to save post office
AN ELEVENTH hour bid to a save a village Post Office in Crewe is being spearheaded by Willaston councillor Brian Silvester. Willaston Post Office is to be axed later this month as part of a shake-up in the service as chiefs insist there are too many offices
-
Date
Agony over for Peter
FORMER Saints star Peter Harvey can now be put in the picture. He'd been agonising over a certain Father Hearne whose name has popped up twice in his life over a span of 45 years. The priest had given his name to a trophy won around 1958 by Peter, from
-
Date
Memories paved by cobblestones
THE 'mystery' picture postcard carried a while ago on this page featuring a cobbled village street, complete with tramlines, has certainly taken us down the winding trail of memory. After a raft of earlier replies, confirming that the old sepia postcard
-
Date
Too long in the shadows
WHILE Wolves are looking forward to and maintaining high hopes that their skipper Lee Briers will be fit for the play-offs, the team is getting better at coping without him as each match arrives. Since his initial absence for the defeat at Hull, Wolves
-
Date
Sibbit to miss London clash
WARRINGTON Wolves will be without centre or back row forward Ian Sibbit as they aim for a third league victory over London Broncos this season. He took a knock to his back in the win at Castleford Tigers and is not expected to be risked on Sunday, although
-
Date
Cardiss makes Wolves debut at Griffin Park
WARRINGTON Wolves' signing of speedy three-quarter Daryl Cardiss has sent out clear messages this week. The 26-year-old full back or winger, who has been signed as a free agent from doomed Super League side Halifax, will be a starter for sixth-placed
-
Date
Captain's call with Chris Joynt
Our young lads showed real mental toughness in battle! LAST Saturday's win over Hull was tremendous - I thought our lads showed tremendous spirit. Although I don't normally make the best spectator, I really enjoyed watching it. Considering the heat in
-
Date
Gutsy Saints pay a heavy price for win
Saints 28 Hull FC 18 SAINTS produced one of their gutsiest performances of the season on their way to their eighth successive Super League victory. But they paid a heavy price with several more players being added to the lengthening Knowsley Road casualty
-
Date
A level results success
STUDENTS across Vale Royal have received their A level results today, Thursday. We will be placing the results on the website as we receive them from the schools and colleges. For the full list of results you can also see next Wednesday's Guardian.
-
Date
Alex' dynamic duo honoured
CREWE Alexandra manager Dario Gradi and chairman John Bowler have been awarded the Freedom of the Borough. The dynamic duo who have taken the club to unprecedented heights, received the honour in a special ceremony at the Lyceum Theatre, last Wednesday
-
Date
Traders act to revive business
TRADERS in a beleaguered area of Crewe have joined forces to try and breath some new life into the neighbourhood. Business owners along West Street have formed an action group to develop the street as a credible commercial area. Called Go West Street,
-
Date
Project helps youths develop through sports and arts
A UNIQUE project for youngsters was launched in Crewe's West End on Monday. Project 15 brings together around 120 children and teenagers who can enjoy an ambitious programme of sports, play, music and arts for the next three weeks. The scheme is believed
-
Date
Mum's the word!
GET up and go mums have launched their very own support group. Mums4mums gives Windmill Hill mothers a chance to get together once a week to chat, share ideas and help each other. They've secured funding for educational toys and are running a series of
-
Date
Riddle of shut park toilets
WALKING through Taylor Park the other morning I came upon a man cleaning the toilets. Given that these facilities have been locked up for some months, I asked whether they were now to be put back into use. The response was negative; the man advising that
-
Date
Birchwood 10K run
THE annual Birchwood 10K Road Race will tkae place on Sunday. Approximately 700 runners are expected to take part, including those involved in the incorporated Cheshire Championships. The race will start at Silver Birch pub at 10.30am, following a flat
-
Date
Swing bowlers strike
IMPROVED Lymm took 13 points from a Meller Braggins Cheshire Cricket League Division One draw with Malpas, a side who had won six of their last seven games. Lymm progressed comfortably to 40 runs without loss with Andy Wright and Ian Conway gaining good
-
Date
Pools have alga blooms
WEIRD and wonderful weather conditions over the weekend have had a detrimental affect on many of Lymm Angling Club waters, with fishing slow on Founders Pool and New Pool. Both are suffering alga blooms which creates the situation by photosynthesis of
-
Date
Go to Town with tench
IF Warrington Anglers' Association members fancy some tench action try Town Park Lake at Runcorn where volunteers have been busy clearing and making more fishable pegs. Michael Whittle had his best tench from the water on Sunday which weighed in at 6lbs
-
Date
Sports digest
More needed in Smith Trophy ENTRIES are still being taken for bowls' John Smith Trophy to be held at the Red Lion in Stockton Heath. Entrance fee is £7 and limited to 64 bowlers. Prize money is subject to entries and the competition is open to Warrington
-
Date
Lethal weapons
DANNY Watson and Larry Wells made for a lethal combination in the hotly contested Ray Fisher Promotions Bank Quay Pairs competition. The MD International youth league champion, Watson, plus crack King and Queen bowler, Wells, did not have an easy ride
-
Date
Abbie's Azerbaijan adventure
ABBIE Cunningham will jet off to former Soviet Union state Azerbaijan on Wednesday with her sights firmly set on making history. The 16-year-old judo ace is bidding to become the first person to defend the European Cadet title. Her watching coach and
-
Date
Mother relives tragic death of precious children
A MOTHER last week relived the terrifying seconds before a car crash that killed her two children. Alison Brooker told an inquest how she hit a patch of ice as she braked to avoid a car that she believed was heading towards her. As she fought to control
-
Date
Heartbroken
A COUPLE may take legal action against a driver who was involved in an accident that killed their two children. In a statement issued to the press on Monday, Alison and Steve Brooker said they were disappointed that Richard Beal would not face charges
-
Date
Travellers set for eviction
Some 25 caravans, cars and transit vans set up camp on grass verges behind superstores on Europa Boulevard last week and more travellers converged on land further down Cromwell Avenue near to Sankey Valley Park on Tuesday night. Around a dozen vehicles
-
Date
Party cautioned for breaking rules
WARRINGTON'S Liberal Democrats have been given a rap on the knuckles after they were found to have broken council procedures at last month's planning meeting. All councillors have been given extra guidance following last month's controversial meeting,
-
Date
No new cells for the town
THE town will not be getting any new prison cells after Runcorn grabbed the final slot for three modernised custody suites in the county. With Warrington and Halton fighting it out to become the third new location for the updated prison cells, a site
-
Date
Big match reward for clean-living footballers
A GROUP of Thelwall footballers proved that hard work does pay off when the boys went to watch the Community Shield in Cardiff on Sunday. Youngsters from the Beechfield under 11s earned the right to see the Arsenal versus Manchester United encounter after
-
Date
Join the race for skills at three-day festival
A THREE-day skills festival, aimed at promoting employment and learning opportunities for people in Warrington and Cheshire, is being organised for the beginning of October. Birchwood Community High School and Cheshire Learning Partnership are inviting
-
Date
University status a step closer
CHESTER College Warrington Campus has taken the first step on the path to becoming a university after being given the go-ahead to award its own degrees. Graduating students at the former Padgate campus of Warrington Collegiate are currently presented
-
Date
Change of day for ancient rush festival
THE first Lymm Rushbearing to be held on a Sunday since the event's revival in the 1970s proved so successful that it will be carried on in future years. Organiser of the traditional procession through the village, Christopher Limb, said the change worked
-
Date
Latchford sets the scene down memory lane
ONE of Warrington's oldest watering holes features in this month's trip down memory lane. Bruche-artist Brenda Shaw has painted Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese in Latchford as part of the Guardian's 150th birthday celebrations. Each month throughout the year
-
Date
New police helpdesk will be now open longer
POLICE have been forced to revise their plans before the launch of a new modernised helpdesk at the town centre headquarters. Eight trained staff, plus supervisors, started work this week on a new inquiry counter at the Arpley Street station which, it
-
Date
'We could have been killed'
THE roof of a house in Locking Stumps was badly damaged when it was hit by lightning during the storm on Sunday morning. Ernest Wood and his wife Eileen were in the Lake District when they received a call to inform them about the damage caused to their
-
Date
Jailed for
glass attack A 22-year-old man from Cinnamon Brow has been sent to prison for 14 months after a glass attack in the town centre that left another man needing microsurgery on his face. Paul Jackson, of Kinross Close, was at Bridge Foot in the early hours
-
Date
New franchise signals upgrade for Birchwood
AFTER three long years of bidding and speculation, rail passengers who use Birchwood station could finally be on track for major upgrades. With First Group and Keolis being awarded the sought-after Trans Pennine Express franchise, Birchwood is one of
-
Date
Alex under par in a weird opener
Wimbledon..3 Crewe..1 CREWE wilted in their Division One opener as terminal Wimbledon found some salvation in their miserable plight, last Saturday. The Alex's return to the Football League's top flight was somewhat of a surreal experience as a shocking
-
Date
Councillor
has to quit A LEGAL loophole has forced Poulton North councillor Mike Howard to resign from his position on Warrington Borough Council. Labour member Clr Howard, who was first elected in May 1999, has stepped down from the council as his job as catering
-
Date
Wrecked 'em
Crewe..2 Wrexham..0 DEAN Ashton and Steve Jones saw Crewe through to the Second Round of the Carling Cup at the expense of plucky Wrexham at the Alexandra Stadium on Tuesday night. Ashton's sweet conversion of a 52nd minute penalty was pivotal and a spectacular
-
Date
Petrol station raided
A MASKED robber threatened a teenager with a knife before escaping with a quantity of cash from a garage in Penketh. The offender went behind the counter of West End Motors, on Farnworth Road, on Sunday afternoon, after demanding money from a 17-year-old
-
Date
Police crack asylum seekers ring in town
POLICE stumbled upon an immigrant smuggling operation following the discovery of asylum seekers being transported to an industrial estate in Woolston. Officers investigating rising levels of crime and disorder on the Woolston Grange Estate, during the
-
Date
Body not identified
THE body of a man found in Preston Brook is yet to be identified after a post mortem examination proved inconclusive. Police were called to farmland, just off the M56, at 4pm, last Thursday, after a farm worker discovered the body. Dental records will
-
Date
Couple survive Alp holiday train smash
by HEIDI HUMPHRYS A GREAT Sankey couple had a lucky escape after two trains, packed with tourists, collided head-on near the Alpine resort of Interlaken in Switzerland. Joan and John Parkin, of Sycamore Lane, were on board a train travelling between Interlaken
-
Date
Woman escapes house fire
A WOMAN jumped from a second floor window to escape a fire at her Birchwood home in the early hours of Sunday. Fire crews wearing breathing apparatus tackled the blaze, at the block of flats in Strawberry Close, shortly after 2am. The woman, aged 41,
-
Date
We're the best of friends
FRIDAY was a golden day for an Orford couple who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Stan and Dorothy Bennett, of Walpole Grove, first met in 1948 at Warrington Infirmary where she was a student nurse and he was a hospital attendant. Dorothy, now
-
Date
Make a promise you can keep!
COULD you do somebody else's ironing for the day or volunteer to put on the marigolds and be their chief washer-upper in the name of a good cause? If the answer is yes then Warrington Deaf Centre needs your help to raise cash for the centre's building
-
Date
Parents may sue driver over death of two children
A COUPLE from High Legh are considering legal action against a driver involved in a crash which killed their two children. On Friday Cheshire Coroner Nicholas Rheinberg recorded verdicts of accidental death after hearing evidence about the final moments
-
Date
Who killed Julie?
THIS month marks the ninth anniversary of the murder of Liverpool-born Julie Finley whose body was discovered on Rainford Bypass. Julie who was 23-years of age at the time of her death was last seen alive at about 11.30pm on Friday, August 5, 1994 in
-
Date
'Despicable' grave thieves strike again
"THEY must have no conscience..." The words of one grief stricken mother who could not hide her distress after the latest in a catalogue of cruel thefts from her daughter's grave. The lady, who wishes to remain anonymous, visits St Helens cemetery every
-
Date
Attack alert
EMERGENCY crews were called to a house in Kimberly Avenue, Thatto Heath after reports a man had been beaten up by a gang of men armed with baseball bats. An ambulance went to the house shortly after 4pm on Wednesday, July 30 after a call from police.
-
Date
Jail for pair
TWO brutes who used crowbars when they raided two off-licences on the same day have been handed lengthy jail terms. Alun Rowe and Alan Mark Killen, both from Liverpool, robbed two Parr stores on April 14. In the raids - at Shaun's Off-Licence, Chancery
-
Date
New twist in cruel con
THREE evil crooks entered the home of an 88-year-old woman and tried to steal her cash with an elaborate con trick. The pensioner answered the door to a man at her home on Prescot Road last Friday afternoon (August 8). He claimed to be from the council
-
Date
Sizzling in the sun!
SIZZLING temperatures soared to 34.1C (93.4F) in St Helens on Saturday afternoon. The reading - the hottest ever say officials - was recorded by St Helens Council Environmental Health's thermometer that sits on top of Wesley House in St Helens town-centre
-
Date
Just enough
Hale Barns 2nd XI 114 OVER PEOVER 2nd XI 115-9 OVER Peover 2nd XI made hard work of reaching a modest target at Hale Barns on Saturday, eventually scrambling victory by one wicket, with the result in the balance until the very last ball. Asked to bat
-
Date
Mere are a knockout
MERE 2nd XI drew swords on Sunday with the only team to beat them in the last season. On a perfect day for cricket Mere won the toss and elected to bat. Jamie Carroll and Rik Plews opened the innings, which came to close at 146 for 6. Wilmslow fought
-
Date
End of the road
POWERHOUSE prop Darren Britt has played his last game for Saints. The heavyweight front rower suffered a sickening eye-socket injury following a first minute clash of heads during Saturday's bruising victory over Hull. Although the club have made no comment
-
Date
Youngsters play their part in run feast
SUTTON made the short trip across St Helens to Rainford, complete with a large travelling support, in the Merseyside and Southport Alliance. The two sides served up a run feast in a game featuring a total of nine under 18 players. This emphasises the
-
Date
Homing news
St Helens Flying Club Cheltenham 9.8.03 A Greenall 1637.009 A Greenall 1632.191 Harvey/Black 1620.972 R Eardley 1619.766 J A Tunstall 1618.733 R Dearden 1613.252 Haydock RPC Cheltenham 9.8.03 Rimmer/Roscoe 1651.750 C Johnson/Sons 1645.844 Arnold/Johnson
-
Date
Viaduct looking good in leading darts title chase
NEWTON Summer Darts League Division A leaders Viaduct look to be champions elect. This week they thrashed one of their main rivals Newton Social 6-2. Pat Ruane, 15 darts, Will Jones, 23, Dave Pojunas, 25, Jimmy Carrey, 27, Will Duxbury, 23 and Jocky Wilson
-
Date
Angling match scene
ONLY one and a half ounces separated the top three in Newton Anglers' Association's Ruston Paxman Trophy fished on the Upper pound of the Sankey Canal. Kev Clarke claimed his close victory with a peg 33 catch of bream and roach on long pole that weighed
-
Date
Golborne set a high target
GOLBORNE Cricket Club gained a deserved win against Little Hulton. The highlight of their innings was professional Brad Roach's partnership with Cooke, which put on 103 runs. Roach, before being bowled by Penny, collected 73 runs including 11 fours. Captain