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SWINGING FOR SUCCESS
Pupils at Wimboldsley Primary School are being offered the chance to get some helpful tips off a professional golfer. The school has set up a golf club and enlisted the help of professional Neil Dawson to show the children how to play the game. The club
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Salt works has young helpers
CHILDREN from Comberbach Primary School have been busy raising money to make a visible donation to a Northwich attraction. With the proceeds from a bring and buy sale, the pupils bought two microscopes, which they donated to Andrew Fielding from the Lion
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Collegiate opens its doors to future students
YEAR 11 pupils from across the borough can find out a bit more about college life, at an open evening for Warrington Collegiate on Tuesday. The event is aimed at pupils who will be leaving school this year. Staff will be on hand throughout the evening
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Lord Hoyle officially opens Judo club
JUDO fanatics can train with some of the best equipment on offer at the new base of Warrington Samurai Judo Club. The club, in Wellfield Street, was officially opened on Saturday by sports chief Lord Hoyle. Glenis Bamber, secretary of Warrington Samurai
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United in support for runaways
FOOTBALLING giant Manchester United has jumped on board a project to raise awareness of runaways in Warrington. The club has got behind ARC's Talk... Don't Walk scheme, which is aiming to collect a record-breaking line of footprints stretching two miles
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Rubbish warning
FIREFIGHTERS are warning people to wait until the morning of collection before putting bins out, after a spate of arson attacks in Orford. On Saturday at 6.20pm a bin was pushed to Orford Park and set alight. Then on Sunday at 7.20pm there was a bin fire
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Console donations
ALDER Hey Hospital has requested that all toy and game consoles donated for patients following last week's article on Dean Hay aged 10, should be new to prevent cross infection. Dean, aged 10, a patient at the Liverpool hospital lost his 13-month battle
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Food raided
BURGLARS broke into Cinnamon Brow Primary School and stole food.They smashed a window to gain entry to the building, in Perth Close, between 2pm on Sunday and 7.15am on Monday.
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Cycle stolen
AN electric pedal cycle worth £550 was stolen from outside The Rose pub in Hood Lane, Great Sankey, on Sunday at around 11.30pm.
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Family joy at diamond anniversary
A GREAT Sankey couple celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on Thursday with the best wishes of their 40-strong family. George and Audrey Wren, both aged 81, have six children, including a set of twins. They also have 13 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren
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Free fun for all of May
MAY madness will be hitting Warrington Library next month as part of a series of borough-wide events. A series of free events will be held at the town centre venue including an evening of poetry from 7pm on Friday, May 20 and a chance to research family
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More help for drug users
A RECORD number of drug users are being treated in Warrington, according to a new report. A total of 312 new people contacted the Drug Action Team last year, making the total number of people in contact with treatment services 606. Mark Bellis, director
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New centre set to open in summer
THE Bridge shopping centre on Knutsford Road should be open for business this summer. The eagerly awaited centre, in Latchford village, has been the source of a lot of speculation since work commenced last year. A nearby shop owner said: "It will be great
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Threat to traditional walk held off for another year
THIS year's Grappenhall Walking Day will take place as usual in the summer. Organisers have confirmed that fears over the future of the popular procession have been dispelled - at least for this year. The walk, which includes members of Grappenhall Independent
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Textile company playing its part in town's redevelopment
THE owner of a Warrington textile store says he is working to help a major development come to the town centre. TP Textiles, on Winwick Street, is the only building left on a site where developers Modus has blueprints to build a major project. As reported
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Part of A49 to close for two days
PARTS of Wilderspool Causeway will close over two days this month to allow essential works on the busy stretch of road. On Sunday the northbound carriageway will be closed from 8am to 5pm for resurfacing works. On the following Sunday the southbound carriageway
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Get your teeth into a Hollywood dream
KELLIE Royle lived the dream when she moved to Los Angeles and contributed to Buffy the Vampire storylines. Last week the 33-year-old urged Warrington's young people to also reach for the stars when she spoke at the town's film festival at Pyramid. Kellie
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London Marathon is just the tonic for cancer survivor Kathy
HEALTH visitor Kathy Sewell ran her first marathon on Sunday just months after cancer treatment. Mrs Sewell, aged 53, was diagnosed with colon cancer in October 2003, and after surgery undertook six months of chemotherapy before a lengthy recovery period
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'Young mums can make good tenants'
A YOUNG mum is appealing for private landlords to give people on benefits a chance. Jenni Hollingsworth, aged 20 and her one-year-old son Connor live in Jenni's one-bedroom flat in Bewsey, miles from Jenni's parents in Cinnamon Brow. When Jenni discovered
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Residents fight plan to build gipsy camp in rural village
A SCHEME to house a gipsy site on land at Higher Whitley has provoked anger among local residents. Businessman Paul Bryan has submitted a plan to build the site on land off Dark Lane in the tranquil, leafy village. And the application has stirred emotions
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Call to spring into action
A businessman has appealed to his neighbours to help pay to maintain two flowerbeds near a Knutsford school. Jim Kenyon, who runs Fantasia in King Street, said he wanted the floral borders to remain in Blackhill Lane instead of being turfed over by hard-up
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Servant of the people dies at 88
A TRADER who brought light to Knutsford's Christmas celebrations has died in a nursing home in Somerset. Fred Atkinson, who was 88, decided the town needed illuminating in the 1960s and launched the Christmas lights from outside his fishmonger's shop
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Fame Factory bring Macbeth to life for BBC event
WINSFORD theatre company Fame Factory is being given the chance to perform Macbeth as part of a national event celebrating the work of William Shakespeare. Richard Ellis, who runs the company, is delighted that the group has been chosen to perform the
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Council meets at Gateway
THE next full meeting of Warrington Borough Council takes place this Monday, April 25 at 6.30pm.The meeting will be held in the Gateway and members of the public are welcome.
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Council plan to put more taxis in town
REVELLERS leaving Warrington on weekends could be encouraged by a new scheme to increase the number of taxis working in the town. Councillors will meet on Monday night to discuss a plan to introduce extra taxis on the streets of the borough. Currently
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The show must go on! Business as usual as Warrington says goodnight to Mr Smith
T RIBUTES to John Smith, the man who transformed a derelict cinema into Mr Smiths nightclub, have poured in after he died on April 8. Mr Smith, aged 66, lost his short battle with cancer, aged 66, and was cremated in his hometown of St Helens surrounded
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Business stars battle it out
BUDDING Richard Bransons battled it out in the business world at the weekend. Warrington students taking part in the Young Enterprise scheme gathered together at Great Sankey High School in a bid to be crowned the town's company of the year. Equipe, from
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Smart fire message from service
A FIRE safety message is to be emblazoned on a fleet of Smart cars. Cheshire Fire Service will have 20 liveried Smart cars publicising its Be Smart Be Safe fire protection campaign, which targets Cheshire's elderly and vulnerable. The campaign offers
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The secret formula
that helped Rose reach her 100th birthday "A SIMPLE life, a good diet, lots of fresh air and exercise." That's the secret behind retired school teacher Rose Mary Bennett reaching her 100th birthday this week. Rose, also told the Warrington Guardian: "
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On the trail
AN eight mile walk around the most attractive parts of the Mersey Valley Timberland Trail takes place this Sunday, April 24.Starting at 11am, the walk leaves from the car park at Walton Gardens - don't forget the packed lunch.
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Get grafting
NATURE lovers who want to do their bit to help to maintain Sankey Valley Park are invited to take part in a 'graft-athon'.Volunteers aged 16 or over will be joining together on Saturday, May 7, from 10am to 3pm. Participants are advised to wear old clothes
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Swede seeks old friends
A SWEDISH person who worked in Warrington is looking to get back in touch with former friends. Christoffer Holmqvist is looking to get in touch with Heath Dawson and Ian Taylor who he met in the 1990s. If you can help e-mail christoffer.holmqvist@bredband.net
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Civic Hall hosts war play
STEWART Productions presents a national tour of the production of Bless 'em All at Lowton Civic Hall. To commemorate the passing of 60 years since the end of the Second World War, it is a show designed for older theatre-goers. The production visits Lowton
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Planning to stay informed
OFFICIALS at Warrington Borough Council are asking residents to come forward with their views on how they are kept informed and updated on major planning issues. They hope that individuals, groups, organisations and businesses are fully informed and consulted
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Developers stopped from building on town's green spaces
LAND for an average of 380 new homes a year will have to be found in Warrington up until 2016. That is the verdict of the Government inspector who agreed Warrington council's vision for the future of housing development in the town. But he also warned
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School secretaries sign up for new IT classes
SCHOOL secretaries are honing their computer skills at Warrington Collegiate. A new training course has begun, offering ITQ (Information Technology Qualification) and ENVQ (Electronic National Vocational Qualification) credentials. Lynn Miller, tutor
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More road closures planned
Bold Street will be closed from from its juction with Sankey Street for 40 metres heading towards Wilson Patten Street. The work is expected to last five days, and the closure should only affect cars using the road between 8pm and 6am. A change in the
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Motorists say roads are at breaking point
GRIDLOCKED traffic around Bridge Foot has reached breaking point, say Warrington's motorists. And they do not think that the solution to the problem lies with congestion charges. Caroline Marlfield, of Grappenhall, said: "It is becoming impossible to
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Fence blaze
ARSONISTS set fire to a fence at Jurby Court, Padgate, on Sunday, April 17, at 5.15pm.
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Next phase of Chapelford homes begins
THE next phase of the Chapleford Urban Village can go ahead after developers won planning permission. Persimmon Homes has been given permission to build 127 homes in phase four of the site which will contain more than 2,000 houses as well as a school
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Danger warning
POLICE want to educate unsuspecting parents about drugs so they can spot the telltale signs in their children. Mums and dads will be shown cannabis, heroin and ecstasy during a police briefing on the dangers. "Youngsters seem very streetwise about drugs
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Author trades place with couple
A best-selling author from Australia has swapped homes with a retired couple from Plumley. Anna Jacobs is now living in the country, knowing that Val and Dave Thornton are safely ensconced in her house in Mandurah, near Perth. "We have been spending the
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Award winning garden to help cancer charity
A PAIR of gardeners looking for success at this summer's Royal Horticultural Society show at Tatton Park aim to help charity Marie Curie cancer charity in the process. Harry Levy of Aughton Green Landscapes and Geoff Carter, an ex-DJ from Warrington of