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MP's question of balance
WEAVER Vale MP Mike Hall is to visit schools in his constituency to talk to parents about their rights at work and financial help available to them. He is backing a campaign with retail trade union USDAW to aid adults to achieve a stable work-life balance
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MP's question of balance
WEAVER Vale MP Mike Hall is to visit schools in his constituency to talk to parents about their rights at work and financial help available to them. He is backing a campaign with retail trade union USDAW to aid adults to achieve a stable work-life balance
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Drinks industry blasted
THE 'cynical' drinks industry has been blasted by the north west director of public health over applications by pubs and bars to extend their opening hours. "The drinks industry is behaving like the tobacco industry did 30 years ago, by feigning social
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Beat your bladder problems
A FREE leaflet offering help and advice about a hidden health problem affecting one in five women and almost one in five men will be launched in Warrington as part of Continence Awareness Week. The effects of 'overactive bladder syndrome' include getting
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Scout group set to get a new hut
WELLWISHERS have come to the rescue of a group of scouts left without a home and equipment after their scout hut went up in flames. The headquarters of the 22nd Warrington east Hollins Green scout group was completely destroyed when arsonists set fire
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Tributes paid to hero Hazel
TRIBUTES have been paid to a graduate who died in a car crash before she could receive her degree. Former Gorse Covert resident Hazel Parker, aged 22, had just been awarded a 2:1 degree in sports coaching from Oxford Brooks university but her accolade
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Wakey, wakey! Don't miss the night bus
NIGHT buses are being introduced from November as the new licensing laws kick in. Four services will operate from the town centre between 1am and 3am. Each will cost £2 and will have CCTV and a door supervisor for the safety of the driver and passengers
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MP's question of balance
WEAVER Vale MP Mike Hall is to visit schools in his constituency to talk to parents about their rights at work and financial help available to them. He is backing a campaign with retail trade union USDAW to aid adults to achieve a stable work-life balance
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MP's question of balance
WEAVER Vale MP Mike Hall is to visit schools in his constituency to talk to parents about their rights at work and financial help available to them. He is backing a campaign with retail trade union USDAW to aid adults to achieve a stable work-life balance
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Poetry at the library
WARRINGTON Library is hosting a free evening of poetry for the budding writer or fan. The event is being held on Friday, September 9, from 7pm to 9pm. Free refreshments will be served, and limited parking is available on Museum Street.
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Dance night at St John's
DANCERS are wanted for an evening at St John's United Reform Church Hall on Wilderspool Causeway. A three-piece band will be playing for modern and sequence dancing from 8pm until 10pm next Thursday, September 15. There will also be a charity raffle.
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Hospice open
ST ROCCO'S Hospice will open its doors to the town this weekend to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Everyone is welcome to drop into the hospice, on Lockton Lane, Bewsey this Sunday, September 11 from 10am until 4pm. Visitors can celebrate 20 years of
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Reveller dies on motorway
A 24-YEAR-OLD man has died after he was hit by a number of cars as he attempted to walk across the M62. The victim was crossing with a friend near junction seven at Rainhill in the early hours of Saturday when the smash happened. They had been on their
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Gazebo 'gone'
A BACK garden turned into a crime scene, with a case of a missing gazebo. Police carried out door-to-door inquiries after the summer house was reported missing last Sunday from the house in Patrivale Close, Paddington. However, the incident turned out
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Park and ride scheme for A49
A PARK and ride scheme could potentially run along the A49 Winwick Road from the M62 to the town centre in the next five years. It is a proposal the borough council is studying as it tries to improve traffic flow. The area is a congestion hot spot, particularly
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Road map for equality is a 'fresh start' for disabled people
MP Helen Jones has teamed up with the Disability Rights Commission for a debate on increasing equality for disabled people. The debate seeks to provide a roadmap for both the Commission for Equality and Human Rights and the Government over the next 10
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Sign of the times
PETROL Prices have hit the £1 a litre mark in Warrington - forcing stations to refit their signs to accommodate the extra digit. This Total station in Knutsford Road became one the of the first to break through the psychological 'pound' barrier. The Grappenhall
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Window shot at on school bus
AN 'appalling' response came from the police when a bus normally packed with school kids had a window shot out with an air rifle. Despite two emergency calls, it took around 40 minutes for a police officer to show up - and he had not been told a firearm
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Doctors pass their check up
NHS patients in Warrington are reaping the rewards of the Government's GP incentive scheme. Since it was set up in autumn last year, all GP practices in the town have demonstrated improved services to patients. Under the system, known as the Quality and
