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Are you frightened of cotton wool?
READERS with unusual phobias are being invited to share their fears with others - via the Knutsford Guardian. Reporters are hoping to find out more about the unusual things that scare people. Common phobias include a fear of spiders, heights and confined
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Crews tackle hot issues
FIREFIGHTERS will be at a Warrington supermarket this weekend to warn shoppers of the dangers of chip pans. A crew from Warrington fire station will be dropping into Asda Westbrook on Saturday and Sunday to give demonstrations and encourage chip eaters
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Man broke woman's jaw
A MAN has admitted punching his partner and breaking her jaw. Ian Elwood pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm at Warrington Crown Court on Monday. The 45-year-old from Marshall Avenue in Dallam hit Linda Rathbone on June 24. Michael Scholes, defending
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Man risks wrath of court by refusing to sit on a jury
A LORRY driver risked a future jail sentence by refusing to sit on a jury because he has 'no faith in the English legal system'. Keith Hole had asked to be exempted from sitting but was refused by the Jury Service. He then won an appeal at Warrington
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Church hosts workshop
ST BENEDICT'S Church in Orford plays host to a mass followed by a workshop on Sharing the Gift on Tuesday. The evening starts at 7.30pm with Fr Ged Kelly, director of the Sion community, and Clare Ford, associate in the Catholic Agency to Support Evangelisation
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Family win golden prizes
GOLDEN Square's summer promotion Golden Giveaways ended with two more lucky customers picking up prestigious prizes. The Fogg family from Latchford took home the spoils in the second week of competition by winning four VIP tickets for Warrington's clash
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Drug duo face prison
TWO Manchester men have pleaded guilty to drug offences after being arrested in Warrington with ecstasy. Anthony Clews, aged 23, of Victory Road, and Gareth Shone, aged 18, of Buckingham Road, appeared before Warrington Crown Court on Monday, September
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Man slashes himself
A MAN slit his throat with broken glass at Bridge Foot on Tuesday. It is the fourth time this year that the 41-year old of Gough Avenue, Orford, has done this, said paramedics who were called to the scene. The incident happened in Marshall Gardens, which
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Tax cheat mum is spared jail sentence
A JUDGE has spared a benefit cheat from a jail term. Judge Phillip Hughes said separating Dawn Leather from her family would be a 'devastating blow' for her children. Instead, he gave her 100 hours community punishment and two years' rehabilitation after
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School will be shut down unless it makes the grade
A WARRINGTON school faces closure unless it improves. Education chiefs have come up with a plan of action to turn around the fortunes of failing Birchwood CE Primary School. Government inspectors from Ofsted visited the school in June this year and 'special
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Taxpayers asked to help disabled
TAXPAYERS' money may be used to produce a guidebook to help the disabled find their way around Knutsford. Town mayor Wilson Hamman said the booklet was needed even if it did only serve a small percentage of the population. He said the guide - compiled
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River Lily solution rises from the ashes
THE RIVER Lily could be lowered to stop it flooding and damaging parts of Moorside. Engineers discussed the idea last week after plans to solve the 20-year-old problem were resurrected. "We want to improve the flow of the river," said Clr Tony Ranfield
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Colleagues remembered
A POLICE memorial day will be held this Sunday to remember all the officers of Warrington Borough Police and Cheshire Constabulary who have died in the line of duty. The service at St James' Church, on Wilderspool Causeway will begin at 9.30pm and everyone
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New phaze in drug aid
A NEW drug and alcohol service has been launched to help young people. Phaze has been launched at Warrington Connexions following a complete review of the services available for young substance users. Among the feedback from the consultation was that
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Market tales are retold in anniversary guided tours
MYSTERIES were revealed and old tales told to a new generation. It was all part of Mark Olly's special guided tours of Warrington Market last weekend. When the market started in 1255, the local population was around 600 people. Today the market employs
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New station is just the ticket
THIS is the latest picture of the new bus station - but the temporary station is proving a hit in its own right. A survey has found that 55 per cent of people using the 14-stop temporary station in Horsemarket Street actually prefer it to the old permanent
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Arson
dogs will haunt me forever THE barking of his 10 terrified dogs still haunts a teenager who was helpless to stop them perishing in a barn fire. A week after the blaze swept through the farm's outbuildings, off Clay Lane, Burtonwood, Gary Griffiths physically
