Archive
-
Date
Evening date
WARRINGTON Women's Evening Bowls League's delegates meeting will take place on October 6 at Grange Sports Club, starting at 7.30pm. At the meeting, presentation night tickets will be available and all trophies for the end of season awards should be handed
-
Date
Open greens
THE greens that are open to Warrington Public Parks' Bowls League members this winter are Bank One, Orford One and Victoria Two. Bowlers should note that no winter action is to take place at Bewsey Park due to maintenance being carried out. There will
-
Date
Classic week
CROWN green bowls' Carlsberg Classic starts at Pierpoints on Sunday at 6.30pm after having attracted a top class field. Last year's winner Ian Nicholson is in action on Sunday, as is the recent winner of the King and Queen floodlight bowls competition
-
Date
Community centre scoops top prize
NEWTON Community Centre has won a group Active Citizenship category at this year's St Helens Volunteer Awards. The annual event, held at Haydock Park Racecourse and organised by St Helen's Council for Voluntary Service, aims to celebrate and recognise
-
Date
Aid taster
FAMILY first aid taster sessions will be at Newton Community Centre on Tuesday, October 11 and 18, from 1.15pm to 3.15pm. Practical life saving skills will be offered in short bite-size taster sessions in emergency aid for babies and children. The sessions
-
Date
Parkside move is imminent
THE submission of blueprints for the controversial Parkside rail freight development is imminent. Plans for the £270 million development, which Astral Developers say will create 6,000 new jobs, should be submitted within 'a couple of weeks'. Planning
-
Date
Glance guide to Warrington Sport
Bowls Warrington Catholic Bowls League Pairs Competition semi-finals and final at Rylands tonight, Thursday, 7pm start: B Heagan (Irish Club) v R Bostock (St Peters), D Fisher (Sacred Heart B) v D Bennett (St Stephens). ***** Draw for crown green bowls
-
Date
Hole-in-one
AN 11-year-old Grappenhall golfer recorded a hole-in-one during Warrington Golf Club's Junior/Senior Greensome Stableford competition on Sunday. Matthew Pownall, who has been a member of the club for three years and attends Lymm High School, found the
-
Date
Ed world bid
APPLETON amateur golfer Ed Wilkinson will be bidding for the chance to play in a world final when he competes for the Audi Quattro Cup UK Golf title next week. The 37-year-old Warrington Golf Club member will partner the Wirral's Graham Garner-Jones in
-
Date
Euan Rogers scores five tries in home debut
Langworthy u16 10 Crosfields u16 44 CROSFIELDS' powerful pack, led by Adam Neale, laid the foundation for a convincing win. Good performances came from Simon Counsell and try scorers Martin Pedley, Chris Dean, Liam Duffy and Ste Taylor. Eccles u16 12
-
Date
PGA Cup win for Baguley
GOLFER Andrew Baguley lost all three of his matches but was still on the winning side in the club professionals' version of the Ryder Cup. Baguley, who is the professional at Leigh Golf Club in Culcheth, represented Great Britain and Ireland in the foursomes
-
Date
Sports digest
Top throwing in darts league BULLS Head defeated GYCA 5-4 in the Grappenhall Darts League thanks to good performances from R Brotherston and P Oxley. They won in 17 and 18 darts respectively, while GYCA's S Bebbington won in 15, E Jones triumphed in 16
-
Date
Kinsey joy
Mill Brow 0 Greenalls Pad St Os 3 WARRINGTON Soccer League's Guardian Cup holders Greenalls St Oswalds started their defence of the trophy with a 3-0 win at Mill Brow. Darren Kinsey put the Mid-Cheshire League First Division side ahead and Clint Burton
-
Date
Rachel's Special medals
A WARRINGTON Collegiate student is celebrating after scooping a whole host of medals at the Special Olympics in Glasgow. Gymnast Rachel Fairhurst, of Hudson Close, Old Hall, won a Special Olympics bronze medal after competing in the beam, bar, floor and
-
Date
Hat-trick hero Kinsey
Lymm 33 Fleetwood 20 CHRIS Kinsey scored a hat-trick of tries as Lymm moved up to sixth spot in rugby union's North Two West section. Two Nick Shaw penalites put Lymm 6-0 ahead, but after a Fleetwood try they had to come from behind to take an 11-10 half-time
-
Date
Carp fishing back in business for Lymm
AT last there is some good and positive news for members of Lymm Angling Club. As part of a programme of phased openings, Lymmvale, Lymmvale Stockpond, Tabley Mere (the boat facility) and Statham Pool will reopen to fishing on Saturday, pending no further
-
Date
Play-offs exit catches team by surprise
Paul Noone revealed this week how defeat to Hull in the play-offs caught him and his Warrington Wolves teammates totally by surprise. Saturday's final whistle on the 2005 season left the players with unexpected decisions to make. Back row forward Noone
-
Date
Hell Brent on Rugby League - Grosey's exclusive Guardian column
SATURDAY'S game was heartbreaking for the squad and there were a lot of sad guys in the dressing room afterwards. The way we lost makes it hard to swallow - we really fancied our chances this year and thought we could really push for it, but it didn't
-
Date
Eyes of the world have been on
Warrington IT may not have worked out in quite the fashion Wolves had wanted but the eyes of the world have certainly been on Warrington during Andrew Johns' period at the club. Such is Johns' star quality that wherever he goes he attracts attention,
-
Date
Wolves are in good hands says Wood
NATHAN Wood is going home to Australia next week content in the belief that Warrington Wolves have a successful future ahead under the guidance of head coach Paul Cullen. The end of this year's Grand Final dream leaves Wolves' vice-captain without a fairytale
-
Date
The future is female
WARRINGTON business women are invited to a conference organised by Business Link Cheshire and Warrington. The conference is on October 5 at Arley Hall near Northwich and will be hosted by commercial solicitor Jane Sachedina. Motivational speaker Chris
-
Date
Whitley Village Show
THE biennial Whitley Village Show, staged by Whitley WI for the whole village with entry open to everyone connected, has taken place. Entries were down on previous years but an enthusiastic crowd turned up in the afternoon to view the exhibits, have tea
-
Date
BNFL stays tight-lipped
BRITISH Nuclear Fuels Ltd has refused to comment on reports that the Warrington-based company will be wound up if two subsidiaries are sold. The firm has announced the sale of one branch, Westinghouse, and another branch BNG, is alleged to be coming on
-
Date
Remember to enter office competition
FROM house builders to surveyors and recruitment agencies to specialist science companies - the Genesis Centre is home to all types of businesses. And new businesses in Warrington have one final chance to join them thanks to a competition. The Warrington
-
Date
Warrington HF
Rambling Club by Sheila Bull NINE members took part in a 13 mile walk in the Clwydian Hills on Saturday. Beginning in the pretty village of Cilcain, we walked through fields, along lanes and through a forest. We followed the Clwydian Way along the flank
-
Date
Warrington
Archaeological and Historical Society by Anne Podmore THE first meeting of the 2005/6 season took place and all enjoyed the talk given by our new chairman, Gordon Speakman. His subject was The Mersey from Source to the Sea. He was thanked by the secretary
-
Date
Warrington
Speakers Club by Peter Gribbin THE club's newly appointed president Brian Carter chaired our president's evening which opened the new season. Speakers were given a choice of reading an extract from a book or magazine, and explaining the significance to
-
Date
Seventh heaven
Beechwood 1 Crosfields 7 NEIL Sutch and Steven Saunders both scored hat-tricks as Crosfields thrashed Beechwood in the first round of Warrington Soccer League's Guardian Cup. Adam Naylor also scored while three more goals were disallowed in a match that
-
Date
Albion slam in nine goals to progress in Guardian Cup
WARRINGTON Soccer League Division Four outfit Burtonwood Albion were the top scorers in the first round of the Guardian Cup after hammering Division Three side Fife Rangers 9-1, while Spartak won 6-2 at Penketh United after extra time. Birchwood were
-
Date
M6 Slip Road closures this weekend
TWO overnight weekend closures of the slip roads at M6 Junction 16 near Stoke on Trent are planned for September 30 and October 28, while resurfacing work is carried out. The northbound entry slip road to the M6 will be closed overnight on Friday September
-
Date
Helen Cartwright
CULCHETH will be playing out a constitutional crisis on stage next month. The Culcheth Players are delving into recent history with their latest production, Crown Matrimonial, by Royce Ryton. Rehearsals are well under way with the fascinating story of
-
Date
Showdown
THE final of the St Oswalds Classic bowls competition will take place on Sunday from 12.30pm. The last 16 players will take part on the day to determine the winner of the event. Refreshments will be available.
-
Date
Congratulations
It's congratulations to Padgate's Rector, Stephen Attwater and Curate Denise Williams on their engagement, announced to the parish just prior to the Bishop of Warrington installing Stephen as Area Dean for the town last weekend. The Archdeacon, in his
-
Date
Stars come out for charity
A TYRE dealer joined forces with a host of celebrities to help raise more than £1,500 for charity at a truck show last month. Tyreworld, in Croft Street, Widnes, joined five other tyre outlets from across the region in displaying a replica Ferrari Formula
-
Date
Juniors' shot
WARRINGTON Golf Club's junior side will be aiming to secure some more silverware when they take part in the regional finals of the Sunday Telegraph Junior Team Golf Home Nation Championship on Monday. Warrington, who have already took the Mid-Cheshire
-
Date
Rylands storm through
Rylands 50 Oldham St Annes 4 RYLANDS ran in 10 tries as they stormed into amateur rugby league's Tetley's Lancashire Cup third round where they will entertain Bold Miners on October 8. Andy Brown burst through four Oldham tacklers after five minutes to
-
Date
Bubbly
Soap Crosfields 66 Egremont 6 CROSFIELDS gained a great confidence booster for Saturday's clash with the league leaders by thrashing Cumbrians Egremont at Hood Lane. Soap go to Widnes St Maries on Saturday, kick-off 2.30pm, after a fine team performance
-
Date
Sayer wears down Dukes of hazzard
LATCHFORD kickboxer Graham Sayer secured the British and Commonwealth Middleweight titles after defeating Leeds' Ben Dukes on Saturday. The Warrington Kickboxing Studio student came out on top against the toughest opponent he had faced in his career so
-
Date
Wizards crash
WARRINGTON Wizards' amateur rugby league season came to a disappointing end on Saturday when they lost at St Albans 46-24 in their National League Three elimination semi final. Wizards fell behind when Centurions went over in the fourth minute and two
-
Date
Volunteering support
In the past financial year more than 18,000 clients were seen by advisers across Warrington. On behalf of those clients, the CAB gained or recovered more than £2,250,000 in benefit underpayments, settlements and debt write offs. One grateful client said
-
Date
Owen bags his first
Moore...12 Douglas...35 MOORE paid for some costly errors as they lost at home to Douglas. An early try gave Douglas the lead but Moore forced their way back into the game when Owen Jnr powered through to score his first try for the first team. But ill-discipline
-
Date
West tries his best
Warrington 2nd 29 Macclesfield 3rd 15 WARRINGTON'S second team gained their first league win of the season as they outplayed a well-drilled Macclesfield side. Jonathan Hughes' try broke the deadlock, and West scored to extend Warrington's lead and make
-
Date
Juniors take honours in north west match
WARRINGTON Anglers' Association have received no feedback from the Environment Agency for some time regarding the carp deaths that have affected our waters. That is despite the fact that we are in constant communication with them, and if there are no
-
Date
Better late...
STOLEN letters and packages have finally reached their destinations - up to a year after going missing. Royal Mail has taken action against a postal worker in connection with the matter and has sent letters to Runcorn residents apologising for the delay
-
Date
School sports course kicks off
AN EXCITING new PE sport course has kicked off at a Runcorn school. Halton High School is the first school in the borough to team up with Edexcel and the premier leagues to run a BTEC 1st in sport. "It is a fantastic way to teach pupils about sport and
-
Date
Reasons to be cheerful
SATURDAY night at The Halliwell Jones Stadium was quite surreal. It was not on the agenda for Hull FC to gain victory and keep their dream alive of a Grand Final and Challenge Cup double. Warrington Wolves' heaviest home defeat of 2006 was a devastating
-
Date
'Nothing went for us' - Briers
CRESTFALLEN captain Lee Briers thinks bad luck played a key part in Wolves' play-off loss to Hull. Wingers Chris Bridge and Henry Fa'afili both had tries ruled out in the first half, and stand off Briers said: "Nothing went for us. "We had those two tries
-
Date
Cullen gives his assessment
WOLVES' head coach Paul Cullen has pulled no punches this week in reviewing his team's crushing end to a season of many highlights. Hull's victory at The Halliwell Jones Stadium, and in particular the 22 points they scored in the final 11 minutes, hit
-
Date
Grose and Mark Gleeson take honours as top men
WOLVES' development as a team unit during 2005 has been reflected by the Warrington Guardian's top man ratings. Marks were given out to the top three performers during each game this year, and only three points separated the top six contenders. Lee Briers
-
Date
Aiming to 'Bridge' the scrum half gap
HE may not have attracted as much attention as some of their other signings but Chris Bridge could prove to have been Wolves' most important new arrival during 2005. Signed from Bradford Bulls for £24,000 in January, Bridge grabbed fewer headlines than
-
Date
Rauhihi gears up for Grand Final
WOLVES may have missed out on the Grand Final but one of their new signings has made it - and fans could have a chance to see him play at The Halliwell Jones Stadium sooner than they thought. Paul Rauhihi, who agreed a deal earlier this year to join Wolves
-
Date
Shake-up takes effect
THREE new additions to Warrington Town's squad have lifted their performance levels ahead of a trip to Belper Town on Saturday. Town, who also face Rossendale United at Cantilever Park on Tuesday, kick-off 7.45pm, have brought in Dougie Pitts, Michael
-
Date
Approved list grows
MOTOR company Polar Ford of Warrington has become the latest member to join Warrington Trading Standards' Approved Motor Trader Scheme. The scheme, which is designed to encourage high standards in the motor trade, is audited by trading standards officers
-
Date
New post for Mark
MEDICASH, one of the country's leading health insurers, has appointed Mark Simpson as its new area sales manager for Warrington. Mr Simpson will promote and sell Medicash's new healthcare cash plans - Medicash Reward and Medicash First - to businesses
-
Date
St Rocco's Lottery
WINNERS for the September 23 draw: (major prizes first): 24217, 76112, 59155, 49026, 53777. £5 winners: 51099, 19042, 71235, 30168, 00462 38426, 31802, 06466, 09771, 41446, 34582, 32331, 32152, 42390, 22457, 28835, 28271, 74432, 31008, 49524, 72151, 26235
-
Date
League of Friends
LOTTERY draw for week 6: 1, 4, 6, 14, no winner. Consolation prize £25 Karen and Lin. Next week's estimated jackpot £700.
-
Date
North Cheshire
RSPB Group by Paul Grimmett ON September 17, the 19-strong group visited Tittesworth reservoir in Staffordshire. This was a new venue for us. At first sight it looked very disappointing, as the water levels were very low. We did see a flock of 100 plus
-
Date
Brophy fires home a treble in whitewashing of Culcheth
TWO goals from Richard Hill and another from Tom Brandwood helped Saracens Head progress into the next round of Warrington Sunday Soccer League's Premier Cup with a 3-0 win against Monk Sports. In the Premier Division, Dave Holmes and James Rosa scored
-
Date
THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE DIED
TWO teenagers killed when their car plunged into a canal were travelling on a road with 'gross and obvious dangers'. Priestley College students Gemma Biggin and Stephen Abbott died when the car he was driving plunged into the Bridgewater Canal after he
-
Date
Elizabeth Cummins
TRANSLATIONS by Brian Friel is a captivating, moving and funny tale about a Gaelic-speaking village in County Donegal in the 1830s. With the arrival of British soldiers to convert the Irish place names to the King's English, emotions run high causing
-
Date
Trophy final
WARRINGTON and North Cheshire Bowls Association's Centenary Trophy final will take place tomorrow, Friday, at Grange No1, where there will be a 6.20pm practice for a 7pm start.
-
Date
Chad all over
MARGARET Ure and Stan Chadwick won Warrington Sunday Night Mixed Pairs Bowls League's Eric Smith Trophy. They beat Janet and Chris Welsby 21-11 in the final. The defeated semi-finalists were John and Sheila Corless, plus Margaret Williams and Paddy Birmingham
-
Date
Knutsford RYFC 30 Trafford Metro Vicks 22
On Saturday, Knutsford RUFC played hosts to Trafford Metro Vicks in what proved to be a thrilling league encounter. Knutsford eventually secured a 30-22 victory that thrusts them up to fourth place in the table, only three points adrift of the league
-
Date
Site launched in memory of son
THE mum and dad of a talented musician who lost his fight against a heart condition have launched the website he was building before his death. Andrew Wilson, aged 27, from Bradlegh Road in Newton, was one of the first child heart transplant patients
-
Date
Spanish class
DUE to an 'unprecedented' demand for Spanish classes, Newton Community Centre is looking for another tutor to teach a two-hour intermediate Spanish session on Wednesday afternoons. To find out more, contact the centre on 224731 and ask for Anne Keen.
-
Date
Truancy falls
TRUANCY rates are continuing to fall across St Helens, bucking a national trend of increased absenteeism. Although the borough is still above the national average of 6.45 per cent at 6.83 per cent, the truancy trend across St Helens is seeing a gradual
-
Date
Rob elected
ROB Fearn, from Newton, has been elected as the chairman of the Merseyside Branch of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. A voluntary position, the 42-year-old from Banastre Drive's professional role is as a marketing manager for Siemens Business Services
-
Date
Roads closed due to blaze
FIREFIGHTERS from Newton were called to a blaze which closed a number of roads in the early hours of Saturday. The garage fire at a property in Collins Green left Collins Green Lane, Penketh Lane and Penny Lane shut for a number of hours along with a
-
Date
Is the market under threat?
EARLESTOWN Market is in danger of 'going to the dogs', according to its traders. Market keepers are disgruntled with the management of the market by St Helens Council as the number of traders and customers continues to fall. The Newton and Golborne Guardian
-
Date
GAS TERROR
A MAN was found dead and dozens were evacuated after a dangerous gas leak in Lowton. Firefighters struggled to contain the ammonia leak at Stone Cross Enterprise Park on Tuesday. Fire and police officers dealing with the incident at a cold storage unit
