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Jobs lost at Twyford
AROUND 30 jobs will be lost at Twyford Bathrooms following slow sales and poor market forecasts. The cuts will be made at the Alsager plant next month, affecting mainly temporary positions in the commercial and administration departments. A company spokesman
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Russians thank an old comrade
PENSIONER John Gibson has received a medal for supporting the Russian Army during World War Two. Mr Gibson, who will be 83 next month, lives in Tetton Court, Congleton. He served as a driver in World War Two as a member of the Royal Army Service Corps
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MP faces national stormover Guardian article
CONGLETON MP Ann Winterton has been thrown into the media spotlight by her controversial comments on terrorism and immigration. We have been inundated with calls from regional and national newspapers and TV and radio stations after featuring an article
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Save Our Swim
SWIMMERS are being urged to swamp a council HQ with protest letters in a bid to safeguard the future of their pool. The pool at Alsager Leisure Centre is used by numerous clubs and schools, as well as for therapy sessions. It is run by Congleton Borough
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Gauntlet of hate along Love Lane
SPY cameras could be the solution to residents in Love Lane who are running a gauntlet of hate from late night revellers. That's the view of landlord Dennis Lumborg, who is protesting about late licensing for the White Horse pub in Pillory Street. He
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Just blooming marvellous!
NANTWICH has been hailed as the most beautiful town in the north west once again thanks to the work of the dedicated Nantwich in Bloom team. The town is now in line for the accolade of Britain's prettiest town after scooping a host of top awards at last
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Ambulance station victory
NANTWICH is to get its own ambulance station as officials try to cut accident response times following a series of horrific crashes on the area's roads. Local people have been campaigning for a base for paramedics at Nantwich Fire Station, in Beam Street
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Show grows on past success
THERE was an excellent turnout for the Antrobus Village Show with the highlight being more than 50 entries from children. With sections for children such as handwriting, poems, producing a miniature garden and decorating fairy cakes, there was plenty
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SOAPING UP FOR ST LUKE'S
Enterprise Rent a Van employees Dave Nixon and Phil Sawicki were only too happy to cause a splash for St Luke's Hospice in Winsford last Saturday. Staff at the firm at Station Road, Northwich, were joined by children between 1pm and 4.30pm to clean up
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Road is 'noy to blame' for A530 deaths
POLICE chiefs insist there is nothing structurally wrong with the A530, the scene of so many tragic accidents in recent years. The Guardian launched a campaign for safety measures on the road last week following a head-on collision which claimed four
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Firefighters' blanket ban
FIREFIGHTERS have hailed the success of their latest campaign to remove faulty and dangerous electric blankets from the borough's households. The response to this month's two-week campaign has overwhelmed fire chiefs, with 101 blankets being taken to
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House-hunters head for former convent
HUNDREDS of house hunters have signed up on the waiting list for luxury apartments being developed at a former convent in Crewe. The historic building off Nantwich Road is Grade II listed and is being carefully preserved and converted by developers Morris
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MP fears new workforce may be exploited
CREWE and Nantwich MP Gwyneth Dunwoody warned in Parliament earlier this summer that the new migrants were in danger of being exploited by unscrupulous employment agencies and isolated from the community. She said in the speech: "In my constituency, we
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Stolen sprouts had been sprayed
BRUSSELL sprouts eaters are being urged to be on their guard after police revealed a stolen batch are covered in potentially dangerous chemicals. Thieves stole around a dozen plants from a farmer's field in Hollins Green on Tuesday. The sprouts had only
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Firefighters hope sex sells
FIREFIGHTERS are hoping sex sells in a bid to get the safety message across to students. A giant poster has just been mounted on a billboard on the eastbound side of the Burtonwood services and Warrington firefighters are hoping it will warn the borough's
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Jail for man who swindled Wolves
A NOTORIOUS conman understood to owe Warrington Wolves more than £1,000 has been jailed. Invoices seen by the Warrington Guardian reveal the club was deceived by Colin Moore. The Wolves were chasing him for payment earlier this year after he held events
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Support for the grief of a suicide
WHO do you turn to when a loved one commits suicide? Support from other people with a similar experience is on offer from Lymm-based group and telephone help line - SOBS - Survivors of Bereaved By Suicide. Liz McKean, of Cawthorne Avenue, Grappenhall,
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Wedge drives his retirement plans on
A CAREER in rugby league doesn't last forever. And a Warrington Wolves star is planning for his retirement by hitting the road. Back rower Mike Wainwright has set up a new mini-bus hire firm, Wedge's Wheels, and hopes the company will be as long and successful
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Gary wins the test
WHEN put to the test a Warrington primary school teacher came out tops - and scooped £1,000 prize money for his school. Gary Cunningham of St Bridget's Primary School, Fearnhead won a Test The Teacher competition, organised by the Tesco Extra store on
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Creating a better community
THE Churches Together movement in Padgate and Woolston will hold a special ecology forum event at St Oswald's Club on Padgate Lane next Thursday, October 6, at 7.30pm. The event is an opportunity for people to voice their concerns about the community
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Anxious wait for shop staff
STAFF at Warrington's Allsports branch face an anxious wait after the company went into administration. The sports clothing giant has been hit by a "significant decline" in sales and administrators BDO Stoy Hayward said store closures and job losses were
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Pupils learn how to develop 'thinking skills'
A NEW approach to engaging children is in place at a Woolston Primary School. Called Thinking Skills, the innovative teaching method, pioneered in Australia, is making waves in British schools. Last year Helen Lea, a teacher at St Peter's Catholic Primary
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'This is unacceptable'
DRUNKEN behaviour, noise and loud music. These are the complaints about late night parties that have led to four people signing Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABCs) in Howley. The contracts were agreed by people in St Elphin's Close after neighbours
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Vera is 100 years young
A WARRINGTON woman has celebrated her 100th birthday at Summerfield Nursing Home in Grappenhall. Vera Kelly, who received the traditional telegram from The Queen, said that she had a lovely day and marked the milestone by having tea with all her fellow
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Doctors back free flu jabs as winter draws in
OLDER people in Warrington, along with those who suffer from particular health conditions, are being urged to take up the offer of free flu vaccinations. Influenza is a serious illness for older people as it can lead to long lasting complications, such
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Get fit... on the Town Hall lawn
A PUBLIC tai chi session will take place on Monday, October 10 on the Town Hall lawn in a bid to help people across the town 'de-stress'. The event, co-ordinated by Warrington Primary Care Trust (PCT), is part of World Mental Health Day which this year
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Cash incentive is a bonus for students
WARRINGTON students who qualified for a new payment scheme for staying on in post-16 education are to receive a £100 cash bonus. Those that qualified for the weekly Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) receive the money after returning to college in
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Top honour is a booster for Cathy
DR Doolittle has met his match in Warrington veterinary nurse Cathy Preedy, who is not just a friend to the animals but also to their owners. Cathy, who lives in Chester but works at Elliot's Veterinary Centre in Grappenhall, was nominated for The Blue
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Bennett's Rec fires
FIREFIGHTERS say they are attending increasing amounts of fires at a recreation ground in Warrington. Officers at Warrington Fire Station say that they have already been called to the rugby stand of Bennett's Recreation in Padgate three times over the
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Church aims to make headstones secure
UNSAFE family graves at a Warrington church may have to be laid flat if the tenders cannot be found. All Saints Church in Glazebury has drawn up a list of family graves and is to begin work on securing the headstones in Autumn. If families cannot be contacted
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Alarm bells start ringing when you can't get the right police
A PHONE dialling code is proving problematic for residents to prove where they are living when it comes to ringing the emergency services. Residents in the lower end of Glazebury have a Wigan phone code and not Warrington and are often put through to
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Charity walk
A SPONSORED 5km walk from Grappenhall Community Centre in aid of breast cancer research will take place on Sunday, October 30, at 11am. Sponsor forms are available from the community centre or by calling Roy Kettle on 262851 or e-mail grappenhallwalk@
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Flasher hunt
A FITNESS fanatic in a pair of tight shorts turned out to be a flasher. The man was seen jogging around and doing exercises before exposing himself in Great Sankey. He ran out the bushes on a pathway near Station Road at around 5.30pm to 6pm on Friday
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Drugs stolen in ram-raid
DRUGS were stolen from a chemist's shop after a car smashed into its front door. Three men ram-raided the shop on Station Road, Great Sankey, at 2.30am on Thursday, September 22. They took the till and jars of diazepam tablets, which are used by people
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Musical treat for children as top students help out
A MUSICAL treat was enjoyed by Warrington school children last week. Post-graduates from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama visited the Barrow Hall Lane, Sycamore Lane and Broomfields primary schools to bring instruments to life. The Vision tour
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B&Q shuts Bank Quay supercentre
WARRINGTON'S B&Q Supercentre at Milner Street will be closed as part of a national cull of 22 stores. Although bosses say they are working hard to find positions elsewhere within the company for the 44 employees. The closures follow disastrous half-year
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Nearly new sale is child's play
A NEARLY new sale of clothes, equipment and toys for babies, toddlers and children up to six-years-old will take place this Saturday, October 1, at St John's United Reform Church on Wilderspool Causeway. All proceeds will go towards training new National
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I feel persecuted after my mum starved to death
THE daughter of a pensioner who starved to death has hit back at claims she neglected her. Sandra Murphy, the youngest daughter of the 79-year-old Ivy Allen, says she also feels the national press is persecuting her. Mrs Allen's body was found at her
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Councillors to visit Thornton Road
GREAT Sankey councillors Alan Litton and Jim Regan will be visiting the Thornton Road area this Saturday morning, October 1, to find out what concerns residents have. Councillors Liz Smith and Tony Dodd will also be available at Hood Manor Community Centre
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Streets ahead
THE orphans and patients could never have known their homes would become Warrington's property hotspot. Their experience of Newchurch Hospital, built in 1903, would have been very different to that of the professional young families living in the same
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Bishop marks 400th year
CHILDREN dressed in Tudor costume to greet the Bishop of Liverpool last Sunday, as he celebrated the 400th anniversary of St Michael's Church, Burtonwood. The church was decorated with Tudor memorabilia and photographs of events that have happened throughout
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Double dinner celebrations at Croft
A DINNER to celebrate two Croft birthdays will be held next month. On Saturday, October 22, the dinner at Croft Village Hall will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the hall and the 10th anniversary of the Croft bowling club. Ticketsare available by calling
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Customs quiz for cigarette 'smuggler'
CUSTOMS officers are looking at possible tax evasion offences against a Congleton man. PC Carol Rayner from Congleton Police said the man was found to be selling tobacco and cigarettes at Congleton Market. A large quantity of tobacco products were found
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Grand day out bridges the generation gap
COURTNEY Bayley is pictured enjoying her lunch with her grandma Jane Camm. Courtney is a pupil at Squirrel Hayes First School in Biddulph, which invited grandparents in this week to have their dinner with their grandchildren. The school hall was packed
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Disgusted Tory quits borough council over spending cuts
TORY Sue Appleton has resigned from Congleton Borough Council in protest against planned spending cuts by her party. The authority is planning a series of radical cost-cutting measures to cut spending by £1.5 million. Under the plans by the council's
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Retailers get a taste for Nantwich
FOOD retailers and producers from all over the UK certainly had a good appetite for "Britain's tasiest festival." Andrew Dixon, selling Manx Spirit - a clear drink distilled from eight-year-old single malt whisky brewed on the Isle of Man and only available
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Young bookworms expand their literary horizons
YOUNG bookworms who took part in Middlewich Library's summer reading challenge have been rewarded for rising to the occasion. Around 80 children took part in the reading event during the summer holidays, reading more than 480 books within the six-week
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Guardian flooded with A530 calls
CALLS have been pouring in following the launch of the Guardian's campaign for safety measures on the A530 Middlewich Road. From traffic lights to safety cameras, residents have inundated the Guardian with suggestions to improve the road's safety record
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Appeal date for killer bid nurse
AN appeal date has been announced into the jailing of a former nurse for attempted murder. Barbara Salisbury, was jailed for five years at Chester Crown Court last June, after being convicted of trying to murder Frank Owen, aged 92, and May Taylor, aged
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Crewe's in pole position
A FLOOD of foreign workers into Crewe over the past couple of years has led to an explosion in the town's Polish population. It is thought that around 3,000 Polish migrants have moved to the town, sparking 'Polish night' promotions in bars and clubs,
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Young bookworms expand their literary horizons
YOUNG bookworms who took part in Middlewich Library's summer reading challenge have been rewarded for rising to the occasion. Around 80 children took part in the reading event during the summer holidays, reading more than 480 books within the six-week
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Soaping up for St Lukes
ENTERPRISE Rent a Van employees Dave Nixon and Phil Sawicki were only too happy to cause a splash for St Luke's Hospice in Winsford last Saturday. Staff at the firm at Station Road, Northwich, were joined by children between 1pm and 4.30pm to clean up
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Always in our thoughts...
A MEMORIAL garden has been opened outside Cheshire police headquarters to remember colleagues who have died on duty. And families of former Warrington officers were among those in attendance last Thursday as the Duchess of Gloucester officially opened
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Opening the fire doors
THE doors of Warrington fire station will be open this weekend. Everyone is invited to to drop in to the Winwick Road station between 11am and 4pm on Saturday. Firefighters will be on hand to show people around equipment and there will also be a number
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Game of rugby
RUGBY league fan Richard Woodward has gone into business to support his home team Warrington Wolves. The banker, who works at MBNA Europe in Chester has designed and marketed a rugby league board game Trytime, that is being manufactured in China and is
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Fire 'believed to be arson'
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a car fire near Warrington town centre on Thursday.The incident happened on Winwick Road just after 12.30pm and severe damage was caused to the car. The blaze was believed to be an arson attack.
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Drop-in sessions on offer
WARRINGTON cancer support service, The John Holt Cancer Foundation, is holding a number of drop-in sessions in the town. Sessions will be held at: the Age Concern office in The Gateway Centre, on Sankey Street, opposite the Town Hall every Wednesday from
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Model behaviour brings square to life
FASHION retailer New Look brought Warrington town centre to life on Saturday. Because, as part of its latest fashion campaign, the Golden Square shop used actors to exhibit its window displays in the shopping centre. This weekend will see the store displaying
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Cyclist badly hurt in crash
A CYLIST may need plastic surgery on serious leg wounds after an accident on the A49 Winwick Road. The 47-year-old was in collision with a 4X4 outside Matalan at 10.05am on Saturday. The man, who is a keen cyclist, was on the road at the time of the crash
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No witnesses to accident
POLICE still have no witnesses to an incident in Longbarn last week that left a cyclist with a fractured skull. They are still appealing for information after the 37-year-old was found on a pavement in Harpers Road. Officers have now interviewed the man
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Cruise control at legal event
CAR cruisers who gather in large numbers at car parks are now being urged to use a legally-run event. Businessman Simon Gleave says he organises a legal cruise on his own land in Winwick - so car enthusiasts do not need to meet on Monday's at Sainsbury's
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Church holds final service
A CHURCH has shut its doors for the final time with hundreds turning out to say a fond farewell. Norris Street Methodist Church held its last service on Sunday afternoon after serving the community of Orford for decades. The parishioners took the decision
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Barn dance
A NIGHT of jigs and reels will take place at Woolston Park's annual barn dance held at Monks' Social Club, off Somerset Way on Friday, October 14 from 7.30pm until 11.30pm. Tickets are £6 including supper and are available from Maureen on 491197 or from
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Speeding drivers are putting our lives at risk
HORSE riders and pedestrians are being put at risk by speeding traffic in Burtonwood, residents claimed this week. The speed of traffic along lanes surrounding the village has already caused accidents and people fear someone will be killed unless action
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Harvest fast day
PARISHONERS across Warrington are being asked to give something up to mark harvest fast day next month. On October 7, school children and parishioners in the town are being asked to give up something for the day to reflect on the fact that even though
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Parents rally round school
PARENTS at a Warrington school slammed by education chiefs for poor standards say things are on the up. Birchwood CE Primary School could be threatened with closure if standards don't improve over the next two years, but parents at the school say, with
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Georgia's sitting pretty as Alice
ALICE in Wonderland has been brought to life in the form of Warrington's Georgia Isherwood. Eleven-year-old Georgia, from Teddington Close in Appleton, was chosen by the Lewis Carroll Society to represent the famous heroine throughout 2005/06. She takes
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It's child's play at
governors' conference WARRINGTON'S fifth annual governors' conference will be held early next month. The theme for the conference, which brings together governors from across the borough, is Education for the 21st Century. Norma Cadwallader, interim strategic
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Plans for
new church approved A NEW Roman Catholic church looks set to be built after plans were given the go ahead. Warrington Borough Council has approved proposals to erect a church and parish facilities on land by Knutsford Road, Brook Place and Back Brook
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Is our Ashley set for the chop from
the Street? SO will Ashley the butcher be the one to get the chop from the new Coronation Street producers? Padgate's finest, Steve Arnold who plays Ashley in the popular soap, has been named in national tabloid papers as one of the possible victims of
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A year and
a 'last night' to remember WARRINGTON'S Male Voice Choir celebrated yet another runaway success at the weekend with its Last Night of the Proms concert at the Parr Hall. The evening also marked the 89th birthday of oldest choir member Harold Lunt and
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Teacher drowns on holiday
A RETIRED former deputy head teacher at Woolston Primary School has drowned on holiday. Norma Borritt's body was found in a lagoon in Turkey where she had been staying with her partner, John. Last week her son, Simon, wrote to friends in Knutsford to
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Why did police take 24 hours to respond to my boy's beating?
FRUSTRATION overwhelmed a father whose son was beaten unconscious in the street. Graham Gray could not believe that police did not call round until more than 24 hours after he reported the attack that nearly cost his 15-year-old boy his eyesight. "Something
