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Townson is a Tricky
KEVIN Townson has become Vics' third signing of the summer. The striker, released by Macclesfield Town, finalised his move with boss Steve Burr following a meeting at the Victoria Stadium on Thursday. Townson, 23, made 18 appearances for the Silkmen last
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Music medley
A MEDLEY of music and arts is lined up for Prescot Festival next week. Valley Brass Band opens the event with a free concert at 7pm on Thursday, June 22, in Prescot Parish Church. Phoenix Concert Orchestra will be performing light classics at 7.30pm on
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Firefighters set to pay more for rent
RENT rises are being suggested for dozens of firefighters across the county as part of an overhaul of five Cheshire fire stations, including Northwich and Winsford. Fire brigade chiefs want staff from day stations - also including Stockton Heath, Knutsford
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Firefighters set to pay more for rent
RENT rises are being suggested for dozens of firefighters across the county as part of an overhaul of five Cheshire fire stations, including Northwich and Winsford. Fire brigade chiefs want staff from day stations - also including Stockton Heath, Knutsford
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Freight park plan on track
EUROPE'S largest freight park, on track to create up to 5,000 new jobs, has been launched in London. 3MG Mersey Multimodal Gateway, in Ditton, was unveiled at the rail freight group annual conference. "This is a very exciting day as we are launching a
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Firefighters set to pay more for rent
RENT rises are being suggested for dozens of firefighters across the county as part of an overhaul of five Cheshire fire stations, including Northwich and Winsford. Fire brigade chiefs want staff from day stations - also including Stockton Heath, Knutsford
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CAB facelift
A MAJOR facelift is being given to Runcorn Citizens' Advice Bureau. Staff and volunteers this week moved to the third floor of Belgrave Block, Grosvenor House, while the work is carried out. The temporary office will be open from 10am to 1pm every day
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Kerry set for Starlight walk
WOMEN of Warrington are warming up for the town's first Starlight Walk in aid of St Rocco's Hospice. More than 1,200 women will help turn the town pink tonight, Friday, when they set off from Victoria Park at midnight for the 13 mile trek around the town
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Easy rider ... in a rickshaw!
MARTIN Hampson has brought the subcontinent to the streets of Lymm with an imported Indian rickshaw. He paid £1,000 for it then another £600 for it to be shipped to Bahrain, then Hamburg and finally Felixstowe. It has no doors, no seatbelts and a flimsy
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Cleaner stole £100 worth of goods from HMV
A CLEANER was caught stealing more than £100 worth of CDs and DVDs from the store where he worked. Sean O'Brien admitted stealing three CDs, two DVDs and two box set DVDs from HMV in Warrington on May 27. The court was told that the 41-year-old, from
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Competition is groundbreaking ...
SHOPPERS will be able to watch a special football competition at Birchwood Shopping Centre on Saturday. There will be 10 finalists vying for the top prize in the 'dig for the cup' event which is being held at the centre between 1pm and 3pm. Miniature
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Special screening for parents
A UNIQUE screening of The Lake House takes place at the Odeon in Warrington on Thursday, July 6. The film is the latest in the series where mums and carers can bring along toddlers and babies knowing people wont be upset if one cries. Admission is £4.50
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Police tackle international relations ...
WARRINGTON police have taken to the spirit of the World Cup by training for a world football tournament to be held in October. The World Police Indoor Soccer Tournament will see more than 100 teams of police officers from all over the world competing
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All quiet for fire crews
FIREFIGHTERS have reported a very quiet spell for call outs during England's match on Saturday. Warrington crews were called out to a car fire on the M6 south between junction 22 and 21 at 1.57, just three minutes before the match got started. But after
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Big kick off for festival of football
BEFORE the real thing, Warrington's own Festival of Football kicked off last week. And Football fever will continue to sweep across Warrington's town centre every Saturday throughout the World Cup. Organised by the Warrington Town Centre Partnership,
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Taking care of business
BUSINESSES across Warrington could reap the benefits if the England football team have a good run in the World Cup. Colin Daniels, chief executive of Warrington Chamber of Commerce, says the economy within the borough could be boosted by tens of thousands
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Still on the run ... three years after brutal murder
A BEAUTIFUL farmhouse in rural Lymm has a dark secret - it was once the home of a fugitive wanted for the horrific murder of a drug dealer. Christopher Guest More has been on the run for three years. He flew to Spain within 36 hours of the torture and
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Director arrested in Portugal
A COMPANY director has been arrested in Portugal over allegations of drug trafficking. John Radford, aged 36, is currently is custody in Lisbon after being arrested on June 2. The foreign office has confirmed it is offering consular support to him. The
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Ceremony in memory of war dead
A SERVICE of remembrance will honour the men who gave their lives in the Battle of Hooge during the First World War. Soldiers from the 1/4th Battalion of the South Lancashire Territorial Army Regiment, the Prince of Wales' Volunteers, took part in the
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Tributes paid to 'forthright and committed' officer
TRIBUTES have been paid to an 'outstanding' former Warrington police officer who died in a road accident on Monday evening. PC Tony Heaton was based at Warrington Police Station for nearly a decade, where he worked as a patrol officer and a car crime
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Police still looking in to death
POLICE say their investigation is still ongoing into the death of the manager of the Dog and Partridge pub in Woolston. Ian Edwards was killed in a traffic accident in North Wales on Monday, May 22, at around 11pm. The 24-year-old had been visiting his
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Mum fined over son's school absence
A MUM has been fined for failing to make sure her son attended school. Debbie Nelson, aged 46, didn't attend Warrington Magistrates' Court on Tuesday for the hearing and the case was proved in her absence, despite her previously denying the charge. Magistrates
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Bid to bring BBC jobs to north west
A CAMPAIGN to bring BBC jobs to the north west is being led by a Warrington MP. And Helen Southworth says having up to 10,000 jobs on the town's doorstep would be a major boost in cracking the corporation's southern England bias. The Warrington South
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Get on your bike!
FANCY cycling but feel a bit nervous? Don't worry, expert free tuition is now available. "People might want to ride to work but wonder if they could cope with all the extra traffic," said Louise Shannon, Halton Council's assistant road safety officer.
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Hale Carnival
COMIC book characters are the theme of this year's Hale Carnival which takes to the streets of the historic village on Saturday. Festivities start at 10.30am in Hale Park. Rose queen Emma Craine will ride through the village in a horse drawn carriage
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Science chief opens Daresbury Innovation Centre
A STATE-OF-THE-ART science centre in Daresbury has been officially unveiled. The Daresbury Innovation Centre, which offers office, workshop and laboratory space, was opened by Sir David King, chief scientific advisor to the Government. Situated at the
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Garden fire
THE window frame of a house in Windmill Hill was damaged by a garden fire. The bungalow in Eastwood was filled with smoke at 9pm, last Friday. Firefighters fitted a free smoke alarm.
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A class act at Moore
LADY Daresbury was on hand to help a Moore school celebrate after it was awarded a top national certificate. Moore Village Pre-school has been awarded the Pre-school Learning Alliance's national accreditation certificate for its excellent care. Lady Daresbury
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Prison officer on manslaughter charge named
A PRISON officer charged with negligent manslaughter has been named in court. Paul Smith allegedly committed the offence while working at HMP Rye Hill in Warwickshire. The 39-year-old appeared before Daventry Magistrates Court on Thursday. His three co-defendants
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Daresbury could become a permanent location
CREAMFIELDS boss James Barton revealed the festival's new location could help make this summer's the best yet. The Cream chief executive is looking forward to hosting this summer's event in Daresbury and says it could become a permanent site for Creamfields
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Homeless to get a helping hand
VULNERABLE people have been given an extra helping hand to get back on track thanks to the Warrington Guardian's charity of the year. Openingdoors has just launched a new panel involving key representatives from agencies across the borough that will join
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Widow seeks £200k over asbestos death
A WIDOW has filed a High Court claim for up to £200,000 following her husband's death from an asbestos linked cancer. Barbara Brewer's solicitors filed the writ because Eric died, aged 66, from mesothelioma, a rare lung and abdomen cancer. She is claiming
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Just the ticket at museum
IT'S something that has stood the test of time. And maybe Warrington Museum will soon have a similar object from 2006 to wow the visitors in a month's time. Because as the teams take to the pitch for this year's World Cup, visitors to the museum can check
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Paul plans to top the charts
FORMER Warrington Guardian reporter Paul Keaveny is hoping to become top of the pops with an England World Cup single. Written by brother and XFM DJ, Shaun, the 27-year-old performed drums on the track and at a live performance which went out on the station
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Who's who in the hot seats
THE councillors were known and now the titles for Warrington's executive members have been finalised. Here's our guide to who will be doing what. These will be the men and women charged with making the most important decisions in the town. The titles
