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Graffiti clean up machine put to good use
A CLEAN up campaign to rid the town of unwanted graffiti is underway and council officials want to hear from you about any problem areas. The three-month blitz was launched last week and residents and businesses have already been calling the council
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Serving up a way to get into tennis
A SCHEME to encourage youngsters to play tennis launches at Birchwood Tennis Centre later this month. The City Tennis Club scheme is a national initiative encouraging youngsters who wouldn't normally play tennis to get involved. The course starts on
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Wolves' profits hit the six-figure mark, thanks to new home
WARRINGTON Wolves' latest financial accounts reveal the club has made a six-figure profit for the first time at The Halliwell Jones Stadium. Wolves ended a desperate financial spell at Wilderspool Stadium by making a £69,000 profit in the first season
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£2m for world first at Daresbury
A UNIQUE world leading facility at Daresbury Laboratory is a step closer thanks to a £2million Government grant. The money will help to build and test the world's first prototype particle accelerator. The new 4GLS produces very short pulses of light
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Accident figures down thanks to cameras
SERIOUS traffic accidents went down a huge amount last year, new figures reveal. Warrington was well ahead of its targets compared to the amount of people killed or critically hurt in 2005. The statistics show there were 101 of these casualties compared
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PC appeals assault conviction
A POLICEMAN is appealing against a conviction for assaulting his partner. Wayne Mitchell's case will be heard at Chester Crown Court on Monday, August 14. The 33-year-old was convicted last year of assaulting his wife, Jeanette, at their home in Tunbridge
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Solicitor hits out at new custody cells
A TOP solicitor has blasted a multi-million pound police custody suite where prisoners are left rotting in cells'. Ian Waites claims the controversial new centre in Manor Park, Runcorn, which covers Warrington and cost more than £5m to build, is no better
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Residents appeal for bins delay
ELDERLY and disabled residents in Avery Close and Orange Grove in Padgate got a delay put on the introduction of communal bins for their homes after arranging a meeting with council officers. "People were distraught at the prospect," said resident Doreen
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Forum calls for new focus on Parr Hall
A GROUP of senior citizens is calling on the borough council to bring the Parr Hall theatre facilities up to scratch. The Older People's Forum says the historic building could provide a base for community groups as well as putting on performances. Spokesman
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It's been a record breaking, scorchio, long hot summer ...
JULY was Warrington's hottest ever month, said the Met Office. The heat wave beat the previous record by more than half a degree. August will be warm, but not near the record-beating levels of last month. The average July temperature over night and
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Old boy Martin puts new place under the hammer
A TV property mogul mixed business with pleasure when he returned to his childhood village for filming. Homes Under the Hammer presenter Martin Roberts took a trip down memory lane on Thursday when he returned to Stockton Heath to help transform his
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It's no shaggy dog story - man's tag was bitten off by pet
ONE dog has proved to be man's best friend after his owner was cleared of breaking a court order - by blaming his pet. Reece Krauza, of Leatham Close, Birchwood, was cleared of deliberately tampering with his electronic tag, the result of a curfew order
