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Britons injured in Turkey bomb blast
THREE explosions last night rocked the Turkish tourist resort of Marmaris. Ten British holidaymakers were rushed to hospital. Four were seriously hurt. One of the bombs hit a popular minibus. While two other explosions rang out at a busy harbour
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Luxury flats are smash hit
LUXURY blocks of apartments planned for Grappenhall could be the taste of things to come in Warrington's property market. The most expensive two-level apartment is £349,500 and the small site will have its own gym and landscaped garden. "I can't think
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Town praised for fall in teenage pregnancies
WARRINGTON has earned high praise from a Government minister this week for a substantial fall in the rate of teenage pregnancies in the town. Warrington has had one of the biggest declines in teenage pregnancies in the north west since the Government
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'Breastfeed mafia' stop me buying cheap baby milk
A MUM of two says she is furious that a new scheme, which panders to the breast milk mafia', means she can no longer buy reduced price milk powder. Kate Nicholl, from Fearnhead, is so incensed by the change, which came into effect earlier this year that
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Nominate a grotspot
THERE is still time to report graffiti grot spots around town. Warrington Borough Council has teamed up with Warrington Guardian to get rid of unwanted graffiti. Alan Fitzpatrick, head of street services, said he was delighted with the reaction so far
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'Water board' conmen target homes
A HIGH Legh woman said she feels very lucky after bogus workmen left her home empty-handed. The woman was one of three people who fell victim to the pair last Wednesday. All three incidents involved men claiming to be from the water board. The two
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Force left counting the cost of contest
NEARLY £340,000 was wasted on the aborted merger proposals for Cheshire Police - and there are fears the constabulary will never get the money back. Home Secretary John Reid may have pulled the plug on Cheshire's unpopular proposed union with Merseyside
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Wheels in motion for new trains
A KEY meeting of rail chiefs is being held in three weeks time to try to get more modern trains rolling through Warrington Central. Most services on the line are provided by Northern Rail's old-fashioned Pacer' trains - they were built in a cash crisis
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Smile: you've just helped the police raise £1 million
THE police claimed back almost £1m from the speed camera scheme last year, the accounts show. The force got the money in expenses for providing staff to operate the cameras and provide support services. The police and other bodies like Warrington Borough