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Winner rolls out the hay
IT is one of the most unusual UK championships and the winner is all the way from Widnes. Peter Boardman, aged 27, was crowned the first UK Bale Rolling champion after a tough afternoon of competition! He was the fastest to roll the four foot bale,
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Blaze at Hawleys Lane
AROUND 20 firefighters turned out to a blaze at a unit on Hawleys Lane on bank holiday Monday. Firefighters from Warrington were called out to the blaze shortly before 8.30pm. When they arrived the fire involved a building which had a large amount of
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Police to share data with other forces
CHESHIRE Police have formally agreed to share intelligence with Greater Manchester Police in an effort to cut cross border crime and save money. The force will have direct access to the GMP intelligence database after Cheshire Police Authority members
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Pensioner attacked
A PENSIONER was subjected to a street robbery late on Tuesday afternoon. Cheshire Police are appealing for witnesses after the attack on the man in his 70s outside James Lee House on Brick Street. It is alleged that a man and woman blocked his way
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Wedding couple's big day out
ANTHONY Michael and Samantha Jo Garvey had the wedding of the year thanks to the Warrington Guardian. They won £6,000 worth of wedding day discounts for the service at St Oswald's in Winwick and celebrated at The Halliwell Jones Stadium. The colour
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Pervert teacher is jailed for 12 months
A TEACHER from Great Sankey who sexually abused two of his pupils at an Orford school has been jailed for 12 months - and told he will never work with children again. The family of Neil Salisbury wept as the 52-year-old former St Margaret's CE Primary
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Park and ride - 'the solution'
HUGE park and ride centres close to motorways are the best long-term answer to congestion, says the town's transport boss. Phil Johnson wants businesses to lobby for strategic' park and ride facilities because Warrington Borough Council cannot fund them
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Bid for more 'bowel' power
THE town's bowel movements could be powering the national grid if United Utilities gets its way. The company wants to install two more methane powered engines at its sewage treatment plant in Sankey Bridges. On top of the four already in place, that
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Following in Mo's famous footsteps
THE legacy of a great politician and humanitarian was celebrated at Warrington's Peace Centre last week. A refurbished lounge was dedicated and renamed in memory of former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Mo Mowlam in recognition of her remarkable
