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Smoke alarm signals fire
A SMOKE alarm signalled there was a fire at an Orford house on Sunday afternoon. Firefighters were called out to a property at St Peters Way in Orford just after 4.30pm. When they arrived they found a fire in the ground floor hallway of semi-detached
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Man trapped
A MOTORIST was treated by paramedics after a collision involving two cars in Warrington town centre on Sunday. Firefighters were called to Bold Street just before 4.45pm, when they arrived they had to release a man who was trapped in one of the vehicles
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Make Mia come home
A FAMILY holiday was wrecked when they returned home to find their dog had vanished. Mia, a five-month-old Rottweiler went missing last Wednesday from Hale Street, Orford where she was being looking after while her owner Jana Thompson was away. Police
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Company boss guilty plea
A MAN pleaded guilty to failing to comply with the official receiver at a hearing at Warrington Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. Christopher Scott of Chesterton Drive, Winwick Park, pleaded not guilty to three other charges relating to pledging property
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Choir ready for Last Night
WARRINGTON'S acclaimed Male Voice Choir will continue to run its two separate Last Night at the Proms' events this year to meet audience demand. The first event will be a brass night featuring the talents of Wingates Band on Friday, September 22. The
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School set to make history
HISTORY now has a permanent place in a Padgate School following the official opening of a new extension. A new library and corridor have been added to St Oswald's RC Primary School in honour of a very special person. The Wakefield Way' corridor has
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Greenalls to submit second homes plan
GREENALLS is going to resubmit its housing plan because more work needs to be done. The brewery plans to sells it land for redevelopment and move to another site in town. Lingley Mere, Omega and the former Eddie Stobart site in Woolston have been mooted
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Next meeting
THE next meeting of Warrington Borough Council's development control committee takes place tomorrow, Wednesday. Starting at 6.30pm in the Town Hall, members of the public are welcome.
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Parents and teachers
THE next meeting of the parents and teachers association of Culcheth High School will be held on Tuesday September 12. It will start at 6.30 in the meeting room behind reception of the school. The association is urgently seeking new parent members and
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Churches open doors
TWO Warrington churches will open their doors this weekend as part of an English Heritage weekend. The Church of St John the Evangelist in Higher Walton and St Barnabas RC Church on Lovely Lane will both be displayed next weekend as part of a national
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Have you saved a life?
HAVE you saved someone else's life? Have you had to perform emergency first aid? Were you taught first aid and life saver skills by St John Ambulance? St John Ambulance, the UK's leading first aid organisation, is looking for heroes and heroines in
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Park Royal re-opens
THE newly redeveloped and refurbished Park Royal Hotel in Stretton will be unveiled tomorrow, Friday. The hotel is having a launch with guests, including Mayor Clr Linda Dirir.
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Fire and rescue to survey residents
RESIDENTS from across Warrington are being asked how fulfilled they are with Cheshire Fire and Rescue Services as part of a survey. Satisfaction levels with the public services are being tested across the county and the service has commissioned specialist
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A lesson on belting up at Gulliver's
MOTORISTS have been given a lesson about how to belt up in the car. Warrington Borough Council joined forces with Cheshire Police to hold a road show at Gulliver's on Wednesday to promote awareness about changes in the law when it comes to seat belts
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Water firm fined
UNITED Utilities has been fined £10,000 for polluting a tributary of the River Ribble. The Warrington-based company pleaded guilty to discharging sewage in a case heard at Accrington and Hyndburn Magistrates' Court.
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Financial boost for staying a student
STUDENTS thinking about staying on for further education once they have turned 16 could help their family by doing so. Education bosses from the Learning and Skills Council say young people who remain in full time learning at 16 and claim education maintenance
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Concerns over number of prisoners
OVERCROWDING is pushing prisons to the limit. According to senior prison officers, jails are at breaking point with full capacity, similar to conditions before the Strangeways riots. And Risley Prison is no exception. The category C prison has capacity
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Sweet dreams at peace centre
OVERNIGHT visitors to Warrington's Peace Centre can be sure of sweet dreams thanks to a generous donation from one of the town's supermarkets. ASDA Cockhedge and ASDA Westbrook each supplied bed linen for two of the centre's bedrooms. The rooms, complete
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Woman claims new bus bays too difficult for disabled
BUS bays at the new station are too difficult for disabled people to use, a woman has complained. The end three bays are not yet completed and she claims that concrete blocks partly obstruct access. Susan Atkinson, from Cin- namon Brow said the blocks
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Happy talks
PANAMA Jacks and the police have both said they are happy with the licensing hearing over the Bridge Street club. Magistrates agreed tougher operating restrictions including a reduced capacity for the bar after police said they were concerned about the
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Helen shows she's no mug
JOIN the world's biggest coffee morning - and help raise money for Macmillan. Warrington South MP Helen Southworth gave her support to the event which this year will be held on Friday, September 29. She said: "I am delighted to support the event because
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Critical times for our trust
THE new chairman of one of the town's NHS trusts has admitted that critical challenges lie ahead. Former magistrate and council leader John Gartside will be officially ensconced as chairman of Warrington Primary Care Trust on October 1. Mr Gartside
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Station crime rates fall
THERE were nearly 300 incidents of crime and disorder at train stations across Warrington in the last year. And more than a third of those took place at Warrington Bank Quay, the main station in the town. The numbers of incidents taking place have dropped
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And the winners are ...
THE rain might have been falling but the heat was on as the final contestants of the Mr and Miss Warrington Guardian 2006 competition squared up on Sunday. Stacey Mullins, aged 18 and 20-year-old Lee Payton emerged victorious in front a packed crowd
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Teens deal drugs on streets
CHILDREN as young as 13 have been arrested for dealing drugs on the streets of Warrington. The Warrington Midweek can exclusively reveal the statistic after Cheshire Police released its arrest figures following a request under the Freedom of Information
