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MOTOR RACING: Richardson on Guard at Brands Hatch
APPLETON Thorn racing driver Martin Richardson still leads his class in the Guards Trophy Championship after finishing second in his category at Brands Hatch. Richardson returns to action at Castle Combe in three weeks' time.
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Road closed following Sankey collision
PART of Cromwell Avenue has been closed following a smash involving two vehicles. Emergency services were called at rush hour after the collision between two cars. Motorists have been taken to hospital and the road was closed to allow emergency services
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Six youths on Great Sankey's 'wall of shame'
A WALL of shame' in Sankey police station names six youths giving residents a terrible quality of life'. Police held a public meeting with Friends Lane residents because a gang of youths are drinking on the nearby farmers fields. Officers have tried
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King eyes final clash with Manly duo
MATT King is hoping to line up against two fellow 2008 Wolves signings in this year's NRL Grand Final. King, who will move to The Halliwell Jones Stadium next year, has scored 12 tries in 14 matches as Melbourne Storm have moved clear at the top of this
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UPDATED: Queues follow motorway smash
A MOTORWAY smash has caused traffic chaos. A Vauxhall Astra flipped and crashed into the central reservation on the Thelwall Viaduct this afternoon. As a result lanes two and three were closed as fire crews, police and paramedics dealt with the incident
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CALLING ALL MANCHESTER UNITED FANS!
COMPETITION! Manchester United's first home game since last season will be a pre-season friendly against Inter Milan on August 1, kick-off at 8pm. We have teamed up with Manchester United to give three lucky winners a pair of tickets to see the champions
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WIN TICKETS TO CHOLMONDELEY’S FIREWORKS CONCERT
COMPETITION! A group of Cheshire businesses being dubbed "The Magnificent Seven" have joined forces to provide sponsorship for Cholmondeley Castle's summer fireworks concert. And, today, readers have the chance of winning one of 10 pairs of tickets
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DOMINOES: Church Street Open
CHURCH Street Open Dominoes competition to be played on Sunday, 12.30pm start. At Bulls Head: J Savage (Borough) v J Proctor (Woolston), G Shaw (Tavern) v T Hill (Woolston). At Marquis: A Morris (Longshaw Bell) or E Shaw (Borough) v D Melbourne (S/Heath
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Assistant Lowes ready for Salford reunion
JIMMY Lowes is looking forward to facing his old club on Sunday after leaving Salford last week to join Wolves as Paul Cullen's new assistant coach. Lowes has signed a contract until the end of next season after a swift switch of clubs. Wolves had only
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Salford preview stats
Last meeting: City Reds 18 Wolves 50, May 6, 2007. Martin Gleeson and Vinnie Anderson touched down twice, while further tries came from Stuart Reardon, Henry Fa'afili, Richie Barnett, Lee Briers, Jon Clarke and Paul Johnson. Briers goaled three times
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Flints throned
PADGATE Tennis and Bowls Club's Festival Mixed Pairs bowls competition was won by Ron and Margaret Flint. The Padgate bowlers defeated Tetley's Mark Ashurst and Eileen Pritchard 21-12 in the final. In the semi finals, the Flints beat Padgate's Mike
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ATHLETICS: Five gold medals
WARRINGTON Athletics Club collected five gold medals, seven silver and one bronze at the Cheshire Relay Championships in Macclesfield on Saturday. The under 13s and under 17s boys' 3x800m wins were in championship record times. Stephen Darbyshire, Lee
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Bollards to be installed?
PENKETH Parish Council is to write to the owners of Honiton Square to ask if they would consider installing bollards to stop cars parking on the pavement by the estate agents and the library.
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Flower show trip
PENKETH and Great Sankey Gardening Society is holding a trip to Southport Flower Show on August 16, with travel by coach from Penketh Conservative Club. For information call 722844.
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Bus route could be re-instigated soon
CLR Linda Dirir says that she is still pushing for the re-instigation of the number 31 bus through Penketh. She told Penketh Parish Council that a former bus driver had came up with an alternative route. The old service was withdrawn by Warrington Borough
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Footpath trail needs work
THE footpath officer for Penketh Parish Council has listed a large number of problems with the area - and said the section of the Transpennine Trail through the area must be the worst stretch of the whole trail. His latest report was presented to the
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Youth given police curfew
A YOUTH arrested over damage to the youth club and community centre in Penketh has been put on a 7pm to 7am curfew by police. Clr Linda Dirir told Penketh Parish Council that she had seen the youth in the area at 7.15pm but he now appeared to have gone
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Youth trouble is a lot worse
IF you think Penketh is bad for youth trouble, you should see Hood Manor in Great Sankey', so says a Penketh parish councillor. Clr Eileen Dempsey told the parish council that on a night out with police she discovered that there were far more problems
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Yellows new boys on show
NEW signing Paul Crompton is expected to make his Warrington Town debut in their first pre-season fixture against Bury at Cantilever Park on Saturday at 3pm. Town host Bury's youth side, which is coached by former Yellows and Manchester City striker
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Rebecca is a model student
REBECCA Plaistow is through to the final 150 contestants in Miss Teen UK. The Penketh High School pupil from Sankey has made it through to the last part of the competition, which is for 13 to 19 year olds, and is organised by the woman behind Miss World
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Great Sankey school puts health at the top of its agenda
GREAT Sankey High School has achieved National Healthy Schools status - pictured getting fruity at a recent presentation on the programme are Danny Murgatyd, Etan Haywood and Paul Williams
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Zero tolerance for dangerous parking
DANGEROUS driving conditions outside a school saw a dinner lady collide with a teacher on a bike with serious consequences, a meeting has heard. Penketh Parish Council debated the situation outside St Vincent's Primary School last week, and members called
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GOLF: Open end
WARRINGTON Golf Club's Graham Cox narrowly missed out on qualification for the Open on Tuesday. Cox was among more than 1,600 players to enter regional qualifying in a bid for just 12 places at the Open, which will take place at Carnoustie between July
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Brave Ethan sets out on his epic journey
ETHAN is getting ready to pack his bags for his first operation in Germany! The three-year-old, from Penketh, is going to have his first operation under Dr Milton Waner in Berlin on Tuesday, July 24. It will be the first of several operations to remove
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Don’t abandon us
LABOUR politicians and trade union leaders have demanded the borough council halt plans to cut the number of courses at Woolston's Trade Union Learning Centre. Warrington North MP Helen Jones and Woolston councillor Paul Bretherton claim the centre's
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Hunt for screwdriver robbers
DETECTIVES are hunting two robbers after three armed raids in 10 days. The pair threatened customers and shop assistants with knives and screwdrivers before escaping with cash. The most recent raid happened on Monday at 9.55pm when the pair stormed
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Joey does it again
FORMER Wolves player Andrew Johns will be paraded on the pitch at The Halliwell Jones Stadium on the day of the home game with Wigan on August 5 - and Darren Lockyer is also on his way to Warrington before the end of the year. Johns is taking a planned
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POKER: Warrington tournaments
WARRINGTON'S poker tournament results: At Crosfields Club: 1, Andy Field £155; 2, Ian Jackson £150; 3, Matt Mason £90; 4, Paul Webster £55; 5, K Wills £30. At Thelwall and Grappenhall British Legion Club: 1, Peter Davey £90; 2, Chris Stephens £53; 3
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Briers looking to land goals
LEE Briers has outlined Wolves' immediate goals after Sunday's convincing victory at Huddersfield. Wolves' skipper said: "We know we've got to beat Salford on Sunday and then Hull KR the following week if we've got any chance of finishing in the top
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Under 21s to play curtain-raiser
WOLVES' under 21s will take on Salford at The Halliwell Jones Stadium on Sunday at 12.30pm in the curtain-raiser to the Super League clash between the two clubs. The under 21s currently sit in seventh position in the Senior Academy Championship after
