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Councillors confirm Woolston closure
THE final confirmation of the closure of Woolston High School was made at a meeting this eveing. As expected, members of the council's executive rejected complaints from Labour councillors that they had not followed the right processes in making the
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Bank staff lift the Premiership trophy
THERE was an unusual customer at Barclays Bank in Warrington this week. Staff and customers had control of the Premiership trophy for the day. Pictured at the Sankey Street branch are, back from left, Chris Maiden and Linda Parden and front from left
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Enforcement officer needed
COUNCIL bosses have announced they will pay for a new enforcement officer to help in a licensing crackdown. Councillors put the extra money in this year's budget as a response to the rising worries about anti-social behaviour. The officer will assist
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289 - Jayden John Burns
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288 - Ella Brough
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287 - Caiden Darren Barber
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286 - Paige Savage
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285 - Tyler Hewitt
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284 - Charlie Fairbrother
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283 - Marshall Paul Hayes
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281 - Zoe Broughton
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282 - Jacob Wallace
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280 - Kai Lewis
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Win tickets to see Scotland v England at Murrayfield
You could win tickets to the Calcutta Cup clash between Scotland and England at Murrayfield courtesy of Ford. Simply text to enter Text FORD followed by a space, then your name and full address including postcode to 80360. For example, FORD
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Six months on sidelines for Bridge
WOLVES estimate that Chris Bridge will be out for around six months after an operation on a ruptured Achilles tendon. Bridge had his final operation on Monday after sustaining the injury in the opening stages of Wolves' defeat at St Helens 10 days earlier
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279 - Jack Kevin Littler
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278 - Jack Johnston
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277 - Ashleigh Jane Cox
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276 - Nathan Heywood
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275 - Matthew Seddon
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It’s time to start focusing on the positive
COMMUNITIES need to pull together to beat anti-social behaviour, according to a police officer. Sgt Graham Waring, of Warrington East neighbourhood policing unit, was speaking at a meeting of Fearnhead's neighbourhood watch group. He said the police
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Harrison granted compassionate leave
BEN Harrison will not be involved in Wolves' match against Catalans Dragons this weekend after being granted compassionate leave. Harrison was not named in Wolves' 20-man squad yesterday, Thursday, for Sunday's home match against the Catalans.
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Woolston tops council meeting agenda
THE controversial proposed closure of Woolston High School will be debated once again by councillors this afternoon. An additional meeting of the executive board, which usually meets once a month, has been called for 4.30pm specifically to talk about
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Cost of drink is not the only problem
BLAMING a binge drinking culture on the cost of alcohol alone is too simplistic, according to Tesco chiefs. On Friday the supermarket giant said it was willing to talk but said ministers must initiate and lead the discussions or retailers risk falling
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Rovers win after death of stalwart
Woolston Rovers 20 Leigh Central Lions 0. WOOLSTON produced their best performance of the season but it was overshadowed by the death of club stalwart Brian Dutton in the week leading up to the game. A minute's silence was held before an encounter
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Saying NO to plastic bags!
I first realised the environmental impact of plastic bags a few years ago while on holiday in the Lake District. A beautiful swan was on the water desperately trying to swallow a plastic bag. Onlookers were horrified and a group rallied with sticks and
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Stores could act now if they wanted to says MP
SUPERMARKETS could do more now to tackle the sale of cheap alcohol according to Warrington North's MP. Helen Jones, pictured, said Tesco's call on the Government to stop supermarkets from selling at a cheap rate was disingenuous'. She added: "There
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Jail for violent brothers who robbed driver
TWO violent brothers from Bewsey have been sent to prison for robbing a taxi driver. Sean and Kevin Whelan, aged 28 and 21 respectively, from Southworth Avenue appeared at Warrington Crown Court on Monday. The brothers stole £100 from the taxi driver
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Happy 40th! You don't look a day over 10!
LYING about her age has never been a problem for Cathy Bibby, who celebrating her 40th year but only her 10th birthday today. The pharmacist employee from Lodge Lane, Bewsey, has never had a problem with her birthday and always celebrates it on February
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Alcohol seized from youths
A HALF term crackdown on under age drinking yielded lager, spirits, alcopops and cider when police patrolled Warrington East. Police officers targeted hotspots of anti-social behaviour in Orford, Padgate, Birchwood and surrounding areas. They confiscated
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BOXING: Danny joy
BRIDGE Foot Police Boxing Club's Danny Craven booked his place in the National Golden Gloves Final with a points win over Midlands champion Phillip Newall in the last four on Saturday. Craven took a while to get his work rate going but won on a comfortable
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Bramall hat-trick cancelled out by a late Fleece comeback
RICK Arnold and Shaun Bennett struck in Crossbar's 2-1 victory against Hale in Warrington Sunday Soccer League Division One. Mike Bramall scored a hat-trick and Darren Parker also found the net for Wilkies but three late goals rescued a point for Fleece
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Pilot grounded over Rixton airstrip bid
A PILOT has been told he can't use his land as an airstrip - in case his plane distracts passing drivers and leaks fuel on the motorway. The unnamed aviator hoped to build a kilometre-long runway at Martinscroft Moss near Rixton-with-Glazebrook and make
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More joy for Moore
Sefton 4th 7 Moore 3rd 26. MOORE'S third team clinched victory in an entertaining clash against Sefton's fourths. Dixon converted Taylor's first try for Moore and, although Sefton responded with an effort of their own, two tries from Johns put the
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Lymm run in eight
CHESHIRE Cup semi finalists Lymm under 15s scored eight tries to win 50-3 at Northwich. Lymm, who host Caldy on Sunday, were without Mike Randle because the talented youngster was away representing Cheshire. But Alex Brassill grabbed a brace with further
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Crosfields just miss out again
Milford Marlins 32 Crosfields 28. CROSFIELDS narrowly missed out on victory for a second successive week as they were beaten by Milford in National Conference League Division Two. Crosfields just failed to clinch a shock win against Normanton seven
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ROWING: Heading out on a Thames case
A NUMBER of Warrington Rowing Club competitiors will be racing in major events on the River Thames in the next few days. Liv Oakes - the Great Britain junior international who recently progressed through the latest round of trials for this year's junior
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Don’t throw it away, warns Monaghan
EXPERIENCED half back Michael Monaghan believes Wolves may have to be a little less adventurous in their approach in matches at certain times in order to achieve strong 80-minute performances. Wolves have shown so far this season that they do look good
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Osteoporosis screening sessions
OSTEOPOROSIS screening sessions will be held in Warrington today. They take place at Holy Trinity Church on Sankey Street between 9am and 5pm. Any money raised on the night helps pay for disabled children to enjoy trips to Tenerife. To book a screening
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Junior rugby league reports
Crosfields u16 6 Rylands Sharks u16 24. WARRINGTON Wolves Junior Academy player James Mendeika and Adam Heggie scored tries in Rylands' victory at Crosfields. Jamie Howard landed two goals, while Connor Wright was the player of the match. Leyland Warriors
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Warrington has hunger for football
WARRINGTON Wolves director of commercial development Dave Hutchinson believes the town again demonstrated a hunger for football at Liverpool's reserve match against Manchester United this week. A total of 10,546 fans watched the Barclays Premier Reserve
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Former Warrington players gain recognition
SIX former Warrington players are in the official list of Australia's 100 greatest players of all time. Brian Bevan, Bobby Fulton, Harry Bath, Steve Roach, Allan Langer and Andrew Johns have all been included in the list.
