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Another international leaves Warrington Wolves
WARRINGTON have lost a second potent strike weapon in the space of four days. Stuart Reardon, one of the strongest kick return players in Super League, has left the club today, capping off a dramatic week at The Halliwell Jones Stadium.
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Mathers hopes reunion will rejuvenate form
A REUNION with old mentor Tony Smith could be the spark to reignite Richie Mathers’ career. Since rising to stardom with Smith’s championship-winning Leeds side in 2004, difficult spells with NRL side Gold Coast Titans and Wigan Warriors have
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I enjoy reading what makes Warrington proud ( a brilliant idea Mr Broomhead!)I'm not native to Warrington in fact I arrived here some 11 years ago and have now made it my home. Warrington is a great place to bring up a family, there is something
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Who is the IRA?
WHO is the IRA? The IRA (Irish Republican Army) is a name used to describe several armed movements in Ireland in the 20th and 21st Century. These groups claim to descend from the original Irish Republican Army, an Irish republican revolutionary
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Wizards rack up 70
Carlisle Centurions 14 Warrington Wizards 70 A WIZARDS side including 10 new signings produced a spectacular display of rugby league to run in 12 tries. Wizards opened the scoring in the seventh minute when Scott Davidson collected a clever chip from
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Reardon leaves the Wolves
WARRINGTON Wolves have confirmed full back Stuart Reardon has left the club. The club is refusing to release any more details. But it is understood he has left in the wake of pleading guilty to an attack on his wife last year. Stuart
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Dawn proves doubters wrong
NEW member Barry Peers was well impressed with his catch of skimmers and tench from Rixton Claypits on his first visit to Warrington Anglers’ Association fisheries. Barry pole-fished double red maggot over small balls of groundbait at 11 metres to catch
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Is it safe on our streets?
LESS than 18 months ago Warrington was portrayed nationally as having a toxic epi-centre riddled with alcohol-fuelled violence that was spinning out of control. In a move to rid the area of its bad image last February, Warrington Borough Council – in
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Bomb attack poster put up in Warrington
AN anti-terrorism poster warning about bomb attacks in town centres has been erected within walking distance of Bridge Street. The British Transport Police advert has been put up on a billboard on Parker Street near Warrington Bank Quay train
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Bulls fend off Bears
Ashton Bears 22 Bank Quay Bulls 25 A DEPLETED Bank Quay Bulls came from behind to beat Ashton Bears in the North West Counties Premier Division. Missing several players, Bulls made a perfect start as Darren Cragg sold a dummy to the Ashton defence
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Tragic M6 crash pensioner couple named
AN elderly ‘loving’ couple who died in a three-car smash on the M6 near to the Thelwall Viaduct were about to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary, it has been revealed. Emelyn Coulson, aged 86, and his 83-year-old wife Dorothy, from Hawarden in
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Making up for ban
WARRINGTON Wolves’ England back rower Ben Westwood is planning to be a good boy from now on. His naughtiness against Catalans Dragons at the end of February, felling Dane Carlaw with a high tackle, led to a five-week suspension before returning in impressive
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Endurance test
WOLVES face a serious test of their physical and mental endurance as they embark on a gruelling run of three games in eight days. Tony Smith’s side kick off their testing Easter schedule with a trip to Salford on Friday, kick off 3pm, quickly
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Fish come out for summer
SOMEONE seems to have told the fish that British Summer Time arrived last weekend as reports from across all Lymm Angling Club waters show a big upturn in catches. On Shakerley Mere, Jason Tracey fished an overnight session to land two mirror carp, one
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Warrington title hopes slip away
Warrington’s hopes of winning South Lancashire and Cheshire Two appear to be slipping away after they lost 18-11 at home to second-placed Anselmians on Saturday and were leapfrogged by their rivals. Warrington trail Anselmians by a point with only one
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Lymm leap to third after dismantling champions elect
Rochdale 14 Lymm 36 LYMM have now taken 20 points from 22 on offer since early December after beating North Two West leaders Rochdale. Victory took Lymm into third place, with a mathematical chance of reaching the play offs. Rochdale opened the scoring
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Williams off target as dogged resistance denies win
Crosfields 18 Waterhead 18 CROSFIELDS were held to a draw by their dogged visitors. Crosfields were denied an early try when Matt Barber’s pass to Phil Bannion was adjudged to be forward. But, minutes later, a long, flat pass from Jimmy Williams allowed
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Wolves in discussions over image rights
WARRINGTON Wolves are among a number of Super League clubs currently locked in discussions with the Inland Revenue over the issue of image rights. The offshore payments, often used to boost the salaries of overseas players, are perfectly legal but HM
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Errors costly in narrow loss
St Edwards Old Boys 24 Eagle 23 EAGLE suffered a narrow defeat at St Edwards Old Boys to leave them third from bottom in South Lancashire and Cheshire Three with one game left to play. The visitors started well and quickly took a three-point lead through
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Unlucky Latchford Albion edged out by Golborne Parkside
Latchford 12 Golborne Parkside 18 LATCHFORD were unlucky to lose a pulsating clash with Golborne Parkside. Albion took the lead when Matt Patterson fended off three defenders to score, Owen converting. Parkside replied with a try and goal, before
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Junior rugby league round-up
Rylands Sharks u14 34 Saddleworth Rangers u14 12 RYLANDS Sharks beat nearest rivals Saddleworth Rangers to be crowned Premier Division champions for the second season in succession. They took a deserved lead when Allan King plucked the ball from the
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North West Karate Academy medal successes
THE North West Karate Academy sent a small squad to the Northern Open Classic Karate Championships at Leigh Sports Village. Samantha Anderton, aged 13, won gold in the girls’ 13 to 15 years open weight kumite (fighting) and she also claimed bronze in
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Daughter drives father to victory
DAVID McIntyre has his daughter to thank after he won the Poulton Park Golf Club Captain’s Drive-in competition. Eight-year-old Kirsty became the first member of the new under 10s and her father has been practising with her on the new short game area
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Guardian Cup Final bid
IAN Lomax is hoping the Guardian Cup Final will bring the best out of his Greenalls Padgate St Oswalds team. The Cheshire Soccer League side’s form has been ‘indifferent’ of late and will need to be spot on to defeat a strong Whiston Cross Halton team
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Moore United fall
MOORE United delivered a poor performance to lose 2-1 in their Cheshire League Division Two match against Maine Road Reserves. Paul Shaw's flick header bounced beyond the Maine Road keeper to give Moore the lead but they failed to take control. Maine
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Stuart Wellstead on the mark for Crosfields/Rylands
Curzon Ashton 0 Crosfields/Rylands 2 CROSFIELDS/RYLANDS kept the pressure on the Cheshire League Division One leaders with a fine win at Tameside Stadium. The Warrington-based side took a deserved lead when the excellent Stuart Bruce opened the scoring
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Liverpool Reserves still one point adrift at the bottom
Blackburn Reserves 1 Liverpool Reserves 1 LIVERPOOL Reserves closed the gap on Middlesbrough and Bolton Wanderers at the foot of the Barclays Premier Reserve League North table after a 1-1 draw in Morecambe on Monday night. They were heading for a
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Birchwood High's Lucie wins £100,000
CARRYING an oversized cheque for £100,000 on a busy train while rushing back for a GCSE dance exam is not the way every winner would celebrate beating more than 1,000 contestants in an online talent competition. But 15-year-old Lucie Evans
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Warrington Wolves bid for Carnegie Floodlit Nines success
WARRINGTON Wolves will be competing in the Carnegie Floodlit Nines this year. They will be one of six Super League teams attempting to win the silverware in the one-night tournament at Headingley Stadium on Wednesday, August 26. Six
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Call of duty
WARRINGTON Wolves young guns will be featuring in England and Wales international matches this Easter. The English Schools under 16s face France Cadets in their annual two-match series, with Warrington’s Keith Holden, Vinny Kakopa, Ryan Shaw aiming to
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Impressive start for Wolves' young cubs
St Helens u18 16 Warrington Wolves u18 40 WARRINGTON Wolves’ academy team kicked off their season with an impressive victory at St Helens. Full back Matt Lomax, a product of Latchford Albion and St Gregorys High School, crossed for two tries. Other
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GUARDIAN VERDICT: Warrington Wolves 56 York City Knights 10
WARRINGTON Wolves never looked in danger of an almighty slip-up as they started their Challenge Cup campaign against York on Saturday but they were far from convincing. Massive underdogs York, a part-time outfit plying their trade two levels below Super
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Parker ready for 'hard as nails' Moz
ROB Parker knows former teammate Adrian Morley is hard as nails but still can not wait to do battle with the Wolves skipper on Good Friday. Ex-Wolves prop Parker, who left the club at the end of last season, faces his former teammates with new club Salford
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Reds unchanged for visit of Wolves
SALFORD City Reds head coach Shaun McRae has named an unchanged 19-man-squad for Friday’s clash with Warrington Wolves at The Willows, kick off 3pm. McRae has decided to stick with the 19 who travelled to Hull FC last week as reward for their shock 22
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Could this be Warrington's sickest internet paedophile?
ONE of Warrington’s biggest hoarders of paedophilic images has been jailed after detectives unearthed more than 34,500 indecent images of young children. Twenty-eight-year-old Alan Webb, of Poplars Avenue, Orford appeared at Warrington Crown
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Morley anticipates long-awaited homecoming
ADRIAN Morley is ready for a homecoming that has been nine years in the making. The Wolves skipper will lead his team out against Salford at The Willows tomorrow, Friday, just 200 yards from where he learnt to play rugby league at his old school
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Serve time at Risley Prison
HAVE you ever wanted the chance to do some time - but with a key to get out? A unique chance to work in a voluntary position on the monitoring board at HMP Risley has come up. Inside every prison and immigration centre there is an Independent monitoring