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Warrington and District Football League results and fixtures
Warrington and District Football League results: Premier Division: Cronton Villa 2 Ravenhead 1, Blackbrook 4 Haydock 2, St Michaels DH 5 Runcorn Albion 3, Vulcan 2 Halton Borough 2, Beeches 1 Whiston Cross Holt 2. Division One: Rainhill Town 4 Orford
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Cheshire Football League results
Cheshire Football League results: Division One: Billinge 1 Middlewich Town 5, Club AZ 0 Garswood Utd 1, Curzon Ashton Res 0 Pilkington 2, Gamesley 2 Knutsford 2, Greenalls 2 Linotype/Cheadle 1, Styal 4 Barnton 1, Trafford Res 2 Crosfields/Rylands 0,
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Rugby Football Union Northern Division results and fixtures
Northern Division results: North Two West: Rossendale 19 Alt Kersal 14. Fixtures for Saturday: North Two West: Lymm v Rossendale. South Lancs/Cheshire Two: Ruskin Park v Warrington. South Lancs/Cheshire Three: Eagle v Knutsford, Moore v St Edwards
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North West Intermediate League results and fixtures
North West Intermediate results: John Smiths Extra Smooth Division One: Preston Grasshoppers 4th 16 Wilmslow 2nd 33, Whitchurch 2nd 22 Leigh 3rd 26, Preston Grasshoppers 3rd 17 Altrincham Kersal 2nd 64. Miller Homes Division Two: Ormskirk 2nd 39 Thornton
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North West Counties Amateur Rugby League results and fixtures
Mark Norris Construction North West Counties Amateur Rugby League results: BARLA National Cup semi final: Wigan St Cuths 25 West Hull 24. BARLA Champion of Champions semi final: Halton Simms Cross 36 Bank Quay Bulls 10. North West Counties Premier
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Moore out-run by pacy Park
Moore 3rd XV 17 Ruskin Park 2nd XV 85 DESPITE approaching the game with optimism, Moore were comfrotably beaten by Ruskin Park on Saturday. Moore were strengthened in the forwards and initially, their pack put pressure on the visitors. Brown and Senior
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A smashing win in Plate
Warrington 25 Tarleton 5 WARRINGTON rugby union team progressed to the semi finals of the Lancashire Plate after a home win against a spirited Tarleton side. Warrington will meet Ormskirk or Hutton in the last four. Matt Rockey was Saturday’s hero,
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Promotion hopes dashed
LYMM’S hopes of second place and a level six promotion play-off spot in North Two West were wiped out on Saturday without even playing. Second-placed Rossendale beat Altrincham Kersal to seal their top-two spot ahead of their visit to Lymm on Saturday
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Open letter to Warrington Wolves players and staff
To who may be concerned, I wish I could speak on behalf of all Warrington Wolves fans, alas the only opinion I can offer is my own, but I’m sure several of my sentiments will be shared by many other fans. There are two words I want to talk to the players
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Bulls made to pay
Halton Simms Cross 36 Bank Quay Bulls 10 BANK Quay Bulls have well and truly been made to pay for becoming the first team in five years to take the North West Counties Premier Division title off Halton Simms Cross last season. At the weekend, Bulls
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Rovers edge closer to title after biting Bulldogs
Moss Bank Bulldogs 22 Woolston Rovers 30 WOOLSTON Rovers’ top-of-the-table defeat of Moss Bank had all the pressure and excitement of a cup final. Rovers pulled six points clear of Bulldogs at the top of North West Counties Amateur Rugby League Division
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All to play for in Division One
ST BENEDICTS B are champions of Warrington Snooker League Division Three despite losing for only the fourth time this season, 4-3 to Penketh Tavern B. St Benedicts A, secure in second place, also lost 5-2 at Tetleys. Any one of four teams can still
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Electric Warriors win in Edinburgh
A DOZEN swimmers from Warriors of Warrington took part in the Scottish National Age Group Championships, held over five days at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh. Warriors’ swimmers progressed to finals on a daily basis, with five winning gold
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Warrington Service Area 2009 squads revealed
WARRINGTON Service Area squads for the 2009 season have now been selected. Matches will be played against St Helens, Allerdale and Halton on May 9, 16 and 23. Standards were very high during a four-week trial process and all the teams are looking in
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Kilshaw vows to fix Wizards indiscipline issues
Warrington Wizards 18 Bramley Buffaloes 36 A GOOD encounter between two quality sides went the way of Bramley Buffaloes in the Co-operative Rugby League Conference National on Saturday. Bramley controlled the first half, capitalising on some Warrington
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Soap in charge
Hull Isberg 10 Crosfields 36 CROSFIELDS’ dominance shone through the second half of Saturday’s 36-10 National Conference Division Two win against Hull Isberg at the Boulevard. Matty Barber powered through Hull's defence and fed Phil Bannon for the opening
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Grappenhall eye second promotion
GRAPPENHALL Cricket Club’s first XI enter the new season with aspirations of a second successive promotion. The team start their Cheshire County Cricket League First Division campaign at Poynton on Saturday, while their first home game will be against
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Mark makes bow
WARRINGTON rising rugby union ace Mark Jennings was a member of the England under 16s squad that lost its first two matches of the Four Nations Tournament. He was an unused substitute in the opening 14-13 defeat to Italy but the Lymm High School player
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Record double for Warrington star
WARRINGTON Athletics Club staged their first open track and field meeting of the season at Victoria Park on Sunday. Top performance came in the under 11s girls, where Kelly Chadwick equalled the club record in the 75m, broke the 150m record and won the
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Internationals show their progress
WARRINGTON rowing stars pushed their claims for World Cup selection in the GB Senior Trials in Belgium at the weekend. Olympians Olivia Whitlam and Richard Egington look set for the first international regatta in Banyoles, Spain, next month after finishing
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Police hunt knife-wielding robbers in Cinnamon Brow
MASKED knifemen have escaped with a quantity of cigarettes, scratch cards and a three-figure sum of cash from the Spar in Cinnamon Brow. The two men entered the shop on Cinnamon Lane between 8.45pm and 9pm yesterday and threatened the young cashier with
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Council unveils new vision for town
A NEW vision for the next 30 years of life in Warrington has been unveiled. The One Warrington: One Future document, released by The Warrington Partnership, outlines high goals. It states: “By 2030, Warrington will be recognised as one of the best
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Hegarty double seals comeback win
Greenalls Res 3 Crosfield/Rylands Res 2 GREENALLS Padgate St Oswalds lifted the Cheshire Soccer League Reserves Division Cup after holding off Crosfields/Rylands in the final. Crosfields went 2-0 ahead but Greenalls hit back, with Nathan O’Gorman scoring
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Wins 25 years apart
Greenalls PSO 5 Whiston Cross Holt 0 GREENALLS Padgate St Oswalds’ Guardian Cup Final success was extra sweet for three men. One of them was ex-Warrington Town and Tetley Walker centre half Lee Webster, who last appeared in the final in a 3-2 win against
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Fife move up
FIFE Rangers Reserves moved up to second spot in the Warrington Soccer League Sindh and Luqmans Division Three after beating Winwick Athletic. John Barrett, Sam Morris and Ryan Doodson secured a 3-0 win. Moore United Reserves and Widnes St Maries shared
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PICTURES: Vinny's debut double
WOLVES academy winger Vinny Kakopa scored twice on his debut for England under 16s on Tuesday night. The Zimbabwe-born winger starred alongside Warrington teammates Keith Holden and Ryan Shaw in the win against France. Here are Bob brough's pictures
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PICTURES: Young cubs score on England debut
WOLVES academy prospects Keith Holden and Ryan Shaw both scored on their debuts for England under 16s on Friday. Shaw, playing on the wing rather than at his usual position of centre, touched down twice and hooker Holden capped a superb display
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Young stars impress on national duty
WOLVES’ academy stars have made their mark on the international scene in the past week. Playing in England under 16s’ 38-6 win against France Cadets on Saturday, both Ryan Shaw and Keith Holden scored tries on their debuts. Shaw, playing on the wing
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Carvell: 'We'll come back all guns blazing'
GARRETH Carvell believes Wolves must start firing on a more consistent basis if they are to stand any chance of turning their season around. Following a run of three straight wins, two defeats over the Easter weekend provided a major setback to the side
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Top Tory adds support to anti prison campaign
WILLIAM Hague added his support to campaigners efforts to stop a prison being built in Warrington. The Conservative Party shadow foreign secretary was in the town earlier today and offered his support to the campaign against the proposed Titan prison
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Wolves make changes for Bulls clash
WOLVES hope to have injured trio Lee Briers, Vinnie Anderson and Chris Riley back for tomorrow’s trip to Bradford, kick off 8pm. Briers (thigh) and Riley (virus) have missed the last two Super League games, while Vinnie Anderson was absent for Monday
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GUARDIAN VERDICT: Warrington Wolves 6 Castleford Tigers 28
THE sight of Wolves fans streaming towards the exits five minutes early summed up another day of disappointment for the club. It was an image that said more than any words possibly could after a 28-6 collapse against Castleford completed a thoroughly
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Parents criticise the rebranding of Padgate High School
PARENTS of pupils at Padgate High School have spoken out about their shock at the shot-gun name change of the establishment. Last week the Warrington Guardian revealed that the Insall Road school will be renamed Lysander High School in September
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GUARDIAN VERDICT: Salford City Reds 18 Warrington Wolves 16
THERE was a sense of inevitability as Chris Hicks prepared for one last shot to rescue a bad Friday for Wolves. After Ben Westwood’s try on the final play had pulled his side within two points, it was all on Hicks with the potentially match-saving conversion
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Carnegie Challenge Cup tie set for Sunday
WARRINGTON Wolves' Challenge Cup fifth round clash with Featherstone Rovers is now confirmed as taking place on Sunday, May 10. The tie, to be staged at the Chris Moyles Stadium (formerly known as Post Office Road), is set for a 1.30pm kick off.
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Water rates
IN the Feb 19 edition of the Guardian it was reported that the average water bill is £377. If that is the average then some customers would pay a lot less. Does anyone in Warrington pay less than that? My property was in one of the lowest rateable
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More police in Westy
WE visited the park at the bottom of Bridgewater Avenue, Westy, over the weekend and on Saturday found glass near the baby swings and cleared it up. On Sunday we returned to find the park totally trashed: cans were ripped open so children could cut
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Bin pick-up disrespectful
I FEEL it is very disrespectful of the council to allow the bins to be emptied on Good Friday. I hold Good Friday with the respect it deserves. I have no control over the shops trading but I can choose not to visit them. I was very upset when the
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A waste of money
GIVEN the current economic climate, could someone please explain to me and the other taxpayers of this town why the closed down council offices on Statham Avenue in Orford, has for the past four years had its lights left on? They are not on a timer
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Ask us what we want
WITH what has been spent on the new footpath and paving system throughout Latchford village, which seems to have been going on for ever and a day, a better idea may have been to ask the good people of Latchford and the borough what they would have preferred
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Appeal for witness
MY wife and I were involved in an accident on Winwick Road on August 13 last year at approx 5.45 as we were heading away from town. A VW car ran into the rear of my wife’s white Nissan van, by the speed camera near Polar Ford. A car stopped and the
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Thinking of little Bobby
I READ the very sad story on the front page of the Guardian about four-week-old Bobby Brown and my heart goes out to him and his mum and dad. I wish him all the luck in the world and I hope the next time he is in the Guardian it will be a very different
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Thanks to everyone
ON behalf of myself and the other tenants of Penketh Court, I would like to thank everyone involved in dealing with the recent fire which, sadly, took the life of one of our tenants. I was impressed by the co-ordination of the fire, police and ambulance
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Top charity
I ALONG with my colleagues from Warrington Hospital A&E department, had the privilege of being invited to take part in one of The Lowland Search Team’s exercises recently in Wigan. The charity provides assistance to emergency services in the event of
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Booksigning
AUTHOR Erica James will be at Culcheth Library for a booksigning event of her latest novel It’s the Little Things. The event takes place on Tuesday at 7pm and tickets will be on sale at forget-me-not book shop, Unit 8 CPS Centre and at the library.
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Blood donor sessions
BLOOD donor sessions take place at Birchwood High School next week. They take place in the sports hall of the Brock Road school between 2pm and 4pm on Wednesday and 5.30pm and 7.30pm on the same day.
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My week
AM I the only one who has felt exhausted since the clocks went forward? You wouldn’t think that a lost hour could make such a lot of difference but I’ve been so whacked ever since I’m beginning to wonder whether I’m suffering from narcolepsy. Even after
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What's going on in Birchwood?
FIND out more about what is going on in Birchwood at the next meeting of the Birchwood partnership today, Thursday. Starting at 6pm in the Birchwood Community Church (at the old site of the Silver Birch pub in Birchwood) the topic is children and young
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Chocs away for Mr and Mrs
TAKE part in a Mr and Mrs contest with a difference to be in with a chance of winning a unique chocolatey prize. Bents Garden Centre in Glazebury is running the contest to raise money for its charity of the year Marie Curie. If you correctly come up
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Covenant could stop sewer from being built
A VICTORIAN covenant may stand in the way of Unitied Utilities building an underground sewer tank on Stocks Lane playing fields. The proposal for flood alleviation works to be carried out at either Stocks Lane or Tim Parry recreation ground came after
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'Do something amazing'
A COURAGEOUS dad who lost his wife to cancer is urging women to do something amazing by signing-up for Race for Life. Andy King, a Birchwood businessman, and his two children, Theo, aged five and three-year-old Libby, will be guests of honour at the
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Marathon man Damian reaches finishing line
MARATHON man Damian Hill has completed the arduous Marathon Des Sables challenge. The Gorse Covert man ran the equivalent of five-and-a-half-marathons in seven days through the Sahara Desert. He is raising money for Mencap. He sent this emotional
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Car vandalism
A PENKETH resident is warning others to be vigilant against vandals after two cars left outside her house on Oakmere Drive were damaged. Yvonne Gill said this is the first time she has known of such vandalism happening. She said: “Two cars situated
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Pothole puzzle
A GREAT Sankey resident is going potty over the road repairs around Marina Avenue. George McKie, of Ridley Drive, notified the borough council last Friday about the pothole problem and by the following Monday morning all the potholes except one were
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Little gymnasts aim higher
NURSERY children from Penketh South Primary School have shown off their gymnastic prowess in a special display for their parents. The tots from the foundation class, who are aged from three to five, completed a six-week extra curricular gymnastic and
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Car boot sale
A CAR boot sale is being held at Penketh High School on Sunday, April 26 to raise money for pupils travelling to Namibia. Pitches cost £5 and includes a car wash. Call 07791 031499 to book.
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Tesco to open longer
A NEW Tesco store in Penketh will be allowed to open for longer in the evenings despite parish councillors’ objections. The Warrington Road store has only recently been opened after being granted planning permission and Clr Linda Dirir (Lab – Penketh
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Flat fire
SMOKE alarms saved the occupants of an Orford flat when it caught fire on Good Friday. It is unclear what caused the fire, at Poplars Avenue, but smoke alarms sounded and alerted the occupants to the blaze. They all escaped before fire crews arrived
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Parish meeting
POULTON-with-Fearnhead Parish Council will hold its annual general meeting on Monday. All residents are welcome to attend the meeting, which will be held at 8pm at the Fearnhead Cross Centre on Insall Road. It will be preceded by the parish council’
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Please let there be light
ELIZABETH Bradburn has lived in the dark for three years. Her Fearnhead home is cast in shadow 365 days a year by huge maple trees that line the next street. Despite repeated pleas to Warrington Borough Council to prune the trees, they still stand tall
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Sponsored hymn sing
THE choral group at Christ Church Padgate will be raising the rafters with a sponsored hymn sing on Wednesday. The group is taking part in Sing For Life, raising money for the Anthony Nolan Trust, a charity for those with leukaemia. All are welcome
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Cash boost for centre
A COMMUNITY centre is £30,000 richer thanks to a variety of grants given to it in the past few weeks. The Longford Neighbourhood Services Centre received three £10,000 grants in March, allowing it to open its cafe for longer, employ an admin worker and
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Councillor's surgery
POULTON North councillors Colin Oliver, Sharon Wilson and Scott Wilson (LD) will hold a surgery on Saturday from 10am to noon at Padgate Library.
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Wayne's trek across the globe
A LECTURER is preparing to cycle half way around the world to raise money for the Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation For Peace and Help For Heroes. Wayne O’Brien will set off for America in June, where he will cycle from the west coast to the east before
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Get on your dancing boots
WESTY GET out your stetsons and those spurs for a night of line dancing at a Westy club. The Richmond Social Club, on Richmond Street, will be hosting the dance night tomorrow, Friday, that is open to all. Whether you are a complete novice or an expert
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Find your inner peace
BEWSEY LEARN to channel your thoughts to find true happiness by using meditation with a new course starting in Bewsey next week. The Odiyana Buddhist Centre is running a five-week course called discover meditation, which will help you to learn methods
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A foul problem
WESTY DOG owners are being warned to scoop after their dogs poop by police and councillors in Westy. The message comes as police look to tackle the problem of dog fouling on the streets and green spaces around Westy, but it is not the first time that
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Phone mast application
WESTY A MOBILE phone company want to erect a mast outside a social club in Westy. Vodafone has submitted a planning application to install a 12.3m mobile phone mast and associated cabinet on the land by the Pierpoint and Bryant Social Club off Thelwall
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Calling all quiz masters
HOWLEY CALLING all quiz fans for an evening of testing trivia at a Howley community centre. A quiz night will take place tomorrow night, Friday, at St Elphin’s Community Centre that allow tables of four compete in the evening of fun. Entry costs £3
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Overhaul at social club
LATCHFORD A SOCIAL club in Latchford has had a modernising facelift and reopened its doors to the club’s concert room. Pierpoint and Bryant Social Club recycled much of their old fixtures and fittings, having the chairs refurbished and new table tops
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Take a break from the eggs and get fit
DALLAM YOUNGSTERS turned their Easter break from a choco-a-thon to a keep fit-a-thon thanks to a children’s sports group. Fitkidz has been holding a host of sporting activities across the Whitecross and Dallam area during the school holidays for children
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Ladybirds gather
THE Ladybirds group for ladies, mums and grandmas will hold its monthly gathering tonight, Thursday, at St Philip’s Church in Westbrook at 7.30pm.
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Arts and crafts
A FREE crafts and stories session will be held at Burtonwood Library this afternoon, Thursday, from 2pm to 4pm. All children must be accompanised by an adult.
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Council grant
BURTONWOOD and Westbrook Parish Council has made a grant of £50 to Warrington Association for Special Children. The money will be put towards art and craft materials for use at play schemes during the school holidays.
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When it comes to road safety pupils use their loaf
CHILDREN at Burtonwood Primary School have been learning how to ‘use their loaf’ in a road safety campaign launched by Warburtons. The bakers presented pupils with new high-visibility jackets as part of the company’s programme. Mike Mason, Warburtons
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Post office in running for people's award
OLD Hall Post Office has reached the 2009 People’s Post Office Awards north of England regional final. The branch at Frobisher Court has been nominated for the ‘most innovative’ award after customers said it demonstrated ‘real creativity in meeting customer
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Teaching respect gets pupils' SEAL of approval
ST Gregory’s High School says it is seeing fewer exclusions and better classroom behaviour thanks to putting as much emphasis on its pupils’ social development as their exam results. All 960 students at the school, on Cromwell Avenue, Westbrook, have
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Red Cross cash
GENEROUS parishioners at St Michael’s Church in Burtonwood donated £86 to British Red Cross for coffee on Sunday mornings in February.
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Cancer donation
ST Paul of the Cross Primary School collected £120 for the Marie Curie Cancer Care Trust Campaign in daffodil badge sales. Head teacher Andrew Cocker said: “This represents yet again a record total for the school and an opportunity for me to say thank
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Church meeting
ST Michael’s Church is holding its annual parochial church meeting at the parish hall in Burtonwood on Friday, April 24. The event at 7.30pm will see a report on church finances, buildings and membership and include the election of the church wardens
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Easter egg hunt
AN Easter egg hunt for all the family was held at Hartford Place development at Chapelford Urban Village on Saturday. Youngsters hunted for tasty treats around the David Wilson Homes’ sales centre while sales advisors provided tours of the three showhomes
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Hillsborough Timeline - how the tragedy unfolded
Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster when 96 football fans including four supporters from Warrington lost their lives. This is how the tragedy unfolded: April 15 1989: Hillsborough 12pm - Fans begin
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'Never forget' - Warrington's Hillsborough victims remembered
“WE don’t want it to be forgotten, that is the main thing. It is not about us, it is about all the people who died. “He was just one who was important to us, but there are a lot of people still suffering.” Wilf and Doris Whelan are unable
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St Thomas' entrance revamp
A NEW entrance, gates, a disabled parking space and an entrance ramp could be placed a St Thomas’ church hall, Ellesmere Road, Stockton Heath, if plans go ahead.
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Parish council's monthly meet
APPLETON Parish Council will meet at Appleton Parish Hall on Tuesday. The evening will start at 7.30pm at the hall on Dudlow Green Road.
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Rachelle cruises into new job
A BEAUTY student will be cruising the waves after landing a job with Steiner luxury liners. Rachelle Carter-Shepherd, of Dorchester Park, Moore, landed the beauty therapist position after being put through her paces by Steiner representatives at a day
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Acupuncture clinic planned
AN acupuncture clinic could be built on Dundonald Avenue if a planning application is approved. The applicant wants to change the ground floor of the Stockton Heath home by changing a living room area into the business’ base, with a neighbouring waiting
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Young offenders dig in at Hatton
YOUNG offenders from Thorn Cross got stuck in earlier this month to help Hatton residents. The Arley Road, Appleton Thorn institution, was approached by Clr Phil Young, independent of Hatton Parish Council after green-fingered experts decided the shrub
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Midsummer night's ball
A MIDSUMMER Night’s Ball will be held at Lymm Hotel to raise money for the village hall playgroup. The evening, on June 20, starts at 7pm for a 7.30pm sit down four-course meal. Carriages at 1am. The evening will include bubbily on arrival, a raffle,
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C'est la vie for French pupils
CHILDREN learning to speak French in Lymm have put on their own play. The youngsters who attend Le Club Francais at Lymm United Reform Church Hall performed the play in late March. The group meets between 4pm and 5pm term time on Fridays and is for
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Developer donates engraved bench
DEVELOPER Crosby Lend Lease has donated an engraved bench to the Oughtrington Community Orchard. Based close to their latest Beechwood development in the village, the orchard has been established for more than 100 years and is a vital part of the community
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Exile Parade play Parr Hall
EXILE Parade will play Parr Hall this month before the release of their debut single. The band will play the hometown show on Friday, April 24, to support the release of Heart Into Suicide before setting off on a UK tour. Inspiral Carpets legend
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Get set for the summer
THE action-packed line up for Stockton Heath’s second annual arts festival has been announced. Cappella singing group Cheshire Chord, Cheshire Operatic and Dramatic Youth Set (CODYS), Oldsocks theatre group and acts from Manchester’s Frog and Bucket
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Raise your glasses to sixth beer festival
RESERVE your tickets for Stockton Heath’s sixth annual beer and wine festival. Organisers assure punters that they will not be disappointed at the event which will include some of the north west’s finest beers and ciders, live music and food. The festival
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Kerry kicks off slimming class
AN award-winning slimmer is starting up a Stockton Heath-based weight loss group to help you shed those Easter pounds. Kerrie Brettle has managed to lose four stone since joining Slimming World after a routine of takeaways and TV began to spiral out
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Little stars shine in exams
FIFTY-ONE talented youngsters have come out on top in their musical theatre exams. All of Little Stars performing arts group passed the Trinity Guildhall Exams, with each student achieving a least a merit and some receiving distinctions. The gradings
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Sponsors shirts on backs
CAN you help sponsor Lymm Football Club for next year? The team needs £200 to help pay for brew kits where you will get the company logo on the front of the shirts. There are four teams, two of which are already sponsored. Call Simon Riley on 07807
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'You're the tops'
PUPILS at a Lymm primary school said goodbye to their head teacher at the start of the Easter holidays. Avril Topping retired as head of Ravenbank Primary School on Pepper Street, after nine years in charge. After a career in teaching, which started
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Cheers to annual beer festival
GRAPPENHALL’S annual beer festival takes place next month and it promises to be bigger and better than ever. There will be a selection of more than 30 beers and ciders to taste at the event on May 15 and 16 in the Olde Barn on Bellhouse Lane in the village
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Chaigeley gets full marks for learning academy
A TEACHING programme introduced in a Thelwall school has been praised for its impact. Staff at Chaigeley School on Lymm Road used the Teacher Learing Academy to help develop their lessons. And in an independent report from the National Foundation for
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Heroin addict stole from chemist
A RECOVERING heroin addict stole make-up and moisturiser from a chemist to buy food after his boss was late paying him, a court heard. Paul Brotherton, aged 41, of Marshall Avenue, Dallam admitted at Warrington Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday stealing
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Orford Park ready for a facelift
TODAY teenagers in Orford will be gathering their litter picking gear and heading to Orford Park for a tidy up. Warrington Borough Council’s youth support service is hosting the day as part of a bigger project that sees litter picks every Friday evening
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Penny is on a learning curve
THE current campaign has been a major learning curve for Wolves winger Kevin Penny. A regular in the side last season, the 21-year-old speedster has found chances more difficult to come by this time round. After being substituted during