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Warrington Athletics Club Cheshire Championships results
Click here to see all our pictures taken at the Cheshire Championships. Type the keyword athletics to then give you the option to view or buy. Senior men: Wojciech Czaja, 1, long jump, 5.91m; 1, triple jump, 12.45m; Dave Spencer, 6,
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Members of Warrington's 1974 Challenge Cup squad back together
IT just had to be done. Warrington Wolves' Carnegie Challenge Cup fifth round tie with Featherstone Rovers on Sunday was a replay of the 1974 final and players of both squads from that era were reintroduced on the Chris Moyles Stadium pitch
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Four Warrington Wolves players added to Hall of Fame
DAVE Chisnall was presented with his certificate at the weekend as one of four players to have been added to the Warrington Wolves Past Players’ Association Hall of Fame. Chisnall, who made 210 appearances for the club in two spells between 1971 and
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Ban on naming teenage rapist
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has been jailed indefinitely for dragging a girl into a Runcorn school field and sexually assaulting her. But the Runcorn and Widnes World cannot name the rapist after Judge Thomas Teague banned his identity from being revealed
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Governors of a school blighted with closure speak out
GOVERNORS at a school blighted with the threat of closure for the second time have highlighted its progress since it was last under the spotlight during the review in 2004. The school chiefs pointed out that pupil numbers have steadily increased since
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HAVE A BARREL OF LAUGHS AT BOLTON ARENA!
The Comedy Store comes to Bolton Arena on Friday 26th June and we have five pairs of tickets to be won in this easy to enter competition. Why not come along for a hilarious night of comedy with top acts including Jason Cook, Pierre Hollins,
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Birthday joy for town's oldest resident
WARRINGTON’S oldest resident celebrates her 106th birthday today. Connie Lovell has now received not one, not two, but three congratulatory message cards from the Queen. The centenarian marked the occasion with family and friends during a party at
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Newlove killers given £500k in legal aid
THE three teenagers who murdered Garry Newlove received more than £500,000 worth of legal aid during their trial and appeals. Adam Swellings, aged 21, from Crewe, Stephen Sorton, aged 18, from Honister Avenue, and Jordan Cunliffe, aged 17,
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Developers say Parkside decision close
EMPTY and derelict, the barren land surrounding the former Parkside Colliery site has been laying dormant since the colliery closed. But under plans by Astral Developments the 672 acres of land that straddles the M6 will be turned into a rail freight
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Top bus boss suspended
A TOP boss at Warrington Borough Transport has been suspended. Managing director John Bannister was suspended on Thursday, April 23 after just one year in the post. An internal investigation is now underway. Clr Les Hoyle, chairman of Warrington
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Downing Street fight for hospital death family
THE family of a Runcorn man who died after contracting a hospital superbug have launched a petition on the Government’s website. Thomas Highton, of Leaside, Halton Brook, died at Warrington Hospital last May 17, at the age of 80. Mr Highton contracted
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Mortgage Advice Bureau offer policy advice
People are often unaware of the financial impact on their income and lifestyle if they were unable to work because of sickness or becoming unemployed. Without an adequate regular income you could be risking your home and the standard of living to which
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Appeal takes place for historic old hall
THE future of Bewsey Old Hall is hanging in the balance as a planning appeal takes place this week. Developers Urban Splash says its plans to convert the building into seven flats with 48 additional apartments nearby will preserve the future of the