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Plain sailing for juniors
TWO junior members took first and second place in Fiddlers Ferry Sailing Club’s Meacock Trophy on Sunday. Reece Tomlinson narrowly beat his fellow laser sailor Alan Dodd to secure a junior one, two for the first time. Ten boats started the race and,
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Leader upset
JADE Chapman caused an upset in the Warrington Junior Bowls League Premier Division when she defeated current leader Kyle Chapman 15-10 on Saturday. Adam Lea, Danny Roberts and Matt Gatley took full advantage by winning their matches and are now in striking
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Trophy triumph
WARRINGTON under 15s schoolboys won the north west Alder Owen Trophy after an extremely hard-fought final against Liverpool. After a tense and tight early period, Warrington’s midfield of Hibbert, Gratton and Robinson took control and drove the team
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Sleek West impresses
BRIDGE Foot Police Amateur Boxing Club enjoyed success at the Priory Park show in Dudley on Sunday. Joanne Dutton lost a very close split decision against K Hayes of First Class ABC in the women’s ABA quarter finals, despite putting on a superb display
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Second spot
WARRINGTON Athletics Club’s young team members travelled to Litherland for their second match in the Northern Premier Division and finished in an excellent second place behind Leeds City. In the men’s events top performance of the day came from Jack
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Mason lays foundations but Rylands fall
RYLANDS lost by 60 runs against The Groves in Cheshire Alliance Division One on Saturday. Adam Peters bowled well to take 4 for 39 as The Groves totalled 133 for 9. In reply captain Ian Mason made a patient 32 to get Rylands to 69 for 3 but then a disastrous
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Kate is key
WARRINGTON cricketer Kate Skelhorn played a key role in one of Cheshire's greatest performances. The Cheshire women’s team comfortably recorded their first ever win over Lancashire in the sunshine at Alvanley on Sunday. Cheshire hauled back Lancashire's
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Park put name in hat
POULTON Park Golf Club beat Warrington Golf Club 4½ to 2½ in the Manchester and District Golf Association mixed team knockout. Graham Barber and Margaret Cullen succeeded at the 19th hole to gain the decisive point. The win put Poulton Park in the third
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Collapse is new low
WARRINGTON were all out for 40 at Chorley and suffered an eight-wicket defeat which keeps them firmly entrenched at the foot of the Cheshire County League Division One table. The tally was the lowest in the division since Cheadle Hulme mustered only
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Glazebury hit the jackpot
GLAZEBURY’S second XI collected a maximum 25 points with a thumping victory over Eastham’s first team at Wirral. Wayne Hargreaves’ side lost both openers cheaply, leaving a lot of responsibility on the younger element further down the order. But it
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More needed from Appleton
APPLETON Cricket Club’s fourth string did not set a big enough target against a tight Frodsham bowling attack and enthusiastic fielders. Opener Stuart McIntosh scored 37 and the top scorer was John Ormson, who tweaked a hamstring during his innings of
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Bowlers star
THE improving Warrington under 13s side came up trumps against an inexperienced Appleton outfit. Warrington were restricted to just 85 in their allocated overs but Appleton came up short themselves after they were bowled out for 34. Oliver Walker starred
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Race is on for juniors
WARRINGTON rivals Poulton Park and Alder Root look to be the main championship contenders after round one of the Junior Golf League. Alder Root finished first at Brookfield Golf Club with 173 points, while Poulton Park were second on 162 points. Brookfield
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Celebrity face in the crowd
THERE were a few familiar faces in the crowd at The Halliwell Jones Stadium during Wolves' 16-8 win against Wigan at the weekend. Several players from Premier League football side Blackburn Rovers were in attendance, presumably to show support
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No change despite loss
WOLVES Reserves stay second in the Reserve Team Championship despite losing 44-22 to league leaders Wigan. It was Warrington’s second consecutive defeat and they will be aiming to put things right when they face mid-table Bradford at Wilderspool on Saturday
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Bobbie double
BOBBIE Goulding scored twice in his first Gillette Academy Championship start to keep Wolves under 18s second ahead of Saturday’s game at Hull KR, kick off 2.30pm. Goulding’s double helped Warrington beat Wigan 30-20 on Saturday, with the other
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Who set these kittens on fire?
TWO tiny kittens are recovering after they were deliberately set on fire. Warrington Animal Welfare is appealing for information into the circumstances of the cruelty after the pair, both four weeks old, were found in agony in a pub car park in St Helens
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Back on world stage
TWO Warrington rowers are in international competition for the first time since the Beijing Olympics this weekend. Richard Egington and Olivia Whitlam take on some of the globe’s best in the opening event of the 2009 World Cup on a course which staged
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Abortion rate rises in Warrington
DOCTORS performed 688 abortions in Warrington last year, including 59 on girls aged under 18. The figures, released by the Department of Health, show that more women aged between 20 and 24 had abortions than any other age group, with 195 procedures
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Union chief to hit the triathlon trail
THE junior vice-president of the UK’s largest teaching union, NASUWT, will be competing in a triathlon to raise money and awareness for those unlawfully imprisoned in Columbia. Appleton resident John Rimmer will take part in Nantwich’s Sundog Cheshire
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UPDATE: Pensioner injured in road crash
A PENSIONER has been rushed to hospital with head injuries following a collision between a bike and a car in Latchford. The 73-year-old cyclist from Grappenhall was involved in a collision with a blue Volkswagen Beetle on Knutsford Road at
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New boss takes over at Warrington south
THERE is a new face at the helm of Warrington south police. Inspector Gary McIntyre has taken over the reins from Insp Sarah Edgar at the Stockton Heath police station. Formerly an inspector with the targeted patrol team, which responds
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Face in the crowd 2009 - round 14
ANOTHER winner! Click on the photograph on the right to see if you have been chosen from the crowd during Warrington Wolves' win against Wigan Warriors at The Halliwell Jones Stadium in engage Super League round 14. The winner is set to receive
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Get car washed to raise cash for charity
BUCKETS and sponges will be at the ready on Saturday to help make a difference to the community. Staff and supporters of The Relationships Centre will be ready and waiting for kind-hearted people of Warrington to call at Crosfield Road’s Aldi store’
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UPDATED WITH VOTE: Fury at council advertising crackdown
SHOPKEEPERS say the council’s decision to crack down on A-boards displayed outside stores is ‘beyond belief’. Warrington Borough Council enforcement officers are patrolling the town centre asking businesses to remove any advertising hoardings
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Warrington duo complete tough journey to seal bronze
WARRINGTON Rowing Club pair Chris Johnstone and Tom Pearson rowed superbly to take the bronze medal in the championship J18 double sculls at the National Schools’ Regatta. After coming through a tough semi final, they had a superb race in the final to