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Room with a view - life by the canal in Stockton Heath
In a new feature inspired by the likes of Through The Keyhole, we take a look at picturesque properties in the Warrington area. First up is Carole Hough who shows us around her canalside holiday home in Stockton Heath. A COUPLE say they have
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Strictly St Rocco's 2015: Meet contestant number seven lawyer Margaret Evans
WE are coming to the end of our Strictly countdown for the 10 ‘dancers’ who will be jiving, gliding and shimmying their way across the dancefloor at Warrington’s own glittering showdown.Four hundred guests will descend on Mere Golf Resort and Spa for
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'Not in our name' - Lymm mums protest to MP against Syria bombing
CONCERNED mums have organised a peaceful protest against air strikes in Syria in Lymm tomorrow morning, Saturday. The protesters will be collecting signatures in a petition to Warrington South MP David Mowat, asking him to vote against British
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'Embarrassing' Christmas tree removed from Stockton Heath after new one brought in
A CHRISTMAS tree labelled an 'embarrassment' has been removed from Stockton Heath – after a new one was rushed into the village today, Friday. Residents voiced their concerns in the past week after the tree, which was looking bare, was placed opposite
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Old Wilderspool scoreboard to go on display at Warrington Wolves' Halliwell Jones Stadium?
WARRINGTON Wolves still have the old scoreboard from Wilderspool Stadium. Would you like to see it displayed at The Halliwell Jones Stadium and where abouts?
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Going, going, gone! Latest Time Square demolition pics
BULLDOZERS have been working on the site since the Spring and now shoppers can see their work after hoardings around the area came down. The B&M building was the first to go earlier this year followed by the old Time Square pub/Baffitos restaurant
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Weather warning issued ahead of 60mph gusts
FORECASTERS are warning gusts of 60mph could cause 'disruption' this weekend. A yellow weather warning has been issued for Warrington and surrounding areas from 9am on Saturday to 6pm on Sunday. A Met Office spokesman added: "A blustery weekend
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Hands up who knows what a sinkhole is?
NOT so long ago if you’d asked me what a sinkhole was I would have stared at you blankly. Yet now the term seems to have entered the public consciousness. Given the number of sinkholes hitting the headlines you could be forgiven for thinking
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Review: Shrek the Musical
I’M always grateful to the reminder that comes before the start of a show to turn my mobile phone off. I’d hate to be ‘that’ person who is frantically rooting in their bag to switch off the embarrassing ringtone after it inevitably rings at a really
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Award winner could be trailblazer for more young referees to step up
ONE Appleton teenager’s national prize could pave the way for more youngsters to get involved in officiating sport. Louis Norton, from Warrington Warjukwai JC, took home the Young Referee of the Year Award at the 2015 British Judo Awards earlier
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Five-year-old shows how to catch at Preston Brook
LEE Latham and his five-year-old son Jay enjoyed a drop-shotting session on the Bridgewater Canal at Preston Brook this week. As I chatted to his dad, the youngster was expertly casting across to the far bank’s overhanging bushes and had already
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Norman at the heart as Warrington conquer
Broughton Park 19 Warrington 32 WARRINGTON fought back from six points behind with 12 minutes remaining to win at Broughton Park on Saturday. Warrington’s front row established dominance over the heavier Park pack but the home side soon proved
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Baker helps Lymm to rise
Stockport 8 Lymm 34 LYMM’S dominant pack laid the foundations for a bonus point win in National League Three North at Stockport on Saturday. Dominance in the set-piece was indicated early on as Lymm started by stealing a lineout. However
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Warrington Hockey Club women's teams keep heat on the leaders
WARRINGTON Hockey Club women’s teams stayed second in their divisions thanks to victories at the weekend. The first team took a 1-0 lead early on against Oswestry when Steph Rawlins finished neatly after a pull back from Emma Barlow. Warrington
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Humans of Warrington: WI Lymm president Maralyn
DURING November our Humans of Warrington feature will be telling the stories behind Women's Institute (WI) members as the organisation celebrates 100 years in 2015.NAME: Maralyn BarlowAGE: 65OCCUPATION: Retired teacherWI ROLE: Lymm WI president "
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'Role model' sixth form student from Appleton recognised for contribution to town
A PRIESTLEY College sixth form pupil from Appleton has been selected as one of the UK's outstanding students following her academic achievements and contribution to the town.The college's council president Holly Roach, 17, was honoured at a ceremony staged
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UPDATED: Slow start for shops as Black Friday sales get under way
LAST year there were scenes of chaos across the country as bargain hunters descended on shops to take advantage of the Black Friday offers. Warrington was no exception with many shops in the town reporting a surge in sales. This year, many
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VIDEO: Warrington mum speaks out after drink driver spared electronic tag to go on stag do
A MUM from Warrington who was left with life-changing injuries by a Bolton drink driver has said it 'hurt' to hear he was allowed to forego a curfew to live it up on a stag do abroad. Hayley Jones was one of two passengers in Jon Morton's car who
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Call for ban on supermarkets throwing away food because of 'ugly' appearance
LEADING councillors in the town have raised concerns over the amount of fresh products thrown away in supermarkets because of their appearance.BBC show Hugh's War On Waste attempted to persuade the public to change the way they think about waste by challenging
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Betfred staff in Birchwood head office ‘will not be affected’ by job cuts
STAFF at Betfred's head office in Birchwood 'will not be affected' by job cuts following confirmation the bookmaker is closing its Wigan call centre. A total of 112 employees are set to lose their jobs at the Wigan office just before Christmas.
