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SMART ALEX: Vote, all eyes on SPOTY Team of the Year
IN a year where combined efforts have matched the success of individuals, my eyes will be on who collects the team prize during the 2015 edition of Sports Personality of the Year. We’ve had world champions, yes, but some have made the individual
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PICS: Warrington's best dressed Christmas trees
TO spread a little festive cheer, we asked readers for snaps of their Christmas trees decked high with decorations and Warrington - you did not disappoint. Here is just a small selection of the many homes that have been spruced up this Christmas
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Delays on M56 following crash involving four vehicles
MOTORISTS have been warned to expect delays following a crash involving four vehicles on M56 Westbound near junction 12 at Runcorn earlier today. The North West Motorway Police have reported slow moving traffic between junction 12 and junction
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IT worker growing charity beard in memory of nan
AN I.T WORKER is growing a beard for charity in memory of his grandmother who died of bowel cancer. Dave Higgins is taking part in Decembeard, which will see him grow facial fuzz throughout the month to tackle bowel cancer. The 30-year-old
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How do we solve town's traffic woes?
OUR brave new world, once upon a time, was supposed to be linked by a series of expressways when the population topped 200,000. Finer minds than mine devised north-south and east-west routes, all ready for the day when our historic South Lancashire
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Off-duty officer detains teenager suspected of being armed with knife
AN off-duty police officer helped to arrest a teenager suspected of brandishing a knife on a busy road in Warrington. Chief superintendent Jon Betts was driving along Chester Road when he came across the teenager at 8pm yesterday, Tuesday.
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'I don't agree' – executive member questions councillor's Fairfield and Howley fly-tipping claims
A COUNCILLOR'S claims over fly-tipping in Fairfield and Howley have been questioned by an executive member. TUSC councillor Kevin Bennett believes the issue is blighting the lives of residents across his ward and believes they are being 'neglected
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The price of policing: How much would you be willing to pay?
HAVE your say on how much money the public should pay for policing in Cheshire. John Dwyer, the police and crime commissioner for Cheshire, has called on the public to give their views on how much extra they would be prepared to pay for the constabulary
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VIDEO: Say hello to the canine crew who will be keeping the people of Cheshire safe
MEET three police dogs from Cheshire Police who will be helping officers to keep the communities they protect safe this Christmas. Lottie the Spaniel, Bonnie the German Shepherd and Bailey the Labrador have all featured in a Cheshire Constabulary
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Building stronger communities chairman leaves Sikh temple with 'real sense of friendship' following first visit
THE man primed with the task of developing strong links between communities has praised a Latchford Sikh temple for its kindness and hospitality following his first visit.Chairman of building stronger communities in the town, Cllr Tony Higgins, visited
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Two lucky residents to win VIP shopping experience at Tesco Extra
TESCO Extra is giving two customers the chance to win a VIP shopping experience just days before Christmas. The retailer has launched a series of 'little helps' for residents to help make the festive period a little easier. And on December
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Orford bow out as Eagle see off Grange
ORFORD were not able to back up the previous week’s Guardian Cup heroics against Rylands when they bowed out of the Warrington and District League Jubilee Cup on Saturday. Man-of-the-match Stuart Smith put them in front against Cronton Villa at
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Introducing...Nahko and Medicine For The People
Nahko and Medicine For The PeopleFor fans of: Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals, Xavier Rudd, Ray LaMontagneTHEY have been a hit in America and now Nahko and Medicine For The People are hoping to make their breakthrough in the UK.The world music collective
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"All I want for Christmas is a kidney transplant"
MEET the Chapelford woman who says top of her Christmas list this year is the 'gift of life'. Holly Shaw is back on the waiting list for a kidney transplant after three-and-a-half years on dialysis waiting for her first operation. But the 28-year-old,
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Rylands elected into National Conference League
RYLANDS ARLFC have been elected into the Kingstone Press National Conference League for the first time in the club's history. The announcement comes after months of hard work by the club's management group to allow the club to be in a position
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Heritage boost
I WAS interested to read the news that Warrington could be about to open a new heritage centre (Warrington Guardian, November 26). I have long thought more could be done to benefit the residents of this town and this seems like a sensible plan
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Game review: Fallout 4
Fallout 4 (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Windows)IT is the end of the world – so what comes next?That is what Fallout 4 explores with a vast open world to discover in post-apocalyptic America.Fallout has always played up to our fears of nuclear war since the
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Emergency ambulance call made after cup of tea spilt
THE NORTH West Ambulance Service is urging people to think before they dial 999 after they received emergency calls from people who had spilt a cup of tea, broken a nail and had a blocked nose. The service has revealed details of some of the more
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Donations in memory of student nurse Lucy Bethany Blackburn hit £8,000
FRIENDS of a student nurse who died on the first day of her hospital work placement have raised more than £8,000 in her memory in five days. Dani Clegg, 23, Becci Wade, 21, and Kirsty Bennett, 20, are appealing for donations on crowdfunding platform
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McAulay breaks Hicken's 34-year-old record with UK best
CARYS McAulay smashed a 34-year-old Warrington Athletics Club record to go top of the UK under 20s rankings. The Great Britain teenager won a 600m indoor race at a Sale Harriers open meeting on Sunday in one minute 32.19 seconds. The Scotland-born
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Warrington bowls league under threat of closure after 57 years
ORGANISERS are asking if this is the beginning of the end for a Warrington bowls league? After 57 years, the Warrington Catholic Bowls League is in danger of ceasing to function. Chiefs say a new fixture secretary is required to ensure that
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Destroyers edge home by two chalks
BANK Park Winter Bowls League results. Section A: Seven Plus One 76 Damo’s Destroyers 78: B Bishop 14 A Manual 21, P Arnold 21 J Lester 16, D Cargill 20 C Morris 21, K Galvin 21 D Morrison 20. Woolston Warriors 72 Carling Connoisseurs 72: K
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Lost locket
MY father died in March this year. My mother was married to him for nearly 49 years. On their wedding day in 1966, he gave her a nine carat gold heart shaped locket and chain. The locket has engraved flowers on it and it opens and it has
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The Warrington Guardian advent calendar - door nine
HAVE yourself a merry little Christmas with today's prize. As we give away a festive coffee gift set with two Christmas blend coffees, two mugs, two festive syrups and a cafetiere from Starbucks in the Golden Square. To be in with a chance
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International rugby sides to stay at Village during world championship
TWO international teams competing in the Junior Rugby Union World Championship will be based at the Village Hotel next summer. The Centre Park hotel will host two teams competing in the Manchester-based competition in June, having previously hosted
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One in three primary school leavers are overweight or obese
ONE in three children leaving primary school in Warrington is overweight or obese according to new figures. Figures released by the Health and Social Care Information Centre showed that 31.1 per cent of year six pupils in Warrington weigh in above
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Visually impaired 93-year-old calls for improved access outside home – GGHT and council looking for solution
A VISUALLY impaired 93-year-old woman from Orford is pleading for help to ensure parked vehicles stop restricting access outside her home. Brenda Snelfon, of St Peter's Way, gets picked up by a Warrington VIP (visually impaired people) Centre minibus
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'Tough decisions will need to be made' – WBC working to bridge £22m gap in budget
WARRINGTON Borough Council is confident it will continue 'delivering value for money' as it works to bridge a £22 million gap in its budget for next year.The council has submitted a report to the scrutiny committee outlining the current position and the
