This Is Cheshire

Stories for 26 July 1996

Congleton News

PRECIOUS JEWELLERY RAID

CALLOUS thieves have left a devastated mother desperate for the return of a priceless family heirloom stolen in an early morning raid.  more...

PROFITS SOAR FOR KIT MAKER

BUSINESS is booming at replica football shirt makers R H Lowe, where profits have rocketed to more than £900,000.  more...

SAFETY WARNING AFTER TODDLER'S DEATH

SAFETY experts warned parents this week of the dangers to their children of garden ponds in the wake of an accident which claimed the life of an 18-month-old toddler.  more...

Congleton Sport

NARROW ESCAPE FOR CONGLETON

CONGLETON escaped by the skin of their teeth on Saturday to scrape a hard-earned draw at home to sixth-placed Scot Hay.  more...

Congleton What'S On

GREASE IS THE ONE THAT THEY WANT

GREASE is the word on the lips of youngsters preparing for a major charity show this autumn.  more...

Crewe News

SOCCER BOYS BOMB BLAST HORROR

A PROMISING young Crewe Alex football player was among the tourists injured in Saturday's Reus airport bomb blast.  more...

PERVERTS GO HOME

WOMEN on a Crewe council estate, who believe they are living among convicted sex offenders, have pledged to start a war if any more are moved in.  more...

MOBILE PHONE FIRM COMES TO CREWE

MOBILE phone company Caudwell Communications announced this week they are moving to Crewe.  more...

NO GO FOR PLAYGROUND ROWDIES

THE council is getting tough on gangs of youths who hang around children's playgrounds.  more...

Crewe Sport

ALEX SET TO SPEND RECORD AMOUNT

CREWE ALEX manager Dario Gradi is on the lookout for a new centre forward, and he is prepared to spend a record amount to get his man.  more...

Warrington Business

Ex-governor honoured

BRENDAN O'FRIEL, former governor of Risley Prison, Warrington, has been made an honorary fellow of Liverpool John Moores University.  more...

Pub scheme rewarded

JOHN BRIGHT, chairman and managing director of Greenalls Inn Partnership, received the Pub Industry award at the Caterer and Hotelkeeper awards held in London.  more...

Regional partners aim to reverse trend

NEW plans to boost the region's prospects for the 21st century were launched by the North West Partnership on Tuesday.  more...

Finalists

PARCELINE, which has a depot in Warrington, was a finalist in the Haulier of the Year awards. It was also highly commended in the training, fleet engineer and newcomer to industry award categories.  more...

Town leads way with central area initiatives

WARRINGTON is leading the way in town centre initiatives, according to Paul Rice, centre manager.  more...

Our future remains in Europe, says Foreign Secretary

BRITAIN'S future will remain as part the European Union, Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind told businessmen at Warrington Chamber of Commerce and Industry when he lunched with them at the Park Royal International Hotel, Stretton, on Friday.  more...

Post graduate diploma

SUE FALCKE, group marketing manager with the Guardian has gained the post graduate diploma of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.  more...

Daten Park developments

TAYLOR Woodrow Property Company has sold phase two of its Daten Park office development in Birchwood, Warrington, to Britannia Life.  more...

Warrington Features

It's a family affair

FATHERS who rape their daughters ... brothers who make love to their sisters.  more...

Warrington Letters

Tory proposal doesn't stack up

WE should not be too impressed by Mr. Grayling's sudden concern for electoral fairness. It just might have something to do with Tory lack of success in Warrington's recent 'sudden death' elections.  more...

Needy drown as river scheme gathers pace

COULD the powers that be explain how it is possible to find funds for the pedestrianisation of Bridge Street, Horsemarket Street and Buttermarket Street when they cannot afford buses to take kids to school?  more...

Residents not the ogres they have been painted

I HAVE read the article by Lee Hannon regarding the halfway house at Westy and I am incensed, as I'm sure the residents will be, by Clr. Maher's final remark. "There is absolutely no reason for putting young vulnerable people in an area with people of such an unhelpful nature,' were his words.  more...

What a nice place

Warrington is a nice place, there's so much to be seen.  more...

Friend search

I AM hoping that this letter will help me contanct some old friends that I used to work with at the UKAEA Constabulary at Risley, between 1980 and 1985.  more...

Pleased to see councillor cleared

I WAS very pleased to read in last week's Guardian that Councillor Orange has been cleared of allegations that he flouted his position as a senior borough councillor.  more...

Disown Orangemen

AFTER the Orangemen's ritual demonstration at Drumcree, it is clear now that what rules in Ulster is sectarian bigotry and thuggery.  more...

Dog controls are overdue

I KNOW many people in Warrington love their dogs but could I make a heartfelt plea to those dog owners who walk their pets on Crosfields Rec (Hood Lane Recreation Ground).  more...

NNEB grade is lower

MY daughter recently qualified from Warrington Collegiate Institute, where she gained her BTEC National Diploma in Nursery Nursing. This is a fairly new qualification and, if a high enough grade is obtained, it can lead to a place at university.  more...

Warrington News

School bus routes saved

SCHOOL bus services threatened with the axe have been given a reprieve. Cheshire transport officials have agreed to continue subsidising the Warrington routes until January.  more...

Church community's new home

A PLAN to turn a Warrington Welsh chapel into a mosque has been abandoned.  more...

Heaven help us

TWO men of the cloth are raising their eyes to the sky and praying the heavens don't open.  more...

Conmen steal Edith's nest-egg

FRAIL pensioner Edith Abbots was tricked out of her life savings by two crooks posing as Water Board officials.  more...

Estate in line for £8m.

A DEPRIVED area of Warrington could benefit from nearly £8 million of improvements to boost job prospects and cut poverty and crime.  more...

Andy's Olympic hopes kick off

ANDY Heaver is a martial arts expert with a slightly different kick - he has a false right leg.  more...

Hospital on major alert

HOSPITAL staff rushed in from their days off to tend to the injured following the bus crash.  more...

Teacher tells of bus crash horror

A WARRINGTON teacher has recalled the horrifying moments before the top deck of a school bus was sliced off when it hit a low bridge.  more...

Caught on film ... but can spy cameras keep on rolling?

THESE disturbing scenes of criminal activity were witnessed by Warrington's CCTV operators who keep a round the clock surveillance of the town centre.  more...

Town's new village

A NEW village is to be created on the outskirts of Warrington.  more...

Girl crushed under bus

A YOUNG girl has been horrifically crushed by a double decker bus while out cycling with her mum.  more...

Club too violent for 3am opening

POLICE chiefs have blocked plans for a late night club because it has a violent reputation.  more...

Sex pest controls are not enough

GOVERNMENT proposals for the control of sex beasts in Warrington are not tough enough, warn council chiefs.  more...

Hunt for schoolboy raiders

POLICE are hunting two schoolboys who snatched cash from a Warrington post office.  more...

Sign here for a better way of life

A REVOLUTIONARY new scheme to improve the quality of life on a poverty stricken housing estate is set to take off.  more...

Live cable death in playground

A PET dog who took the full blast from a main power cable, may have saved the lives of dozens of children.  more...

Paedophile 'snarled like an animal'

SEX fiend Howard Hughes was locked behind a cage like Hannibal Lector in 'Silence of The Lambs', it was claimed.  more...

Minister praises business links

THE Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkind has praised Warrington's ability to attract international companies to the town.  more...

Cancer victims plan thankyou party

TWO cancer victims are repaying the expert medical care they received by organising a garden party to raise money for health charities.  more...

Stars to party in the park

A STRING of stars are set to invade Warrington for a major outdoor concert next month.  more...

Soap star Ross to marry girl from Warrington

EASTENDERS heart throb, Ross Kemp, is to marry a Warrington girl.  more...

Warrington Sport

Town sell star striker

WARRINGTON Town FC's star striker Billy O'Callaghan has surprisingly been sold this week!  more...

Dorahy sticks with Harris

WIRE boss John Dorahy blamed his team's 30-20 defeat against Bradford on some 'uncharacteristic' mistakes and the referee Stuart Cummings.  more...

WHY IS IESTYN UNHAPPY?

WIRE'S want-away fans' favourite Iestyn Harris will break his silence after the Sheffield Eagles match.  more...

MARATHON IS GOING TO BE A LOTTERY, SAYS SUZANNE RIGG

THE long wait will finally be over for Suzanne Rigg on Sunday when she makes her Olympic debut in the marathon.  more...

Rigg pounds Atlanta streets

THE 1996 Olympics marathon route would be quite an eye-opener for Warrington ace Suzanne Rigg if she had time to sight-see.  more...

SLATTER ENDS HER OLYMPICS CAREER

WARRIORS of Warrington star Helen Slatter has hung out to dry her Olympics swimming costume for the last time.  more...

Warriors in National Age Group Championships

WARRIORS of Warrington will have 13 young swimmers in the National Age Group Championships in Crystal Palace next week.  more...

All Wired Up with Will Wise

MANY fans will have been shocked to learn that Iestyn Harris is up for sale.  more...

Ten point lead thrown away

Warrington 20  more...

Warrington What'S On

The best things in life are free

HERE are some top tips to make this summer holiday one that won't break the bank.  more...

Enter our competition and win some fantastic prizes

THOMAS and his friends are off to the seaside for their summer holidays.  more...

Bubbles galore

KIDS can have bubbles of fun at the Catalyst - The Museum of the Chemical Industry.  more...

Sensational

MORE than 50 years after it opened on Broadway as The Philadelphia Story and exactly 40 since it became the musical High Society, the show that figures in most people's top 10 is currently being revived at the Palace in Manchester.  more...

Country diary

Attractions during the next few days include: Friday, July 26: Paul Bailey at the Rhinewood in Glazebrook ; Dusty Rhodes Band, Waylander, Dave Peters and Rock O'Shay at Lostock Cheshire Spot (to aid charity); Thunder Road at the Warrington Town Outriders.  more...

The gloomiest musical ?

'EVITA' begins with a funeral and ends with a death - and I considered it the gloomiest musical I've yet been to.  more...

New band debut at World

INTERNATIONAL dancer, musician and choreographer Kalvin Campbell has teamed up with three friends to form a new Warrington band, First Base, which makes its debut at The World on August 14.  more...

HUNCHBACKS don't make the most romantic of heroes and Quasimodo - hero of Disney's new animated adve

Yet his friends like him - committed to life in the bell tower of Notre Dame Cathedral - Quasi confesses to his only imaginary friends, gargoyles Victor, Hugo and Laverne, of his longing to get out into the real world and take part in the legendary Festival of Fools.  more...

  
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