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  • Commit to get fit

    TOP names in Rugby League are helping to promote the Commit to Get Fit challange in association with BUPA and the muscular dystrophy group. The health and fitness campaign was launched at the De Vere Daresbury Park Leisure Club on Wednesday and is part

  • Celebrities gather to help Gateway Theatre

    STAFF at the Gateway in Chester, which is facing a financial crisis, are to hold a celebrity gala this Sunday night as their gesture towards keeping theatre alive at the county's premiere venue. Bill Gaunt, who appeared at the Gateway last season, has

  • Bank's lifeline

    LLOYDS Bank, Warrington has renewed its sponsorship of the town's Business Venture with a £1,000 cheque presented to chief executive Sandra Brusby. The Business Venture relies entirely on sponsorship to provide a service to business start-ups and smaller

  • Missed chance

    I WOULD like to congratulate Greenalls Group on the way they have modernised the old brewery buildings on Wilderspool Causeway. My one regret, though, is that they couldn't make a live theatre out of one of the huge warehouses. It would have brought great

  • Another local brewer

    YOUR report in Friday's GUARDIAN about job losses at Burtonwood Brewery mentioned that it was the last traditional brewing company left in the town. This is not the case, of course. The Coach House Brewing Company (based at Wharf Street, Howley) continues

  • Old girls back together

    OLD girls of the former Brereton Hall School, near Holmes Chapel - including some from the Warrington area - are getting together for a reunion at their alma mater, an Elizabethan manor house, which is now a restaurant. Organiser Celeste Valerie is working

  • Millennium windfall could be on the way

    A GOVERNMENT minister has hinted that Warrington could be set for a Millennium lottery windfall. Helen Jones, MP for Warrington North, quizzed Tony Banks, minister in the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, over the uneven distribution of funds from

  • Walking day in Warrington

    IT'S Walking Day again today, Friday, and the entire town will be putting on their best clothes and taking to the streets for Warrington's biggest day. More than 6,000 walkers including congregations from 30 churches are expected to take part in the walk

  • Manchester United fan reaches her goal

    FOOTBALL fanatic Marie Jeffery tackled more than most to become Warrington's only Queen's Guide. So it was only right the former Fearnhead College student was presented with the unique honour by one of her Manchester United idols, international defender

  • Stuntman is star of silver screen

    PROFESSIONAL stuntman Ian Temperly has sprung into action many times on film - but to make a real splash on the silver screen, he had to enlist the help of a Lymm sports instructor. The 29-year-old from Rushgreen Road, Lymm, has had his fair share of

  • A taste of summer for St Rocco's

    IF you only visit one carnival this summer, make it the St Rocco's summer fair. This extravaganza of fun and games takes place on Sunday, from 12 noon until 4pm. Attractions include a crockery breaking stall which is ideal for getting rid of all that

  • Dad on rape charge

    A FATHER-of-one has appeared before Warrington Magistrates Court accused of carrying out a town centre rape. Courier Gary Norman, aged 27, of Towers Court, Bewsey, was charged with raping a 44-year-old woman in Crown Street on April 25 and threatening

  • Primary care - your questions answered

    WARRINGTON'S Community Health Council asked North Cheshire Health to explain the role of Primary Care Groups. We are printing the questions and the answers to give readers a clearer idea of what a PCG actually is. WHAT IS A PRIMARY CARE GROUP (PCG)? PCGs

  • Padgate gains civic seal of approval

    PADGATE and Woolston came alive for what was believed to be the 99th annual Procession of Witness last Saturday. Brollies and straw bonnets battled it out as the unpredictable summer alternately soaked and shined as the ardent Walking Day faithful assembled

  • Hospital has no secrets says new chief executive

    WARRINGTON Hospital NHS Trust has a new chief executive. Mike Deegan has taken over from finance director Beverley Peacock who has been the acting chief executive since the departure of Rosemary Knights. Mrs Knights retired in January on ill-health grounds

  • MP defends her vote

    A WARRINGTON MP has hit back at claims in a prominent church newspaper that she betrayed her faith by voting to lower the gay age of consent. Helen Southworth, MP for Warrington South, was among 26 religious MPs to be 'named and shamed' by the Catholic

  • Woman searches for grandpa's memorial

    A WARRINGTON woman says she has been shocked to find that the memorial to her war hero grandfather appears to have vanished. June Ashcroft, of Lakeside Avenue, Winwick, went as far as Holland to find her grandfather's grave, but when she returned to his

  • Churches unite for procession

    WALKERS dodged puddles and showers for Grappenhall's Annual Procession of Witness. But the rain didn't stop the fun and games for the members of the Independent Methodist Church and St Wilfrid's Church, who joined forces to walk around the village before

  • Wartime meeting that blossomed into romance

    A WARTIME meeting at Warrington's YMCA led to romance for Thelwall couple Bert and Kit Adams. The pair celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Friday after meeting more than half a century ago at the Horsemarket Street. Bert was a maintenance engineer

  • Reader e-mails offer of help from Florida

    A FORMER Warringtonian Mike Smoult is willing to turn trans-Atlantic detective to help solve a shocking burglary. The ex Padgate resident Mick Smoult, aged 48, read all about last week's incident in Sharon Park Close, Grappenhall, where a 92-year-old

  • Doctors' dressing down

    THREE consultants from Warrington Hospital who stripped to their socks at a summer ball have apologised for their actions. The medics, who have not been named, were at the party at a Cheshire golf club when they performed the 'Full Monty' in front of

  • Daniel has designs on the future

    YOUNG Daniel Cox has set himself up for a career in engineering after winning a national drawing competition. The five year old pupil from Alderman Bolton Infant School, Warrington, went to London to pick up his prize after winning with his design of

  • Cat rescued by firemen had to be destroyed

    A STRAY kitten was rescued from a car engine by fire-fighters but had to be destroyed by the RSPCA. RSPCA inspectors discovered the kitten was suffering from potentially fatal cat flu and was vicious and unmanageable. The cat had dived under a car belonging

  • Back to Berlin for airlift celebrations

    BERLIN was a city in crisis in the summer of 1948. Cut off from the rest of the world by the Russians its people were slowly starving. But a massive military operation was launched which saved the city and Warrington had its own special part to play.

  • Yobs brawl in street after silly argument

    A STREET fight erupted in the early hours of the morning after a silly argument over a piece of lettuce placed on a car, Warrington Crown Court heard on Friday. Three youths - one armed with an iron bar - attacked another group of young people outside

  • Birchwood Ball raises funds for Peace Centre

    THE APPEAL to build Warrington's International Peace Centre is £1,600 richer after receiving the proceeds of a summer ball at Birchwood Golf Club. The event was the first of its kind to be held at the club and was voted a great success by all who took

  • More actors needed

    BIRCHWOOD Players, who are presenting their first open air production, Into the Forest at Risley Moss this (Friday) evening and tomorrow, are already planning their autumn programme. Accordingly they are looking for new cast members, particularly adults

  • Three times gold award winners

    GK Electrical, part of the Warrington based GK Communications Group, has won the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents gold occupation safety award for the third time. The award is presented in recognition of outstanding achievement in management

  • Help yourself to success

    COMPANY Plus at Warrington Collegiate Institute is organising a professional development open evening at the Padgate Campus on July 8. The event will help people who want advice about specific qualifications, or about how to improve skills. Tutors will

  • Cheers! Brewery staff receive cash rewards

    THE Burtonwood Brewery group, Warrington, has said a big thank you to its 900 employees with a payout of half a week's wage to all of them. The company is giving staff profit sharing hand-outs ranging from £100 to more than £200. Burtonwood recently made

  • BNFL set to purchase USA nuclear business

    WARRINGTON based BNFL is to purchase the American CBS Corporation's Westinghouse global nuclear businesses for $1.2 billion. The acquisition is in partnership with US company Morris Knudsen Corporation (MK). The deal is expected to close by the end of

  • Tragedies waiting to happen

    ARE others, like me, concerned that the wider issues raised by the death of Matthew Eappen are getting lost in the cross fire of accusation and counter accusation? The personal and individual care of one human being by another is a complex, demanding

  • Traffic problems are nearly 30 years old

    IN response to your article in the GUARDIAN of June 19 about the traffic problems in Cherry Lane, I would like to add some relevant facts. This is not a new problem. For nearly 30 years the residents of this road have endeavoured to bring our traffic

  • Give 'good' teeenagers a chance

    I AM writing in total support of Linda Dirir's letter in last week's edition of the GUARDIAN. She was commenting on entertainment for the under-18-year-olds and the connection with traffic and pollution and that it wasn't surprising that they tried to

  • Drivers cause their own trouble

    I WOULD like to respond to the GUARDIAN exclusive concerning the increased levels of violence directed at taxi drivers. My response would be that if they want a reduction in violence they should stop provoking it! I appreciate that there is a small minority

  • Village 'fantasy' is turning into a nightmare

    IS anybody really listening to the concerns of residents that open space in Great Sankey is a thing of the past? The House Builders Association, greedy to glean every scrap of profit from each development, first invites us to live in a 'village type environment

  • Gay policy?

    IT IS now legal to perform homosexual acts with children of 16. When clause 28 is repealed by John Prescott, it will be legal to spread homosexual, lesbian and other sexual propaganda in schools and colleges. Our town council will have considered these

  • Crime writer Julia publishes new book

    PROLIFIC crime writer Julia Wallis Martin, formerly of Warrington, has added another tome to her repertoire. "The Bird Yard", just out, is collecting good reviews. The book is a chilling psychological novel about a lonely young boy's relationship with

  • 6 - GUARDIAN MIDWEEK , July 7, 1998

    Discount Baths 18x4 15x4 Darbyshire and Eves 15x3 Acorn Security Handwritten record Old book may hold clues to town's history If you've got a story for GUARDIAN MIDWEEK, call the news reporters on 434114 Got a story? Student dealer now faces expulsion

  • Woman finally gets revenge on ex husband

    DIVORCEE Marjorie Middleton finally got revenge on her scheming ex husband after eight years of wrangling over property. Sub postmaster Alan Middleton stripped their marital home bare and moved the business they jointly owned in an attempt to prevent

  • Company admits using illegal software and pays out £20,000

    A COMPANY has handed over £20,000 after it was discovered they were using illegal software on its computer system. Warrington based Industrial manufacturer Thomas Locker Holdings Plc found that it was using the unlicensed programs during an internal audit

  • IKEA slammed for not 'playing ball'

    A MUM has accused a Warrington furniture store of discriminating against her disabled son. Ann Cayton claims staff at Warrington's IKEA superstore refused to let five-year-old Robert play in its 'ball pond' because he suffers from mild cerebral palsy.

  • Family plea for return of 'hidden' £500

    THE FAMILY of a little girl with a rare genetic disorder are appealing for the return of £500 which they hoped would help buy her a wheelchair. Little Kate Snape, aged five, suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy and is nearing the age where she will need

  • Health workers 'ignored'

    COMMUNITY health professionals are unhappy about proposals to split Warrington into two Primary Care Groups. Staff at Warrington Community Health Care Trust voted in favour of a single group for Warrington, while GPs voted in favour of two. North Cheshire

  • Green-fingered Bill is oldest gardener

    A SPRIGHTLY green-fingered pensioner has become the oldest gardener on his allotments at the grand old age of 90. Bill Powney, of Slater Street, Latchford, celebrates his birthday today (Friday) and will pay a visit to his beloved allotment at Victoria

  • Police drug swoop returns neighbourhoods to residents

    SUSPECTED drug dealers were arrested by detectives following morning raids on homes across Warrington on Wednesday. Undercover officers swooped on eight addresses in Bewsey, Dallam and Latchford to net eight people for drugs related offences. More than

  • New Daresbury Wing for hospital

    WARRINGTON'S new £5 million private hospital was officially opened this week by Lord Daresbury. The 30-bed Daresbury Wing, operated by private health company Health Care Projects, is situated on the site of Warrington Hospital. The hospital offers patients

  • US inquiry delays Crosfield's £280m deal

    CROSFIELD'S is still in line to be sold to an American chemicals giant in a £280 million deal - but an inquiry by the US government has delayed the handover. The Liverpool Road plant was set to become part of Florida-based speciality chemicals multinational

  • Malaysians in credit scam

    THREE illegal immigrants involved in a credit cards scam, which fooled town shopkeepers, have been jailed and now face deportation. The Malaysian gang became embroiled in an £11,000 crime spree centring on Warrington, Manchester and Chester, a court heard

  • Chris Evans resolves maintenance dispute

    LAWYERS representing Chris Evans and his ex-girlfriend have resolved a maintenance dispute. TV star and DJ Evans had a relationship with Alison Ward, from Orford, in the late 80s, and they have a daughter called Jade. This week solicitor Mike Peake, acting

  • Assaulted by gang of three

    A MAN needed hospital treatment after a late-night attack in Orford last Friday. The 25-year-old man was assaulted by a gang of three men as he walked in Orford Green in the early hours of the morning. He was approached by the thugs who punched and kicked

  • Ambulances are fastest in country

    WARRINGTON'S ambulances are the fastest in the country, according to figures released this week by the Department of Health. Mersey Regional Ambulance Service Trust, which covers the town, beat off the competition from the country's urban services at