I AM writing to you as a concerned parent of a pupil of St James' C of E School. It has come to light that the council is looking into making changes to my daughter's proposed schooling. At the moment she attends the nursery at St James' and I wish her
I AM writing to you concerning the proposal of the merger of St James' School and St Werburgh's School in Latchford. My daughter started nursery at St James School on November 1 and to my horror I find that this proposal is hanging over the school. My
I understand that Warrington Hospital has issued guidelines on how not to use the accident and emergency department to cut down on waiting times. I assume that it was a plea to keep away from A&E unless your illness or injury meets criteria such as
MAY I express my thanks to the Mayor and town council, especially Nancy Jones, the GUARDIAN news desk, and the engraver for their help, courtesy and hospitality shown to me and members of my family on Remembrance Sunday when we were able to see my cousin
FROSTS over the weekend knocked out what sport there was for most Lymm anglers but pike anglers are faring very well with water turning gin clear. With it being their time of year, pike anglers are out in force on Lymm Dam, the Sankey Canal, Longbarn
ALLIED Alex staged a tremendous fightback to beat Old Ball 6-3 and book a Warrington Sunday Soccer League President's Cup quarter-finals place. Steve Taylor put Allied in front but Old Ball raced 3-1 ahead through Andy Bennett, Graham Hunter and an own
Golborne Sports and Grappenhall Sports dropped points as Golborne were held to a 2-2 draw at Fearnhead, whose Rick Holden and Simon Pickett scored, as were Grappenhall at East Leigh despite goals from Matt Topping and Chris Gould. Irlam Catholic Club
Crosfields 28 Dewsbury Moor 20 By MIKE PARSONS WHERE there is a will there is a way! That is the verdict of Soap boss Terry Reid after Crosfields maintained their 100 per cent home record in National Conference League Division Two on Saturday. Reid was
YOUNG rugby star Johnathan Brindle has a wealth of experience to draw on should he need a mentor. Grandad Alistair, who played during Warrington's glory years alongside greats such as Brian Bevan, was part of the Lancashire Cup winning side of 1959-60
WARRINGTON Wolves are setting the standards which other Super League clubs will follow. The Wolves' 11 rivals are to take on board Peter Deakin's community development project which is already showing rewards at Wilderspool. Deakin, the Wolves' chief
Alsager 0 Tetley Walker 2 ALAN Aspinall was forced to field four new signings for Tetley Walker's trip to Alsager due to injury, suspension and work commitments. And it was one new signings, Jeff Bynon, who set Tetley on the way to their sixth North Western
FORMER Warrington Town boss Dave Hughes has revealed that he had planned his step down from management from the start of the season. Hughes swapped roles with assistant Alan Blair earlier this week due to increasing work commitments but seemed surprised
Rylands Sharks u7 30 Blackbrook u7 16 RYLANDS took an early lead with Hardman, Cox and Thompson going in for quick tries. Blackbrook scored twice and did not give up but Rylands were too quick and went further ahead through Taylor, Thompson and Hardman
WARRINGTON youngster Mike Callan this week became the first player to progress through the Wolves' scholarship programme and into the professional ranks. Mike, a 16-year-old back row forward who played his amateur rugby at Crosfields, has impressed during
STEVE Blakeley will begin his career with Warrington Wolves on the wing. The 27-year-old has England international experience in his preferred position of stand off but Lee Briers will be given the first chance to play outside of new scrum half and skipper
MEMBERS of Lymm Youth Club are inviting past staff and users to a special celebration this week. The club will be staging a reunion party on Sunday and is asking people who have been involved with the club, which is in its 32nd year, to join in the fun
PARISHIONERS in Stockton Heath welcomed their new vicar at a special ceremony last Friday. The Rev Brian Harris officially took over the post at a special ceremony at St Thomas's Church on Friday. The Bishop of Chester, the Right Rev Peter Forster and
THE APPEAL to build the town's peace centre is £6,000 richer thanks to the generosity of staff at a Warrington company. The employees of Vertex in Westbrook held a series of fund-raising events for the charity which included fancy dress competitions,
HUGE crowds gathered last Saturday when Culcheth turned the clock back 100 years to welcome in the festive season. Santa switched on the Christmas Lights at the village centre, where shopkeepers and members of Culcheth Lions dressed up in Victorian costumes
WARRINGTON students marched in London yesterday to protest against tuition fees, student hardship and low-paid jobs. The Collegiate Institute's Students' Union took over 50 students on the march through the capital to raise awareness of the cycle of debt
PEOPLE in Warrington are at more risk of dying from major causes than in other areas of the country. The town's rate of death from heart disease, strokes and cancers, particularly lung cancer, makes grim reading - it is 10 per cent higher than the national
HOUSEHOLDS across Warrington are to be consulted on the town's new Local Transport Plan. Leaflets are currently dropping onto doormats inviting residents to give their views and a special exhibition is on display in the Golden Square today, Friday, and
EDUCATION chiefs have praised Warrington's schools after the fledgling authority saw GCSE results rise for the second time in its two year life. An average of 49.7 per cent of pupils passed five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C this year, 1.8 per cent
HOSPITAL chiefs have issued guidelines on how to use the accident and emergency department to cut down on waiting times. Department bosses fear they may be over run in the build up to Christmas and the New Year and have asked potential patients to consider
WARRINGTON Borough Council may be about to sell the former Palace Theatre building. Apollo Leisure Ltd has offered £500,000 for the freehold of the property. The building was subject to a 21-year lease to Apollo Leisure which has expired. The council
BARBERSHOP singers from Lymm proved they were cut above the rest when they won a prestigious award. The 70 strong Cheshire Chord Company travelled to Harrogate to take part in the the Ladies' Association of British Barbershop Singers' national championships
MINI Mozarts and would-be Bachs are being invited to join a success story which comes with civic approval. Young virtusos in Warrington Youth Orchestra so impressed Deputy Mayor Clr Sheila Woodyatt that she has made it her mission to spread the word about
RESCUE packages are being devised to foster a brighter future to staff made redundant from Memory Lane Cakes. Hundreds of production staff, facing a bleak start to the 21st century, are being urged to take advantage of employment and financial support
LEISURE chiefs have drawn up a 'wish list' of improvements to council-run sports facilities in a bid to compete with their commerical rivals. The council's sports and leisure management contractor, Golden Gates Leisure, has set out a plan to modernise
YOUNGSTERS from Grappenhall Junior Football Club have launched a fund-raising campaign to buy the land where they play. The club uses pitches at Grappenhall Sports Club, on Stockton Lane, but the lease is soon to expire and members fear that the owners
DESPITE fierce debate among senior academics over the siting of a lucrative new project at Warrington's Daresbury Laboratory, it looks like a decision will not be made until early next year. Lord Sainsbury, Minister for Science, announced this week that
WARRINGTON North MP Helen Jones visited some of her younger constituents last week - and received one of the toughest grillings of her career. To mark the 10th anniversary of the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of the Child, Helen visited St
ENVIRONMENT Minister Michael Meacher came to Warrington to encourage small firms to become "leaner and greener" as part of a pioneering new initiative. The Minister was at the UK Waste landfill site in Risley to launch a campaign to increase awareness
CONSULTANTS have started looking into the mystery of the 70,000 gallons of water which went missing from Warrington's River of Life. As reported in last week's Warrington GUARDIAN, town hall chiefs had to turn off the £300,000 water feature in the centre
CORONATION Street star Steve Arnold sparked Warrington town centre's Christmas illuminations into life - but French farmers have put a dampener on an imaginative display in lower Bridge Street. Plans were made to decorate the route with logos promoting
A YOUNG dad has died just three days after the birth of his second son. Gareth Beddall, of Stainmore Close, Gorse Covert, was diagnosed as having leukaemia in April, and despite a courageous battle, could not beat his illness. The 30-year-old electrical
COUNCILLORS in Burtonwood and Westbrook have expressed concern over a number of incidents of anti-social behaviour. The main complaints received by parish representatives is of youths congregating outside churches and shops causing nuisance and intimidating
ALTITUDE sickness, snow shoes and ice axes came to the Parr Hall last week as part of a lecture by a top mountaineer. World-famous climber Chris Bonington took to the stage at the invitation of the Warrington Scouts, to talk about his last major expedition
A NEW management team has been placed in the driving seat of Warrington Borough Transport to take the company into the next millennium. Four new faces have been appointed to the posts of managing director, finance director, operations manager and engineering
REPAIR work on Stockton Heath's swing bridge is due to finish in the New Year. Engineers from the Manchester Ship Canal Co have been refurbishing the steelwork and giving the structure a new lick of paint to take it into the Millennium. The work is an
PARISH councillors in Winwick joined forces with students from Warrington Collegiate to help improve the environment. Radley Common will be blooming next Spring thanks to the time and effort of councillors and students. Clr Michael Hearn said he had asked
TRADING standards officers are warning people to check their electric blankets after a random check in the town showed nearly half were too dangerous to use. The shock results found revealed that only 35 per cent of blankets had no faults and 45 per cent
GRIEVING parents will have somewhere to remember their lost children in the New Year, when the town's first burial area specifically for babies opens. Work has already started on the purpose built area in Warrington Cemetery, which will be screened from
This was the fifth annual award ceremony run by the collegiate, and to mark the occasion three new fellows were appointed - including former student and Commonwealth Games winner Diane Modahl. The other two new fellows were college governor and JP Barrie
DEVASTATED children at Culcheth Primary School are trying to rebuild their coveted conservation area after vandals struck again. Earlier this year, furniture which had been bought by the pupils was smashed and now further damage has been caused to the
COMPANIES in Warrington have a chance to prove they are winners with the help of a new Business Awards competition launched by the Warrington GUARDIAN and Business Link Warrington. Thousands of pounds worth of prizes and specially designed trophies are
AS THE Warrington representative of the British Astronomical Association - campaign for dark skies, (BAA CFDS). I would like comment on the proposed floodlighting of St Oswalds Church, Winwick. The natural beauty of the night sky is gradually being eroded
HOW I applaud and agree with J Catelami's letter (GUARDIAN, November 12) regarding the delapidated state of Palmyra Square. When I was a pupil at the Warrington Secondary School it was a pleasure to walk through the square. In the summer the birds were
HAVING read the various complaints over recent weeks of the refuse collection service and staff, I have been intending to write to praise the operatives who collect in my area. We have no complaints at all! On several occasions our wheelie bin has been
THIS letter and its sentiments could hardly be more illustrative of the emerging transparency of the council. We vigorously disagree with our colleague Pete Black (Deputy Chair of Strategic Planning Panel) as regards his comments on development at Peel
AFTER the past week's plummeting temperatures and then sudden crazy upwards spiral it is understandable that Warrington Anglers' Association catch results are generally poor. Best overall performer was the Bridgewater Canal where bread punch and squat
Askam 10 Woolston Rovers 18 A MAGNIFICENT all-round team performance gave Rovers an invaluable and morale-boosting victory over Askam in the National Conference League Premier Division. With several players pulling out on the morning of the game Rovers
Warrington Town 0 Darwen 1 By CHRIS HALL WARRINGTON were made to earn their crust right from the start in their First North Western Trains League Division Two Clash with table-toppers Darwen. Striker Paul Baker made the home defence look stale by capitalising
WARRINGTON Wolves are prepared to release John Duffy this season. The Scottish international, who has been understudy to the first team half backs for two years, will be allowed to leave without a transfer fee being paid. Wigan-based Duffy, aged 19, has
ONE of Warrington Wolves' old boys has taken on a major role at Wilderspool. Former half back star Jimmy Fairhurst is the club's new sales manager armed with the brief of winning over Warrington's business community. Fairhurst, aged 41, of Burtonwood,
WARRINGTON Wolves will begin their Millenium season with a match in France. The Wolves have accepted an invite to play French champions St. Esteve in a commemorative game. It will be an afternoon kick-off on Saturday, January 29 and will come a fortnight
AFTER 12 weeks and 1,500 gruelling miles on the road, Martyn Bracegirdle, Warrington's very own 'Running Man', stopped for a breather in Woolston this week. The 53-year-old Warrington businessman is three-quarters of the way through a mammoth fundraising
A DECORATED survivor of the battle of the Somme is on the verge of seeing three centuries - after reaching the age of 104. Edward Collins, of Padgate House Residential Home, was born in Stanley Street in 1895 and celebrated his 104th birthday this week
WARRINGTON Market is set to take a step back in time to celebrate Christmas. Imagine the year is 1255 and Baron William Boteler has just granted the town its first market charter for the festive season. Characters from the 13th century will be recreating
TALKS have taken place between the owners of Rylands Recreation Ground and a care home charity over a £15 million retirement village for Warrington. Officials from the Extra Care Charitable Trust have met with representatives from the Gorsey Lane club
CHILDREN at Loushers Lane Special School had a first class time when Postman Pat rolled into school. Every year, a class of four and five year olds with severe learning difficulties deliver Christmas cards to all the other classes. This requires them
A HOST of exciting Millennium projects has been given thousands of pounds by parish councillors. The Millennium Sub-Committee of Burtonwood and Westbrook Parish Council have looked at a range of community based activities to mark the once-in-a-lifetime
PROBLEM tenants could soon be replaced by a new-style community as plans for more than 130 new homes and a shopping parade in Padgate are revealed. The blueprints for the new estate, on land near to Blenheim Close, should transform an area which has suffered
WARRINGTON Hospital claims to have found a new way to tackle the problem of nurse shortages. Bosses have introduced a variety of initiatives aimed at attracting people into the profession and offering support for nurses who want to return to work. New
SUPERFIT soldiers from the Queen's Lancashire Regiment are putting their best feet forwards to raise cash for charity. The team are running from their barracks in Preston to Omagh via Warrington's peace centre site. They passed through the town yesterday
WARRINGTON Juvenile Pipe Band is celebrating a season of success, but also saying goodbye to a long-serving instructor. At a special ceremony, each member received a replica of each prize won by the group this year. They won a place in a competition in
TEACHERS have been issued with new guidelines on how to tackle the abuse of legal and illegal drugs in schools - and that expelling pupils might not be the answer. Advice on everything from what to do if a youngster is drunk, hallucinating or "high",
A TRAGIC 29-year-old - who touched the hearts of many - is set to be remembered today, Friday. Bringing people together is what Helen Stuchbury did best, according to her family, until her untimely death in a car accident just over a week ago. Now hundreds
CHRISTMAS cards produced by the Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Trust are selling like hot cakes, says campaign director Nick Taylor. There has been demand for the exclusive design across the world and supplies are getting low, but you can pick up your copies
PLANS are being discussed to extend the influence of Warrington's pioneering Drugbusters initiative. Large numbers of heroin dealers are languishing behind bars as a result of police undercover investigations, such as Operations Winner and Werewolf. But
A DEVOTED mum says she has finally received the apology she has been waiting for, almost four years after her son died in Winwick Hospital. Doreen Holbrook, of Long Lane, has been asking Warrington Community Health Care NHS Trust to accept responsibility
