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TEENAGERS at Birchwood Community High School, Warrington got a chance to meet business men and women who might employ them in the future when the school hosted the Bishop of Warrington's Business Lunch. The Bishop, the Rt Rev John Packer, said the lunch

AS disgusted as he may be, John Clements was wrong to resign his post as a parish councillor and stepping down as a borough council candidate in the forthcoming May elections because he is in disagreement with the antics of certain council leaders. We

JOHN Prescott is urging us to leave our cars behind and use public transport. Some bus drivers clearly don't share his views. Catching the bus to work on Monday - a rare event - I got on in Latchford village. To pay the staggering sum of 85 pence for

THE unfolding saga reported in the GUARDIAN regarding the closure of St Werburgh's School and the proposed subsequent integration with St James's has made alarming reading. My own children attended St Werburgh's and my bungalow backs on to the school

I HAVE just been for a walk with my husband and our dog in a landscaped area in Appleton and I have to say I'm disgusted at the amount of dog dirt we came across. I have often noticed the amount of dog dirt that isn't cleared up and today I just felt

MPLOYERS need to waken up to the fact that there are plenty of experienced women available for work on a part time basis, but they want job shares, not a few hours work each day. This is the view of Joyce Bannister who has been looking for a job share

WORKING from home is an option that appeals to many women. Karen O'Connor from Stockton Heath, decided to take the plunge after working in public relations for other companies for seven years. She had no luck in getting a grant, and didn't want to take

THERE is just under a week to go of the coarse fishing season on river fisheries for members of the Warrington Anglers' Association on our river fisheries but current water high levels do not hold out the promise of bumper catches. A member tried his

NEXT Tuesday is the last day of the current coarse fishing season and therefore the last chance to fish most of the Lymm Angling Club's 'member only' waters and also to coarse fish the rivers. Tantalisingly the fish usually switch on at this time of year

A WARRINGTON pool star is to have England trials held in Great Yarmouth tomorrow, Friday. It is the first chance Jimmy Murray has been handed to show his talents to the national selectors and he is looking forward to the opportunity. Murray said: "It's

DATO Star's owners believe he could give Istabraq a run for its money in the Smurfit Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham on Tuesday. Irish-bred Dato, owned by Moore's Jeff and Kath Riley, is second favourite behind the two-times winner. Jeff said: "If Dato

WARRINGTON Sports Personality nominee David Gill has helped England defend their World Tug o' War Championship. In a special millennium competition, held in Holland last weekend, Gill joined an eight-man team which saw off 11 other nations to take the

Warrington Town 1 Holker 1 TOWN'S unblemished home defensive record, dating back to their clash with Tetley Walker at Christmas, came to an end at the hands of second division strugglers Holker on Saturday. An equaliser by the Cumbrian side early in the

Woolston Rovers u7 18 Leigh Rangers u7 10 BOTH teams tackled well in this close fought contest with Woolston eventually getting the upper hand in the second half. Tries for Woolston came from Alex Milbourne, two, Stephen Dean and Adam Fildes with a single

TAEKWONDO ace Nicola Rae's year 2000 has got off to a flier. After being crowned Warrington Under 16 Sports Personality of the Year she has gone on to become best of British. The 13-year-old St. Gregory's High School pupil, coached by Steve Pomfrett,

WOLVES boss Darryl Van de Velde was in positive mood after watching his side's best start to a season for 13 years. The 48-18 win over London was Warrington's highest scoring achievement in an opening league match since they hammered Hunslet 54-4 at Wilderspool

Warrington Wolves 48 London Broncos 18 IT was the start the whole of Warrington was hoping for. A comprehensive thrashing of a respected Super League outfit in front of a Wilderspool summer rugby record crowd of 8,918 must surely be the perfect launch

Guardian exclusive PHEW! What a couple of weeks! The Silk Cut Challenge Cup games and the opening game of Super League have now passed by. I think we can all just momentarily give ourselves a bit of a pat on the back - not just the people who work for

WOLVES boss Darryl Van de Velde has had his players focused on their defence as they bid to put the club into the semi-finals of the Silk Cut Challenge Cup for the first time since 1990. Warrington and Salford City Reds are unbeaten so far this year,

ALL conversations about the dangers Salford City Reds possess for Warrington Wolves in this Sunday's cup showdown eventually lead to one name - Darren Brown! The Australian king-pin is in his second season with Salford and he commands the utmost respect

BLUEPRINTS by a top night club for an extra 250 punters provoked fears about the state of late night Warrington from councillors. Management at Mr Smith's intend to attract more clubbers by moving a restaurant to the venue's first floor, clearing more

EXCLUSIVE by PETER MAGILL WAR-TORN refugees are making a new start in the more peaceful surroundings of Orford. The town's first asylum seekers - drawn from a variety of the world's trouble spots - can now call flats on the Grasmere and Greenwood estate

WITH just three days to go until Fleadh 2000, the final preparations are being put in place for what promises to be Warrington's biggest and best Irish festival ever. The event gets underway on Sunday, March 12, with a book launch and service at Bold

BOYBAND heartthrob Jay Brown led his band 5ive in opening the Brits music awards last week, when they claimed the title of Best Pop Act. The band joined Queen's Bryan May and Roger Taylor to open the televised ceremonies with a spectacular version of

MULTIPLE Sclerosis sufferer Garnet Brown made the trip down to Parliament yesterday in his bid to persuade the Government to give him access to a new treatment before it is too late. The GUARDIAN told Mr Brown's story last year when he claimed he would

TOWN leaders have reacted angrily to reports that Warrington has failed in its bid to become a Millennium city. As reported in Tuesday's Midweek, leaked Government documents rubbish the town's attempts to become a 'City for Peace' and lists Wolverhampton

MYSTERY still surrounds the death of tragic baby Callum - two years after the tot's untimely death. Nearing the second anniversary of Callum's death, the identity of the boy's mother is still not known. Callum was discovered in a bin bag close to the

Exclusive by JOEL SAWYER FASHION legend Zandra Rhodes arrived in Warrington on Saturday to inspect the town's Ossie Clark exhibition. Good friend and fellow style mogul David Sassoon joined her for the visit which gave them both a chance to pay tribute

Alsager AFC - 1 Bacup Borough - 1 ALSAGER AFC were made to settle for a home draw against high-flying Bacup Borough on Saturday. Looking to build on last week's 2-0 success at Daisyhill, Manager Steve Booth handed Danny Clayton his first full start and

CONGLETON farming brothers Stuart and Richard Yarwood have won through to the final of a national agricultural contest. The Yarwoods are from Lower Medhurst Green Farm, and are among nine finalists in the British Grassland Society's National Silage Competition

A FORMER Alsager School pupil has been chosen as one of just five finalists in a young musician of the year competition. Fergal O'Mahony, aged 17, pictured, will be performing with the world famous Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Fergal, from

STUDENTS will be wrestling in mud this week to help ensure sick children have a holiday to remember. The students, who attend the Alsager campus of Manchester Metropolitan University, are staging a series of fun events to support a holiday scheme. The

BIG-HEARTED Congleton people have inundated a town centre charity shop with cash to help the Mozambique flood victims. Thousands of pounds have been donated to the Oxfam shop since it joined with 10 other charities last week to launch a disaster appeal

FOOTBALL fans should find out this week whether plans for a new 300-capacity grandstand at Alsager Town FC will get the green light. The scheme was deferred at last month's planning committee meeting as members wanted to inspect the site following complaints

DOZENS of residents living near Westlands High School are up in arms over plans to convert the site into a huge housing estate. The plan, by Bellway Homes, would see 125 houses built on the land off Holmes Chapel Road plus a new play area and access.

CREWE FC made history with a 3-1 victory in their semi-final clash with Littlemoor at the Cumberland Sports Ground on Saturday. They became the first team to reach the final of the Mid Cheshire Cup since the competition began in 1975. With the importance

Crewe Alex - 1 Norwich - 0 NEIL Sorvel's sixth minute strike set Crewe on their way to a second successive victory against Norwich on Saturday. and arguably their most comprehensive. It was man-of-the-match Colin Cramb who made the goal with some clever

KENNY Lunt won Crewe the points with a stunning free kick two minutes from time in a tense derby against Port Vale on Tuesday. It was a huge relief to most of the Alexandra Stadium as the visitors looked to have snatched a draw three minutes earlier.

HELPERS are urgently needed for the Marie Curie Cancer Care Daffodil Campaign in Nantwich. Donations will be collected for fabric daffodils on and around National Daffodil Day Saturday, March 18. President Ray Stafford said: "Last year in excess of £5,000

VILLAGERS at Wistaston have encapsulated their community life and buried it for future generations to unearth. Community groups and individuals contributed to a collection of items, mainly papers, documents and photographs, representing past and present

SPORTING heroes from Crewe and Nantwich are to be honoured by adding them to the borough's Roll of Honour. Footballer Johnny King, power lifter Ken Parry, table tennis player Paula Latham, badminton player Ella Miles and referee Ike Baker will be honoured

SUCCESSFUL security measures have helped three borough council car parks retain a national award this year. Three Crewe car parks became the first in Cheshire to receive the Association of Chief Police Officers' Secured Car Parks Award last year. It was

UP TO 25 empty council houses in the borough could be offered to asylum seekers. Councillors meet today to decide whether the homes should be earmarked for use by the Home Office during this year and next. Housing officers say if the council does not

TWO pharmacists were fined for supplying defective medicine to a baby after a charge of manslaughter had earlier been thrown out by the Judge. Ziab Khattab, 25, of Alton Road, Eccles and Lisa Taylor-Lloyd, 27, of Kestrel Drive, Crewe both pleaded guilty

THE BOROUGH'S luxury car makers could see a 1,000 jobs boost over the next three or four years, with annual production up to 9,000 cars. Head of Corporate Affairs, Richard Charlesworth stressed the jobs hike would not happen "over night". "We are currently

A CREWE fireman is tackling a dangerous mission in Mozambique helping with the massive flood rescue operation. Poisonous snakes in trees, land mines and disease are amongst the hazards facing father-of-two Gary Williams who is part of a three-man team

A NEW Information, Advice and Guidance Partnership for Warrington, Halton, Wirral and Cheshire was launched at the Park Royal International Hotel, Warrington. The initiative is funded by the Department for Education and Employment, and will develop a

MICROSYSTEMS technology, which could lead to the creation of new jobs and companies in Warrington and the north west in the future, was the subject of a conference at Daresbury Laboratory organised by Warrington-based Faraday Foresight North West. Some

LATE enquiries for Warrington Business Awards should now be directed to Trevor Buckley at Mayet Communications, 2, Palmyra Square North, Warrington, WA1 IJQ, tel 01925 4118773. The Business Awards are organised by Business Link, Warrington and the Warrington

I REFER to your article on page 7 of the Guardian, February 24, especially to the remarks of the unnamed council spokesman that the judge's findings only applied to Carolan (not even a Mr). I could suggest that this spokesman comes out from behind the

IT IS reassuring that Rachel Priest (letters February 24) is content with the services she gets from Warrington Borough Council, but I must take issue with her over the re-cycling fiasco. She states that Warrington will improve its waste re-cycling percentages

I AM writing as a former pupil of St James's School, many years ago, and therefore have an allegiance and affection for it. I lived in the Chester Road area and walked to and from the school twice a day. Crossing the then much less busy A49 was made safe

- but she's delighted! HELEN Gibbons was unemployed and finding it difficult to get a job when she heard about the TREE project which helps people in certain areas of Warrington to start up their own businesses. Helen, 23, of Orford, an animal artist,

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to start PEOPLE looking for a job who don't know where to start would find Warrington Careers Centre a good place. The centre keeps vacancy lists for people aged 16 to 20, and above that age group, the vacancies are at the Job Centre. The Careers Centre

BOWLS Warrington Short Mat Bowls Ass WA Clough Shield semi-finals on Monday, 7.30pm start: At Smithys, mat two: Grange A (A. Titchard) v Alliance A (I. Rutter). At Thorncross: Pierpoints B (K. Wightman) v Fiddlers B (E. Geraghty). Final to be at Monk

Warrington Town 1 Holker 1 AN out of sorts Tetley Walker crashed to their first defeat at Long Lane since October 2. Tetley started the better of the two sides and throughout enjoyed the greater share of possession. On too many occasions the final ball

GRANGE Valley survived a rain-destroyed programme in Warrington Sunday Soccer League to beat Spenners Royal in the only Premier Division clash. They won 1-0 through a Barry Anslow goal to move into third place and close on Holt and Cheshire Hawthorne.

THE Guardian Cup quarter-finals clash between St. Albans and Golborne Sports will have to go to a third game. This follows a 1-1 draw after extra time in Saturday's replay. Golborne took the lead after 55 minutes but this was cancelled out within five

SUPER League excitement reached fever pitch at Wilderspool on Sunday with a record breaking attendance to watch the new-look Wolves launch their title challenge. The buzz, which was started by the captures of Allan Langer, Tawera Nikau, Steve Blakeley

YOUNG entrepreneurs from across Cheshire will be descending on Warrington's Golden Square this weekend, to compete for custom with the big shops. Students from Cheshire schools, including several from Warrington, will be demonstrating their business skills

THERE was traffic chaos in Warrington yesterday morning, Wednesday, after motorists were diverted following a chemical leak in Runcorn. The incident happened just after 7am from a plant owned by EVC, the European Vinyls Corporation. Hydrogen Chloride

LOOKING after your toes when you're 98 years old and certified blind is no mean feet - but Harold Edwards, former Mayor of Warrington, was told that was what he would have to do after health bosses changed care criteria. Under the changes his wife Ivy

STUDENTS and staff at Warrington's Collegiate Institute were urged to give up the evil weed this week as part of National No Smoking Day. Clean living scholars studying for their GNVQ in Health and Social Care set up a stand in the college, where they

INTRUDERS invaded the privacy of a 93-year-old woman - and escaped with broken watches. Detectives now want to quiz two conmen, who tricked their way into the Stockton Heath woman's home, as part of an on-going inquiry into a spate of sneak burglaries

FIREFIGHTERS were called on to carry out a difficult operation when a little girl's bathtime turned to tears. Two-year-old Faith Fogg, of Henshall Avenue, Latchford, pulled out the bath plug, but managed to get her fingers stuck in the drain. Her mum,

EURO MP Brian Simpson is calling for action to be taken to tackle Warrington's problem with under-age drinkers. The north west representative of the European Parliament claims children as young as 11 can be found drinking alcohol in the town's parks and

EXCLUSIVE by CHRIS WOOD THE high ranking MP who holds the future of Daresbury Laboratory in his hands says he is fighting to make sure that the Warrington establishment gets the lucrative project which will safeguard 500 jobs there. In an exclusive interview

Exclusive by CHRIS WOOD COUNCIL taxpayers worried about the cost of controversial new artworks in the town centre could be in for a shock - the £177,000 price tag won't be the end of the spending. Once work on Palmyra Square has finished, councillors

THE mother of a little girl suffering from a rare illness is appealing for help from GUARDIAN readers to find out more about her condition. Five-year-old Nicole Edwards, of Helmsley Close, Bewsey, contracted Avian Complex 18 months ago. This is an infection

Exclusive by STEPHEN RYLANCE OUTSIDERS will be brought in to select Labour candidates for the forthcoming borough elections after the Warrington party's own selection panel was suspended. Delegates from the Labour group executive committee - charged with

CONGLETON RISE TO THE CHALLENGE CONGLETON RUFC completed a well-earned 28-5 victory at Crewe and Nantwich on Saturday. It was a commendable result considering the home side are a division above them in the club championship. Congleton were forced to make

Congleton Town - 5 Netherfield Kendal - 1 CONGLETON Town put on a five-star show to record their biggest victory of the season, at home to Netherfield Kendal on Saturday. It was the perfect way for the Bears to erase last week's 5-0 mauling at Harrowgate

HEAD gardener Andrew Humphris was in high spirits this week after winning a sponsorship deal from a leading gin maker. Mr Humphris is also the manager at Biddulph Grange Garden, which Gordon's Gin is supporting to the tune of £4,000. The money is paying

A TIMETABLE of work towards the second stage of the planned restoration of Congleton's park has been prepared. Last month the Heritage Lottery Fund announced that £723,000 was to be set aside for the park providing the final submission of plans was approved

RESIDENTS in Biddulph are backing plans to regenerate the town with calls for more facilities for young people and a one way system. The Regeneration Strategy was approved last year and consultation with local people and organisations began in October

BIDDULPH people are being asked for their views on a plan to move the town's controversial skate ramp indoors. The unpopular ramp is in a state of limbo, with no-one wanting it on their doorstep and no sign of a new home for it on the horizon. A 500-signature

DOORMEN working in Congleton and across the borough are to have their behaviour monitored by a new police-run registration scheme. All door supervisors and security staff employed at borough premises with public entertainment licences have to sign up

A SUBSTANTIAL reward is being offered after a lone gunman targeted a store in Biddulph as part of a string of robberies. The attack on Bargain Booze in Tunstall Road is one of 20 which the police believe the man has carried out in the north of Staffordshire

A FORMER Nantwich Town footballer is continuing an inspirational recovery after suffering serious injuries in a car crash. Scott Preece, 25, was left fighting for his life after a collision with a 17-tonne wagon sixteen months ago. He was rushed to Leighton

NANTWICH Town's game at Atherton Collieries on Tuesday night was postponed. The Dabbers are back in action this Saturday entertaining promotion candidates Clitheroe at Jackson Avenue, KO 3pm. Children under 10 who come along with their parents will gain

SOME surprise new signings were unveiled at Nantwich Town's Reserves fantastic 2-0 victory over leaders Stone Dominos on Saturday. The team has suffered problems off the pitch lately with the resignation of the manager and a loss of players. Before the

IN THE borough's second by-election the Conservatives held on to the Wistaston St Mary's seat but without any gain. Andrew Johnson gained exactly the same share of the votes for the party as it had last May. He beat Labour's John White into second place

ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners in Nantwich are calling for the Government to shift the emphasis of its transport policy away from cars. South Cheshire Friends of the Earth members have slammed last weeks road safety review by the government which gives councils

TENANTS and leaseholders could be consulted on whether to transfer council houses to a specially created housing company. An independent company carried out a study last year and found that the funding available to the council for maintenance and refurbishment

A NEW crossing is being built near Reaseheath to encourage students to get out of their parents' cars and walk to college. The Toucan crossing is being constructed by the Highways Agency on the A51 in Nantwich, opposite the college. The work is being

PRIMARY school pupil Louise Phillips paid a visit to two of the most famous houses in the world last week. Not only did she visit the House of Commons but she was able to call in for tea with Prime Minister's wife Cherie Blair at Number 10 Downing Street

STRUCTURAL engineers have been examining the front of Crewe's historic Market Hall after a chunk of masonry fell into the street narrowly missing a passer-by. Her lucky escape from injury left the woman badly shaken. The stone fell from the main facade