This Is Cheshire - Stories for 28 November 2002

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Stories for 28 November 2002

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Cheshire Young Guardian

All I want for Christmas is...

IT is that time of year again when kids get excited and parents dread having to queue for hours to buy that perfect present. more...

Make a child happy this Christmas

IT is very easy to get wrapped up in our own lives at Christmas but not everyone is lucky enough to have a great time. more...

Congleton News

Hall sale aids church plas

MAJOR improvements are earmarked for St Mary's Church in Alsager, funded by the proposed sale of the church hall. more...

Dazzling success

CHRISTMAS-CRAZY Phil Tranter is hoping to coin in a mountain of cash for charity with his lights show. more...

Pupils help make dreams come true

BIG-HEARTED sixth formers have raised thousands of pounds to make dreams come true for terminally-ill children. more...

War hero statue faces long delay

CONGLETON'S memorial to war hero George Eardley will not be unveiled before next spring at the earliest. more...

It's hair to say

RODE Heath residents will soon be spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing a hairdresser. more...

Choral star is coming

CONGLETON Choral Society has scored a major coup by signing up a top musician for a concert next spring at Congleton Town Hall. more...

Ghost muster for Scrooge

WORLD-FAMOUS miser Ebeneezer Scrooge is pictured with his trio of Yuletide tormentors. more...

Congleton Sport

Hot shots sink poor Bears

CONGLETON Town need to pick themselves up for two crucial matches against fellow strugglers after being thrashed 6-1 on Saturday. more...

Alsager face six-pointer

ALSAGER Town face a six-pointer tomorrow with Abbey Hey in the battle to stay clear of the drop zone. more...

Vics seek revenge

BIDDULPH Vics are looking for revenge against Quorn tomorrow after going down to the free-scoring side in the cup. more...

Chris is Cheshire champion

TRAMPOLINE star Chris Markland is the Cheshire champion after winning the under-13 category at a schools competition. more...

Rugby men break their duck

CONGLETON' 1st XV scored their first league victory of the season on Saturday with success at St Marys Old Boys. more...

Triton up to sixth after fourth win out of five

TRITON Hockey Club climbed to sixth in the league on Saturday after their fourth win in five matches. more...

Congleton Whatson

Santa sets out on his tour

BIDDULPH children are being invited to come out and meet Santa during his tour of the town in the run-up to Christmas. more...

Crewe Alex

The Wright way to go

FULL-back David Wright's return could be the only change to Crewe's line-up as Dario Gradi plots a fifth consecutive victory at Bristol City. more...

The best it's been at home this season

Crewe...3 Blackpool...0 more...

Crewe Features

Stars trip the lights - fantatsic!

CREWE town centre is switched on for the festive season. more...

Crewe News

Counting the cost of arson

POLICE have been questioning 12 boys about the blaze that devastated Underwood West Infants' School. The youngest is nine! more...

Hopsital parking will be less of a pain for visitors

PARKING congestion at Leighton Hospital is set to be eased with the introduction of 200 additional parking spaces, which will be available before Christmas. more...

School's loss will have a major impact

UNDERWOOD West Infants was much more than a school to a district designated an area of family stress. more...

Jailed for five years for manslaughter

A FATHER-of-three who stabbed a Crewe man to death has been sentenced to five years in prison. more...

Pam heads drive for excellence

COPPENHALL High School is looking to a bright future after appointing a new headteacher. more...

Train strike disruption to Christmas shopping

more...

Villagers rally to help save their church

CHURCHGOERS from a Crewe village have all but saved their place of worship thanks to vigorous campaigning. more...

How can we make the Carnival better?

PLANS are already being drawn up for Crewe Carnival 2003 and the borough council wants your help. more...

Crewe Sport

Goal feast for Crewe FC

CREWE FC boss Ian O'Reilly was delighted as the club recorded two big victories, last Saturday. more...

Early dominance earned control

SANDBACH re-ignited their promotion challenge with a solid 31-17 home victory over high-flying Anselmians, last Saturday. more...

Pack proves deadly when unleased

CREWE and Nantwich RUFC powered their way to a 32-3 thrashing of St Edward's Old Boys. more...

Vagrants end the wobble

CREWE Vagrants 1st XI returned to winning ways with a 3-0 victory at City of Manchester, last Saturday. more...

Commercial on top

ONLY three unblemished records, two darts and one dominoes, survive in the Carlsberg-Tetley Open League. more...

Crewe Whatson

The ostrich has landed

CAPERING comedian, Bernie Clifton and his crazy ostrich pall trotted into town on Monday to rehearse for the Lyceum panto, which gets underway next week. more...

From Moscow to SOuth Cheshire

A RUSSIAN violinist who went to a music school for gifted children in Odessa and later graduated from the Moscow Conservatory is the new leader of the South Cheshire Orchestra. more...

Omid's a real stand up guy

MULTI award winner Omid Djalili takes his stand-up show to the Gateway Theatre, Chester on Wednesday, January 29. more...

Take a look at Batik art

BARBARA Meynell, whose new exhibition of artwork opened at Chester Gateway Theatre on Monday, creates vibrant, intricate pictures of landscapes on silk using the ancient art of Batik. more...

A really cool show

THIS year's Christmas production at the New Vic is the Hans Christian Anderson classic, 'The Snow Queen'. more...

CD track feature in celebrity concert

WITH dance tunes as his speciality, organist Robert Davies should get feet tapping at the next celebrity concert in aid of Crewe's Union Street Baptist Church. more...

Can you go the distance in Santana marathon?

ARE you ready for the complete Santana experience? more...

Feel the funk

HEAVYWEIGHT grooves and top tunes are guaranteed at Square One, tomorrow night. more...

Brass lovers' dream

AUDLEY Brass is staging a special St Andrew's Day concert on Saturday evening. more...

A counterfelt Fab Four

BEATLES fans can re-live their heyday at Alsager on Saturday, December 7. more...

Civic will rock to U2 classics

SOUTH Cheshire-based U2 tribute The Unforgettable Fire play Nantwich Civic Hall, next Friday. more...

Knutsford News

Supermarket meat thief is jailed

A man caught on CCTV camera trying to steal meat from a town centre supermarket was behind bars today. more...

Names with news for local reporters

HE police are used to getting a bad press - locally and nationally. more...

Knutsford Sport

Nantwich News

Surgery problem will get worse

DOCTOR'S surgeries are so overcrowded in Nantwich that practices are turning people away, claims Councillor Bill McGinnis. more...

Hospital parking will be less of a pain forvisitors

PARKING congestion at Leighton Hospital is set to be eased with the introduction of 200 additional parking spaces, which will be available before Christmas. more...

Farmers hope exports to France will take off again

NATIONAL Farmers' Union president Ben Gill met French ambassador Gerard Errera today and shared a meal of British beef and a glass of French wine in a bid to start re-building relations. more...

Anger at being left in the dark

more...

Nantwich Sport

Dabbers ease past Alsager

NANTWICH Town secured derby day success with a 2-1 victory over Alsager Town, last Saturday. more...

Newton News

LAST RITES FOR CHURCH

A peal of bells on Sunday morning rang the death knell for a Newton church steeped in history, as the last service came to an end. more...

Guinness record breakers

IT'S official - Newton's homemade heavyweight twins are record breakers. more...

John Haselden's killers still at large five years later

MERSEYSIDE Police say they are still investigating the case of a Newton car dealer murdered five years ago this week. more...

DESPITE a refusal from St Helens Council to help fund Christmas lights, Earlestown became a winter wonderland on Friday as young and old turned out to watch the Christmas tree switch on and share in a little bit of peace and goodwill. more...

Green goddesses take the strike heat

AS the firefighters' dispute over fair pay continues, green goddesses have been out on the streets of Newton, responding to a number of small fires. more...

Attacked man fights for life

A YOUNG man from Lowton is still fighting for his life after being attacked outside a taxi office last Friday. Police say the 23-year-old was left with serious head injuries after the incident near the Rainbow firm in Wigan Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, at around 1am. more...

Book your place now

BOOKWORMS should look no further than Newton library to get involved with their local reading group. The fun begins on Wednesday, December 4 at 7.30pm. Everyone is welcome and it's all free. more...

Tom's card sharp!

A DETERMINED young artist is celebrating a brush with success after his Christmas card design got the seal of approval from council chiefs. more...

Blood donors

A BLOOD donor session will be held in the civic hall, in Hesketh Meadow Lane, Lowton from 2pm until 4pm and between 5.30pm and 7.30pm. more...

Officers warn over conmen

TRADING standards officers are warning householders to be on their guard against persuasive doorstep salesmen operating in the area following numerous calls from concerned elderly residents and their relatives. more...

Pupils on route to success

YOUNGSTERS at St Aelred's Catholic Technology College in Newton are mapping out their curriculum with the aid of a huge map courtesy of the Ordnance Survey. more...

Top award for Alastair

NEWTON engineer Alastair Crawford has been given a top award for his commitment and academic achievement. more...

Council gives consumer tips

CONSUMER watchdogs at Wigan Council have published their latest newsletter, available now from libraries and other public buildings. more...

New friends needed

A MEN'S friendship group starts at Newton family and community centre tomorrow, Friday, November 22 from 7pm until 9pm. more...

Free security advice offer

NEWTON and Haydock neighbourhood police are offering car security advice, performing mobile phone security marking and distributing some free steering wheel stoplocks at Safeway supermarket in Earlestown on Friday, November 29. more...

Sapper call

WERE you a sapper between 1939 and 1963 and do you have service photos? more...

Got the Blues

STAFF at Asda, in Golborne, held a series of fundraising events for Children in Need last week culminating in a performance from the Blues Brothers in the supermarket foyer. more...

Squashed in

QUEEN'S Park Leisure Centre will be offering a special New Year programme . more...

Newton Saints

The real man of the match

SAINTS' superstar Paul Sculthorpe was the leading inspiration as Great Britain won their first piece of silverware since 1972. more...

Saints' Super League season starts with Grand Final repeat

SAINTS fans face two Bank Holiday weekend trips to Hull FC's new Kingston Communications Stadium in Tetley's Super League VIII, which will be starting earlier than in the past. more...

Stadium update

ST. Helens Rugby League Club and St. Helens Council issued a joint statement this week highlighting that they will work together following the termination of a new stadium development. more...

Newton Sport

The Des-troyer

A FANTASTIC 72 break was recorded by a player in the Earlestown Town Furnishings Snooker League this week. more...

Officers acquire fishing rights

IT has been a productive and re-warding week for Newton Anglers' Association's officers. more...

Storm's human battering ram

NEWTON Storm under 13s Rugby League team struggled to find a proper rhythm to their game on Sunday against Culcheth Eagles and ended up losing 38-14. more...

Kath to the rescue

NEWTON women's hockey side had to settle for a share of the spoils against a hard working Newton (hyde) side in Cheshire League Division Three. more...

BRSA title

BRSA No.2 overcame Sunbeam No.1 by the narrowest of margins to take Earlestown Darts League's Five-a-Side title this week. more...

St Helens Letters

A shelter of any sort would be

just fine more...

The good old days

HAVING read Dr Roberts comments on moving the Minor Injuries Department (Star, October 17). I think back over the years when we had an A&E Department there. more...

Let's celebrate

I READ with dismay a Star Letter (November 7) regarding the proposals for the Minor Injuries Unit in St Helens. more...

Goodwill to all men?

I AM wondering if anyone saw a brown leather shopping trolley 'disappear' from the stairs to Derrick Ball's offices on Saturday, November 16 at about 1pm. more...

Stressed by parking at hospital

MY husband and I have been making regular visits to Whiston Hospital, as he is having tests for an illness, which has not yet been diagnosed. more...

St Helens News

Heroin hit!

POLICE fired out a stark warning to drug dealers after officers carried out dawn raids at three addresses in Parr. more...

No shirking in shark dive

A FATHER-of-three from Newton has plenty to 'Jaw' about as he waits for Monday, Dec 30 to come round! more...

Lancs peril alert

EIGHT out of ten blackspots where motorists in St Helens are most at risk of having an accident can be found on the East Lancashire Road. more...

Crooks con old lady (93)

TWO crooks posing as water board officials stole money from a 93-year-old woman after tricking their way into her home. more...

Neighbours win chemical battle

RESIDENTS in Sutton are celebrating a victory for community action after St Helens Council rejected plans to rebuild a chemical plant that burned down last year. more...

Ski Funday!

A LOCAL businesswoman and her friend are about to scale new heights in their efforts to raise money for charity, by attempting the White Peaks Challenge. more...

Why not call CAB to help with your debt queries

THANKS to a three-year grant from the Community Fund, St Helens Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) are able to offer a money advice service to townsfolk in partnership with St Helens Council. more...

Enjoy a festive feast

AGE Concern will be holding their Christmas Fayre this Saturday (November 30) at The Mansion House, Victoria Park, City Road, St Helens, from 11am till 3pm. more...

Let there be light!

RESIDENTS in Billinge are celebrating after the improved street lighting they were promised two years ago by St Helens Council has finally been installed. more...

All credit to Denise

ALL credit to Denise Brooks who has the vital task of helping people to 'save, borrow and plan for tomorrow'. more...

St Helens Sport

Saints kick off against Bulls

SAINTS will begin the defence of their Super League title with a mouth-watering home tie against last year's beaten finalists Bradford Bulls on February 21. more...

ARL fixtures and results

Fixtures: more...

Late drop robs Brook of a point

Widnes Albion 9 Blackbrook 8 more...

Disastrous start puts paid to Finch's hopes

Wigan St Pats A 24 Haresfinch 10 more...

Rawsthorne lifts Recs

Pilks Recs U18s 30 Widnes St Maries 12 more...

Gritty Heath grab a league double

Eccles 6 Thatto Heath 22 more...

Titan Snooker

Results, Division One: Rainhill Labour (1) 7 Parr Labour 2, Windleshaw (1) 1 Scala Snooker (1) 8, Rainford Ex-Services 7 Sprayhurst (1) 2, Sutton CC (1) 2 Haresfinch Social (2) 7, St Teresas 5 Union (1) 4. more...

Scully shines as Britain beat Kiwis

MAN of Steel Paul Sculthorpe crowned a great season with another superb performance to help Great Britain clinch their first win over New Zealand since 1993. more...

McDonald's JOL

Under 16: Whiston J 7 Prescot 1, St Anne's 8 Wilmere H 1, Alder Ath 1 Pilkingtons 7, Rainhill U 3 Ashton A 1. more...

Rainhill Juniors

Results, Under 15: Bishop R 3 Bleak Hill R 6, Lane Ends Ath 3 St Annes R 1, Norton J0 Billinge 2, Whiston J 3 Pilks 1. more...

Darts, dominoes and bowls

Carlsberg Tetley Haydock Darts and Dominoes League more...

James set for final

l YOUNG boxer James Allen is heading for the NABC finals after beating Hinckley's Del Rogers in the 45-48 kilos class semi-finals at Ellesmere Port. more...

Improved LSH cannot overcome the leaders

LSH 23 Nuneaton 31 more...

Saints' ticket offer extended

SAINTS are extending their Early Bird season ticket period by one week after problems with supplies but they are confidently anticipating topping the 3,000 mark. more...

Fishing rights secured on Vulcan Reservoir

THIRTIES pegs on the Sankey canal upper pound were the fliers in this week's over sixties and disabled sweepstake, peg numbers 34, 37, 38 and 39 taking the honours. more...

Bold outclass leaders

Bold Miners 28 Rylands 2 more...

St Helens Whalley

Where is dad's cup?

IT seems to have vanished from the trundling scene. And now, Freda Deakin would like to know what became of a bowling cup dedicated to the memory of her late dad. more...

Photographic memory

A PICTURE, they say, can tell a thousand words. And that's certainly true of a blast-from-the-past photo that appeared on this page recently. It featured a cute little kid, complete with sandals, peaked cap and Harry Potter spectacles, carrying home a couple of big crusty loaves during the late 1940s. more...

Were you at the big match?

AN avid collector of soccer memorabilia puts out a plea to customers of this column. He's keen to see a programme of special significance to St Helens Town FC, dating back just over half a century. more...

Ray missed out on the big time

BIG Ray Shiels, as colourful and personable a local character as you could ever wish to meet, was hard and capable enough to have become British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight boxing champion. more...

Warrington Birchwood

Privacy row brews over homes plan

A QUESTION of privacy is the key for campaigning bungalow owners fighting plans to build a selection of two-storey homes at a former Culcheth transport depot. more...

Victorian parade starts Culcheth Christmas

DON'T forget to lend your support this Saturday when Culcheth's official start to Christmas gets under way. more...

Beacon school celebrates year of achievement

ACADEMIC achievement and community involvement were celebrated when Birchwood High School staged its annual awards ceremony. more...

Clean-up time for Oakwood

TALKS are taking place which could result in a cleaner future for Oakwood. more...

Sticky day ahead at park

JUST in time for National Tree Week, rangers at Culcheth Linear Park are 'sticking' to tried and tested workshops. more...

'Popular' art exhibition hailed a success

A THREE-day showcase for artists in Culcheth has been hailed a success. more...

Warrington Business

Education hit by deprivation

DEPRIVATION is causing barriers to education and learning in six wards in Warrington. more...

Safe and sound with Elaine

ELAINE McAteer has been appointed as systems administrator for health and safety at United Utilities Industrial, based at Dalton House, Birchwood, Warrington. more...

Science adds magic touch to Christmas

SCIENCE matters such as the principles of friction, intertia and gravity may not sound like a laugh a minute but they will when Gary the Musical Clown visits Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington on December 5 and 6. more...

United Utilities win award

WARRINGTON-based United Utilities has scored a double success in the North West Regional Excellence Awards for being a 'people orientated' company, and for its contribution to environmental and social sustainability. Clive Elphick, United Utilities planning director, said the awards would benefit the company's reputation. In October, the company won the Environmental Impact award at the British Institute of Facilities Management awards. more...

Duchy buys Birchwood Boulevard

BIRCHWOOD Boulevard office park, Warrington, has been sold to the Duchy of Lancaster for £9,825,000. more...

New network consultant

PHILIP Littlewood has been appointed as network consultant with Liber8, based in Lymm. more...

Susan gets message

SUSAN Watters has been appointed as interoperability strategy manager with Magic4, the Warrington based mobile messaging specialists. more...

Warrington Callands

Parish gives its support to Ikea plans

PLANS to extend Ikea's Warrington store and improve its parking facilities have gained the support of parish councillors. more...

Committee's farewell donation

BURTONWOOD Carnival Committee has donated more than £2,000 to Warrington Hospital's special care baby unit. more...

Mince pie day

THERE will be a mince pie day at Burtonwood Methodist Church on Phipps Lane next Wednesday, from 10am-4pm. Admission costs £1.25. more...

Get a grant

GRANTS towards educational and training projects are available from Winwick Millennium Trust Fund. more...

Mast approved on appeal

PROPOSALS to build a 12-metre telecommunications monopole in Hermitage Green, Winwick, have been approved on appeal. more...

St Philip's welcomes VIP visitors to class

WARRINGTON'S Mayor and Mayoress went back to school last Friday, joining children at St Philip's Westbrook Primary School. more...

Fun of the fair

FESTIVE fun and games will get under way this Sunday afternoon at Burtonwood Catholic Club, on Clay Lane. more...

Road closure

ALDER Lane in Winwick will be closed from its junction with Mill Lane and Watery Lane for a distance of 600 metres west from tomorrow, Friday, for four days. more...

Singalong

ST Michael and All Angels Church in Burtonwood hosts its festive singalong tomorrow, Friday, from 7pm-9pm. more...

Warrington Entertainment

Real Thing ready to rock the

town more...

Battle hardened Mojo

RED Mojo have succeeded in furthering their reputation as one of Warrington's premier acts by winning a Battle of the Bands competition held in Manchester. more...

Double Ohh Ohh7 is back in business

Die Another Day more...

Jimi Jimi

The Doves frontman cut an interesting figure as he gazed across the crowd, sipping his red wine and drawing carefully on a rapidly disappearing cigarette butt. more...

Star Wars (Episodes I&II

The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones) more...

Army Of

Darkness more...

Vanilla Sky

Cert: 15 more...

Nintendo Game Cube

Sports Madden 2003 more...

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

Playstation 2 more...

Westlife

Greatest Hits more...

Foo Fighters

One By One more...

Warrington Features

Shape up for Christmas in three weeks

JUST three weeks to go to Christmas and there's still time to shape up, look good and feel a lot better in time for the festivities. Today, we talk to experts about how you can fast-track a personal transformation that will surprise you, as well as impressing friends and family. more...

Celebrate with a stunning style

AN instant way to look stunning at Christmas is to get a new hairstyle. Michele Butterworth, owner of Michele and Co of Bold Street, Warrington, said that at this time of year, there's a big demand for stunning, sexy styles, long, often swept up and glamorous. "Women tend to pull out all the stops at Christmas", said Michele. "Colour is the big thing, and to look good at Christmas, it should be done anytime now." more...

Warrington Green

Dreaming of a green Christmas

PEOPLE are being urged to become environmentally friendly and help to reduce Warrington's waste mountain this Christmas. more...

Firm helps Ethiopia appeal

A WATER cooler firm based in Latchford is calling for donations to help more than 14 million people in Ethiopia who are at risk from severe food shortages. more...

Bike ride to Dunham Massey

WARRINGTON Cycle Campaign is planning a ride to Dunham Massey along the Trans-Pennine Trail on Sunday, December 15. more...

EA shows the way

A GROUP of Chinese delegates have been spending time at the Environment Agency's regional headquarters in Warrington. more...

That's what Friends are for...

RANGERS and Friends of Woolston Park gathered together on Sunday to begin their winter work. more...

Pat takes over as chairman

THE Mersey Forest Partnership, based at Risley Moss, has a new chairman. Pat McCloskey, managing director of United Utilities Properti Ltd, will be chairing the partnership's steering group. more...

Warrington Letters

Stirring up an old Lancashire hot pot

I WOULDN'T want to upset Clr Warburton more than he already is (Guardian November 21 - Our Heart belongs to Lancashire), however I am surprised that nobody has let on that Lancashire is largely an irrelevance as far as our Government or governance is concerned. more...

Centre would be fitting tribute to a great charity campaigner

I AM writing responding to the article 'Centre would improve quality of life' (Guardian November 14). more...

Make town best bar none

THE development of more bars in Warrington is a good thing. more...

Bowled over by our skittles

I WISH people would stop going on about the skittles. They are up now and I for one think they look good. more...

Thank you for all your help

I WOULD just like to say a big thank you to all who were involved in the sponsored walk on Sunday. The walk was for Woolston Rovers ARLFC, raising much-needed funds following the devastating fire at its club house. We walked to Wilderspool where we were met by Wolfie and had a tour round the pitch for the younger walkers. Then we were met by the fantastic Warrington Wolves stars Gary Hulse, Mark Gleeson and Mark Hilton. We raised a fantastic amount of money from the pubs along the way, the sponsors themselves and people who stopped in the street to help. We would also like to thank all the cars who went past and hooted at us. It gave us great confidence and reminded us what we were doing this for. Special thanks to Dave, Barbara and Eric, who helped in the organisation and co-operation. more...

Walk on by

AS a walker, one of my favourite local walks is through Parrs Wood. Imagine my surprise when on my last walk it now has a sign up "Grappenhall Heys Wood". more...

Switch-on a big success

WHAT a delight the turning on of the Christmas lights was. In previous years we have been squashed, saw nothing and listened to rubbish! But this year we had a super time. The music was ideal for families with young children (and big kids too!). There was plenty of space to see with the super idea of different stages and the lights were great. The snow, well that was lovely! Well done to all concerned, we will be back next year for sure. more...

No reason for new fare hike

IF I turned up 15-40 minutes late for work every day, would I get a rise? Hardly! more...

Warrington Locallife

Could you give this house a loving home?

A WILDERSPOOL pensioner is looking for a good home for a fully furnished scale model of a Georgian house. more...

A spoonful of sugar goes down a treat

YOUNGSTERS have been going 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' at St Barnabas CofE Primary School. more...

Spar plans put on hold

PLANS to open a new Spar store in Chester Road have been put on hold after neighbours voiced fears that it would invade privacy. more...

Table-top sale for Christmas

THERE will be a Christmas table-top sale at St John's Mission, in Grantham Avenue, tomorrow evening, Friday. more...

Warrington Lymm

Clear waters ahead for swimming club

THE future of Lymm Swimming Club looks a little clearer this week after crisis talks resolved a dispute over opening hours. more...

Making Lymm look pretty

PLANS to improve the environment of Lymm could see planters introduced at each of the five entrance signs to the village. more...

Walkers at the ready

A HIKE around Lymm takes place next week giving the opportunity for people to escape the pre-Christmas rush. more...

Heritage trail grant boost

LYMM'S planned heritage trail has been boosted by a £7,000 joint grant from landfill tax credits and the parish council. more...

Rat run prompts anger

WARRINGTON Borough Council has been inundated with furious residents complaining about the problems of a rat run in Grappenhall. more...

Council charity donation

LYMM Parish Council has agreed to donate £100 to Childline towards the cost of maintaining the 24-hour helpline for children and young people. more...

Green land under debate

A PUBLIC meeting will be held in Grappenhall tomorrow, Friday, to discuss the protection of Thelwall Heys. more...

Bearing gifts for Christmas

LYMM Clothing Charity has distributed £1,050 to applicants across the village in time for Christmas. more...

Barbershop singers sweep the board

LYMM-based Cheshire Chord Company has swept the board at the UK barbershop singing championships in Harrogate. more...

Notice board hand over

LYMM Rotary Club will formally hand over the new village notice board to the parish council this Saturday, at 10.30am. more...

Scout to have a Jamboree

GRAPPENHALL and Thelwall Parish Council has agreed to donate £125 to the East Warrington Scout Group. more...

Court defeat proves costly for council

A COURT of Appeal decision to allow 200 homes to be built in Lymm has left Warrington Borough Council facing a six-figure legal bill. more...

Warrington News

People power

YOUNG and old have been celebrating after the borough council did a dramatic U-turn on plans to close six community centres. more...

Guardian Comment - the Community Centres

WHEN the new council system got under way in May, the fear for the people of Warrington was that decisions would be made behind closed doors and with little or no consultation. more...

Heavyweight twins earn place in Guinness Book of Records

HEAVYWEIGHT twins born at Warrington Hospital, have made record-breaking history, as the heaviest boy/girl since records began. more...

Baths may be thrown a lifebuoy

THE future of Warrington baths could be resolved by a council plan to privatise the town's leisure services. more...

Leader accuses rivals of 'political dementia'

THE political fallout from this week's dramatic U-turn over plans to close six community centres has seen the council leader accuse his rivals of 'political dementia'. more...

Town's forgotten gateway set to be revived

A NEGLECTED gateway into Warrington is just one area under review as part of a new town centre strategy. more...

Street drinking banned

DRINKING alcohol on town centre streets is to be outlawed. more...

Orford man broke trust with clients

A DISGRACED solicitor who used the legacies of dead clients to prop up his ailing practice has been jailed for six months. more...

A catalogue of financial irregularities

VICTIMS of Michael Seward ranged from dead clients to the British Heart Foundation. more...

All in a day's work for the Army

WHILE Warrington's firefighters are on the picket lines this week, a small Army has sprung into action to tackle any incidents that emerge in the town. more...

Show our young people some support

A GYMNASTICS chief is considering taking his club out of Warrington because he is concerned with the lack of interest being shown in young people in the town. more...

Amnesty help for college youth group

STUDENTS welcomed a member of Amnesty International to Priestley College to help set up a youth group. more...

J8 users face prosecution, warn officials

MOTORISTS using slip roads and link roads on junction eight of the M62 before the official opening could face prosecution, according to highways officials. more...

Laughter is the best tonic

LAUGHTER and one-liners will fill a Warrington nightclub when a Christmas comedy night takes centre stage. more...

Do you know Margaret?

CAN you help Dan Hunter, of Glasgow who is attempting to get in touch with his cousin, Margaret Stevens, nee Hunter, formerly of Townhead, Glasgow? more...

Pay up - or face the consequences

MOTORISTS who flout seatbelt laws have been faced with this horrific clip of the dangers of not wearing restraints. more...

Election plans under the microscope

PROPOSALS to hold the next Town Hall elections on the same day as European ones will be analysed by councillors over the coming months. more...

Anger over police mast proposals

PROPOSALS to improve police radio signals on the Warrington-Northwich border have received a rough reception from village conservationists. more...

Man guilty of terror scare at Guardian

A WARRINGTON man has been found guilty, under the new prevention against terrorism act, of sending potentially dangerous substances through the post. more...

Man denies attempted murder

A WARRINGTON man has denied the attempted murder and attempted rape of a 74-year-old woman. more...

Murder trial delayed until next year

THE trial of a man accused of killing a Longford pensioner, and his 88-year-old friend, has been delayed until April. more...

Former editor of Guardian dies, aged 93

A FORMER editor of the Guardian series has died after a short illness at his home in Wales. more...

£19.5 million development

opens doors more...

Girl, 17, dies in car crash

A 17-YEAR-OLD girl from Warrington died following a traffic accident in Bold Heath, St Helens, at the weekend. more...

Choir concert

ST Oswald's Church, on Padgate Lane, welcomes back Warrington Male Voice Choir for a Christmas concert next Thursday, December 5. more...

At last! A £400,000 home of our own

A LONG-held dream to create a flagship centre for Warrington's deaf community has been given a £400,000 helping hand by the National Lottery's Community Fund. more...

We know where you live

THE list of people entitled to vote in elections in Warrington will go on display from this Monday. more...

Man put lives at risk by starting fire in flats

A WARRINGTON man has pleaded guilty to setting fire to a ground floor flat and endangering the lives of neighbouring residents. more...

Good news is in the air

A REVIEW of Warrington's air has revealed that the skies above the town are of a very good quality. more...

Cash boost to improve hearing aids

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An arty welcome for Pyramid launch

PYRAMID was a hive of excitement and entertainment at the weekend as thousands of visitors flocked to be part of the centre's opening celebrations. more...

Hume's tribute to Peace Centre

NOBEL Peace Prize winner John Hume has become the latest high-profile visitor to Warrington's Peace Centre paying tribute to its work. more...

Government to blame for prison overcrowding, say reform chiefs

PRISON reform chiefs are calling on the Government to take responsibility for overcrowded jails - including HMP Risley. more...

Latchford gets safety boost

A SCHEME to change the face of part of Latchford and make the streets safer for residents has been praised by councillors. more...

GP removed from register

A RETIRED doctor from Appleton, who pestered a patient for three years before kissing her on the lips and placing his hand on her bottom, asked to be removed from the medical register at a hearing of the General Medical Council on Monday. more...

Doctor faces two charges

A DOCTOR who has worked in Warrington for more than 50 years is due to appear before the General Medical Council's professional conduct committee tomorrow (Friday), following allegations of misconduct. more...

Changes at agency board

TWO new members have been appointed to the board of the Warrington-based north west development agency. more...

Dave travels back to his family's past

A LYMM man was given the chance to travel back into his past at the weekend after he was given a birthday present with a difference. more...

Clergyman keen to launch Buddhist fellowship in town

A UNITARIAN clergyman was due to lead a discussion last night, Wednesday, aimed at exploring links between Buddhism and Unitarianism. more...

Davies unhappy with regional proposals

A WARRINGTON Euro MP has slammed plans for a north west parliament as a "great disappointment". more...

Decision due next month on funding for new skate park

PLANS for the new skate park at Victoria Park are well under way, with a decision on funding due to be made before the end of the year. more...

MP bids to block salesmen

WARRINGTON North MP Helen Jones is calling for an end to door-to-door sales by private energy companies. She is joining other MPs in a call for this to be stopped because of the stress and inconvenience it can cause. more...

Car blaze

A CAR was deliberately torched just after midnight last Wednesday on Hall Lane in Burtonwood. more...

Councillors' advice surgery

LATCHFORD councillors Elaine Welborn and Ted Finnegan will be holding an advice surgery this weekend. more...

Relieving pain around the world

A THERAPY programme developed by a Sankey man is being used by people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome across the world. more...

Fundraisers make strides in bid for new equipment

AROUND 300 members of Woolston Rovers Rugby League Club took to the streets on Sunday to help raise funds following the destruction of their clubhouse. more...

Warrington Obituaries

MRS THERESA (TESS)

ANNIE JOHNSON more...

MR FRED THORNLEY

Mr Fred Thornley, husband of the late Mrs Joan Thornley, died on November 7 of a heart attack. He was 79. more...

MRS MARY BEASLEY

Mrs Mary Beasley, wife of Mr Harry Beasley, died on October 28 of respiratory failure, oesophagal carcinoma. She was 89. more...

MR PATRICK JOSEPH KANE

Mr Patrick Joseph Kane, partner of Ms Margaret Kane, died on October 26 of metastatic carcinoma and iscaemic heart disease. He was 74. more...

MR DENIS HARRISON

Mr Denis Joseph Harrison, husband of the late Mrs Irene Harrison, died on September 26 of bronchopneumonia. He was 73. more...

MR BERNARD CARTAIN

Mr Bernard Cartain, husband of Mrs Eva Cartain, died on October 26, aged 65. more...

MR HAROLD THOMPSON

Mr Harold David Thompson, husband of Mrs Margaret Thompson, died on October 29 of peritonitis. He was 63. more...

MR JAMES ROBINSON

Mr James Robinson died on October 20 of a stroke. He was 78. more...

MRS SHEILA BEARDSWORTH

Mrs Sheila Beardsworth, wife of Mr David Beardsworth, died on November 8 of cancer. She was 69. more...

MR JOHN JOSEPH OXLEY

Mr John Joseph Oxley, husband of Mrs Pauline Ann Oxley, died on October 30 of cancer. He was 62. more...

Warrington Orford

Clubs have no home to go to after Bennett's fire

COMMUNITY sports groups are struggling to maintain sports fixtures because of a lack of adequate facilities in the aftermath of the devastating blaze at the Jubillee Pavillion on Bennett's Recreation Ground. more...

Disruption to roads as roundabout being built

ROAD works and the introduction of a mini roundabout will mean a temporary closure of Crab Lane from a point 75 metres east of its junction with Locking Stumps Lane for a distance of 150 metres in a westerly direction and Locking Stumps Lane from its junction with Crab Lane for a distance of 50 metres in a northerly direction. more...

Plans in the pipeline

THE following proposals have been submitted to the borough council's development control section: a two storey extension to the front of 11 Barnes Avenue, Fearnhead; a single storey side extension and conservatory to the rear of 14 Colemere Close, Padgate; a conservatory to the side of 32 Parkdale Road, Paddington; and a single storey kitchen/dining room extension to the rear of 128 Epping Drive, Woolston. more...

Carmen join the dancers

THE Carmen Morris Dancers hold classes every Tuesday at Padgate Community Centre on Station Road from 6.30pm until 8.30pm every Tuesday and every Thursday from 6pm until 7.30pm except on the last Tuesday of the month for girls aged from four years and up. more...

Santa at the Christmas fair

COME along to a Christmas fair at Epping Drive school in Woolston to raise money for the Church of the Ascension. more...

Drop in to see Clr Mundry

DROP in to a weekly surgery at Alford Hall on Manchester Road every Saturday from 11.30am until 12.30pm with Clr Karen Mundry. more...

Braving The Vagina Monologues

FEMALE teaching staff at Woolston High School dared to break a few taboos last week with a performance of the groundbreaking show The Vagina Monologues. more...

Temporary closure of Northway

URGENT road maintenance will mean the temporary closure of Northway, Longford, for its full length (northbound) and the access road linking northbound and southbound carriageways for its full length. more...

Warrington Penketh

Residents left drained over road problems

PENKETH residents are being driven crazy by drainage problems in their roads. more...

New classroom officially opened

A CLASSROOM providing a Penketh school with much-needed extra space was unveiled last week. more...

U-turns set to be stopped

VEHICLES could be banned from making u-turns in a busy Great Sankey road. more...

Festive fair

A CHRISTMAS fair takes place at Sycamore Lane Primary School, in Great Sankey, next Thursday, from 6.30pm. more...

Green fingers

PENKETH and Sankey Gardening Society hosts its next meeting on Thursday, December 5 at The Manna House in Warrington Road, near Penketh Post Office. more...

Work days

WORK days are held regularly at Sankey Valley Park, involving everything from woodland management to tree planting and brick laying. Call the rangers on 571836 for details. more...

Warrington Sport

Hey of hope

A WARRINGTON woman will be given backing for two more years in her bid to win England its first karate world championships medal. more...

Aussies in sight

THREE Warrington teenagers will be striving to end an abysmal English record against the Australian Schoolboys Rugby League team this week. more...

Sports digest

Fife Rangers try a new approach more...

Town aggrieved

WARRINGTON Town can feel aggrieved in the manner in which they lost 2-1 to Skelmersdale United at home on Saturday. more...

Crosfields in generous mood

CROSFIELDS twice threw away leads and settled for a 3-3 draw with Styal in Mid-Cheshire League Division One. more...

Knights let armour slip

PHIL Brake broke Knights' hearts in Warrington Sunday Soccer League's Red Lion Cup this week. more...

Spartak's run is blocked

THE last 100 per cent win record in Warrington Soccer League has gone. more...

Run ends

UNBEATEN but rusty Warrington Town Youth never recovered from going 2-0 down to Redgate in their first game since early October and ended up losing the South West Lancashire game 3-1. Sean Willott scored. more...

Lee hits mark in vain

CUP action is on the menu for Warrington Grange women's soccer side. more...

Diamond night

PADGATE powerhouse Mark 'The Diamond' Matthews will lock horns with one of the toughest Thai boxers in the world for the WAKO Pro super welterweight title in Warrington on Saturday night. more...

Euro triple

WINWICK 15-year-old karate star Tony Beddard won gold medals in fighting, team fighting and patterned movements for his Sale Ken Yu Kai club in a European competition staged at Altrincham at the weekend. more...

Trophy haul

GRAPPENHALL Karate Club returned from a competition at Winnington Youth Club with a hatful of trophies. more...

Five alive

A 2001 Warrington Sports Personality winner has achieved a grand slam ambition. more...

Sports digest

Albion collapse in the second half more...

Archer back on Tour

PHIL Archer has qualified for golf's 2003 European Tour. more...

Warrington's junior and youth Rugby League round-up

Crosfields u7 8 more...

The Challenge is on

LEADING Warrington amateur Rugby League sides will go into TXU Energi Challenge Cup bids on the back of defeats. more...

Canal banks closed

I start this week's Lymm Angling Club column with some negative news. more...

Gymnastics club's most successful year to date

PADGATE Gymnastics Club are celebrating their most successful year to date in terms of achievement and there is more to come! more...

Parr's cracking throws

GEORGE Parr's heroics could not save Red Lion from defeat in Warrington Independent Darts League Monday Division One. more...

High Legh ghosties

RIXTON Claypits are being transformed by the Warrington Borough Council and BTCV volunteers with the building of walkways which allow Warrington Anglers' Association members to walk free of the glutinous muddy clay. more...

Glance guide to Warrington sport

Bowls more...

Warrington Stocktonheath

Tree may be wood saviour

COUNCILLORS in Appleton are hoping a tree preservation order will put a stop to a controversial housing development on ancient village woodland. more...

Catch your breath before Christmas

TAKE a breath before launching into the final Christmas preparations by taking part in the Moore Tour next month. more...

Green gods and goddesses

CHILDREN in Appleton put pen to paper this month to mark the eagerly-awaited opening of the new Lumb Brook Millennium Green in the village. more...

Looking for a sign

PLANNING bosses will carry out a site visit to decide whether to approve an application to erect floodlit pub signage for the Walton Arms, on Old Chester Road. more...

Law unto himself

A STOCKTON Heath solicitor has been honoured among his legal peers by becoming the new president of the Warrington Law Society. more...

Running buffer

APPLETON PARISH Council is asking for a buffer zone between the new and existing properties at the recently-approved Hamptons development. more...

Ideas may take flight at old airfield

PLANNING chiefs are considering developments that will benefit a huge regeneration scheme on the former Stretton airfield. more...

Open day

COBBS Infant School is opening its doors on Wednesday, December 4, from 10am until 11am. more...

Warrington Wolves

Change of tact

WARRINGTON Wolves head coach Paul Cullen will insist on some of his players learning to become a Jack-of-all-trades in response to a game-changing Rugby League law alteration. more...

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