January 22 Hollie Jennings Michael Johnson January 23 Ben Williams Charlotte Jane Acton Jessica Lockley Thomas Lockley Max Redmond Hannah Peake Declan James Patrick Magill Peter Sutton Luke Turner January 24 Rachael Skinner Lucy Michelle Fellows Amy Boston
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the end of sweet rationing after the Second World War. But it was not just chocolate that children had to do without... FIFTY years ago, on February 4 1953, rationing of chocolate and sweets in Britain ended. No
BIDDULPH East is one of a number of burglary hotspots being targeted by police and crime prevention experts. The Biddulph area is centred on a large housing estate, and is one of seven areas pinpointed for a Beat the Burglar initiative. The scheme will
COMMUNITY centre leader Sid Burgess has hit out at vandals who caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage. The yobs smashed two large double glazed windows at Bromley Farm Community Centre on Thursday night. The vandals returned the next day to finish
o Outside London, the north west accounts for the greatest numbers of new cases of syphilis (22 per cent), gonorrhoea (13 per cent) and chlamydia (14 per cent) o Age groups most affected by gonorrhoea and chlamydia are 20 to 34-year-olds, followed by
IT'S a subject that most people are either too scared or too embarrassed to talk about. But following the shocking news that gonorrhoea rates are soaring in Warrington, people are being urged to be more aware of sexually transmitted infections - and to
Under the guidance of the Excellence in Cities, a national strategy, workshops sessions were set up that encouraged pupils to think in a more abstract, explorative and experimental way. A poetry masterclass examined linguistic techniques, a modern foreign
Weird Weekends, Volume Two Cert: 18 LOUIS Theroux is a brave man. He goes to places and asks questions that most of us wouldn't dare. This double video set contains four of the best episodes from the show Louis made before he started shadowing the likes
Jakatta THE dance act that has made a living out of sampling the music from American Beauty make a steady debut in Visions. Jakatta are most famous for their American Dream dance trackwhich samples the shimmering piano melody from the film and adds a
Peter Gabriel Masterful in the art of retaining credibility in the face of impossible odds - Gabriel emerged intact from the dubious concepts of Genesis and his equally dubious be suited persona of the '80's - Peter Gabriel returns with mystique intact
Artist: Richard Ashcroft WHAT'S happened to the God-like songwriter of Bittersweet Symphony, Sonnet and Lucky Man from the Verve days? Richard Ashcroft has not done anything radical since he left the band, seeming content to churn out mid-tempo ballads
Certs: 12 & PG THEY say that silence is golden, and that is certainly the case with these two silent movie classics from the great German director F W Murnau, released here as a limited edition twin pack DVD. Nosferatu, which was made in 1922, is
Cert: 18 THE films of cult director Herschell Gordon Lewis are much loved by horror buffs, and deserve to be enjoyed by a much wider audience. Two Thousand Maniacs! was released in 1964 and is the middle movie in Lewis' infamous Blood Trilogy, which also
Flaming Lips/Badly Drawn Boy/British Sea Power Manchester Academy Review by: PETER MAGILL EVERY so often there's a gig that's just that little bit special. And for years to come the lucky few hundred assembled at Manchester Academy for the Flaming Lips
FORMER Warrington Wolves great Jonathan Davies will be the focus of a future episode of BBC's This Is Your Life. Davies, who starred in primrose and blue for three seasons of his illustrious playing career, was recording A Question of Sport in Manchester
WHAT'S become of the local Buffs? Have they gone to ground somewhere, or found a new base? The question is raised by a 90-year-old reader, Mr Hunter, who once had long associations with the RAOB (Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes). I believe the charity-minded
Peter explains that he is conducting research on the legendary 'Lady of the Lake', said to haunt Taylor Park. H ANYONE able to supply details, or who has encountered this apparition, please drop me a line.
RATION-book times and the glory days of the old Empire Stores are recalled by retired St Helens detective Ray Douglas and reader Roy Carter who both used to make wartime shopping trips to that long lost local premises of fond memory. They were picking
A FATHER and son have been charged with assaulting two police officers outside Nantwich Civic Hall in the early hours of Saturday morning. Tony Kirkham, aged 58, and his son Timothy, 20, both of Ridley Farm, Tarporley, were arrested at 1.30am on Saturday
IT is almost Valentine's Day so join Walton Hall Gardens' horticulturalist expert to make your own romantic cards. Recycled from materials and objects found in the park, Kate Fitch will help you get arty on February 9, 1.30pm to 3.30pm. Meet at the heritage
IT may have taken the Egyptian slaves 30 years to build a pyramid, but for pupils at a school in Appleton it was all in a day's work. Children at St Monica's Primary, from ages four to 11, did not work under the sweltering Egyptian sun or the watchful
WE would like to say a big thank you to the residents of Grappenhall and Thelwall for their support in campaigning against additional equipment at the telecommunications mast, at the Grappenhall and Thelwall British Legion. A second thank you goes to
I WOULD LIKE to say a big thank you to the two gentlemen who came to help me following a fall on Christmas Eve afternoon on Padgate Lane. One of them, Mr Dolan, kindly took me to a friend's house nearby from where he phoned an ambulance. I am sure both
I WAS left with boiling blood pressure after seeing the front page of last week's Guardian. I think whoever is responsible for running down the poor postman out innocently doing his rounds should be utterly ashamed of themselves for not stopping. I can
I HAVE recently returned home after working away and had reason to drive in the direction of Daresbury. I was amazed, on turning from Walton Road onto the Chester Road, to discover that the dual carriageway from the Ship Inn to the traffic lights by the
TWO computer technicians are off to Bosnia on a peace-keeping mission as members of the Territorial Army (TA). They will be working alongside regulars from Canada and Holland and TA staff from all over Britain. Signaller Angie Dowling, 26, and lance corporal
A HALTON student, orphaned in the Kosovo conflict, begged Tony Blair not to go to war. Bledar Suci, 16, joined hundreds of Halton College students this week as they staged a peaceful anti-war protest, signing petitions. Bledar told the World he lost his
HEARTLESS vandals have wrecked a new playground - before children even had a chance to play in it. The attack was launched on a nature garden created for the Acorn Community Nursery in Runcorn by volunteers from The Prince's Trust. Teenagers helped to
The publican suffered cuts and bruises under his eye in the attack just after midnight on Tuesday, January 21. He had been sat in the Halton Road pub with family members when he heard one of the windows being smashed. He left the pub and grabbed two teenage
THERE will be a Parochial Church Council meeting at the vicarage, on Chapel Lane, at 7.30pm on Tuesday.
BURTONWOOD Brewery has submitted plans to build a storage warehouse on its site, on Bold Lane in Collins Green.
PLANS to demolish Dove Dale and The Lodge on Lumbar Lane in Burtonwood have raised concerns with councillors. Members of Burtonwood and Westbrook Parish Council will be objecting to the proposals, which involve erecting two four-bedroom dormer bungalows
AS elected members for the area covered by the Saints ground, we are very concerned by the proposal to site three mobile phone masts on the Asda Stand with no consultation with the residents we represent. From the public meeting we have held with residents
GENEROUS youngsters in Westbrook have been donating some of their old toys and games to children in central America. The annual toy service at St Philip's Church collects dolls, books and teddy bears, as well as crayons, calendars and puzzles for the
SECURITY will be high on the agenda in Whitecross when experts will be on hand to help residents protect their bikes from thieves. The Crime Prevention Team will be doing free safety checks and free security ID markings for people who wish to bring their
I WRITE in response to the letter published in St Helens Star (Star Letters, January 9) regarding the Blackbrook By-pass. Can I once again make it clear that I have never believed that the by-pass will resolve all the traffic problems in Blackbrook and
PADGATE High School student Dawn Warham has received the ultimate prize in recognition for having a heart of gold - the Princess Diana Memorial Award. Dawn's work with disabled children during her summer holidays didn't go unnoticed by her teachers, who
NEWLEYWEDS Amanda and Vinny O'Connor, of Patterdale Avenue, Orford, will be jetting off to the sunshine island of Majorca for a dream honeymoon after they won a competition organised by 105.4 Century FM and Co-op Travel. Married on New Year's Eve, the
RADICAL plans to develop a new centre dedicated to providing education and childcare services for under-fives will go on show today, Thursday. The pioneering children's centre has been developed through a partnership between the Local Education Authority
TRAVELLERS have defied a borough council ruling and moved their caravans on to land in a residential Orford street, leaving residents fuming. It seemed as though the residents of Gorsey Lane had won their battle to prevent five caravans from moving on
Bowls Warrington Short Mat Afternoon Bowls League results: Grange (A. Titchard) 12 Smithys A (H. Lockett) 0, Smithys B (D. Bruton) 8 Cinn Brow (P. Hill) 4, Smithys C (C. Lockett) 4 Smithys E (J. Smith) 8, Croft B (R. Hemming) 4 Smithys D (W. Vincent)
THE young stars of Cheshire county netball showed their older counterparts the way forward at the weekend. Both the under 16 and under 18 squads, which included Warrington players, had comfortable victories over Sussex. The u16s squad, which included
PENKETH Royal British Legion Chess Club have had their best start to a season in more than 20 years. With half the season gone, the A team, playing in Division One of the Warrington Chess League, have won their first six matches. Last time out they beat
THE climax to the ninth Warrington Primary Schools Individual Chess Championships was thrilling. Mervyn Goulding, of Penketh South, needed to beat Marcus Atherton, of Broomfields, in the final game of five to become the under 11s champion. Marcus won
WARRINGTON were denied victory over Southport in the last play of Saturday's Powergen South Lancashire Cheshire One game. A converted try by the home side brought the scores level. Controversy surrounded the incident as Warrington were convinced the scrum
Wilmslow 2nds 7 Lymm 2nds 27 LYMM Rugby Club's second string registered their first win of the year in impressive style at Wilmslow. Eighteen-year-old Andy Bird made an outstanding contribution with a try, two conversions and a penalty for a 12-point
REFLECTA Lightening continued their fine recent form against Bulldogs to stay on the coat tails of leaders Crackpots in the MD International Indoor Bowls League. Lightening won 7-2 thanks to good performances by Dean and Kadie Braide plus Christopher
IT is a case of as you were at the top of Warrington Snooker Centre Snookers League Division One as leaders Alford A thumped Snookers C 6-1 and second-placed Rylands B defeated Penketh Legion B by the same score line. Third-placed St Josephs maintained
CSC vacancies need to be filled CSC Bowls Club will hold a unique annual meeting at OWM on Monday in which a new club secretary and an A team delegate must be elected. The meeting will start at 2pm and if these vacancies fail to be filled then the club
Bank Quay Bulls 40 Culcheth 22 BANK Quay moved five points clear of the chasing pack in North West Counties Amateur Rugby League Division Three with an impressive display against near-neighbours Culcheth. Saturday's game was the Bulls' third outing in
Crosfields 34 Dewsbury Moor 16 CROSFIELDS progressed to the second round of the GMB Union National Cup thanks to a sterling second half display at Hood Lane. The home side started like a house on fire but they failed to turn pressure into points until
ST. Albans Bank Quay had to call upon all of their big-match experience to edge past Orford Youth Centre at the third round stage of Warrington Soccer League's Guardian Cup. The Darbyshire brothers Gary and Tony netted to give second division side Orford
A DINNER lady from Warrington is setting her sights on being school cook of the year after her success in a recent cooking competition. Heather Jones a dinner lady at Longbarn community primary school won £50 when she came third in a competition that
PLANS to use innovative voting techniques in a bid to encourage more Warringtonians to go to the polls could be dashed by central Government. Bosses at Warrington Town Hall have been considering ways to boost the low voter turnout which has blighted recent
TWO head teachers and a councillor will be arrested on Friday - all in the name of charity. Mick Hare, of Brook Acre Community Primary School, and Sir Thomas Boteler Primary School head teacher John Sharples will be taking part in Cancer Research UK's
THE Mid-Cheshire Soccer League needs new teams to join up and complete its major expansion plans. Next season the league, in which Rylands, Crosfields, Daten and Warrington Borough already play, wants to increase the number of clubs and swell from two
A WARRINGTON Euro MP says that the time has come for the Government to take action to allow euthanasia for the terminally ill. Chris Davies MEP told the Guardian that he has written to Home Secretary David Blunkett to ask that the options for changing
WARRINGTON Town manager Alan Blair is predicting that his troops will achieve their target for the season and finish higher in North West Counties Soccer League Division One than they did last time out. They looked to have little chance of doing so a
ANIMAL lovers in Warrington are being urged to dip into their pockets to help pay for extra kennels for the town's abandoned four-legged friends. Last November the Guardian reported how the RSPCA and Cheshire Dogs Home are trying to boost funds so building
Cash savings on new away shirts WARRINGTON Wolves are about to launch their new silver and purple away shirt and are giving supporters a chance to make a cash saving. For referring a friend who buys a full price season ticket for the 2003 season, a fan
AN Appleton woman who falsely claimed £1,700 in benefits while working at the same time has been given a conditional discharge from court. Janella Roberts, aged 21, pleaded guilty to four counts of falsely claiming income support between June 2000 and
TWO of Warrington's Asda stores are looking for the town's most romantic couple - and there's a chauffeur driven ride on offer for the winners. If you think you deserve the prize, which also includes a meal for two and a night at the Fir Grove Hotel on
PEOPLE are being invited to go along to the Parr Hall on Saturday, February 1, for Warrington Multi-Cultural Forum's information day. The event, which takes place from 10am-3pm, will include craft displays and information stalls and looks set to be a
POST offices across Warrington could lose 40 percent of their business and may be threatened with closure in April when new Government-led procedures are introduced. Currently benefits such as pensions and child allowance are paid out by booklets but
FRIENDS and family of brave Shannon Bradshaw, who died in July last year, are raising funds for sufferers of aplastic anaemia by collecting used mobile phones. Shannon was seven when she lost her battle against aplastic anaemia and friends are now hoping
WOOLSTON Rovers have their minds firmly set on creating a Challenge Cup shock at Wilderspool on Sunday. John Fieldhouse's amateurs will go head-to-head with National League One professionals Dewsbury Rams and the Rovers coach is confident of an underdogs
MAJOR road works are set to begin on a stretch of road in Warrington on Monday. The surface will be removed on the A574 Birchwood Way as well as new kerbs and road reconstruction in some areas. Trees and shrubs will be trimmed back from the edge of the
THE family of a Great Sankey man killed in a road accident in Weymouth say tighter controls must be made on elderly drivers. The inquest into the death of Mark Burch, aged 39, heard that an 87-year-old driver, Frank Bush, had misjudged the speed and turned
WARRINGTON based North West Development Agency has been selected as the first in the country to pilot a new project. The project aims to integrate the support provided to the region's businesses in order to improve the quality of business support.
WARRINGTON South MP Helen Southworth has welcomed a new Government strategy that looks set to improve the quality of care for people with diabetes. The Diabetes National Service Framework Delivery Strategy is focused on making sure the treatment people
EDUCATION chiefs in Warrington have praised pupils and teachers for the continued improvements in GCSE results. Pupils in Warrington have bettered results in 2001 with 51.9 per cent of youngsters scooping five or more A* to C grades. And 92.2 per cent
TWO workmen were seriously injured when they fell through the floor of a building under construction, a court was told last week. Robert Croft and Arthur Collins crashed to the room below when a stairwell cover collapsed at the Libris Court building site
A HOTEL owner - likened to Basil Fawlty by a newspaper hack covering the 1997 General Election - has sold his business. Stephen West has signed over the Longview Hotel to Knutsford couple Massaud and Lulu Ahooie for an undisclosed sum. "I don't think
THE redevelopment of the Royal George Hotel site will start in April. Developer Philip Hughes told the Knutsford Guardian on Monday that he was currently looking for the right builder to do the job. "It has taken considerably longer than anticipated to
Town centre traders plagued by vandals said this week that their insurance premiums had rocketed. Gerald Nordern, owner of Andrew Riley Opticians, said he had been faced with a 15% rise in his insurance policy because his shop windows had been smashed
A driver left a woman and baby stranded on a busy road after a head-on collision on Friday night. The man fled the scene on foot after trying to restart his wrecked car. "He could have left us for dead," said Marie Wronko. On Monday she told how she had
A BRUCHE teenager's wildest dreams came true this weekend when he became a mascot for the day at Old Trafford. Rob Delaney, of Egerton Avenue, entered a radio competition two weeks ago where he won a ball signed by the Manchester United squad and his
WARRINGTON Town Hall needs to find £1 million to meet teachers' pensions despite looking set to escape major problems with other staff pension schemes. More than 40 local authorities around the country have asked the Government to allow them to sell off
GREAT Sankey-based Eagle Sports under-10s football team has received sponsorship worth around £800 from a Warrington firm. Warrington Slate has provided the youngsters with 35 waterproof jackets to wear for training, complete with their initials printed
THERE are only three weeks left to nominate Warrington's unsung heroes and heroines of the classroom. Pupils and parents, governors and colleagues, are being asked to nominate an inspiring teacher or teaching assistant online. The awards are the Oscars
FIREFIGHTERS in the Warrington area could be heading off to provide help in Mexico, where it is believed that more than 20 people have been killed by a severe earthquake. Cheshire's fire crews have been put on standby for immediate response to the disaster
head for Liverpool TOLKIEN-mania hit Great Sankey High School last week when a group of year seven students headed off to Liverpool to watch a stage performance of The Hobbit. And what should have been a trip for 50 pupils turned into a much bigger expedition
ADULT tap dancing classes start at Croft Youth Activity Centre, in Smithy Lane every Wednesday from 10.30am.
PLANS to build a four-bedroom house and garage on land at Springwood Nursery in Chapel Road, Penketh, have been submitted to the borough council.
BIRD lovers flocked to Sankey Valley Park on Sunday to make a range of goodies for their feathered friends. People of all ages from the area turned up to the bird bed and breakfast event, and made feeders and boxes for the two-legged tweeters. Rangers
RECYCLING bins at Birchwood Shopping Centre, formerly located at the mall's car park five, have been moved next to the site's drive-through McDonald's restaurant. The move has been made because of a new bus lane.
THE Environment Agency is asking people across the north west what 'green' means to them during its Forum 2003 at Manchester's Urbis Centre. More than 100 delegrates, representing communities from across the region, including Warrington, are expected
AN evening with the award-winning Haydock Male Voice Choir is being presented by the Rotary Club of Newton and District Jubilee early next month. Tickets for the performance, at the Church of St Catherine of Sienna, in Lowton, are priced £3 and are available
BOOKWORMS in Warrington are being urged to vote for their favourite books of 2002 in the People's Choice Book Awards. The closing date for entries is Tuesday, February 11, and nomination forms are available from Warrington libraries or WH Smith.
OBESITY in Warrington is on the rise - and figures suggest that more than half of the adult population in the town is overweight. Now residents are being encouraged to eat healthily and become more active to combat the growing problem. And a number of
HEALTH bosses have pledged that the voices of councillors and the public will be heard before final decisions are made on a radical shake-up of Warrington's healthcare services. The first meeting of the borough council's health services scrutiny group
THIS year's Lymm Civic Service takes place on Sunday, February 2, at Lymm Methodist Church, on Eagle Brow.
LYMM Parish Council has agreed to supply a new bus shelter to replace one broken during the festive period on Barsbank Lane. The new shelter will be wooden and will contain a light and a seat.
THE Thelwall Mummers have completed their traditional annual tour of pubs in the area and raised £300 for charity in the process. Made up entirely of Thelwall Morris Men, the Famous Ancient City of Thelwall Mummers tour the district pubs performing the
MEMBERS of Lymm Parish Council have vowed to protect a village post office after its future was threatened by a planning application. Concern was expressed at last week's meeting that the post office, on Bridgewater Street, could close as a result of
DAREDEVILS in Warrington are being invited to take part in a sponsored parachute jump in aid of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. To take part, you must raise a minimum sponsorship of £340. For more details, call 01244 403012.
A WARRINGTON charity is chasing its goal of raising £100,000 by the end of the year by competing in a sponsored go-kart race - and it is challenging the community to join in. The Warrington Society for the Deaf wants as many teams as possible to compete
ST HELENS had a truly European flavour when five VIPs from Germany arrived for a three-day visit as part of a twinning exercise between Seneley Green and Neinhagen. A strong sport and cultural link can be found between Seneley Green and Neinhagen who
DAVE Watts has welcomed the announcement that the Government has met its target of making 50,000 full and final Respiratory Claim compensation offers by the end of 2002. The St Helens North MP said that he was also pleased that a new target of completing
Mr David Christopher Stanton, son of Mr Maurice Stanton, died on December 4, aged 52. Mr Stanton, of Broadbent Avenue, Latchford, lived in Warrington all his life. He was employed as a ship's chief cook in the Merchant Navy for 26 years. Mr Stanton had
Mr Norman Oldbury, husband of Mrs Ann Oldbury, died on December 28 after a long illness. He was 59. Mr Oldbury, of Canada Close, Fearnhead, was born in Manchester and lived in Fearnhead for 28 years. He was employed as a cleaner at Christian Salvesen
APPROXIMATELY 4,000 St Helens people have signed a petition calling for tougher laws governing the sale and use of fireworks. The petition, which was launched in October urges a restriction on the period over which fireworks can be sold and the licensing
MORE than 40 arrests were made across the town last week as police went on a major offensive to stamp down hard on drug crime, burglary and car theft. Officers seized £1,000 worth of drugs, including heroin and crack cocaine, and made a series of arrests
Mr George Stokes, husband of Mrs Dorothy Stokes, died on December 8, aged 80. Mr Stokes, of Ryfields Village, Orford, was born in Buckley Street and lived in Winwick village for more than 50 years. He was employed as a supervisor engineer by British Railways
OUTRAGED parents are demanding answers from local education bosses following claims that confidential records of ex-Parr High pupils were discovered 'dumped' alongside 'jumbled-up' exam coursework. Parents allege police reports and medical assessments
Mr Gordon William Heckle, husband of the late Mrs Alice Heckle, died on December 20, aged 98. Mr Heckle, of the Old Rectory Nursing Home, Grappenhall, formerly of Parkgate Road, Stockton Heath, was born in Warrington and had lived in various areas, including
Mrs Elizabeth Sankey, wife of the late Mr Arthur Sankey, died on December 30, aged 98. Mrs Sankey, of Acton Avenue, Appleton, was born in Warrington and had lived in the Stockton Heath and Appleton area for most of her life. She was employed at a local
Mr Joseph (Joe) Leah, husband of the late Mary Eleanor Leah, died on December 28, aged 98. Mr Leah, of Booths Hill House residential home, Lymm, and formerly of Chester Road, Grappenhall, was born in Lymm and lived in Grappenhall for 67 years. He was
Is this story of any interest? Only from the perspective of why is it even a story? I can't believe how the papers have gone to town on Owen. It seems to me that nationally, the media can be so wide of the target on what people actually think sometimes
MURDER detectives have identified the Iraqi Kurd who was stabbed to death in Blackburn as an asylum seeker from Warrington. Mokhliss Mostafa, aged 26, was attacked on Infirmary Street, just before midnight, on Sunday and later died at Blackburn Infirmary
FRIENDLY little note from Hyder Ali Pirwany from deepest Devon who, in paying a compliment to this ancient column, explains that he regularly read my weekly scribblings while living among "the lovely people of St Helens", during the 1960s. He was then
KNUTSFORD FC won convincingly on Saturday, but were still berated by their manager. Stewart Dow was far from happy with their second-half performance following an extraordinary game at Norbreck Avenue. Knutsford were two goals up after only 10 minutes
ST HELENS Striders began their 2003 road racing campaign last Sunday when nine members took part in the Helsby half marathon. A race which is run over a distance of 13.1 miles and on a testing and undulating course conditions were just perfect. Dennis
Carlsberg-Tetley Haydock Darts and Dominoes League Results Darts BWMC A 5 Huntsman 4, Fingerpost 1 Reading Room 8, Rams Head 2 Haydock Social 7, Horseshoe 6 BWMC B 3. Dominoes BWMC A 2 Huntsman 3, Fingerpost 3 Reading Room 2, Rams Head 2 Haydock Social
Scunthorpe 20 LSH 39 LSH safely negotiated their first test of 2003 in comprehensively beating bottom club Scunthorpe to the delight of coach Eric Hughes. He said: "We did the job in the first half and then controlled the game in the second." This was
Haresfinch 12 Barrow Island 20 FINCH were unlucky to emerge empty-handed from this clash with a strong Barrow outfit who have only lost one game to date this season. There was little to choose between the sides for the opening quarter but once the visitors
Eccleston Lions 28 Rose Bridge A 10 THIS friendly saw both teams understandably rusty as they were playing their first game for six weeks. After falling behind to an early converted try, the Lions roared back with a touchdown by Martin Liptrot, converted
Blackbrook 54 Southport 12 BLACKBROOK eased into the second round of this year's National Cup with a comfortable but unconvincing win against Division Six side Southport. Brook opened the scoring after five minutes when second row man Graeme Cox who was
Bolton Mets 0 Clock Face Miners 24 CLOCK stayed on course for promotion with this hard-fought success. Despite the heavy conditions both sides strived to play open rugby but incredibly neither could break the deadlock before the interval. With the wind
Ulverston 11 Haydock 16 AN improved second-half display saw Haydock return to winning ways in this 'four-pointer'. Ulverston went ahead after only five minutes when some weak tackling allowing them to register an unconverted try. But Haydock hit back
Pilkington Recs 26 Hull Dockers 8 AN impressive all-round team performance saw Recs topple their Conference League opposition in this BARLA National Cup first round tie. Recs were clearly 'up' for it from the kick-off with solid defence the key to victory
THE Penlake outfit in the Star Premiership must have taken my statement regarding Clock Face Miners Welfare giving them 'formidable opposition' in last weeks Combination notes to heart, as they gave their Clock Face opponents no rest on Saturday and walloped
Results Sunday, January 19 Under 16: Rainhill United 2 Knowsley South 2 Under 14 Bishop 1 Whiston Juniors 17 Inter League: Craven Minor 4 St Helens 0 Under 12: Millfields 1 Bleak Hill Rovers 1 Inter League quarter final: Tuebrook 1 St Helens 2 (aet) Gillespie
Squiresgate 2 St Helens Town 3 TOWN belatedly got 2003 underway with three points at the seaside on Saturday - despite letting a two-goal lead slip before restoring order. Aided by a stiff breeze, St Helens were dominant throughout the first half as boss
Fixtures, Saturday January 25 GMB National Cup 2nd rnd: Blackbrook v Orrell St James, Pilkingtons v Saddleworth, Thatto Heath v Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks . NWCL Premier Division: Haydock v Widnes Albion. Division One: Langworthy v Haresfinch. Division
GRIFFIN are making a concerted effort and are climbing up the table rapidly in Earlestown Dominoes League Division One. They trounced Blue Bell 4-1 this week to stay in touch with leaders Newton Social, who hold a one-and-a-half point cushion over Swan
BRIDGE put in the performance of the week in Earlestown Darts League Division One. They completely pulverised St. Pats thanks to the fine form of Paul Weston, Paul Bradshaw, Tony Mawdsley, Al Furay, Les Anders, Ron Ambrose, Dough Smith and Steve Jones
Bollington 0 Golborne Sports 6 GOLBORNE continued their defence of the Mid-Cheshire Soccer League Divisional Cup on Saturday with a sparkling performance against league leaders Bollington. First half goals from Flaherty and Westworth gave Golborne a deserved
OLD KNUTSFORDIANS seem to be getting thin on the ground nowadays but perhaps there are some who remember Wildgoose's shop in King Street, where Boots is today. It was more than just a drapers shop kitting out man, woman and child in style. It also sold
Hello Scoopy, I'm learning how to play a recorder at school and I am in a play at a place called St Margarets. Tara Bishop (6) Hello Scoopy, I like reading, maths and science at school. At home I like to play on Playstation and the computer. I like football
PENSIONER Barbara Thorley was given a memorable Victorian send-off on Friday by her children. Mrs Thorley lived in Congleton, and the funeral for the 85-year-old was held at St Peter's Church in Chapel Street. Mrs Thorley's daughters wanted to do something
A WARRINGTON student has told of her surprise at learning she had contracted gonorrhoea after having unprotected sex with her partner - and has vowed never to make the same mistake again. The 18-year-old, who wishes to remain anonymous, visited the genito-uniary
FUNERALS are not often strange and wacky affairs but programme makers from Warrington are hoping they will find some unusual stories to help them get their idea for a new TV programme off the ground. Janet Cunliffe, aged 27 from Padgate, is currently
A SCHOOLGIRL Everton fan from Widnes has scored success with her own column in a major local newspaper. Jennifer Thomas is a member of The Jury, a fortnightly feature in a regional paper where fans give their views on Liverpool's football clubs. The 15
POLICE in Newton have reported huge success with an operation aimed at clamping down on crimes involving abandoned vehicles in the area. Operation Crusher took to the streets during December last year and targeted abandoned vehicles which are untaxed
Andrew Rob Lyne, aged 22. Last known address: 12 Rydal Street, Newton John Alan Appleton, aged 39. Last known address: 25 Maple Avenue, Newton. Shane Meadows, aged 26. Last known address: 173 Oak Avenue, Newton. Kelly McDermott, aged 20. Last known address
POLICE in Newton have exclusively revealed to the Guardian the names and last known addresses of bail jumpers living in your area. If you recognise a name and know of that person's whereabouts, you are urged to do your community a favour and contact the
The Treat and Refer initiative will see a brand new fleet of Renault Scenic vehicles launched this January, each one as fully equipped as an ambulance. The paramedics on board will be fully trained to treat minor injuries and to refer the patients on
The King and I is coming to The Regent Theatre in March and the hunt is on for children to become part of one of the greatest stage musicals of all time. The very successful stage production was made into the 1956 film starring Yul Brynner and Deborah
Playstation 2 Still alive and kicking, the red faction posse has a whole new load of evil to deal with. This is the type of game where you just keep running and shooting, so the small issues of just why you are running and shooting are pretty much secondary
NEXT month sees the birth of a new age of cinema-going in the north west with the launch of Picturehouse at FACT, the first independent cinema to open in Liverpool's city centre in more than a decade. Picturehouse at FACT is a central component of the
Chicago Cert: 12A By SARAH HARKER AT last the long awaited film adaptation of Chicago. You've seen the trailers, seen the live show and now here it is on the big screen - where it belongs. Get ready to watch a movie that really knocks you off your feet
HE was the Aussie golden boy of the 80s, women fell at his feet - I too can confess to having in my possession both an album and video - but last Thursday Jason Donovan left too many broken hearts in Warrington as he failed to turn up for his latest gig
THE Earlestown area's old 'Italian connection' is recalled by a reader picking up on an earlier item. The name Cassinelli (sounding as Italian as Ferrari or Spaghetti Bolognese) had popped up in a caption beneath a 1921 group picture. This featured an
IT was by following in the paw-marks of his trusty dog, Sam, that Chris Coffey was helped along the long and winding path of local history. And Chris, currently taking a new turning in life, explains how this all came about in the latest monthly newsletter
PLANNING bosses are considering the last step of the ongoing housing development at The Hamptons, in Appleton. Wilson Connolly North West wants to erect 15 detached houses with associated garages, roads and sewers on Field Lane. Council chiefs are set
APPLETON Parish Council is funding a portable building to house Bridge Lane youth club, in Appleton. The group meets on Monday, from 7pm until 9pm.
THE landlord of the Mulberry Tree has hit back over the messy pigeon debate in Stockton Heath saying the council is to blame for the dirty pavements. Residents are unhappy about bird droppings outside the pub, but landlord Philip Goodall claims that council
A SENSE of community will be high on the agenda this weekend when the new Walton parish hall is officially opened to the village. Construction work recently finished on refurbishing St John's community hall and parish councillors meet with parish representatives
ONE of Warrington Rugby League Club's greats has died. The man who lifted the prestigious Challenge Cup for Warrington in the famous Odsal Stadium replay of 1954 will have his funeral today, Thursday. Eric Frodsham was the captain of the Warrington side
IT WAS with great regret that we heard of the demise of Warburtons Pie shop on Orford Lane. A Warburton's pies and pastries was one of the things we looked forward to having. That unique taste we have never found any place else. RALPH AND BARBARA SMITH
If anybody has a brain cell spare would they seriously consider loaning it indefinitely to our town planners because they appear to be in dire need. I can draw no other conclusion since reading the Guardian report on why they have rejected the request
HOW VERY dismayed and deflated I felt when I read the headline 'GUNNED DOWN' in the Warrington Guardian on January 9, 2003. I felt weak yet sick with rage when I went on to read that the shooting referred to sleepy old Burtonwood village. Many readers
THE prospect of French club Union Treiziste Catalan joining Tetley's Rugby Super League in 2005 will not necessarily mean a return home for Warrington Wolves' forward Jerome Guisset. Frenchman Guisset's current Wolves contract runs to the end of the 2004
DEAN Busby's and Dale Laughton's Warrington careers are over. The two forwards were released by the Wolves yesterday, Wednesday by mutual agreement. Both players had one year left on their contracts but have long term injuries and were not expected to
WARRINGTON Wolves' warm weather training on the Canary Island of Lanzarote is crucial to the club's hopes of a bright start to the new season. After adverse weather conditions in Britain, a week on the firmer pitches of the magnificent Club La Santa sports
A COLOSSAL B&Q warehouse is helping pupils develop learning skills - in the classroom! Schools are linking up with industry to give children experience of how the world of work operates. Twenty teachers from the Grange Junior School toured the giant
COUNCILLORS have ordered two new parish signs costing £856 to be erected in Callands and Westbrook. One sign welcoming drivers and visitors to Westbrook will be on the corner of Cromwell Avenue and Twenty Acre Road, and the second will be on Cromwell
I AM a 70-year-old life long Catholic Blackbrooker. Over the years I have watched Blackbrook deteriorate, what with the horrendous traffic, the struggle every day trying to get out of Ashurst Drive with only one exit. But this week when informed that
THE dedication service for the new tower at St Michael and All Angels Church in Burtonwood will take place on Sunday morning. The ceremony will mark the end of maintenance work on the tower, as well as the creation of a new disabled access, which was
LATCHFORD: PUPILS in Latchford didn't make a drama out a dance performance last week when they got up on stage and impressed the audience with their moves. The young thespians from Lachford CE Primary School had a three-day workshop with staff from Bridgewater
SO it has been officially decided by the authorities to go ahead with the falsely labelled 'Blackbrook By-Pass' at a cost of many, many hundreds of thousands of pounds, yet we are told that they are considering effectively closing down the Peter Street
PUPILS at a primary school in Westbrook are having a model Christmas one month on with their resident sculptor completing work on a replica life-size nativity. Artist Phil Cox returned to St Philip's Westbrook Primary School to complete work he started
I AM writing on behalf of St Helens MBC Labour Councillors to thank the thousands of local residents who signed the petition calling for tougher controls on the sale and use of fireworks. We managed to collect around 4000 signatures at our street stalls
AN extreme sports skateboarding park is still awaiting final approval before it can be built in Victoria Park. It follows a comprehensive community consultation which was undertaken and completed in 2001 and an open day which took place in the sports
PARISH councillors are hoping to organise a neighbourhood watch service in Burtonwood following the drive-by shooting in the village. Burtonwood residents have been helping police officers piece together what happened just after midnight on Tuesday, January
Party in the Park A GAY pub in Crewe has been granted an entertainments licence despite complaints from a string of angry residents. Objectors claim that loud music, verbal abuse, fighting and yobbish behaviour is making their lives a misery. But Steven
THE old adage about 'Charity Begins at Home' seems to have fallen on stony ground. It was indeed sad to see all over Merseyside young people in the bitter cold selling the magazine The Big Issue, this in a bid to aid the homeless. Meanwhile a three star
A FAIRFIELD pie shop is helping a school with its budget by agreeing to sponsor a class and supply it with exercise books for the year. Bessie Arden's Bakery, in conjunction with the charity, Access Partnership, has bought a class of year two pupils at
WOOLSTON Library is hosting a course entitled 'How Can The Internet Help With Family History Research?'. The course is being held on Tuesday, January 28, from 2pm until 3.30pm. For more details, call the library on 816146.
DAVE Watts MP recently gave his opinion about the two immigrants being put up in a five star hotel at Haydock. Dave said that one could not talk and the other was in shock. I am not surprised, 90 per cent of his constituents would be shocked and speechless
WARRINGTON Athletics Club ace Megan Tyler set a personal best at the Northern Indoor High Jump Championships in Manchester on Sunday. The 13-year-old Birchwood High School pupil jumped 1.45 metres to take fifth position in the under 15s section.
KNUTSFORD is known as a town for literary pilgrims for Cranford and Mrs Gaskell, but it did have other residents who aspired to make their mark as authors. Charlotte Fennell, wife of Dr Fennell who lived in a large house in Princess Street, wrote at least
Lymm RFC 32 Horden 21 AN outstanding all-round team performance resulted in the defeat of Horden in round six of the Powergen Intermediate Cup. Horden Colliery Welfare RFC brought the proud traditions of a close ex-mining community from the east Durham
LYMM made history on Saturday by becoming the first Warrington Rugby Union team to reach the quarter-finals of a national competition. The Beechwood boys now have a real chance to make further progress having secured a home draw in the Powergen Intermediate
AS I forecasted last week the ice covering Lymm Angling Club's waters disappeared at the weekend with temperatures rising to 10 degrees Centigrade. One of the first waters to respond to these warmer conditions was Village Pool, where action has been good
A MONSTROUS barbel weighing 13lbs 15ozs 0drms was reeled in from the Holt area of Warrington Anglers' Association's River Dee this week. Such fish were illegally stocked years ago but since the Dee fish-kill they have been stocked by the Environment Agency
BULLS Head did their Grappenhall Darts League title challenge the power of good with a hard fought victory over leaders Barn Owl. The heroes of the hour for third-placed Bulls were Norman Jackson, 11 darts, Gary Sherlock, 18, Carl Cooper, 18 and S. Daley
DOG and Partridge veterans Peter Jolley and Dave Wooldridge picked up the £300 winner prize at the inaugural Warrington Independent Darts League Committee Pairs Cup on Friday. They defeated Gas Social's Tony Monks and Warren O'Neill 3-0 in the final at
PHOENIX Olympic Boxing Centre coach Damien Ridpath is as pleased as punch after three of his prized fighters reached the final of the Cheshire and Merseyside section of the English Schoolboys Championships. To his knowledge, this is the best result in
Grappenhall Giants u10 4 Widnes Moorfield u10 32 GRAPPENHALL were no match for a superb Moorfield outfit. The Giants' top tacklers were P. Reardon, B. Swannell, C. Slater and S. King. Their player of the match was C Philips while C. White also put in
Latchford Albion 40 Clayton 12 LATCHFORD put in an excellent performance against Clayton in their first GMB Union National Cup outing for many years. Man of the match Mark Lord was particularly impressive against the team from Blackburn while ex-Warrington
Spotland Rangers 50 Rylands 16 RYLANDS struggled to make an impact against a well organised Spotland side in North West Counties Amateur Rugby League Division One. They were missing five first choice players through injury and they only showed glimpses
Woolston Rovers 24 Wigan St. Patricks 16 WOOLSTON staged a magnificent fight back to record a vital victory over Wigan St. Patricks in the National Conference League Premier Division. Rovers got off to a nightmare start when a number of early mistakes
Damion proves to be a quick learner DAMION Morrison is the latest winner of Richmonds Bowls Club's weekly winter sweep competition, which takes place every Sunday at the Latchford club. Morrison defeated Ross Wightman 21-17 in Sunday's final. Ron Wilson
WARRINGTON Sports Personality of 2002's 10th anniversary awards night at the Hanover International Hotel and Club has proved to be a sell-out. Tickets did not go on general sale because demand from nominees, their friends and families meant that all tickets
GRANGE Hawthorne progressed to the semi-finals of Warrington Sunday Soccer League's Red Lion Cup with a storming display against Wilkies. The players on the score sheet for Grange were Michael Shone, Matthew Beswick and Carl Greenwood. Neil Wright netted
ROYAL Mail is offering romantic people in Warrington the chance to send Valentine cards on-line. The service, which is available at www.royalmail.com/cards, sends real cards through the post to anywhere in the world. Senders can choose whether to have
WARRINGTON Soccer League's under 18s side booked their place in the Lancashire County FA Inter-League Cup final with a crushing 8-2 win against South Lancashire at Wigan. The youngsters, who were drawn from the league's under 17s and under 16s divisions
WARRINGTON Solvay Junior Soccer League's under 14s representative team continued their good form in the Liverpool County Cup by beating Wigan 3-0 on Sunday and progressing through to the semi-finals. A waterlogged pitch at Victoria Park forced a switch
TRADING standards officers have warned homeowners to watch out for a 'cowboy' damp course company which is operating in the town again. The warning comes after an elderly Grappenhall resident was left £1,600 out of pocket this week for work that was described
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help with this year's Celebration of Youth festival - and it promises to be better than ever. The festival returns after a year's break but organisers are hoping to build on the success of the event held in 2001 and provide entertainment
A TEENAGER has been jailed for eight months for threatening to kill a witness who gave evidence at a friend's trial. Eighteen-year-old Liam McDonnell, of Crowe Street, Warrington, also slapped a woman after he forced himself into a housing estate centre
C HILD carers old and new were honoured for all their hard work when Warrington Borough Council thanked them at an annual awards ceremony last week. The foster and adoptive carers who attended the bash all got a memento from the evening, but special awards
ONE of the most unusual landmarks in Warrington received a special visitor this week. The Warrington Transporter Bridge, owned by Ineos, is one of only eight of its kind in Europe and was inspected by Rocio Velasco, from the World Transporter Bridge Association
YOUNG and old will be remembering the Holocaust this weekend at services in Warrington's schools and churches. Pupils from Barrowhall Community Primary School, Glazebury CE Primary School and St Peter's RC Primary School will be taking part in a service
A LATCHFORD woman claims she is still being discriminated against by her former bosses more than a year after she won a sex discrimination case at an employment tribunal. The Grange Social Club in Latchford, along with its general secretary Thomas Swift
A WARRINGTON charity is holding a careers fair at Warrington Collegiate at the beginning of next month. Disabled people, their parents and carers are being invited to the event, which is being organised by Supporting People Achieving Real Choice, SPARC
CHILDREN risk being stranded abroad on school trips that have been booked with unlicensed travel firms warned the Civil Aviation Authority this week. The CAA has brought out a new leaflet that explains how schools can check that all their travel arrangements
RESIDENTS moving into new houses on Chapelford Urban Village have been assured that they will be able to register with a local GP - despite claims that current waiting lists at the mobile health centre are full. A pioneering health centre will be open
THE business advisory partner at Grant Thornton's Liverpool and Warrington offices has won Best Business Advisor in the CBI Growing Business awards. Winner Howard Hackney joined Grant Thornton in 1971 and has advised a range of clients form diverse industries
TRAFFIC chaos hit Manchester Road in Woolston yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon when a lamppost fell over blocking the carriageway. Queues stretched on both sides of the road as one lane was blocked by the fallen lamppost which was still to be removed as
WORK is now under way on a new nursery at Birchwood Park - and there will soon be another 40 places available for youngsters. The park's nursery, Busy Nought to Fives, will move to its new home between Chadwick and Thomson House at the beginning of next
A MUM-of-three is hoping for a taste of success when she opens a new business in Latchford next month. Nicola Wright, of Seabury Street, will be opening a cake decorating business from home at the beginning of February thanks to a grant from the Prince's
AN adventurous Warrington vicar is more than half way to a sponsorship target that will send him trekking through the Peruvian High Andes for charity. The Rev Chris Goacher, of Cairo Street, Chapel plans to raise £2,500 and hike along ancient and rarely
THE next meeting of the council's executive board takes place this Monday in the Town Hall at 6.30pm.
KNUTSFORD town councillors want to create a list of possible street names because they don't like developers' suggestions. At last week's town council meeting members agreed to come up with their own ideas after Carrwood Homes named its new estate, Bellingham
MACCLESFIELD Borough Council is to increase council tax by 10% from April. The sharp rise will mean the average homeowner in Knutsford will pay 22p more a week or £11.60 a year. Speaking minutes after Thursday's budget meeting, Clr Sue Kipling blamed
AS a plane spotter, you would be on cloud nine. For Hobcroft House, which is now available to let at £1,500 a month, has a multi-million-pound neighbour - the second runway. "Of course, we will have to mention the proximity of the second runway," said
POLICE are still searching for two armed robbers who doused a Knutsford shop assistant in petrol. "There have been no arrests as yet and we are still appealing for anyone with information to come forward," a spokesman said. The hooded men walked into
GRAPPENHALL-based football school Futebol de Salao is holding a special tournament for under sevens next month. The tournament takes place at Lymm Leisure Centre on Sunday, February 2, and for more information or an entry form, call Graham Sweeney on
THE Latchford History Group is appealing to Warrington to donate any unwanted slides of the town. The group is struggling to build up a collection of slides, old and new, to take on visits to old people's homes and disability centres. If anyone can help
AN appeal has been launched for information regarding a missing dog. Sam, a seven-year-old black mongrel cross, who has short, clipped hair and a red nylon collar, was last seen in the Howley area at 2.30pm on January 14. Anyone with information on the
THERE will be an open evening at Priestley College next Thursday, January 30, from 6pm-9pm, for prospective students and their parents.
WARRINGTON Housing Association has pledged £3 million over the next 10 years to improve the quality of schools and community facilities on its estates in the town. The initiative to improve the quality of life for residents will include an audit of facilities
PENKETH Parish Council has submitted an objection to a planning application to build four houses off Tannery Lane. The council has objected on green belt grounds, and also claims that the three-storey design of the properties is undesirable.
GREAT Sankey North borough councillors Roy Smith and Trudi Wood will be holding a surgery at the Tim Parry Centre in Cromdale Way on Saturday, February 1, from 10.30am-11.30am. Future surgeries will be held on the first Saturday of every month.
UNWANTED mobile phones can be recycled to help raise cash for charity. Eurosource recycles old phones and gives a chunk of any profit to charities including Marie Curie Cancer Care and the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation. Free collection can be arranged
IRANIAN asylum seeker Shahin Pasbakhsh, who is threatened with the death penalty in his homeland, was this week emotionally reunited with his girlfriend in Bewsey. Mr Pasbakhsh returned to Folly Lane after being granted an extra four months in the UK
PUPILS at Great Sankey High School will be remembering victims of the Holocaust next week. The youngsters will be learning about children in the Holocaust, attending special assemblies and visiting Internet sites as they focus on the topic. There were
PUPILS at Penketh Community Primary School were given a musical treat last week. Musical group Key Strings came into the school, in Coniston Avenue, with a range of instruments old and new, from the viol to the violin. Infants and juniors enjoyed sessions
IT'S still not too late to recycle your Christmas cards. WHSmith in Golden Square is collecting Christmas cards in its recycling bin until February 2. David Smith, at Warrington WH Smith, said: "Recycling is a fantastic way of making a positive impact
DISGRUNTLED Dallam residents have added their voices to the growing number of people who are opposed to the suspension of their local councillor, Mick Hill. Clr Hill was suspended before Christmas after accusing Warrington's Labour Party of letting down
ASPIRING sculptors are being invited to get to grips with nature at Sankey Valley Park next month. On Sunday, February 9, people will be given the opportunity to use their artistic talents to create fantastic creatures from woodland debris. The event
DRUGS awareness is coming to Penketh next week in the form of an adapted bus, which aims to reach out to youngsters in the area. The Halton-based Lighthouse Foundation will be arriving at Penketh High School on Monday with the double-decker bus, which
CAR mountains could be the next big waste problem in Warrington as new charges look set to be brought in to pay for removing pollutants from old cars. The town's Euro MP Chris Davies has criticised a Government decision to make final vehicle owners pay
MEMBERS of the Rotary Club of Newton and District Jubilee have given a vote of thanks to kind hearts in the area following another successful festive float drive. The club, which covers Birchwood, Culcheth, Croft and Locking Stumps toured the district
GREEN-fingered Warrington residents are being encouraged to get to grips with the outdoors and take on one of the town's allotments. The borough council looks after more than 200 plots - and a number of them are up for immediate tenancy. Colin Stanton
NOVEL plans to open a physiotherapy suite at a Culcheth farm have been rejected by a Government planning inspector. Proposals for a consulting suite and domestic study, at Franks Farm in Holcroft Lane, were put before councillors in February 2002 and
CARING people in Warrington have been praised for their work in raising issues of international debt relief. Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Clare Short, International Development Secretary, have written to Warrington North MP Helen Jones
A SCHOOL secretary from Culcheth is ready to take on the mean streets of New York in her bra - all to raise money for breast cancer. Suzanne Rogers, aged 38, will compete in this year's New York Marathon on November 2, in order to raise money for the
A LEGAL battle is being waged over mounds surrounding the former Glazebrook Country Club. Christine Lucas, owner of the Bank Street site, says the earthworks are the only thing protecting her property from travellers. When faced by invading itinerants
TRAIN passengers in Warrington were given a double boost this week with news that the drivers' pay dispute has been resolved and services will be restored. Thirty First North Western train services, many around Warrington, cancelled in September because
LYMM Cruising Club's plans to reinstate a car park off Sutch Lane in the village may have run aground. The club, which meets to enjoy sailing on the Bridgewater canal, is in discussions with Lymm Parish Council about opening the area up for use as a car
A PLAN to move the recycling bins on Davies Way car park to a hardstanding area could get the go-ahead. Lymm Parish Council has launched a campaign to clean up the area around the recycling bins by moving it to the grassed area near to the library. Warrington
THERE has been a mixed reaction to news of a possible extension to the Metrolink that could see trams travelling on from Manchester to Warrington. As reported in last week's Guardian, preliminary talks have taken place between members of Warrington Borough
TWO Warrington Royal Marine reservists will bid an emotional farewell to their families when they leave for a mission that will probably see them sent to the Gulf. Lieutenant Commander Philip Russ, from Appleton, and Lance Cpl Jason Appleton, from Orford
THE burning issue of pay and modernisation in the fire service came to the fore again as Warrington's crews joined in the first national strike of the year on Tuesday. Green goddesses were on duty once again as firefighters across the town walked out
Mr Gordon Frederick Stinson, husband of Mrs Evelyn Stinson, died on December 28 of cancer. He was 65. Mr Stinson, of Greenwood Road, Lymm, was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. He was a chartered municipal engineer for the borough councils of Rotherham
Mr Harold Foulkes, husband of Mrs Eva Foulkes, died on November 26 at home. He was 80. Mr Foulkes, of Nook Lane, Fearnhead, was born in Staffordshire and had lived in Fearnhead for 32 years. He was employed all his working life for the Cheshire Constabulary
TEACHERS, pupils and and parents at a village primary school are celebrating an "excellent" Ofsted report. Rainford Brook Lodge school was praised by inspectors for the strides forward it had made in teaching standards, and the "very good" leadership
Mrs Lilian Green, wife of Mr John Green, died suddenly at home on December 15. She was 82. Mrs Green, of Whitecross Road, Warrington, was born in Warrington and lived in Sankey Bridges all her life. She was a home help before becoming a care assistant
A MOTHER is hoping Star readers can help mend the broken heart of a little girl whose beloved dog went missing last week. The three-year-old Lancashire Heeler dog went missing from the back garden of its home in Ashdown Crescent, Four Acre, between noon
Mr Wayne Mullin, husband of Mrs Lynne Mullin, died of a heart attack at home on December 20. He was 49. Mr Mullin, of Wellington Street, Howley, was born in Warrington and lived in Bruche for 24 years prior to moving to Howley two years ago. He worked
THE new Community Development Officer at the Deafness Resource Centre is pledging to make a real difference for young deaf people in St Helens. Angela Edwards believes the key part of her job at the centre in Dentons Green Lane is to contact young deaf
IT'S farewell to the pies and chips as the squad at St Helens Housing Association nibble on the green stuff in their bid to make ounces shrink and pounds grow to swell the funds for a retirement village. Appeals Manager Lorraine Nicholls has introduced
EVEN though Popstars: The Rivals groups 'Girls Aloud' and 'One True Voice' are battling it out for the nation's top band, residents at Fairfield Independent Hospital on Crank Road reckon they have their very own star in 94-year-old Ellaline Jennings,
DETECTIVES are trying to unravel the mystery behind the death of a man whose body was found in his Thatto Heath home a fortnight ago. Philip Sherratt, 48, was found dead during the early hours of Wednesday, January 8, in his home on West Street. But a
Mrs Joan Higgins, wife of Mr Reginald Higgins, died on December 28 of chronic obstructive airways disease. She was 72. Mrs Higgins, of Honister Avenue, Orford, had lived in Warrington all her life. She was last employed as a catering assistant with the
A PREGNANT woman, who had to wait more than four months to have a gas fire fixed in her freezing home, is among three tenants who have accused a housing organisation of taking too long to complete repairs. The tenants of Helena Housing - which took over
