THE BODY of a man was found hanging on the Widnes Runcorn bridge on Christmas Eve. A motorist raised the alarm at 6.20am after making the grim discovery. Both carriageways of the bridge were closed whilst firefighters helped paramedics remove the body
BULLS Head carried on their winning ways in the Grappenhall Darts League. The Warrington Sports Personality Pub Team of the Year 2005 nominees defeated GTL 6-3, with S Daley standing out courtesy of a 16-dart display. Rams Head fell away after taking
GRAPPENHALL Chess Club go into important cup matches in January on the back of an exciting end to 2005. The club has been drawn away to Division One's two leaders Atherton and Padgate in the quarter finals of each of the Warrington Chess League's cup
Latchford Albion 40 Roose Pioneers 22 LATCHFORD Albion rugby league team completed their 2005 calendar with a seven-try performance against Roose Pioneers in North West Counties Division One. Paul Daintith started the ball rolling for Latchford with a
Halton Simms Cross 36 Bank Quay Bulls 16 BANK Quay's last game of a successful year ended in defeat against Mark Norris Building Services North West Premier Division title holders Halton Simms Cross after three players were sent to the sin bin. Bulls,
Sweep up on Bank Holiday WARRINGTON Public Parks' Bowls League's next winter sweep will take place on Monday. The Bank Holiday event will start at 9.30am at Victoria Park in Latchford. Bowlers wishing to take part should contact Kenny on 491681 as no
WARRINGTON Town will hope to start their climb up the UniBond First Division table when they travel to Woodley Sports on Bank Holiday Monday, kick-off 3pm. But the pitch at Lambeth Grove will be Town's first hurdle as they go in search of points to help
BROTHERS passed their black belt gradings with distinction on the same day. Luke Scott, aged 17, achieved his second dan with flying colours at Selwyn Jones Sports Centre in Newton at the weekend. And his 11-year-old brother Zach showed his talents too
A LOLLIPOP lady could be the ideal solution to the controversial problem of crossing a busy Middlewich road. A safe crossing on Nantwich Road has been under discussion since mum-of-three Paula Duncan, of Tewkesbury Close, began campaigning last year and
DELAYS are in store for a Middlewich group determined to improve safety at a busy town centre junction. As reported in last week's Guardian, members of the town's Community Pride group are determined to see a new set of bollards installed outside the
A GAS storage plant in mid Cheshire will be vastly bigger than first feared -dwarfing a neighbouring development in Byley. And it appears there is little residents can do to stop it. INEOS Enterprises hopes to begin building as early as next year - and
A WINSFORD charity is giving as well as receiving this Christmas after it decided to donate a lorry load of wheelchairs to people in Romania. The Neuromuscular Centre, based on Woodford Lane West, is sending the electric wheelchairs for use by deprived
CONCERNS over the safety of an accident blackspot in Winsford have again been raised following the latest in a series of incidents on the stretch of road. The male driver of a Renault Clio escaped injury when the vehicle left Wharton Road and hit a wall
THREE more women claiming to have been indecently assaulted by a man in Winsford have come forward following an appeal in last week's Guardian. Police called for information after a woman and a 14-year-old girl were indecently assaulted by a man riding
BUDWORTH Mere is generally fished by a few Warrington Anglers' Association members who keep their catches to themselves. But Chris Egan, who had an extra week off work prior to Christmas supposedly to do his shopping, took advantage of his good fortune
RECYCLING rates in Vale Royal have vaulted more than 200 places up national league tables, making the borough council the best performing authority in the region. According to Government figures for 2004/2005, Vale Royal Borough Council has leapt 209
Newchurch Community Primary School held the grand opening of its new extension on Wednesday. Some of the younger pupils in the school were on hand to conduct the official opening and they were ably assisted by Father Christmas who stopped off on his way
RESIDENTS have refused to accept an increase in their Council Tax to pay for a new village hall in Cuddington. Letters were sent to villagers in Cuddington and Sandiway from the parish council and village hall committee asking if they would be willing
ORGANISERS of one of the biggest events in the county are renting out their land because the show does not make enough money. The Cheshire Agricultural Society said it needs extra cash to safeguard the future of the Cheshire Show. Organisers say it costs
CHESHIRE Police Authority has rejected a proposal to merge with either Manchester or Merseyside. The authority is asking the Home Secretary to think again after saying a merger with Merseyside was too costly and would not solve policing problems. In November
A MASSIVE underground gas storage plant near Northwich will be vastly bigger than first feared, dwarfing a neighbouring development in Byley. And it appears there is little residents can do to stop it. The Guardian reported last week that INEOS Enterprises
Widnes Vikings 24 Warrington Wolves 18 IT is never ideal to lose to your nearest rivals but a result was always low on Paul Cullen's agenda on Boxing Day. "I'm not disappointed to lose in the slightest," he said. "Emotion plays no part in these games,
PAUL Cullen has revealed that he already knows the identity of the 13 players he wants to select for Wolves' season opener against Salford on February 12. Cullen, who will again include a mixture of star names and fringe players when Wolves face Super
ONE of the best loved of British pantomimes, Dick Whittington and his Cat features a host of characters, good and bad. It is the tale of a poor young orphan called Dick Whittington who goes to London to see if the streets really are paved with gold as
VERDIN High School's unique production of Romeo and Juliet was a superb achievement. The plot needs no introduction, but this version infused a touch of modernity by including complicated musical numbers such as Radiohead's Paranoid Android and Queen's
Archaeological and Historical Society by Kit Heald THE society's December meeting took the form of a members' evening. One member brought along a mystery object, a needle-like, hollow, metal cylinder, about 10cm long with a groove along it and slots cut
TWO scientists have been given key jobs in an international science and technology centre based at Daresbury. The Cockcroft Institute is a key new centre for accelerator science which focuses on cutting-edge physics and engineering. The £27million project
THE Warrington teenager who touched the nation when he died from a drunken punch will never be forgotten. Thanks to a friend, the memory of Dale Whitfield will live on through a song written about his untimely death and the loss felt by those who loved
A WAR veteran left devastated when his service medals were stolen just before Remembrance Sunday has got them back. Harold Gray, known as Harry to his friends, was so upset when his medals were stolen on Armistice Day that he missed his first parade since
FROM next May you will have the chance to vote for the Green Party in the local elections. It is putting forward candidates as councillors for the first time. Spokesman Steph Davies said: "People are concerned about the increasing loss of green space
THE Office of Fair Trading is considering whether to raise the collapse of a Lymm Travel Agency with the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA). It was contacted by Bob Green, one of the partners who ran Mossley Travel in The Cross. It is now seeking
COURT staff judged their latest pay offer - and found it wanting. They took to the picket line on Tuesday. The members of the Public and Commercial Services Union said they were offered 2.2 per cent, compared to an inflation rate of 3.2 per cent. Virtually
WARRINGTON Hospital staff received a pre-Christmas pamper session as part of a special re-energise week. Among the treats on offer was the chance to access complimentary therapies, Tai Chi lessons, high-energy food and drinks, keep fit massages and hand
mercy men WHEN I spent a shift with Warrington's paramedics, I did not expect to end up looking after a one-month old Kurdish baby. Trying to stop him crying was as terrifying a job as I've had since becoming a reporter. His mother had collapsed on the
COMMUTERS catching the Central Trains service between Norwich and Liverpool stopping at Warrington Central have another strike to contend with. Senior conductors are taking action on Monday, January 2, following the strike on December 27.
A GAS canister apparently fell off a plane and hit a Culcheth man's roof. It appears to have exploded and broken off a small aircraft, then struck Alan Debenham's home. It shattered a couple of heavy tiles before bouncing down on to a garage roof, at
"PEOPLE do become a little guarded when you start talking about covert surveillance." Clifford Unwin is used to the reaction he gets when he talks about his job. He is the managing director of investigation and security firm, Uniqwin. The company operates
STAFF at the International Business Centre in Westbrook learned how to be heroes last week. At an event organised by Warrington Chamber of Commerce, staff learned how to save lives when they completed training in how to use their automated external defibrillator
A £1 BILLION development remains stuck on the drawing board more than two years after it was first mooted. The landmark Omega business park scheme should create more than 12,000 jobs for Warrington residents and the Burtonwood land is considered a key
ARE you aged 18 or over and feel you are a lone voice? Warrington Advocacy offers an independent and generic advocacy scheme for people who feel they are not being heard, feel unsupported and misunderstood or are unable to defend their rights. The service
EDUCATION watchdogs were suitably impressed by what they witnessed during an inspection of an Orford high school. Pupils at William Beamont High School and Specialist Sports College feel 'valued and well cared for' and are benefiting from a 'good curriculum
BURTONWOOD Primary School has been given a glowing inspection report just two years after failing an equivalent test. The school was described as outstanding in the report, which was released last week, with a dramatic improvement from October 2003 when
POLICE have named the man believed to have strangled his partner on Christmas Day. Steven Wrankin is understood to have killed Donella Lorraine Schofield in Wellfield Street, Whitecross. The 47-year-old was found dead in Sankey Valley Park on Boxing Day
MORE than 200 children from 18 primary schools competed in the three-day St Helens primary school swimming gala. The competition saw Newton District Primary School announced joint winners with St Aidan's of Billinge. And the secondary schools' gala was
A CHRISTMAS Day fire severely damaged a bedroom in an unoccupied house in Haydock. Newton firefighters responded to the incident at a house on Gray Avenue, at 10.30am on Christmas Day. An electrical fault is believed to have started the fire. Officer
POP down to Newton Community Centre to enrol on a wide range of new courses. Activities at the centre include an introduction to holistic therapies, Bach flower remedies, Spanish and French at various levels, crystal healing, colour therapy and dressmaking
A LORRY-JACKING gang held a knife to a driver's throat before escaping with laptop computers worth £100,000. Lancashire Police said the raid took place while the driver was sleeping in his cab at Altham Industrial Estate, in Accrington. Shortly after
VISITORS to Newton Library enjoyed a floristry demonstration by members of St Helens College. Jayne Snape, floristry lecturer at St Helen's College Newton campus and two of her full time students, Sally Adamson and Elizabeth Pent, showed 20 members of
THE Newton Guardian has been inundated with messages of goodwill this festive season. St Helens Mayor Clr Bill Swift led the way with festive words for the people of Newton and Earlestown. The Haydock councillor said: "Christmas is traditionally a time
JOHN Ormershire won Newton Anglers' Association's latest Winter Series match on the lower pound of the Sankey Canal. Ormershire caught approximately 70 small roach on punch bread and pole at nine metres for 2lbs 2ozs 8drms from peg 107 in a match that
NEWTON Storm's development of rugby league in the area is proving to be so successful that a second under eights team is starting out in January 2006. Because of the quality and quantity of players at the club, Storm chiefs have decided to split the existing
BURTONWOOD Scouts group has been giving the Royal Mail a run for its money with a Christmas card pick up and delivery service. Although the Scouts delivered the cards for free, the troop received £143 in kind donations, all of which will go towards troop
Willing volunteers have assisted the park's rangers in cutting back bushes and plants and felling trees. Winter workdays have seen overgrown ponds targeted, as activity in the water is at its lowest point of the year. Meanwhile, certain species of plants
LYMM Hockey Club are hoping to build on their early season success by welcoming more players to their squads. Lymm, who operate in conjunction with Lymm High School, are currently 10 points clear of North West Division Nine South despite only being formed
SIX Warrington boxers clinched victories during an amateur show in Widnes organised by Phoenix Olympic Boxing Centre and Bridge Foot Police Boxing Club. Phoenix's Liam Kavanagh, aged 27, won his open class light welterweight contest with Stockport's Thomas
PADGATE Trampolining Club completed a progressive year with pleasing performances in the Altrincham Christmas Tariff competition. Some high placings were achieved on a day when seven Padgate members made their competition debuts at Altrincham Leisure
CROSFIELDS will enter the Powergen Challenge Cup in buoyant mood after their stylish ending to 2005. Soap, who destroyed Egremont Rangers 48-10 in their final outing of the year, play hosts to the Yorkshire League Premier Division unbeaten leaders Queens
CROSFIELDS will enter the Powergen Challenge Cup in buoyant mood after their stylish ending to 2005. Soap, who destroyed Egremont Rangers 48-10 in their final outing of the year, play hosts to the Yorkshire League Premier Division unbeaten leaders Queens
AN environmentally friendly group swept off the competition to claim top prize in a Barclays-Guardian community grant scheme. Middlewich Clean Team, which was founded by Janet Chisholm in 2003, applied for the cash boost in order to make a difference
ORGANISERS of a popular under 18s pub night in Middlewich say their zero tolerance approach to trouble is what helps make the event so successful. Caroline O'Brien, of Middlewich Vision, said that although 60 teenagers packed into the Turnpike pub, on
BLUEPRINTS have been drawn up by Cheshire County Council which could see Middlewich share in a £15million parkland bonanza in 2006. Proposals for the Weaver Valley Regional Park (WVRP), stretching through Cheshire from Frodsham to Nantwich, will now be
A MUCH-LOVED family pet spent Christmas Day recovering in the arms of his owners after being injured in a heartless hit and run. Owners Amanda Stewart and Paul Botham were devastated when Spyder, their one-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier, was left
DISABLED riders in Northwich will have more than their spirits raised after an equestrian group claimed cash in a Barclays-Guardian community contest. Claire Simpson, chairman of The Sandy Lane Equestrian Riding for the Disabled (RDA) Group, applied for
YOUTHS in Winsford will benefit after a town group scooped the top grant in a Barclays-Guardian community award scheme. Y action, which has been running for four years, was awarded the £2,000 cash boost after applying for help to support its community
RECYCLING rates in Vale Royal have jumped more than 200 places up the national recycling league tables making the borough council the best performing authority in the region. According to Government figures for 2004/2005, Vale Royal Borough Council has
POLICE in Winsford have given the phrase 'tackling crime' a whole new meaning with a scheme aimed at building relationships with young people. PC Christian Morris, from Winsford CAT team, has built up a reputation as a no nonsense police officer, but
RESIDENTS and councillors have raised serious concerns over proposals to build homes on what they suspect may be contaminated land. A planning application has been submitted to build 15 bungalows on land off Beaulieu Avenue - but there are fears that
THE BODY of a man was found hanging on the Widnes Runcorn bridge on Christmas Eve. A motorist raised the alarm at 6.20am after making the grim discovery. Both carriageways of the bridge were closed whilst firefighters helped paramedics remove the body
A FAMILY is happy to be spending a quiet festive season with their daughter who survived the Asian tsunami. Former Sir John Deane's College student Vicki Hunt was working as a hotel manager at the five-star Full Moon resort in the Maldives on Boxing Day
A PROLONGED campaign of 'abusing, intimidating and threatening' residents has seen a Lostock Gralam man handed a five-year anti-social behaviour order. Peter Simon Illidge, of Warren Avenue, has racked up a record of nearly 50 offences including burglary
POLICE launched a major investigation after the body of a woman was found in her Pickmere home. Deborah Taylor, 43, was found dead at a house in Jacobs Way, on Wednesday last week at about 8.20pm. It is believed her husband Charles Paul Taylor raised
GRAPPENHALL'S tennis and football clubs are a step closer to their new home. The two clubs are merging together to make Grappenhall Sports Club and the renovation work on their new base is now well under way. The existing clubhouse on Stockton Lane is
WOULD you pay more tax for more Community Support Officers? Because a sergeant says the police are 'drawing a blank' when it comes to paying for more Community Support Offices in west Warrington. Sgt Chris Unsworth was speaking at the community action
EVERYONE of a certain age remembers the film, The Wizard of Oz with Judy Garland, so it's a bit difficult to adjust to a stage version. Nevertheless, Northwich's Harlequin Players met the challenge and their version of the cherished musical had some inventive
WARRINGTON Town will hope to start their climb up the UniBond First Division table when they travel to Woodley Sports on Bank Holiday Monday, kick-off 3pm. But the pitch at Lambeth Grove will be Town's first hurdle as they go in search of points to help
A YOUNG motorbike rider from Northwich is ready to make a huge step up to compete in the GP70 series in 2006. Adam Boyle, 12, has been racing motrbikes for almost four years and most recently has been competing on Mini Motos. But dad, Shaun, said the
party started! What all the best dressed girls will be wearing DUBBED as the social event of the year every woman knows it's a headache finding the perfect outfit to sparkle through the impending farewell celebrations to 2005. But with a few fashion tips
FOOTBALL fans in the town may be interested to learn of a 'derby' taking place on Monday, offering a chance of some live sports action. Greenalls Padgate St Oswalds will be playing at home to Eagle Sports at Tetley Walker's club, Long Lane, Orford, kick-off
THE future of Warrington Police will soon be decided by the Government. People will soon find if the town's force will merge with Merseyside as top figures in Cheshire Police Authority submitted their option for the radical restructure. As previously
A SPECIAL guest was on hand to serve up lunch for youngsters at a Birchwood school this week. The Mayor and Mayoress of Warrington, Councillors Hans and Karen Mundry, called into Foxwood School to serve a special Christmas lunch to the pupils. And before
A WARRINGTON solicitor who has won the first round in an important legal battle has been honoured with a weekly prize in The Times newspaper. Stephen Lawson, from Forshaws solicitors on Palmyra Square South, acted for a father whose case could force the
CONSULTATION on proposals for changes to Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority (SHA), primary care trusts (PCTs) and Mersey Regional Ambulance Service have begun. The proposals include a reduction in the number of PCTs in Cheshire and Merseyside
A WARRINGTON man has admitted possessing cocaine with intent to supply. Christopher McMahon, aged 20, of Shackleton Close, Old Hall, pleaded guilty at Liverpool Crown Court to the offence which occurred on April 3. He was remanded on bail until he is
A FAMILY of con artists who posed as police officers to try to steal money from a Stockton Heath pensioner have been jailed. William Cawley senior, aged 43, William Cawley junior, aged 22, and Luke Wall, aged 23, who are all related, admitted carrying
BODYBUILDERS have been using their brains and brawn to come up with a novel way of supporting the neonatal unit at Warrington Hospital. Muscle men from Hard Labour gym in Latchford came up with the idea of creating a special 2006 calendar, with all money
MEMBERS of Leigh Golf Club women's section presented a Warrington children's charity with a bumper donation last week. The group had held various fundraising events throughout the year after choosing Jacob's Unique Memory Pot as its charity. J-U-M-P was
CONTROVERSIAL proposals for a second theme park and hotel at Gulliver's in Westbrook thrown out by councillors earlier this year may still go ahead. Theme park bosses this week confirmed that an appeal had been lodged with the planning inspectorate to
CHRISTMAS came early for shoppers commuting to Liverpool and Manchester from Warrington Central Station on Saturday as they were serenaded with traditional Christmas carols. Ceri Jones and Lisa Heyes were on hand to spread some festive cheer and raise
VIRGIN CrossCountry said it will continue to run train services on Sunday, January 1, despite a 24-hour strike by the RMT union. Virgin operates the Preston to Birmingham train. Chris Gibb, Virgin CrossCountry managing director, said details of modified
WHILE it may have been a successful year on the pitch for Warrington Wolves - it has been even better off it. Because for the fifth time in six years, the club was named the best community club in Super League. And they were given a special prize for
THE borough council has been too slow at making decisions when it comes to cultural services, and the department is not focused enough on the people of Warrington. According to a report published by an independent watchdog, Warrington Borough Council's
THE body of a murdered woman was discovered on Boxing Day - 24 hours after her partner was found dead. The 45-year-old had been strangled to death at the house the couple shared on Wellfield Street, Whitecross. A man out walking his dog found the body
THE first meeting of Walton Parish Council of 2006 will take place on January 5 at St John's Community Church hall, on Old Chester Road. The meeting will begin at 7.30pm when the council budget and precepts for the coming year will be discussed. Members
SCHOOL children planted 35 trees in Mesnes Park as part of a recycling and fundraising drive. Pupils from Newton Primary School teamed up with park rangers to plant trees funded by people recycling their used aluminium cans over the past six months. And
A PROJECT that aims to offer youngsters alternatives to hanging around street corners was celebrated at a special awards evening. More than 400 young people have signed up for the scheme, which started in May. Aimed at youngsters living in Haydock, Newton
CHRISTMAS is a time for celebration - but not for many shop owners in Newton and Earlestown this year. Slow sales across the country were matched by a lack of enthusiasm from Newton customers, prompting some traders to say it didn't even seem like Christmas
But have CCTV cameras made Newton and Earlestown a safer place to live? Councillors and residents have expressed concern about the effectiveness of the closed circuit television system - which watches over Market Street, High Street, Mesnes Park and a
THANKS to the pages of Woolston Eyes for: "In a remote village in Central America the word got out among the people of the region that one of the American missionaries that had served this country for many years was about to return to the US to live out
