This Is Cheshire

Stories for 12 May 2005

Crewe Alex

Crewe Alex pull off the great escape

JUBILANT scenes marked Crewe's nail-biting escape from relegation at the Alexandra Stadium, last Sunday.  more...

Bowler - 'We'll take the club forward'

CREWE chairman John Bowler vowed the club will do all they can as he faced supporters on Tuesday Night.  more...

Forward planning

CREWE boss Dario Gradi says the club will scour the continent in a bid to fill Dean Ashton's boots.  more...

That was for my boy

ALEX hero Steve Jones felt the fans deserved THAT goal that kept Crewe in the Championship.  more...

'I didn't give tuppence for our chances in the first half' - Dario

CREWE boss Dario Gradi paid tribute to the spirit of his players after avoiding relegation by the skin of their teeth.  more...

Alex come from behind to complete the great eascape

Crewe..2 Coventry..1  more...

Crewe Limelight

Get ready for a right knees-up

ALWAYS plenty of knees-ups in the Limelight but get ready for a special one on Sunday, May 22.  more...

Blondie ambition

ONCE More Into The Bleach arrive at the Limelight on a high, next Friday.  more...

Crewe News

Two years of misery

A CREWE mother is taking legal action against Leighton Hospital, claiming a botched operation has left her in misery for almost two years.  more...

Woman believed to have jumped in front of train

A WOMAN was killed at Crewe railway station yesterday (Wednesday) morning after it is believed she threw herself in front of a train.  more...

Arthritis victim used heroin to mask the pain

A CIVIL engineer died from septicaemia caused by years of drug abuse to mask the pain of an arthritic hip, an inquest has heard.  more...

Crewe Sport

Crewe FC suffer the drop

CREWE FC face Division Two football after defeat confirmed their relegation, last Saturday.  more...

Wolves edge close opener

CREWE Wolves kicked off the new season in style with a 26-15 victory over Warrington Wizards.  more...

Win is elusive for Crewe

CREWE CC slipped to second-bottom in NSSC Division One after crashing to their fourth consecutive defeat.  more...

Batsmen were shot out

A WEAKENED Elworth side went down to unbeaten Little Stoke by seven wickets.  more...

No giant killings in team knockout

THE second round of the Carlsberg UK Crewe Open League Summer Team Knock-out produced no real surprises.  more...

Freetime Aktv

Lessons in love

THEY say that what goes around comes around, and Emmerdale's Katie is certainly about to get a taste of her own medicine.  more...

Freetime Arts

Blood Brothers, Opera House Manchester

IT has all the ingredients of a soap opera.  more...

Freetime Cinema

Kingdom of Heaven, cert 15, starring Orlando Bloom

WHAT differentiates a good film from a great film is not just the calibre of acting but the visual snapshot for the world is creates.  more...

Freetime Cktv

VICTORY FOR MELODY AND STYLE

DOCTOR Who left the leather jacket at home and looked a picture of sartorial elegance - while Sir Cliff still hasn't appreciated the fact that leather trousers should only be worn by men a third of his age.   more...

Freetime Dvd

Family Guy

FOR the uninitiated, Family Guy is The Simpsons twisted older brother, a controversial animation that owes much to Matt Groening's cartoon masterpiece but also manages to tread hilarious new ground.  more...

The House of Flying Daggers (15)

THIS is a sumptuous love story that deserves all the acclaim that has been heaped upon on it.  more...

Napoleon Dynamite, (PG)

THIS film should be banned under the trades' description act. It's not funny, the college presidential election is barely there and his boots aren't funky.  more...

Freetime Guru

Mick Middles

Garishly clad in a yellow jacket. Dense, thick, occasionally irritating, fleeting illuminating. Rip it Up and Start Again, new book by ex Melody Maker journo, Simon Reynolds, has become this year's 'must read' tome ... and I am only just beginning to emerge from beneath the duvet after a two month spell within these pages.   more...

Garishly clad in a yellow jacket.

Dense, thick, occasionally irritating, fleeting illuminating.  more...

Freetime Musicreviews

Beverly Hills, (cd single), Weezer

BEVERLY Hills sees alt/emo/geek rockers Weezer return ahead of their new long player, Make Believe.  more...

Shakin Stevens, Best of

AAH memories. Shakin' Stevens clad from head to rocking toe in denim and doing the splits, rocking away with fellow Welsh icon Bonnie Tyler and telling us how he has no intention of fixing the roof on his 'ole' house. Those were the days.  more...

Girl, (cd single), Destiny's Child

YOU would think that given the success of at least two of the three divas that make up this chart-topping all-girl trio that they could come up with something a little more exciting than this.  more...

Cold Roses,Ryan Adams & The Cardinals

BEING a fan of Ryan Adams is a test of faith most of the time.  more...

Nantwich News

Open day is the best baa none!

A FLOCK of fleet-footed sheep are in training for Nantwich's version of the Grand National - the Reaseheath Sheepstakes.  more...

Experts baffled by 'healthy' tot's death

HEARTBROKEN mother Lindsey Walker told an inquest this week how she awoke to find her "perfectly healthy" baby dead in her arms.  more...

Artist aims to catch in the spirit of South Cheshire

  more...

Police get cash boost for station

NANTWICH Police Station will be open six days a week after the town council agreed to provide £36,000 over the next three years towards its running costs.  more...

Nantwich Town

Davis says Dabbers have to improve next season

NANTWICH Town head coach Steve Davis is targeting a big improvement for next season.  more...

Newton In Brief

Fundraising mission

NEWTON Methodist Church will host a table top sale on May 21, to raise funds for junior and overseas missions.  more...

Church car boot sale

A CAR boot sale will take place at St Peter's Church, on High Street from 9am-12.30pm.  more...

First aid

to the fore  more...

Newton News

PARKSIDE UNVEILED

PARKSIDE will become Britain's largest freight terminal, if a £270 million development plan goes ahead.  more...

Internet 'Robin Hoods' jailed for 'staggering' piracy

A NEWTON man involved in one of the world's most sophisticated Internet piracy groups was jailed for two years on Friday.  more...

Pupils on their guard as flasher strikes again

TEENAGERS are being urged to be vigilant, after a sex pest targeted a Golborne secondary school last Wednesday.  more...

Back home within hours of surgery

A SWIMMING sensation who underwent gruelling throat surgery was home by teatime thanks to pioneering new treatment.  more...

Campaign to save community centre steps up a gear

HEARTFELT messages of support have been flooding to Newton Community Centre as the battle to keep it alive goes on.  more...

Appeal grants flats

A CONTROVERSIAL development to build flats on Crow Lane West has been given the green light.  more...

Tony tells his tale of a medical miracle

DOCTORS said he would never survive surgery but, almost 30 years on, a Newton man has put pen to paper on living with the aftermath of brain illness.  more...

Newton Sport

Big weights

NEWTON Anglers' Association's Spring Open on Sunday was won with a weight over the 24lbs mark.  more...

Malik magic

IKRAM Malik took seven wickets as Newton Cricket Club recorded an eight-wicket win against St Helens Recs.  more...

Big chance

GOLBORNE Parkside amateur rugby league team's promotion bid was put on hold when Saturday's match against Milnrow was postponed.  more...

High five

EARLESTOWN Cricket Club continued their impressive start to the season with a convincing seven-wicket win at Winstanley Park.  more...

Northwich Stlukes

It's a Belle of a ticket

TRAIN enthusiasts are being offered a once in a lifetime chance to take a trip on the world famous Northern Belle train as part of a St Luke's Hospice fundraising trip.  more...

Warrington Amateur Rl

Wizards lose

magic touch  more...

Off to coast

WARRINGTON Wizards' Rugby League Conference side travel to North Wales Coasters in the North West Division on Saturday.  more...

Acorn tough to crack

York Acorn 60  more...

Champions for first time

PRIESTLEY College's rugby league side have been crowned champions of the Student Under 19s National Play-offs for the first time in their history.  more...

Junior rugby league round-up

Culcheth Eagles u11 16  more...

Warrington Angling

Windy conditions

make life tricky  more...

Warrington Birchwood

Anne hangs up

her crown after   more...

Bent on

success  more...

Model show is all heart

A MODEL show is to take place in Croft this week in aid of charity.  more...

Art display

AN art exhibition will be on show in Glazebury from Saturday.  more...

Brothers

in arms  more...

Clearer speed signs

DRIVERS in Birchwood will soon be able to spot the speed limit from a distance thanks to some new roundels being installed.  more...

Safer route to school

WORK on a new puffin crossing is due to start in Oakwood over the next few weeks.  more...

Warrington Bowls

Chance for bowlers to impress

WARRINGTON'S open age bowls team start their 2005 campaign on Sunday when they play Cannock in Division Three of the Hotter Comfort National League Championship of the Federation of Crown Green Bowls.  more...

Wightman's red hot win

ANDREW Wightman won the 2005 Bury Open singles competition on Sunday at the Allens Greens Bowls Club in Radcliffe.  more...

Stephen on the way up

MATTHEW Gatley and Michael Yule are setting the pace in the under eights section of the estellevillas.com Junior Bowls League thanks to two good performances on Saturday.  more...

Warrington Business

Fast food firm hopes to triumph at awards

A TOWN centre fast food vendor that has been open for less than a year is in the running for the Warrington Business Awards.  more...

Breakfast briefings

THERE are free breakfast briefings to help you imrpve your business.  more...

Business

is crisp  more...

Solicitors boost staff

TWO new members of staff have joined Forshaws solicitors' commercial property division.  more...

Award win

STUART Buxton from civil engineering contractor Barhale Construction plc, based in Bars Bank Lane, Lymm, has won a top safety award.  more...

Warrington Callands

Pupils tap into their creative side thanks to Geoff

CREATIVE children at St Phillip's Primary School are learning to carve after inviting a wood sculptor to their school.  more...

Hanging baskets

WINWICK will soon be awash with colour when hanging baskets and flower troughs appear.  more...

Walking day

WINWICK'S walking day will be on Sunday, May 15.  more...

Dog waste

BURTONWOOD and Westbrook Parish Council has renewed its contract with the borough council for removal of dog waste.  more...

Surgery

PEOPLE wanting to tell councillors about problems in Westbrook can meet Clr David Earl on Saturday, May 14.  more...

Carnival

THE date for Winwick's carnival has now been set.  more...

Sara returns to the classroom in pursuit of her dreams

THE phrase 'life begins at 40' certainly rings true for mum Sara Murgatroyd.  more...

Warrington Church News

Family

Guest speaker for St Joseph's Family Centre at its annual general meeting will be Inspector Damien Smethurst, of Warrington's neighbourhood policing unit. The session will take place today, Thursday, at St Gregory's High School, Cromwell Avenue, at 7.30pm.  more...

Warrington Clublife

Warrington Craftworkers' Guild

by Gill Bate  more...

Croft WI

by P Tansey  more...

Warrington HF Rambling Club

by Tom Leonard  more...

Birchwood WI

by Brenda Heaton  more...

Stockton Heath Flower Arrangement Group

by Marianna Heaton  more...

St Rocco's Lottery

Winners for the draw held May 6, (major prizes first): 02824, 06912, 06599, 31746, 36631  more...

Warrington HF Rambling Club

by David Woolf  more...

League of Friends

LOTTERY draw for week 38: 2, 5, 9, 16.  more...

Find Old Friends

Get in touch with ex-pats from across the globe by joining the Find Old Friends club.  more...

Warrington Community

Phoenix looks to drum up some support

WARRINGTON Phoenix Drum and Trumpet Corps, a traditional British style marching band, is looking to increase its membership.  more...

Warrington Cricket

Grappers Barnes stormer

GRAPPENHALL Cricket Club kept up their unbeaten start to the Cheshire County League season after they drew at home to Brooklands on Saturday.  more...

Warrington collapse again

ANOTHER collapse meant another defeat for Warrington as they were beaten at Birkenhead Park in the Cheshire County League on Saturday.  more...

McCue brothers right on cue

GRANGE Cricket Club's seconds secured a maximum 25 points with victory against Northwich at Grange Avenue.  more...

Opening win of the season

RICHARD Clarke hit a composed 34 but it was not enough to give Appleton victory at Frodsham.  more...

Warrington Football

Goodison marvels

WARRINGTON schoolboys soccer players are feeling on top of the world this week.  more...

Tranmere have the Sharps edge

A WARRINGTON-BORN professional footballer is gearing up for his first involvement in the play-offs tomorrow night, Friday.  more...

Jed McAllister strikes twice to hand Socrates the Division Two title

SOCRATES were crowned champions of Division Two on a dramatic last day of the Warrington Sunday Soccer League season.  more...

Youth finish term in style

Crosfields Youth 6  more...

Mid-Cheshire Soccer League championship glory in Eagle's grasp

Penketh and Sankey Eagle 5  more...

Warrington Latchford

Building work unearths the past

  more...

Community centre trustee given honour

ST MARGARET'S Community Centre in Westy is to unveil its new computer centre at 11am on Saturday.  more...

Maths is murder for students

MURDEROUS Maths author Kjartan Poskitt brought his quirky blend of magic and mathematics to Sir Thomas Boteler High School when he gave a talk in the library.  more...

Church's spring sale

CHRIST Church in Latchford is to hold a spring sale on Saturday, May 21, at 2.30pm.  more...

Warrington Letters

They should be paying out compensation for inflicting misery

I have lived in Warrington all my life, nearly 40 years. During that time, I have seen many changes to the town, most of them for the worse.  more...

Town could learn from others

AS a former Warrington resident who left the town many years ago, each time I visit I find the traffic density and road layout intolerable.  more...

Important piece of history

DURING recent visits to Sainsbury's I noted with dismay the destruction of yet another of Warrington's historical buildings when the former Boteler Grammar School Building on School Brow surrendered to the bulldozers of the contractors building Sixpenny Fields, yet another estate of apartments.   more...

Time to ask some questions

I NOTE in the latest Guardian that Christine Mooney comments on Birchwood Town Council tax.   more...

Why by appointment only?

REGARDING the letter about access to Fox Covert Cemetery (Guardian, April 28).  more...

Is it true that children are not allowed in polling stations?

IF election analysis turns to turnout and/or the number of young people interested in politics, I thought you would be interested in my experience voting on Thursday evening.   more...

Not true facts

I WAS very pleased to see the letter from Ian Dalton, Chief Executive, Warrington Hospital, (Guardian, April 28) explaining in detail the true situation about MRSA in Warrington and Halton Hospitals.  more...

Doesn't work

IF Warrington's traffic planners gave us back all the roads they have taken out of use, took all the sweeping corners, all the daft white lines, it would make a big difference.   more...

More bobbies

I read with both interest and sympathy, the letter sent by Marjorie Chaddock 'Mindless thugs' (Guardian, April 28).   more...

Status quo

What is wrong with the British people?  more...

Warrington Lymm

Ridgeway Grundy park could be home for new skate park

THE Warrington Guardian can reveal plans for the new skateboard facility that could be built in Lymm.  more...

Therapy kit for charity

A NEW piece of equipment to help children with learning and physical disabilities has been launched at a Millington charity.  more...

Celebrate victory

A FREE party to celebrate the anniversary of the end of the Second World War takes place this Sunday, May 15.  more...

Church sale raises cash

A BRING and buy sale held at St Mary's Church in Lymm raised £476 for Lymm Churches Housebound Club.  more...

Praise and play day

PRAISE and play at St Mary's Church in Lymm is held every Friday from 10.30am.  more...

Anyone for tennis?

MANOR Road Tennis Club in Lymm is on the lookout for some hopeful Henmans and a few mini Martinas.  more...

Byte size class for youngsters

BUDDING Bill Gates' are sharing their school experiences with the whole world.  more...

Trade justice event

A TRADE justice evening takes place at Lymm Baptist Church tomorrow, Friday.  more...

Raffle boosts Dial-a-Ride

A RAFFLE held at the Lymm Civic Service raised £250 for Dial-a-Ride.  more...

Pond dip at Lymm Dam

THERE is a chance to go pond dipping at Lymm Dam with a special ranger-led event.  more...

Nursery planned

PLANS have been submitted to open a children's day nursery in Thelwall.  more...

Warrington National Rl

Stan Townsend previews this weekend's round of LHF Healthplan National League games.

LHF Healthplan National League One: CASTLEFORD TIGERS v HULL KR - THE Tigers slip back into action after a two-week break with the news that Humberside-based forward Richard Fletcher is set to make his LHF League One debut against Hull KR.  more...

Warrington News

Warrington Craftworkers' Guild

by Gill Bate  more...

Croft WI

by P Tansey  more...

Warrington HF Rambling Club

by Tom Leonard  more...

Birchwood WI

by Brenda Heaton  more...

Stockton Heath

Flower Arrangement  more...

St Rocco's Lottery

Winners for the draw held May 6, (major prizes first): 02824, 06912, 06599, 31746, 36631  more...

Warrington HF

Rambling Club  more...

League of Friends

LOTTERY draw for week 38: 2, 5, 9, 16. Consolation prize £2, S Taylor. Jackpot 447, no winner, estimated jackpot £700.  more...

Find Old Friends

Get in touch with ex-pats from across the globe by joining the Find Old Friends club. Also, chat with old pals in our forum, warringtonguardian.co.uk  more...

Putting a Vimto smile on the face of children

AS a result of the enthusiastic efforts of management, employees and business partners of Newton based Nichols plc, children from Blackburn celebrated the arrival of a Vimto Sunshine Coach.  more...

SMASH KILLS M6 WORKERS

TWO motorway workers and a driver have been killed following a smash on the M6.  more...

Five year term for 'Jekyll and Hyde' siege knifeman

A MAN with a 'Jekyll and Hyde character' has been jailed for five years after his actions led to a dramatic police siege.  more...

Wolves are dragged in to Millward row

AN "aggressive and foul-mouthed" tirade at a Warrington Wolves employee has been cited as a reason for the sacking of St Helens coach, Ian Millward.  more...

Drug charge

A WOMAN has pleaded guilty to possession of Class A drugs and diamorphine.  more...

Van theft

A DELIVERY van was stolen after the driver left it vacant with keys in the ignition for four minutes.  more...

Warrington Orford

Residents protest over mast situation

A ROW over the proposed erection of a mobile phone mast on a church tower in Orford Green stepped up last weekend when residents protested outside St Margaret's Church following Sunday service.  more...

Allotment for the disabled blooms

GREENFINGERED gardeners are getting plenty of practice honing their horticultural skills thanks to Battery Lane Allotment Association in Woolston.  more...

Keen readers get their very own library

BOOKWORMS at St Andrew's Primary School have never been happier thanks to the opening of a new library.  more...

Stretch

your legs  more...

Mrs Briggs is always there for Kirsty

COMPETITION for this year's Warrington Guardian Teacher of the Year awards is heating up, as more entries have been flooding in.  more...

Plant sale

A PLANT sale will be held at Bruche Primary School on Sunday, May 15, from 10.30am until noon.  more...

Warrington Other Sport

Katy GB debut in Hungary

WARRINGTON will be represented in the European Junior Swimming Championships this summer by Katy Whitfield.  more...

Reigning supreme

TEENAGER Natasha Podmore is so hungry for success in her sport that she has a psychologist helping her game.  more...

Sports digest

Boyd flies in for   more...

Pipped at the post

WARRIORS of Warrington swimmers won 16 of the 30 events in the first round of the Bolton Mini League at Woolston Leisure Centre.  more...

Stars of the relays

WARRIORS of Warrington's under 12s girls' team won all four of their relay events in the Postcode Relay Gala at Woolston Leisure Centre.  more...

Spring in her kick

WARRIORS of Warrington Swimming Club's Julie Connor beat all comers to strike gold in the Salford Spring Meet.  more...

Sports digest

Shield defence off to winning start  more...

Schools dominant

CULCHETH High School's golf team are Lancashire champions but only after being pushed to the wire by the boys from Padgate High.  more...

Hearty display

THREE golfers from Lymm High School have won a place at the regional final of the British Heart Foundation Junior Golf Championship at Woolton Golf Club in Liverpool on June 27.  more...

Glance guide to Warrington sport

Bowls  more...

Warrington Penketh

Fund looking good for church renovations

RENOVATIONS including an extended kitchen and a toilet for people with disabilities could be on the horizon for Hood Manor Methodist Church.  more...

Smiley faces all round

SHE makes learning fun and is fair and approachable.  more...

Eight-mile walk

AN eight-mile circular walk will take in the footpaths and parkland of Penketh.  more...

Sisters meet at mission

A MEETING of the sisterhood ladies class takes place at the Workingmen's Mission in Thewlis Street, Sankey Bridges on Thursday, May 19, at 2.30pm.  more...

Homes plan

PLANS to build two three-bedroom semi detached houses on land between 32 and 34, Neville Crescent in Penketh have been submitted to the borough council.  more...

Service time

PARISHIONERS are invited to worship on Wednesday, May 25 at Penketh Methodist Church. The service starts at 7.30pm.  more...

Subway closed

A SUBWAY is to be closed while grafitti is removed.  more...

Extension submitted

PLANS to extend 7, Launceston Drive, in Penketh have been submitted to the borough council.  more...

Help out at school

PAINTING and planting will be just two activities for parents to get their teeth into at Sycamore Lane Primary School's job day on Thursday, May 26.  more...

Surgery date

WHITTLE Hall councillors Judith Wheeler and Keith Gleave hold a surgery at Westbrook Library on Saturday, May 14 from 11am-noon.  more...

Warrington Speakout

Battle of the bands

ON Friday, April 29 five bands took part in a showcase at the Pyramid, writes Katie Jervis.  more...

By Sehreen Shafaat

THE Warrington Islamic Association held its fourth annual charity luncheon on April 3.  more...

Youth want voice heard

On Thursday many British adults went to the polls to decide who they wanted to run the country for the next five years.   more...

Warrington Stockton Heath

A DAZZLING array of celebrations will bring Walton to life as south Warrington's premier tourist att

A seven-day celebration will commemorate the 60th anniversary of Walton Hall Gardens as a public park, with musicians, entertainers and fireworks.  more...

Harry gets into the swing of things with champagne and a game of golf

HE may have been celebrating his 90th birthday last week, but one Walton man is showing no signs of hanging up his golf clubs just yet.  more...

Permission to build

PLANS to build a house in Appleton have been given the go-ahead following an appeal against Warrington Borough Council.  more...

Romantic melodies

ENJOY an evening of romantic melodies performed by Warrington Musical Society.  more...

Birds of

a feather  more...

Anyone more caring would be a saint...

A YOUNGSTER sent a message across the Channel to nominate her former teacher for an award.  more...

Join the

road runners  more...

Doghouse Skittle group

LIVE music is performed by the Doghouse Skittle Group at Whitley Village Hall on May 21 at 7.30pm.  more...

Warrington Voice

Clamping rules cheer

NEW rules meaning that car clampers have to be licensed by law is a welcome relief to the motorists of Warrington.  more...

An enormous debt to VE Day veterans

THIS weekend saw celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe day.  more...

Clamping rules cheer

NEW rules meaning that car clampers have to be licensed by law is a welcome relief to the motorists of Warrington.  more...

An enormous debt to VE Day veterans

THIS weekend saw celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe day.  more...

Warrington Wolves

New deals boost

WARRINGTON Wolves go into Sunday's clash with Wigan Warriors at The Halliwell Jones Stadium in confident mood after recapturing the signatures of Mike Forshaw and Mike Wainwright.  more...

High praise for Cullen

WOLVES assistant coach Paul Darbyshire has paid tribute to the way Paul Cullen came through the club's difficult start to the season.  more...

Fantastic to be in this team

DEFEATING Wigan at home for the second year running would be a first for Wolves in Super League and it would cap a special week for Mike Wainwright.  more...

Building strength in depth

WOLVES' youth policy is producing players of quality to the delight of Senior Academy coach Gary Chambers.  more...

Academy dig deep

Warrington Wolves u21 26  more...

  
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