WARRINGTON Borough Council has submitted a formal objection to the proposed Creamfields event. Council bosses in Warrington fear the music festival, planned for the August bank holiday, will have a "significant" effect on around 200 homes in the Daresbury
OFF-ROAD bikers are being targeted in a new campaign to stop them vandalising school playing fields this summer. The campaign has been launched in a joint initiative between Halton Borough Council, Cheshire Police, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service and
CREWE police have issued a warning to women following two attacks on lone females over the weekend. Detectives believe the incidents, which happened in the early hours of Saturday morning, are linked to the same offender. The first assault took place
ANOTHER taxi protest was almost sparked by an e-mail misunderstanding. The last one brought the town centre to a standstill as around 60 cabs held a go-slow during evening rush hour. This time hackney cab drivers organised a mass meeting at 1.30pm at
THE future of Stockton Heath Primary School remains unclear despite the change of political leadership at the Town Hall. The new Liberal Democrat/Conservative leadership was challenged by ousted Labour education chief Clr Colin Froggatt at Monday night's
SIGNS of spring have not only vanished with the weather, hundreds of blooming bluebells have disappeared too. Once scattered along the roadside on Ketwick Lane near Daresbury Laboratories, the flowers appear to have been cut down. Barbara Simcock, from
PLANS to charge students almost £500 a year for bus travel have been shelved. But youngsters aged over 16 travelling to schools and colleges will still face charges of almost £200 from 2007-08. The first meeting of the new Liberal Democrat/Conservative
A TRUE legend in Warrington sporting circles has died unexpectedly while refereeing a junior football match. Billy Cowell, from Great Sankey, was known to and loved by hundreds in the borough for his voluntary work in football and rugby league - as well
THE mother of Dale Whitfield has appeared on television to bear her soul about the danger of drink. Her 18-year-old son died after a single booze-fuelled punch to the head. He never recovered from his brain injuries. His mum, Sharon Orr, aged 41, went
PAPERWORK could play a key role in a double death inquest, which has been arranged for next month. The Warrington Guardian has learned that Stephen Wrankin was being treated for a personality disorder when he was believed to have killed Donella Schofield
BUBBLING with energy, the room rocked with her vibrant beat. Rhythmic schoolgirl Laura Donovan is hitting a high note in the world of percussion. "I've always wanted to play the drums," said gifted Laura, aged 17, a pupil at St Peter and Paul RC College
WE can't survive without you. That's the message health chiefs gave Halton Hospital patients this week as they hold their first public meetings about radical plans to close five wards and transfer acute medical services to Warrington. "Warrington couldn't
POLICE are warning Crewe residents to be on the alert for teams of bogus callers preying on elderly people. The usual technique is for one criminal to distract the victim while another sneaks into the house to steal valuables. Sometimes they pose as officials
YOUNG disability footballers from Crewe and Nantwich took part in the Cheshire Academy's first soccer competition last week. The tournament was held at the newly refurbished Cumberland Arena and attracted teams from all over the North West including Everton
NANTWICH Town player boss Steve Davis says the club hope to wrap up a couple of new signings over the next few weeks. The Dabbers are intent on challenging for top spot in North West Counties Division One after just missing out on promotion this time
VANDALS torched a car in Barnfield Avenue, Murdishaw, at 4.20am, last Thursday. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus tackled the toxic fumes.
WARRINGTON Borough Council has submitted a formal objection to the proposed Creamfields event. Council bosses in Warrington fear the music festival, planned for the August bank holiday, will have a "significant" effect on around 200 homes in the Daresbury
WHEN will the traffic information signs work? Warrington Borough Council cannot say. The signs were put up at the end of last year, and the council said they would be in operation by the end of January. In February, the council said it hoped data problems
CUTS to the park ranger service are part of the tough world the borough council faces, a senior council officer said. Park services are being redirected to the more deprived town centre wards. "We have to look at our corporate plan, which has multi-party
TWO men have appeared in court in connection with the seizure of hundreds of cannabis plants under a railway arch by Warrington Central train station. John Radford, aged 36, from Knightsbridge Court, Palmyra Square, is charged with permitting the production
TODAY, Friday, Alan Domville will call time on a career with the Warrington Guardian that has spanned almost 49 years. In that time, he has shared a smile with the Queen, passed on the chance to interview The Beatles, driven 3,500 cars 1.4 million miles
A NURSE who was struck off for faking university results has been fully restored to the nursing register. Karen James, aged 45, former deputy manager of Apple Court Nursing Home, Church Street, Howley, was allowed to return to nursing, two years after
WARRINGTON Borough Council is to consider plans to turn land into Woolston Moss into an airstrip used up to 500 times a year. North west businessman Michael Howells has now handed over his proposals to use the land as a private airstrip for him and his
STUDENTS from Birchwood High School showed off their sporting talents last week. The school's sports department put on a showcase to highlight the pupils' flair for physical activity on Tuesday. Parents and other invited guests went along to the annual
