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Stories for 13 July 2006

Freetime Arts

Grease, Palace Theatre Manchester

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The Dracula Spectacula, Padgate High SchoolPADGATE High School pupils will come face-to-face with th

Because students from years seven to 10 will be performing musical The Dracula Spectacula from Monday.  more...

Middlewich News

Bus prices rise angers Catholics

A PRIEST at a church in Winsford says a proposed increase in bus charges for school pupils who use public transport to get to Catholic schools could herald the end of Catholic education.   more...

Newton News

Free early

A PAEDOPHILE who abducted a 12-year-old Golborne schoolgirl and forced her to perform sex acts is to be released early from jail.  more...

Party in the park 'will be best ever'

ONE of the most entertaining and controversial figures in British music comes to Mesnes Park next weekend for the Newton Music Festival.   more...

Hospital will offer 'high quality care'

NEWTON Community Hospital will provide the 'highest quality care', say St Helens Primary Care Trust officials.  more...

Service will celebrate past

NEWTON Community Hospital staff are hosting a celebratory service in the Bradlegh Road grounds next Wednesday from 2pm to 4pm.  more...

Pay bills at post office

NEWTON and Earlestown residents wanting to make cash payments to St Helens Council can use post offices.  more...

Leadership

BUSINESSES looking for lessons in leadership and how to make breakthroughs in performance can attend a seminar at Haydock Park Racecourse in October.  more...

Scooter run

SHOPMOBILITY St Helens is organising a sponsored scooter and wheelchair run on August 27 to raise funds for the service.  more...

Controller

NEWTON DJ John Cooper has been named programme controller of Merseyside's newest radio station 106.7 The Rocket.  more...

Group meets

LANE Head South Residents' Group meets next Thursday at 8pm in Lane Head Methodist Church, on Newton Road in Lowton. All are welcome.   more...

Northwich News

Bus prices rise angers Catholics

A PRIEST at a church in Winsford says a proposed increase in bus charges for school pupils who use public transport to get to Catholic schools could herald the end of Catholic education.   more...

Runcorn & Widnes News

'We've got nowhere to go'

THE leader of a band of travellers accused of invading Runcorn at taxpayers' expense says they have a solution - 'give us our own field'.  more...

Working together

SAVING lives and reducing accidents at home is our top priority.  more...

Runcorn News

Man charged with Old Town rape

A MAN has been charged with rape after a woman was sexually assaulted in the Old Town in the early hours of Saturday morning.  more...

Gang steals money for children's party

CALLOUS crooks stole money raised for needy kids after threatening a pub landlord and his wife.  more...

Top marks!

l LOUD AND CLEAR: High-flying pupils at St Martin's Catholic Primary School made sure Ofsted inspectors got the message during a recent visit: 'We Are Outstanding!' The Murdishaw school wowed Inspector Cladingbowl with its caring, hardworking teachers and enthusiastic, well-behaved children. He said that the school was one of the best he had ever visited. "The main strength is the teacher's recognition that the pupils are their most valuable asset in the classroom." Delighted deputy head teacher, Gill Walton, pictured, said staff, pupils and governors were 'very pleased with the recognition of all their hard work'.   more...

Residents will be kept up-to-date

A SERVICE to keep residents living near the site of the Creamfields dance festival up-to-date with any information has been launched by Cheshire Constabulary.  more...

Warrington Amateur Rl

Lima ruled out

WARRINGTON Wizards have failed in an application to include former Wolves prop Danny Lima in their line-up for the Fairfax Cup on Saturday.  more...

A team enjoy Park life in their final match

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Rugby league teams gain their rewards

WARRINGTON and Cheshire service area representative rugby league teams rounded off a successful season with an awards ceremony at The Halliwell Jones Stadium.  more...

Woolston reunion

ALL past players and committee members are invited to attend a Woolston Rovers Amateur Rugby League Club reunion at the Bulls Head in Church Street on July 21 at 8pm.  more...

Warrington Angling

National championships a success in Warrington

WARRINGTON Anglers' Association hosted the NFA Intermediate, Junior and Cadet National Championships on the Bridgewater canal on Saturday.  more...

Summer 'carp fest' and deaths at Spring Pool

THE summer 'carp fest' is continuing throughout Lymm Angling Club waters.  more...

Warrington Birchwood

Grand designs

HERE'S a look at council plans for a new community centre at a forgotten site in Culcheth.  more...

A capital idea!

LOCKING Stumps Primary School pupils have paid a visit to the most famous front door in the country.  more...

Home to be built despite objections

IT was third time lucky for a Mr Hutchinson in his bid to build a new house at 6 Beechwood Lane, Culcheth.  more...

Be a part of history in Culcheth

ARE you interested in uncovering Culcheth's past?  more...

All the fun of the fair

STAFF and students at Culcheth Primary School have been having some fun in the sun.  more...

The building blocks for a new club

PUPILS at Gorse Covert Primary School can go construction crazy thanks to a Birchwood-based company.  more...

Brownies bag honours

BROWNIES in Croft are celebrating after winning the best overall float at Croft carnival earlier this month.  more...

A takeaway litter pick

MCDONALDS staff have been giving students at Birchwood High School a lesson in how to look after the environment.  more...

Warrington Bowls

Cup finalists are decided

ST OSWALDS A and Tetley A will meet in the final of Warrington and North Cheshire Bowls Association's Silcock Cup on August 5.  more...

Juniors clash

MIKE Roberts and Jade Chapman will face each other in the final of the Newsquest junior bowls competition on July 22.  more...

Floodlit bowls

ENTRIES are now being received for the Padgate Open Singles Floodlit Bowls Competition.  more...

Five-a-side

WARRINGTON Women's Evening Bowls League's five-a-side competition will take place at Orford Park on Sunday at 10.30am.  more...

Plate entries

WARRINGTON Public Parks' Bowls League's Plate competition will take place on July 25 and 26.  more...

Heath winner

STOCKTON Heath Women's Bowls Club's May Whitley Main was won by A Newsholme.  more...

Warrington Callands

A Full On way to say 'well done' to peace centre students

WARRINGTON Wolves superstar Brent Grose and coach Paul Cullen visited the peace centre in Old Hall to congratulate a group of youngsters in a special reward evening.  more...

The carnival comes to Winwick

IT'S CARNIVAL time again in Winwick this Saturday with the seventh annual event held on the field by Winwick Leisure Centre in Myddleton Lane.  more...

Exhibition is a success

MORE than 400 visitors enjoyed the annual Burtonwood Art Show when St Michael's Church hall was turned into a weekend gallery.  more...

School holds summer fair

CALLANDS Primary School summer fair is this Saturday and Gully Mouse from nearby Gulliver's theme park will be popping in to say hello.  more...

Parish meeting

BURTONWOOD and Westbrook Parish Council will meet next Wednesday, July 19, at 7.30pm at Kingswood Parish Hall in Westbrook.  more...

Warrington Cricket

Grange shot down

APPLETON Cricket Club brought Grange's unbeaten record crashing down after subjecting them to a 146-run defeat in Latchford on Saturday.  more...

Warrington's excellent run continues in league and cup

WARRINGTON made it five wins in a row with weekend home victories in both the league and the cup.  more...

Rylands' hopes scuppered as Glazebury survive

RYLANDS Cricket Club's second team missed out on a move to the top of the table with a draw against Glazebury on Saturday.  more...

Juniors'

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Lyons roars but Stretton duck out

FOUR ducks cost Stretton as they were beaten by 44 runs at home to Alderley Park in Meller Braggins Cheshire Cricket League Division Three on Saturday.  more...

Grappenhall in trouble after losing early wickets against Bredbury

GRAPPENHALL lost by 41 runs at home to Bredbury St Marks in the Cheshire County Cricket League Second Division at the weekend.  more...

Warrington Latchford

The stakes were high when Theresa went trailblazing

AN intrepid explorer from Latchford trekked across the Inca Trail to raise money for an Alzheimer's charity in memory of her father.  more...

Volunteer your time

ST Rocco's Hospice is looking for people who would like to help out at one of the hospice's many shops.  more...

Summer fair and sale

A SCHOOL in Westy will be opening its gates on Saturday for a joint summer fair and car boot sale.  more...

Now you've got no excuse not to get on your bike ...

TWO groups will benefit from a windfall of bikes from a local mechanic.  more...

Warrington Letters

Always has a ready smile

IT was interesting to read your tribute to Mrs Trixie Gray on the occasion of her 103rd birthday.  more...

Please put our bus back on

Seven years ago we decided to send our oldest child to St Nicholas' School in Northwich based on several factors, not least that there was a direct bus from London Road to Greenbank in Northwich.   more...

Wasps in my bird boxes

reading my Guardian on June 29, I don't 'bee-lieve' it either! I really don't!  more...

Raised in good faith

Having read with interest your article about the Wizzard narrowboat, we were saddened that Warrington Disability Partnership is having to beg for funding to maintain her.  more...

Distinct day in calendar

It was an excited parishioner in my previous parish who first drew my attention to Warrington Walking Day. She and her family had attended when one of her granddaughters was taking part and she was thrilled with the event. That was five years ago. Little did I know at the time that I would one day be sharing in the experience as a parish priest.  more...

Meetings are called hastily

YOUR story about radical plans to transform the secondary school system extends the unresolved issue of Stockton Heath Primary School and I ask when and by whom the raft of ideas were drawn up?  more...

Help with my search

I AM asking if anyone has any information or pictures about the Bluecoat School, which stood where the Lord Daresbury is now built.  more...

Developers should pay

The developers who are behind the Centre Park regeneration proposal and are hoping to make a fortune out of it must think we Warringtonians are gullible.  more...

Order some rat poison

Here we go again - up goes the council tax and down come the levels of service.   more...

Disgusted by process

I attended the planning meeting on Wednesday, July 5, over the planning application for John Morris House, Mersey Street.  more...

It is high time that this town had a state-of-the-art swimming pool

WELL done once again to the council for allowing £40,000 for free summer swimming for youngsters.   more...

Warrington Lymm

French connection

CHILDREN in Lymm could be having closer contact with their French counterparts.  more...

Historic building will not become flats

A HISTORIC Lymm building will not be converted to flats after objectors won a planning committee vote.  more...

Toddle power

TODDLERS in Thelwall raised £200 for Barnardo's following a sponsored toddle.  more...

Council date

GRAPPENHALL and Thelwall Parish Council meets today, Thursday, at 7.30pm.  more...

Making music hits right note

YOUNGSTERS at Thelwall Infants School hit all the right notes when they recorded their own CD.  more...

School threat

HIGH Legh Primary School is one of those possibly under threat by a new school review.  more...

Police priority

WHAT are your biggest concerns about policing in Grappenhall and Thelwall?  more...

Guitar course

A TUTOR at a Grappenhall rock school is heading to guitar university.  more...

Hog roast

OUGHTRINGTON Community Association holds its third annual hog roast and dance on the field outside the Sandy Lane centre on Saturday.  more...

Church teas

CHURCH teas will be available at St Mary's, in Lymm, on Sunday, July 30, from 2pm until 5pm.   more...

Restaurant

LYMM restaurant La Boheme will have extension work after council planners gave a new scheme the go-ahead.  more...

Warrington News

Can our town take any more?

A VAST urban village is planned for the heart of the traffic-clogged town centre.   more...

Give a happy ending to this 'tail' of homeless puppies

THESE adorable puppies are looking for new homes.  more...

Hands off our school

LEAVE us alone.   more...

Did you see UFO?

DID you spot an unidentified flying object hovering in the sky around Neville Avenue, Orford last Monday night, July 3?  more...

No date for by-election

A DATE is yet to be set for a by-election for the council seat of a former mayor who died last month.   more...

Suspects arrested in biggest drugs raid

THREE hundred police stormed drug dens during the town's biggest drug bust.  more...

Sign our Forge 'replica' petition

THE desecration of a piece of Stockton Heath's heritage has caused heated debates in all camps.  more...

Help our charity to take a step in the right direction

READY, set, get going with fundraising for the Warrington Guardian's charity of the year.  more...

Hannah kicks on with her campaign

A GREAT Sankey footballer campaigning for the rules on mixed-sex football to be changed has come face-to-face with her hero.  more...

Concrete barges hold up developers

WORKMEN digging foundations in Stockton Heath hit an unexpected find on Thursday - two concrete boats.  more...

Court hears teacher 'gets a kick out of petting young girls'

A PRIMARY school teacher accused of molesting children in his care has appeared in court.  more...

Worker in court over Greenalls fire

A-55-YEAR-old Greenalls worker has appeared in court following the £40 million distillery blaze.  more...

'History of Lymm being destroyed'

RESIDENTS and traders in Lymm have hit out after what they described as historical vandalism in the village.  more...

Arena 'open to talking to residents'

WE will work with you, Arena Housing has told the people of Howley.  more...

Road death assault case adjourned

THE case of a 28-year-old man due to face magistrates following a death crash in Lymm has been adjourned.  more...

Is warm weather due to increase in sun's size?

SOARING temperatures mean it has been more like Waikiki than Warrington in recent weeks.   more...

BBC makes sure Laura doesn't have to do it herself

WHEN Laura Dennett went to visit her nan, the last thing she expected was to have a completely different living room on her return.  more...

More Tan Kwik claims

INVESTIGATORS have made more claims about the Europa Boulevard based companies Tan Kwik (UK) Ltd and Kwik Jet (UK) Ltd.  more...

Competition for casino

CASINO policy has been agreed by the licensing committee.   more...

Warrington Orford

Trip changes lives

A GROUP of teenagers from William Beamont High School have just returned from a life-changing visit to a Ugandan village populated by AIDS orphans.  more...

Eagles land at St Oswald's

ST OSWALD'S RC Primary School, on Padgate Lane, holds an end-of-year celebration at Rylands Recreation Club tomorrow, Friday, at 8pm.  more...

Surgery date

COUNCILLOR Brian Maher will hold a police surgery tomorrow, Friday, at 10.30am in the rent office on Grasmere Avenue.   more...

Project AGM

THE Orford Neighbourhood Project will hold its annual general meeting at Orford Church Hall on School Road on Tuesday, July 18, at 7pm, followed by wine and cheese.  more...

Police respond

CHESHIRE police have responded to claims in last weeks Warrington Guardian that they failed to respond to an incident of anti-social behaviour.  more...

Reunion date

CALLING the classes of 1955 to 1956 at St Benedict's RC Primary School in Orford.  more...

Live music

ST Benedict's Social Club in Orford has live music and dancing for the over 50s at 7.45pm every other Wednesday starting July 5.  more...

Extension

MEMBERS of the borough council's development control committee have approved a proposed two-storey extension to the rear of 14 and 16 Cinnamon Lane, Fearnhead.  more...

Councillors

COUNCILLORS Colin Oliver and Scott Wilson will hold surgeries at Padgate Library on Saturday from 10am until noon.  more...

Warrington Other Sport

Russian stole my place on the podium, says Nicholls

STOCKTON Heath shot put star John Nicholls has received an unexpected boost ahead of the upcoming European Veterans Championships.  more...

Netball team's big day

WARRINGTON'S Imagine8 netball team will play their biggest game yet this weekend.  more...

Athlete maintains the family tradition

BETH Hicken finished fifth in the junior girls' 200m at the English Schools Track and Field Championships in Gateshead.  more...

Crews all set for Scotland

WARRINGTON Rowing Club will be represented by 14 crews at this weekend's National Rowing Championships.  more...

Meet records are broken

WARRIORS of Warrington Swimming Club's swimmers broke seven meet records at the Holywell Summer Sprint meet.   more...

Wade out in front at Bala

WARRINGTON Dolphins swimmer Christian Wade was victorious in the men's British Long Distance Swimming Association Three-Kilometre Championship in Wales.  more...

Ward beaten on bow

BRIDGE Foot Police Amateur Boxing Club's Lee Ward suffered defeat against a more experienced Irish opponent on his England debut.  more...

Archer's last chance

EUROPEAN Tour golfer Phil Archer will start his final attempt to qualify for the Open Championship today, Thursday.  more...

Nine black belts

NINE members of a Great Sankey karate club have earned black belts.  more...

Cullen the winner

WARRINGTON Triathlon Club's Matt Cullen won an event at the British Triathlon Association North West Sprint Championships near Holmes Chapel at the weekend.  more...

Platt deprives Sleep

WARRINGTON was represented on the podium at the Superkart 2006 UK Cup in Northern Ireland.  more...

Anniversary offer

CULCHETH Petanque Club are celebrating their second anniversary with an invitation to newcomers.  more...

Croquet club on top

CULCHETH Croquet Club are still top of the North West Golf Croquet League after a 14-8 win against Chester. Alan Wright won all his singles games with Catherine Poole, Margaret Willams and Alison Charters also faring well.  more...

Glance guide to sport

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Warrington Penketh

The campaign builds for alcohol-free zones in two villages

PRESSURE is growing for alcohol free zones in Great Sankey and Penketh.  more...

There's a fine art to running an exhibition

ST Vincent's Catholic Primary School pupils have been showing their artistic side at an exhibition for parents and governors.  more...

Bethan leads the FA way

BETHAN Simpson from Great Sankey has been named the Cheshire representative for the up and coming FA Young Leadership in Coaching Competition.  more...

Degrees of success for brothers

TWO brothers from Penketh have graduated with first class degrees.  more...

Come pay a visit to the sailing club

FIDDLERS Ferry Sailing Club is holding an open day for the public on Saturday, July 15.  more...

Plans in the pipeline in Penketh

PLANS have been submitted for the following building work in Penketh:  more...

Tree pruning postponed by councillors

PENKETH Parish Council has postponed major pruning work until 2008 at the earliest after being told most trees were still in reasonable condition.  more...

Council apologises over fast food shop error

PENKETH Parish Council has won an apology from the borough council over a planning decision that had left parish councillors furious.  more...

Warrington Stockton Heath

Environmental firm is top of the crops

AN Appleton Thorn company is the cream of the crop after scooping a national environment award.  more...

Fundraiser meets Blue Peter stars

A YOUNGSTER got the chance to meet TV heroes when doing her bit for charity.  more...

Mulberry gets fourth fruit machine

A LICENCE has been granted for a fourth fruit machine in The Mulberry Tree Pub in Stockton Heath.  more...

Pupils get a taste of all things Indian

YOUNGSTERS in Appleton had their lessons spiced up during India day.  more...

Stretton gears up for walking day

STRETTON Walking Day begins at 11am this Saturday with a service in St Matthew's Church.  more...

Let's get lost in the maze

FANCY getting lost this summer?  more...

Warrington Wolves

Half back wanted

PAUL Cullen has revealed that a half back is likely to be on his shopping list for 2007 as he continues his bid to replace Nathan Wood.  more...

Noone joins Quins

PAUL Noone has left Wolves after 11 years with the club.  more...

Wolves still targeting a top four spot

WOLVES have turned their attention to the fight for a place in the top four ahead of Saturday's trip to the KC Stadium.  more...

The word from Wedge - Mike Wainwright's exclusive Testimonial column

THERE are still aspects of our game that we need to improve on but the main thing on Sunday was for Wolves to stop the slump that we were in and lift a few of the storm clouds that were gathering.  more...

Joey breaks NRL record

FORMER Wolves star Andrew Johns became the NRL's all-time leading points scorer on Sunday.  more...

Under 21s on the road

WOLVES' under 21s will bid to move back up the Senior Academy Championship table when they travel to Hull FC on Sunday.  more...

Gilfedder the record holder

MICHAEL Cooper's try on his Super League debut at Castleford prompted the question: 'Who is Wolves' youngest ever try scorer?'  more...

Rah webchat

PAUL Rauhihi will answer fans' questions when he visits the Warrington Guardian offices to take part in a live webchat next Thursday between 1pm and 2pm.  more...

Owen Bevan passes away

FORMER Warrington centre Owen Bevan has died at the age of 79.  more...

Giant triumph halts Wolves' five-match losing streak

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Widnes News

Gang steals money for children's party

CALLOUS crooks stole money raised for needy kids after threatening a pub landlord and his wife.  more...

Art attack

SIX schools in Halton have been awarded the Artsmark standard for the first time with a further 10 schools getting re-accreditations. With 55 per cent of eligible schools achieving the Government-endorsed accreditation, Halton now has the highest per cent of accredited schools in the country.   more...

Residents will be kept up-to-date

A SERVICE to keep residents living near the site of the Creamfields dance festival up-to-date with any information has been launched by Cheshire Constabulary.  more...

Making a difference

VICTIMS of the Asian Tsunami and the Pakistan earthquake have received practical help, thanks to an enthusiastic club.  more...

Winsford News

Bus prices rise angers Catholics

A PRIEST at a church in Winsford says a proposed increase in bus charges for school pupils who use public transport to get to Catholic schools could herald the end of Catholic education.   more...

  
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