AMY Cook led the way for North West Karate Academy at the English Championships in Sheffield on Sunday. She won two gold medals at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre. Amy succeeded in the individual kata (patterned moves) in the 12 to 13 years
PAUL Wood reckons Lee Briers can inspire Wolves to produce another big performance at Bradford on Saturday. Wood has paid tribute to his skipper after the half back came up with a game-breaking display in the historic 18-17 win at Leeds on Friday. And
A PAUL Kinsey hat-trick helped to steer Orford Storm into the draw for the second round of Warrington Sunday Soccer League's Denis Scholes Challenge Trophy with an 8-6 victory over Oakwood FC. Lee Ormson and Clint Burton grabbed the extra time winners
WARRINGTON Town boss Glenn Walker believes his side can take some confidence into Saturday's FA Cup clash at Kendal Town after recording their third straight win. Town, who had lost five of their first six games in the UniBond First Division, achieved
Warrington 34 Ormskirk 19. WARRINGTON RUFC secured their first win of the season against Ormskirk in Powergen Northern Division South Lancashire and Cheshire Two on Saturday. Warrington, who have been handed a trip to Creighton in the first round of
THE Carlsberg Crown Green Bowls Classic starts on Tuesday at Pierpoint and Bryant. A top class field has been attracted to the competition and the draw has produced some mouthwatering games in the early rounds. Lasts year's number one, Lee Lawton, heads
WARRINGTON Public Parks' Bowls League's team and individual finals for the 2006 season were contested at Penketh Bowls Club at the weekend with Chris Welsby being crowned the player of the year. The King and Queen bowler defeated Stockton Heath Legion's
PAUL Cullen believes a track record of beating Super League's big boys could help Wolves progress further in the play-offs. Cullen's side will bid to depose last year's champions Bradford Bulls when they travel to Odsal in the second round of the play-offs
HONOURS ended even in Warrington Soccer League's Division Four top-of-the-table clash on Saturday. David Smith and Carl Jack scored for Fife Reserves but Shaw struck twice for Moore United Reserves. Ben Jones grabbed a double for the second week in
VIKINGS boss Steve McCormack is facing a potential injury crisis ahead of Sunday's crucial Grand Final eliminator against Whitehaven. The Widnes head coach always thought he would face his old club at a crucial stage of the season but might have to do
A FURTHER £30,000 is available to help pay for the cost of a study for new green business parks across Cheshire and Warrington. The Cheshire and Warrington Economic Alliance (CWEA) will choose five from a potential 35 available across the region. Martin
THE Warrington Disability Partnership is hoping punters will play their cards right at a Casino Royale evening, at The Halliwell Jones Stadium, in November. Whether your game is blackjack or roulette, the event, from 7.30pm on Friday, November 10, will
A WARRINGTON company held an open day to explain the benefits of their unique air travel service. AD Aviation, part of Appleton Thorn-based AD Group, operates a private air charter service from Liverpool John Lennon Airport and enjoyed a 50 per cent
THREE Warrington companies have made the top 100 in a survey of the country's fastest growing technology businesses. The trio have made the prestigious Sunday Times Tech Track 100 survey - giving Warrington one of the highest concentration of entries
It's not been decided by a panel of experts or voted on by the public - just me and my likes dislikes. It was inspired by two things: First, I am from Widnes, not Warrington, so I am seeing things for the first time and I am still learning about the
I am appealing for any witnesses who were at the scene of the accident that I was involved in at the roundabout linking Birchwood Way and Blackbrook Avenue at approximately 7.45pm on Wednesday, February 8 this year. I was driving a yellow and blue trial
Your correspondent Mrs D Nolan (Warrington Guardian, September 7) said Warrington Borough Council had a vested interest in the Creamfields event. I can assure her that this was not the case. Indeed, we formally opposed the awarding of a licence by Halton
I have just read the letter in last week's Guardian from my fellow Appleton Parish Councillor, Mike Stansfield. He is often quoted as saying that, despite the thousands of new houses built in Appleton, not one yard of tarmac has been laid that would
I READ with interest the letter from Howard Jones of Lymm, (Guardian, September 14) but I am afraid he is wasting his time. For a few years I have tried to get Chiltern Crescent, Orford, where I live, made one-way, but to no avail. The Crescent is only
Referring to your article on the "Woolston chainsaw massacre" - I like hundreds of other residents - am appalled that the new occupiers of this unit on Chesford Grange felt that it had the right to remove such a large number of trees - 100 without consultation
I UNDERSTAND that Mr Smith's Night Club near Bridge Foot has been sold to developers. Does this mean it will be turned into yet another block of flats? Before this building was a cinema - first as the Ritz and then the ABC. I believe that the inside
THE traffic at Bridge Foot is atrocious most mornings but today it was worse than ever. Leaving a gap in the traffic for the yellow box junction, I was amazed to see another driver deciding to jump the queue to sit in the yellow box. Really good driving
READING about fraudster Janice Griffiths reminds me of many previous fraud cases. The victims rarely, if ever, receive justice. I read that she smirked at her victims, and she has a luxurious home. When she has served her sentence I wonder if she will
I HAVE just read the letter from P I Collins in this week's Warrington Guardian and I could not agree more. I agree with every single word and I would expand on it even further. Like her I am a taxpayer and I have to work an average 50 hours per week
I WOULD like to praise the town's libraries. They provide an excellent service and the courteous staff always go out of their way to help you. So thank you and keep up the good work. CAROLINE MARLFIELD Grappenhall
I NOTE with interest your article "This field has cost you £150k" (Guardian, September 7). Warrington Borough Council planning and development committee, in an effort to keep the last corners of the borough green and free from over development, has managed
IT was reported in the Guardian that a decision to scrap the plans for a Long Lane diversion was being delayed to give councillors more time to have their say. What about giving the long suffering residents of Long Lane a chance to have their say on
I have contacted the borough council's chief executive's office on many occasions this year about flooding along Green Lane in Padgate. This occurs regularly (not just in heavy storms) and is a considerable hazard. Hundreds of children walk to school
I notice that Councillor Woodyatt thinks that £150k should be spent on extending Lymm library so that it will include a children's centre. Her remarks at a meeting of Lymm Parish council imply that grand plans' are well-advanced. In view of the importance
SAINTS have a full-strength squad to choose from for Friday night's Super League semi final against Hull at Knowsley Road, kick-off 8pm. Both Paul Sculthorpe and Jason Hooper have been training and were in the running as Newton and Golborne Guardian
Vale of Lune 8 Lymm 31. LYMM marched to the top of rugby union's Powergen North Two West courtesy of their first ever win at Vale of Lune. Thirteen tries in three games show that Lymm are playing rugby that is worth watching and should attract a big
WARRINGTON Athletics Club's Luke Johnston won the under 13s boys' race at an open cross country meeting in Uttoxeter. Johnston won his race in Staffordshire by 10 seconds, while Heather Timmins finished second in the under 17s girls' race. Stephen Broadhurst
A PASSENGER died in a smash on the M56 on Sunday. The 34-year-old man who had been travelling in a Ford Focus died from his injuries following the crash at 4am near junction 7. A 39-year-old man from Latchford was arrested on suspicion of drink driving
SAINTS captain Paul Sculthorpe will miss the engage Super League play-offs after deciding to undergo a knee operation next Monday which is expected to sideline him for six months. Sculthorpe, who has been restricted to 20 appearances this season
THE stars of the LHF Healthplan National League will come out to play on Tuesday, October 3 when the League's annual awards dinner is staged at Elland Road, Leeds. Below is a list of the players and coaches who have been nominated for awards. The nominations
A FATHER-of-two who drunkenly groped his teenage babysitter has been jailed for 12 months at Chester Crown Court. Matthew Patterson, aged 23, of Kingsway North, Westy, had denied two offences of sexual touching but was convicted after a Warrington Crown
ST Oswalds bowler Tommy Johnstone was beaten in the final of the Billy Bennett Memorial Trophy at Alford Hall. He was defeated 21-17 by Winsford's Glyn Cookson after overcoming King and Queen's Charlie Bebbington 21-15 in the semi finals.
WOOLSTON footballer Danny Toone will represent North of England Schools against a touring New Zealand side in Northwich tomorrow, Friday. The 18-year-old left back, who attends Priestley College and plays for Warrington Town under 18s, is a former member
WOOLSTON footballer Danny Toone will represent North of England Schools against a touring New Zealand side in Northwich tomorrow, Friday. The 18-year-old left back, who attends Priestley College and plays for Warrington Town under 18s, is a former member
THE special planning committee meeting due tonight on the future of the Omega development has been cancelled. The decision to cancel was made at the normal meeting of this committee held last night (Wednesday). Committee members want to carry out
Greenalls Padgate St Oswalds 2 Trafford 0. GREENALLS Padgate St Oswalds enter the second round of the Liverpool Challenge Cup this weekend buoyed by their latest league success against Trafford. Ian Lomax's side, who are away to Garswood on Saturday
Manor Athletic 1 Warr Town Res 3. WARRINGTON Town Reserves recorded their fifth win in a row to reach the second round of the Cheshire FA Amateur Cup. Craig Hall's free kick flew into the net to give Town a second-half lead. Athletic equalised from
I AM extremely proud of the work Warrington Anglers' Association's teenage volunteers have done recently. They have been working hard at Sandiway Lakes to provide wheelchair pegs and access on the association-owned fishery. Their efforts were duly recognised
DO you know what? I went fishing for the first time in a long time on Friday at Whitley. Being out of practice, I spent an age getting set up - muddling through pterodactyl feathers and catgut. Eventually, I was set up and was certainly not disappointed
HIGHER Whitley swimmer Theo Hirst helped to break a junior world record as Great Britain secured relay gold at the World Schools Games in Athens. The 17-year-old former member of Warriors of Warrington Swimming Club swam the backstroke leg in the 4x100m
Carrington 2nd 22 Eagle 2nd 54. EAGLE'S second team produced a strong second-half display to ease past Carrington's seconds in rugby union's North West Intermediate Miller Homes League Division Five West. B Astley touched down twice and Ste Barrett
BIRCHWOOD Golf Club junior champion Jack Grimoldby was on the winning side on his debut for the English Schools golf team. The 18-year-old from Fearnhead was part of the England team that beat Scotland 10-8 in Southport. Grimoldby partnered J Senior
BRADFORD'S Paul Johnson is glad that he will be facing Wolves rather than Leeds on Saturday. As well as coming up against Warrington for the first time since it was confirmed that he will join them next year, Johnson is relieved that Bradford have the
Do you fancy playing for Warrington IMBRL ARLFC against Wigan St Cuthberts in a NWC 6 Division 6 fixture on Saturday afternoon? We are short of a prop! PAUL: Mike Wainwright's with me and he says he's watched them train on a Thursday night and says
How has the preparation for this week differed form last week? What does Paul Cullen say and do in the changing rooms before the game? PAUL: Preparation has been the same, probably a little bit lighter on the contact side as it was very physical at
Are the players aware of the big following going to Bradford? Do the fans really give the players a boost when they are singing? PAUL: To be honest during the game, you can't really hear the crowd because you're concetrating on the game. But when we've
Paul, who is the hardest player you have ever played against? PAUL: I'm not quite sure cos everyone's got a different type of toughness. Some people are mentally strong, some people are physically strong, so it's hard to answer.
Paul, has it been disapointing seeing our star signing, Paul Rauhihi sat in the stands for most of this year? Ps do you hate moaners? PAUL: Star signing? I thought I was the star signing! Paul Rauhihi's been unlucky with injuries, so it's not really
Does sledging occur between players in matches. If so, what sort of things are said? PAUL: All the time but it's not taken seriously. Sometimes it's used to motivate people. You have to know what to say to the right person. Often I call Mike Wainwright
Do you really not like Lee Briers? (back page of today's Guardian) PAUL: Of course I like him, he's one of my best friends at the club. We have a great laugh together and we often turn out to have a drink whenever we get the chance. He's too nice not
Your fellow prop, Paul Rauhihi, has had an up and down year. Has he still been a big influence on the players despite missing so many games? And do you think he's got another performance in him like the one he produced against Leeds in May? (This Saturday
Is there any truth in the recent rumours that you will be playing at Knowsley Road for a winning team next year? PAUL: I haven't been approached by anybody and I'm currently contracted at Warrington for the next three years so it looks like I'm staying
What Wood you have done if you had not become a professional rugby league player? PAUL: I'm not quite sure cos ever since I left school I knew I wanted to play rugby cos it was the only thing I was good at!
What is the funniest thing you have ever seen on a rugby field? PAUL: In 2003, the very last game at Wilderspool, Warren Stevens threw his shorts into the crowd and didn't realise he was only wearing a jock strap and did a lap of honour in just the
Good Luck on Saturday Paul, the whole town is behind you. The Warrington Wizards are also in play off action on Sunday at Hemel Hempstead in the final eliminator for a place at the HJ in the NL3 final next week. Can you send us a good luck message please
what are your thoughts about not making the full gb squad, after being one of the most constant props in the comp this year? PAUL: I was disappointed but there's been a lot of consistent players this year that didn't make the squad. I was happy to
36 coachloads of Wire fans going to Bradford - what do you think of that? PAUL: It's great to see a good following going to Bradford. It's always a good atmosphere when we play there. The atmosphere this week is probably going to be like playing in
Are Bradford's pack still the toughest in the business to play against? PAUL: They are big and strong and dynamic, but every team has a tough pack and if you under estimate any team they will beat you.
Paul, is martin gleeson going to wigan, when he did this a fortnight ago he avoided the question like a politician! PAUL: He's probably going down the M6 on the way to Wigan as we've just finished training... so, yes.
Has Bradford's 70 points hammering of Hull in last year's play-offs been mentioned in training this week? PAUL: It has been mentioned in training today by Lee Briers and I think it's a good point to think about to show how dangerous Bradford are. It
wot do u think the new signings will bring to the club? PAUL: I think they'll bring experience and quality. The players we've signed have big game experience and that's what you need to learn from. I think it'll bring an extra dimension to our forwards
congratulations on winning player of season i have two questions do you think we have a realistic chance of winning the grand final and is chris bridge n henry fa'fili ok n playing on saturday after their injuries in the game on friday night PAUL:
Is your tan natural and does Jon Clarke ever ask you for tanning tips? PAUL: Being from Wigan the sun is always shining, so there's no need for a sunbed. I'm not sure about Jon Clarke's tan... whether it's real or not.
I just want to say goodluck for the rest of the season and I hope you make the GB squad. Have you got any pre match rituals /superstitions that you stick too? PAUL: Not really... I just like to stay relaxed and think about the game and who I'm going
Steve Macnamara has been quoted saying that the Wolves are a 1 man team, and the fact we can not perform without Lee Briers in the side - What are you thoughts on it?? Cheers PAUL: Lee Briers is definitely a key member of the Wolves side and he will
WARRINGTON Wolves Girls under 14s rugby league team enjoyed success at the LHF Heathplan Festival. Wolves won all three games against Widnes Moorfield, Leigh East and Westhoughton Lionesses to finish as the team of the festival. Warrington's under 16s
Leeds Rhinos 17 Warrington Wolves 18. EVERYTHING was set up for Lee Briers to produce a match-winning performance at Headingley on Friday. The talismanic skipper has been brilliant at times this year but concerns about his consistency remained. He
A CONVOY of 36 coaches carrying primrose and blue decorated supporters should provide quite a memorable sight on the M62 on Saturday afternoon. The free seats offered by Wolves to supporters purchasing tickets to Wolves' play-off battle with Bradford
THE time has come for Warrington Borough Council to end its association with Leigh Animal Sanctuary. On Saturday, a large number of protestors descended on the controversial home to vent their anger against the owners. Council bosses have vowed to hold
DOZENS of travellers have moved on to the vacant Parkside site, fuelling resident's fears for the future. Around 60 caravans and trailers arrived on the former colliery site on Tuesday morning after the gate was left open. Residents believe that such
KYLIE Minogue has been declared the queen of pop following a Smash Hits poll unveiled by Warrington's own Pete Waterman. The pop princess scored the number one slot with Can't Get You Out Of My Head in the online poll, which asked fans to choose their
A TALENTED painter has won two awards from the Warrington Art Group this month, as part of its annual exhibition at Tatton Hall, Knutsford. Les Dale, who has been an enthusiastic artist since he was 16, was presented with the Jean Wild Cup for overall
WARRINGTON Town Hall will be opened to the public next month for a question time with a difference. As part of the Local Democracy Campaign, people can find out what it takes to become a councillor and what happens when you become elected, at a special
AN ASPIRING Warrington actress will be appearing alongside Robbie Coltrane on Sunday when ITV crime drama Cracker returns to our screens. Amanda Dobson, who attends Warrington Collegiate, will be seen playing a young policewoman in a one-off special
POLICE are still investigating a gun attack on a house in Orford. Residents were shocked by the late-night shots at the property on Shaw's Avenue on Friday at 10.30pm, as revealed by Warrington Midweek on Monday. One resident, who did not want to be
JEALOUSY and bitterness were the order of the day down at The Rovers on Monday as World's Worst Mother Bev showed her true colours. You may think she was genuinely concerned about Shelley's future as the mother of Charlie's child, but don't be fooled
CENTENARY Theatre Company's performance of Educating Rita at the Brindley last week was excellent. It starred Judianne Fisher as Rita and Philip Croft as Frank her tutor. As this was Judianne's first principal role and first in a play, this served
IF YOU believe the defining role in Robbie Coltrane's acting career will be Harry Potter's giant friend Hagrid, think again. Switch on to the new feature-length episode of Cracker (ITV, Sunday), and you will see Coltrane as the character he was born
THE biog I was reading of Level 42 described them as 'ne of the best loved bands of the past 20 years' Well, while that may be something of an exaggeration, it was something of a shock to find that Retroglide is their first album for more than 10 years
FOUR years is a long time and if you've been waiting for JT's latest offering with baited breath you won't be disappointed. I have to admit that the first time I played it I was disappointed and maybe I expected it to be a carbon copy of previous album
FILM buffs rejoice for a new programme of films start at the Pyramid this weekend. Opening the film nights will be Christopher Nolan's Memento as part of Breakthrough Brits, a season of contemporary classics by British artists. Memento will be screened
RISING stars, The Ordinary Boys will be touring the UK, this October, to promote their new album, out later this month. The band's third album, How To Get Everything You Ever Wanted In 10 Easy Steps, will be in the shops on October 23. And the current
HE'S conducted the London Symphony Orchestra but Mark Heron is back in Warrington to conduct his first band, the North Cheshire Concert Band. The Grappenhall conductor was invited by the Orchestra to join them as one of three young conductors taking
He was respected and feared in playground circles and he would dominate the culture based around the pavements, garages and precincts of Stockport. He also had a Crombie coat with a velvet collar. All these things combined to make him appear cool' at
STUCK for something to do next Saturday? Then head to car park three at the Birchwood Shopping Centre to do a bit of shopping at the monthly car boot sale. The event, organised by Birchwood Lions, is on the first Saturday of every month.
READ all about it at Culcheth and Birchwood libraries. If you love books and want to discuss your latest thrilling read, then why not try joining a reading group. Both libraries run them and say you can try reading in a different way. The Birchwood
BEING told to have a workplace clean-up fills most people with dread, but not employees at environmental regeneration organisation The Mersey Forest. Their office is based in the visitor centre of the well-known beauty spot Risley Moss, and to prove
PENKETH and Great Sankey Royal British Legion is hosting a soul night in aid of Warrington Animal Welfare on Saturday, September 30, starring Marvin Ruffin from Detroit, part of the famous Ruffin family. Doors open 7.30pm. Tickets are £3.
POLICE are holding a meeting with borough council staff to see if they can give bike training to children to Great Sankey. The three schools earmarked for the project are Barrowhall Primary, Park Road Primary, and Sycamore Lane Primary. Only 10 children
WARRINGTON Borough Council is investigating the cost of extending the Hood Manor Community Centre fence to stop youths climbing onto the roof nearby. The problem has been a long-running concern for police and residents. Great Sankey Parish Councillor
BARROWHALL Junior School pupils are enjoying a more creative curriculum this year. The year one and two pupils at the Great Sankey school had a themed pirates and treasure chests'.
A COFFEE morning raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support will be held at St Oswald's Church Hall tomorrow, Friday, from 10am onwards. Hosted by Audrey Braithwaite, the morning will feature attractions including a raffle, bring and buy sale, toys and
SING for your supper at a hot pot dinner at St Philip's Church, in Westbrook, next Saturday at 7pm. With all proceeds going to the church's harvest appeal, admission and supper is by donation. Entry is a minimum of £3.50 and £2 for under 12-year-olds
PARK rangers will be will be tackling overgrown reeds in Sankey Valley Park this Sunday to help maintain the important habitat for breeding birds and other wildlife. The Wetlands Workday, from 10am to 3pm, is part of Mersey Basin week. If you would
IT WAS all smiles at St Rocco's Hospice on Thursday as Jim Carmichael-Prince, of Hollins Park Club, dropped in to hand over £622. The honorary secretary and treasurer of the hospital staff club presented St Rocco's Hospice sister Angela Eatwell (above
BURTONWOOD and Westbrook Parish Council has got the go-ahead to erect a barrier at the community centre on Clay Lane, in Burtonwood, to stop yobs damaging the building. Youths have been climbing on to the large flat roof of the Glyn Williams Pavilion
A PLANNING application to transform a Walton pigsty into houses has been quashed on appeal. The initial proposal to convert the sty at Red House, Underbridge Lane was rejected earlier this year, and then rejected by inspectors two weeks ago.
PICK up the pace by joining Warrington Road Runners in Stockton Heath. The group meets every Tuesday and Friday at 7pm in the car park behind Broomfields Leisure Centre and on Sundays at 9.30am for a slow run. For further information, contact 790119
HUNDREDS of people flocked to Moore village, on September 16, to celebrate the crowning of the new harvest queen. Heather Gould, aged 13, of Bridgewater High School, led the parade as harvest queen taking over from last year's Natalie Priestner. The
BOOZING and drug-taking are some of the antics taking place at Walton reservoir. So say residents who have complained about trouble being caused by gangs of youths at the village beauty spot. They have told police that a gang of up to 40 teenagers has
TUCK into cakes and enjoy a raffle and tombola when staff and residents at Cotebrook House celebrate the World's Biggest Coffee Morning. The Oughtrington Lane home will open at 10.30am. To make a donation call Suzanne Margerison or Christine Jones on
YOUNGSTERS at a Grappenhall primary school were treated to a surprise to help birthday celebrations. Bradshaw Primary School is celebrating its 40th birthday this year and headteacher, Steve Plant, organised a visit from an RAF helicopter. The copter
BACK by popular demand is a 10-mile trek from Black Bear Park. The Warrington Borough Council Park Ranger Service will be leading the walk to Lymm and back following the Trans-Pennine trail. There will be lunch and toilet breaks at Whitbarrow Road Ranger
IT may be hitting the club in the pocket, but Warrington Wolves offer of free coach travel for fans is a fantastic gesture. Too many clubs from other sports we could mention (Chelsea, anyone?) take their fans for granted. So the fact that the Wire faithful
LESSONS need to be learned from this year's Creamfields festival if it is to see another year in Daresbury, say police chiefs. Officers agreed some elements of policing the international festival would be done differently with the force's experience
ORAGNISERS are hoping the first Openingdoors fun run will have raised more than £2,000 for the charity. The Warrington Guardian charity of the year held the two-mile fun run, in Woolston's Linear Park, on Saturday and with more than 130 people taking
IF you were one of the hundreds pleading for more at the end of the Liverpool Empire's highly impressive production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, then you were one of the lucky ones. From the scenery to the songs and the highly decorated cast to the fantastic
CAN somebody be born evil or is it all down to the parents? Lionel Shriver tackles the nature versus nurture debate in this disturbing novel about the mother of a teenager responsible for a school massacre. It's written as a series of letters from reluctant
GIVE up Sunday football, find your lifetime partner and have a homosexual experience. Just three of the things on the 'to do' list before you are 30. Some, quite obviously, being more popular than others. A group of friends who have played football together
THREE couples have entered Confetti magazine's 'Most Original Wedding of the Year competition'. One wants a tennis themed do, the second yearn to exchange vows Broadway musical style, and the third will be happy as long as they don't have to wear any
WHEN a singer breaks away from a band to make their first solo effort it normally sounds the death knell for the group. But fear not Black Eyed Peas fans, because, though Fergie has released her solo album, she's had more than a little bit of help from
BASIC rules of film reviewing - don't give away the ending, never offend the filmgoing public and always appear to know more about movies than is strictly accurate. First off I'm fine - to reveal the denouement of Kevin Smith's Clerks II would breach
BLUES and reggae will be the main attraction at the Warrington Blues Club this week. Sam Kelly's Primo Blues are a band of five top musicians who will be bringing their heady rhythm to Warrington Town FC on Loushers Lane. See them perform on Friday, at
GEORDIE comedian Ross Noble will be coming to Manchester in October-hot on the heels of his new DVD release, Randomist. The quirky comic will be entertaining Manchester Opera House all week from Monday, October 16, to Saturday, October 21, for his Fizzy
THEY'RE back and now they're grumpier than ever. Grumpy Old Women will be returning to Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre this December after the success on its first national tour and the third series of the popular TV show. Starring in the moan-fest
WELSH rockers, The Alarm, will be coming to Liverpool Carling Academy this Saturday for a special performance. The Saturday Gigs tours are a unique set of shows on the last Saturday of every month and follows the sad news, last December, that band member
THERE is something refreshing about a band who don't talk the talk. And Milburn were just that when we chatted about touring, music and those annoying things journalists ask. Lead guitarist, Tom Rowley, was unashamed when he explained where the band's
HAVE your say on the policing of Culcheth and Glazebury. The next community action meeting is to be held on Wednesday, October 4, at Glazebury School. Villagers wanting to have their say on any potential problems in the area are being urged to go along
IF you are between 8 and 12 years old and would like to learn about the natural world then why not join the Birchwood and Risley Moss watch club? The junior branch of the Cheshire Wildlife Trust takes part in a range of activities including nature walks
BUSINESSES across Birchwood will be picking up some tips on technology and innovation this week. The 2006 exhibition for engineering equipment and associated services takes place on Wednesday at Hinton House in Risley. The event is open to designers
BIRCHWOOD Forum chief Peter Crompton admitted he had to eat humble pie' over his predictions for traffic light controlled access on junction 11 of the M62. He told the forum's meeting last Wednesday: "I said it would never work but it's actually working
PLAY your part in Oakwood life at a meeting next month. Residents who want to play an active part in the community can go along to the annual general meeting of the Oakwood Neighbourhood Association on October 18. The meeting will start at 7pm and will
IT is creeping towards that time when you have to start thinking about the festive season and one of the biggest events in the area this year will be in Birchwood. The town council for Birchwood has announced the date and details of this year's annual
A CHARITY disco takes place at Penketh Conservative Club on Saturday, October 7 at 7.30pm in aid of The Children's Diabetic Group. Tickets, priced £5, are available from Suzanne on 791834 or on the door.
MUSIC teacher Mary Clarke, from Great Sankey, has had passes from the following pupils in their exams. Ben Pickersgill, Emily Cotter, Anna Smith, Alessandro Caggegie, Brian Alldred, Casey Halpin Parr, Rebecca Horton, Alison Miller, Sarah Short, Jade
POLICE have been issuing parking tickets in Hood Manor, CSO Natalie Giles reported to Great Sankey Parish Council. Speeding and parking were voted the biggest problems in the area at the last Community Action Meeting (CAM).
PROBLEM kids in Hood Manor look set to be issued with anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos). CSO Natalie Giles told Great Sankey Parish Council: "There are youths with Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABCs) but we have had further incidents recently so
LINGLEY Mere residents are anxious at the prospect of an enhanced' play area. People in Shanklin Close have been told the playground near their homes will be the subject of more work - but they have said it is already too close and is used by older youths
PLANS for a huge boost in police numbers for Great Sankey has been scuppered by financial reality. Great Sankey Parish Council wanted to pay for six new community support officers at a cost of just more than £10,000 each. But, after voting for the plan
PLANS for a loft conversion and single storey extension has been approved with conditions at 57 Hudson Close, Old Hall.
TONY Blair might have a lot on his mind at the moment, but the Prime Minister is still going to find the time to listen to pupils at Burtonwood Primary School. Last term, 20 youngsters wrote letters to the Labour leader asking for action on the exploitation
PLANS for a rear conservatory at 8 Forshaws Lane in Burtonwood have been approved with conditions.
CLR John Kerr Brown holds a surgery every Tuesday, 10.30-11.30am, at Cotswold Community Centre.
APPLICATIONS for the post of parish councillor on Poulton with Fearnhead Parish Council should be sent to: the Parish Council office, Fearnhead Community Centre, Insall Road, Padgate, Warrington.
POULTON with Fearnhead Parish Council has voted to fund an extra police community support officer for the area, subject to consultation with residents. If agreed, the PCSO will start in the area shortly after April next year. Householders will each pay
THE Independent Methodist Church, on Fearnhead Lane, is holding a coffee morning and bring and buy sale in aid of MacMillan Cancer Relief tomorrow, Friday, September 29, from 10am until noon.
A NEW era has dawned at a north Warrington primary school, bringing with it a future packed with optimism. Meadowside Primary School, formerly Long Lane Primary School, chose the start of the new term to mark its new identity with a celebratory balloon
PARISH councillors are opposing the closure of Golden Gates Housing's Blackbrook rent office. Poulton with Fearnhead Parish Council members condemned the move saying it would have a detrimental effect on residents of the estate. Now they are writing
TROUBLESOME drinkers in Woolston who are issued with a Pub Watch ban face the prospect of being barred from every licensed premise in the area. Not only does this include pubs and social clubs but also local hotels and off-licences. Following the success
THE next meeting of Walton Parish Council will be held on October 5 at St John's Community Church Hall, Old Chester Road, at 7.30pm. Anyone unable to attend, but wishing to seek support or assistance on a matter of concern, should forward details in
GET involved in a fungal forage at Moore Nature Reserve on October 8 at 10am. The event will include a guided walk around the reserve focusing on fascinating fungi. A fungi expert will help identify the various types of mushrooms and explain some fungi
TURN to the dark side with the scare factor in Stretton. Forget ITV's X-Factor because Apple Jacks Farm, at the Amazing Maize Maze, Stretton Lane, is searching for actors to take part in Spooky World - a Halloween festival running from October 14 to
CAMPAIGNERS are hoping measures can be introduced to stop speeding along a Grappenhall rat run. Councillors and residents say enough is enough and that something has to be done along Euclid Avenue. Clr Ted Lafferty has organised a meeting with highways
GRAPPENHALL and Thelwall Parish Council has given its backing to a campaign to find a new sub-postmaster for the village. Bosses are looking for someone to run Leigh Villas Post Office on Knutsford Road after the previous sub-postmaster resigned. The
RESIDENTS at Bartholomew Court in Grappenhall will raise a cuppa this week for Macmillan Cancer Relief. The Knutsford Road home will take part in the World's Biggest Coffee Morning event tomorrow, Friday.
A GRAPPENHALL mums and tots group is back up and running for the autumn term. The informal group, meeting at Grappenhall Independent Methodist Church, welcomes children aged up to five and their carers, giving the children a chance to play and the carers
A DECISION needs to be taken once and for all on whether the centre of Lymm should be closed to traffic according to parish councillors. In the September meeting, councillors said they had enjoyed an unprecedented level of interest since the issue was
A NEW retail building could be built on a former tannery site. Briden Homes and O'Connell East Architects' plans are for land off John Street and Winwick Street.
A HOUSE on Froghall Lane could soon be converted into flats if planning permission is allowed. The property would be split into four self-contained flats according to the plans, which have been handed in to Warrington Borough Council.
AN African village is reaping the rewards of fundraising efforts by members of Latchford Baptist Church. The church adopted the Uloma village in Kenya earlier this year and has been raising money to help create a borehole for a water pump. Now members
CHILDREN at St Barnabas CE Primary School have been enjoying fun lessons with a serious message this week. The school is holding a healthy living week to teach children how to look after their health in a variety of fun ways. Throughout the week, the
KIT out your kids with virtually new clothes and equipment at a fraction of high street prices at a charitable nearly-new sale. The North Cheshire branch of the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) is holding the sale to help mums and dads buy essentials
A YOUNG woman was stabbed to death with a samurai sword in the early hours of Tuesday. The body of Nicola Sutton, aged 22, who is understood to be from Stockton Heath, was found at 2.30am at a house in Whittlewood Close, Gorse Covert. Police have not
