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  • Rylands complete cup comeback in Cumbria

    Wigton 16 Rylands Sharks 36. RYLANDS were caught cold after a three-hour coach journey to Wigton for Saturday's GMB BARLA National Cup first-round tie but fought back after going 16-6 down in the first 20 minutes. Jonathan Smith scored a crucial try

  • Injuries costly

    Ellesmere Port 14 Moore 0. INJURIES took their toll after Moore failed to build on their first-half dominance in rugby union's Euromanx South Lancashire and Cheshire Three on Saturday. Moore's pack was dominant throughout the first half and came close

  • New boss warns squad changes may be imminent

    NEW Warrington Town manager Ian Street has warned that he will be making changes to his squad in the coming weeks to help revive the Yellows' league campaign. Street, who joined the club as assistant to Glenn Walker in September, was appointed as the

  • Late heartbreak

    Eagle Sports 1 Maine Road Res 2. EAGLE conceded a late goal just as it looked like they had earned a deserved draw against Maine Road Reserves in the Mid-Cheshire Soccer League Second Division on Saturday. Two Stewart goals sandwiched one from Quirk

  • Woolston win again

    Woolston Rovers 46 Latchford Albion A 10. WOOLSTON Rovers started off the new year by maintaining their 100 per cent league record and they will be tested to the full in Saturday's top of the table clash at Leigh Central. Rovers are level on points

  • Home & Garden

    The exotic house of 2007. New year resolutions to get ourselves fit and shapely are common but don't forget your home. Make sure it's up-to-date by following our trend predictions. Home & Garden

  • Weekend football fixtures

    Warrington Soccer League fixtures for Saturday, 2pm start: Depot Cup second round: Rainhill Town Res v Halebank Res, Vulcan Res v Widnes Bayer, Whiston Cross Third v Winwick Utd, Windle Labour Club v Cronton Villa Res. Rylands Cup second round: Fife

  • Weekend rugby union fixtures

    Powergen Northern Division fixtures for Saturday: North Two West: Lymm v Bowdon. South Lancashire/Cheshire Two: Sefton v Warrington. South Lancashire/Cheshire Three: Moore v Douglas. South Lancashire/Cheshire Four: West Park Warriors v Eagle. Miller

  • Weekend rugby league fixtures

    Mark Norris Building Services North West Counties Amateur Rugby League fixtures for Saturday, 2pm start: Premier Division: Blackbrook v Bank Quay Bulls, Halton Simms Cross v Latchford. Division One: Golborne Parkside v Ashton Bears. Division Two: Shevington

  • Louis Anderson joins Wolves on two-year deal

    LOUIS Anderson is to join brother Vinnie at Warrington Wolves on a two-year contract from 2008. Speculation had linked Louis with a move to Wolves in November and his current club, New Zealand Warriors, have now confirmed that the highly rated forward

  • Moran hails Louis Anderson catch

    WARRINGTON Wolves major shareholder Simon Moran has described the club's latest catch as a 'real coup'. Wolves have confirmed today that they have signed Vinnie Anderson's younger brother Louis on a two-year deal from 2008. Moran said: "Louis is a young

  • Reserves lose unbeaten run

    Club AZ 2 Warrington Town Reserves 0. WARRINGTON Town Reserves slipped to their first defeat in 13 games after a disappointing performance against Macclesfield outfit Club AZ in the Mid-Cheshire Soccer League Second Division on Saturday. Despite being

  • Keegan double

    Styal 1 Crosfields 2. CROSFIELDS came home from Styal with three Mid-Cheshire Soccer League First Division points in the bag after a solid team performance. The Hood Lane boys broke the deadlock after 20 minutes via a Mike Keegan penalty and Keegan

  • SWIMMING: Nine personal bests

    WARRIORS of Warrington swimmers achieved nine personal bests in the fourth round of the Mersey League in Crosby at the weekend. Warriors finished in sixth place overall at the meeting, with Luke Ozsanalay, Scott Ozsanalay, Josh Regan and Jack Roddy second

  • Lima's Wizards player plea

    WARRINGTON Wizards head coach Danny Lima wants more players to attend pre-season training ahead of their first game of the season on February 3. The former Warrington Wolves prop was appointed as Wizards' new boss last month, with Karl Taylor as his

  • Lima's player plea

    WARRINGTON Wizards head coach Danny Lima wants more players to attend pre-season training ahead of their first game of the season on February 3. The former Warrington Wolves prop was appointed as Wizards' new boss last month, with Karl Taylor as his

  • Laga’s match-winning try a reward for team’s cohesion

    Broughton Park 10 Lymm 17. LYMM consolidated second place in rugby union's Powergen North Two West with a hard-earned victory at Broughton Park. Broughton opened the scoring after capitalising on an early Lymm attack that had broken down, allowing

  • John Nicholls

    JOHN Nicholls won the shot put title at the Cheshire Athletics Championships for a 20th successive year. The 41-year-old from Stockton Heath had been the county's dominant force since his first win back in 1987 and had his sights set on 20 in a row

  • Warrington Town soccer team

    WARRINGTON Town's penalty shoot-out cup defeat of Waterloo Dock in November will long live in the memory of the 89 people who watched it. The second-round win in the Liverpool Senior Cup was quite extraordinary considering the circumstances leading

  • Callands FC

    CALLANDS FC defeated Manchester side De La Salle to win the Calypso Sport Drink Trophy at the Umbro International Cup in August. Callands, who were playing their last game under their old name before being renamed Moorfield Callands as they moved to

  • Warrington Wolves

    WARRINGTON Wolves won a play-off match for the first time in the Super League era in September. Wolves were the unfancied underdogs for their elimination play-off against Leeds Rhinos at Headingley, having finished the league season in sixth position

  • Warrington Rowing Club

    Warrington Rowing Club FIVE members of Warrington Rowing Club became possibly the last crew to win an annual race between Jersey and France in August. David Holmes, Graeme Maclean, Sian Henrys, Wally Bury and Mark Erlam rowed the 19 miles from Gorey

  • Festive bin services will be improved

    COUNCIL leader Ian Marks has vowed that the Town Hall will improve bin collections for next Christmas. Many of the town's recycling sites were full and bin collections were cancelled during the festive period. At Tuesday's meeting of Lymm Parish Council

  • Football tournament in memory of Stuart

    A CELEBRATION of the life of Stuart Buchanan takes place this weekend, commemorating what would have been his coming of age. A football tournament will take place at Great Sankey Leisure Centre on Saturday from 1.30pm until 3.30pm. The tournament, set

  • Development ‘could put lives in danger’

    A DOCTOR fears that the re-development of Greenalls Distillery could put the lives of nearby residents in danger. Homeowners on Stafford Road, which is about 50 metres from the factory, are anxious about the re-siting of the manufacturer's storage plant

  • Keep updated on trust with just a click

    A WEBSITE dedicated to the work of the Shannon Bradshaw Trust has been set up. The site provides information about future fundraising activities and details about where the money is spent. The charity was set up in memory of Great Sankey schoolgirl

  • Binmen to meet council again over contract dispute

    REFUSE workers and the borough council have another meeting tomorrow, Friday, over the ongoing contract dispute that led to a one-day strike in October. The environment services department took action after the council brought in new contracts to modernise

  • Brakes on bus depot’s Slutchers Lane move

    WARRINGTON Borough Transport will no longer be moving its depot to Slutchers Lane, the Warrington Guardian has learned. Developers Maro told the bus company it no longer planned to incorporate the building of a bus depot for its 125-strong fleet in their

  • Town’s team is working towards a smoke-free society

    WARRINGTON'S Stop Smoking Team is working with businesses across the town to help them become smoke free before the ban comes into force in July. Sheila Cahill, Warrington Primary Care Trust's tobacco control project officer, said: "We are supporting

  • Omega is 'big success'

    OMEGA has been mentioned in the annual report of property giants Miller. The approval of planning permission for the £1billion development is described as one of the biggest UK successes in the report published on Tuesday.

  • Like mother, like daughter ... beauty breeds success

    WHEN it comes to looking good, it's a family affair for Lisa Parker and her mum, Margaret Ford. The former Guardian Girls got in touch after we asked readers to let us know about their days in the spotlight. Mrs Parker, aged 37, held the title of Miss

  • Night bus is big success

    THE Christmas night bus service has again been a success - and there are moves to run it all year round. Warrington Borough Transport carried 1,510 people during eight nights over the festive period. This compares to 1,268 last year and 707 in 2004,

  • Top 100 ranking

    FIGURES revealing performance up to September 2006 show the borough council's development control department now stands within the top 100 out of the 365 councils in England for the speed of consideration of major applications. The council is rated seventh

  • Driving his way to top award

    BUS driver Stephen Worsley has definitely got the X-factor, according to dozens of local passengers. The popular driver, who works in St Helens but lives in Orford, was crowned the regional winner of Arriva's X-factor competition after passengers across

  • Card to help our cultural development

    A DISCOUNT card for the town's attractions and activities tops an action plan released this week. Members of the borough council's executive board agreed improvements for Warrington's cultural and leisure services on Monday. The action plan also includes

  • Football-mad fundraising

    SPORTS equipment destroyed when a school was torched by arsonists has been replaced thanks to the efforts of a football-mad pupil and his friends. Alex Sayers, aged eight, raised £306 with fellow volunteers from Culcheth Primary School doing a sponsored

  • ATHLETICS: Successful championships for Warrington

    THE weekend's Cheshire Cross Country Championships at Knights Grange in Winsford were a resounding success for Warrington Athletics Club. Three individual and five team gold medals were secured along with six other individual and five other team medals

  • I quit Town to be with my family, says Walker

    DEPARTING Town boss Glenn Walker has stressed that the need to spend more time with his family was the only reason for his resignation from the club. The Yellows lost the last three games of his reign and are languishing in 20th position in the UniBond

  • Carl on target

    CARL Greenwood knocked in four goals in Grange Red Lion's huge win against Fleece in Warrington Touchline Sports Sunday Soccer League Division Two. Matthew Lithgow netted twice and Mike Shane, David Holland and Liam McLaughlin also hit the mark in the

  • Gettins settles battle of giants

    Eagle 12 Trentham 5. A BRUTAL encounter between the top two teams in rugby union's Euromanx South Lancashire and Cheshire Four finished with a narrow victory for Eagle. Trentham reduced the arrears to 7-5 with an 80-metre try 15 minutes from the final

  • Ahoy there

    VISITORS from Warrington's submarine HMS Turbulent are in town this weekend. They will attend a variety of functions including a special service of thanksgiving in St Elphin's Parish Church.