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  • Two Wolves in GB 20

    TWO of Wolves' the Great Britain squadmen are in the final 20 for Saturday's Gillette Fusion first Test against New Zealand at Huddersfield. Martin Gleeson and Adrian Morley are still in the running to play, while Jon Clarke is one of five players to

  • Swanny is a Wire

    ENGLAND cricketer Graeme Swann is believed to be a Warrington Wolves fan. The spin bowler, who has been selected in England's touring party for the Test series in Sri Lanka, has no known links to the Warrington area but has championed Wolves in interviews

  • Town march on in FA Trophy

    Romulus 0 Warrington Town 1. LEE Thompson's 57th-minute strike at Romulus earned Town a home tie with Ossett Town in the second qualifying round of the FA Trophy on November 3. Thompson was proving to be a handful for the home defence and he broke the

  • Another big crowd expected for Newcastle visit tonight

    WARRINGTON Wolves hope that the attendance for Liverpool Reserves' clash with Newcastle at The Halliwell Jones Stadium tomorrow night, Thursday, can match the 3,403 that turned up to see the Reds' first match at the venue. Both Wolves and Liverpool were

  • Power of the Bulls

    Bank Quay Bulls 56 Widnes Moorfield 4. BANK Quay Bulls powered into amateur rugby league's Lancashire Cup semi finals with a comprehensive win against Widnes Moorfield. Bulls, who host Bold Miners at Longshaw Street playing fields on Saturday at 2.30pm

  • Albion win

    Folly Lane u18 4 Latchford Albion u18 27. LATCHFORD Albion under 18s rugby league team travelled away with a full compliment of players for the first time this season and it made a massive difference. They went into a 15-0 lead before half time and

  • Need new blood

    WOOLSTON Rovers are looking for new players for their under 10s and under 17s rugby league teams. Anyone requiring further details for the under 10s can contact Eileen on 478205. For the under 17s contact Nick on 07874 305720.

  • GOLF: Archer on Tour

    EUROPEAN Tour golfer Phil Archer finished tied 67th at the Portugal Masters on Sunday. The Birchwood Golf Club professional ended the Algarve event on three under par after rounds of 67, 72, 73 and 73.

  • MOTOR RACING: Dale delight

    PENKETH racing driver Dale Spruce has been crowned as the class B champion in the national Classic Formula Ford 2000 Championship. The 39-year-old competed in 15 races during the season and won his class, which is for pre-1981 cars, by a comfortable

  • Don't ask me I don't work here!

    YOU would assume that someone in a shop wearing a badge and organising stock would work there wouldn't you? Well never assume. Yesterday, in one of our town centre stores, I couldn't see what I was looking for on display, so I asked the badge-wearing

  • Appeal over teen webcam sex case

    A CCTV salesman who performed a sex act in front of a 12-year-old girl on a webcam is to mount an appeal court bid for freedom. Father-of-one Giovanni Abbondandolo, aged 34, from Heywood, who worked for a firm providing CCTV and security systems for

  • High court battle over Peel Hall

    AFTER years of controversy, the wrangle over a developer's plans to build on Warrington's Peel Hall site has reached London's High Court. Developers Satnam Millennium Ltd have asked top planning judge Mr Justice Sullivan to quash parts of the development

  • Crooks bungle Ikea raid

    BUNGLING crooks were captured on CCTV after a failed burglary at Ikea on Tuesday morning. Two cars pulled up outside the store at around 1.30am and a gang of men wearing hooded tops smashed the Swedish furniture giant's front doors. They attempted to

  • RFL accuses NZRL of double standards over "Maniac Morley" slur

    THE Rugby Football League's newly appointed chief executive Nigel Wood thinks his New Zealand counterpart Andrew Chalmers has massively overstepped the mark by labelling Great Britain player Adrian Morley a "maniac". And Wood believes Chalmers' comments

  • Halloween party promises to be JUMP-ing

    GET out your broomstick or vampire fangs for a charity Halloween party. J-U-M-P, a charity that offers families the chance to record moments for families who have disabled children, will be hosting the themed party this Saturday. Ghoulish guests can

  • Spiritualist signs up with Guardian

    IT is not often a spiritual medium would refer to themselves as a sceptic, but resident Guardian medium, James Griffiths bucks the trend. He said: "I'm very hard on myself as a medium. I do beat myself up, the sceptic in me does say you can't say that

  • Grant for parish hall work

    WORK to improve Thelwall Parish Hall can go ahead after a £25,000 grant. Landfill giant WREN has agreed to pay £24,549 to help introduce disabled access improvements to the entrance of the building, provide disabled toilets and improvements to the current

  • Police in tax hike plan

    TAXPAYERS could be asked to fork out an extra £35 a year to help cash-strapped police in Warrington. Cheshire Police says it doesn't have enough money to meet public demand for better policing and has proposed a radical 30 per cent increase to boost