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  • Halliwell Jones Stadium plans on hold

    WARRINGTON Wolves have put plans to develop The Halliwell Jones Stadium on hold for 12 months. Wolves chief executive Andy Gatcliffe revealed earlier in the year that the club was looking into the possibility of developing a section of the North Stand

  • Trio's GB triumph

    THREE Wolves players helped the Great Britain rugby league team to their first series win in 14 years on Saturday. Martin Gleeson and Adrian Morley started at centre and prop respectively for the second successive match in Great Britain's Test series

  • MP Helen backs Fair Trade

    WARRINGTON South MP Helen Southworth has given her support to the town's Fair Trade campaign. The MP collected 250 postcards backing action on Fair Trade from Warrington Market's Fair 4 All stall and delivered them to Douglas Alexander, Secretary of

  • Young people speak their minds at meeting

    PENKETH and Great Sankey High pupils went head-to-head in a shadow parish council meeting as part of a national effort to engage young people with their local councils. The 13 pupils aged between 14 and 15 took part in a series of debates for the second

  • Kerry 'more annoying than dog poo'

    KERRY Katona is more annoying than stepping in dog poo, queue jumpers and cold callers. But she is less frustrating than chavs, the smoking ban and junk mail, says a new poll. Carried out for milk substitute Lactofree, the poll puts the former popstar

  • It's getting hot in here...

    I DON'T like spending money on boring things so when my husband told me we needed a new central heating boiler I wasn't really interested. We've lived in our present house for about 15 years and it was there when we moved in. And it's probably not been

  • Improved Access for local club

    Dave Connor, Warrington Disability Partnership Assistant Operations Manager has been working closely with Warrington Amateur Radio Club, offering advice and support in relation to accessibility. Following Dave's advice, the club secured Awards for

  • Brewers Fayre Competition

    WIN THE CHANCE TO BE THE NEW FOOD TESTER! A local eatery is on the hunt for a passionate food connoisseur to take part in a prestigious tasting session that will provide feedback on the restaurant's new menu launches. The Swinging Bridge in Urmston

  • Conrad beats Stephen King to writing award

    HORROR author Conrad Williams edged out Stephen King to win a prestigious writing award. Conrad, who was born and raised in Warrington, came out tops at the International Horror Guild Awards in New York His winning novel, The Unblemished, was published

  • Trio to be made honorary Aldermen

    THREE long-serving former borough councillors are to be recognised for their service by being made honorary Aldermen. Approval for Eric Bromley, Jeff Richards and Paul Ross to be considered for the title was granted by the full council last week. If

  • Have your say on street lights and grot spots

    FED-UP residents will be invited to share their gripes about faulty streetlights and blocked drains with the council as it bids to fix the town's ailing infrastructure. Potholed streets, cracked pavements, faded road markings and poor signage are some

  • HOT SHOTS: Tuck into these

    HERE'S more hot shots - from the bizarre, to the unusual, to the unexpected, to the funny. There's more to come over the forthcoming days.

  • HEROES: Alex Murphy

    LOOK back at the Wire career of Alex Murphy in the third of our Heroes features. Click here for details.