A SURGEON for Warrington's hospital trust quit last week as head of the British Medical Association in a row over junior doctors' training. James Johnson told the Warrington Midweek he was sad to leave in the way he did - but would be able to spend more
PAUL Cullen says he will take no chances with Vinnie Anderson's fitness going into Monday's home match against St Helens. Anderson limped off with a slight hamstring complaint against Harlequins on Saturday and is a doubt for Monday's game against his
The wet room idea has been used in Scandinavia for decades, but it is still relatively new to bathroom design in the UK. Business of the Month
The great bank holiday getaway started for some at lunchtime - the traffic in town has been a nightmare all day. There's anarchy at the bottom of Bridge Street with cars parked all over the place - on double yellow lines and cars going through the bus
ORFORD'S Lorna Eden gained two silver medals at the Global Taekwondo Scottish Championships in Grangemouth at the weekend. Lorna finished in second place in both the patterns and sparring disciplines in the female blackbelt 13 and 14-year-old category
Homes in Birchwood have had power restored after areas were affected by a power cut. A swan had flown into overhead power lines causing the blackout, which started at 8am this morning. United Utilities were called out to restore power to homes in the
THE Warrington Guardian is asking clubs to send us their end of season awards night pictures. Whatever your sport, if your club has had a get together to recognise this season's achievements you can send photographs to mparsons@guardiangrp.co.uk and
GRAPPENHALL handed a debut to 22-year-old New Zealand all-rounder Mark Kilpatrick in Saturday's 64-run home defeat to Burnage. Grappers produced a poor batting performance against Burnage after their bowlers had restricted the visitors to 154 for 9 in
THERE are almost 5,000 households in Warrington living in fuel poverty according to new figures. The research shows that 6.1 per cent of homes in the town are spending more than 10 per cent of their income on heating their homes. The statistics, released
TWO coach loads of angry marchers made their way to a major demonstration. The pensioners of Warrington made their way to Blackpool for the annual pensioners' parliament, along with hundreds of other people from around the country. Peter Hunt from Warrington
A NEW art exhibition will showcase the creative work of schoolchildren in Warrington. Earth Song is the fourth annual event organised by the Primary Arts Network (PAN) to celebrate the artistic talents of children in the area. This year, pupils from
WOLVES' under 21s travel to St Helens on Saturday at 2.30pm after a 42-36 home defeat to Harlequins at the weekend. Kevin Penny scored four tries for Wolves with John Walker, Michael Johnson and Andy Bracek also crossing, while Steven Roper landed four
VINNIE Anderson remains in contention to face St Helens on Monday after being named in Wolves' 20-man squad. Anderson limped off with a slight hamstring complaint against Harlequins on Saturday and is likely to face a fitness test over the weekend.
WARRIORS of Warrington Swimming Club's Matthew Verdon broke his own British record at the Manchester Aquatics open meet at the weekend. The Bridgewater High School pupil set a national record when he swam the 13-year-old boys' 50m backstroke in 29.01secs
WARRINGTON Triathlon Club's Matt Cullen finished in seventh place in the 30 to 34-year-old category at the World Duathlon Championships in Hungary on Saturday. The fireman, who recently finished first in his age group at the National Duathlon Championships
BEN Smith produced a wonderful innings but Warrington Cricket Club were still beaten by three wickets at Cheadle Hulme on Saturday. Smith amassed 96 in the Cheshire County Cricket League Second Division clash, with Andy Kirby supporting him with 43 runs
BRIDGE Foot Police Boxing Club prospects Michael Yuile and Rhys Yates both clinched Golden Belt North West Counties titles in Wythenshawe on Sunday. Yuile faced Failsworth ABC's Charles O'Brian in the under 60kg category for boxers born in 1990 and won
A POWER cut has hit Birchwood this morning. Power was cut at a large number of homes around 8am. More soon.
CLR Bob Barr has been elected the new chairman of Lymm Parish Council. He takes over from Clr James Ashington while Clr Tim Harwood has been elected to the post of deputy chairman.
A MASSIVE period of change that damaged staff morale is coming to an end at Warrington Hospital, a meeting of the trust that runs it heard on Monday. Staff posts have been reduced and teams reformed in an attempt to save money. More than 100 beds and
IN a violent attack, a family was sentenced to a life of unbearable heartache when their son was murdered. But talking, it seems, can help deal with the pain as the Theakers' discovered when they appeared on the Trisha Goddard show on Friday. Jackie
WARRINGTON Athletics Club's Stephen Broadhurst recorded the fastest under 17s 1500m time in the United Kingdom this year in the second round of the Young Athletes League on Sunday. Broadhurst completed the race in Bolton in 3mins 59.7secs, breaking the
WOLVES boss Paul Cullen has told his players that they need to fight back from their Harlequins horrors in Monday's 'must win' match against St Helens. Saturday's 17-4 home defeat to Quins saw Wolves slip to ninth in the Super League table and left Cullen
WOLVES have confirmed that they are likely to bring in at least one more signing for 2008 but prop Chris Leikvoll hopes he can produce the form that will earn him another deal for next year. Leikvoll is one of 10 players in the current Wolves squad still
APPLETON suffered their first home defeat for almost two years as Kingsley recorded a three-wicket win on Saturday. Appleton could only muster 132 for 9 in the rain-affected Cheshire Cricket Alliance Division One clash. Kingsley then squeezed over the
ST Elphins No1 are top of the Warrington Public Parks' Bowls League after clinching an emphatic victory against King and Queen. St Elphins triumphed 210-75, with Mike George winning his clash 21-9, while second-placed Victoria No2 lost 170-149 at Penketh
