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  • Big Brother's new buddy

    THE wait for the eighth series of Big Brother may be over but the work has only just begun for one Warrington student. The new housemates entered the famous house in Elstree last night, Wednesday, but behind the scenes Peter Johnson, pictured, was just

  • BIATHLON: National efforts

    WARRINGTON'S Katie Vandewalle finished in 21st position in the female youth B category at the National Biathlon Championships in Norwich. Alex Wort was 30th in the male youth C section.

  • Defeated in final

    DANIELLE Bowd scored the only try as Warrington's under 14s girls' rugby league team were beaten 8-4 by Ovenden in the final of the Champion of Champions Festival. Warrington reached the final after an 8-0 victory against Middleton and a 16-4 triumph

  • Pensioners' review

    Warrington Pensioners' Bowls Association results. Section A: S/Heath B 125 Padgate 133, Grange A 158 Crosfields A 106, GESM A 141 Rylands A 160, CSC A 121 WRBL 161, Monks 155 St Elphins A 136, Bewsey A 133 Grange B 152. Section B: S/Heath C 163 S/Heath

  • Fraudster told to pay back benefits

    A BENEFIT cheat who defrauded the council of £4,569 has been told to pay back the overpayment. Kelly Pickering, aged 26, of Ford Street, Warrington, pleaded guilty to benefit fraud and was sentenced at Warrington Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. Between

  • Sequences, scorers and milestones

    TRY SCORING SEQUENCE. STEPHEN WILD of Huddersfield Giants has scored at least one try in seven successive matches as follows: 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1. DANNY KIRMOND of Featherstone Rovers has scored tries in five successive matches as follows

  • Do or die for Creamfields

    D-DAY is 48 hours away for the meeting to decide if Creamfields is given the go-ahead. The crucial licensing meeting will take place at Runcorn Town Hall at 6pm tomorrow, Friday, when the festival's future in Daresbury for a second year will be secured

  • England women’s rugby league boosted by international game

    WOMEN'S rugby league is being boosted by an enhanced representative playing structure introduced by the RFL. The structure offers female players the opportunity to win themselves a place in the new-look England Women's Rugby League team for the

  • GOLF: Jubilee Trophy Medal

    Lymm Golf Club women's section's Jubilee Trophy Medal results. First Division: Agnes Orme 86-18=68. Second Division: Maureen Taylor: 90-23=67. Third Division: Barbara Logan: 100-33=67. Overall winner: Barbara Logan (back nine).

  • PICTURES: Anderson scores first try against old club

    VINNIE Anderson scored his first try against his former club in the opening stages of Monday's clash with St Helens. Anderson surged past Jason Cayless and Paul Wellens to score his seventh try in five games but did pick up a back injury during the match

  • M6 expansion plans

    PLANS to widen the M6 through Cheshire will be looked at by an independent expert. National transport expert, Professor Phil Goodwin has been chosen to study whether the expensive plan to widen stretches of the motorway is worth the money. Professor

  • Wizards run amok again

    Warrington Wizards 68 Gateshead Storm 26. WIZARDS showed their attacking prowess as they continued their unbeaten start to the season with an entertaining victory over Gateshead Storm. Centre Danny Shaw crossed for four tries, while fellow centre Mark

  • City supporter party

    THE Warrington branch of the Manchester City Supporters Club are holding their end of season party at the Highwayman on Saturday at 8pm. Admission is £3 for adults and £1 for children, with all Blues welcome.

  • Taste of freedom

    TALK bike, eat food and have fun! That's the invitation to bikers in Warrington as 2wheels07 takes off at Widnes fire station in Lacey Street, on Sunday, June 10, between 10am and 4pm. Beginners can tackle an obstacle course, under the watchful eye

  • Eagle in training

    EAGLE RUFC have started training ahead of the 2007/08 season. Eagle, whose first team have been promoted to Euromanx South Lancashire/Cheshire Three and whose second team also went up to Miller Homes Division Four West in a successful campaign for the

  • Sunlight dimmed

    STRETTON Cricket Club's under 15s recorded their second consecutive victory with an eight-wicket success at home to Port Sunlight. Stretton, who visit Appleton on Sunday, made 139 for 1 with Toby Mullins, 43 not out, Adam Green, 35, and Greg Sowerby,

  • DOMINOES: Latest results

    Warrington Summer Dominoes League results. PMP Fabrications Division One: Borough B 4 Roosters A 6, Marquis 0 St Heath Legion 10, Warr Town FC 4 Woolston 6, Roosters B 6 Borough A 4. B Howard Heating and Plumbing Division Two: Pierpoints B 2 Warr Cons

  • Mixed Pairs results

    Warrington Red Line Recruitment Mixed Pairs Bowls League results. Section A: Red Lion 114 Rylands 133, Monks 112 Grange A 148, King and Queen 152 Tetley B 122, P/B A 166 Kings A 80, Alford 121 P/B B 139, Alford 129 Grange A 148. Section B: St Albans

  • Priory may start legal battle

    A LEGAL battle could unfold as plans to build The Priory's £15m medium secure mental hospital hit another barrier this week. The Healthcare Commission has suspended the registration process at the Bennetts Lane development near Cuerdley after Halton

  • Town's Kwik Save to shut

    KWIK Save will shut up shop for the last time in Warrington later today. The Academy Way store will close after the supermarket chain announced on Tuesday evening that it is shutting one third of stores. The last minute closure came after months of

  • Help cadets go to Africa

    HEAD to WA1 bar on Thursday to help Birchwood Fire Cadets make a trip to Africa. From 8pm all proceeds from the night will help pay for the trip to Ghana. Tickets are £3 on the door.

  • Face in the crowd winner - round 15

    IT'S that time of the week again - to reveal the face in the crowd winner from Wolves' game against Saints on Monday. Click on the photograph below to see if your face has been circled from the crowd at the engage Super League clash. The winner is set

  • Wilderspool overgrown with weeds

    WILDERSPOOL Stadium was looking rather overgrown with weeds this week. The once home of Warrington Wolves still hosts matches for the club's Academy teams and amateur club Warrington Wizards but the terracing looked extremely tired and unkempt when Warrington

  • TABLE TENNIS: Shaw wins top tournament

    WARRINGTON'S Jacob Shaw has won table tennis' Stiga 3 Star Grand Prix Junior Tournament, the premier junior competition in the north of England. Shaw had an unassailable lead with one event left to play. Over the past 12 months the 16-year-old from

  • Knott dinner set for June 16

    A BENEFIT dinner for Ian Knott is now scheduled to be held at The Halliwell Jones Stadium on June 16. The former Wolves star has had serious back problems since retiring two years ago and all proceeds from the dinner, which is 7pm for 7.30pm, will go

  • Youth services to be merged

    THE future of youth services in Cheshire reached its tense finale when just one vote carried the decision to merge the provision with career service Connexions. At a meeting of Cheshire County Council an equal number of votes was cast for and against