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ROUND off Lymm festival with a celebration of hymns old and new at a Songs of Praise service. Organised by Lymm and District Churches Together, the service starts at 6.30pm on Sunday, July 8, at St Mary's Church and its free.

ENTRIES for the Warrington Women's Evening Bowls League Five-a-side competition must reach Tina Cunningham by Sunday. Anyone requiring further information can contact Mrs Cunningham on 815081.

NEXT season's Woolston Rovers under 13s soccer team are recruiting new players. Rovers play in Warrington Junior Soccer League Division One and train on Friday nights. For more details, contact Joe Carlin on 07770 302460.

WARRINGTON duathlete Matt Cullen took gold in the 24 to 29 age group category at the Europeon Duathlon Championships. Cullen's time of 1hr 57secs for a 10k run, 40k bike race and 5k run placed him seventh overall in an international field that saw the

A TERRIFIED couple were held at gunpoint during a botched carjacking. The pair, of Moore, were threatened with a shotgun just before midnight on Monday by three masked men, who tried to steal their silver BMW. But they made off empty handed after failing

TRAVEL agent employees were waiting to find out if their shop is set to close. Thomas Cook has announced that it plans to shut 150 of its stores across the country. The move comes after the travel giant merged with rivals MyTravel, to create the second

STUDENTS and staff at Warrington Collegiate have proved themselves top of the class following their best Ofsted results. The education watchdog has rated the Winwick Road campus as "good" following an April inspection the second best mark available.

A COUPLE were swept away in a Scottish river as their children watched from the riverbank. Karen and Joe Hasleden were pulled under by the strong current in the River Spey after venturing in to the water. The couple fought their way back to the riverbank

NEARLY 1,000 post office workers in Warrington are going on strike on Friday. The Communications Workers Union believes the Regional distribution centre in Lingley Green, which employs around 550 people, could be closed by modernisation plans, which

A GROUP of dieters have walked to Europe to raise the pounds but lose weight. Members of WeightWatchers raised £340 by walking 2000miles - the equivalent of walking to Budapest in eastern Europe. The men and women who attend the meetings at Great Sankey

A COMPETITION is being organised for Sankey Springers Trampoline Club members and all participants who bounce at Great Sankey Leisure Centre. The competition will be held at the centre on September 1 for all ages and abilities in an attempt to encourage

ADRIAN Morley will again face former Wolves forward Jerome Guisset this weekend. Morley and Guisset captained the respective Great Britain and France sides during Friday's Test match at Headingley and had a fierce tussle in the opening stages. The pair

A NEW eco-friendly loyalty card scheme was launched at leisure centres across Warrington on Thursday. Select Leisure centres in Woolston, Birchwood, Broomfields, Fordton and Great Sankey now use the green reward scheme, which awards loyalty points to