Archive

  • Tigers mauled by Demons

    APPLETON Tigers women's cricket team gave hot-favourites Chester Demons a real scare in their Love Lane Knockout Cup Final on Monday. Inspired bowling from Annie Rashid, 2 for 25, and Jenny Clarke, 3 for 22, reduced the Deemons to 23 for 4 before Cheshire

  • Mitchell's late goal rescues a point

    Warrington Town 1 Sheffield FC 1. A LATE goal from substitute Phil Mitchell rescued a point for Town against Sheffield at Cantilever Park on Monday. Town were well short of their best form in the first half and the visitors went in front in the 29th

  • First win of the season

    Quorn 0 Warrington Town 2. TOWN recorded their first win of the season at league leaders Quorn on Saturday. Ian Street's side travelled to Leicestershire without several players but were 2-0 up inside 15 minutes. Ged Courtney latched on to a through

  • Women in Business

    Put yourself in the hands of the talented team at the Hair Resort A CONVERTED barn in the middle of the countryside is not the kind of place where you would expect to find a cutting edge hair salon. But that is exactly where enterprising hairdresser

  • G & G Carpets

    You'll be floored at the amazing choice on offer. SUMMER is here and it is a great time to start thinking about replacing those tired carpets and flooring. There is no better time than now to do this, with the new summer collections and ranges

  • Stopping vandals in their tracks

    Stopping vandals in their tracks A CAMPAIGN to stop young people in their tracks hits Warrington this week. Network Railfs No Messinf live event will be sending out the message to stop young people playing on the railway. The event, taking

  • Boozing from breakfast till bedtime

    I MUST say that 24-hour drinking seems to be having a very unpleasant affect on some members of our society. From early in the morning where drinkers can been seen cheerfully necking a pint at breakfast to long lunches and booze-filled afternoons. They

  • Clubbing gran loving Creamfields

    YOU are never too old to go clubbing according to Christine Heath. The 63-year-old was one of the thousands of revellers dancing into the night at Creamfields last weekend, just two weeks after becoming a grandmother for the first time. Her passion

  • Wolves dream team

    PAUL Wood has revealed his Wolves dream team, now it's time for you to give yours. Use the comment link to tell us your favourite Wolves 1 to 13. Click here to see Woody reveal his Wolves dream team on video.

  • Prison officers stage walkout

    PRISON officers at Risley have joined a national strike. The strike, organised by the Prison Officer's Association, started at 7am and will last at least 24 hours. it is the first time staff have walked out in the almost 70 year history of the association

  • Every game's a play-off battle from now

    WOLVES and Huddersfield Giants go head to head on Friday knowing they are two of six clubs still in the mix for the final three play-off spots. And Wolves full back Brent Grose agrees that it means every game is like a play-off battle between now and

  • Fire destroys 300 tons of hay

    THREE hundred tons of hay bales went up in flames in the early hours of Monday morning at a farm in Burtonwood. Firefighters from Warrington station attended a report of hay bales on fire in Watery Lane, off Old Alder Lane around 1.30am. They extinguished

  • Fewer hospital cases following Creamfields

    FEWER people needed accident and emergency treatment at last weekend's Creamfields than the year before, with 27 attendances compared to 35 the year before. However, 20 of the cases needed to be admitted to hospital where just two did last year. "It

  • Penketh man fights off gunman

    A BRAVE husband fought off a teenage gunman with a stick during a bungled armed robbery. The victim, aged 44, used a hiking stick to see off the masked offender after a handgun was pointed at his head, in Town Lane, Hale Village, at about 7.25pm on

  • Motorcyclist suffers serious injuries

    A MOTORCYCLIST suffered severe head injuries following a crash in Birchwood last night. The 30-year-old was taken to Warrington Hospital after the smash on Warrington Road at 10.14pm. Police say his Honda motorcycle was the only vehicle involved. Detectives

  • Pothole fixed thanks to Guardian

    A POTHOLE that remained a hazard for over a year has finally been fixed after the Warrington Guardian got involved. The council acted after we reported how election hopeful David Mowat resorted to doing the job himself on behalf of residents in Wardley