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THERE is still no change at the top of Earlestown Town Furnishings Snooker League. Joint leaders Haydock Catholic and Vicars both won. Haydock beat the Viaduct 4-2 and Vicars went to Golborne Catholic B and came away with a 4-2 win. S. Rawlinson, Vicars

EX-WARRINGTON and Wigan Rugby League scrum half Jimmy Fairhurst has been appointed as the new coach of Newton Rugby Union Club. The 36-year-old, whose League career was cut short in 1986 due to injury, has the challenge of dragging the struggling side

Congleton 0 Newton 2 NEWTON Women's Hockey team needed to win this league match to keep their promotion hopes alive. They started the game joint second in the table with their opponents. Congleton were first hit when their keeper failed to turn up. They

COMPLIMENTARY tickets are available for a live broadcast of the Radio 4 current events programme Any Questions. The programme hosted by Jonathan Dimbleby will go out from St. Helens town hall on Friday, February 7 at 8pm. The audience will be able to

A NEWTON man took a job as a relief manager with a chain of betting shops with the deliberate intention of stealing money, Warrington Crown Court heard on Monday. Jonathan Davenport, aged 25, of Mill Lane, had worked for the firm previously, the court

THE redevelopment of part of the Redbank Special School site was taken a stage further with a planning application by a Newton property developer. Lowe Property Developments Ltd. of Mere Road, Newton have applied to put licensed premises, bedroom accommodation

YOUR points of view, January 17, contained a reply by Clr. Black to a letter by Mr. Walker, the Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Warrington South, concerning Unitary Status. Reading that reply makes me wonder who is fit to represent

AS some readers already know, I am the Referendum Party Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Warrington South constituency. Contrary to the view put about in some quarters, the Referendum Party is not anti-European. It counts among its supporters

I DO not wish to offend the residents of Hood Lane but I feel the plans for road closure go too far. I have written to the Town Hall and was also advised to write to Clr. Peter Black. In the letter I received from him, he states: "Hood Lane is one of

WITH reference to the letter from M. Conway in last week's GUARDIAN and the remarks being made about Hood Lane being a residential area. If M. Conway is a lifelong resident of Hood Lane, he/she must have a short memory, as Hood Lane was the main road

FOR years, developers have reaped the benefit of comparatively easy planning permission in the Warrington area. Often, as regards house building, despite the objections of local residents, we have had to stand by and watch what little green areas remain

JUST a thought regarding Manchester's second runway. I wonder whether people in the Latchford and Stockton Heath area realise that, like Mobberley, we will be greatly affected by the noise and pollution from the second runway. Where I live, it can be

I WRITE in response to an article in the GUARDIAN entitled "Warm words for townsfolk who were left out in the cold." The piece gave the erroneous impression that entitlement to cold weather payments from the Social Fund may be determined arbitrarily by

WHEN the UFO soared over Laira Court Our Phyllis waved back, as she ought, 'Cos she and friends believe of things much bigger, Ahead of the cynics who scoff and snigger. We earthly meddlers of world we pollute Need guidance, salvation, common sense to

YOUR recent article on keep fit fanatics made me smile. These rare people pay out pounds to leisure centres. I pay nothing. Instead, I walk and cycle, both free. It gets up my nose when these self-righteous people plug their under-used, expensive, uncalled-for

I AM writing to let people know of my disgust with a certain North Western bus driver. I went out a little early for the 9.46 bus to Warrington via Fearnhead. Before I could reach the bus stop, the bus drove straight past it. I put put my hand up and

WE'RE in the middle of a cold, dreary winter, but deliveries of fabulous swimsuits are on their way to the shops and stores. It may not sound like common sense, but the retail business being what it is, there is a good reason for it. We're all getting

JESSICA Murison, aged 22, has joined the design team at Business Environments, Warrington. Jessica, a graduate in interior architecture, lives in Cinnamon Brow. Among her first assigments is a design project for UKAEA at Harwell, Oxfordshire. The team

AN unusual game of hide & seek is being organised by British Nuclear Fuels of Risley! A hide has been built at Pennington Flash Country Park, thanks to a cash donation from the Warrington based company. BNFL has given £8,000 to help build the hide

WARRINGTON has made great strides forward in provisions for the disabled, ranging from better shopping facilities to special adaptations at baths and sports and centres. But not enough people are using them because their disabilities are stopping them

IT'S often said that pantomime has helped to develop a theatre-going habit for a lifetime but these days there are so many shows produced, especially for youngsters, that their visits to the theatre should be more than an annual event. The evergreen Peter

WIGGY Theatre, who have established a fine reputation since 1994, are back at the Neptune Theatre in Liverpool from next Thursday with their comedy musical Graceland. Much of the action takes place in a garden shed - the private Graceland of Shamus o'Shaugnessy

Attractions during the next few days include: Friday, January 31: Tom Weston Jnr at Glazebrook Rhinewood. Saturday, February 1: Nashville Angels at Kelsall Social. Sunday, February 2: Pete Naden and Honest Truth at Northwich Gladstone Club ; Gary Cooper

WHEN the Park Royal International Hotel and Mid Cheshire College, Hartford, got together to discuss training, it was a good excuse for a party. The outcome was that college students were invited to run the hotel for a day, while the hotel gave a party

JOHN Burrows, who was a awarded an OBE last year for his contribution to the economic development of the north west, has been appointed chief executive of Inward, the Warrington based agency for investment into the region. He succeeds Basil Jeuda, who

OPPORTUNITIES to win business involved with projects worth a staggering £72 billion, will be featured at a seminar at Manchester Airport conference centre on March 20. The projects are related to the high speed business, covering a range of civil and

WARRINGTON-based Business Environments' new marketing executive, Daniel McGuinness, has gone from selling the finer points of football in America to promoting multi-disciplinary property practice in Birchwood. Daniel, 22, spent four months in New York

WARRINGTON'S new international business centre is set to open early next year. It will be at the Gemini site, Westbrook, and will provide a focal point for economic development in Warrington and for international trade in the region. The centre will promote

Tetley Walker 1 Leek CSOB 3 DISAPPOINTING Tetley Walker FC slumped to their fourth consecutive defeat on Saturday. Walkers, playing their first North West Counties League game since November 30, started off lively, creating a couple of scoring chances

PREMIER Division leaders Whiston Carrs thrashed Caledonia 7-2 in the Challenge Cup. Scorers were Gary Moore 2, Carl Hayes, Steve Clark, Liam Raven and Alan Hughes 2. Beeches, with goals from Carl Nield 2, and Peter White disposed of Red Lion. Seven Woods

THE action focused on quarter-finals cup games in the Warrington Soccer League programme. Eagle Sports progressed to the semis at the expense of Laporte in the Jubilee Trophy thanks to strikes from Carl Foster and John Turner. Halton Borough had a 2-1

CARL Roden is set to be the surprise package of 1997 at Wilderspool. The 19-year-old has received high praise from Warrington Wolves bosses Alex Murphy and John Dorahy following his full debut in the scrum half slot at Halifax Blue Sox. And it could be

Warrington RUFC 14 St. Marys Old Boys 0 ALTHOUGH this was a much-changed Warrington team with six reserves called into the side, this was a far from satisfactory performance. Warrington had to thank the boot of Ian Nicholson who kicked three penalty goals

INCREASED daytime temperatures have hailed an increase in the fortunes of Lymm AC anglers. While bumper catches are not yet on the cards, improved catches can be expected. The improvement is reflected in most waters including Lymm Dam, which is now producing

WARRINGTON drivers have been making a big impact on the explosive kart scene. Bob Wilson and Dave Pritchard were last term's champions in their classes in the Manchester and Buxton Kart Club Championship at Three Sisters racetrack, Wigan. Dave Wilson,

Leigh East u12 34 Grappenhall Griffins u12 6 THE result does not show the courage and commitment shown by Grappenhall. They restricted Leigh to only 10 points in the second half and gained their reward when Mike Barrett powered over the line near the

GREAT news for Warrington Wolves fans in that coach John Dorahy has agreed to write his own column for the WARRINGTON GUARDIAN throughout the 1997 season. You will be able to read, exclusively, his thoughts on the club and the game in general every week

Hunslet Hawks 54 Woolston Rovers 6 ROVERS flew the flag for the amateur game with a sterling first 40 minutes which asked plenty of questions of the professional men. Just 16-6 down at the break, the green and golds justifiably felt they were still in

WARRINGTON Wolves coach John Dorahy was disappointed with his side's '20-minute' performance at Thrum Hall. At the start of the second half Warrington were all over Halifax like a rash but the rest of the game was dominated by the Blue Sox. Dorahy said

ORFORD Hotel notched their first win in 13 matches when they defeated top spot hopefuls Black Bear in Warrington Greenall Tetley Dominoes League. Seymour and Wightman won the last leg of an enthralling game. Black Bear came unstuck against Warrington

Woolston A 26 Latchford Albion 32 LATCHFORD took the lead with a try from Andy Wood. Mellor goaled. Woolston hit back and took the lead with tries from Griffiths and McKean, goaled by Hudd. Albion's reply was a Taylor try to make the score 12-10. Woolston

SHOPPERS hoping to find romance could soon find love in aisles of their supermarket. Bosses of one Asda superstore are telling love-sick singles to forget the red carnation and holding a copy of the Telegraph under your arm. For folk are now putting a

STUDENT Cathy Scott has the pick of the bunch when she appears on TV's Blind Date tomorrow, Saturday. Cathy, who worked as a barmaid at Yates's Wine Lodge, Buttermarket Street, is the lucky contestant who must choose between three personable men on the

ONE lucky GUARDIAN reader is set to take the radio airwaves by storm - with a live national broadcast from his or her home. Top DJ James Whale - of Talk Radio - will be in Warrington in four weeks' time to broadcast one of his late-night shows. Now radio

AN urgent 'no voucher, no place' warning has been sent out to Warrington parents who are eligible for the Government's nursery voucher scheme. The new scheme will be launched on April 1 and parents are being asked to take their vouchers to the school

WHAT a difference five months has made for George the pampered pooch! The home alone mongrel, whose plight touched the hearts of thousands, is now healthy and happy again, having found a new home with a loving Warrington family. Last September, George

NEVER pick an argument with Woolston High School students Kerry Hogan and Shelley Morris! The sixth form duo have proved themselves to be deadly debaters, winning through to the north west final of a competition run by the English Speaking Union. On Monday

A MAN needed plastic surgery after becoming the victim of an unprovoked attack in a nightclub, a court heard. Mark Walmsley, aged 21, claimed he did not floor Ian Robson with a single blow at Mr. Smith's nightclub. But bouncers noticed he had a cut to

POLICE broke into a man's home and found him cutting up and weighing cannabis, Warrington Crown Court heard on Tuesday. In the house were scales, weights, bongs, knives with burn marks on them, sheets of foil and a cannabis plant in the bathroom. They

ONE of Britain's longest-surviving heart transplant patients, Mr. Ronald Morse, of Dudlow Green Road, Appleton, has died of a heart attack. Mr. Morse, aged 74, was given a new heart at Wythenshawe Hospital nine years ago. As soon as he recovered from

"WARRINGTON needs new blood and new ideas to lead it into the next century." That's the view of Mike Sanders, the town's top civil servant, who is sensationally quitting as Warrington Borough council's chief executive. The man who has led the town towards

EMERGENCY 999 callers in the town are set to be given do-it-yourself first aid advice to help save lives. Telephone operators from Mersey Regional Ambulance Service will talk Warrington callers through life-saving procedures before paramedics arrive following

DETECTIVES last nihgt renewed their appeal to help catch a thug who committed a callous attack on a woman in her own home. They need our army of readers to help to trace the man who slashed the woman's arm, even after she had handed over her treasured

ANGRY villagers are calling for changes to a system which leaves their urgent pleas for help falling on the wrong ears. Concerned residents living in villages on Warrington's outskirts find their emergency 999 calls being connected to police forces in

DRUG squad officers have busted a huge cannabis 'factory' operating from a council house in the heart of a close-knit community. The huge haul - the biggest of its kind - lay just yards from Newman Catholic High School. The operators had converted the

TICKETS go on sale this weekend for the mouthwatering Silk Cut Challenge Cup fourth round clash between holders St. Helens and arch enemies Wigan. The big match takes place at Knowsley Road on Saturday, February 8, kick-off 3pm, and will be televised

Newton RUFC 1st 12 Old Anselmians 13 JIMMY Fairhurst's first home game in charge of Newton ended in defeat as his team were robbed at the final whistle by a last gasp penalty. Newton were under pressure from the kick-off and were soon 7-0 down when a

THE Local Government finance watchdog has given St. Helens Council a pat on the back for its "value for money" work. The District Auditor says in its annual management letter: "The council has striven for excellence in recruitment and training and has

A GOLBORNE youth used a pager to take orders for drugs, Warrington Crown Court was told. When police searched his home, they found Ecstasy tablets worth £430 in his bedroom, £195 cash and a dealer's list, the court was told. Christopher Harrington, aged

HEARTLESS thieves have jeopardised an art student's chance of a university place. Golborne teenager, James Boyers of Watson Avenue, left a rucksack containing dozens of photographs and drawings in his car, when he joined friends for a drink in the Leigh

A NEWTON landlord has called time on under-age drinkers who have been bluffing their way into his pub with false identity cards. Legh Arms licensee, Mr. Paul Gill and his wife, Brenda, landlady, introduced a new entry policy on New Year's Eve to ensure

A recent issue of the GUARDIAN highlighted this problem mentioning cost as the main factor. It seems to me that the most obvious solution for the cash crisis has been overlooked. Why don't they cut the number of managerial positions and reduce the obscene

WARRINGTON IRA bombing. Latchford shooting. These catastrophes really did happen and it's more than likely that these were only two of many which have occurred in Mr. Caswell's 22 years of service. Can anyone imagine or even begin to try to deal with

I WAS interested to read Chris Grayling's column in the Guardian on January 24, in which he suggested the re-introduction of a light rail network for Warrington to help reduce traffic congestion. As someone who is regularly caught up in the ever-growing

We read in the GUARDIAN that parents could face fines of up to £1,000 if their children play truant from school. PC (WPC?) Tracy Loftus pointed out that when a child plays truant it is not the child committing the offence but the parent. That is true

I HAVE now lived in Old Hall for several years. Not long after moving here the landscaping began to mature as a result of the shrubs planted by the New Town Commission, with the result that the bird population increased not only in quantity but also variety

INSTEAD of erecting a steel "Tree of Life" at Market Gate, why not plant a real live tree there? A living illuminated Christmas tree would surely be far more symbolic of life and hope than would some abstract monstrosity made out of scrap metal. Another

CHAOS on Stanley Street - no, this is not the title of a new Hollywood fiction blockbuster that is set to be filmed in Warrington, this is fact. I work in one of the office blocks at the end of Stanley Street (the road that runs under the BT building,

RECENTLY, the Community Health Care Trust decided to reduce the supply of continence products to the majority of existing patients, and no longer provide it for new patients. The Community Health Council is concerned about the effect this decision is

AS REGARDS the closure of Hood Lane South, I am writing against this. As the oldest resident, I have seen all the changes over the past 91 years and have lived in the Lane all my life. During my experience, there was nothing but fields in the Hood Lane

WITH reference to the letters page of January 17, I would like to state the following facts. The W.I.R.E. proposal was not a meeting with Sinn Fein; it was a conference with representatives of all political parties of Northern Ireland with an electoral

FURTHER to the proposed bridge and roundabout at Gainsborough Road as part of the Arpley Meadows Project, I find it incredible that the three ton weight limit on Gainsborough Road appears to have been overlooked as this has been in force for the past

We must all vote at the next election for the party opposed to spending so much money on a privilege for so few. While one person is sleeping without a roof over their head, it is not fair. While one pensioner is cold, while one single person, child or

HIGH Legh School is home to this week's Teacher of the Week. Mr. Hanlon, a primary school teacher at High Legh School, won the award thanks to a poetic nomination from one of his year six pupils. The nomination was made by Sally Field, aged 10, who has

THE average auction mart isn't normally a place where you would see an artist. The gathering is more cloth cap and wellies than paint brushes and sketch pads, when sheep and cattle are being sold. But auction marts are among the main sources of inspiration

DIANE Goodman and Jane Robinson of Age Concern, are organising a course for carers at the Hawthorn Centre, Padgate, starting on February 10. People who look after relatives, neighbours or friends, can get help with issues such as coping with stress, welfare

SPIES who provided inspiration for the likes of Ernest Hemmingway and John le Carr are a big tourist attraction in London. And when visitors want the low down on some of the most notorious names in the spying business, the man to provide it is Warrington's

THERE are films where what you see is what you get and there are films where you are pleasantly surprised or dastardly disappointed by the plot/cast/ending etc and then there's The Frighteners, now showing at UCI Cinemas, Westbrook. If, like me, you've

OUT next week is California the fourth single culled from Belinda Carlisle's outstanding album A Woman and Man and the doo oopsand whoo whoosare by Brian Wilson of Beach Boys fame. Belinda recently toured Britain with Tina Turner. Converted for the new

A NEW training facility has opened at Warrington Collegiate Institute aimed at helping businesses in the town. Company Plus, the trading arm of the Collegiate, has launched a training room in Business Link, Chadwick House, Risley. It is known as the Oakwood

I WONDER if there is such a thing as the great Wilderspool bluff! Warrington Wolves keep telling the media they have no interest in want-away St. Helens skipper Bobbie Goulding. So why do I keep hearing the contrary from sources other than officials at

THE rivers offer the best chance of sport for Warrington Anglers' Association members this weekend with reports from the Severn at Loton Park being the most promising. According to our bailiff, John Evans, there are some heavy weight chub to 6lb being

WARRINGTON Town FC officials are hoping to lift their struggling team with a big turnout at Cantilever Park tomorrow, Saturday. Town will be playing their first home game for seven weeks when they entertain Netherfield, 3pm kick off. And in a bid to swell

THE Tetley Bitter Singles produced some brilliant throwing and the highlights included a superb game between Tony Monks and Terry Sheen. Monks hit a 12 in the opener but Sheen then had 11 and eight darters to go into the last 16 draw. Eddie Beddall hardly

ALEX Murphy said team selection for the Warrington Wolves side at Halifax was so restricted that chairman Peter Higham was considered for full back. Murphy said: "We had 15 players absent. At full back it was a choice between the chairman, Bill Garrett

Warrington 2 ISCA 2 A LACKLUSTRE performance by Warrington handed determined visitors ISCA a draw in the National Hockey League. Warrington struggled to find any pattern to their game and a stream of unforseen errors allowed ISCA to gain the upper hand

MONDAY'S Silk Cut Challenge Cup draw at Headingley made great radio. Supporters across the country (well, the north) sat on the edge of their seats, finger nails in tatters, hoping to avoid the 'big two.' And they all did, except, that is, for the big

IT was back to normal at the top of Grappenhall Darts League after last week's upheaval. GT Legion B hit the winning trail again with a confident opening spell against London Bridge. A blistering nine darter from Alan Mainwaring and 19 darts by Neil Earnshaw

Shell Stanlow 36 Eagle RUFC 29 EAGLE'S usual stout defence left a lot to be desired in a poor, disorganised game. They started brightly with Kiernan causing havoc at the back of the scrum to put Gettins away on the wing twice. On his second burst, Gettins

THAI boxing champion Kevin Harper faces the biggest fight of his life this weekend - a world title clash in front of a 20,000 crowd. The 22-year-old Commonwealth champion, pictured right, takes on Frenchman Dida Diafat, the reigning European champ, in

PLANS to erect a steel 'Tree of Life' at Market Gate as part of a town centre pedestrian scheme have been axed. The bold proposal was put forward by one of the design companies bidding to refurbish Horsemarket Street, Buttermarket Street, Lower Bridge

A 20-year-old man found 'minding' 28 ecstasy tablets for a drugs dealer was sentenced to 15 months youth custody at Warrington Crown Court on Tuesday. Simon Hill, of Orchard Street, Fearnhead, had probably been sought out by the dealer because of his

A NIGHTCLUBBER helped to carry out a knife-point robbery of three soldiers in a telephone box, a court heard. Cheshire-based soldiers Darren Brooks, David Howarth and Michael Hart were forced to hand over their rings, money and wallets by Craig Purnell

WINWICK mental hospital, once one of the largest in the country, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this week. Its landmark birthday comes just before an £18 million scheme will see much of the original Victorian buildings demolished and a new hospital

THE future saviour of Britain's favourite street has revealed how playing dopey Ashley has turned him into a schoolgirl's heart-throb. In an exclusive interview with the GUARDIAN, the actor who plays Coronation Street's butcher boy, talked about life

PROUD cleaning staff have earned themselves an 'ology.' Supervisors employed to make sure county council buildings are spic and span have successfully passed the British Institute of Cleaning Science Operatives Proficiency Certificate. The high-tech award

RAPE victims and those who have suffered the trauma of violent crime, should be protected from appearing in court, a judge said this week. Judge Elgin Edwards, who sits at Warrington Crown Court, said use of the newly installed video link system should

DEVOTED parents Karen and Stephen Bates are counting their blessings their son has survived a potentially deadly form of meningitis. The Latchford couple say if it had not been for the quick actions of their GP, four-year-old Lloyd might not be alive

A PERVERT who groped a young girl has escaped jail because the judge was so impressed by his honesty and his steps to tackle his problem. Married Stanley Pownall subjected a 10-year-old girl to a frightening ordeal as she practised gymnastics with a friend