SAINTS scrum half Sean Long could be on the verge of a spectacular return from injury for Saturday night's Wigan clash - the last hurdle to a place in the Super League Grand Final. Although Saints boss Ian Millward has said the mercurial half back would
REMEMBER Phyllis Dixie? Ever get your kit off on stage? Visit the Windmill Club that "never closed"? Ex-strippers, strip-o-grams, male strippers, punters, agents and club owners wanted from the 1920s onwards for TV documentary. Call Liz or Christina:
IN REPLY to Keith Bland's and Delia Caswell's letter - congratulations to Culcheth and Glazebury Civic Trust for acquiring the environmental grant. What a shame they didn't put it to better use. Have the members of the trust walked the village of Culcheth
I AM writing with regards to the article in last week's Guardian about the concerns over parking, noise and odours at the new proposed site for the Hilal. I cannot believe the parish council has maintained these concerns when they are allowing a multi-business
WELL done to the Neals (Guardian, September 27) for getting their story highlighted and hopefully shaming the snobs of Barrymore Court who object to them bringing their two beautiful dogs Poppy and Chaplain onto the estate! I totally agree with everything
COULD anyone advise me of the reason why the road Pichael Nook at Westy is so called? Please email me at yvonne@brinksman.fslife.co.uk Yvonne Brinksman By email
Elimination semi-final Hull 20 Saints 24 SAINTS had to draw on their reserves of big match experience, mental toughness and tenacity to overcome a fierce Hull challenge at a cauldron-like Boulevard, but victory was not without its costs on the injury
ALSAGER Town fought back from two goals down on Saturday to earn their third 2-2 draw in a row. Blackpool Mechanics were two up after 35 minutes of their home league encounter. Alsager pulled one back a few minutes later, and equalised midway through
RETIRED driving instructor Hamish Howarth swapped four wheels for two to tackle a gruelling cycling challenge. The 65-year-old rolled back the years as he completed 947 miles from Land's End to John O'Groats. Mr Howarth, from Congleton, was in a five-strong
CHARITY supporter Sheila Nield brewed up a major fund-raising success with her coffee morning. About 70 people attended Friday's event at Mrs Nield's Congleton home, raising a whopping £578 in the process. The fund-raiser was one of hundreds of coffee
YOUNG actors are celebrating this week after winning welcome cash backing from lottery bosses. Congleton Amateur Youth Theatre has 53 members, who are aged between nine and 20. The company produces two shows a year, and has won a £2,200 grant from the
HEADTEACHER Ann Gill has earned top marks for her "outstanding" leadership of a school boasting high quality teaching. Mrs Gill is head at Rode Heath Primary School, and expressed her delight this week at the school's Ofsted report. Jonny Morris, who
SCULPTOR Nigel Weaver is hoping to unveil a dramatic memorial to war hero George Eardley next spring. Nigel has started the process of creating a six-foot high statue of Sgt Eardley, Congleton's only holder of the Victoria Cross. It will sit on an eight-foot
A well-respected member of the St Helens restaurant trade has died peacefully at his home. Chaudry Nabi of Nabis Restaurant on Cotham Street, leaves six children including five sons and one daughter plus several grandchildren. The 69 year-old was a highly
STAFF and pupils at Grappenhall Hall School have been praised in their latest Ofsted report. Inspectors from Ofsted, the Office for Standards in Education, visited the school in July and found it had made good improvements since its last inspection in
it live THE Live at St Wilfrid's series of concerts in Grappenhall continues next week when The Sorrel String Quartet come to town. The performance by this British quartet will take place on Thursday, October 11 at 7.30pm. Works by Bridge, Shostakovich
PLANS are in motion for a repeat of the Hour of Protest that blocked the streets of Lymm earlier this year. Andrew Wilson who organised that event to protest against the planning developments in the village, has plans to organise Hour of Protest II: The
AN application by ADS recycling, on Camsley Lane, Lymm, has been received by borough council planners. A 15-metre telecommunications monopole has been proposed along with three antennas, three microwave dishes, an equipment cabin and an ancillary development
medal glory WARRINGTON Anglers' Associations' junior and intermediate teams blew away the opposition at the National Federation of Anglers North West Championships on Saturday. Fishing on the Newton AA Sankey St. Helens canal fishery both teams won gold
victory romp WARRINGTON Athletics Club's women's cross county section started off the new season in fine style at Blackley on Sunday. The under 13 girls completed the first small lap with Heather Timmins contesting the lead and Heather Roberts close behind
WARRINGTON Rugby Union team's impressive win at Altrincham Kersal will boost the players' confidence for Saturday's mighty clash at Bridge Lane. North West Two promotion favourites Workington will be the visitors and they have only lost one of their last
WARRINGTON Soccer League's Guardian Cup continues to serve up surprises. The latest shock was Premier League Owens Corning being humbled 4-2 at home by first division Lymm Rangers. Danny Sisson claimed two goals to steer his side to a match at Premier
WARRINGTON Town's first Liverpool Senior Cup win has booked them a second round tie away to Football League club Tranmere Rovers' reserves at Prenton Park. Town's safe passage, for the first time since entering the competition in 1996, came courtesy of
smash up Glossop IF it is goals you are after then Cantilever Park is the place to be. Alan Blair's highest league win in his managerial career on Saturday took Warrington Town's home tally to 30 goals in seven games. Town found the mark nine times in
WONDERFUL opportunities have been created for talented Rugby League players at Crosfields thanks to a special partnership announced with Warrington Wolves and New Zealand club Otahuhu Leopards. An exchange programme has been set up which will allow Crosfields
WORLD cup soccer star Roger Hunt is backing Culcheth's lottery bid for new sports facilities - and the whole community is being urged to get behind the ambitious plans. As reported in the Guardian, villagers are bidding for £1 million which will be used
may be cut after death ROAD safety experts are finally looking at reducing the speed limit on a controversial stretch of the A557 Warrington Road through Penketh village. Residents have been calling for years for the urgent introduction of traffic calming
lands Lottery boost A PROJECT aimed at keeping alive the memories of RAF Burtonwood after its demolition is complete has been given a cash boost. The Burtonwood Association has secured several rooms at the airbase to continue an exhibition which has been
A FARMER who had his waste recycling process shut down in Thelwall has appealed against the council's decision at a public inquiry. Neil Thompson told Tuesday's inquiry that Warrington Borough Council's decision to close his operation and the subsequent
MOORE villagers will notice some big changes over the next few weeks as work to install new pathways and bridleways gets underway. The work is part of an ongoing project to improve a large area of open space to the rear of Runcorn Road. Other improvements
data protection scam WARRINGTON north MP Helen Jones is warning businesses in the town to be aware of bogus forms which are being sent out in a bid to get companies to pay more than £100 to comply with Data Protection Act registration. The forms are under
A DOUBLE award-winning Warrington club with home-grown world championship performers is in danger of being forced out of town. Warrington Gymnastics Club, which is more than 100 years old, is faced with being homeless in this borough unless new premises
A QUICK-THINKING hairdresser who leaped to the safety of small girl in Lymm has been hailed a hero. Keri Deavall, from Whitbarrow Road, grabbed the girl, thought to be three or four-years-old, after she lost control of her bicycle when riding on the canal
'LET'S get physical' is the message from The Stroke Association this week in a push to raise awareness of the illness, which is the biggest cause of death and disability in the country. Workers for the association set up a stall in Golden Square Shopping
A CULCHETH woman is launching an urgent appeal for dried food to help prevent a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. The threat of mass starvation after three years of drought and a looming refugee crisis because of military action means families could
A MAN was robbed at knifepoint on Monday night as he was using a cash machine. The Warrington man was getting a statement from the HSBC cash machine at Bruche Heath Gardens at around 9pm. He was approached from behind by a man who put his arm round his
A BOUNCER cleared of assault following a five-day trial last week has hit out at the way doormen are perceived by the public. Darren Bull, 28, was cleared of a charge of actual bodily harm along with fellow doorman Mark Manwaring, 39, following an incident
THOUSANDS of people have had their say on the future shape of Warrington. More than 10,000 people and organisations have responded to 'Warrington's Way Ahead' - the first draft of Warrington's Unitary Development Plan (UDP). The comments were made during
PEOPLE who have lost their way on the road to a dream job are being offered a helping hand. Millennium Volunteers, based in Suez Street, Warrington, is a national scheme set up by the Government to encourage people to help themselves by dedicating 200
A STOCKTON Heath man and his family who believe staff at Warrington Hospital saved his life are putting their money where their mouths are. Jack Wilkinson, aged 80, of Lilac Grove, was in intensive care for six weeks after he had medical complications
to tickle the tastebuds at Oktoberfest WHAT do you get if you mix a Scallywag and Super Black Parrot with Dragon's Breath? The answer will be revealed when the annual Oktoberfest beer festival comes to the Parr Hall next week. More than 50 real ales will
stabbed in the leg A PENKETH High School pupil was accidentally stabbed with scissors on Tuesday. The incident happened at around 3.30pm when someone picked up half a pair of scissors from the ground outside the school gates on Heath Road and threw it
IT was 'maggots away!' at Bank Quay Social Club on Sunday when fundraising fishermen entertained crowds with their own unique races. Alan Robinson raised £300 for Penketh and Old Hall Angling Club by putting on sponsored maggot races. Bank Quay regular
saved me A FORMER heroin addict says he has been 'cured' by the power of God - with a little help from the Guardian! Phil Booth, of Latchford, was addicted to drugs for 10 years, but has now been clean for six months and says his faith will ensure that
A DRIVE to recruit more bobbies for the beat in Warrington has been renewed this week by Cheshire Police. The constabulary is looking to recruit more than 200 police officers between now and the end of March 2002 to make up for a natural depletion of
CUSTOMS officers have confirmed that the diesel seized at the Poplar 2000 garage in Lymm - as reported in last week's Guardian - was contaminated. The diesel has now been analysed and a spokesman for Customs and Excise said that the fuel contained five
solicitor is struck off A WARRINGTON solicitor who was convicted of false accounting and attempting to pervert the course of justice has been struck off the solicitors' roll. Roger Freeman, aged 50, pleaded guilty to the offences and was jailed after
Nicky WARRINGTON'S very own 'Soapstar', Nicky Orr, may not be appearing in Emmerdale, but she is soon to take part in the 'Bob the Builder' tour, which will take her across the world. Nineteen-year-old Nicky (RIGHT) got down to the last 15 hopefuls in
Japanese visitors into their classrooms A TEAM of Japanese teachers visited Warrington this week to look at the differences in culture and education between the two countries. The 24-strong delegation, from the region of Shimane, visited a number of schools
RUGBY-MAD youngsters have found themselves in a red tape wrangle over transfer rules - yet they only play for the under-nines! Devastated Thomas Green and Rebecca Cooper, aged eight, and nine-year-old Thomas Hardman want to transfer from Rylands Sharks
THE silver salvers - once a magnet for visitors to Tatton Park - had been gathering dust in a Maltese police station for more than a decade. At first no one on the Mediterranean island knew where they had come from. But after a strange sequence of events
TRADERS crippled by the collapse of a building in King Street three years ago may have found salvation among the rubble. For as their businesses suffered, they developed a community spirit that is now their biggest strength in attracting newcomers to
KNUTSFORD housing market has been hit by last month's terrorist attacks in America. Estates agents confirmed yesterday (Tuesday) that there had been a noticeable' slowdown in the number of people viewing houses. "We expect the slowdown to last for a few
DEVELOPERS have offered Macclesfield Borough Council £50,000 to build homes in Knutsford, it emerged this week. Egerton Estates' cash offer is detailed in a report due to be considered by the town's planners tonight (Wednesday).But as the Guardian went
A FORMER Knutsford High School pupil has been forced to alter his round-the-world trip as the threat of war in the Middle East looms. Will Spragg, who is currently in Iran, has spent the past week with officials at the British Embassy in the capital Tehran
KNUTSFORD'S main hospital has reviewed its emergency procedures for dealing with a major incident following last month's terrorist attack on America. On Thursday a spokesman for Macclesfield Hospital confirmed that they had been ordered to plan for a
A EUROPEAN court ruled yesterday (Tuesday) that night flights were an infringement of residents' human rights. In a landmark decision the European Court of Human Rights decided residents were entitled to a good night's sleep, paving the way for a nationwide
DID barrage balloons ever soar into the St Helens skies during the Blitz? The question is posed by aviation buff Keith Atherton of Billinge who can trace no record of this. He writes: "Can any reader recall any such happening? If so, I'd be extremely
SWEET shops, sadly, are often no more. But the older generation remembers them well - and with great affection. Sometimes when I cannot sleep I revisit them in my mind and spend my Saturday three-pence: there were six or seven selling just sweets and
CELEBRITY chef Dave Mooney usually likes to leave his diners wanting more. But he agreed to make an exception - on request - and served up testicles, tentacles and black pudding ice cream at Knutsford's Belle Epoque restaurant. "We have done a few divorce
raiders bag designer wear MORE items of clothing have gone missing off washing lines in Newton and Haydock. Designer jeans and sweaters were taken from a house on Homestead Avenue, Haydock, between Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Anyone who sees anything
NEWTON firefighters were called out to a Citroen Estate overturned on Haydock Island at 1am on Wednesday. When they arrived there was nobody in the car.
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a flood at a house on Barn Avenue, Newton, on Tuesday night, caused by problems with a water pipe.
THE blueprint for a home for elderly people to be built on Brunswick Road Estate has been revealed. The £32,000 centre, called Portland House, will be built on Clarence Street at the back of Kershaw Day Centre, and will be one of the first of its kind
RESIDENTS and staff at Alexandra Nursing Home on Park Road South, Wargrave, are celebrating their 10th birthday. The privately-run nursing centre is home to 48 elderly people from the town, which took part in a birthday party and had a good old sing song
WE are all sorry and horrified at what happened in America. But sending in the Army has never, and will never, stop the terrorist. Of course, the Armed Forces must strike and strike hard at Osama Bin Laden and those who support him, but it can be done
Friday October 5 Astbury Village Hall - NSPCC 60's night featuring Nostalgia. 8pm to midnight. Further details 01260 277502 or 276271. Saturday October 6 Alsager Civic Centre - Border History Group Autumn Fair. 10am to 4pm. Further details 01270 878386
LOWLY Congleton Town had a nightmare afternoon on Saturday as they were thrashed 5-1 at Prescot Cables. The Bears were without eight players for the league clash, and lost another after Johnston was given his marching orders. In form Prescot pressed from
Haydock 14 Farnworth 24 ONE undefeated record had to go and it was Haydock who suffered against a good Farnworth side. Haydock never reached their playing abilities and let themselves down with a lot of dropped possession and stray passes. A wayward pass
NEWTON women's hockey team defeated Timperley after playing exceptionally well and putting together some excellent team manoeuvres. Timperley scored first from a well-taken free hit. They continued to put pressure on Newton's goal before a fine clearance
NEWTON'S SKK Judo Club blew away the opposition at the North West Open Championship which was held at Sutton Sports Centre in St. Helens. The club's crop of talented students picked up an impressive medal haul of five gold, three silver and six bronze
LAST year's Earlestown Pool League champions Houghton B scraped through against Shamrock despite not firing on all cylinders for the second week running. St. David's went to Wellington B looking for their first win of the season. After winning the opening
BACKFIELD United extended their lead at the top of St. Helens Soccer Sixes Division A. They narrowly won the top of the table clash with second placed League of Gentlemen 2-1. Rubber Soul FC had an easy walkover win when Clock Face Hotel failed to show
OLD Crow had a stunning 4-1 win over the Swan in Earlestown and District Dominoes League. Griffin were blasted away by BRSA B 4-1. Starring for BRSA B were Dave Ponjunas and Jocky Wilson. The win puts BRSA B half a point behind league leaders Blue Bell
Saints fans have the chance to win tickets to the Grand Final where Bradford Bulls will meet the winner of Saturday's play-off eliminator between Wigan and Saints. To be in with a shout of winning two of the 200 tickets up for grabs, fans must open their
TROUNCED NEWTON were played off the park on Saturday by arch-rivals Ruskin Park. Newton received from the kick-off and gained some early ground through the strong running of Maguire and Burton and the tactical kicking of Chorley. But Ruskin's defence
HAMMERED EARLESTOWN Eagles were annihilated by Hale Storm in the Christian Soccer League on Saturday. The defeat leaves Eagles languishing near the foot of the table with only one point from their opening three league games. Eagles started well, working
SAINTS coach Ian Millward has hinted that Sean Long is on the verge of a spectacular return from the serious knee injury which has kept him on the sidelines for four months. The mercurial half back was expected to be out of action until next season after
KNUTSFORD3 Garswood United0 KNUTSFORD FC recorded a convincing victory and chalked up their first double of the season at Manchester Road on Saturday. They won 1-0 in the first week of the season at Garswood and the 'Wooders have shown they are capable
IT'S about time someone said something about 'civil liberties'. What do the words civil liberty mean to you? Mr Brian Mooney, in the Guardian, September 27, thinks that identification cards are an infringement of civil liberties. He couldn't be more wrong
AS A Vicar and writer in the Church of England who has served in various parts of the Anglican Communion I welcome the present debate about the state of Christianity in the UK. With national coverage of Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor's comments on the powerless
THE news of the attacks on the World Trade Centre filtered through as MEPs in Brussels were discussing American trade threats against Europe, because we insist that products containing genetically modified organisms should in future be clearly labelled
ST HELENS Council is appealing to motorists to show more courtesy to the town's 'lollipop' men and women. This hard-working group of around 70 men and women do an invaluable job in all weathers by helping youngsters and their parents to cross the road
CONGLETON 1st XV were hammered 51-5 at Bowdon in their second league match of the season. Bowdon took the lead in the first 10 minutes with an unconverted try, only for Congleton to draw level seconds later with a try from winger James Moore. Bowdon regained
SPEEDY Studley BKL forwards tore Knypersley Vics' defence apart on Saturday to earn a convincing 3-1 away win. The visitors took the lead after only 12 minutes, and the Vics failed to find the net until the stroke of full time. Knypersley were forced
A DISTRESSED mum-of-two has told the Star of her horror at being 'struck off' the medical register at her health centre less than five months after discovering her 16-week-old baby had been given a mumps, measles and rubella (MMR) vaccine by mistake.
you can dance! DANCING queens from Newton are boogying away at the Family and Community Centre on Park Road South. The sounds of the 70s, 80s and 90s, and current dancing tunes, can be heard from dance classes on Monday nights, from 5.30pm to 7.30pm.
THE trophy presentation was somewhat delayed . . . by 55 years, actually! And the man responsible for that long wait was a certain Adolf Hitler who, back in 1945, had just come to a grisly end in his bunker. Metal had been in desperately short supply,
PRIMARY school pupils are eagerly awaiting the release of a charity single by S Club 7. Have You Ever is being recorded by the pop band to raise money for Children in Need, and is due out on November 19. Primary school children from across the UK were
LANDLORD Ron Dalton is planning a memorable Christmas fund-raiser in a bid to buy a bed for intensive care patients. Mr Dalton runs the Waggon and Horses pub in West Road, Congleton, and hopes to raise £7,500 with his yuletide raffle. However the festive
SHELLSHOCKED shopkeeper Frank Holt stepped into the limelight this week to receive a national honour for his fantastic floral displays. Mr Holt spearheaded the transformation of Congleton with a series of stunning floral shows which won praise from local
Pilkington Recs 12 Roose Pioneers 27 A BELOW strength Recs put in plenty of effort, but lacked cohesion and the extra touch of quality the visitors possessed in their Cumbrian county centre pairing, who proved to be the real difference between the sides
THE farmer at the centre of controversial drainage work near Mill Lane has reassured concerned residents. Peter Longton says the threat of flooding throughout the Lymm and Heatley area forced him to act in clearing the Heatley stream. "Its maintenance
AN application to extend the Bulls Head pub at The Cross in Lymm has been received by borough council planners. Hyder Brewery, who own the pub, are proposing an extension of the existing pub into the adjoining property. They want to create a new pedestrian
ONE Grappenhall youngster showed off his dance moves by winning a 'Freestyle Dance' competition. The event took place at Pontin's, Blackpool. Bradley Parry, aged eight, from Knightsbridge Avenue, won a cash prize and is now invited to the finals in Somerset
THE ANNUAL presentation of the Rotary Club of Lymm's Cyril Bell award was made last week at Statham Lodge. This year's winner was the Lymm Clothing Charity, a charity that has served the poor and needy in Lymm and Oughtrington for 160 years and currently
Blood donor sessions are set to be held in Lymm. They will take place at the United Reformed Church Hall on Davies Way. The National Blood Service are holding two sessions from 10am-4.15pm Sunday October 7 and from 2pm-7.30pm Monday October 8.
ALL OF Lymm's pubs have joined forces to help Lymm and District Lions raise money for its next event on Friday at the Royal British Legion in Thelwall. The Lions hope to raise £700 on the night, which boasts a live band, compere and DJ and a buffet. Tickets
MIXED fortunes remains the name of the game for Lymm Angling Club members. This is in the main attributable to the changing weather conditions as we move slowly but surely into winter mode. Nevertheless sport can still be very good as proven by Ryan Taylor
fall to best of Rest GRAPPENHALL Darts League has resurrected one of its challenge matches after an absence of 20 years. The Rest of the League clash with the champions, the Golden Lion, was played to a packed house. The Rest team took a 6-1 lead. The
THE climax of the cycling season has heralded some good results from Warrington Road Club riders. Nick Giles broke his own club 25-mile record. In the Rockingham Cycling Club event Giles finished sixth overall out of a field of 120 riders in 52mins 28secs
Douglas 20 EAGLE should be kicking themselves after throwing away two valuable league points. Eagle did not wake up until 15 minutes had passed, by which time they were 10-0 down. Tries from Friery and McAllister and two penalties from Smith gave Eagle
Vale of Lune 35 Lymm RFC 18 DESPITE leading at the interval Lymm faied to score a point in the second half of Saturday's North West Two clash. A scrappy first 20 minutes saw Vale cut through weak defence and score two converted tries. Paul Thatcher steered
Aden takes his medal tally to 87 SWIMMING ace Aden Walker has boosted his medal collection by four. Warrington Sports Personality's disabled award winner won four medals at the North West Swimming Gala staged at Woolston Leisure Centre at the weekend,
TWO National Conference League promotion candidates clashed in an exciting game which saw Crosfields defeated for the first time at Hood Lane North this year. The Warriors opened the scoring in the fifth minute through a fine try by Frank Lapping in the
Top class night of bowls in store THE last 16 draw in the Red Line Recruitment Billy Bennett Trophy has thrown together teammates and top crown green bowlers Billy Burlinson and Kenny Armitage. The winner of this game would expect to get into the final
WARRINGTON Wolves' talented youngsters will not figure in the England Under 21 tour trial at Widnes on Wednesday. Forwards Paul Noone and Paul Wood have both been selected for the Tetley's Super League Emerging under 21s squad to face the Northern Ford
A SAILING enthusiast from Orford could make history if his plan to sail from Australia to Tasmania with an entirely disabled crew becomes a reality. Not content with just having a dream, 25-year-old David Bowdler is a man of action and plans to compete
WARRINGTON Music Collective's (WMC) biggest showcase to date was held at the Parr Hall on Friday. A total of eight bands performed on the night which proved to be a big learning curve for the group, which aims to promote the town's bands and musicians
WARRINGTON'S service area Rugby League teams achieved their goal of a clean sweep of successes over Oldham. The under 13s had the best win 50-0 but the u12s succeeded 44-0, the u14s triumphed 24-12, the u15s chalked up 26-14 and the u16s edged it 24-22
plastics company ENVIRONMENTAL Polymers Group, based at Hardwick Grange, Woolston, Warrington, is to set up a joint venture with Polish chemicals corporation Anwil S.A, to produce and distribute a revolutionary new type of plastic products. Environmental
YOUNGSTERS are being encouraged to leap into action for National Children's Activity Week which runs from Monday October 8 to 14. In Warrington there are four main events, on Tuesday, there will be fun and games at St Mary Magdalene Church Hall, Appleton
says engineers' manager THE latest survey of the north west region of the Engineering Employers' Federation, based in Glazebrook, Warrington, says that manufacturers in the region continue to be at the sharp end of the economic down turn.With the sector
DETAILS of the town's first 'luxury living' style apartment complex were revealed on Thursday. Wirral-based Prestigious Living is investing £6 million in converting the former post office on Palmyra Square into an exclusive health club and cafe bar, and
CHESHIRE Fire Service has been praised in an inspection for its community fire safety issues and the worthwhile initiatives it has developed. Inspectors commented how the fire service has shown how it can contribute to making Cheshire a safer place to
education opportunities TEACHERS from five Warrington schools are heading off to the twin town of Nachod this month as part of an educational exchange. The staff are following in the footsteps of three other schools who have already built links with their
A PADGATE woman who has spent all year knitting for Romanian orphans has been told nobody wants the results of her hard work. Kathleen Owen, from Vulcan Close, was helped by 22 other knitters who were recruited after seeing Kathleen's plea in the Guardian
THE DIRECTORS of a Warrington business have completed a management buy-out of their company for an undisclosed sum. Associated Perforators & Weavers (APW), based in Church Street, has been bought by managing director, Maurice Gorton, David Garvey,
A FEW tickets are still available for a charity fashion show in aid of Claire House Children's Hospice. The event takes place at the Village Hotel tonight, Thursday and will showcase the new Per Una range designed for Marks and Spencer by George Davies
PEOPLE across Warrington will be taking a casual approach to fundraising tomorrow when they take part in the annual Jeans for Genes Day. Among the groups taking part in the day include Warrington Hospital, Penketh Primary School and Manweb Scottish Power's
THREE club championship records were broken at the annual Warriors of Warrington Sprints at Woolston Leisure Centre on Saturday. Competition was stiff as each age group battled it out in the club's championship. In the under 13 girls 50m breaststroke,
are approved BOROUGH council bosses have hit out at the decision to allow 200 new homes to be built in Lymm, claiming that it is "totally unjustified". A public inquiry into the planning application was held in August, and this week the inspector in charge
A 57-YEAR-OLD man who brutally killed his wife with a cricket bat nearly four years ago has been found drowned in Great Sankey. Charles David Lamb, who had been living in James Lee House in Brick Street since his release from prison, was discovered lying
set up to aid former Vinamul workers A NEW help group has been set up for former Vinamul employees who believe that their health may have been affected by working at the plant. The Guardian revealed last February that health concerns had been raised by
AT CHESHIRE dogs home in Grappenhall it is not just hundreds of lonely four-legged friends, with big love-me eyes, that are waiting to find a family. There is eight-week-old Charlie, with only three legs, and 10-week-old Nelson, with only one eye. The
PEOPLE in Warrington who want to have their say over policing issues in the town will have a platform to make their views known next week. The Warrington Police Forum will meet at 7pm in the Town Hall on Tuesday, October 9 to raise any issues of interest
'walking bus' for a better way to travel! CHILDREN from Barrowhall Primary School have got a wheelie good idea to help reduce the town's traffic nightmare. They have developed their own 'walking bus', picking up children at different stops. It is 'driven
remember those lost in battle THE ANNUAL remembrance service to mark the Queen's Lancashire Association regimental weekend takes place at Warrington Parish Church this Sunday. The event is held in honour of those soldiers who lost their lives in battle
you're never too old to learn FITNESS workshops, watercolour painting, cookery and dance were on display on Monday at a celebration of older learners. Warrington Collegiate Institute was granted money by the Government to support the event which marks
A 21-YEAR-OLD from Orford has been gracing our television screens in her bid to become a top model. Sarah Martin, of Bowness Avenue, has been starring in channel 4's Model Behaviour after she beat hundreds of hopefuls to get through to the London finals
ROLL up, roll up, the sick circus is coming to town - and fans of extreme entertainment are in for a treat. The extraordinary antics of one of the world's most extreme shows - the Circus of Horrors - is on its way to the Parr Hall later this year with
RUBBING shoulders with the stars, strutting down the catwalk, appearing in the gossip columns and presenting for the BBC are all in a day's work for model and aspiring TV presenter Sarah Whitefoot. The future looks bright for the 5 ft 10in, 21-year-old
a brilliant week we've got in store! A WEEK of fun, entertainment and celebration will come to Warrington as part of Make a Difference Day and WOW! Week. From Monday, October 22, a different event will take place each day in a different part of town,
seek more details on Parkside rail plans A PLEA has been made for more information to be provided on controversial plans to develop a rail freight station near to Winwick. A packed public meeting at Winwick Leisure Centre last Thursday passed a unanimous
Joined by Warrington Wolves players, North Cheshire Influenza Group launched its 'Beat Flu - Use a Jab' campaign, during which organisers aim to immunise at least seven out of every 10 people in the target group against flu. They are appealing to those
highly motivated! AN educational psychologist is playing a pioneering role in ground-breaking research following his retirement from Warrington Borough Council after 16 years' service. Michael Ford was senior practitioner educational psychologist at the
Mark Smith, head of mathematics at Birchwood High school has managed to secure 100 tickets for the lucky children for the important England versus Greece fixture which could see the home team automatically qualify for the finals in Japan and Korea. Warrington
RESIDENTS have finally won their battle to reduce the speed limit through their tiny village. Councillors last week agreed to lower the speed limit to 30mph along the busy stretch through Chelford. "I can't tell you how long I have been pushing for this
A YOUNG man written off as a no-hoper has graduated from Britain's top military academy. John Race failed his A-levels, was forced into several low-paid jobs and was twice rejected by the Royal Marines. But the 25-year-old, who had dreamed of piloting
THE parents of a naval officer on red alert in the Gulf said this week: We are worried, but he is there to do a job. Paul Yates, at 46 the oldest man on board the Royal Navy's flapship HMS Illustrious, is currently awaiting orders from the Government.
Hare & Hounds 20 Shevington Sharks 14 HOUNDS recorded their first win of the season with this hard-fought success over a Sharks side who had won their three previous games. The home side started well, taking the lead with a try by in-form centre Lee
A new season full of comedy at Knutsford Little Theatre kicked off in style with a hat-trick of humour. Three one-act plays were the focus of the night's entertainment with John Clarke opening the show in Alan Bennett's A Chip in the Sugar. Clarke played
A PLAY roundly criticised by the censor and pilloried by critics opens at Knutsford Little Theatre next week. Loot - written in the sixties by homosexual playwright Joe Orton - takes an irreverent, hilarious and (in its time) controversial crack at the
KNUTSFORD'S Literature Festival begins another impressive chapter this weekend with a host of big names. Novelist Beryl Bainbridge and poet Vernon Scannell will be among the guest speakers at the town's second literary festival. On Monday Charlotte Peters
formed PEOPLE in Newton and Haydock are being asked to get involved with a new focus group at Sankey Valley Park. A meeting is being held in the visitor centre at 6pm on Monday, October 15, to discuss forming the group, which will help manage the park
AT FOUR, most children think Mummy can do anything - and knows everything. But by the time they reach 16, Mum, let's face it, is hopelessly outdated and old fashioned - and knows virtually nothing about life. At 35, though, a child's opinion changes again
GEORGE Shaw- Hulme was born three years after a defeated Germany surrended to the Allies, bringing an end to the First World War. It was the 'war to end all wars'. But within 20 years, the young soldier had been posted overseas to fight for King and country
raising cash for charities NEWTON Conservative and Unionist Club is busy raising thousands of pounds for local charities. Newton Community Hospital, Mill Green School, Penkford Special School and Wargrave House have each received £1000 from the club.
CARS were vandalised with a corrosive substance on Linnet Close, Newton, in the early hours of Friday morning. The cars were parked in the driveway of a house and the attack wrecked the paintwork. Anyone with information is asked to ring Newton police
SHAUN Woodward, Labour MP for St Helens South, has held a meeting with Geoff Brook and Steve Moore, both members of the Housing Stock Transfer team, to discuss the imminent ballot on the future of St Helens council housing. All those living in council
rail freight station at Parkside RAILTRACK has hit back at opposition to its controversial plans to develop a rail freight station at the former Parkside Colliery with the hope of setting the record straight. The most controversy has been over jobs, with
A NEWTON family whose son was stabbed in the head by a knife-wielding drug addict in Barcelona have spoken of their horror at finding out they waited for the trial in the same room as his murderer. Gareth Mather, aged 20, and his best friend Neil Danner
A FORD Fiesta was stolen from a house in Wargrave Road on Sunday, registration number G331MGX.
psychologist takes on ground breaking role AN educational psychologist from Golborne is playing a pioneering role in ground-breaking research following his retirement. Michael Ford has taken early retirement from his role as senior practitioner educational
HOOK and cane thieves are still on the prowl in Newton. In the early hours of the morning on Wednesday, September 26, a sneaky thief tried to hook keys through a letterbox on Randall Close, Newton, but were disturbed by the owners.
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl and two teenage boys from Haydock have been unanimously convicted of battering to death a harmless man on a canal towpath. A jury at Liverpool Crown Court took just eight hours to find Shireen Lilley, who gave her address as Old Whint
ST Aelred's maths teacher Phil Bamber is off to work for Voluntary Services Overseas in the second poorest country under the United Nations. The 25-year-old Newton teacher is going to Papua New Guinea next week to pass on his skills after working at the
THE Government is considering compulsory ID cards. The security argument' is a flimsy excuse. ID cards would not have stopped the New York suicide bombers, and will not deter criminals who can easily steal or forge them. Instead, they will inconvenience
ANYONE sceptical about my letter to the Knutsford Guardian a few weeks ago saying the EU had wiped England off their map should try to get a look at the AA's 2001 Road Atlas Europe. According to Chris Booker in the Sunday Telegraph (September 16), it
SCHOOLS throughout St Helens and Knowsley with youngsters aged between 14 and 18 have been invited to bring them along to a special one-day event to highlight and promote the wide range of career opportunities available in the NHS. The 'Career Choices
West Bowling 18 Thatto Heath 18 DESPITE scoring four tries to two, Crusaders were unable to take both points from this second versus third place National Conference Division One game, largely due to ill-discipline displayed throughout the game. Heath
HUNDREDS of children are to be transported back 2,000 years to the time of Jesus by a major exhibition which opens tomorrow. The Bible Comes to Life exhibition uses a mixture of drama, video and authentic costumes to bring to life the characters and land
ANYONE affected by Parkinson's Disease will know the sense of frustration and isolation it can cause for sufferers - simple tasks like writing or making a cup of tea become insurmountable. The disease occurs when cells in the part of the brain that control
RILEYS thrashed Haydock Reading Room B 5-1 to maintain their two-point lead at the top of the Earlstown Snooker League. Second Placed Newton Social A defeated Bryan Labour 5-1 to stay on Riley's heels. North Ahton V/C stay third thanks to a 4-2 victory
UNBEATEN Newton Social Club B lead the way in Division A of Earlestown and District Darts League. Ably lead by their captain Derek Jones the team is ticking over like a well tuned Rolls Royce. They beat St. Patrick's without their superstar Neil Crehan
CUP final-sized crowds always turned up for Merseyside's big occasions. Not the derby clashes between Liverpool and Everton football clubs, but events with a more macabre 'kick' to them . . . keenly-anticipated public hangings staged at the old Kirkdale
SHOPAHOLICS can have a ball at Arley Hall on October 11 when a "shopping spectacular" is being held in aid of the Boys' and Girls' Welfare Society in the north west. There's a chance for early Christmas shopping to be high on the agenda since an imaginative
KNUTSFORD'S Emma Davies gave herself an early birthday present when she finished fifth in the World Pursuit Championship over 3,000 metres in Antwerp last week. The ride by the British Champion, 23 on Thursday, also gave her automatic selection for next
