WE were contacted by Ronnie Thomas, who told us this tale of a possible UFO sighting on the Mount Pleasant Estate. Ronnie said: "I used to live on the Mount Pleasant housing estate in Winsford Cheshire when I was 11 years old back in 1971. One night in
THIS is Weird reader Veronica got in touch with us about a ghost with a strange name that she had heard may haunt the Cheshire town of Crewe. She said: "I have recently been told about a supposed ghost that haunts Crewe called One Punch Billy. All I have
THE sun shone and the beer flowed as the Folk and Boat Festival took hold of Middlewich and brought the town to a celebratory standstill. The festival, which celebrates the town's links with the waterways of the country and traditional folk music, made
A WARRINGTON Wolves prop forward broke his nose while representing his county. Mark Hilton was seen leaving the field with blood pouring from his nose in the dying moments of Friday's Origin game at Wigan's JJB Stadium. Hilton's Lancashire team were leading
LIKE Star Wars, the James Bond series of films lend themselves perfectly to computer game remakes. If you had a Nintendo 64 a couple of years ago, you had to have a copy of Goldeneye to go with it. So, with the launch of Nintendo's new cubic baby, there
URGENT road maintenance will mean the temporary closure of Bold Street between its junction with St Austin's Lane to its junction with Wilson Patten Street. The order was put into effect on from Sunday.
A REVOLUTIONARY way of teaching the town's children to tackle learning problems was officially opened this week. Warrington Wolves' Playing for Success centre at their Wilderspool headquarters was officially launched by the Minister of State, Ian McCartney
AN appeal has gone out for people to become volunteers with the Warrington branch of The Stroke Association. The group, which meets on Thursday afternoons at the Thames Board club, helps to support people affected by a stroke through weekly sessions plus
THIEVES have struck at a house in Hodgkinson Avenue in Dallam - and made off with a strange haul. They used ladders left in the garden to get in through an upstairs window before escaping with a window frame, two doors, a fireplace and parts of a kitchen
A MASSIVE motorway pile-up in Warrington claimed the life of a man on Monday morning and caused the town's roads to grind to a halt. The 11-vehicle smash happened just prior to the Croft interchange at junction 21A of the M6 northbound just before 8am
FILMHARMONIC - a season of themed concerts and classic silent movies with live orchestral accompaniment - takes place at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall from June 25-30. The programme for the week is, as follows: Tuesday June 25: 'New York New York'.
DO you know whether Hill Cliff Cemetery in Warrington is haunted? Reader Emma got in touch with This Is Weird asking if anyone knew of a ghost in that area. She said: "I was wondering if you could help me research about a ghost that may be haunting Hill
WELL, our picture of the ghost which haunts the Warrington Guardian's office got everyone thinking. Can you see anything or can't you? Here's a spooky story about the building which might help you... This Is Weird reader Steve Jackson couldn't actually
AFTER seeing our picture of the Academy Ghost, Warrington DJ Bernie McCullagh thought he'd share this image with This Is Weird readers. The picture is of Bernie performing at the Golden Lion pub in the town, with what looks like a ghostly image in front
ANY Warrington Wolves players who progress to Great Britain level on the strength of this week's Origin Series could face clashes for their country against New Zealand this winter. The Kiwis will be on tour in Britain in October and November and will
THE Cheshire Show returned to Tabley after a year's absence this week - to sunshine and large crowds. And with the weather forecast set to stay fair, secretary David Broster was pleased with the way the event was going. He said: "We've got good weather
A WEALTH of Warrington achievement was rewarded when the third annual business awards took place this week. More ambitious than ever before the awards ceremony, at the Hanover International Hotel, in Stretton, backed by the Warrington Guardian, was packed
A YOUNG Warrington girl who went missing last week has still not been found and has sparked a police hunt. Anna Coates, an 11-year-old from Stretton, was last seen on Monday, June 10, at 3.15pm in her bedroom and there have been no sightings of her since
BUMPER crowds of fervent football fans have meant that the World Cup is a goal-den time for pub and club owners in Warrington. With hostelries across the town centre taking full advantage of special early licences, and England's continued progress guaranteeing
POLICE in Stoke-on-Trent have returned to the scene of a crime where a Warrington man was shot in the stomach. A 45-year-old man was shot outside a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Festival Park, Etruria, on Thursday, June 6, and police carried out
BURGLARS have struck at Birchwood High School and stolen computer equipment worth £200. They broke into the school at around 7.30pm on Tuesday, June 4, by smashing a window at the school's reception area. Anyone with information can call Warrington police
ONE World Cup-mad footy fan - who is on a fundraising mission to spend the full duration of the competition in a box, eating pizzas - brought his roadshow to Warrington last week. Fan-in-a-box Gareth Howard has taken drastic measures to make sure that
FIVE Warrington pets have been selected in a national RSPCA campaign to find a home for the country's most needy animals. Three dogs and two cats, from Warrington's Animal Centre in Cheshire, are among the 50 national entrants and represent the society's
Steven Cross was rushed to Walton hospital's neurology unit where he needed emergency surgery to relieve the pressure building on his brain, just days after the attack in Bridge Street in October last year that left him unconscious and lying on the floor
A MATURE mutt staying at Warrington's RSPCA centre is looking for a quiet home. Alice, aged eight, is a black cross who gave birth to puppies earlier on this year and was taken to the RSPCA base in Wallasey, Wirral. She was not re-homed, so has journeyed
ENJOY a day of fun in the sun (weather permitting) at the Hawthorn Centre, Orange Grove, Padgate, next Thursday, June 20. Activities include hair braiding, arts and crafts, safety in the sun, design a postcard and nail art. You can also enjoy a non-alcoholic
PLANS to develop part of the Bewsey Old Hall estate will be put to the public for their comments this week. Consultants who have developed a planning brief, which will dictate what can and cannot be done to the hall and its grounds, have produced a plan
TATTON Park's growing reputation could spread across Europe this summer. Cheshire County Council want the estate's gardens to represent England in a European heritage network that would win Knutsford worldwide acclaim. On Monday general manager Brendan
