A BRUTAL, sadistic murder left a Widnes mum slumped over the wheel of her car in a secluded country lane. Yet, exactly 14 years after the bloodstained body of mother-of-two Vera Anderson, 42, was discovered, her killer is still free. Her devastated daughter
But his world is turned upside down when a gang of well-heeled terrorists explodes into his life. And three years after being knighted by James I, he finds himself under a different kind of sword, on trial as a traitor... "I know November is a long way
TEENAGERS smashing glass in the bus shelters around Burtonwood is an ongoing problem, say parish councillors who have alerted the police. Eddie Coop, chairman of Burtonwood Parish Council, said: "It's been going on for a while and people have had enough
A DATE has been set for a mince pie event at Burtonwood's Methodist Church. It will run from 10am to 3.30pm on Wednesday, November 23, at the Phipps Lane church. Admission costs £2 and includes refreshments, stalls and a raffle. All welcome.
QUICK-thinking fishermen helped rescue a young girl after she fell into Sankey Canal. Alex Whatling, aged seven, was visiting the Westbrook park with her mum, dad and three-year-old brother, when she cycled down a path, straight into the canal. Her dad
WILD boys and girls at St Johns URC Church on Wilderspool Causeway have been enjoying a Jungle Jamboree summer holiday club. The children, aged between five and 11, took part in jungle-themed art and craft activities, drama, puppet theatre, videos, songs
TWO runs in Burtonwood has raised more than £1,000 for good causes. The run in July saw about 60 people dash around the 1.5 mile route and more people take part in the five mile competitive run. Eddie Coop, chairman of Burtonwood and Westbrook Parish
Fellowship THE Prayer Fellowship at the Working Men's Mission on Thewlis Street in Bewsey will meet on Friday, August 26, at 7.45pm.
the mind ODIYANA Buddhist Centre is running a six-week course entitled the Eight Verses of Training the Mind. The classes, which began yesterday, Wednesday, will run until September 28, and are held on Wednesdays from 7.30pm at the Dallam Centre on Dallam
IT'S difficult to catch out Corinna Atkinson, when it comes to spelling. The 12-year-old girl from Rectory Lane, Winwick, has made it through to the regional finals of the BBC's tough competition Hard Spell. The talented youngsters who have made it through
THE Rev Russ Naylor will take his final service at St Michael's Parish Church, Burtonwood 10am on Sunday, August 28.
THREE grants have been awarded by Burtonwood and Westbrook Parish Council. Burtonwood Amateur Music and Drama Society was awarded £250 funding for a one-off firework display to mark Burtonwood's 400th birthday. The celebration will be held on bonfire
MORE than 500 people packed into William Beamont Community High School for a special event organised to celebrate achievements. Guest of Honour Paul Cullen, head coach of Warrington Wolves, presented certificates to more than 150 pupils from years seven
PUPILS from Padgate High School have been praised for their impressive performance in the regional heats of the Kielder Challenge. A team of eight pupils were chosen to represent their school in the first leg of the competition, held earlier this year
ONE reader has won a year's supply of Yorkshire Tea in a Warrington Guardian competition. Melissa Higham, of Kirkstone Avenue, Orford, will be driking to her success for the next 12 months.
LONGFORD residents joined forces with Golden Gates Housing and Connaughts in a bid to clean up their estates. Throughout the two-day clean up, residents were helped to clear litter and rubbish off their streets, managing to fill 20 skips. Staff from Golden
BOGUS tradesmen got away with £100,000 worth of building society bonds and £300 cash when they conned two elderly residents. Police and councillors are now urging pensioners to take care after incidents last week. The first took place last Tuesday afternoon
This means they now have the skills and know-how to go out and assess children's projects, clubs, or any other setting which children frequent. The young evaluators are Amy, Connah, Megan, Rebecca, Cayla and Jamie, all aged between eight and 11. They
A WINSFORD fire cadet has returned home after a trip to help build a school in a poverty stricken area of Africa. Daniel Flecther, 16, travelled to Akrofu in the Volta region of Ghana with 12 other fire cadets from across Cheshire and spent two weeks
A MUM has appealed to the heartless thieves who have stolen two bikes from her five-year-old son in the space of a month. Diane Bond, of The Fairways, issued the plea after the bikes belonging to her son, Bradley, were stolen from the family garden. She
FURIOUS summer fun organisers have slammed the actions of drunken vandals who have twice rampaged through a carefully crafted maize maze in the Northwich countryside. The crop labyrinth was created at Great Budworth ice cream farm for children and adults
A WINCHAM bus driver has proved he's streets ahead of the competition by becoming the 2005 Bus Driver Idol for Arriva North West and Wales. Dave Barrass, 62, who has worked from the Winsford garage for nearly six years, scooped the award after customers
FRUSTRATED shop staff and security officers have branded the decision to take away a Northwich town centre police officer as ludicrous. Shop managers decided to write to Ch Supt Tim Jackson to register their protest after a direct radio link they had
A FORMER substation in Lymm is to be turned into a house after planners gave the scheme the go ahead. The plans have been agreed for the building at 27, Eagle Brow.
COUNCILLORS will visit a home in Grappenhall before deciding if extension works can go ahead. Members of the development control committee, meeting last Wednesday, decided to visit the Cawthorne Avenue home before deciding if plans could go ahead. The
GRAPPENHALL Youth and Community Centre is holding its annual bank holiday event on Sunday, August 28 with a barbecue and free entertainment for children. Over the past three years, the centre has had a new roof and the clubhouse has been refurbished.
CURRENT Year 10 pupils from Birchwood High School have visited Priestley College in order to get a taste of further education. The pupils were able to explore the college and also take part in a range of taster sessions. Subjects including English, business
CULCHETH petanque club is calling on the young and old to try out an ever-growing sport. Membership of the club has tripled since its inception just over a year ago and organisers say it offers something for everyone. The oldest, and one of the founding
RESIDENTS of Culcheth can get involved in activities at the village's Age Concern centre. Events held at the Jackson Avenue building include a coffee morning on Fridays between 10am and noon, keep fit between 1pm and 3pm and bingo on a Saturday evening
BOROUGH councillors Keith Gleave and Judith Wheeler, for Whittle Hall, are holding their next monthly surgery in Westbrook Library on Saturday, September 10, at 11am.
POLICE are continuing Operation Elbow at Honiton Square shops to ward off rowdy youths who were congregating outside the shops. Police report that the area has been quiet since their evening patrol work started.
Amy Hynes, aged 22, of Hesketh Close, Penketh, and Neil Boote, aged 21, of Rochester Close, Great Sankey, have each earned a 2:1 BA (Hons) degree at Nottingham Trent University. Amy gained her degree in textile design and Neil gained his in product design
NEW chairman of the Northwest Regional Assembly John Joyce says the group has a key role to play in the economic success of the region. And he has brushed off Conservative claims for the assembly to be scrapped. Clr Joyce, who is also leader of Warrington
COMEDIAN and TV star Patrick McGuinness will be the star guest at Brannigans Warrington this weekend. The 32-year-old funny man and star of Phoenix Nights and Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere will drop into the bar to sign autographs and answer questions
SHE helped achieve the impossible and will have a lasting place in the heart of Warringtonians. These were among the tributes paid to former Government minister Mo Mowlam who died last week. As Northern Ireland minister she played a key role in the Good
A FLASHER exposed himself in the women's toilets of BHS in the town centre. He pulled down his trousers in front of a 17-year-old girl, but fled when another woman came out of a cubicle. The incident happened at around 11.45am last Wednesday at the store
A TEAM of distraction burglars stole a pensioner's handbag from her home in the town centre. The pair called at the 81-year-old's house in Manley Gardens near Froghall Lane just before 5pm on Thursday, August 18. A woman knocked at the door and kept the
A BRUTAL murder left a mum slumped over the wheel of her car in a Penketh country lane. Yet, 14 years after the body of Widnes mother-of-two Vera Anderson, aged 42, was discovered, her killer is still free. Her devastated daughter, Lorraine Bibby, aged
LOTTERY draw for week 37: 5, 9, 11, 13. Consolation prize £25 J Carroll. Jackpot £294, no winner, estimated jackpot £500.
WINNERS for the August 19 draw: (major prizes first): 34077, 18931, 38968, 17315, 88873. £5 winners: 90107, 73593, 26075, 18031, 19568, 25568, 28253, 27895, 36160, 42226, 52234, 01975, 52557, 33995, 30475, 40042, 10299, 16440, 73053, 36771, 17435, 43928
Co-operative Women's Guild by Beryl Bakerleigh OUR special guest was Mrs J Freeman. Members were treated to a wonderful display of 'felting'. We were shown the fleece being washed then rolled. Fine wisps of fleece placed side by side, then fibres placed
by Paul Grimmett TWENTY-THREE members and guests visited Hilbre Island on Sunday, August 21. It was a beautiful, still, warm day as we walked out to the island. On arriving we met a local ringer who had just caught a young linnet. He also pointed out
by Pauline Davey DAPHNE Zimmerman took the chair in the absence of our president, Wendy Homer. It was good to hear that the Cheshire Federation received a gold at the RHS Flower Show at Tatton with their Back to our roots, growing for the future exhibit
by Marilyn Cresswell We were pleased to welcome Jill Holman as a visitor to our August meeting. She told us about her job as a WI Advisor and gave some more general information about the WI for new members. Barbara Beckett provided the lovely table flowers
DRIVERS on Walton roads will be slowing down after a traffic order was issued by Warrington Borough Council. The order was put in place following concerns raised by Walton Parish Council and the village about speeding traffic in the village. As a result
NEWTON-le-Willows Gardeners' Association will be holding its annual Grand Flower and Vegetable Show on Saturday, September 10. The show, based at St Aelred's Catholic Technology College, on Birley Street, will run from 2pm until 5pm. There will be competitive
TRUCKFEST is returning to Haydock Park Racecourse on September 17 and 18. The occasion was a huge success in 2004 and this year's event will include live displays from the incredible vehicles on show, as well as trade stands. There will also be celebrity
TWO sisters raised more than £800 for Aid International in a 425-mile bike ride across Ireland. Andie Pennington, aged 20, and Emily Pennington, aged 17, from Brookfield Street, in Earlestown, joined 37 other cyclists on the route, organised by the charity
S T AELRED'S Catholic Technology College has achieved a nine out of 10 pass rate in this year's A-level results. Sixth form students celebrated last Thursday as 89 per cent of all Advanced level grades at the school were announced as passes. Maria Rimmer
THE heartbroken family of a dog, stolen in Lowton and believed to be in the Newton or Warrington area, are calling for help. Cassie (pictured left), a four-month-old grey and white Staffordshire terrier, was stolen from Liverpool locksmith Ian Heritage's
A WARRANT has been issued for a shoplifting Newton mum after she failed to attend Warrington Magistrates' Court for sentencing on Tuesday. Mother-of-four Pamela Williams, from Weedon Avenue, was banned from Marks and Spencer after she stole hundreds of
WORK on the new Earlestown Baptist Church and Crownway Community Centre is nearing completion - to the delight of parishioners and community members. At an estimated cost of £400,000, the redevelopment has gone up in place of the old church and should
RUNCORN ring king Andy 'The Rage' Baker has put his WWE dream on hold in a bid to launch his own local wrestling school. Fresh out of an elite training camp for future stars of the WWE, Andy, 24 is hoping to pass on all the tricks of the trade to youngsters
SEVERAL years ago at a prestigious university, a philosophy professor gave his students a one-question final exam. He picked up a chair, placed it on top of his desk, and wrote on the board: "Using what you have learned in class this term, prove that
VISITORS to this weekend's National Inland Waterways Festival at Wharford Farm near Preston Brook should move swiftly to take advantage of Halton Council's two-for-one offer on tickets. A limited number of two-for-one tickets are available from Halton
POLICE are warning people to be alert when leaving their cars at Gulliver's after a series of thefts from vehicles. Sgt Chris Unsworth, of Warrington West community action team, said: "We would like people to remove their valuables and make sure they
A TEMPORARY road closure of Napier Street in Howley that was made on March 24 is to be extended for a full year. Warrington Borough Council says that the closure, originally for no more than 18 weeks, is now to remain in place until March 31, 2006 to
THERE are no parish council meetings this August for either Westbrook and Burtonwood or Winwick. The next meeting for Winwick is on Tuesday, September 27 at 7.30pm in the leisure centre on Myddleton Lane. The next one for Westbrook and Burtonwood is on
A SMELLY ditch in Winwick is causing concerns for local residents. The ditch that runs alongside Radley Lane has provoked complaints from residents for about four years and has been investigated by the borough council. Following work done last winter,
Three degrees FORMER St Oswald's RC Primary pupil Philip Anthony Murphy, of Duckworth Grove, Padgate has graduated from Leeds University with a first class honours degree in computer science. Philip is now working in London. FORMER William Beamont High
FORMER members of Norris Street Church, wives, mums, tots and ladies groups are invited to attend the final meeting to be held on Monday, September 12, at 7.45pm. Refreshments will be available. For more details, contact Mrs Lake on 631253.
A BRIGHT future lies ahead for young people in Middlewich after they had the chance to give voice to their views. Results have been compiled from a youth consultation carried out by Middlewich Vision with more than 400 Middlewich High School pupils, and
for race day FORMER world champion strong man Geoff Capes joined Ryfields Retirement Village residents for an activities and race day spectacular held at Dunstall Park in Wolverhampton. The theme for the day was the Wild West and included a visit from
YOUR community needs you! That's the message from the chairman of newly formed theatre group Cinnamon Brow Community Theatre, George Greenall, who is urging anyone who has a passion for live performance to lend their support to a new project. George is
LEISURE facilities in Winsford are set to be given a huge boost with the opening of a sports centre at Woodford Lodge High School. Winsford Sports Centre will open its doors on September 5 and provide much needed leisure opportunities for the community
A DEPRESSED mother ended her life after becoming totally beset with worries, an inquest has heard. Kevin Ledwards found Julie, his wife of 12 years, suspended by washing line rope from the upstairs banister at their Lodge Drive home on November 22, 2004
A WINSFORD mother is still coming to terms with the tragic death of the father of her young child almost a year ago. Mark Lucas, 21, of Bentley Grove, died on September 11 last year when he was hit by a stolen car as he cycled home after visiting his
A WINSFORD man is 'standing up for his principles' by offering a £1,000 reward to catch the thieves who raided his home. Arthur Warner, 49, of Middlewich Road, was left fuming when he returned from holiday last week to find his home had been burgled and
A FANTASTIC opening partnership of 111 put Davenham on course for victory against Mere at Butchers Stile on Saturday. Opening batsmen Dave Ashley (67) and Alan Wright (50) were in good form as Davenham looked set for a big total as 100 was reached in
A KNIFE wielding thief slashed a woman's handbag in a Northwich shop and escaped with a purse full of cash, prompting a dramatic chase through the town centre. Security staff, police and a sniffer dog pursued the thief to the Weaver Navigation, where
A BRUTAL, sadistic murder left a Widnes mum slumped over the wheel of her car in a secluded country lane. Yet, exactly 14 years after the bloodstained body of mother-of-two Vera Anderson, 42, was discovered, her killer is still free. Her devastated daughter
AN open day held at a Millington charity raised £5,000 to help its continuing success. More than 700 people from across the north west converged on The Children's Adventure Farm Trust earlier this month for the open and family fun day. Sponsored by The
THE next meeting of Lymm Parish Council takes place on Tuesday, September 13 with a 7.30pm start. There is no meeting in August.
GRAPPENHALL Heys' walled garden will be open for the last time this summer during the next two weekends. The Victorian garden will be open between 10am and 6pm this Saturday, August 27 and next Sunday, September 4. Everyone is welcome.
barbecue LYMM Hotel is hosting a summer sizzler barbecue tomorrow, Friday, from 4pm until 10pm. The event, with tickets priced £10 for adults and free for children aged under six, includes face painting and a bouncy castle.
MEMBERS of Lymm Golf Club got into the swing of charity fundraising, collecting more than £4,000 last year. Last year's captain, Les Jones, presented a cheque for £4,488 to Claire House - a children's hospice that cares for youngsters from Cheshire, Merseyside
LYMM High School was the venue for a meeting of gifted and talented school pupils. The summer challenge, which ran from August 3 until August 12, saw gifted pupils from years six and seven taking part. The aim was to stretch their abilities with a series
CHILDREN at a Culcheth nursery have displayed their sporting skills. The youngsters from the Early Bird nursery, based at Culcheth High School, on Warrington Road, held their sports day before the end of the school term.
YOUNGSTERS have been enjoying fun and games at events in Birchwood and Croft. Warrington Borough Council has organised play schemes at Oakwood Neighbourhood Centre on Whitethroat Walk, Gorse Covert Primary School, on Gorse Covert Road, and Croft Youth
PLANS to build an extra bedroom on a house in Croft have been submitted to Warrington Borough Council. The application involves a single story extension to create a third bedroom at a property on Heath Lane.
PLANS to revive Birchwood bonfire in time for the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot look unlikely to come to fruition. Up until three years ago, Birchwood Forest Park was the venue for one of the town's most popular bonfires, but health and safety
TV artist Dermot Cavanagh is holding an artists workshop at the Oak Centre, in Stocks Lane, Penketh, on September 3, from 9.30am to 5.30pm. Dermot is best known for his appearances on the BBC2 programme Awash with Colour and will be passing on his artistic
CONGESTION problems near Old Hall Primary School in Great Sankey are leading a Labour councillor to push for parking restrictions. Clr John Morris, ward member for Whittle Hall, said: "I have been trying for a long time now to see what we can do. "Sometimes
PENKETH and Sankey Royal British Legion, on Greystone Road, is hosting a night of Motown themed music from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, with DJ Shaun Winstone. The night starts at 7.30pm on August 27 and entrance is £2.50 on the door.
CAMPAIGNERS are devastated after the borough council gave the go-ahead for a phone mast on Heath Road in Penketh. They cannot understand why council officers used delegated powers to approve Vodafone's application, months after a similar application was
A GUN was seized from a teenager in Knutsford on Monday after he pointed it at shoppers. Inspector Craige Arterton said the BB gun was taken from the boy on The Moor after a member of the public alerted them. "The gun is not terribly dangerous although
FREQUENT changes in the management at Thorn Cross Young Offenders Institute has caused instability. But according to an inspection report published this week, the Appleton Thorn centre is well run. The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) released its report
VISITING the UK for the first time is a concert performance by American singers cast for this exciting new production of Porgy and Bess. The New York production has visited more than 500 cities on six continents in the past 14 years and is the bedrock
THE father of tragic tot Abbie Tinkley has thanked the people of Warrington for their continued kindness following the funeral of his unborn baby daughter, Lily May. Nick Tinkley was pictured in the Warrington Guardian last week leaving St Stephen's Church
A MURDER trial will be held after the death of Gary Anthony Kmeen, aged 31, formerly of the Isle of Man. Mr Kmeen died two weeks after being found next to a railway line near Marshalls Garden, Bridge Foot, Warrington, last November. Nicholas Hague, aged
A 'HUMAN WALL' of passengers stopped people getting into a train at Bank Quay station. It was so full, only a couple of people without luggage could squeeze on. The Saturday service through Chester was jam packed because of the horse racing and the early
SEVEN hundred workers face losing their jobs in a secret Morrisons' plot, according to union chiefs. Staff with the GMB union say it's time the supermarket comes clean about its future plans. They claim the Hardwick Grange distribution depot in Woolston
FANCY improving your musical talents? Warrington Youth Orchestra welcomes new players. Go along on any Saturday morning during term time, at 9.15am, Bridgewater High School, on Dingle Way. If you would like more information about the orchestra or wish
meeting THE next meeting of Walton Parish Council will take place on September 1 at St John's Community Church Hall, Old Chester Road at 7.30pm. If you wish to ask the parish council for assistance or support on a matter of concern in the village, but
FORMER Newton-le-Willows Rotary Club president, John Shaw, has been awarded the prestigious Paul Harris Fellowship. This award is named after Paul Harris, a Chicago lawyer who founded the Rotary Movement in 1904. Mr Shaw served a second year as president
REBECCA Walton's School of Classical Dance is to put on a Little Shop of Horrors show this September. The group, based at the Sea Cadets Unit at Cross Lane, will be holding rehearsals for the performance running from August 29 to September 2, from 10am
SWIMMERS at Selwyn Jones sports centre joined people across the north in helping to raise more than £85,000 for children's charity NCH in the Butlins Swimathon 2005. The money will go towards funding local NCH centres, enabling them to continue to support
THE fundraising total from the Vulcan sports charity day for seriously injured footballer Sean Bailey has risen to nearly £1,400. The 22-year-old, from Billington Avenue, broke the right side of his neck during a freak football accident in April while
A HERO'S return is in store for Second World War veteran Arthur Caddick when he travels with his wife Lilian to the Pacific next month. Mr Caddick, aged 81, from Halewood Avenue in Golborne, will be travelling halfway around the world to Australia and
TWO men were arrested on suspicion of drink driving and stealing a motor vehicle when a car demolished a lamppost in the early hours of Tuesday. Firefighters from Newton-le-Willows station were called out to the incident, on Marian Avenue, off Common
A MOTORCYCLIST was thrown nearly 40 metres through the air when his bike collided with a fence on Park Road North in Newton on Sunday afternoon. The 20-year-old man's Suzuki GSX 600 was split in two by the force of the impact, which also destroyed the
A GOLBORNE man has been put on the Sex Offenders Register for five years after he pleaded guilty to a sexual offence against a 12-year-old schoolgirl. Stephen Lamb, of Banks Street, Golborne and formerly Newton-le-Willows tried to incite a schoolgirl
