I WOULD like to thank the 5,154 parents, carers and their children, also the residents of Stockton Heath who took the trouble to sign the petition to save our beloved school from demolition. Also business people who bent over backwards to help in anyway
As property secretary of Penketh Methodist Church I wish to reply to Mike Bardill's letter (Guardian, March 16). We have spent many years looking at proposals until we found one that meets our needs and budget. Some of the older and longer serving church
On behalf of Burtonwood Bulldogs U7s Rugby League Team, I would like to thank Dave Hutchinson and all the staff at Warrington Wolves for the fabulous day's entertainment in the Martin Dawes Suite for the recent game against The Catalan Dragons. It was
CREWE Vagrants are going up after making history by clinching the NHL Division Two West title. Dave Holland's double together with strikes from Henry Weir and Simon Trenbirth saw off a plucky Bebington side 4-2 to seal promotion, last Saturday. With the
CHILDREN in Nantwich took up their spades for a new project - the Big Dig - that will see them plant, grow, cook and share their own vegetables last Thursday. Brookfield Allotments Tenant's Association donated half a plot to pupils of St Anne's Catholic
EUPHORIC campaigners won an eleventh hour reprieve for Worleston Primary School, but Buerton is set to close next summer as part of an education shake up in the borough. The decisions made by Cheshire County Council followed an acrimonious three-hour
KEVIN Boughey handed Old Crow One the Ron Wilkinson Four-a-side Memorial Trophy after his win in the deciding game of the darts and dominoes competition. Boughey won his leg of 501 darts against Chapel House's Ken Gallagher after the match had been tied
BURTONWOOD and Westbrook Parish Council's Annual Parish Assembly will be held at the Kingswood Community Centre on Wednesday, April 19. The meeting, which is open to all members of the public, will be held from 7.30pm.
ST PHILIP'S Church will hold a special Palm Sunday service this weekend. The service will begin at 10pm at the front of the Asda Westbrook store.
CHILDREN at Burtonwood Community Primary School have collected more than £80 to help people across the world who haven't got enough healthy water. The school's year five pupils brought in cakes, held a raffle and also a penny water bucket collection to
STAFF at an Old Hall care home have shown their appreciation for the company - by voting it Britain's second-best large employer. Barchester Healthcare was awarded the title by The Sunday Times in the newspaper's Best 100 Companies to Work For list. And
MARBURY Street residents have called for gardens instead of garages in a recent street ballot. Clrs Ted Finnegan and Graham Welborn have written to the owner of the land between the backs of the houses and the railway embankment. The two councillors have
OLD Hall primary school has been celebrating a flawless Ofsted report this week - after being graded 'outstanding' in seven out of seven categories. Children, parents and staff were delighted with a glowing report that praised all aspects of the school's
APPLETON Rifle Club's Mike Babb has already turned his attention to the Olympics after grabbing gold and silver at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. The 42-year-old shooter, who qualified for both the Sydney and Athens Olympics, will start his bid
PEDESTRIANS crossing at the zebra crossing by Victoria Park, Latchford, feel they are taking their lives into their hands when they cross the road. Overtaking cars do not see pedestrians crossing, yet Warrington Borough Council says they have no accident
BRIDGE Foot Police Amateur Boxing Club junior Lee Ward will fight in the quarter finals of the Junior Amateur Boxing Association's national 48kg competition on Saturday after notching up the most impressive win of his career. Ward will fight in the last
Warrington Wizards 14 Bramley Buffaloes 24 WARRINGTON Wizards will go into the new National League Three season on the back of a Northern Rail Cup defeat against undefeated Group Seven table toppers Bramley Buffaloes. Wizards, who will open their league
WARRINGTON Schoolboys under 11s rugby league team have reached the Lancashire Cup Final for the first time in 31 years. Mike McLoughlin's boys will play either St Helens or Widnes in the final after their outstanding 14-12 semi-final success against Wigan
WARRINGTON Hockey Club celebrated their promotion to North West Division Eight South with a 3-1 home win against Bramhall in their final match of the season on Saturday. Lawless put Warrington ahead before the break after some slick interplay and Brendan
A COUNTY team dominated by Warrington players is gearing up for a semi-final match next month in the under 100 grade English Chess Federation Counties Team Championship. After defeating Lancashire in the opening game of the Northern Counties Chess Union
PADGATE Youth Group, meets every Thursday at 6pm at 308 Manchester Road. It is now looking for new members aged from eight to 12 years old to bolster its membership. Admission is 70p a week and there are lots of activities on offer. For more details,
COMMONWEALTH Games gymnasts Carol and Helen Galashan could return to action at the British Team Championships for Women in Guildford on Sunday. The 18-year-old Culcheth twins, who did Warrington and Scotland proud with their performances in Melbourne,
LINE dancing for beginners is at the Longford Neighbourhood Services Centre every Tuesday at 7.30pm. Entrance is £2, bring your own refreshments.
WARRINGTON Round Table and Ladies Circle presented a children's charity with a stack of gifts to mark its 20th anniversary. Chairmen of the two groups, Peter Mason and Jackie Neal, presented the Warrington Association for Special Children (WASC) with
A ROW has broken out over a delay in landscaping works to Orford Park. Twelve months ago United Utilities carried out work to install a storm receptor channel in the park to prevent raw sewage seeping into nearby Longford Brook. Up until the work was
WARRINGTON Rowing Club warmed up for their own Head of the Mersey competition later this month with seven gold medal successes in the spring event at Northwich on Saturday. The number of first-place finishes was excellent considering the River Weaver
WARRIORS of Warrington swimmers excelled over four days of intensive competition at the Scottish National Age Group Championships. Matthew Verdon led the way with six gold and two silver medals, while Tim Almond won five of the gold variety. Two silver
HOSPITAL accident and emergency wards will be swamped and more than 1,500 people could die when an expected flu pandemic grips South and Mid Cheshire. Just as cash-strapped hospital services in the area are facing cuts, ranging from possible ward closures
A MOTORIST involved in a crash in which a cyclist died has been cleared of causing death by dangerous driving. Philip Hodkinson, 27, of Crewe Road, Sandbach, faced trial last week at Knutsford Crown Court following the fatal collision in May last year
UP to 250 workers look set to lose their jobs at Leighton Hospital. Hospital bosses had hoped to limit job cuts to 150, but this week revealed they were being forced to shed a further 100 posts to cope with the financial crisis. Trust chief executive
Eagle 47 Broughton Park 3rd 0 EAGLE leapt into third place in rugby union's Miller Homes League Three after hammering a Broughton Park side that had defeated them earlier in the season. Early on, with Eagle outmuscling the Broughton pack, the home backs
NANTWICH Town took a massive step towards the FA Vase final with a shock 1-0 victory at Cammell Laird. Matt Blake's 76-minute winner gives them the advantage after the first leg of their semi-final clash, last Saturday. Now they have to finish the job
SCHOOLS in mid Cheshire continue to be high achievers according to national Key Stage Three figures released last week. Obtaining its best results to date, Tarporley High School recorded the highest average score in the county for tests in English, maths
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl was found wandering along a busy road towards the town centre on Friday after escaping from a primary school. A passerby spotted the child in Bexton Road, Knutsford, and took her back to Yorston Lodge. On Monday headteacher said the
AN Easter race will take place through Lymm Dam on Wednesday. Starting at 1.30pm, follow the clues to find out where the Easter Bunny has stashed his loot! Places are limited so call 758195 to book.
FREE lessons in guitar, bass, drums and keyboard are available as a rock school opens its doors at Grappenhall Community Centre. On Saturday, April 29, have-a-go sessions take place. For more information call Paul or Sandra on 01606 882130 or e-mail grappenhall
in holidays PARENTS can give their children something to do in the Easter holidays near Lymm. On April 13, The Children's Adventure Farm Trust in Millington will open its doors for children to join in activities such as cookery, sports, games and an easter
HIGH Legh Primary School is good and well placed for more improvements according to a new inspection. An Ofsted inspection gave the school a clean bill of health and standards by year six are above average. The report described how children enjoyed an
A BID to raise much needed funds to save the church tower at St Wilfrid's in Grappenhall has been launched. The picturesque church is in urgent need of repair - the bell frame and bells need work and the steps are becoming very worn. Delphine Corcoran
PLANS to transform Glazebrook Country Club into retirement apartments have been withdrawn. Proposals had been submitted to Warrington Borough Council to turn the club, currently in a state of disrepair, into 30 retirement apartments. The scheme was due
STAFF and users of the Birchwood YMCA have been celebrating the Fairtrade movement by holding a coffee morning. The recently re-opened centre on Hamnett Court, held the event to mark the recent Fairtrade fortnight. The drop in centre at the YMCA was closed
A NO-GO area in the centre of Oakwood looks set to be transformed into a community facility. Residents living near the open space at the rear of Admirals Road, Birchwood can be reluctant to use the area, especially in the evening because of poor lighting
Warrington Wolves 52 London Skolars 0 IT may not have been the sternest test of their skills but Wolves' youngsters fired out a message to Paul Cullen on Sunday. With the likes of Stuart Reardon and Paul Rauhihi returning from injury, Cullen is not short
GREAT Sankey Parish Council voted to increase the chairman's allowance to £500 at March's meeting.
EMERGING star Chris Bridge is glad that Bradford decided to sell him last year as he contemplates playing out his career with Wolves. Many have questioned the wisdom of Brian Noble's decision to allow the talented half back to join Wolves for £24,000
SANKEY police want people to be wary after a recent spate of sneak thefts through insecure windows and doors. Police Community Support Officer Colin Cheshire gave the warning at the recent meeting of Sankey Parish Council.
NORTH Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust made £430,000 last year from parking fees on sites in Warrington and Halton. Trust bosses say the charges are set at a very low rate and have remained unchanged for more than two years. The cost of parking is £1 for
PENKETH Parish Council has agreed to pay £330 plus VAT for a sign at Wythenshawe Rec play area. The recycling body Wren has paid for play equipment but the council wanted a sign to go with it. The play area is designed to give children aged 11 to 15-year-olds
WOLVES boss Paul Cullen feels his side are still capable of competing with Bradford in Super League XI and believes they can repeat last year's Odsal win on Saturday. The Super League champions already have a five-point advantage over Wolves after seven
A DERLICT community centre has been targeted by vandals. Firefighters were called out to the building which used to house Pool Park Community Centre several times on Sunday to put out small fires. The first blaze was put out just after 6.20pm, and a second
DOG muck on Greystone Rec was annoying Penketh Parish Councillors at the last meeting. Chairman Anne Milling said people had to clean it off the pitch before the junior football teams could use the pitch. She said: "You get regulars who just do not pick
A DANGEROUS junction in Great Sankey will be looked at, council chiefs have vowed. At a public meeting about traffic congestion held at Tim Parry Community Centre last Wednesday, residents told them that it was 'impossible to see right' at the meeting
PENKETH Parish Council has donated £25 to the Senior Citizens Arts and Crafts Group for their spring show.
BIRDS are having their homes cut down in the middle of the nesting season, said a Fearnhead resident and birdwatcher. Sandra Kaye said trees and bushes on the estate are being cut back too far. The Fallowfield Grove resident, a former RSPB member, said
THE Bishop of Warrington of the Church of the Latter Day Saints will be at an open house at the church's chapel in Great Sankey on Saturday, April 8. The open house runs from 10am to 2pm and there will be a chance to trace your family history through
A FIRE CREW demonstrated the dangers caused by inconsiderate parents doing the school run on Friday. The firefighters tried to squeeze their vehicle down congested Barrow Hall Lane in Great Sankey. They found the journey difficult and the amount of parked
TRAVELLERS are being warned they face the prospect of being unable to fly to the United States without supplying details of where they will stay on the first night. Fran Binns, from Co-operative Travel Management in Rylands Street, says details of a first
A 36-YEAR-OLD woman may never be released from prison after attacking another woman with a broken bottle. Donna Coyne, of Armour Avenue, Longford, was told at Warrington Crown Court on Friday that her victim had to have 100 stitches after her attack.
THIS is Stephen Collins. He suffered permanent brain damage from horrific injuries sustained in a baseball bat attack. Part of his skull was shattered and he was left in a coma for weeks - fighting for his life. His speech, personality and co-ordination
St John's Productions will pose this question in the latest of their ever popular music and drama productions. Their Easter play Counsel for the Defence takes to the stage tomorrow, Friday and Saturday. Around 35 people are involved in this production
MILLIONS of confidential letters are being printed at a high security site in Risley. They speed along state-of-the- art machines guarded by security patrols and infra-red cameras. Each contains private tax benefit information and is sent out to people
in good quality and tradition INTERNET based business Unique British Gifts is one of the first nominees for the annual Warrington Business Awards. The enterprise, in Long Lane, Orford, was launched in May 2005 by husband and wife Peter and Alison Witts
The guild (supporters of Girlguiding UK) held its annual general meeting at Frodsham Community Centre. Mrs Frances Lee, chairman, welcomed guests and presented her report outlining the many fun and fundraising events enjoyed by guild members throughout
by Mrs P Davey A TOTAL of 21 visitors attended our meeting, no doubt attracted by our speaker Adam Partridge, the auctioneer. A fundraising afternoon tea will be held on Wednesday, May 17, with a bring and buy stall, cake stall and raffle. Tickets go
On a cold but dry day members travelled to Hebden Bridge West Yorkshire. The A party, led by Keith Bridle, started their walk in Littleborough and went to Edge Pasture, Roman Road, Agine Stone, then by way of the Penine Way to Stoodly Pike. From there
Daten 2 Greenalls Padgate St Oswalds 3 FORMER Hearts forward Craig Findlay scored with his first touch for the club as Greenalls recorded their first victory in seven league games at Daten. The Scot, who also counts Berwick Rangers and Peterhead among
WILKIES Tavern moved to the top of Warrington Touchline Sports Sunday Soccer League Division One with a 2-0 win against Waterloo. Mike Bramall and Alan Nicholson both struck for Wilkies, whose goalkeeper also saved a Waterloo penalty. In Division Two,
PEOVER Superior won the 2006 Knutsford Primary Schools' Netball Tournament on Wednesday. They claimed straight wins and an overall scoring record of 27 goals for and five against. Bexton were runners-up. Peover's captain and centre, Lauren Clark, was
IN RESPONSE to your article 'Lib Dems criticised' Guardian March 30. There appears to be a concerted campaign by the Labour Party to prevent us from representing the views of the residents of Newton in relation to the proposed Parkside development. As
THE Parkside Action Group (PAG) was formed in January of this year as a result of considerable resident opposition to the Parkside strategic rail freight interchange (SRFI). It was not even formed when the public meeting was held last June. PAG wants
POSITIVE meetings have reportedly been held between NHS officials and St Helens Council as councillors seek assurances over mental health provision. The top-level talks with the chairman of the 5 Boroughs Trust hope to end worries that a mental health
SMART shoppers from Golborne High School won £100 in gift vouchers as they proved themselves to be Wigan borough's most knowledgeable young consumers. The school team won the Wigan trading standards heat of the 2006 Young Consumers of the Year competition
FINDING a dentist is looking an increasingly difficult prospect - with only one surgery in this area taking on new NHS patients. People wanting to see Lawrence Gummede or Anna Kwiatkowska on Newton High Street will have to be patient, because there is
A CONSERVATORY may be demolished at 65 Southworth Road in Newton and a morning room erected in its place. Under the application made to St Helens Council two cattery blocks on the site would also be retained.
AN 18-YEAR-OLD Haydock man was warned about his future behaviour after he was arrested for using threatening and abusive words or behaviour on Thursday night. George Baines of Station Road appeared on Friday morning. He was fined £50 and given a six-month
A DANCE and drama production marking the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster is being held at The Citadel in St Helens on Tuesday April 18. The concert, from 7.30pm, is to raise funds to help the Gantsevichi orphanage in Belarus, which looks after
NEWTON Library has been singled out as a 'star performer' when it comes to the extent and flexibility of its opening hours. The latest Cipfa figures from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, lists the library and those across the borough among
TREES Community Centre on Alder Street is hosting an Easter extravaganza on Monday on behalf of Newton Children's Centre. The fun filled event will have free activities on offer throughout the day - including professional face painting, an Easter bonnet
NEWTON Tennis Club has achieved District Sports Council club accreditation. The prestigious award is given to clubs that provide a well-managed, safe, child friendly environment for all members. In addition the club has to show that all coaches adapt
THINGS are hotting up at Newton Community Centre in a sizzling salsa dancing class on Friday mornings. The beginners sessions are a great opportunity to learn in a relaxed and friendly environment, improve your fitness, make new friends and work on your
NEXT time you casually drop a piece of litter in Newton or Earlestown you could be hit with a £50 to £100 fixed penalty fine. Council workers collect more than 45 tonnes of litter, a lot of it thrown from car windows, every month. The equivalent weight
THE St Helens Branch of the MS Society will hold its annual meeting at Windle Pilkington House in King Street next Tuesday at 7.30pm. Mike O'Donovan, the MS Society chief executive, will be attending the function as guest speaker.
A LOWTON dad was honoured for his military service in a special ceremony attended by the Duke of Westminster. Tony Hurst, a Warrant Officer in the Territorial Army (TA), served in Iraq during Operation Telic, the first phase of the 2003 conflict. The
DONATE your blood on April 20 at Stockton Heath Methodist Church, on Walton Road. The session will take place from 1.45pm-4pm and 5.30pm-7.30pm. Anyone wishing to make any appointment should call 0845 711 711.
WOULD you to represent the villagers of Stretton? A vacancy has arisen on Stretton Parish Council following Clr Derek Blears' retirement after 20 years service. Anyone interested should write to the clerk, Stretton Parish Council, 18 Algernon Street,
IF you enjoy live music, get down to the Wire Brass Easter concert tomorrow. The event will be held in St Thomas' Church, London Road, and begins at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £5 on the door. All money raised will be donated to the church hall fund.
AN application for a first floor extension in Chalfont Close, Appleton, has been approved by planning councillors. The proposal for the side expansion was a resubmitted plan.
ROLL up, roll up, Stockton Heath beer festival is coming to the village on April 22. Hosted by Stockton Heath Scout Group, the beer glugging event will take place at the Parkgate Road hut from 7.30-11.30pm. Cask conditioned, real ale will be available
WHITLEY will have the last laugh when comedy descends on the village on May 6. Wonkey Beauty, the theatre show that uses vital storytelling, songs and larger than life characters will take to that stage from 7.30pm in the village hall. Tickets cost £8
THE next Community Action Meeting will take place tonight, Thursday, at the community centre, Sandy Lane, Stockton Heath. The event at 7.30pm gives residents the chance to raise matters of concern or improvement with police. Community Support Officer
TRAFFIC chaos rumbles on as £12,000 of parking fines are clocked up in Stockton Heath. In the past four weeks, police have issued almost 400 tickets on cars parked illegally in the village, as the problem continues to spiral out of control. Peter Crellin
INSPIRING women to achieve their potential is the aim of a new programme. Training and development consultancy Team Enterprises is offering the free scheme to women who work in a supervisory or management role in construction, sport, tourism or retail
KNUTSFORD is considering taking advantage of an idea that drew the crowds to part of central London last year. In mid-June tennis ace Tim Henman could be found warming up for Wimbledon on a temporary grass court in Trafalgar Square which had been laid
ANCIENT thatched cottages will be dwarfed if developers are allowed to build a two storey modern house next door, claim angry villagers. They say the site was earmarked as green belt in Halton Council's Unitary Development Plan 2005 and is within Hale's
I WOULD like to thank the staff at the dental clinic at Garven Place, where I was recently treated. They were very punctual, kind and caring. K Lightfoot Tarporley
The refusal of planning permission for Stockton Health School is not a victory but a bizarre decision that put a building ahead of the quality of children's education. The process has taken 18 months, wasted thousands of pounds of public money and people's
I would like to comment on the facts regarding the decision not to replace the existing Stockton Heath Primary School. Firstly if you take the trouble to actually read the Ofsted report, nowhere does it state that the children are receiving an inferior
I believe that the whole issue of the new build for Stockton Heath Primary School has been hijacked by a minority of very vocal campaigners who are against developing the site. My family moved to this area in 1986. We chose Stockton Heath because of its
I drive a 4x4 a Toyota Rav 4. I do not think it uses any more road than the average car or guzzles petrol at the rate of the average 2-litre saloon. I get 40mpg. As for blocking up the roads our local school suffers the same congestion when school opens
On Monday evening, March 20, myself, together with around 100 other supporters of Save Stockton Heath Primary School Action Group attended the Warrington Borough Council development Control Committee meeting at Warrington Town Hall regarding the future
On March 30 our video camera was lost going from Payne Close in Warrington towards the town centre. The video camera is of no interest to us, however the tape inside has valuable family footage of my daughter's third birthday. A reward is on offer for
IN response to the article in this week's Guardian about a new bridge across the Mersey costing £335 million. They say that building a new bridge will reduce traffic but in fact there is ample evidence that new road building causes an increase in traffic
I am writing to show my support for our NHS dentists Joanne Finn and Sophie Parker. I am disgusted that the PCT has only supported Sophie until March 31. Joanne and Sophie have put so much into building up the business. What about the 1,500 patients that
I have been reading with interest the debate regarding the borough council budget for 2006/2007 and would like to point out certain facts that readers might not be aware of. Firstly, how can the Conservatives here in Warrington be taken seriously when
I read with some considerable interest the letter from Paul Jennion in which he suggests the re-routing of some Trans Pennine trains from Warrington Central to Newton-le-Willows, in order to ease congestion on the Liverpool-Warrington-Piccadilly corridor
Woolston Eyes, from the church of the Ascension, quotes author David Watson as it asks "Just what is a disciple?" "The vast majority of western Christians are church-members, pew-fillers, hymn-singers, sermon-tasters, Bible-readers, even born-again-believers
AFTER week three in the Carlsberg UK Open League there are only four Darts and three Dominoes teams with unblemished records. Division One side Nags Head A have the unique record of drawing their first three games at both darts and dominoes. Premier Darts
SANDBACH RUFC will have to upset the odds to end the season on a high. The Bradwall Road boys return to league action looking for an upturn in fortunes on Saturday. But they face a tall order trying to bounce back from that disappointing 21-13 defeat
CREWE and Nantwich RUFC will be targeting a repeat of last season's third place finish as they head into the run in. Matt Farr's side look set to miss out on the second promotion spot after a narrow 20-18 defeat at current holders Dukinfield, last time
CREWE FC boss Ian O'Reilly saw fresh hope emerge in the promotion race despite his side being left with a blank weekend. It's heating up in MCL Division Two with only six points now separating the top seven sides. And although Crewe fell to fourth after
CAMPAIGNERS have slammed the 'hysterical scare stories' over the cost of a directly-elected mayor, with one councillor saying they are as sensational as the Government's 45-minute WMD claims. As reported in last week's Guardian, 'no' campaigners claim
PUBGOERS feared for their lives when a drunken thug rampaged through a Nantwich bar, a court heard this week. While Alexander Goodwin hurled around bottles and glasses at The Vaults, in High Street, doormen tried to calm down and restrain the stockily-built
Newton Storm Rams u8 12 Latchford Unicorns u8 36 NEWTON Storm Rams under eights rugby league team produced a lacklustre performance against a physical Latchford side, who ran strongly and defended well for much of the game. A brace of tries from player
Newmarket Vets...1 Park Wanderers...0 NEWMARKET stretched their unbeaten run to nine games with a battling performance in heavy conditions against a strong Park Wanderers outfit. The result leaves Newmarket in second place, one point behind Bolton Vets
NEWTON Social A's whitewash of Garswood Labour moved them into second place in the Earlestown Town Furnishing Snooker League. The 6-0 success put them one point ahead of Rileys, who won 4-2 against Haydock Reading Room. League leaders Bryn Labour won
RAY Bowden found the winning formula in Newton Anglers' Association's Disabled and Over 60s Sweepstake. Bowden used ledger rod and tip to catch 5lbs 10ozs 0drms of tench and roach from peg 43 on the upper pound section of the Sankey Canal. His preferred
WESTBROOK and Callands Councillor David Earl's next residents' surgery is this Saturday from 11am to 12pm at Westbrook Library. All are welcome to attend to discuss any problems or issues in the community.
THE Big Kid Circus Show arrives in Warrington today for the first time - and it will be here until Saturday April 22. Held at the car boot site on Townfield Lane in Winwick, it will be presented in a massive heated big top. Starring international artists
Athletics Warrington Athletics Club's open meeting results: Senior women: Claire Irons, 3000m, 13mins 26.3secs; Shirley Anderson, 400m, 1min 17.2secs. Under 17s girls: Hayley Darbyshire, 100m, 13.3secs; 200m, 27.5secs; Megan Tyler, 200m, 30.1secs; high
Gym girls shine in north west event WARRINGTON Gymnastics Club's Charlotte Whittle finished third overall to help the Cheshire and Merseyside team win the grade four out of age category at the North West Regional Finals in Stockport at the weekend. Her
FREE advice and a benefits 'health check' is available to anyone over the age of 60 at Age Concern, Latchford village. Members of the advice team are available every week between 10am and 1pm.
YOUNGSTERS at St Elphin's CE Primary School received a well-deserved pat on the back from Rose Franks from MedEquip4Kids. The thanks came after pupils at the school raised £1,280.63 for the charity. Mrs Franks said: "The children have worked very hard
The Broadhurst family, who live on Bridgewater Avenue, Westy, told Golden Gates Housing that their boiler had broken and were assured it would be fixed by March 20. Yet, two weeks later, the family of four were still without heating and hot water. Samantha
Latchford Unicorns u15 22 Oldham St Annes u15 8 LATCHFORD are into the final of the North West Counties Amateur Rugby League Cup after beating Oldham St Annes in a bruising encounter. Joe Mellor crossed twice, while Kallum Watkins and Rocky Turner also
SCHOOLS in mid Cheshire continue to be high achievers according to national Key Stage Three figures released last week. Obtaining its best results to date, Tarporley High School recorded the highest average score in the county for tests in English, maths
BULLS Head have retained the Grappenhall Darts League title after thrashing ESM B 9-0. Paul Oxley won in 16 darts, Steve Brotherston triumphed in 19 and Norm Jackson clinched victory as Bulls became champions for the second year in a row. Golden Lion
WARRINGTON driver Andrew Lennie's promising opening to the season in motor racing's Ford XR Challenge faded at Oulton Park at the weekend. Lennie, driving a Ford Escort XR3i, gained pole position on the starting grid and led for the first lap before dropping
AN EGG race and roll followed by an Easter treasure hunt will take place next Thursday, April 13 in Wooslton Park from 2pm until 3.30pm. Remember to bring a boiled egg or two with you to race against others.
HOWEVER you enjoy Woolston Park, whether it's walking the dog, out for a jog, riding a bike or taking a hike around Woolston Park. If you are there today, Thursday or on Sunday make sure you spend a few moments enjoying the poems you'll find dotted around
Richardson starts with a victory APPLETON Thorn racing driver Martin Richardson started the MG Championship season with a win at Silverstone on Saturday. Richardson, who won the championship for the first time in his career last year, has now moved into
WARRINGTON Athletics Club held their first open track and field meeting of the season at Victoria Park on Sunday. In almost continuous rain and high winds there were no outstanding performances but there was some good competition. Top performers from
Abbie goes out in first round WARRINGTON Judo Club's Abbie Cunningham suffered disappointment at the Fighting Films GB World Cup in Birmingham after going out in the first round. The 19-year-old was beating a more experienced Cuban on points on Sunday
CALLANDS gymnast Jenny Dawes took the gold medal at the French Tumbling Cup in Nantes at the weekend. The 15-year-old beat world champion and British teammate Sarah Turner, as well as competitors from France, Belgium and Poland, to the gold in the under
THE cream of South Cheshire's young rock and pop talent has been competing in a battle of the bands event at Crewe's Limelight Club. The six groups have been performing at the club this week as part of the project MUSIcool 06. It was the culmination of
A CAMPAIGN to return a deported Russian family to Crewe has received a boost with the arrival of 17-year-old Vitaly Klopot. The Guardian broke the news of the Klopot family's sudden deportation last month after immigration officers descended on their
CREWE'S Lodgefields Primary School is set to close next year after county councillors rejected pleas to save it last week. Just a single vote decided the fate of the school in an acrimonious three-hour debate at County Hall. Councillors also decided to
A VOLUNTARY programme backed by Prince Charles - which has turned around the lives of countless Cheshire youngsters but faced a funding crisis - could have earned a reprieve. Last year the Guardian revealed how the Learning and Skills Council had withdrawn
HUNDREDS of Crewe residents turned out for a family fun day at the weekend to celebrate the Wishing Well project's third year in the town. Visitors to the Oakley Centre enjoyed a range of free activities including gardening, bingo and entertainment from
STUNNING models are set to turn heads at a Runcorn shopping centre this Easter. Celebrity stylist Mark Heyes, who appears with Lorraine Kelly on LK Today and supports Davina McCall in Love on a Saturday Night, is staging a spectacular fashion show. You
Warrington 13 Leigh 23 RELEGATED Warrington rugby union team play their penultimate league game of the season on Saturday away to Euromanx South Lancashire/Cheshire One leaders Broughton Park. They will hope to continue the improved form they have been
FORMER Lymm High School pupil David Strettle will be targeting a second trophy in a week when he represents England in rugby union's Singapore Sevens at the weekend. Strettle, who will join Premiership-bound Harlequins from Earth Titans in the summer,
SCHOOLS in mid Cheshire continue to be high achievers according to national Key Stage Three figures released last week. Obtaining its best results to date, Tarporley High School recorded the highest average score in the county for tests in English, maths
BELMONT Pool continues to produce some nice carp with most caught using ledger tactics. There seems to be no favourite bait at the moment, although boilies and sweet corn are currently the most mentioned baits. Lymm Angling Club member James Ashall will
I DON'T receive many reports from Runcorn Town Park Lake on behalf of Warrington Anglers' Association but Ian Dalton enjoyed a special day there this week. He caught a trio of mirrors weighing 11lbs 4ozs 0drms, 15-10-0 and 24-2-0. They were all surprisingly
A DOG underwent plastic surgery to save her looks after an operation. Vet Ray Humphreys took nearly an hour to remove a cancerous growth and part of Ellie's jaw. Now her missing canines and jaw are only visible when she smiles. "There was quite a bit
THE next meeting of Lymm Parish Council takes place on Tuesday, April 11. Starting at 7.30pm at the village hall on Pepper Street the meeting is open to members of the public.
A HOT cross bun and coffee morning will be held at Cotebrook House Residential Home on Oughtrington Lane on Tuesday. From 10am until noon the event will raise money for the day care centre. Admission is £1 to the home opposite Lymm High School.
'history' students IT all went Greek for students at Grappenhall Heys Primary School. Because the youngsters dressed in ancient Greek outfits on Thursday as they travelled back in time for the day.
STUDENTS at Lymm High School will take part in a new campaign to motivate them through sport. The school has signed up to Living for Sport, an initiative that aims to improve general school behaviour and attitude to work by promoting sport.
AN evening of jazz will entertain crowds at the latest Live at St Wilfrid's event. Sextet 6pac and singer Alice Zawadzki will perform on Saturday having recently produced their first album. The show starts in the church at 7.30pm. For more information
PLANS to withdraw a vital bus service through Lymm have caused an outcry in the village. Arriva plans to pull the current number 37 bus service from April 24 and re-schedule the number 38 bus - both buses travel to Altrincham. The scheme has already caused
IF you fancy becoming an animal sleuth you can head to Rixton Claypits. An animal tracks and signs event has been organised for Wednesday, April 12 between 1.30pm and 3pm. Rangers will be showing some of the secrets of tracking wildlife from the clues
EASTER teasers have been organised in Birchwood and Culcheth over the next couple of weeks. Residents wanting to put their brainwaves to the test can join in an Easter treasure hunt around Birchwood Forest Park on Tuesday April 11. The event runs from
HANGING baskets on the streets of Croft look set to become a thing of the past. Croft Parish Council has decided to get rid of the hanging basket scheme in the village from this year, because the street lights need to be tested for safety and also because
A HISTORIC link between Culcheth, Glazebury and a French town has been officially severed. The residents of the two villages had been twinned with the town of Saint Leu-La-Foret in the I'le de France region for 27 years but the association ended because
WOLVES under 18s will attempt to gain their first win of the Junior Academy Championship campaign at Bradford on Saturday after losing 42-16 at St Helens in their season opener. Wolves take on Bulls at Morley RUFC at 2pm after eventually succumbing against
PAUL Cullen has indicated that he expects to field a full-strength team when Wolves host Whitehaven in the fifth round of the Powergen Challenge Cup. Wolves will be favourites to progress after being drawn to face Cullen's former club in the last 16,
WOLVES will make a late fitness check before selecting their side to face Bradford on Saturday. Even though a 20-man squad was named yesterday, Wednesday, in line with RFL regulations, all 26 members of the club's first-team set-up are still in contention
PENKETH Parish Councillors were patting themselves on the back at the last meeting for keeping in budget and keeping down council tax. Clr George Warburton said the ward used to have the highest council tax precept in Warrington because it had the swimming
MILLER Homes says it wants people to study information about proposed changes to the road layout in Sankey Bridges before they make up their minds. The developer wants to make Evelyn Street one way and make environmental improvements so that traffic flow
GREAT Sankey Clrs Keith Gleave and Judith Wheeler will be holding their monthly surgery at Westbrook Library in Westbrook Crescent, on Saturday, April 8, between 11am and noon.
AFTER years of being 'ripped off', a near tragedy inspired two psychedelic songwriters to release all their works on a single compilation. John Weston and Mal Rabbitt were in the The Fairytale - the first band from Warrington to be on TV, and wrote tunes
THE details of the Eagle Sports Fun Run in aid Sarah's Stars placed in last week's Warrington Guardian were incorrect. It should have said that there are two races; a fun run with a £2.50 entrance fee starting at 2.30pm, and a 5km race with a £5 entrance
A MOTORIST has been told he is not responsible for the death of a fellow driver after a car race ended in tragedy. Richard Irons, aged 26, of Rosedale Avenue, was found not guilty of a charge of death by dangerous driving by a jury at Warrington Crown
A LORRY driver who injured his arm while driving caused chaos on Tuesday. A police spokesman said the man had got his 17 tonne HGV stuck on the curb of Liverpool Road, causing a massive hold-up at Crosfield roundabout at 1pm. The surrounding roads were
A TEENAGER raped three girls after he attacked them while they were making their way home through a Warrington park, a court has heard. A jury at Warrington Crown Court has been told that Daniel Charnock, of Grasmere Avenue, befriended his three victims
THE arrival of new traffic wardens in Warrington will not mean any further parking restrictions for at least seven months. Councillors have agreed a temporary ban on introducing new parking controls when they bring the controversial new decriminalisation
For three nights from Thursday, April 20, the group will perform Voices by Ian Hornby at Thelwall Parish Hall, on Bell Lane. Melanie arrives home from hospital after a car accident in which she was badly injured. Her plastic surgeon husband has done an
WHEN a suspected anarchist insurgent dies after 'falling' from the fourth floor of a UK police station, the truth of the incident becomes shrouded in a massive bureaucratic conspiracy and cover-up. Into this world of corruption, deception and police evasion
KNUTSFORD produced one of the most remarkable performances of the season against a defiant Crewe and Nantwich team. Despite a first half facing a strong swirling wind, they played with an increasing sense of selfbelief and confidence. The forward play
ENGLAND Schoolboys under 18s skipper Craig Heenighan could be back in the Warrington Town side tonight, Thursday, but he still does not know if he has won the Centenary Shield. Heenighan may figure in Town's home match against Clitheroe after three months
WARRINGTON Town joint boss Glenn Walker has warned his players that the survival battle is not yet over as they prepare to host Clitheroe at Cantilever Park at 7.45pm tonight, Thursday. Town could not add any more points to their UniBond First Division
"GENERALLY and specifically... I am bored," announces acidic showbiz agent Howard Katz to his wife with a shudder of frustration. The foul-mouthed 50-something is displaying all the classic symptoms of a mid-life crisis. Bored with the shallow, talentless
A PREMIER timber merchant hopes to create the ultimate shop for Warrington builders and traders with its move to a larger site on April 10. Independent timber merchants, Beers, have been trading from the Station Road site in Latchford since 1995 but will
by Mrs P Cope President Mrs I Rutter welcomed members and visitors. Cheshire news and correspondence was read. Mrs K Willis gave a report on the annual general meeting at Winsford. The dinner at the Frodsham Golf Club had been thoroughly enjoyed . Forthcoming
Winners for the draw held March 31; major prizes first: 79874, 31356, 21495, 39242, 78619. £5 winners: 01162, 01853, 01884, 02422, 02532, 03288, 04768, 05199, 06146, 06520, 06588, 06602, 06626, 06811, 07155, 07670, 08455, 08457, 08584, 08946, 09135, 09280
by Mrs B Shaw Our speaker was to have been Denise Fletcher from Culcheth, giving a talk on the charity Jacob's Well, but at the last minute her deputy stepped in and gave the talk. The idea was formed when the BBC reporter Martin Bell was in Bosnia. A
TATTON continued their winning ways away at Macclesfield on Friday evening with a thrilling display of attacking football. Tatton were forced to defend during the opening encounters against a strong Macclesfield team who they had lost to earlier in the
MERSEYSIDE Police is issuing important security advice following a spate of burglaries in the Newton and Earlestown area. Many of the burglaries have been due to homes being left unlocked and police are warning residents that burglars will take advantage
IT HAS been a long time coming - but the Fairbrothers estate in Earlestown is a step closer to having a community centre to call its own. Council chiefs voted unanimously in favour of the Fairbrothers Community and Learning Centre project at a meeting
VICKERS Football Club will be playing its football at Junction Lane next season after new owners agreed to extend the club's lease. The Earlestown club has played at the Simon Vickers works for more than half a century. But, when property development
CHILDREN at Lowton Junior and Infant School have been helping to re-home flowers from a new housing development. The plants needed to be moved before work starts on 58 houses opposite the Newton Road school. The developers McInerney Homes wanted to make
PARENTS of young rugby league stars in Newton raised £262 on Friday when they took part in a fancy dress pub-crawl. The parents of players from Newton Storm Amateur Rugby League Football Club (ARLFC) under eights (Rams) and under sevens teams visited
ELITE Homes Group is celebrating being named in a prestigious business shortlist compiled by the Sunday Times. The Newton company secured 28th position in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Profit Track 100 - a league table of Britain's private companies with
A 101-YEAR-OLD man was conned by a callous burglar posing as a council worker who then stole his wallet containing precious pictures of his late wife. The pensioner answered the door of his Ashton Road home to a man who said he worked for the council
STOCKTON Heath Parish Council has donated £200 to help disabled people enjoy boat journeys on the Bridgewater Canal. The cash injection will be given to the Warrington Disability Partnership who need £12,000 to revamp the wizard canal boat.
YELLOW fever has been hitting Appleton youngsters. Pupils at Cobbs Infants have been putting the wheels in motion to scoop a national prize for the Yellow Woods Challenge. More than 500 old editions of telephone directories were collected by the school
Daily Mail Foursomes: Gents: Alan Rigby and Dave Owens - 80-5=75; Ladies: Kathleen and Julia Wilkinson - 86-8.5=77.5. Spring meeting: Julia Wilkinson and Brian Kennerley - 82-12.6=69.4.
