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  • Win Tickets To Haydock Races!

    You can bet on having a great day at Haydock with the Guardian Saturday 28 April, is the third annual Warrington Guardian race night and we are offering readers the chance to win some superb prizes in this easy to enter competition. Our lucky winners

  • Wolves in Perpignan

    Lying on the south coast of France, Perpignan was not one of the main holiday hotspots for Warrington travellers - until a year ago that is. Wolves in Perpignan

  • Wedding Exhibition at Village Hotel

    Every blushing bride-to-be has a clear image of the perfect wedding dress in her mind, but choosing from the huge range of styles, shapes and shades on offer may seem like a rather daunting task. Wedding Exhibition at Village Hotel

  • Catalans completion challenge

    PAUL Cullen reckons his depleted troops will have to produce a more efficient performance to win in France on Saturday. Without nine first-team players, Cullen was pleased with the effort of his youthful side during Sunday's 52-10 home defeat to Leeds

  • Morley drops out of Wolves squad

    ADRIAN Morley and Steve Pickersgill have dropped out of the Wolves' squad to face Catalans Dragons in Perpignan on Saturday. Morley is still on his way back from a fractured cheekbone and was always more likely to return next weekend at Bradford, while

  • Youth games at the weekend

    WARRINGTON Soccer League youth section fixtures for Sunday, 11am start. Under 16s Cup Final: Blackbrook Jnrs v Vulcan Jnrs at Ford Sports and Social Club in Cronton Lane, Widnes.

  • ‘We see lovely people crying out for help’

    "WE don't see the stereotypical drunks here, a lot of people we see are professionals. "We see them the next day when they are sober and feeling ashamed - we see lovely people who are crying out for help." Linda Ebblewhite has been walking the wards

  • ‘I have no desire to destroy the peace’

    THE landlord of a Grappenhall pub says he has no intention of disturbing the peace by a new late licensing application. Graham Dennett, the landlord from the Rams Head in the centre of the picturesque village, was speaking out after residents contacted

  • Stolen van

    TWO men grabbed a driver from his van before stealing it and more than £1,500 of fishing tackle. The 43-year-old had parked the white Ford Transit van on a driveway on Manchester Road in Rixton at 6.20pm on Thursday. He came back five minutes later

  • Trying not to panic

    Been a really tough week this week . Charlie has his scan on Monday mornin , so have obviously spent the past week counting the days away ! Finding the days very tiring, but that's because I haven't stopped! Trying so hard to keep busy and not stop

  • Dragons preview stats

    Last meeting: Dragons 16 Wolves 44, May 6, 2006. Brent Grose, Mike Wainwright, Logan Swann, Simon Grix, Lee Briers, Paul Wood and Ben Westwood ran in tries, with Briers adding eight goals. Away record versus Dragons in Super League: Played 1, won 1,

  • Fat people don’t tan !

    When I was out in town yesterday with a friend, who also happens to be on a diet , we were walking down bridge street near to boots. We both have curvy figures! and noticed a girl handing out leaflets to people walking past for free tanning sessions.

  • DOMINOES: Charity Cup winners

    WARRINGTON Winter Dominoes League's Charity Cup was won by Warrington Cons A. They defeated Rylands B in the final, while Padgate Cons and Alford were the semi finalists. The league's presentation meeting will take place at the Conservative Club on

  • MOTOR RACING: Off to a flyer

    APPLETON Thorn racing driver Martin Richardson started the Guards Trophy Championship with a class win at Donington Park on Sunday. Richardson was competing in a 1965 MGB Roadster - the same car in which he won the historic class of the MG Car Club Championships

  • Sunday's amateur clashes

    WARRINGTON Sunday Soccer League results. Premier Division: Wilkies Tavern 0 Monk Sports 4. Division One: P and S Eagle 0 Turf and Feather 7, Reform 5 Jacks 4. Division Two: Brooklands 5 Norton Arms 0, Brooklands 5 Hale 0, Golden Horde 1 Norton Arms

  • Wizards' Celtic test

    WARRINGTON Wizards will be bidding to maintain their 100 per cent start to amateur rugby league's Conference National season on Saturday when they travel to face unbeaten Dewsbury Celtic. Wizards followed up their opening win at Huddersfield Underbank

  • Spring fair

    ELMWOOD Avenue United Reformed Church hosts a spring fair on Saturday at 1.30pm, there will be a tombola, the sale of books, fancy goods, cakes, clothes and accessories as well as refreshments, a raffle and games. All money raised will go to the church

  • Celebrations to mark St George’s Day

    THE annual service to mark St George's Day takes place at St Elphin's Church on Sunday starting at 3pm. The service is preceded by the traditional parade from the town's Scouting community. Meanwhile a service to mark ANZAC day also takes place on Sunday

  • More cup football for Town next season

    WARRINGTON Town soccer team will play in at least six cup competitions next season. It will be compulsory as part of the UniBond First Division restructure for Town to appear in the new Presidents Cup and League Challenge Cup competitions. That will

  • Matches on Saturday

    WARRINGTON Soccer League fixtures for Saturday, 2.30pm start. Drinkwater Cup semi final: Moorfield v Cronton Villa at Cronton Villa, Beeches v Moore Utd Res at Beeches. Fixtures for Saturday, 3pm start: Frontrunner Premier Division: Haydock v Blackbrook

  • ‘Teachers aren’t given the same protection as others’

    A TEACHER has spoken of the bullying endured by teaching staff in an interview with a national newspaper. John Rimmer, Warrington branch secretary of teaching union NASUWT, told The Guardian how he had been subjected to threats by a parent. And this

  • Saturday's fixtures

    MARK Norris Building Services North West Counties Amateur Rugby League fixtures for Saturday, 2.30pm start. Premier Division: Bank Quay Bulls v Halton Simms Cross. Division Two: Shevington Sharks v Burtonwood Bridge. Division Four: West Bank Swans

  • Eagle eyes on Sunlight

    POWERGEN Northern Division fixtures for Saturday. South Lancashire/Cheshire Four: Capenhurst v West Park Warriors, Congleton v St Marys OB, Eagle v Port Sunlight, Knutsford v Merseyside Police, Trentham v Helsby.

  • Harrison after more action

    WOLVES new boy Ben Harrison is enjoying the taste of first-team action and wants more of it. The 19-year-old ex-England Schoolboys captain has progressed from the under 21s this season and has appeared in the last three matches along with a host of other

  • Junior bowls

    WARRINGTON Borough Bowls Club's Junior Crown Green Bowls League commences at Orford War Memorial on Saturday. Play starts at 9am for existing members aged 12 and under, with a 10am start for older members. Newcomers to the club are invited to attend