A COURT usher who helped capture an armed robber after he vaulted over the dock at Warrington Crown Court has been rewarded for acting above and beyond the call of duty'. Warrington man Keith Tomlinson, aged 56, has been given £250 and put forward for
GOOD news for members of Warrington Anglers' Association this week is the acquisition of another short stretch of the River Mersey. It starts at the Woolston Waste Disposal Site and continues up and downstream to link in with our existing stretches.
LYMM Angling Club's story of the week is no doubt the exploits of two club officials who fished Founders Pool. Assistant head bailiff Brett McPhee got on the water just before dinner time on Saturday and was there primarily to test out a new bait. Mid-afternoon
Athletics. Warrington Athletics Club's results from the English National Cross Country Championships: Senior men: 366, Neil Ashcroft 39mins 56secs; 391, Steve Burthem 40mins 20secs. Under 17s boys: 4, Danny Cliffe 14mins 53secs; 6, Stephen Broadhurst
DAVE Ward's break of 50 helped Irish Club A maintain a slender lead at the top of Warrington Snooker League Division One with a 4-3 win at Newton Social B. Irlam Cons are only one point behind after James Short's break of 59 could not prevent Alford
THESE are the photographs taken by a Kingswood teenager who has been voted Britain's Best Young Photographer by a world famous picture agency. Hollie Cookson, inset, aged 18, of Falconers Green, impressed the judges at Getty Images with her portrayal
MATT King, Stuart Reardon and Paul Wood have been confirmed in Wolves' 20-man squad for Sunday's home match against Catalans Dragons. King is set to return from a calf injury, while Reardon and Wood have both been out for six months following shoulder
CATALANS will be without a number of key players for Sunday's match against Wolves. Key half back Casey McGuire is out with a fractured cheekbone sustained last weekend, while Dane Carlaw has a rib injury. Mathieu Griffi has an ankle problem, David
WARRINGTON Wizards have been handed an exciting trip to Salford City Reds in the third round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup. Wizards reached the third round with a 26-10 home win against Stanningley on Saturday and now travel to The Willows to face Shaun
WARRINGTON Wolves' Halliwell Jones Stadium is proving to be a hotbed for reserve team football support. Liverpool Reserves' home matches at Wolves' den were already averaging more than 3,000 fans per game before the 10,546 turnout for Tuesday night's
CROSFIELDS and Greenalls Padgate St Oswalds will be bidding to reach the Warrington Soccer League Guardian Cup Final this weekend. Crosfields go into into their semi final with Whiston Cross at Halebank on Saturday, 2.30pm, on the back of success on
LYMM Hockey Club secured a 5-0 win against Bebbington in North West Division Seven South. Mark Brownsword scored Lymm's second goal on his return following a serious injury that threatened his hockey career. Lymm's second team beat Chester 5-2, while
WHEN her five-months pregnant mum collapsed, seven-year-old Paige Barnes didn't panic. She saved the day by calling 999. Mum Jennie Blanchard fainted and hit her head on the floor after days of feeling sick and experiencing shooting pains in her stomach
WARRINGTON Wizards have been handed an exciting trip to Salford City Reds in the third round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup. Wizards reached the third round with a 26-10 home win against Stanningley on Saturday and now travel to The Willows to face Shaun
THE Argentinian goalkeeper whose head almost touches the crossbar will make his debut for Warrington Town against Kidsgrove Athletic at Cantilever Park on Saturday at 3pm. Former Boca Juniors netminder Diego Bassanini, who is 6ft 8ins tall and had trials
WARRIORS of Warrington swimmers Tom Hadley, Stephanie Parry, Scott Ozsanalav Harris and Matthew Spencer won their races in the third round of the Mersey League at the weekend. Beth Higson, Parry, Emily Fox and Katherine Stephenson won both the 14 to
FC Utd Reserves 3 Warrington Town Res 1. WARRINGTON Town Reserves put up a spirited display against runaway Cheshire Soccer League leaders FC United Reserves despite Anthony Brownbill being harshly sent off in the 30th minute. Town, who were then 2
Warrington Town Ladies 6 Blackpool Reserves LFC 1. WARRINGTON Town Ladies produced an outstanding team performance as they smashed Blackpool on Sunday. Goals were scored by Natalie Spendlove, Cathy Dutton, two, Jenny Lewis, Jackie Walton and Amy Cripps
Marple 2nd 5 Warrington 2nd 14. WARRINGTON RUFC's second team returned to winning ways at Marple in Miller Homes League Division Two. Marple scrambled an early try but, with the wind in their favour after the interval, McDermott and Griffiths landed
Eagle 2nd 12 Crewe and Nantwich 3rd 24. A YOUTHFUL Eagle second team were beaten by Crewe and Nantwich's thirds in rugby union's Miller Homes League Division Four West. Crewe went ahead with a penalty and a converted try, although Lee Moulsdale replied
WARRINGTON Golf Club's Graham Cox is in South Africa competing on the Sunshine Tour. Cox, of Stockton Heath, gained his card when finishing 20th in the qualifying school event in December. The 29-year-old, who has to take part in qualifying for some
Golborne Parkside 18 Rylands Sharks 8. A DEPLETED Rylands side could not find a way past Golborne in the North West Counties Amateur Rugby League Premier Division. Carl Lloyd scored a first-half try from Peter Leonard's kick for Rylands, who were missing
ORFORD'S Lorna Eden won both of her events at the Global Taekwondo UK North West Championships in Trafford on Sunday. Eden finished first in the 13 to 16-year-old black belt sparring and patterned moves competitions.
THE town of Warrington has three teams still alive in rugby league's Carnegie Challenge Cup after Bank Quay Bulls and Warrington Wizards reached the third round on Saturday. With Warrington Wolves set to enter the competition in the fourth round, Bank
KICKBOXER Paige Farrington lost on points in her IKF European amateur featherweight title challenge in Darlington on Saturday. Current British and Commonwealth champion Farrington, representing her country as part of an England team that faced a strong
WARRINGTON Schoolboys' under 11s football team are through to the Barnet Shield House quarter finals after defeating Kirkby on penalties. Warrington, who face Liverpool in the last four at Liverpool FA headquarters on March 12, had Jud Thorniley in fine
FORMER Warrington Wolves favourite Danny Farrar tied the knot with his Appleton fiancee Vicky McGuiness in his Australian homeland. The pair met while the ex-hooker was playing for the Wolves in the late 1990s and Vicky decided to move down under with
WARRINGTON Athletics Club's Danny Cliffe finished in an impressive fourth position in the under 17s boys' race at the English National Cross Country Championships at Alton Towers. Cliffe shared the lead in the closing stages but was pipped for the bronze
WARRINGTON Sports Personality of the Year Phil Archer starts another European Tour event in India today, Thursday. Archer has had two weeks back in England since finishing tied 48th in the Indian Masters but returns to action at the Johnnie Walker Classic
PAUL Cullen thinks Stuart Reardon's expected return to action at full back in Sunday's match against Catalans Dragons will lift the whole team after a shoulder injury that threatened the Great Britain international's career. Reardon needed a shoulder
LIVERPOOL Reserves are delaying a decision about whether to prolong their stay in Warrington because of concerns about the Halliwell Jones Stadium pitch. Reds second string boss Gary Ablett would like to extend his side's stay at The Halliwell Jones
Last meeting: Wolves 22 Dragons 18, August 19, 2007. Brent Grose touched down twice with Chris Riley, Kevin Penny and Rob Parker also crossing. Lee Briers converted once. Home record versus Dragons in Super League: Played 2, won 1, drawn 0, lost 1, points
WARRINGTON South MP Helen Southworth has been named MP of the year at a prestigious ceremony for her work protecting runaways. The MP won the title at the second Dods & Scottish Widows Women in Public Life Awards on Wednesday. The Warrington South MP
MERSEYSIDE police have announced the dates of the forthcoming surgeries. The public are invited to meet their local officers on: February 28 in Earlestown Library at 6pm until 7pm; February 29 at Earlestown Methodist Church at 10am until 12pm; March
A ST Helens rugby fan is to host the third round draw of a prestigious Rugby League Cup - from his living room. Keith Hopwood, aged 51, from Newton, will stage the draw of rugby league's most historic tournament - the Carnegie Challenge Cup - in his
HAVING a birthday every four years, a sketch artist who was born in 1924 has celebrated his 21st birthday with style. Born on February 29, Bill Taylor, who lives in sheltered accommodation on Meadow Close, Newton, has never had to lie about his age,
YOUNG people can obtain free information, guidance and support from a qualified Connexions advisor. Providing free advice in areas such as jobs and training, health and leisure, relationships and family, benefits, housing, education and drugs and alcohol
DAREDEVIL grandmother Joan Pilkington has proved that age holds no boundaries after she fulfilled her lifelong ambition of jumping 12,000ft from an aeroplane. The 68-year-old, from Bolton, who has ran a market stall in Earlestown for 35 years, took part
PERMISSION to change an empty office into an Indian restaurant and takeaway has been refused on grounds it would be too noisy and smelly for neighbours. Yet minutes after councillors made the decision about number 23 Common Lane, in Culcheth, they approved
A NEW wine bar opening in Culcheth has been given permission to open for as long as 41 hours at a time. Bacchus Wine Lodge will now be able to open from 9am on New Year's Eve until 2am on January 2, and from 9am on Bank Holidays until 2am the next day
CHILDREN face being late for school after transport chiefs cut a much-needed bus service at half-term to improve the reliability of others. Birchwood High School pupils from Culcheth must now either get a bus an hour earlier, turn up late for registration
RIXTON with Glazebrook Pre-school was rated as outstanding' in a recent Ofsted report not excellent' as stated on this page two weeks ago.
A TABLE top sale takes place at the Community Scout Centre in Glazebury on April 12. To book a table call Sandra Barker on 765133.
TWO mums are celebrating Mother's Day in a very unique way this weekend - by opening a boutique selling maternity wear. Jo Barritt and Louise Hoggarth say Bumps n' Daisy will breathe new life into the wardrobes of mums and mums-to-be' by bringing in
A PUBLIC meeting organised by campaigners against the extension of a landfill site in Risley takes place on Monday at 7.30pm. Waste giant, Biffa, is appealing against the first of two refusals by the borough council for it to remain open for another
UNITED Utilities is spending £1.25m on a 10-month project to replace old cast iron pipes in Culcheth with modern plastic ones. The water company hopes the work, which will be carried out around Twiss Green Primary School, will prevent low water pressure
WATERCOLOUR classes are being held at the Sankey Bridges Community Centre, on Old Liverpool Road, every Monday from 7.45pm to 9.45pm. Call tutor Chris Beesley for further details on 490109.
PENKETH and Great Sankey Royal British Legion, on Greystone Road, is hosting a soul and Motown night with DJ Sean Winstone on Saturday, at 7.30pm. Entry is free. Call Chris Whitfield on 723836 for information.
PENKETH parish councillors have congratulated staff at Penketh swimming pool for reducing their carbon footprint. The new pool covers recently installed at the swimming baths on Honiton Way have reduced heating bills by lowering the boiler temperature
AN army accountant from Penketh is celebrating completing his full term of service. Staff Sergeant Paul Dempsey, aged 44 of Walker Avenue, joined the Army as an accountant 22 years ago. The former Penketh High School pupil said: "There have been many
HEAVY waste wagons travelling to and from Arpley Landfill Site in Great Sankey will be re-routed for three months following complaints from Liverpool Road residents. Currently the lorries turn right on to Liverpool Road and leave via Penketh Lane Ends
THE Town Hall's political chiefs have hit back at MP Helen Jones after she criticized their financial control. In last week's Warrington Guardian, Mrs Jones accused the Liberal Democrat/Conservative leadership of wasting money after it was revealed more
A PENKETH sailor has won an award for Writer of the Year. Able Rate Lucy Gilston was presented with a fountain pen from the Royal Navy Writers Association in recognition of her achievement. Lucy, aged 18, gained the best overall performance during her
DRIVING will be banned on part of Burtonwood Road if Warrington Borough Council proposals are approved. The council intends to ban driving, except for bicycles, along a three metre length of road from a point south east of Burtonwood Road's junction
A FRONT porch could be built at 5 Kilford Close, in Callands, after plans were submitted to Warrington Borough Council.
DON'T forget the advance warning of a frog march at Sankey Valley Park in two weeks' time. The event, on Sunday, March 16 from 1pm to 4pm, is a chance to hunt around the park's ponds and ditches and learn about frogs, toads and their habitat. The rangers
CHOICES Youth Club will meet at St Philip's Church car park in Westbrook next Friday at 6.30pm. The group will then go on to the youth club around 7.30pm.
CHOICES Youth Club will meet at St Philip's Church car park in Westbrook next Friday at 6.30pm. The group will then go on to the youth club around 7.30pm.
ART workshops will be held at Burtonwood Children's Centre for toddlers, their childminders, parents and grandparents on Monday mornings from 9.30am to 11am. All are welcome.
ARE you a Winwick resident spending money on an educational training course? If so you could be eligible for a grant from Winwick Parish Council's Millennium Trust Fund. Application forms are available from Winwick Leisure Centre on Myddleton Lane and
A CHRISTMAS card recycling drive at St Michael's Parish Church in Burtonwood has raised £610. Members of the church used old cards to make new cards, which were then sold in the village to support the church.
VISIT a joint councillor and police surgery at Burtonwood Library next Saturday if you would like to discuss issues in Burtonwood and Winwick. The event, from 11.30am to 12.30pm, will be held by Labour councillors John Joyce and Terry O'Neill.
WORK on the new £35,000 car park at Winwick Leisure Centre will begin on Monday. The extended car park will provide 32 more spaces on Myddleton Lane. The development was given the go ahead last May, but Winwick Parish Council had to come to an agreement
A FAMILY race night raised £440 for St Paul of the Cross Primary School coffers. The takings, from the school's friends association event at Burtonwood Catholic Club, were up £46 on last year's figure. Andy Cocker, head teacher at St Paul's, said: "
THE Poulton with Fearnhead parish council has agreed to help fund Warrington Girls' Rugby League Team's tour of Australia this summer. Eight members of the team are from Poulton with Fearnhead.
GET lucky this leap year with a special bingo day at Longford Neighbourhood Services Centre tomorrow, Friday. Beginning at 1.30pm at the centre on Sandy Lane, everyone is welcome to join in and enjoy afternoon tea.
GET creative at Long Lane Garden Centre this Saturday with floral art and silk painting sessions. The floral art session runs from 10am to noon, and the silk painting from 1pm to 3pm. Courses are free but places need to be booked. Call Kath on 632847
CHRISTMAS cheer cost a parish council £1,657 this year. The Christmas tree that was put up on the corner of Manchester Road landed the Poulton with Fearnhead parish council with the bill from the borough council. The tree itself cost £408, with an additional
AFTER a visit from the council's environment boss, parks in the district could be set for a makeover. Paula Darlington, the head of service for environmental management at Warrington Borough Council, was at a meeting of Poulton with Fearnhead parish
PLEAS have been made to keep Longbarn Park locked at night after a man was attacked by a gang of teenagers. Following incident, on February 8, residents of Meadow Lane attended a meeting of Fearnhead with Poulton parish council to ask for the park gates
CUSTOMERS and football fans have raised £1,000 for St Rocco's Hospice at their local pub. Customers at The Famous King and Queen, on Padgate Lane, raised the money through Golden Goal competitions - which are football related raffles - and donations.
EXCITEMENT has begun as plans for the first Stockton Heath Festival progresses apace. Organisers of the arts and culture event, which will be taking place from July 10 to 13, have revealed key features of the summer event. As part of the It's your community
NEW to Warrington South policing unit, Insp Sarah Edgar introduced herself at Stockton Heath's February Parish Council meeting. She moved to the Grappenhall Road police station in January, and spoke of her plans for the coming months. She said: "I do
GHOST hunters came out in force for a special ghost hunt at Walton Hall. The historic hall saw more than 20 eager investigators join TV psychic Ian Lawman and a team from North West Spirit Seekers on February 15 as they tried to connect with the spirits
A PRIMARY school is celebrating after receiving a cash injection from NatWest. St Matthew's CE Primary School, Stretton, received a community cashback award from NatWest, Stockton Heath for the sixth consecutive year. The cheque was presented as a thank
NOMINATIONS are now open for a prestigious award handed out by Lymm Rotary Club. The annual Cyril Bell Award is handed out in recognition of outstanding service by an individual to the community of Lymm or Thelwall. The successful nominee will receive
AN eight mile walk through the parishes of Lymm and Thelwall takes place on Sunday, March 16. Starting at 11am at the ranger cabin off Crouchley Lane, the walk links local rights of way with three past and present trade routes, the Bridgewater Canal,
TWO Cubs have been awarded one of the most prestigous prizes available. Christopher Hughes and Richard Clague, of the 6th Warrington 1st Thelwall pack, were awarded the Chief Scouts' Silver Award by Lesley Regan the district commissioner for Warrington
GRAPPENHALL women's institute has celebrated its 85th birthday. The occassion was marked with a special party by the members.
GRAPPENHALL and Thelwall Parish Council's civic service will be held early next month. The service will take place in All Saints Church in Thelwall and will be followed by a reception at Grappenhall Community Centre in Bellhouse Lane.
"IT is Lymm's loss. He really was Mr Lymm". The tribute paid to Alan Ball who died earlier this month. A former parish and borough council, Mr Ball, aged 74, was a well known figure in the village. Former colleague and current parish and borough councillor
A GROUP geared up to ensure that free Lymm events take place throughout the year is all ready for action. Members of Lymm Events Management have been kitted out in new hi-visibility wear to make sure they don't come to any harm during the events. Last
WARRINGTON suffered their heaviest defeat of the season as they were hammered 12-2 by Sefton in North West Hockey League Division Seven North. Warrington, who travel to Lytham St Annes on Saturday, had to start the match with 10 men and Sefton took early
A GROUP geared up to ensure that free Lymm events take place throughout the year is all ready for action. Members of Lymm Events Management have been kitted out in new hi-visibility wear to make sure they don't come to any harm during the events. Last
GET down to Nora Street Community House and see what is on this week. The centre has a wide range of activities that all of the community can get involved in whatever time of the day. If you want to get that bit more active then why not try the chair-based
PART of the playing fields at Sir Thomas Boteler High School, in Latchford, is to be converted into a garden. Council planners have approved a scheme to allow the domestic garden to be built on the now redundant section of the sports ground at the Grammar
POLICE officers gave residents in Dallam a helping hand during a friendly tug-of-war contest. The pull was one of the highlights of a Whatever it Takes week which was held across Bewsey and Dallam. Organised by Warrington Borough Council, events included
STEP up to a charity challenge and join others from across the country for the Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile. Warrington is one of the towns to be hosting the fun run and this time competitors can have their pick of the distance that they would like
A MUSIC group set up for people with special needs is looking for new musicians to join them. The group, called 4-Alive, have been running since the beginning of the year and are looking for new members who would like to join them. Whether you are a
AN ALCOHOL expert at Warrington hospital is worried about the impact a 6.30am weekend licence at the new Synergy club will have on drinkers. Owners of the new club, in the former Mr Smith's building, are applying for a licence to open from 10pm to
WARRINGTON has placed in the top 20 of local authorities in the country for the number of secondary school pupils reaching the benchmark level at Key Stage three. In a report released today, Thursday, by the Department of Children, Schools and Families
FIVE of Warrington's unsigned bands will have their eyes set on stardom when they perform at WA1 tonight. Each band will have only a few songs to prove they deserve the coveted place in the final of the Red Stripe Music Awards (RSMA). The line-up for
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Warrington's driving test centre from closure have been given a massive boost. Members of Warrington's Professional Driving Instructors Association lobbied a crucial meeting last week in a bid to keep the Long Lane centre
PAUL Cullen feels Ashley Klein went against RFL guidelines by allowing Hull KR's Stanley Gene to stay on the field on Sunday after a high tackle that has ruled Simon Grix out of action. Grix impressed Cullen with his display at loose forward but suffered
PHIL Bentham will referee Wolves in a competitive game for the first time on Sunday. New RFL rules allow the Winwick official to take charge of games involved his hometown club this season.
Liverpool Reserves 2 Manchester United Reserves 0. FIVE top class Premier League players, a tremendous atmosphere and a match of breakneck speed contested by two of the biggest clubs in the world - not bad for £5. It may only have been a Barclays Premier
IT is no longer hooliganism but the British binge drinking culture that puts fans in danger during football matches on foreign soil. In just the last two years, matchday incidents have been reported involving Manchester United fans at Roma, Liverpool
Hull KR 28 Warrington Wolves 29. MICHAEL Monaghan probably could not have scored a more important first point for Warrington Wolves. The dogged scrum half's 76th-minute drop goal, preceding two Hull Kingston Rovers converted tries, not only sealed
