AS a resident of Winwick I would like to take issue with the rubbish printed in last week's GUARDIAN under Letter from the House by Helen Southworth MP. According to Mrs Southworth her Government's policy is "to protect our countryside... to use land
MAY I through your paper give a message to the person who on Sunday night at Lymm village stole my plant arrangement off the roof of my narrow boat. Now that they have taken it I hope that they look after it and that it gives them as much pleasure as
IN FEBRUARY of last year a planning application was made for another superstore to be built on the site adjacent to Church Street, Farrell Street and Napier Street. After the objections from the residents of Howley and some work places the plans seemed
ON a recent return to Warrington, a trip into town on a bus brought back to me the high fares we pay for such short journeys. Down in Dorset a three mile journey is just half the price. I remember before I left the town there was a similar story to the
MOORE and Daresbury got back on track with a home win against Maxonians at the weekend. After losing the toss, the visitors were put in to bat and once again Moore's bowlers quickly established their grip on the opposition batsmen. Jones and Topping reduced
YOUNG Warrington anglers celebrated unprecedented success at the most important competition of the year. Members of Warrington Anglers' Association swept the board at the National Cadets, Juniors and Intermedates Championships in a medals haul which put
PADGATE Cons just edged home against Hop Pole in a tight Inn Partnership Summer Darts League battle. And Tony Murphy's 17 darts for Gas Social A was the deciding factor in another knife-edge game at Royal Oak Branch. Veteran Billy Webb won the match for
THIS year's Crosfields five-a-side tournament was again a huge success with nearly 3,000 people attending. Organiser Steve Hook said teams were already booking their place for next year's competition. "It was a great weekend and special thanks must go
THE post-Wimbledon tennis craze continued at the annual Warrington Junior Tennis Tournament at Padgate Tennis and Bowling Club at the weekend. A total of 120 matches, including 13 finals were played over the three days with entries for the boys events
WARRINGTON'S academy team put on a great team display to defeat league leaders Bradford at Odsal. The win puts them in joint pole position with the Bulls, who have a slight points scoring advantage. After weathering an early Bradford onslaught, the young
WOLVES slumped to their heaviest defeat of the season with a dismal performance against an untouchable Bradford. A purposeful early effort wilted in the afternoon sun as the Bulls broke loose to stampede over the weary Wolves in a nine-try showpiece.
RYLANDS A remain top of Section A of the Warrington and North Cheshire Bowls Association Friday League after a 10-5 success at Farmers A. Carl Armitage and Dave Penketh won 21-10 and Neil Hardy replied with a 21-4 card. King and Queen A hold second spot
Alan Hunte, Dean Hanger and Jason Roach are all likely to miss Sunday's crucial home fixture against London Broncos, kick-off 3pm. The trio picked up the knocks in the 56-6 defeat at Bradford last weekend which bruised the players' morale as much as their
WORK will begin later this year on another engineering project designed to rid the town of ageing cast iron and lead water pipes. People living in the Great Sankey and Penketh areas are set to share in the benefits of a £7 million mains operation covering
REFUSE giant UK Waste has applied to extend the Risley Landfill Site. The application has been submitted to Warrington Borough Council and will now undergo a consultation process before development control committee members make a decision. As the GUARDIAN
A STAR Wars fanatic who first felt the Force more than 20 years ago will help bring its magic to a new generation of filmgoers. Cinema projectionist Richard Campbell, aged 31, has viewed the original Star Wars film more than 400 times since it first caught
.AN INVESTIGATION has begun at a top hotel after a customer fell victim to an electric shock. Bosses at the Daresbury Park Hotel have launched an inquiry after Barbara Nixon, a member of the venue's gym club, was subjected to a shock while in a shower
WARRINGTON Borough Council's traffic island sponsorship scheme has generated more than £112,000 in just two years, it was announced this week. More than half of the town's 77 roundabouts now have sponsorship deals and the largest of these was recently
CAMPAIGNERS behind a £400,000 super-park at Westy are receiving top level recognition from Whitehall, today, Friday. The efforts of residents over the past few years have breathed new life into open spaces, off Bridgewater Avenue. Now Environment Minister
A WARRINGTON firefighter jetted back home last week after taking part in a six week mission to help Kosovar refugees. John Pugh, aged 48, is a member of Cheshire Fire Brigade's search and rescue team, a specially trained unit which serves all over the
A SCHEME to bring a sense of community back to Bewsey has meant there is a waiting list for housing there for the first time in years. The initiative by Warrington Borough Council to relax the rules on handing out council homes has meant that all the
PLANS to revolutionise Orford Park and William Beamont High School are gathering speed as part of an expanding £2.3 million project. If the dream, being developed by the borough council's community services department, is realised, sports and leisure
THE sky was dark and the rain threatened to pour but as soon as the brightly coloured floats assembled for Croft Carnival the clouds cleared and the air grew warmer. The popular parade of floats gathered at Kenyon Lane and were joined by walkers at the
BOMB disposal experts were called in as a Warrington retail park was evacuated on Wednesday morning - because of a discarded briefcase. The alert was triggered just after 7am when a Gemini worker spotted a tan-coloured case wedged in a bin, off Cromwell
INCREASING numbers of Warrington school leavers are considering a career in the Army, the latest statistics have revealed. Recruiting figures at Warrington's Army Careers Office in Winmarleigh Street have risen by almost 28 per cent in the past two years
ALSAGER take on Bramhall at home this Sunday in the Cheshire Cup quarter-final after beating Bredbury in the fifth round at the weekend. Gareth Rowe was on form with the ball, taking four wickets for 19 as Bredbury opened with 135 for eight in their 40
RESIDENTS in Kennet Drive, Congleton, have received a boost in their bid to slow the speed of cars outside their homes. The road links Park Lane and Canal Road, and is the borough council's top priority for traffic calming measures in 1999. The estate
PARISHIONERS are busy decking out every nook and cranny of their church for the highlight of 150th birthday celebrations. St James Church in Congleton will be groaning under the weight of sweet-smelling blooms next week for a three-day flower festival
LEADING Biddulph firm Selectus is due to sell off part of its business in order to concentrate on its ribbons operations. Selectus managing director Dieter Senn said this week that the proposed sale to Velcro Industries would secure the long-term future
BATTLING Ivy Wood and her courageous husband David are heading off later this month for a long-awaited holiday break. Mr Wood, aged 45, from Lawton Street, Congleton, has Motor Neurone Disease, a condition which has spread rapidly since being diagnosed
THE ALEXANDRA Soccer and Community Association have announced a change of venue for its Summer Soccer School. It now takes place at Whitchurch Sport and Leisure Centre, Sir John Talbot's School, Heath Road, Whitchurch, Shropshire. All other details remain
WESTON put on an excellent show of batting at home to City Works on Saturday. Mike Chester scored his debut century for Weston and was ably assisted by Said Wasim (46) and Simon Barratt (49) to amass a total of 226 for 5 declared. The visitors never came
ANY hopes for a good weekend for Crewe CC were squashed with back to back defeats against Leek and Audley, together with a serious injury suffered by their exciting professional Ashish Kapoor. Kapoor missed both matches due to a shoulder injury picked
GREEN-FINGERED Graham Hardman beat off the competition to land first place in the BBC Gardener's World Student Design Competition. Graham, a student at Reaseheath College in Nantwich had spent 30 years in the computer industry before deciding to branch
CULTURAL delights from schools across Crewe came together at South Cheshire College on Monday. The vibrant and colourful multi-cultural show was sponsored by the North West Arts Board and the Ward Blenkinsop Trust. It included dance, drama and artwork
BRITAIN in Bloom judges descended on Crewe and Nantwich this week to judge the borough's entries in this year's competition, The judges paid a visit to the two town centres plus Haslington, Audlem, Willaston and Wistaston on Monday. The judges will be
BRIDGEMERE Garden World takes centre stage at the first ever Royal Horticultural Show at Tatton Park next week. The Flower Show will take place from July 22 to 25 and Bridgemere, based near Nantwich, will have the centrepiece representing the best of
A COUPLE of smashers! That's Crewe's golden table tennis duo, Paula Latham and Michael Oakes. The pair have returned from the Special Olympics in North Carolina with gold medals. Paula netted the under 21s singles gold and then teamed up with Michael
WORRIED residents are calling for a meeting to find out more about a health authority's plans for a former orphanage in Crewe. People living in Queens Park Gardens, off Victoria Avenue, are not happy that they were not consulted about the change of use
Widnes Vikings 14 Featherstone Rovers 20 THE VIKINGS met their Waterloo against a Featherstone side that clearly came to the Auto Quest stadium with a purpose and a plan that they carried out to perfection. Seven wins on the bounce for Widnes didn't seem
WIDNES are still chasing their first league win of the season after being beaten by nine wickets on Saturday by Disbury. Tony Hurdley cried off shortly before the game with a damaged knee and then, batting first, Widnes lost Phil Catterall in the fourth
RUGBY LEAGUE bosses have been meeting this week to decide Widnes Vikings' fate after the expected decision on franchise awards for next year was deferred at the last minute. The long-running saga was given extra wind when Thursday's expected announcement
WIDNES Albion Bulls ARLFC have commenced pre-season training at St Peter & Paul High School, Highfield Road. They are looking to all players to report to the school at 6.30pm, also any new players who fancy a game are asked to come along as the Bulls
POLICE are investigating how a man, whose involvement in an incident inside Top of the Town nightclub in Widnes resulted in him being asked to leave, ended up outside with head injuries. The events happened at around 1.30am on Saturday, July 3 when a
A MULTI-MILLION pound project to rejuvenate Widnes town centre came a step closer this week. Halton councillors approved a draft development brief for the first phase of the scheme. Homes in Lambert Court, shops in Widnes Road and the Halton College Simms
THE MEN accused of murdering Hale resident Tony Sinnott have been sent for trial at Liverpool Crown Court. David Smith, 40, of Millward Court and James Cawlet, 35, of Blacklock Road, both in Speke, will be tried next month for the killing of Sinnott,
A MAN bit his brother on the ear during a series of drunken attacks, Warrington Crown court heard on Friday. Anthony Clarke, 24, of Milton Avenue, Widnes was jailed for 12 months after admitting wounding and affray. Andrew Green, prosecuting, said the
Fixtures for August 1999 Saturday 14 Spennymoor (A) Tuesday 17 Colwyn Bay (H) Saturday 21 Whitby Town (H) Tuesday 24 Droylsden (A) Saturday 28 Emley (H Monday 30 Bamber Bridge (A) September 1999 Saturday 4 Worksop Town (A) Tuesday 7 Leek Town (H) Saturday
Runcorn Greenall Darts League SECTION Three leaders Halton Marauders continued with their impressive run last Thursday night when they gained their sixth successive league victory when beating Draymen 6/3. Leading the way for the winners here was K Jones
BRITAIN'S biggest free two-day show is only days away! This year's Halton Show promises to be bigger and better than ever. Spike Island will once again be transformed into a giant carnival on Saturday and Sunday, July 17 and 18. Show chairman councillor
A NINE-Year-old boy who was reported missing from Runcorn on Monday evening has been found safe in Liverpool. Sean Graham, who had been reported as missing from 6.30pm, was found at a relative's house in Liverpool at lunchtime on Tuesday. Converted for
WOMAN received a suspected electrical shock while in the shower at a gym. An internal investigation is under way into how Barbara Nixon, a 30-year-old member of Daresbury Park Hotel's leisure centre, came to be hurt at the facility at 9.30am. She was
I WOULD like to say a big thank you to Mrs P. Williams who found an envelope outside B and Q on Saturday, June 26. The envelope contained a 1st Holy Communion card and some money. Mrs Williams opened it and kindly returned it to me first class post. Thank
AS I was going into Warrington market last week, I noticed a sign on the door saying No Smoking, so as I am a smoker I immediately put my cigarette out. While I was walking round the market I looked to see if anyone else was smoking and during 15 minutes
GRAPPENHALL returned to winning ways with victory in both their matches at the weekend. On Saturday Grappenhall travelled to Sale in their Cheshire County League fixture and batting first they amassed 218-8 in 47 overs, including a superb century for
THE River Dane is still carrying some colour in the water which is ensuring some good chub catches for Warrington Anglers' Association members. Fish are being caught in water barely 12 inches deep. Caster or meat are best baits. The Derwent produced some
LAST weekend scorcHing weather was the main contributing factor for the fortunes of Lymm Angling Club members. Despite the weather the fish have generally been very obliging to our members on most waters. Although they can be infuriating, as we all know
THE time trial season burst into life for Warrington Road Club members this week after a subdued start to the year. Alf Hilton provided the first win of the year in the Nova CC 50-mile race, recording a stunning time of 1hr 55 mins 42 secs on the undulating
LIVID coach Darryl Van de Velde blasted his Wolves after a toothless performance against a rampant Bradford Bulls. The fuming boss criticised his players' lack of commitment after leaking nine tries in the humiliating loss. Speaking after the game, he
STAR centre Toa Kohe-Love has disappointed England coach John Kear by declining the opportunity to play in the national side. It was last week reported that Kear had confirmed his interest in including the in-form Wilderspool favourite in his plans along
Lymm Angling Club match result: Sunday's Sankey Canal Match, Waterways Car Park: 1, Paul Tinkley, 12lbs-1oz-0drms; 2, Stuart Conroy, 9-11-4; 3, Derek Bowers, 8-15-8; 4, Frank Holding, 8-11-8. Warrington Public Parks' G & J Greenall Premier Bowls League
Grappenhall v Sandbach Grappenhall T. McCoy b Shallcross 0 S. Muncaster ct b Johnson 5 W. Sharp lbw b Shallcross 2 I. Jackson lbw b Johnson 42 N. Sharp run out 17 A. Rayner ct Johnson b Williams 16 D. Hudd ct Latham b Williams 12 N. Titchard ct Wyley
ST. OSWALDS' Tommy Johnstone shattered hopes of a memorable King and Queen double by narrowly taking the Carlsberg Tetley title. A win for Wells would have added to the celebrations for his club, who also stormed the prestigious Greenalls Classic, but
JOHN Taylor led a strong Warrington contingent into the finals day of one of the biggest bowls events of the year- and came away with the title. The King and Queen player revelled on his home turf in the Greenalls Classic as he crushed the opposition
WARRINGTON kickboxer Julie Cross powered her way to her latest victory after taking on Italian Sonia Grande in her own back yard. After being given just four days notice, Julie flew out to Milan to beat her opponent in the fourth round on Sunday. "I had
WARRINGTON based North West Water is taking action after a report showed water quality in the area was slightly below average. The independent Drinking Water Inspectorate's ninth annual report, published on Wednesday, showed that of 336,135 tests carried
WARRINGTON'S biggest street party went with a swing on Friday as 28 churches made their annual trip around the town. Although the rain threatened to fall at times, in the end the sun shone down on the last Walking Day of the Millennium. And the procession
WARM tributes have been paid by friends and colleagues of the much-loved former Penketh councillor Harry Bennett, whose funeral took place last Wednesday. Mr Bennett, formerly of Meeting Lane, Penketh, died on Saturday, June 28, aged 66. He passed away
OLD boys and girls from Sir Thomas Boteler High School, formerly Boteler Grammar, are being asked to get in touch with the organisers of a special reunion, set to take place on September 10 this year. Ex-pupils from the first mixed classes at the school
THE possibility of Warrington becoming a Millennium city came a step nearer this week when councillors voted unanimously to make a strong bid for city status. Council bosses want Warrington to be the country's 'City for Peace' because of the way townsfolk
FAMILY and friends will unite today, Friday, to bid farewell to a cancer campaigner who tragically lost his fight for life. University student James Dickinson, aged 19, who suffered from a form of skin cancer, had been in training for a marathon relay
RIVAL politicians have given a cautious welcome to outline plans by Labour to transfer 11,000 Town Hall properties out of council control. Opposition councillors have given their initial backing to a huge tenants' ballot on the future of the town's council
DANCE the night away at a charity disco and help to send a little girl with cerebral palsy to a special therapy centre in Florida. Keeley Palmer, of Livingstone Close, Old Hall, visited the Miami dolphin centre last summer and her family saw a dramatic
VISITORS to Walton Lea Crematorium this weekend can find out how the place operates and what the plans are for the future at a special open day. There have been a number of changes at the crematorium since the last time it threw open its doors. Registrar
A WARRINGTON born writer is set for screen stardom when his first novel is turned into a feature film. Bewsey-bred Conrad Williams, aged 30, has been commissioned by Revolution Films, the production company behind the acclaimed Jude and Welcome to Sarajevo
A FANTASTIC array of costumes brought a fiesta feel to the streets of Penketh last Saturday, making this year's Carnival the most successful yet. Despite the dull skies, there was no shortage of colour at Penketh High School playing field, as Deputy Mayor
A FATHER-of-two's fight to ensure a safer future for children walking to school in Padgate and Fairfield has won the support of hundreds of worried residents. Near-misses between pedestrians and vehicles shooting through red lights at the junction of
REVAMPS are in the pipeline for Warrington's crimebusting spy cameras - and possible extensions to the system have not been ruled out. Police and borough council bosses are set to put together bids for new closed circuit technology following the continued
A FORMER inmate of Warrington's ground breaking boot camp returned to Thorn Cross Young Offenders' Institution to show other lads there that the controversial scheme can work. Young Ammar Malik, a 21-year-old from Manchester, had hit rock bottom when
BABIES fighting for their lives will have the advantage of the latest technology - thanks to the pennies and pounds given by kind-hearted Warrington folk. Round-the-clock care for tots in intensive care will now be easier with the arrival of three multi-parameter
EXCLUSIVE BY STEPHEN RYLANCE TOWN Hall workers have accused council bosses of threatening to undermine the town's most cherished tradition. Officials from the public sector union, UNISON, are locked in a standoff with council chiefs over proposals to
KNYPERSLEY fell an agonising four runs short of victory against league leaders Elworth on Sunday after looking set for a memorable win. Knypersley were well set at 198 for five in reply to Elworth's 218 for seven, and were still in with a shout at 200
CONGLETON 2nds fell 14 runs short of victory at Heaton Mersey on Saturday in a thrilling end to the league match. Heaton opened with 201 for six, Mick Maw the pick of the Congleton bowlers, finishing with four for 54, and there was a wicket each for Simon
BRILLIANT batting by Jonathan Gray and Toby Miller at the weekend for Congleton earned them a place in the history books. Gray and Miller ended unbeaten on 97 and 94 respectively in a memorable stand of 207, the highest ever partnership in the Cheshire
CHARITY director Anne Mawdsley is jetting off next month to the USA to receive a major award. Mrs Mawdsley is the director of the Raynaud's and Scleroderma Association, which is based at 112, Crewe Road, Alsager. She is due to travel to fly across the
HEROIN is being used by ever younger children, Congleton MP told fellow MPs at the House of Commons. Mrs Winterton said drug taking was increasing, and everyone faced an enormous task in controlling and cutting drugs on the streets. Her comments came
NEW jobs are in the offing at a booming Congleton business which is celebrating record sales figures. Sales at Berisfords for the first half of 1999 are a quarter up on the same period last year, itself a record for the company. News of the record business
GRATEFUL parents Deborah and George Hammond are well on their way to their fund-raising target for hospitals which saved their son's life. Six-year-old Adam Hammond, from Congleton, has made a full recovery from the potentially killer disease meningococcal
AIR accident investigators told this week how a man risked his life to drag a pilot from the burning wreckage of a light aircraft. The man had been walking his dogs near the Old Man of Mow, a folly in Mow Cop, when he saw the Slingsby Firefly plane smash
LOCAL Lads Neil Lamont and John Parton fared well in round seven of the 1999 ABP Motorsport Yokohama Tyres Modified Production Championship at Snetterton on July 3rd. Nantwich racer Lamont in his Lamont Property Services-backed Peugeot 205GTi battled
EXPECTATIONS were never high for the Surge's depleted ranks as they travelled to face Northern Division champions Yorkshire Rams with only 15 players last Sunday. Without injured quarterback Richard Large and his deputy Anthony Charles, Lee Trethaway
A THRILLING finale to the league season saw early leaders Rode Park become worthy champions as Nantwich were deprived of their fourth successive title by defeat at the hands of Crewe. Onneley heaped more misery on the former champs by taking the runners-up
ELWORTH tasted defeat for the first time this season, going down at Betley on Saturday, and almost repeated it the next day before snatching victory against Knypersley. Betley started badly losing skipper Simon Cork to Paul Crompton for only 2 runs to
SCHOOL cooks from Sandbach and Nantwich have been serving up a feast this week in a bid for fame across the north west. The National School Cook of the Year, organised by the Local Authority Caterers Association and sponsored by British meat, aims to
A WEEK long feast of Arts comes to town this weekend. An action packed programme of music, dance, art, crafts, street theatre, circus, workshops and exhibitions kicks off on Saturday with an explosion of activity in the town centre. It's the Second Nantwich
A GROUP of residents look set to have won the chance to create a playarea on land near their homes. The Barony West Residents Association has been running for 11 years and when land on St Mary's Road came up for sale the group saw this as a good opportunity
DIPLOMATIC relations across Nantwich are set to be boosted this week thanks to Malbank School head girl Catherine Finney. Catherine, aged 17, from Coppenhall, is currently taking A levels in history, French, English and maths. She hopes to have a career
A PURPOSE built wing is set to be created at a Nantwich nursery to increase places and provide more scope for activities. Nyehome Nursery School at Barony Court in Nantwich was built in 1997 at a cost of £250,000. It included state of the art equipment
NURSING staff at Leighton Hospital have been given a boost thanks to a charity concert held earlier this year. The concert was organised by Marjorie Bossons, her daughter and son-in-law Sarah-Jane and Ian Irlam along with the rest of the family. It was
A NANTWICH man accused of killing Wirral widow Alice Rye has claimed that another man confessed to her murder. Kevin Morrison of Pinfold Caravan Site, Wettenhall Road, Poole is accused of stabbing the 74 year old mother of three to death at her home in
LEISURE officers have come under fire following the partial closure of Crewe baths. The sauna and Pulse Fitness Suite are to remain open during a full structural survey of the building. Angry pool user Barrie Durkin is calling for the resignation of the
THIS weekend's teaching Oscars were as big a farce as the Hollywood variety. Unfortunately Tony Blair seems more interested in being a cosmetic surgeon than a principled Prime Minister. The idea that a televised night out makes everything okay is ridiculous
GRANOX is to build a new raw materials building after winning planning permission this week. The move to improve the environmental benefits at the site was welcomed by Halton councillors. The existing raw materials building does not have an air lock for
A PROPOSED new lay-by in Cronton Road has come to a standstill after villagers this week branded it a "deathtrap". Residents say they were shocked to discover a hedgerow was soon to be ripped out in Cronton Road. Said Tom Thornett, of Cronton Road, who
A HORSE died on Monday night when it bolted from its field into the path of traffic on the Lunts Heath Road. The four-year-old gelding died at the scene after the collision, which occurred at 10pm. Neither driver was badly injured. Converted for the new
HALTON youngsters attended a Civic Reception in their honour at the Auto Quest Stadium, Widnes on Wednesday evening after taking part in the first ever Cheshire Youth Games in Macclesfield on Saturday, July 3. More than 130 children, aged between 11-13
RUNCORN'S plan to build a supermarket on Canal Street is still alive despite the loss of development partner Morbaine. But directors are also now looking at remodelling their home into a new stadium, with a different developer apparently interested. Last
FOUR Halton schools are to have major works carried out over the summer to fix long-standing health hazards. The council is stumping up more than £700,000 towards work at Fairfield high, Wade Deacon, Daresbury and Chesnut Lodge special school, where decaying
MORE cold water has been poured on a council tenant's hopes of finally being able to enjoy a hot shower in her own home for the first time in the six months she has lived there. Things at Joanne Robinson's Grangemoor house are so bad that her 18-month-old
A CLEAN environment is more important to the people of Halton than shopping centres and economic development, according to a survey released this week. In pursuit of some consensus about a proposed community plan, Halton Council sent out approximately
EUROPE looks set to become a live issue in Halton this week as the borough learns whether its access to the communal crock of gold that is EU funding will be cut back. The Government is set to announce its new definitions of Assisted Areas (AAs) on Thursday
