SAVING lives and reducing accidents at home is our top priority. That's the reassuring message from a trailblazing group of agencies who have teamed up to keep us all safe. "It's a unique opportunity for us all to work together to reduce a wide range
BUSINESSES looking for lessons in leadership and how to make breakthroughs in performance can attend a seminar at Haydock Park Racecourse in October. The Faultless Leader is a free event on Tuesday, October 24, from 7.45am to 10.30am, which looks at memory
NEWTON Community Hospital staff are hosting a celebratory service in the Bradlegh Road grounds next Wednesday from 2pm to 4pm. Susan Winstanley, matron at the site, said: "It will be a short ecumenical service with the staff and people in the community
ONE of the most entertaining and controversial figures in British music comes to Mesnes Park next weekend for the Newton Music Festival. Now in its 18th year, festival organisers are promising the 2006 event will be the best one yet after confirming a
VICTIMS of the Asian Tsunami and the Pakistan earthquake have received practical help, thanks to an enthusiastic club. A medical centre and shelter boxes are just two of the countless ways Widnes Rotarians have helped crisis torn families all over the
A SERVICE to keep residents living near the site of the Creamfields dance festival up-to-date with any information has been launched by Cheshire Constabulary. Police Direct will send free up-to-the-minute information by text messages, e-mails or recorded
SIX schools in Halton have been awarded the Artsmark standard for the first time with a further 10 schools getting re-accreditations. With 55 per cent of eligible schools achieving the Government-endorsed accreditation, Halton now has the highest per
CALLOUS crooks stole money raised for needy kids after threatening a pub landlord and his wife. The pair pleaded with the armed trio, explaining it was for a children's Christmas party, but they stepped up their threats and stole it anyway. Detectives
Here we go again - up goes the council tax and down come the levels of service. The latest case is now refuse will not be removed if the lid of the wheelie bin is not fully closed. We are only a family of three and we have to squeeze in the last couple
The developers who are behind the Centre Park regeneration proposal and are hoping to make a fortune out of it must think we Warringtonians are gullible. The proposal to build several 5/6-storey apartments, plus a large estate comprising town houses,
I AM asking if anyone has any information or pictures about the Bluecoat School, which stood where the Lord Daresbury is now built. The Bluecoat School was associated with the poor and needy children. I have been trying to find out more about the school
It was an excited parishioner in my previous parish who first drew my attention to Warrington Walking Day. She and her family had attended when one of her granddaughters was taking part and she was thrilled with the event. That was five years ago. Little
reading my Guardian on June 29, I don't 'bee-lieve' it either! I really don't! You see, like Mr Webb, but living in the old Orford Green village area, I also found surprise visitors, in one of my three bird boxes. I was following my usual daily routine
Seven years ago we decided to send our oldest child to St Nicholas' School in Northwich based on several factors, not least that there was a direct bus from London Road to Greenbank in Northwich. Our other two children followed, one now about to enter
IT was interesting to read your tribute to Mrs Trixie Gray on the occasion of her 103rd birthday. She certainly had a great deal of support from her two nieces, Mavis Thompson and Pat Molyneux, who both live locally, but she is a lovely lady who has not
FOUR ducks cost Stretton as they were beaten by 44 runs at home to Alderley Park in Meller Braggins Cheshire Cricket League Division Three on Saturday. Steve Critchley took 2 for 65 as Alderley Park finished on 194 for 5 and an opening partnership of
IT'S CARNIVAL time again in Winwick this Saturday with the seventh annual event held on the field by Winwick Leisure Centre in Myddleton Lane. Promising all the usual attractions catering for people of all ages, visitors can enjoy watching the renowned
success RYLANDS Cricket Club's juniors had a superb weekend with all three teams winning. The under 11s defeated Runcorn by four runs, the under 13s edged Hartford by one wicket and the under 15s beat Hartford by six wickets. Rylands under 11s and under
WARRINGTON Wolves superstar Brent Grose and coach Paul Cullen visited the peace centre in Old Hall to congratulate a group of youngsters in a special reward evening. The sporting duo were joined by ex-Brookside star Dean Sullivan, who played loveable
WARRINGTON made it five wins in a row with weekend home victories in both the league and the cup. They entertained Irby in the Cheshire County Cricket League Second Division on Sautrday and clinched a three-wicket triumph with the aid of 71 not out from
TWO groups will benefit from a windfall of bikes from a local mechanic. James Pritchard, from A to B Mobile Mechanics Ltd on Gorsey Lane, has handed over around 300 bikes to the YMCA Warrington Furniture Project and Westy Sure Start. The two groups hope
CULCHETH Petanque Club are celebrating their second anniversary with an invitation to newcomers. Club chiefs will waive fees for up to four sessions for anyone who wants to try the game. New memberships are currently available for £5. Regular sessions
ST Rocco's Hospice is looking for people who would like to help out at one of the hospice's many shops. The Knutsford Road shop in Latchford is currently recruiting for assistants who could spare a few hours a week to help out in the shop. Joining a team
WARRINGTON was represented on the podium at the Superkart 2006 UK Cup in Northern Ireland. Paul Platt, the 2005 British champion, held off fellow Warringtonian Damian Sleep to clinch third spot in the 125cc section of the season's showpiece event at the
AN intrepid explorer from Latchford trekked across the Inca Trail to raise money for an Alzheimer's charity in memory of her father. Theresa Walsh decided to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society after her father, Gerry, died from the disease last year
BRIDGE Foot Police Amateur Boxing Club's Lee Ward suffered defeat against a more experienced Irish opponent on his England debut. Ward was selected to represent England in the final of the Four Nations Junior Championships in Liverpool after becoming
COUNCILLORS Colin Oliver and Scott Wilson will hold surgeries at Padgate Library on Saturday from 10am until noon.
MEMBERS of the borough council's development control committee have approved a proposed two-storey extension to the rear of 14 and 16 Cinnamon Lane, Fearnhead.
WARRINGTON and Cheshire service area representative rugby league teams rounded off a successful season with an awards ceremony at The Halliwell Jones Stadium. Certificates were presented to players in the four age groups from under 12s to under 15s. The
COUNCILLOR Brian Maher will hold a police surgery tomorrow, Friday, at 10.30am in the rent office on Grasmere Avenue. Saturday surgery home visits are also available for senior citizens. For more details, call Clr Maher on 816529.
A GROUP of teenagers from William Beamont High School have just returned from a life-changing visit to a Ugandan village populated by AIDS orphans. Links were forged with the Kamuzinda children's village when its choir, The Pearl Of Africa, visited William
WARRINGTON Dolphins swimmer Christian Wade was victorious in the men's British Long Distance Swimming Association Three-Kilometre Championship in Wales. Wade won the event in Bala and Andy Wright finished second, as he did in the Cheshire Three-Kilometre
BETH Hicken finished fifth in the junior girls' 200m at the English Schools Track and Field Championships in Gateshead. The 14-year-old Woolston High School pupil, who represents City of Stoke Athletics Club, qualified for the final of the national schools
WARRINGTON'S Imagine8 netball team will play their biggest game yet this weekend. The Penketh High School based side will meet Purley from Kent in the England Netball Challenge Cup Plate Final in Bath on Saturday. Imagine8, originally established as Greenall
STOCKTON Heath shot put star John Nicholls has received an unexpected boost ahead of the upcoming European Veterans Championships. The 40-year-old, who will compete in the Polish city of Poznan on July 23, has learned that he will receive the bronze medal
CALLOUS crooks stole money raised for needy kids after threatening a pub landlord and his wife. The pair pleaded with the armed trio, explaining it was for a children's Christmas party, but they stepped up their threats and stole it anyway. Detectives
A MAN has been charged with rape after a woman was sexually assaulted in the Old Town in the early hours of Saturday morning. Michael Edward Lloyd, aged 22, from Castlefields, appeared before Runcorn magistrates on Wednesday after being arrested by detectives
WARRINGTON Anglers' Association hosted the NFA Intermediate, Junior and Cadet National Championships on the Bridgewater canal on Saturday. The event, staged between Preston Brook and Grappenhall, was a great success with every angler catching reasonable
LYMM restaurant La Boheme will have extension work after council planners gave a new scheme the go-ahead. The Mill Lane lobby will be revamped as part of the work.
OUGHTRINGTON Community Association holds its third annual hog roast and dance on the field outside the Sandy Lane centre on Saturday. The association is bidding to raise money to revamp parts of the building, which attracts hundreds of users each week
A TUTOR at a Grappenhall rock school is heading to guitar university. Joe Mashiter, aged 20, teaches at Clive's Easylearn Pop Music Schools, in Bellhouse Lane. He is leaving after winning a place at Guitar X University, in Acton, London. The degree is
WHAT are your biggest concerns about policing in Grappenhall and Thelwall? You can have your say at a community action meeting, held by the police, on Thursday, July 27, at 7pm at the Quays Community Centre in Thelwall. The meeting will allow a top priority
HIGH Legh Primary School is one of those possibly under threat by a new school review. The first round in a review which could see the closure of small schools in Knutsford, Wilmslow and Macclesfield has got under way. And if the results of previous exercises
A HISTORIC Lymm building will not be converted to flats after objectors won a planning committee vote. Berkley House, in Whitbarrow Road, will not change its use, councillors decided. A closely fought vote decided the issue at the Town Hall last Wednesday
Warrington Wolves 30 Huddersfield Giants 26 DOZENS of hot air balloons could have been inflated with the collective sigh of relief from the terraces when Sunday's final hooter signalled the end of Wolves' longest losing run since 2002. Not only that,
FORMER Warrington centre Owen Bevan has died at the age of 79. Bevan, who was the younger brother of Wire legend Brian Bevan, passed away in Sydney on Wednesday morning. Owen Bevan made his debut for Warrington in 1949 and went on to play 55 games for
MICHAEL Cooper's try on his Super League debut at Castleford prompted the question: 'Who is Wolves' youngest ever try scorer?' The prop, who is aged 17 years and 10 months, is among Warrington's youngest touchdown stars of the Super League era but the
MCDONALDS staff have been giving students at Birchwood High School a lesson in how to look after the environment. Staff from the fast food giant went into school to pick up litter along side learners from the school.
WOLVES' under 21s will bid to move back up the Senior Academy Championship table when they travel to Hull FC on Sunday. Gary Chambers' side take on the Airlie Birds at West Hull ARLFC at 1pm after a 36-18 defeat at home to Huddersfield at the weekend
THERE are still aspects of our game that we need to improve on but the main thing on Sunday was for Wolves to stop the slump that we were in and lift a few of the storm clouds that were gathering. Everyone was feeling the pressure but we responded well
WOLVES have turned their attention to the fight for a place in the top four ahead of Saturday's trip to the KC Stadium. Wolves face Hull FC in a Sky-televised game, kick-off 6.15pm, and Paul Cullen reckons his side can still consider themselves contenders
PAUL Cullen has revealed that a half back is likely to be on his shopping list for 2007 as he continues his bid to replace Nathan Wood. Cullen has been impressed with the contribution of Simon Grix, who scored two tries in Wolves' 30-26 win against Huddersfield
BROWNIES in Croft are celebrating after winning the best overall float at Croft carnival earlier this month. The second Croft Brownies won the competition with the theme 'Brownies are Sweet'. The Brownie Guider, Karen Nash, said the youngsters were delighted
PENKETH Parish Council has won an apology from the borough council over a planning decision that had left parish councillors furious. Members were angry about a plan to convert a funeral directors at 58 Warrington Road to a fast food shop. They sent in
PENKETH Parish Council has postponed major pruning work until 2008 at the earliest after being told most trees were still in reasonable condition. Pruning was last done in 2003 and is normally carried out every five to 10 years. However, the council did
PLANS have been submitted for the following building work in Penketh: l Construction of two, two-storey semi-detached house on land between 32 and 34 Neville Crescent. l A two-storey side extension, projecting to the front and rear at 75 Warrington Road
INVESTIGATORS have made more claims about the Europa Boulevard based companies Tan Kwik (UK) Ltd and Kwik Jet (UK) Ltd. The firms traded across the country and sold sunbed and cleaning franchises for between £20,000 and £60,000. The Companies Investigation
HERE'S a look at council plans for a new community centre at a forgotten site in Culcheth. The plans have been drawn up after borough councillors backed a £600,000 plan to redevelop the current Shaw Street site earlier this year after a long campaign
TWO brothers from Penketh have graduated with first class degrees. Philip Morris, aged 23, and Michael Morris, aged 21, both went to St Joseph's Primary School and then to St Gregory's High School. Philip studied Chemistry part-time at Manchester University
BETHAN Simpson from Great Sankey has been named the Cheshire representative for the up and coming FA Young Leadership in Coaching Competition. The 17-year-old, from Nevada Close, looks set to star in the Football Association's week-long competition at
ST Vincent's Catholic Primary School pupils have been showing their artistic side at an exhibition for parents and governors. A school spokesman said: "It was a really exciting occasion - every child in the school was involved and the children felt exhilarated
PRESSURE is growing for alcohol free zones in Great Sankey and Penketh. The movement for by-laws to stop people drinking in public is being advanced on at least three fronts. Residents and councillors are concerned at problems with nuisance youths, particularly
THE case of a 28-year-old man due to face magistrates following a death crash in Lymm has been adjourned. Richard McMahon, from Manchester, was charged with assault causing actual bodily harm after a 31-year-old motorcyclist was killed on Mill Lane on
WE will work with you, Arena Housing has told the people of Howley. The social housing landlord has just won planning permission for a controversial centre for homeless young people. The company said it was 'absolutely committed to involving people' after
RESIDENTS and traders in Lymm have hit out after what they described as historical vandalism in the village. During the ongoing work to repair Eagle Brow, in the centre of the village, 100-year-old sets were discovered under the road surface. Council
A-55-YEAR-old Greenalls worker has appeared in court following the £40 million distillery blaze. Norman Guest, of Worsley Road, Walton, appeared before Warrington Magistrates' Court this afternoon, Friday, accused of causing the brewery inferno. He faces
WORKMEN digging foundations in Stockton Heath hit an unexpected find on Thursday - two concrete boats. They were working on land off Gainsborough Road when a drill buckled and bent as it hit something solid. They scraped away the mud to find two 80ft
A GREAT Sankey footballer campaigning for the rules on mixed-sex football to be changed has come face-to-face with her hero. Hannah Dale, 11, from Phillips Drive, who plays for Crosfield's, went to London to help lobby the Football Association to change
THE desecration of a piece of Stockton Heath's heritage has caused heated debates in all camps. The sudden removal and scrapping of machinery from the Forge, which produced spades used in First World War trenches, has caused residents to blame councillors
THREE hundred police stormed drug dens during the town's biggest drug bust. Dawn raids yesterday, Wednesday, targeted 30 addresses, with 21 suspected drug dealers arrested for crack and heroin offences. The mass raids were the culmination of Operation
A DATE is yet to be set for a by-election for the council seat of a former mayor who died last month. Poulton North councillor Albert Clemlow, had just started a family holiday when he died from suspected heart problems on June 18. A spokesman for Warrington
DID you spot an unidentified flying object hovering in the sky around Neville Avenue, Orford last Monday night, July 3? The strange-shaped dark object was spotted at around 10.35pm, emerging from over one of the houses and disappearing over the skyline
LEAVE us alone. That was the message from staff and the community of Padgate High School last week when the borough council put forward proposals which could see the school closed. Teachers at Padgate High and Sixth Form College have already launched
THESE adorable puppies are looking for new homes. Cheshire Dog's Home currently has around 40 pups that have either been abandoned or born to dogs at the home and there are also other dogs that are about to give birth. The puppies are all aged between
A VAST urban village is planned for the heart of the traffic-clogged town centre. Developers want to build 750 homes on Centre Park off Brian Bevan Island. They say converting the roundabout into a conventional crossroads would improve traffic flow -
Because students from years seven to 10 will be performing musical The Dracula Spectacula from Monday. The performance will take audience members on a terrifying journey to the dark side of Transylvania where they will meet the likes of the grovelling
WARRINGTON Public Parks' Bowls League's Plate competition will take place on July 25 and 26. Anyone wanting to enter can contact Derek on 415089.
WARRINGTON Women's Evening Bowls League's five-a-side competition will take place at Orford Park on Sunday at 10.30am. All teams are asked to arrive early, with scratch at 11am. Refreshments will be available on the day.
MIKE Roberts and Jade Chapman will face each other in the final of the Newsquest junior bowls competition on July 22. Both juniors played exceptionally well at Orford War Memorial at the weekend to earn their places in the final. Ben Morley cruised into
FANCY getting lost this summer? Then look no further than the Amazing Maise Maze, which reopens on Saturday.
STRETTON Walking Day begins at 11am this Saturday with a service in St Matthew's Church. The service ends at 11.45am and the choir, band, rose queens and their attendants along with the congregation will assemble in the church car park, which will be
YOUNGSTERS in Appleton had their lessons spiced up during India day. Korma and tikka were just a few of the dishes sampled by pupils at Appleton Thorn Primary School during their international event. To get into the feel of the country, reception children
A LICENCE has been granted for a fourth fruit machine in The Mulberry Tree Pub in Stockton Heath. Brewers The Spirit Group successfully applied to the licensing committee for a 30p-per-play machine with a jackpot of £25. Janet Buckley, the business account
A YOUNGSTER got the chance to meet TV heroes when doing her bit for charity. Amy Bremend, of Stetchworth Road, Walton, took part in the Blue Peter fundraiser Bark in The Park, collecting £300 for Guide Dogs for the Blind appeal. But she ended up chatting
AN Appleton Thorn company is the cream of the crop after scooping a national environment award. Environmental Crop Management, of Arley Road, has been presented with an inscribed plaque to mark its achievement as one of Britain's first Green Heroes. And
THE leader of a band of travellers accused of invading Runcorn at taxpayers' expense says they have a solution - 'give us our own field'. Shaven-headed 'Big John', a bare-knuckle boxing referee, said clean-up costs could be avoided if Halton Council provided
LANE Head South Residents' Group meets next Thursday at 8pm in Lane Head Methodist Church, on Newton Road in Lowton. All are welcome.
NEWTON DJ John Cooper has been named programme controller of Merseyside's newest radio station 106.7 The Rocket. John joined the station in January, after eight years at Dune FM in Southport, to present its flagship 'Big Fun Breakfast' show.
SHOPMOBILITY St Helens is organising a sponsored scooter and wheelchair run on August 27 to raise funds for the service. Supported by St Helens Council, it now has more than 1,500 members. Sponsor forms are available from staff at the office in Chalon
NEWTON and Earlestown residents wanting to make cash payments to St Helens Council can use post offices. Previously, payments could only be made at cash counters operated by the council and by Helena Housing. But now, as more people prefer to pay bills
NEWTON Community Hospital will provide the 'highest quality care', say St Helens Primary Care Trust officials. Work on the multi-million pound development is expected to start on the Bradlegh Road site in the winter and should be completed by mid-2008
A PAEDOPHILE who abducted a 12-year-old Golborne schoolgirl and forced her to perform sex acts is to be released early from jail. Toby Studabaker, aged 34, sparked an international manhunt when he vanished with the girl after grooming her in a children's
WELL done once again to the council for allowing £40,000 for free summer swimming for youngsters. Last year's project was a huge success. I know and can confirm this with me being a regular swimmer. It is about time we saw some good come from the council
I attended the planning meeting on Wednesday, July 5, over the planning application for John Morris House, Mersey Street. I was absolutely disgusted, not only by the whole process, but also the extremely dismissive attitude of the attending committee.
YOUR story about radical plans to transform the secondary school system extends the unresolved issue of Stockton Heath Primary School and I ask when and by whom the raft of ideas were drawn up? If this was before the recent local elections it raises the
Having read with interest your article about the Wizzard narrowboat, we were saddened that Warrington Disability Partnership is having to beg for funding to maintain her. For many years we were closely involved in the Wizzard project through St James'
A PRIEST at a church in Winsford says a proposed increase in bus charges for school pupils who use public transport to get to Catholic schools could herald the end of Catholic education. Parents and teachers from across mid Cheshire have joined Fr Stephen
BURTONWOOD and Westbrook Parish Council will meet next Wednesday, July 19, at 7.30pm at Kingswood Parish Hall in Westbrook. All are welcome to attend the meeting and discuss community issues and concerns.
CALLANDS Primary School summer fair is this Saturday and Gully Mouse from nearby Gulliver's theme park will be popping in to say hello. The fair, from 11am to 2pm, will also feature raffles, tombola, a coconut shy, refreshments and more.
GRAPPENHALL lost by 41 runs at home to Bredbury St Marks in the Cheshire County Cricket League Second Division at the weekend. Bredbury made 212 for 4 from their 50 overs and then took two early wickets to leave Grappers in trouble. Ian Jackson then made
MORE than 400 visitors enjoyed the annual Burtonwood Art Show when St Michael's Church hall was turned into a weekend gallery. And the event was such a success that its organisers are already asking for entrants for next year! Clive Stannard, of Cronulla
RYLANDS Cricket Club's second team missed out on a move to the top of the table with a draw against Glazebury on Saturday. Rylands batted first and a partnership of 100 from openers Andy Mansfield, 65, pictured, and Andy Harrison, 70, paved the way for
APPLETON Cricket Club brought Grange's unbeaten record crashing down after subjecting them to a 146-run defeat in Latchford on Saturday. They returned to the top of Cheshire Building Society Cricket Alliance Division Two as a result of a success built
Bowls Warrington and North Cheshire Bowls Association Red Line Recruitment Monday League results: Section A: Grange A (12) 235 St Oswalds A (2) 184, Grange B (11) 241 Grapes Inn (3) 175, Brooklands A (11) 232 Monk Sports A (3) 176, Tetley A (11) 224 Bulls
CULCHETH Croquet Club are still top of the North West Golf Croquet League after a 14-8 win against Chester. Alan Wright won all his singles games with Catherine Poole, Margaret Willams and Alison Charters also faring well.
A SCHOOL in Westy will be opening its gates on Saturday for a joint summer fair and car boot sale. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School in Henshall Avenue will be holding the event to help raise money for the school funds. The theme for the fair is
WARRINGTON Triathlon Club's Matt Cullen won an event at the British Triathlon Association North West Sprint Championships near Holmes Chapel at the weekend. Cullen was victorious in the Boundary Breeze Sprint Triathlon, which consisted of a 750m open
ALL past players and committee members are invited to attend a Woolston Rovers Amateur Rugby League Club reunion at the Bulls Head in Church Street on July 21 at 8pm.
NINE members of a Great Sankey karate club have earned black belts. Zenshin Karate, which is based at Great Sankey Leisure Centre, had a 100 per cent pass rate at their grading event, with 10-year-olds Thomas Sloane and Rebecca Dawson among those to become
EUROPEAN Tour golfer Phil Archer will start his final attempt to qualify for the Open Championship today, Thursday. Archer has never played at the Open and needs a fantastic performance to make this year's event at Hoylake between July 20 and 23. The
ST Benedict's Social Club in Orford has live music and dancing for the over 50s at 7.45pm every other Wednesday starting July 5. For more details, call 07904834459.
CALLING the classes of 1955 to 1956 at St Benedict's RC Primary School in Orford. A reunion, organised by Anthony Edwards, Jacqueline Hutchings nee Hassall and Joan Cripes nee Hamblett, will take place on Sunday, July 30 at St Benedict's social club at
CHESHIRE police have responded to claims in last weeks Warrington Guardian that they failed to respond to an incident of anti-social behaviour. Former ward councillor Mick Curran claimed he had called the community action team police eight times after
THE Orford Neighbourhood Project will hold its annual general meeting at Orford Church Hall on School Road on Tuesday, July 18, at 7pm, followed by wine and cheese. All are welcome to attend. For more details call 232030.
Warrington Wizards A 50 Winnington Park 36 WIZARDS' A team finished their season on a high note with victory against Winnington Park in the Rugby League Conference Cheshire Division at Eagle Sports Club on Saturday. Wizards took a first-minute lead when
ST OSWALD'S RC Primary School, on Padgate Lane, holds an end-of-year celebration at Rylands Recreation Club tomorrow, Friday, at 8pm. The evening will feature music and dancing to 'The Golden Eagles', an Eagles tribute band. Money raised will go to St
WARRINGTON Wizards have failed in an application to include former Wolves prop Danny Lima in their line-up for the Fairfax Cup on Saturday. Lima, who is currently on loan at Super League club Salford City Reds, joined Wizards' coaching set-up last month
A PRIEST at a church in Winsford says a proposed increase in bus charges for school pupils who use public transport to get to Catholic schools could herald the end of Catholic education. Parents and teachers from across mid Cheshire have joined Fr Stephen
WARRIORS of Warrington Swimming Club's swimmers broke seven meet records at the Holywell Summer Sprint meet. The team of 55 swimmers also gained 32 gold medals, 23 silver and 16 bronze in the main meet. Four swimmers also gained top age-group positions
WARRINGTON Rowing Club will be represented by 14 crews at this weekend's National Rowing Championships. The club are set to send 19 rowers to the championships in Strathclyde, Scotland, with one crew taking part in the senior event and 13 others participating
A SERVICE to keep residents living near the site of the Creamfields dance festival up-to-date with any information has been launched by Cheshire Constabulary. Police Direct will send free up-to-the-minute information by text messages, e-mails or recorded
l LOUD AND CLEAR: High-flying pupils at St Martin's Catholic Primary School made sure Ofsted inspectors got the message during a recent visit: 'We Are Outstanding!' The Murdishaw school wowed Inspector Cladingbowl with its caring, hardworking teachers
A PRIEST at a church in Winsford says a proposed increase in bus charges for school pupils who use public transport to get to Catholic schools could herald the end of Catholic education. Parents and teachers from across mid Cheshire have joined Fr Stephen
THE summer 'carp fest' is continuing throughout Lymm Angling Club waters. Belmont, Beech, Founders, Whitley and Village Pools, as well as Lymmvale Stockpond, are producing many fish of varying size and colours. The week's biggest reported carp went to
CHURCH teas will be available at St Mary's, in Lymm, on Sunday, July 30, from 2pm until 5pm. People may be admitted to the tower at regular intervals. All proceeds will go to the Building Fund.
YOUNGSTERS at Thelwall Infants School hit all the right notes when they recorded their own CD. The CD has proved so popular that more than three-quarters of the school's parents have snapped it up. With a new choir also starting, music co-ordinator Lynne
GRAPPENHALL and Thelwall Parish Council meets today, Thursday, at 7.30pm. The meeting is held at the council chamber on Bellhouse Lane.
TODDLERS in Thelwall raised £200 for Barnardo's following a sponsored toddle. The youngsters, from Little Wonders Nursery on Thelwall New Road, made their way to Elizabeth Park and back last week, enjoying a picnic lunch on the way. The event raised funds
CHILDREN in Lymm could be having closer contact with their French counterparts. A twinning arrangement is being set up between youngsters at Cherry Tree Primary School and Oughtrington Primary School and their fellow pupils in the village of Meung-sur-Loire
PAUL Rauhihi will answer fans' questions when he visits the Warrington Guardian offices to take part in a live webchat next Thursday between 1pm and 2pm. Send your questions in advance by visiting www.warringtonguardian.co.uk.
FORMER Wolves star Andrew Johns became the NRL's all-time leading points scorer on Sunday. Johns kicked two goals to reach 2,108 points in the Australian league but his Newcastle Knights side lost 46-12 at Parramatta Eels. Adrian Morley, who has agreed
PAUL Noone has left Wolves after 11 years with the club. The 25-year-old back rower, whose contract expires at the end of the season, has joined Harlequins on loan for the rest of 2006. Noone has started only seven games this season and, with Wolves widely
PUPILS at Gorse Covert Primary School can go construction crazy thanks to a Birchwood-based company. AMEC has sponsored the school's new construction club and enabled them to buy new kits. The K'nex construction kits, specially designed to improve the
STAFF and students at Culcheth Primary School have been having some fun in the sun. The school held its summer fair last week and there was lots for people of all ages to enjoy. There were a number of stalls, including 'soak the teacher' and there was
ARE you interested in uncovering Culcheth's past? A new local history group has been formed at Culcheth Library and interested residents are invited to its inaugural meeting tonight, Thursday. The evening will be led by Claire Teague, the borough council's
CASINO policy has been agreed by the licensing committee. Warrington Borough Council has agreed to run a 'competition' of bidders if it gets permission to build one in the future. The council submitted a notice of interest for a casino but could not complete
IT was third time lucky for a Mr Hutchinson in his bid to build a new house at 6 Beechwood Lane, Culcheth. He finally won permission from the borough council's development control committee last Wednesday despite objections from residents that it was
LOCKING Stumps Primary School pupils have paid a visit to the most famous front door in the country. Their invitation came from Helen Jones, Warrington North MP, after she visited the school earlier in the term. Catherine Brown, from Locking Stumps Primary
FIDDLERS Ferry Sailing Club is holding an open day for the public on Saturday, July 15. The club is inviting people to come down and see if sailing is something they would like to start. The club, off Station Road in Penketh, will be open to visitors
WHEN Laura Dennett went to visit her nan, the last thing she expected was to have a completely different living room on her return. But, after months of complaining about the room in her Fearnhead home, the mum returned to a new room complete with sky
SOARING temperatures mean it has been more like Waikiki than Warrington in recent weeks. But will the sunny rays hold out or could we soon be experiencing weather more akin to Warsaw? It seems more than a little uncertain at the moment, as the residents
A PRIMARY school teacher accused of molesting children in his care has appeared in court. The 52-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denied eight charges of sexual assault as his trial began at Warrington Crown Court on Monday. He is alleged
READY, set, get going with fundraising for the Warrington Guardian's charity of the year. It's time to put on your running shoes as Openingdoors is holding it first fundraising run in September. The charity for the homeless and people with housing needs
T HE quintessential 50s musical Grease returns to Manchester this week. It has been one of the most successful musicals of all time, winning over generations of fans who have fallen in love with the light-hearted musical. With instantly recognisable songs
STOCKTON Heath Women's Bowls Club's May Whitley Main was won by A Newsholme. She defeated I Titchard in the final, while the losing semi finalists were S Waddington and B Toft.
ENTRIES are now being received for the Padgate Open Singles Floodlit Bowls Competition. The tournament, which will take place at Padgate Tennis and Bowls Club, will run from September 18 until September 28. Anyone wanting to enter for a fee of £7 can
ST OSWALDS A and Tetley A will meet in the final of Warrington and North Cheshire Bowls Association's Silcock Cup on August 5. The St Oswalds boys ensured King and Queen, whom they will meet in the Challenge Cup Final on July 29, will not complete a second
