THE RFL has successfully achieved the Preliminary Level of the Equality Standard - an important set of guidelines for sporting organisations seeking to effectively reflect cultural diversity and change in all aspects of their policies and operations.
NEW members are welcome to attend the annual meeting of Saracens Head Bowls Club women's section, which takes place on Monday at 8pm.
WARRINGTON Wolves are showing no signs of taking it easy in their preparation for Super League XII. Pre-season training is now reaching its final stages and, judging by these pictures from a session this week at William Beamont Sports College, the battle
VINNIE Anderson reckons younger brother Louis has all the talent to be 'as good as he wants to be' when he joins Wolves in 2008. Vinnie, who has switched to The Halliwell Jones Stadium this season from St Helens on a three-year contract, knows more than
West Park Warriors 15 Eagle 42. EAGLE stretched their lead at the top of rugby union's Euromanx South Lancashire and Cheshire Four table to four games and remain undefeated in the league after Saturday's success at West Park Warriors. Eagle, who play
WARRINGTONIAN David Wright made his debut for Ipswich Town on Saturday after ending a three-year association with Wigan Athletic. The 26-year-old former Crewe footballer has joined Championship side Ipswich, who lost 1-0 at Sunderland at the weekend,
The RFL are delighted to announce that Leeds Metropolitan University is to be the new primary partner of Rugby League's most prestigious domestic knock-out tournament, the Challenge Cup, which is set to return to Wembley this year. The partnership
EUROPEAN Tour golfer Phil Archer has slipped to joint 11th after a disastrous second day at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. The Birchwood Golf Club professional led the prestigious event by three shots at the end of the first round but could only record
DANNY Lima's first game in charge of Warrington Wizards will be at East Leeds in the first round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup. Wizards, who have appointed former Wolves prop Lima as head coach this season, have been drawn to face the National Conference
The Bus shelter near the Rope & Anchor was heavily damaged by the wind. Photograph submitted by Phil Graham of Great Sankey.
Phil Graham of Great Sankey sent us this photograph of damage to Gallaghers Mitsubishi garage.
GRANGE Red Lion smashed seven goals past Waterloo in Warrington Touchline Sports Sunday Soccer League Division Two at the weekend. Mike Shone and Lee Murphy grabbed braces in the 7-2 win, with Colin Greenwood, Leon McLaughlin and Stan Platt also on target
RICHMONDS Pensioners' Bowls Club will hold their annual meeting at the club on Monday at 2pm. New and existing members will be made welcome.
Amateur rugby league fixtures for tomorrow, Saturday. National Conference League Division Two: Hull Isberg v Crosfields. North West Counties Amateur Rugby League Premier Division: Latchford Albion v Blackbrook, Bank Quay Bulls v Pilkington Recs, Halton
THE Irish Club woman's bowls team hosts its annual general meeting on Monday, January 29. Old and new members are welcome. Call Celia Fitzpatrick for more information on 639835.
WARRINGTON Wolves' Supporters Trust annual dinner will take place on Tuesday, January 30. Fans can look forward to a preview to the new Super League season with guests including Paul Cullen from 7.30pm at The Halliwell Jones Stadium. Heathcotes will
TICKETS have gone on sale ahead of Warrington Wolves' opening day derby clash with Wigan at the JJB Stadium. Fans have already been snapping up tickets for the February 9 clash, which are now on sale. Tickets are priced £14 for adults and £10 concessions
LATCHFORD suffered a power cut on Tuesday afternoon - it is understood the Scottish Power substation by Greenalls in Loushers Lane failed. Tony Sharp, the managing director of Greenalls, said: "Production did stop for an hour or so. But it wasn't a significant
THE case of a nine-year-old disabled girl frozen in time by her parents has made international headlines. This week, the Warrington Guardian spoke exclusively to the father of a disabled child, who shared his concerns about the rights of the child at
FREYA will be the star of the show at a town centre greyhound awareness day. She was rescued after spending the first two years of her life locked away and was too frightened to let strangers touch her. She is now five and will probably need specialist
"WHEN I did Miss Midweek there was a lot of competition to do it and it was whether you were lucky enough to get the chance. "I don't regret it at all, I just look back and think Oh my God, was I really that slim?!'" Farah Jones has fond memories of
ALL Gemma Vincent wants to do is play football with her friends. But the nine-year-old will not be allowed to play with her team mates next year - simply because she is a girl. Gemma, from Latchford, currently plays for Warrington Town Juniors Under
HELEN Jones MP has backed language lessons for eastern European workers. USDAW has revealed that 100 MPs have backed her fight to keep English lessons free for Poles and other migrant workers. The retail trade union said the MPs have signed the parliamentary
AMBULANCE crews were called to The Jolly Tanner pub in Festival Avenue, Orford, at 9.09pm on Friday. A 34-year-old man who had reportedly been assaulted was taken to Warrington Hospital.
DARREN Sudlow does not want a bad name for himself in Padgate. So he told a council planning meeting he will do what he can to make sure his new chip shop does not cause a problem. The takeaway, which will also serve breakfasts, will be at Padgate Station
X-FACTOR star Ray Quinn will appear before Warrington Wolves' home Super League opener next month. And the Warrington Guardian has teamed up with the club to offer readers the chance to meet the pint-sized popster before the game. The 18-year-old will
POLICE are hunting serial vandals after house and car windows were smashed. More than 10 incidents of criminal damage were reported by concerned residents in Cinnamon Brow and Fearnhead at addresses within a three-minute walk. Car windows were smashed
A FARMER killed himself with his father's shotgun because of the pressures of his job, an inquest heard last week. Stephen George Massey, aged 42, was found dead by his dad, William Massey, in a barn on Union Farm in Dutton, on May 26 last year. Cheshire
THE head of the Warrington-based Northwest Development Agency has apologised after admitting he forwarded a racist joke by text to a friend. Steven Broomhead admitted he had forwarded the racist joke about a Pakistani shopkeeper to a friend when the
THE clean up has begun across Warrington following yesterday's storms. The Thelwall Viaduct and all major routes across town are reopen to traffic which is moving freely this morning. Experts say the winds will not be as strong today. Updates throughout
Warrington Soccer League fixtures for Saturday, 2pm start. Guardian Cup fourth round: Greenalls Padgate St Oswalds v Grappenhall Sports, Rainhill Town v Moore Utd, Rylands v Windle Labour Club. Jubilee Cup second round: Greenalls SO v Whiston Cross.
Rugby union fixtures for Saturday. South Lancashire/Cheshire Two: Warrington v Oswestry. Bateman BMW Premier Division: Caldy Second v Lymm Second. Division Four South: Burnage Second v Moore Second. Division Five South: Warrington Third v Knutsford
Sefton 15 Warrington 10. TOO many first-half mistakes and the selection of wrong options led to Warrington losing a match they should have won in rugby union's Euromanx South Lancashire and Cheshire Two at Sefton on Saturday. Warrington, trailing 12
Eagle Sports 7 Copperas Hill 2. EAGLE Sports booked their place in the semi finals of the Liverpool Junior Cup after a comprehensive win against Copperas Hill. Eagle were the last Warrington side to win the competition in 1993 and took the lead when
FIVE youngsters repeated their 2006 success stories at the Warrington Primary and Secondary Schools Chess Championships on Saturday. Christopher Brown, George Fortune and Krishan Nandapalan won their primary age-group titles again, while Michael Gadd
