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  • Another midweek disappointment

    Nantwich Town 3 Warrington Town 0. WARRINGTON Town suffered another disappointing midweek away result, this time at the hands of local rivals Nantwich Town. Despite picking up three points the previous Saturday, Town, who lost 4-0 at Colwyn Bay on

  • Town record first home win

    Warrington Town 3 Spalding United 1. TOWN recorded their first home win of the season against strugglers Spalding on Saturday. The visitors had lost their first four matches of the season and Town, who handed a debut to former Leek midfielder Colin

  • Reserves climbing the ladder

    Whitchurch Alport 0 Warrington Town Reserves 1. WARRINGTON Town Reserves moved up to fourth in the Cheshire Soccer League Second Division after a win at Whitchurch Alport. Town went ahead thanks to James Parr's 32nd-minute penalty, awarded after Ryan

  • Critchley makes his mark

    STEVE Critchley took 5 for 44 as Stretton cruised to victory at home to Offerton in the Meller Braggins Cricket League on Saturday. Critchley's bowling and 2 for 9 from Ryan Saunders helped to dismiss Offerton for 128 before Stretton's two batsmen of

  • Albion slide to defeat

    Latchford Albion 4 Ashton Bears 44. ALBION'S depleted side faded against Ashton Bears after losing Tony Faitaua with a shoulder injury. Even so, with better finishing in the second half of Saturday's North West Counties Division One clash Albion could

  • KARATE: Club’s medal haul

    A TRIO of students from the North West Karate Academy returned from a regional competition with gold medals. And a galaxy of silver and bronze medals were won, too, at the Amateur Martial Arts North West Open in Bury on Sunday. In kata (patterned moves

  • Second win for Ladies

    Warrington Town Ladies 2 Chorley Ladies 0. WARRINGTON Town Ladies gained their second win of the North West Division One North season against Chorley. Player of the match Rachel Nolan put Warrington 1-0 ahead after a great run from Cathy Dutton, who

  • School shapes your child

    IT'S sad news to hear that Woolston High School is to close. I fully understand the council's reasons for the decision but that won't make it any easier for the parents, pupils and staff. The son of one of my own staff has just started at Woolston.

  • Morley fails in suspension appeal

    ADRIAN Morley has had his appeal against a one-match ban dismissed by the RFL. Morley was handed the suspension at a hearing yesterday after being sent off for a 'reckless' high tackle on Paul Clough at St Helens. The Great Britain international appealed

  • 999 response times rise

    ONLY 75 per cent of the most important 999 calls for ambulances received medical help within eight minutes in August. The figure, presented to a meeting of the Warrington primary care trust board, was in contrast to the usual number of 93 per cent.

  • Sickness levels 'worst on record'

    THE amount of sick days at Warrington's health centres is at its worst level on record. The community services unit, which delivers health care, reported a 7.5 per cent sickness rate in July, which up 2.3 per cent on July 2006. And the primary care

  • Parker set for operation

    ROB Parker is set to undergo an operation this week to repair the damage to his fractured cheekbone. Parker suffered the injury at St Helens on Friday and will have a plate put in his face to protect the affected area. The former Bradford forward suffered

  • Family life

    We had a lovely evening on Friday with my mum and dad here for my birthday, and on Saturday evening it was my turn in the kitchen. My talents on the culinary front have certainly improved..apparently! One thing I particularly enjoy about living

  • Jolly Miller

    DEVELOPERS Miller say securing planning permission for the massive Omega business park has had a huge impact on their half year results. The housing giants report a nine percent increase in profits for the six months ending in June today, Thursday, and

  • Andrew is eating with the enemy

    IT may not have been hell but there were hairy moments for a Warrington chef on a new show. Andrew Douglas, aged 29, made it to the final of new BBC show Eating with the Enemy, which seeks to find the nation's best home cook. The Padgate amateur chef

  • Business of the Month Sept 2007

    Innovative photos at Innovations INNOVATIONS is Cheshire's newest and best photographic studio, conveniently located in Warrington - two doors down from LA Bowl - and run by Warrington-based business partners Jacky Titterton and lan Butson.

  • Morley to appeal against Salford ban

    ADRIAN Morley will appeal against the decision to ban him for one match for a high tackle. Morley was handed a suspension at an RFL hearing last night after he was sent off at St Helens on Friday for a 'reckless' tackle on Paul Clough. The ban would

  • Is this a ghost?

    THE paranormal is in closer reach after a man has developed new electronic software to capture images of ghosts. Paul Rowland first became interested in the supernatural three years ago, and has used his background in electronics to build up new ghost-spotting

  • Spinner's interest and hobbies

    WOLVES forward Andy Bracek reveals his love for films and why he used to be called Spinner during his days at St Helens. Q. What are your hobbies? A. Just generally relaxing at home, socialising with mates. I like a game of poker now and then and