WARRINGTON Guardian is now seeking nominations in Warrington Sports Personality of 2006, sponsored by World of Beds and supported by Warrington Sports Forum. Take a look at our categories, including some exciting new ones for adults and juniors, using
TOM Morgan scored his first goal for three years to help Ex-Sevicemens defeat Wolf Pack 4-1 in Warrington Touchline Sports Sunday Soccer League Division Three at the weekend. Mark Gibson hit the mark twice and Richard Llewellyn also got in on the act
Rylands 49 Bold Miners 16. RYLANDS clinched their third win of the season against Bold Miners in the North West Counties Premier Division. Ian Ward backed up Mark Forster's break to put Rylands ahead with a try that Peter Leonard converted but Bold
WHEN it comes to setting an example for future generations, sport cannot stoop much lower than it has done in the past few days. Like many others, I have sat down in front of the television for two big games in recent days - Champions League football
Your guide to the events and festivities that are taking place in Warrington over the Christmas period Christmas in Warrington 2006
It's that time of year again when countless madcap activities will be taking place acrossthe town to raise funds for the BBC's Children in Need Appeal. Children in Need Appeal
POULTON Park junior golfer Paul Hackett has earned a trip to play at the 2005 US Open venue after finishing in the top 40 of a national competition. The 14-year-old is the youngest golfer to book his trip to America after a score of six under par for
WARRINGTON Gymnastics Club bagged all three medals in the senior and springer sections of the National Tumbling League in Gloucester on Sunday. Great Britain international teenager Rachael Letsche clinched gold in the senior category with Holly Bennett
FOUR Warriors of Warrington swimmers reached senior finals at the ASA North West Regional Winter Championships at the weekend. Tim Almond, aged 14, swam in three finals, finishing eighth in the 50m breaststroke event. In the 200m breaststroke he gained
LIVERPOOL FC may have strolled to a 3-0 win over Bordeaux in the Champions League last week. But there was nothing leisurely about the Premiership giants' experience at Speedkarting Warrington the next day. The side visited the track with stars like
CO-OP Travel in Warrington is urging people to support Diabetes UK on World Diabetes Day on Tuesday. Claire Foy, branch manager of Co-op Travel, on Market Place, said: "As part of our campaign for Diabetes UK, we'll be undertaking lots of charity initiatives
A NEW theatre is to be opened at Padgate High School. Members of the borough council's executive board agreed the £450,000 scheme at their meeting on Monday night. The new building, which will be funded thanks to a Government grant, will include a new
ANY changes to council houses in Warrington will be in the best interests of residents, according to the borough council leader. Clr Ian Marks told Monday's meeting of the executive that if the running of Golden Gates Housing changes in 2009, it will
A STRIKE ballot has been called off at DHL Expresses' site in Risley. The GMB union had planned to ballot members at 102 DHL Express sites over a pay and conditions offer. But the company has withdrawn the threat of redundancies and a new package has
WARRINGTON'S Drugs Advice Service is on the lookout for much needed volunteers. The service, based at 4, Museum Street in the town centre, is looking to find buddies to help people to access the service. The volunteers will work with users on a long
A NEW action group aimed at converting Mr Smith's into a theatre has been set up. Campaigners want to turn the nightclub into a venue for the arts and for wider community use. At a meeting last week, they decided to create an action group to raise money
MULTI-million pound plans for the Parr Hall were taken off Monday's borough council executive board agenda at the last minute. A procedural blunder by council chiefs meant the item could not be discussed at the Town Hall meeting as planned because it
CHRISTMAS 1944 may seem like a lifetime ago. But John Postlethwaite's memories of that year came flooding back when he opened the pages of the Warrington Guardian. The 69-year-old, from Bruche Avenue, in Padgate, saw our story of the toy jeeps made
ST ROCCO'S charity shop in Lymm is just one business benefiting from a smart way to stop burglary. Police are helping a number of shops and businesses in the village after they received 30 reports of commercial burglary between June and October. Officers
UNION learning representatives (ULRs) in the workplace are playing crucial roles in tackling the skills crisis, according to a new report. Warrington Borough Council is among the top employers of ULRs in the north west. And, in a report published yesterday
CULCHETH and Lymm chess players who scored points against International Chess Master Richard Palliser can be even prouder of themselves. IM Palliser was last week crowned joint champion of the 2006 British rapidplay championship. Robert Hughes, aged
CONDITIONS imposed by the General Medical Council (GMC) in December last year on a Blackburn doctor who works in general medicine in Warrington, have been re-affirmed. The conditions have been imposed by the GMC pending the outcome of an investigation
DOG owners who have had their animal microchipped must remember to inform the team of a change in address of risk losing their pet for good. Borough council bosses are warning that if you move house it is vital to provide the new address, since dogs
A MAN has died after being hit by a train approaching Sankey railway station on Monday afternoon. British Transport Police say he was pronounced dead at the scene and are not treating the death as suspicious. One onlooker said the man jumped into the
"I WAS asked would I be interested in winding the clock as a temporary measure, until they found someone permanent. That was 50 years ago!" Stan Worrall has kept the clock at St James' Church in Latchford ticking for half a century. However, the 75-
A WARRINGTON GP has been banned from seeing his patients as part of a General Medical Council investigation. The GMC has ordered that Muhammad Abdul Matin Choudhury only carry out telephone advice sessions for an organisation called Primecare and must
Latchford Albion Unicorns u16 20 Leigh Miners Rangers u16 12. TOM Rigby grabbed two tries and Jack Davies and Mike Lee also touched down as Latchford booked their place in the semi-finals of the Lancashire Cup. Crosfields u15 34 Rochdale Mayfield
WARRINGTON Town boss Glenn Walker will be grateful for any points he can get in two tricky league matches this week. Town, whose three-match winning streak ended with two defeats in the past five days, travel to UniBond First Division leaders Stocksbridge
Lymm 11 Broughton Park 8. NICK Shaw's last-minute drop goal handed Lymm victory against Broughton Park and moved them up to second in rugby union's Powergen Northern Division North Two West. Broughton Park dominated the first half at Beechwood but
LEE McDermott's last-minute winner put Grange Sports Club into the second round of Warrington Soccer League's Depot Cup at the weekend. Ashley Hennessey had previously grabbed a brace, with Paul Barnett also on target, as Grange edged past Monk Sports
WOLVES new boy Adrian Morley is eager that Great Britain back up their sensational win in Australia by securing their place in the Tri-Nations Final on Saturday. Morley, who will join Warrington next season, was part of the side that defeated the Kangaroos
BIRCHWOOD Golf Club's Phil Archer has set his sights on recording a first European Tour win during 2007. Archer has just completed the best season of his career, finishing 41st in the European Order of Merit and leaping from 374th to 211th in the world
