MORE than a hundred women enjoyed a fun-packed night at the peace centre last Thursday. Warrington Youth Club and the NSPCC had put on a special event for International Women's Day and the centre was full of girls out to enjoy the party, get information
RICHIE Barnett made his 100th senior appearance in rugby league at Wakefield on Sunday. The 25-year-old winger has scored 51 tries in those 100 games, which have been for Gateshead, Hull, Widnes and Wolves. Barnett has scored 15 tries in 32 matches
PENSIONERS across Warrington are being urged to get in touch with a scheme that could help them cut their bills. Help the Aged are advising people to contact Here to Help', a British Gas programme that offers a range of free services that could help
CHRIS Bridge made his return from a groin injury during Wolves' defeat at Wakefield on Sunday. Bridge missed the home win against Hull KR after sustaining the injury against St Helens, a week after returning from four weeks out with a hamstring problem
Warrington Soccer League fixtures for Thursday, 6.15pm start. Division Two: Halebank Res v Rainhill Town Res. Division Three: Rainhill Town 3rd v St Michaels DH Res. Division Four: Moore Utd Res v Runcorn Albion Res. Division Five: Moorfield 3rd v
DANNY Lima lined up against his former club on Sunday - but he would have been hoping to play for Wakefield's first team rather than the under 21s. Lima played for Wildcats' Senior Academy team in their 28-22 loss to Wolves at Belle Vue, with the match
TRAFFIC wardens are penalising the people they were meant to help, says a town centre businessman. Sean Ellman from Salsa in Bridge Street said wardens were not ticketing people who park up and eat lunch - but ticketing people who overrun the unloading
WARRINGTON Dolphins swimmer Rachel Byrne has booked a place in the National Long Course Championships in Sheffield in July. That results from finishing first in the 13-year-olds' 50m backstroke in 34.59secs in the Lancashire Championships in Manchester
LYMM High School will have discipline clearly in focus when they take on London side St Pauls in the Daily Mail Under 15s Cup at Twickenham tomorrow, Wednesday. Coach Simon Baker said: "We certainly won't be giving away as many penalties as we did in
IS it you, this week? A supporter who attended Wolves' Super League against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats has won a prize. Check back here later this week to see if your face in our crowd picture has been circled as the winner.
It has been a while since i posted a blog and alot has happened these past few weeks. I have also been given a date for my homecoming which is a few days earlier than i had planned. I get a month off when i get back so that will be filled with catching
I wore two pairs of underpants today because I'm sick of getting chilly nether regions. The cold is like Anne Widdecombe. It makes men shrivel and retract. The end result feels uncomfortable and looks alarming. It can't be doing my soft tissue extremities
POLICE divers have been trawling Warrington's waters after a man was thought to have jumped into the Mersey at Bridge Foot. The 36-year-old has been missing since Saturday when it is thought he plunged into the Mersey sometime after 3am. A spokesman
THIS is the man battered to death at HMP Risley. TWO prisoners have been jailed for life for the attack. Marcus Nelson, aged 30, and Aaron Nelson, aged 24, launched a vicious attack on convicted car thief Paddy Butler in November 2005. Chester Crown
D-DAY was looming for hundreds of Warrington residents as the Warrington Midweek went to press. A four-day public inquiry gets under way today, Tuesday, into plans for a controversial health waste incinerator for the town. A mass demonstration was planned
LAND used as a dumping ground in Orford is creating a danger for children, said a resident. Stephanie Jones, from Sharp Street, said the land at the back of the house has become a stinking wasteground that is attracting rats, "I have not been able to
WORK has begun on a £4.6m social housing scheme in Howley. Warrington Housing Association (WHA) is building 40 new properties in Robson Street. They will be on the site of the former Community House and Health Centre. The properties comprise 32 three-bedroom
A HEALTH consultant at a Warrington hospital is practising what she preaches when it comes to exercise by taking part in the London Marathon. Anne O'Carroll spends her day advising people to make sure they keep fit and she is leading by example by running
PAUL Rauhihi felt basic errors again cost Wolves victory at Wakefield on Sunday. Wolves were beaten 30-24 at Belle Vue, having come from 16-6 down to lead 24-16 early in the second half. And Rauhihi, who captained the side in the absence of the injured
