PUPILS at both of Winsford's high schools have rejected claims that their generation is the most politically apathetic yet by voicing their concerns over the war in Iraq. Woodford Lodge High School headteacher Steve Meeks said that he had convened a meeting
TOWNS and parish councils could be given more powers under a new scheme, which has just been launched. The Quality Parish and Town Council Scheme gives for the first time an opportunity for parish and town councils to have more ownership of functions
A FAMILY from Northwich is desperately searching for a set of photographs that captured a very special occasion. Catherine Bailey contacted the Guardian to appeal for the safe return of a set of pictures that show her sister Pam holding her baby for the
A TEENAGE girl was the victim of a sustained attack during a robbery outside Victoria Park in Latchford on Sunday. The 15-year-old was leaving the park, opposite Park Avenue, at around 8pm, when she was floored by at least two attackers. She was robbed
POLICE are hunting thieves who escaped with a huge haul of cigarettes from a delivery lorry parked in Penketh. Just after 11.30am today, Tuesday, a driver was making deliveries to the Spar store in Honiton Way and left a white Mercedes wagon briefly.
AN event to raise awareness of careers available for ethnic minorities has been deemed a 'resounding success'. Members of community groups were invited to the Careers Awareness Day at the Islamic Centre in Bewsey to talk to staff from a number of organisations
A WOMAN from Westy has lashed out at people who ignored her disabled husband's appeals for help in Warrington town centre last week. Trish Vass, aged 31, of Marsden Avenue, went into town to do some shopping, to take her two-year-old daughter to the doctor's
A STOCKTON Heath man has broken into song to raise money in memory of his sister-in-law who died unexpectedly last year from a heart condition. Mark Brandreth, aged 31, of Ellesmere Road, donated £1,226 to the British Heart Foundation after Sally Boyle
A REUNION is being held for students and staff who left Wade Deacon School in Widnes in 1978. The event is taking place in June at Penketh Sports and Social Club, on Warrington Road, with tickets priced £3. For more information, ring Donna Stankevitch
A NEW satellite tracking system, which will use electronic display screens to provide 'real time' information to bus passengers in Warrington, is being previewed next month. The scheme will use electronic display screens at main bus stops, informing commuters
YOUNG and old gathered together at Woolston Leisure Centre on Sunday to raise money for Macmllan Cancer Relief. A Swimathon was held to raise money for the charity, which provides nursing posts to help those suffering with cancer in the Warrington area
A TEENAGE girl was the victim of a sustained attack during a robbery outside Victoria Park in Latchford on Sunday. The 15-year-old was leaving the park, opposite Park Avenue, at around 8pm, when she was floored by at least two attackers, one believed
A WITNESS appeal has been launched to find a man who assaulted a woman with a broken bottle outside a well-known Warrington taxi rank last year. A woman was waiting for a taxi outside Abba Cars, on Winwick Street, on December 28 at 2.30am, when she was
POLICE are searching for a man who indecently exposed himself to children in a Warrington park. The incident happened at Woolston Park, Manchester Road, on February 5 at 12.20pm. The man, in possession of a bright yellow mountain bike, was indecently
THE community of Warrington joined together on Thursday to mark the 10th anniversary of the IRA terrorist bomb attack in Bridge Street. Town officials and high-profile figures, including former hostage Terry Waite, attended a service at Holy Trinity Church
SQUADDIES serving in the middle east are appealing for girls in Warrington to write to them. The Guardian has received letters from two troops of soldiers, many of whom come from the Warrington area. Corporal Rob Jones said: "We have been in the middle
VISITORS to Prescot Museum are being given the chance to learn about the police and their work, thanks to an exhibition entitled 'Law Breakers and Thief Takers'. The exhibition covers a host of topics ranging from computer safety, to why people become
AGE Concern St Helens is launching a special campaign to help older people put pounds back in their pockets. The scheme, 'Your Rights 2003' aims to help pensioners claim more cash by encouraging them to claim their benefit entitlements, especially with
AN international author will be talking about her life and work in the latest of a series of Challenging Speaker events in Widnes. Joan Jonker, is the founder of Victims of Violence, a charity that gave a voice and shelter to countless innocent sufferers
ONE of Britain's best known industrialists is returning to his Runcorn roots. Former ICI chairman Sir John Harvey-Jones MBE is presenting the first in a series of talks by high profile speakers. The event is being hosted by SOG Limited, the company that
WARRINGTON Wolves captain Lee Briers is set to face magistrates charged with drinking-driving in the wake of Saturday's away victory at London Broncos. Briers is believed to have been arrested in Liverpool Road, Great Sankey, after being dropped off on
A CAT has died after being mauled by two dogs outside his Great Sankey home. Floyd, aged four, was in emergency care at Four Paws Vets for more than a week following the ordeal. His owner Siobhan Dale, of Waterways, said: "The neighbour thought it was
AMATEUR historians all over the UK have been putting the history of their area on the internet but so far Warrington is missing out. The National Grid for Learning is running an online local history trail for people to share their discoveries about their
UNDERWATER search teams from Cheshire Police were attempting to recover the body of a woman from Latchford Locks as the Guardian Midweek went to press. Police were alerted to the body's discovery by the lockmaster on the Manchester Ship Canal, at Latchford
LOYAL St Rocco's volunteers bade a sad farewell to the hospice this week when they retired after years of dedicated service. Greta Jackson and Doreen Sutch left happy memories behind after contributing hundreds of hours in both the old hospice and the
THE pipes of victory were playing last week for ambassadors from Warrington Pipe Band, who came up trumps at a regional competition. Pipe major Andrew Paton from Burtonwood and Stephen Kay from Woolston, travelled to Birkenhead to take part in the solo
POLICE are hunting thieves who escaped with a huge haul of cigarettes from a delivery lorry which was parked in Penketh. The incident happened shortly after 11.30am yesterday, Tuesday, when a driver, who was making deliveries to the Spar store in Honiton
EX-DJ Chris Evans has taken his former bosses at Virgin Radio to court alleging he is owed £8.6million in lost share options following his much-publicised departure from the station. The ex-Padgate High pupil, aged 36, has been waging a legal war on Virgin's
A WARRINGTON man is in hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car outside the Saracen's Head on Wilderspool Causeway. The accident happened on Friday, at 5.20pm, 70 metres south of the junction with Loushers Lane, when a green Ford Mondeo
WARRINGTON Wolves captain Lee Briers is set to face magistrates charged with drinking and driving in the wake of Saturday's away victory at London Broncos. Briers is believed to have been detained in Liverpool Road, Great Sankey, after being dropped off
Hull FC 38 Widnes Vikings 18: WIDNES Vikings slumped to their third defeat in Super League thanks in part to a wonder try from Hull's Toa Kohe-Love. The Kiwi, who ran 90-metres to score following a kick by Dean Lawford late in the second half, left Neil
