WARRINGTON fell to fourth place in the engage Super League on Saturday after Leeds scored a commanding win at the Halliwell Jones Stadium. The Rhinos took charge early on with three tries in the first half. Grose, Swann and Fa'afili scored tries for the
A FLEET of longboats invaded a Middlewich school in a day to celebrate the town's Norman history. Artistic pupils at Middlewich High School took part in a Norman celebration last week and were involved in a range of activities from creating costumes to
SCHOOLS from across Winsford have taken part in a colouring competition aimed at raising road safety awareness. The artwork was displayed in the foyer of Asda in Winsford Shopping Centre for one week so that members of the public could take a look at
A BLAZING inferno engulfed a lorry full of paper on the approach to the Runcorn Widnes bridge. The alert driver, aged around 30, spotted flames underneath his cab, leapt to safety and raised the alarm. "It was well alight from one end to the other," said
My mother died eleven years ago and I long to know if she is happy where she is. Can you help me? Lorraine, Birkenhead Hi Lorraine, Your mother is happy but are you? I can't believe you do this now but I can see someone drinking from a bottle of pop without
Celebrations are in the air for these two friends who scooped first place in the beginners section of a UK dancing competition. This is the third win in a row for Jade Garnett, nine, and her friend Jessica Nixon, as they also achieved first place in beginners
Celebrations are in the air for these two friends who scooped first place in the beginners section of a UK dancing competition. This is the third win in a row for Jade Garnett, nine, and her friend Jessica Nixon, as they also achieved first place in beginners
Dear James, I don't know what it is but sometimes when I wake in the night I feel someone is watching me sleep but I also find three scratch marks on my body. They look like claw marks. They go away in one spot but appear somewhere else in a few days.
Hi James, My nan passed away about a year or two ago. I'm not exactly sure when but I was wondering, does she look over me because I talk to her at night and ask her things and some things have actually happened? I don't know if it's just luck or what
Hi there. Just wondering if you would help me. I have a 15 month old son who sometimes looks into my hall from the living room and looks a little scared, as if he is seeing something he doesn't like. When there is nothing physically there, he always points
THE 25th anniversary of Howley Carnival was a resounding success as residents descended on Howley Park to celebrate the occasion. Warrington Brass Band led a procession to the Farrell Street park on Saturday afternoon, where Scout troops, resident associations
MORE people than ever visited Winwick Carnival last Saturday, say organisers. An estimate of 3,500 visitors made the village's sixth carnival one of its most successful, with people from as far away as Standish, Blackburn and Burnley taking time to enjoy
PLANS to launch a new community theatre providing affordable and accessible performances are taking shape. Art lovers in Warrington are planning to launch a theatre group within a community theatre by transforming a building into a performance venue.
A GROUP of solicitors have walked miles to help make a sick boy's dream come true. Forster Dean Solicitors hold an annual sponsored walk and this year's took place in Wales. Ten solicitors from the Warrington-based offices on Suez Street joined in the
FIRE crews in Warrington have been called out to a series of grass fires thought to have been started by the warm weather.Appliances from Stockton Heath fire station were called out to a grass fire in Daresbury as well as two in Moore last Tuesday. The
IF shame alone could undo the devastating consequences of drink driving, Warrington Hospital A&E consultant May Higgins would have a lot less work to do. "Drink drivers are usually regretful and ashamed of themselves, and upset at the consequences
UNIVERSITY students studying at Warrington have graduated from Manchester University for the penultimate time. From September, University College Chester will be a university in its own right and new students at the Warrington campus will be graduate
EXPERTS are being called in from across Warrington to help the tsunami relief effort in Sri Lanka. Warrington has been twinned with Moratuwa in the Asian island to provide technical expertise and advice as the country looks to rebuild following last year's
WARRINGTON Male Voice Choir patrons are advised to book early for tickets to the 'Last Night of the Proms' event at the Parr Hall on September 24. Chairman Barrie Johnson anticipates another sell out performance. He said: "If the response and reaction
A GROUP providing playschemes in the school holidays is looking for volunteers to help children with severe learning disabilities. Warrington Association for Special Children runs the sessions, for youngsters aged five to 19, in Orford, Penketh, Birchwood
TWINS are known for their similarities but Sarah and Claire Mahoney have proven to be exact mirror images of each other. The identical twins from Highfield Avenue, Great Sankey, are both celebrating exam success after each gaining a 1st class hons degree
A BLAZING inferno engulfed a lorry full of paper on the approach to the Runcorn Widnes bridge. The alert driver, aged around 30, spotted flames underneath his cab, leapt to safety and raised the alarm. "It was well alight from one end to the other," said
Hi James. My dad died quite some years ago. I just wondered how he is and if he is close by. Lizzie, Wirral Dear Lizzie, There seems to be flowers with your dad but also a joke connected with that. I am not sure if he likes gardening but he is still messing
IF you think you've got the mother-in-law from hell, switch on Eastenders and watch Pauline Fowler in action for five minutes. She's sly, bitchy and interfering, and whatever you say about Sonia, you've got to feel for the girl who married into the Fowler
Hiya, my name is Kelly, and for the past few months I have been having a few psychic experiences, its only just started and I am 22. Am I psychic? I thought I would have had these feeling from being a little girl or does it not work like that? I will
I recently lost my job and my parents have since disowned me, saying that I am a lazy 'bum' and a scrounger and that I should get off my backside and get a job. Trouble is I already am trying really hard but cant find employment. My partner has also left
I've lived in my house for five years now. I do suspect I have someone here with me. The front bedroom has always been the coldest room in the house. A little while back my three-year-old son said there was a scary man in the room. Now I have noticed
Hiya James, A friend of mine passed away a couple of years ago just before Christmas. Please can you tell me if he is at peace and let him know I think about him everyday? Also, please let him know that I am going to be a mum. SSS, Cumbria Dear SSS, You
I am going through an access case to see my daughter. It will be some time before I see her. Will we be able to rebuild the bond and keep it going without interference? Derek, Birkenhead Dear Derek, My advice is to put all your cards on the table. Ask
I do not even know what to ask, but I do feel that there is something important that someone is trying to say to me. I've tried really hard to listen with an open mind. Please can you use some of your energy to contact your guide(s) and see if you have
FINDINGS from the excavation at Slitten Gorge will be presented on Monday, July 25. Archaeologist Ian Miller, who conducted the dig at the old iron-slitting mill at Slitten Gorge, will give a presentation in the village hall on Pepper Street at 7.30pm
mills is excavated ARCHAEOLOGICAL work into one of Lymm's most historic areas has given an insight into the past. The excavation of the slitting mill at Slitten Gorge has provided a window to see the way the mill worked hundreds of years ago. The mill
VISITORS to Warrington's libraries can set sail on a nautical reading voyage throughout this summer. There will be story and craft making sessions taking place in some of the libraries in the borough. Places are limited and children need to be accompanied
THE 'guess the amount of balloons' competition at the Staples store pictured in last week's Guardian was won by Jeff Plum, who thought there were 103 balloons in the Ford KA - there were 107.Jeff, a former Warrington man now living in Wigan, won a signed
STUDENTS took a step back in time to recreate one of the most famous battles in history. Pupils at Birchwood High School donned battle kit to re-enact the battle of Hastings. The school organised the day to give students a deeper understanding of the
TALENTED teenagers at Thorn Cross have benefited from a fire cadet course. The nine inmates spent 10 weeks on the course, run in conjunction with the Fire Authority. The youngsters passed fire safety skills, first aid, bronze Duke of Edinburgh, manual
A WARRINGTON author will be rivalling Tony Robinson when his new TV series starts on August 11. Mark Olly, aged 42, of Cinnamon Brow, will present Lost Treasures of the North West for Granada TV. Mr Olly, who has already written books on the north west's
COUNCIL chiefs are encouraging youngsters to eat up healthier meals despite numbers requesting the new food option dropping in some schools. Warrington Borough Council is serving up healthier options to children at school but have seen the amount of pupils
IF body language is anything to go by, Frank Endacott's players are dead men walking and Widnes are already relegated. Opponents Hull cruised to a comprehensive 40-20 victory to condemn the home side to a fourth consecutive defeat at an eerily quiet Halton
