Stories for 28 February 2001

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Stories for 28 February 2001

Birkenhead Sport

Gary's 4-goal cup show

FOUR goals by Gary Beattie enabled Abbotsford Youth to show first division Pensby FC how it was done in the Birkenhead and Wirral Football League Roberts Moore Nicholas Jones Cup. Alex Stewart netted the other goals in a 5-0 thrashing. more...

Ex-England striker fires Lairds towards title

CARLSBERG WEST CHESHIRE LEAGUE ROUND-UP by Ray Condliffe more...

Charity golf

TEAMS of four are being urged to take part in a charity golf tournament to raise funds for a Wirral school. more...

Aldo plots another rescue act . . .

AFTER a weekend break, Tranmere Rovers are straining at the leash to start battling for the Nationwide League Division One points that will pull them out of the relegation zone. more...

Hoylake one game from Twickenham!

HOYLAKE are now just one game away from a Twickenham cup final! They were the toast of the town at the weekend as they booked a place in the semi-finals of the national Tetley Vase competition. more...

Amateur Cup 'treble'

MORTON Arms and King's Arms have followed the same route as The Plough to give the Wallasey and District Sunday Football League three representatives in the Wirral Amateur Cup quarter-finals. more...

Widnes & Runcorn News

Please have your say

RECENTLY the Kingsway and Stewards Avenue estates have been joined together in order to qualify for government fund to "improve" our local community. more...

What's in a name?

ONCE again I read with dismay that residents both sides of the water are complaining about the name of the bridge. more...

Foul play

I WOULD like to know why we have dog wardens when they appear to make no difference to the packs of dogs roaming and fouling our streets. more...

Parking is driving me mad

HAVE Halton Council not noticed that Boston Avenue is becoming a slum area, with off-road parking? There are cars and vans destroying all the grass verges, whilst most of these have driveways but will not use them. more...

Marathon thanks

I WOULD like to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported me in my efforts to raise money for the Halton Macmillan Appeal. more...

More craters than the moon

I THINK Widnes has more craters than the moon as the workers (so-called) dig holes, stick cones around them and then go somewhere else on the moon's surface to dig another hole or two. more...

Raising the alarm

FORMER Alarm front man, Mike Peters is performing a solo show at the Queens Hall on Friday, March 2. more...

Pinnacle of success

WIDNES has been chosen as the new North West headquarters for an Irish based computer company. more...

Grants boost

GRANTS of up to £50,000 are available to Halton's businesses through a Government scheme to develop employer-employee relationships in the workplace. more...

Council tax goes up by 9 per cent

COUNCIL Tax payers in Halton are facing a rise of nine per cent. This will increase the bill for a band D property to £736 a year up more than £60. more...

Finger of suspicion!

MORRISON'S supermarket is urging a man who claims to have found a piece of human finger in a tin of sweetcorn to release it to them. more...

Foot and mouth fears suspend refuse service

By CAROLINE FORAN more...

Booze ban bid to beat teen drinkers

DRINKING booze on Halton's streets is barred from this week. New bye-laws - in force from March 1 - make it an offence that carries a maximum £500 fine. more...

Lottery boost

A NEW National Lottery grant has been announced which will create 140 new childcare places across Halton. more...

Animal magic

CREATIVE brownies were joined by lots of four-legged friends on their recent pack holiday! They entered a colouring competition from Chester Zoo as one of their craft activities, colouring a picture of an elephant called Po Chin. more...

Charity cabaret

A CHARITY cabaret is being held in aid of Halton Haven Hospice. more...

The job of a lifetime

A FREE return flight from London to New York, meals, accommodation, pocket money and up to 10 weeks travel time around the States. more...

MPs back criminal record checks

LOCAL MPs Derek Twigg and Mike Hall have welcomed the Government's announcement to allow volunteers free checks from the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB). more...

Walled Garden cutbacks after cash shock

GARDEN lovers in Runcorn are dismayed to learn that Norton Priory's Walled Garden will not be open to the public on a daily basis. more...

History in the making

WIDNES Historical Society meets on Friday, March 9, when the final lecture of the 2000-2001 season will be an illustrated talk by Mr P Irving on 'Church Clocks'. more...

£6m housing boost

COUNCIL chiefs are to spend £6 million on new housing initiatives in the borough. more...

Lager and crisps ...life in Runcorn

A NEW BBC sitcom set in Runcorn hits our TV screens this week. more...

MP surgeries

MIKE HALL, MP for the Weaver Vale constituency, will be holding surgeries on: more...

Police patrols are afoot

THE rural areas of Halton will have additional high visibility police patrols thanks to a new Government grant. more...

You can play on, teams told

FOOTBALL and rugby teams using Halton Borough Council pitches can have an extra two weeks to fit in their games after the council extended this year's season until May 13. more...

Burglars raid beauty salon

FACE and Figure Beauty Salon has been burgled for the second time in six months. more...

Pupils get a first hand lesson

RUGBY mad pupils at St John Fisher School were some of the first to be coached by the Widnes Vikings youth development team. more...

You've been framed!

PUPILS at Ashley School in Widnes have been judged on their artistic abilities. more...

Anne-Marie glides to victory in the French Alps

RUNCORN soldier Anne-Marie Owens has pulled out all the stops to give a top performance at the British Army Ski Championships in the French Alps. more...

New health chiefs appointed

THE first three non-executive directors of the new North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust - which comes into operation on April 1 - were announced this week. more...

Weston schools get vote of confidence

A HUGE vote of confidence for future educational success in the Weston area of Runcorn has been given by ICI, Halton Council and residents from the village. more...

Boat show

ARE you a model making enthusiast? more...

Cabaret night

A CHARITY cabaret is being held in aid of Halton Haven Hospice. Five up and coming acts will be on stage at Our Lady's club, Mayfield Avenue, Widnes at 7.30pm on Monday, March 19. Admission is by donation. A tombola and raffle will be held. more...

Hot comedy

ALARM bells will be ringing in Liverpool when Naked Flame arrives at the Empire Theatre on Tuesday, April 3 as part of a national tour. more...

Museum exhibition

A FANTASTIC new exhibition launches at Norton Priory Museum from March 6. Transformations, the power of hats to transform the wearer. more...

Marnie at Chester

A NEW play opens at Chester's Gateway Theatre today, Wednesday February 7. more...

Mouse tales

FROM hedgerow to bustling streets, hoot of the owl to blaring ghetto blaster, a new play tells the tale of what happens when two very different worlds collide. more...

Roam in town

MANCHESTER based 'Roam' will be playing at the Castle Hotel Folk Club in Runcorn on Wednesday, March 7. The band consist of lead singer Rachel, guitarist Colin, Jane on viola and Chris on bazouki, whistle and welsh harp. This is 'Roam's' second visit to the Castle. They became so popular that folk fans requested a return visit The resident folk group will host the evening in "ye olde castle courtroom", starting at 8.30pm. more...