Residents facing
traffic nightmare
by Lesley Wilkinson
TRAFFIC problems on a number of roads in Warrington are a “nightmare” for local residents and now highway planners are set to investigate complaints.
Grappenhall councillor Mike Biggin (pictured) said scores of people from the roads between Knutsford Road and Chester Road have been plagued by difficulties for years.
Speeding cars where children play, damaged cars, nowhere to park and insufficient access for emergency vehicles are just some of the concerns.
Now following many complaints Warrington’s highways department is to review the area and are canvassing residents for their views. Suggested schemes include traffic calming measures, one-way roads and residents-only parking.
Coun Biggin said problems had been made worse since satellite navigation, as lorries are often directed from Stretton, down East View – which he says is a “very narrow” road.
In Euclid Avenue, a wider road, he said residents have problems with speeding cars cutting between Knutsford and Chester Roads.
“Many people are worried as their children play out and they are concerned for their safety,” he said.
“Traffic in these roads has been a nightmare for many years and is getting worse,” he added. “It is really important that people respond to the consultation to get something done.”
He said residents are concerned that parking problems may be made worse if a proposed supermarket, on the site of a former garage on Knutford Road, opens.
“People in East View already find it very difficult to park, cars have been damaged and they are worried that emergency vehicles would not be able to get down,” said Coun Biggin.
“In many of the roads people have been blocked in, or had cars damaged. It is really important we get the traffic problems sorted out,” he added.
May Queen Festival will
be real Royal occasion!
by Gary Skentelbery
It will be a right Royal occasion when Lymm May Queen Festival takes place today (Saturday June 9) – as it coincides with the Queen’s official birthday.
Lymm’s May Queen elect is 13-year-old Lauren Kerfoot (pictured) from Oughtrington, who is a pupil at Lymm High School.
She will be crowned by Su Williams from the Lymm Festival committee.
Rose Queen elect is eight-year-old Emma Timmins, a pupil at Oughtrington primary School who will be crowned by former Rose Queen Barbara Allan, who is member of the May Queen committee.
The parade will start as usual from outside the former council chambers on Whitbarrow Road at 1.30pm and the crowning is expected to take place on the May Queen field at around 2.45pm.
For a video news report from the event log on to www.warrington.tv on Monday and photographs from the event will be on our picture gallery.
Anniversary celebrations
set to go with a swing
by staff reporter
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HITS from artists including Cher, Kylie and Steps will be performed by a trio at Cinnamon Brow Community Theatre, Warrington, as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations.
The shows on June 29 and 30, organised by the Cinnamon Brow Community Association in association with The Talent Bureau features Masquerade are described as “ultra-camp and ultra-fabulous.”
Organisers say the trio perform a flamboyant mix with “big costumes and big voices to match.”
As well as pop songs, the band also entertains with songs from the musicals including Phantom of the Opera, Sister Act and Chicago.
The shows start at 7.45pm. Tickets price ?5 are available by telephoning 01925 452895.
Apprentices told:
‘You?re hired’
by Gary Skentelbery
EMPLOYERS from across Warrington joined real-life apprentices to celebrate their achievements.
More than 90 apprentices studying courses at Warrington Collegiate were honoured in a prize presentation evening at the Winwick Road campus.
Special awards were also handed out to students who had excelled in different subjects.
Deputy Principal Rosalie Barton, told the young apprentices that they should be extremely proud of their achievements and wished them well in their future careers.
She also paid tribute to Warrington companies who invested in skills development and the apprenticeship scheme.
Many of the students are now working across a variety of job roles ? from hairdressing to construction and accountancy.
Special awards went to:
Christopher Ellis of Cliftonville Road, Woolston (Accounts); Beverley Armstrong, of Lindley Avenue, Latchford (Accounts); Tom Fance of Hall Nook, Penketh (Electrical installation); Jack Davies of Northwich (Brickwork); James Cavanagh and James Smith, both of Runcorn (Construction); Anthony Peers of Kirkstone Avenue, Orford (Motor Vehicles); Leon Myatt, of Kinross Close, Cinnamon Brow (Carpentry and Joinery); Hannah Cooper from St Helens (Administration); Lee Beddows, of Hill Top Road, Woolston (Carpentry and Joinery); and Hollie Gill, of Oakmere Drive, Penketh (Hairdressing)
Cobras celebrate
by Lesley Wilkinson
WARRINGTON based Crosfield Cobras u12s have finished their second season as North West Counties Development Plate winners.
The successful team beat Woolston in a final described as “tense and thrilling” in Blackpool by 6 points to 4.
A team spokesman said: “The Cobras side spent their first season on the end of some large defeats but all credit to this bunch of 18 young men they have stuck together through thick and thin and shown some real commitment to their team and sport by training three times a week in every weather without fail.”
The team’s fortunes have improved and this season they have worked hard and gained some good victories.
Members are working to raise funds for a week-long tour of Scotland next year. They will represent Warrington and Crosfields by playing games against their Scottish counterparts and taking part in team-building and life skills exercises.
Volunteers from the team are asking businesses in Warrington to help them support the team with a donation towards the costs or to sponsor their kits in return for an advert on the kit.
Anyone interested in helping should call contact Paul on 01925 241929.
Picture shows Crosfield Cobras u12s team with the trophy.
Two new events
for festival
by staff reporter
LYMM Festival, which takes place from Thursday 28th June – Sunday 8th July is delighted to announce two new competitions both sponsored by warrington-worldwide’s sister publication Lymm Life.
Entry is free, and there will be prizes! The ‘Odd Man Out’ competition is for entrants who are 14 years and under.
All the participating traders in Lymm centre will have a poster in the window showing that they are taking part (starting from Thursday June 28).
Competitors will have to look very carefully in the window display to find the object that is completely different from anything that would be usually sold in that shop.
The entry forms will list the shops and the ‘odd man out’ should be written down next to the name of the shop.
The other competition is called ‘True or False’ and is for entrants who are 15 years or older. Participating businesses and non-retail traders in the centre of Lymm who do not have a window display, will show a poster with a question on it. The answer will be ‘true’ or ‘false’. Entry forms will list the names of the businesses, and entrants write down their answers correspondingly.
Entry forms are available from Lymm Electric on Bridgewater St, Rushgreen Service Station, Rushgreen Road, or The Lymm Festival Box Office at the Village Hall annexe from 23rd June, and can be downloaded from www.lymmfestival.org from mid June.
The completed entries must be handed in
at the Box Office by noon on Saturday 7th July.
The prizes will be awarded at 12noon at the Sunken Garden after the storytelling event, or in the Village Hall if wet.
Farmhouse
plan refused[/b/
PLANS for construction of a farmhouse in Firs Lane/Park Lane, Appleton, have been refused by Warrington’s Development Control Committee.
LYMM Scottish Country Dance Club, Visitors’ Night takes place on Saturday, September 9 at St Mary’s Church Hall, Crouchley Lane, 7.30pm. Beginners and experienced dancers welcome.
Mast approved
A PROPOSED telecommunications mast in Grappenhall has been given the go-ahead by Warrington’s Development Control Committee. The application for a 15m telecommunications mast, with antennas and associated cabinets, in Witherwin Avenue, has been approved with conditions.
Extension rejected
WARRINGTON planners have turned down an application for a first floor side extension and two-storey front extension at an Appleton home. The application in Birchdale Road, was refused by Warrington’s Development Control Committee.
