A courageous teenage footballer has raised a four-figure sum for Alder Hey Children's Hospital - to thank them for saving his life. Taylor Crabb, 17, has been pounding the streets on a month-long sponsored run, covering a magnificent 1,200km. The supreme effort has involved Taylor tackling 24 runs of 5km each during October, while also fitting in his commitments as a youth player (and supporter) at Runcorn Linnets. Taylor with Jamie Usher and his other team mates from Runcorn

MATCH PREVIEW Pitching In Northern Premier League West Division Tuesday, November 4th 2025 (ko 7.45pm) Cleric Stadium, Ivy Gardens, off Crescent Road, Congleton CW12 4GA Past meetings We have played just one Northern Premier League game at Congleton Town - and last season's 6-0 mauling is a result we would rather forget. But their ground has been a regular destination for Runcorn Linnets. There was, however, a gap of seven years (and a month) between our last two league visi

Zack Parker runs away, pursued by team-mates Arty Benjamin and Joel Street, after putting Linnets 2-1 up in Sunday's top-of-the-table clash. Runcorn Linnets U21s 4 Warrington Town U21s 3 Report by Dave Bettley with match pictures by Neil Thornton. Linnets survived sustained late pressure to end the 100% record of the North West Under 21s Development League's Premier Division leaders in this second-versus-top clash of Cheshire neighbours. A superb first-half display had se