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Widnes sign forward Thompson

11:35am Monday 29th September 2008

Vikings have signed St Helens forward Sam Thompson on a two-year contract.

Vikings snap up half-back Webster

3:21pm Friday 26th September 2008

Widnes Vikings, in partnership with fans’ organisation Vikings’ Quids In, VIQI, have beaten off competition from six clubs, both Super League and National League to sign half-back James Webster on a two year contract. The 29 year old Australian joins the Vikings having spent the last 4 years on Humberside playing for both Hull KR and Hull FC.

MPs take up Super League licence battle for Vikings

5:03pm Thursday 25th September 2008

HALTON MPs Derek Twigg and Mike Hall have written to the Rugby Football League to ask them to ‘reconsider’ whether Widnes should be handed a Super League licence following the collapse of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats’ stadium plans.

Vikings re-sign Doran

7:30pm Tuesday 23rd September 2008

WIDNES Vikings have re-signed back-rower Lee Doran from Leigh Centurions – but they have released twelve players from their 2008 playing squad.

Vikings release 12 players

1:45pm Tuesday 23rd September 2008

BOB Beswick is among a dozen players released by Widnes Vikings from their 2008 playing squad.

Could Wakefield woes help Vikings?

10:47am Wednesday 17th September 2008

VIKINGS fans say they have renewed hope about an imminent return to Super League after Wakefield Trinity Wildcats admitted last week that their stadium plans had collapsed.

Varkulis signs for Vikings

1:52pm Tuesday 16th September 2008

Widnes Vikings have signed Halifax three-quarter Richard Varkulis on a one year contract.

Six re-sign for Vikings

6:23pm Monday 15th September 2008

Widnes Vikings have announced that they have retained six members of their 2008 squad for the 2009 season.

HALIFAX 32 WIDNES VIKINGS 16

8:58am Friday 5th September 2008

WIDNES briefly threatened a second half fightback before exiting the Co-Operative National League One play-offs with a 32-16 defeat at Halifax.

Vikings top fair play league

4:51pm Thursday 4th September 2008

Widnes Vikings have finished top of the Frontline Fairplay Index, proving themselves as the fairest team in The Co-operative National League One following the conclusion of the regular season and will now receive £5,000 worth of bathroom supplies and an engraved trophy from Frontline Bathrooms.


National News

FTSE plunges to 20-year low

Alistair Darling makes a statement in response to the banking crisis

Updated 6:40pm Monday 6th October 2008

More than £93 billion was wiped from the value of the UK's biggest companies as London's FTSE 100 suffered its biggest fall since Black Monday.


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