from the Fylde coast to North Wales competing in it. Vulcan C.C. also represent the town on a more localised level. Newton has produced a number of players who have progressed onto Lancashire County Cricket Club. Notable people Rick Astley, pop star, most known for "Never Gonna Give You Up" Andy Burnham, former Leigh MP, former government minister, Labour leadership candidate and Shadow Home Secretary was educated at St Aelred's High School in Newton. He was elected as Mayor of Greater Manchester in 2017. Ed Clancy, Olympic Gold Medalist for Great Britain in the Team Pursuit event at Beijing 2008 Fran Cotton, started playing for Newton RUFC before moving on to Sale, England and the British Lions; he runs the Cotton Traders sportswear firm in nearby Altrincham Joe Fagan, the former Manchester City football player and European Cup–winning Liverpool F.C. manager, who resigned his post after the Heysel disaster started his career playing for Earlestown Bohemians FC in the 1930s Norman Harvey, awarded the Victoria Cross during the First World War for bravery on the field of battle. Roger Hunt, former Liverpool and England World Cup–winning footballer, was born in the neighbouring village of Culcheth; his family's business Hunt Brothers Haulage is based in Newton-le-Willows Martin Kelly, current Crystal Palace and former England U-21 international was born in Newton-le-Willows and attended St Aelred's Catholic Technology College Lynda La Plante, author, screenwriter and former actress, was born on 15 March 1943 in Newton-le-Willows Wilf Mannion, former Middlesbrough and England winger was the manager of the town's most successful football club, Earlestown F.C. between 1960 and 1962 Steve Marsh, actor, played Big Cook Ben in Big Cook Little Cook between 2004 and 2006 George McCorquodale founded his printing business in the town in 1846 Rodney Porter, scientist, won a Nobel Prize in 1972 John Randall, scientist, the developer of the cavity magnetron used in radar systems, was born on 23 March 1905 in Newton-le-Willows Colin Welland, writer and actor, won an Oscar for writing the script of the film Chariots of Fire References Bibliography Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1830–1980, Frank Ferneyhough, Book Club Associates, London, 1980, (no ISBN) External links Newton-le-Willows Amateur Radio Club http://www.newton-le-willows.com/ Towns in Merseyside Towns and villages in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens Unparished areas in Merseyside