THEY have worked together for nearly 30 years and are celebrating a 50-year marriage union but little has changed for Nora and Tony Greenwood. As the happy couple mark their golden wedding anniversary tomorrow, Friday, they say that they are still as
A WARRINGTON-based water company has unveiled profits of £481 million, but an industry watchdog says complaints against United Utilities have gone up by 50 per cent. And despite efforts to cut leakage, the Lingley Mere company is still losing 470 million
THREE new shops have been confirmed for the refurbished Golden Square Shopping Centre. Shoe shop Office, clothes shop Bank and the Fragrance Shop have all confirmed they will have shops in the reopened centre. Richard Kernan, property director at Office
ONLY when you venture into the great outdoors can you appreciate what sets the Children's Adventure Farm apart from your common youth club. Despite all the goodies contained within the old farmhouse, youngsters voted with their feet and were determined
A PLAYGROUND paradise venture in Cheshire - which offers free holidays to youngsters and respite care to seriously-ill children - has come of age. And supporters of the Children's Adventure Farm Trust (CAFT) are not resting on their laurels as they enter
WARRINGTON North MP Helen Jones is calling on the Government to scrap a rule that restricts the income of carers. Lending her support to the 12th annual Carers Week, Mrs Jones tabled an early day motion on Monday in the House of Commons which recognises
SEVERAL generations of past pupils at Beamont Infants and Juniors School came together this week at a special service of celebration. The service, held at St Elphin's Parish Church, was one of a series of events set to take place this year to mark the
IKEA is changing to biodegradable carrier bags that cost 10p each. The store will charge 5p for its existing bags until they run out, then from September will switch to the biodegradable bags. It is also promoting the use of its re-useable blue bags,
ON Saturday, probationers carrying out community work repainted Hood Manor Methodist Church to clean up the graffiti. By Monday, vandals had come back and it was again daubed in foot-high letters with high gloss paint that borough council workmen could
WEIGHT watcher Jo Glenn suffered the ultimate humiliation when her childhood friend told her she was too big to be her bridesmaid. It took Jo, aged 38, of Gorsey Lane more than two years to get over the hurt, during which time she piled on even more pounds
MISS Warrington 2006 has been named - but in a controversial decision, once again the glamorous girl is not from the town. Ashley McKeever, aged 18, is actually from Orrell, Wigan. Last year the title was won by 19-year-old Kelly Murrell of Runcorn. And
A RADICAL plan to cut the number of beds for mentally ill people in Warrington by a third has been revealed. But health chiefs say the scheme will not mean redundancies and will help plug the £5.2million annual shortfall suffered by the 5 Boroughs Trust
