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  • Have your say on the NHS

    HEALTH leaders are calling on residents to have their say on the future of the NHS. Warrington Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), the NHS body responsible for planning and buying health services for people in Warrington, is encouraging people

  • Under-strength Lymm thirds defeated by Burnage

    Burnley 2nd XV 22 Lymm 3rd XV10 WITH only 11 players making the long journey to Lancashire, Lymm’s third team succumbed to defeat against a battling Burnley side. But despite their numerical disadvantage the Lymm lads showed great team spirit

  • Menswear store Scotts moves into Golden Square

    MENSWEAR store Scotts has moved from Bridge Street in Warrington into the Golden Square Shopping Centre. The store, which sells Fred Perry, Original Penguin, Pretty Green, Adidas Originals, Emporio Armani ea7 and Timberland, moved on Friday.

  • Rivals are 'Browned' off

    DESPITE tasting defeat at Penketh Cons B, Warrington Snooker League Division One leaders Newton Social B extended their lead by four as the season reached its midway point. Phil Tsang’s 52 break was helpless to prevent Newton Social B losing 4-

  • People honoured at Warrington Disability awards

    WARRINGTON Disability Partnership celebrated this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities by holding its annual Appreciation of Efforts Awards at Orford Jubilee Neighbourhood Hub. The awards were presented for excellence in support

  • 'Missing' people 'on pull' or have phones off, say police

    POLICE say there has been a large increase in people needlessly reported missing in the town. According to officers, people are being reported missing only minutes after they are supposed to be home from a night out. Police investigate to find

  • Employee tied up by gang during Gemini depot robbery

    A DEPOT employee was tied up by a gang of men during a raid on Gemini Retail Park. Police were called at 5.56am today, Tuesday, to the DHL depot on Europa Court, Europa Boulevard following reports of a robbery. A number of offenders entered

  • Juniors impress on debut

    A SQUAD of Lymm's junior players travelled to Bradford to take on the region's best teams in the under 16s North Junior Indoor Hockey Championships. Indoor hockey differs slightly from the outdoor version, with lighter sticks used and no aerial

  • Festive bin changes on the way

    BIN collections across the borough have been altered this year to make sure every household has their bin emptied during the festive period. Clr David Keane, executive board member for environment, said: "We’ve re-scheduled the collections so that

  • Lymm defeat Warrington in second string 'derby' clash

    Lymm 2nd XV 13 Warrington 2nd XV 0 LYMM took the bragging rights from this Raging Bull North West Leagues Division One clash played in gale-force conditions. Warrington will be frustrated their saved one of their weakest performances for such

  • Buy a bag of spuds for charity in Lymm

    BUY a bag of potatoes in Lymm on Saturday to help two charities. Farmer David Linton is donating the 25kg bag of spuds which can be bought for £10 to raise money for the Lymm Grass Roots Appeal and The Children’s Adventure Farm Trust in Millington

  • Dream homes in a stunning location

    A winning combination of stunning detached homes and a highly desirable location have seen buyers flocking to Bellway’s The Heath development. The fabulous four-bedroom homes are available from just £284,995 for the old-style Keats, and £294,995

  • Lymm slip into the relegation zone

    Lymm 10 Sandbach 18 LYMM slipped into the relegation zone of the National League Three Midlands after falling to their fifth loss in six games. Whichever team could master the blustery conditions would hold a significant advantage and Sandbach

  • Check hygiene rating before booking Christmas meals

    FOOD safety officers are encouraging residents to check restaurant’s food hygiene rating before booking meals out during the festive period. Businesses in the town are rated on a scale ranging from zero meaning urgent improvement is needed to a

  • Kerry Katona favours Iceland finger food for wedding

    Kerry Katona has revealed she wants Iceland to do the catering for her third wedding, and David Gest to lead the sermon. The 33-year-old reality star - who is pregnant with her fifth child - was famously dropped as the face of supermarket chain

  • Praise for Wolves' junior talent

    BEN Lazenby is confident there are future stars among Wolves' junior ranks. Wolves' head of youth, junior recruitment and development was talking in response to six Warrington players being named in England train-on squads for 2014. Under 19s

  • Asda help residents tuck in to early Christmas dinner

    CHRISTMAS spirit was in bountiful supply as more than 120 older people from the town’s central wards tucked into an early Christmas dinner.   They were invited to the Orford community hub for the four-course dinner at the end of a range of festive

  • Stanhope's silver salvo

    LUCY Stanhope achieved success in a national event for elite young gymnasts. The 12-year-old achieved bronze in the all-round competition at the Espoir British Championships in Glasgow. She qualified for all four apparatus finals the following

  • Death crash bus company loses licence

    THE operators of a coach returning from a music festival, which crashed killing Warrington driver Colin Daulby and two passengers, have had their licence revoked. A public inquiry took place on Monday into travel company Merseypride Travel, based

  • The four tops....indoors

    FOUR Warrington Athletics Club competitors were winners at an indoor event. Matt Wigelsworth, Fisayo Williamson-Taylor, Sam Evans and Neal Petley were celebrating at the end of the Northern Athletics open meeting. Over 600m, Wigelsworth crossed

  • New business incubator to open in Dallam

    A HUB for new businesses could soon be opening its doors in the town centre. A scheme to create a business incubator, which would include a variety of units for business start-ups has been put forward by Warrington Borough Council. The project