THE next chance to discuss the NHS in Warrington is at 10am on Monday. Warrington Clinical Commissioning Group is hosting a meeting of its health forum at Arpley House, Birchwood Boulevard. The forum is chance for members, stakeholders and
KYLE Kesik is looking forward to the task of taking on a top flight side when Doncaster take on Warrington Wolves in the fifth round of the Tetley’s Challenge Cup at The Halliwell Jones Stadium on Sunday, 3pm). Doncaster have been in good form
TONY Smith slammed the tough Easter period after Wolves’ win against Widnes Vikings on Friday and he was right to fear for his charges when they lined up against in-form Castleford Tigers three days later. Truly rumbled in The (Mend-A-Hose) Jungle
RUNNERS have until next Thursday, May 1, to enter this year’s English Half Marathon in Warrington at a discount. Organisers are hoping the September event will top the 3,000 entry mark. As well as the half marathon, organisers have launched
GOOD Friday’s display was the one Wolves supporters had been crying out for. They were an organised and cohesive unit dominating their home turf and running in the highest number of points this season on the back of it. After some uninspiring
TONY Smith has given an update on Warrington Wolves’ injury problems ahead of Sunday’s Challenge Cup fifth round tie with Doncaster. Ben Harrison will miss the cup tie despite X-rays not showing a break to his scaphoid, while Chris Bridge, groin
A LONG-STANDING customer cut the ribbon on the new look Lloyds Pharmacy in Penketh. The Honiton Way business, led by pharmacy manager Dane Stratton-Powell, now offers free, enhanced services. The ribbon was cut by loyal and long-standing customers
A FACEBOOK campaign to find a Cavalier King Charles spaniel who went missing in Great Sankey has now reached more than 400 likes. Friends and family of owner Warren Soens, of Payne Close, have not given up hope on finding pet Monty after he went
Resurfacing work on village’s ‘worst road’ will be completed thanks to residents’ persistence RESURFACING work on the ‘worst road in Penketh’ will soon be completed following years of campaigning for pot holes to be patched up. Penketh Councillors
YOUNGSTERS at St Vincent’s Primary School skipped their way to success in aid of the British Heart Foundation. Pupils grabbed their skipping ropes to take part in a sponsored skip raising £1,000.
PENKETH and Great Sankey Gardening Society members can put May 1 in their diaries as the date for the next meeting. Speaker Paul Quigley will be giving a slide show and talk about ‘Norton Priory from 7.30pm at the Manna House, Warrington Road.
PENKETH Medical Centre will be hosting another fundraising car boot sale in aid of Paralympic hopeful Ben Callender. Staff are hoping to raise cash for the 15-year-old Penketh teen to continue with his dream of becoming a Paralympian with monthly
SOME of the legends of rugby league came together to mark the launch of a new autobiography from one of the game’s most colourful characters. Mike Nicholas played for Wolves and scored in the 1974 Wembley Challenge Cup final. His new book,
BE the fairest of them all with a fashion and beauty evening at the Peace Centre in Great Sankey. The charity event on May 7 from 7pm will see The Laundry Boutique from Stockton Heath showcasing fashion and beauty trends for the spring/summer season
KNOW your Hollywoods from your deadwood? Show off your knowledge in a quiz at Fearnhead Cross Community Centre from 7.30am on Saturday. Tickets are £3 and include a pie and peas supper. To book a table, call 838390.
AN open event is to be held in Woolston for construction businesses to discuss opportunities to work on the new free school planned for Hillock Lane. Warrington & Co, with GB Building Solutions, is hosting a ‘meet the buyer’ event at Woolston
WARRINGTON North MP Helen Jones is calling for fly-tipping in Orford to be tackled. Mrs Jones says residents have complained over rubbish being dumped in alleys off Sandy Lane and Tennyson Drive. She said: “This is really annoying for residents
Council will develop £1.3m trail despite being accused of walking away from it WARRINGTON Borough Council has pledged it will develop a £1.3m ecology trail it was once accused of ‘walking away from’. The council’s scrutiny committee has examined
PICK up a bargain at a table top sale at the Mill House pub in Cinnamon Brow. The fundraiser for the Christie Hospital in Manchester takes place on Saturday. There will be games and refreshments. Call the pub to book on 831189.
GET your face painted, try your luck at penalities and dabble in a tombola at a fun day this weekend. The Rope and Anchor pub, Manchester Road, Woolston, is hosting the family event on Saturday and Sunday. Prizes in the tombola include a signed
ARE you a fan of the movies? Share your hobby with like-minded people at the Warrington Cine and Video Society. The club makes amateur movies for pleasure and competitions. It meets every Monday at 8pm at St Martin’s Methodist Church Hall
GREEN fingers have been put to good use in Longford where a community garden has been given a revamp. Golden Gates Housing Trust spruced up the green area on Densham Avenue for residents. Mayor of Warrington, Clr Peter Carey, attended the opening.
WOLVES have brought Danny Bridge back from his loan spell with Bradford Bulls due to current injury troubles. Mounting injuries, including four from the pack, left Wolves with only 19 available players from the first-team squad. Bridge, a back
THESE ice cream sellers have got 99 problems but their flakes ain’t one. Amused residents in Great Sankey were whipped into a Facebook frenzy as not one but four ice cream vans pitched up at the housing estate near Blakehill Drive and in Chapelford
PARENTS and carers of children with additional educational needs are being urged to come forward to discuss ways of improving services in Warrington. Warrington Borough Council and its health partners are organising two consultation events to give
A SOLAR company has been hit with a £30,000 fine after an employee from Woolston broke his back after falling through the roof light of a barn while working for the firm. The 20-year-old has been unable to work and has suffered constant pain and
Cheshire – A Dog Walker’s Guide: Thurstaston Start: Wirral Country Park Visitor Centre Parking: At the Visitor Centre Distance: 5 miles. Ordnance Survey Maps: Explorer 266, Wirral and Chester (GR SJ239834). Dog Factors: Road walking
A BAND ensured residents at Lion Court, Latchford, had a strumming good time when they played for them during their tea party. The town centre-based group, open to residents aged over 50, is free to join and offers activities at community venues
GET a taste of some crafty fun and pick up a handmade treat or two at the first Fairfield arts and craft fair. The event, which takes place on Saturday will have crafting taster sessions provided by Warrington Collegiate as well as stalls selling
ONE person was taken to hospital last night after a car crashed into a lamppost, knocking it to the ground, in Padgate. Police were called to the incident at 6.30pm yesterday, Tuesday. Officers say a silver Renault Clio had appeared to lose
THE M6 northbound carriageway around the Thelwall Viaduct will be closed this evening. The motorway will close from 10pm and will re-open by 5am on Thursday while the Highways Agency continues to work on the £2.5m maintenance project. With
FIREFIGHTERS were called out to a house in Woolston after a blaze in the kitchen got out of control. Fire crews were called at 4.45pm yesterday, Tuesday, to tackle the flames on Clares Farm Close. Smoke alarms were fitted at the property before
A FAMILY run business is ready for the seventh generation to take the helm. Roberts, which runs the Clarks store in Golden Square, is Warrington’s oldest retailer with a continuous presence in the town since 1857. But now John Taylor, from
MORE recycling, cutting green belt development and bringing back free parking in south Warrington. These are some of the ideas in Warrington’s Liberal Democrats manifesto for the local elections on Thursday, May 22. Among its aim for ‘a stronger
THE son of Eric Hughes, who was killed during the Hillsborough disaster, spoke of his heartbreak at not being able to buy his dad a pint. David Hughes said his dad was his hero during the inquest into the deaths of 96 football fans and 99 per cent
WOOLSTON Rovers will be looking to bounce back from defeat to Crosfields when they travel to York on Saturday to take on Heworth in the Kingstone Press National Conference League Division Three. Rovers were involved in a thrilling encounter against
A FINANCIAL advisor likened to the ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ is behind bars after running a £4.4m Ponzi scheme. Conman Stephen Evans, of Orlando Drive in Chapelford, splashed the cash on flash cars, expensive holidays, jewellery and ran up £100,000
A 13-YEAR-OLD swept aside some of the best darts players in the town to win the Warrington Individual Merit. Marc Williams from Thelwall Lane in Latchford became the first junior to win the event – in the Penketh High School pupil’s first season
POLICE continue to appeal for witnesses who may have seen the crash that saw Orford man Michael Coray suffer fatal injuries. Mr Coray, aged 25, died at Royal Aintree Hospital, 12 hours before son Kylan Zane Michael Coray was born. He was rushed
WARRINGTON has been ranked as the worst local authority in the country for early years children reaching a good level of development if they receive a free school meal. Youngsters up the age of five are less likely to achieve well in comparison
