POLICE are appealing for information after two men conned their way into the home of an elderly woman in Whitecross. Officers say the men claimed to be visiting to test alarms, with the victim, who is in her 80s, letting them in. One man looked
A COLLISION on Bridge Foot has happened at rush hour. A blue fiesta and white transit van collided around 5.30pm near to Mr Smith's. Two police cars are blocking one lane while paramedics treat the car driver. The driver of the van appears
WIRED Young Carers Service has been given the green light to launch a music project, which aims to reduce emotional stress and boost self-esteem in youngsters who care for a loved one. The National Foundation for Youth Music has agreed to fund
A INDEPENDENT estate agency group has opened its second office in Cheshire this year. Hunters has opened the office on Dallam Lane in Warrington following the launch of a branch in Frodsham in January. It will be managed by Ian Beamish.
SHADOW health secretary Andy Burnham joined Warrington South MP David Mowat for a visit to Stretton based Home Instead Senior Care. He went to their office as part of a cross-party development to learn more about the way care is carried out.
A NAME synonymous with Warrington has been behind most of the office and industrial property lettings in the past year. Altus Eileen Bilton concluded almost 30 per cent more deals than any other agent and in the industrial sector along, the company
MEET the three generations of the same family all playing netball during the 50th anniversary year of the Warrington league. Lorna Carson, daughter Vicky Mahmoud and Lorna’s granddaughter Caitlin Roblin, aged 11, have all been bitten by the netball
AN animal rights group has called for a memorial sign to be placed where more than 1,500 chickens died this morning after a lorry crash on the M62. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has said they hope the memorial will remind drivers
KNOW your sport from your science and nature? Then try the Warrington Disability Partnership May quiz night on Friday, May 30. Taking place at St Oswald’s Social Club, Padgate Lane, it starts at 7.30pm. Entry is £2 per person.
NORTH East Warrington Credit Union wants to remind residents it offers a low cost way to loan money. Based on Cinnamon Lane, Fearnhead, the credit union is an alternative to pay day loan companies which charge huge interest rates. For more
PARISH councillors are calling for heavy traffic using Bruche Avenue to reach a building site to be tackled. Clr Ian Johnson, chairman of Poulton with Fearnhead Parish Council, says wagons heading for the former Bruche Police Training Camp, where
POLICE are investigating after windows were smashed at Meadowside Primary School in Longford. The incident happened on April 26, at the school on Clough Avenue. Anyone with information can call Warrington Central NPU on 101.
POLICE are appealing for information after a van was stolen from a fridge rental store in Woolston. The Mercedes Sprinter van and tools were taken from Petit Forestier on Hardwick Grange, with the vehicle later dumped and recovered by police.
ORFORD residents can raise concerns in the area with borough councillors at a weekly surgery. Clrs Mike and Kate Hannon hosts two surgeries every Monday at the Community Flat, Alder Lane, from 11.30am, and Longford Neighbourhood Centre, Sandy Lane,
They claim venue has become popular site to target pupils leaving school RESIDENTS are concerned over drug dealing in Enfield Park with fears children are being targeted after school. Clr Geoff Settle (Poulton North – LAB) said: “It would
CHILDREN put on their running shoes to raise money to buy aid packages for needy villages in the third world. The youngsters at Christ Church Primary School, Station Road, Padgate, were sponsored on the run around school grounds. Pupils have
LYMM pub the Golden Fleece has reopened after a £180,000 transformation. The pub, on The Cross, was serving on Saturday and the work has created six new jobs.
A GROUP of staff from a Lymm gym are entering a gruelling challenge. The team at Ifit-uk, off Rushgreen Road, will be entering Total Warrior in Leeds next month. They will be tackling mud, hills, water, fire and more mud and ice on the course
A MONTHLY artisan market stops off in Lymm on Sunday. Held at Lymm Youth and Community Centre on Bridgewater Street it will be open from 10am until 2pm and sells cheese, chutneys, cakes as well as high quality, handmade items including jewellery
ST Wilfrid’s Church in Grappenhall was the perfect venue for a fashion fundraiser for Grappenhall Pre-School. Laundry Boutique staged the show last month, with more than 200 women in attendance. Visit Grappenhall pre school on Facebook to see
She has ambitions to become an F1 engineer but in the meantime can’t wait to be the 50th rose queen A NEW queen is ready to be crowned for a very special year in Thelwall. The annual Thelwall Rose Queen Festival takes place next month – the
FOUR children at a Lymm primary school are penning their own success after making it to the finals of a BBC competition. Ewan Barratt and Leah Hodgkinson, year six pupils, Evie Gillespie, from year five, and Isabella Bloxsom, from year four at Ravenbank
STAFF and customers at a town centre supermarket have been celebrating after raising £10,514.76 for good causes. The March/April winners of the ‘Chosen by you given by us’ Asda green token scheme at the Cockhedge Centre store was the Shannon Bradshaw
STRETTON Post Office will close its doors on Saturday as works start on transforming the branch. The Beehive Stores, on Tarporley Road, will have an open-plan branch with longer opening hours for customers. The new Stretton Post Office
JOINT-skipper Michael Monaghan believes Warrington Wolves will hit consistent form if they can fix their leaky defence. Wolves put in one of their best performances of the season so far to beat Catalan Dragons on Friday, but five days earlier were
TONY Smith expects a terrific atmosphere at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday and believes his players are keen to rise to the Magic Weekend occasion. Warrington Wolves face St Helens in the weekend finale, where Smith will be hoping for a repeat of
AS well as showcasing some of the biggest clashes in Rugby League, Magic Weekend 2014 offers fans the chance to watch live music and participate in exciting competitions for money-can’t-buy prizes. Four piece band The Big Beat will perform live
WARRINGTON’S clinical lead for cancer has issued a warning to be careful during the summer to avoid sun damage to the skin. Dr Sue Burke from Warrington CCG, who is also a GP at Springfields Medical Centre, said: “Skin cancer in all its forms is
SANDIWAY small lake is really producing the goods for a number of members. Ste Wharton, Aka Big Tree Ste, the tree surgeon booked on for a three-day stint on big Sandiway. After spotting fish moving on the small lake he managed to rebook his remaining
KNOW your Gibson from your Fender? Two of the most iconic guitars in the world will be on display at The North West Guitar Show on Sunday. The live show includes an appearance by guitarist, collector, historian and writer Phil Harris. He
THE Shannon Bradshaw Trust’s ladies night is back by popular demand. The UK Hotboys will be entertaining guests during the fundraising event as well as a three course meal, raffle and disco. Doors open at 7pm on June 27 at the Villaggio Hotel
NODS and winks were plentiiful as supporters left The Halliwell Jones Stadium after Friday’s crushing of Catalan Dragons. A collective sigh of relief was audible, along with utterings of ‘That’s better!’ The crash at Castleford followed by the
POPPY seeds will be handed out to residents in Lymm on Saturday as part of the commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War. Members of the Lymm and District Round Table will stage the giveaway around The Cross from
A PENKETH patient has been given the gift of life three times from his family after successful organ transplants from his mum, dad and sister. Dad-of-one Andy Knox won the lottery in 1998 but two weeks later, aged just 25, he found he had renal
EMERGENCY services were called to a company in Warrington this morning after a woman was injured on the site. Police were called at 7.50am to Groundlevel on Knutsford Road. The full extent of the injuries are unknown according to police but
A LORRY crash which resulted in dozens of live chickens spilling out onto the M62 this morning, Wednesday, saw around 1,500 birds killed. The lorry went into the verge side safety barrier around 4am between junction 11 at Birchwood and junction
EACH week we team up with Cheshire Police to bring you the ‘most wanted’ suspects in the town. Suspects caught on CCTV are often unknown to police, so are a high priority when appealing for information. A woman is wanted in connection to a
A MAN headbutted a stranger in a Stockton Heath bar because he was staring at him, a court heard. David Leather, aged 29, of Causeway Avenue, Latchford, carried out the ‘unprovoked’ attack in the Slug and Lettuce, Grappenhall Road. Halton Magistrates
A MAN who wielded a bar stool around his head during a pub brawl in Shenanigans claimed he was picked on for being a traveller, a court heard. Charles Samuel Smith, aged 21, of Bigfield Lodge, Warrington Road, Runcorn, punched another man to the
SECURITY measures need to be tightened at Appleton Thorn YOI to reduce the risk of inmates absconding, according to an MP. David Mowat, MP for Warrington South, warned the case of notorious robber Michael Wheatley - known as the skullcracker -
