WARM yourself up on this chilly Warrington evening with our usual selection of moreish media morsels. Bad start to the day for motorists after two people had to be cut free from their cars following a five-vehicle smash on the M62 at Birchwood.
FOLLOWING their big come back, Embrace have announced a gig at Parr Hall. The indie rockers will perform in Warrington on December 2. Embrace’s announcement follows two sold out shows at London's Shepherds Bush Empire, festival slots at T In
A PADGATE comedian is hoping his taxi joke can rival stand-up star Tim Vine’s gag about hoovers after it was voted funniest at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The one-liner: "I decided to sell my Hoover... well it was just collecting dust
HEAD to Crosfields ARLFC this Monday for a fundraising car boot sale. The bank holiday Monday event kicks off at 7am at the Hood Lane club in Great Sankey and will include refreshments and a barbecue.
CULTURE Warrington hosts its annual meeting early next month. It takes place on Tuesday, September 2, between 6pm and 8pm at the Pyramid. Anyone interested in attending should email info@culturewarrington.org.uk.
AROUND 165 Asda workers have a spring in their step after being awarded sports leadership qualifications. Stu Thomas, community champion at Birchwood Asda, was among those given the special training by Sports Leaders UK. It was in recognition
IF autumn leaves get you down then cheer up with the next season’s styles. A fashion show is being held at Bents garden centre in Glazebury on Thursday, September 18 featuring brands like Joules, Seasalt and Jack Murphy. There will be drinks
BAG a bargain at Croft Bowling Association’s car boot sale on Bank Holiday Monday. It will be held on the village’s playing field from 7am to 1pm. Pitches are £10 by calling 764218 or 764405. Entry is 20p for pedestrians and 50p for people
A popular bakery was the victim of an apparent internet prankster this afternoon. Anyone using the search engine Google to find out information about the bakery Greggs, which has shops in Warrington, would find an alternate version of the company
JOURNEY through Birchwood’s history with a free walk led by rangers. From mossland and farmland to a wartime bomb factory and woodland, the trek will look for clues from the past. Meet at Oakwood Park in Admirals Road at 10.30am on Monday,
WARRINGTON Wolves mascot Wolfie met youngsters at Birchwood High School as part of a summer of events focused on fun and fitness. Your Housing Group, Birchwood High and The Warrington Wolves Foundation have arranged activities such as tag rugby
GORSE Covert Scouts put the ‘super’ into their favourite comic book heroes when they attended the Cheshire Chamboree. The event, at Tabley showground, included an ‘International Recruitment Institute for Superheroes’ along with themed camps like
PUPILS from Croft’s two primary schools have turned teacher to help with a project to educate residents about the history and ecology of the area. Elan Homes invited children from Croft Primary and St Lewis RC Primary to produce information boards
MOTORISTS will face delays as works on gas mains start from Tuesday. National Grid will be carrying out work to replace piping from 1 Hill Cliffe Road in Walton and will use temporary road controls while the work is ongoing. It is expected
HONEYBUN the bear is the final prize to be awarded from Stockton Heath Festival. Callula Curtis won the competition to find the name of the bear and she won Honeybun and a £25 voucher for Build-A-Bear Workshop. She got to pick up her prize
FIND out about the history of the Walton estate on Sunday. The Friends of Walton Hall will lead the walk around the grounds and surrounding area to show how the estate grew together with Higher Walton village. The walk runs from 10.30am to
YOUNGSTERS got up close to the residents of Walton Hall Zoo during a discovery day. Rangers at the zoo opened the doors to children to get a hands on experience with a variety of animals. Then they had the chance to make their own animals crafts
TWO Wire legends helped to relaunch a Stockton Heath pharmacy. Former Warrington forward Mike Nicholas was on hand to help launch Lloyds Pharmacy concept store. And the Wales Rugby League president brought along Bobby Wanbon as a surprise guest
THEY will be flying the green flag once again at the Walton Lea Project. The horticultural scheme based on Chester Road offers supported employment for adults who have learning difficulties, mental health issues and the early onset of Alzheimer
AN Appleton mum is through to the finals of a national competition which recognises flexible working mums. Susan Kemp who owns and is an instructor of Appleton Baby Massage, has been shortlisted in the start up business of the year category at
WARRINGTON continues to be a town where businesses want to grow according to half year figures for the office market. BE Group said the first six months of the year had shown continuing growth in Warrington with big moves including American footwear
RESIDENTS at Heathside in Penketh have been making the most of the sunshine in their newly revamped garden thanks to the help of youngsters in the area. The 28th Warrington Scout Group joined forces with residents from Heathside and Heathside Mews
A GROUP of youngsters from the town are calling on residents to take a ‘pet selfie’ this evening to raise cash and awareness for an animal charity. The team from the National Citizens Service (NCS) hope as many people as possible will grab their
A FORMER Priestley College student said he was ‘astounded’ to achieve his first class honour degree - despite battling a brain tumour. Kane Wright, who attended Birchwood High School pupil, will graduate at Worcester Cathedral in November after
NINE Warrington Athletics Club athletes took part in the Northern Athletics Championships for under 15s to under 17s and claimed three medals. The championships took place this weekend at Robin Park in Wigan, with promising young Warrington athletes
APPLETON Tigers sneaked to a thrilling final-over victory in a rain-reduced league match at Romiley. Bowling first, Appleton were grateful for the calm heads of Olivia Horsfield, 2 for 22, and Camille Wood, 1 for 19, and committed performances
GLAZEBURY took a massive step to securing their top flight status as they delivered a superb win over Old Parkonians at The Lane in Division One of the Cheshire Cricket Alliance. After winning at The Groves a week earlier, Glazebury have now beaten
GRAPPENHALL seconds lost away at Cheadle in the Second XI Premier Division making relegation a real possibility. Having bowled well to dismiss Cheadle for 168, with Albert Pennington taking six wickets, Grappenhall had a real chance for a lifeline
GRAPPENHALL thirds failed to bowl out the opposition and were forced to accept a draw when they travelled to Toft in a Third XI Sunday Premier Division relegation battle on Sunday. The visitors reached 161 for 5 in their 45 overs with 13-year-old
GRAPPENHALL were beaten by Bowdon at Broad Lane in the Cheshire County ECB Premier League on Saturday, as they were bowled out for 70 runs. Winning the toss, Grappenhall inserted their visitors who quickly succumbed to 41 for 6 with Josh McClelland
RYLANDS’ record opening partnership helped crush Offerton with a 137-run victory in the Cheshire Cricket Alliance Division Two on Saturday. The relegation battlers piled on the runs with an opening partnership of 216 shared between Alan Brady,
WARRINGTON'S recent run of form deserted them as they were beaten by 120 runs at Tattenhall in the Cheshire County League Division Two. Tattenhall posted 243 for 9 as they set about the Warrington bowling. Kyle Adams, 3 for 73, stuck to his
Eagle Sports 2 Rudheath Social 0 EAGLE made it three wins from three with a hard fought victory over Rudheath Social in the Cheshire Football League Premier Division on Saturday. After a scrappy first half, Eagle broke the deadlock early in
Rylands 1 Whaley Bridge 1 RYLANDS came from behind to draw with Whaley Bridge thanks to a Kris Bell goal in their first home game of the new Cheshire League Premier Division campaign on Saturday. Rylands were on top throughout the first half
Maine Road 4 Grappenhall Sports 1 GRAPPENHALL Sports were beaten 4-1 at Maine Road in the Cheshire League Two on Saturday after Sports conceded three in a nightmare last half-hour. Sports went in one down at half time and started to press the
Mary Targett, branch manager at Jordan’s Warrington, discusses increasing a property’s rental appeal... In order to maximise the rental value of a property and to increase its appeal to prospective tenants, landlords should carry out maintenance
BURTONWOOD racing driver Phil Cooper won the top class at the National Autograss Championships. Cooper, 29, has previously won the championships in class seven, eight, and nine, but has now gone one further to become the first driver to win the
A CHARITY football match is being hosted in memory of Alan ‘Bundy’ Clare, who died after falling from a balcony in Spain. Raising money for St Roccos, the match takes place at Tetley Walkers Sports Club, Long Lane, on Sunday, September 7. Featuring
THREE Warrington-based drivers were out racing and flying the flag for the town at Oulton Park’s Championship Race Day. Mike Nash was racing his 1600cc Peugeot 106 Rally in the Sports/Saloon Championship and is the current class leader in his championship
THE final of the Warrington Carlsberg Alliance Trophy will take place Monk Sports Club on Tuesday, August 26. This year’s final will see Culcheth take on Bank Quay Bulls after they overcame Wooslton in the semi final while Bank Quay defeated Crosfields
Rylands Sharks A 52 Cadishead 0 RYLANDS recorded a huge win over Cadishead in North West Men’s League Division Four on Saturday. A hat-trick from man-of-the-match Luke Walker helped Sharks breeze past the away side. Rylands: Luke Walker
Clock Face Miners A 40 Woolston Rovers B 18 WOOLSTON were defeated in North West Men’s League Entry Division on Saturday by a powerful Clock Face Miners A side. Conor Gerrard, Dave Appleby, and James Dudley went over for Rovers but the Clock
TRAVELLERS have now left Mary Ann Meadows under police supervision although residents say piles of rubbish have been left behind. A line of caravans left the playing field off Westbrook Way at around 8pm on Monday. Complaints have been made
Woolston Rovers 8 Underbank Rangers 62 WOOLSTON Rovers suffered a heavy defeat at home to third-placed Underbank Rangers in the Kingstone Press National Conference League Division Three on Saturday. A Josh Sudlow try for Rovers came through
WITH three rounds of the Ducati Triotions Cup Championship remaining and his second podium finish now on the board, Lymm rider Sean Neary is determined to bag his first win. The 27-year-old occupies fourth spot in the championship after Round Five
THE club held their annual coffee morning on July 30. It was a very enjoyable and successful event, with lots of interesting stalls including cakes, children’s beautiful hand-knitted knitwear, tombola, bric-a-brac, and hand-turned gifts. Many of
A MUM and child had a lucky escape after walking away from their overturned car with only 'slight injuries'. Officers were called to reports of a vehicle on its roof on Sandy Lane in Lymm at 3.50pm yesterday, Monday. A spokesman said it is
MOTORWAYS around Warrington are set to be busy this weekend as Creamfields comes to town once more. The dance music festival starts in Daresbury on Friday with crowds of around 65,000 expected. Police are warning residents to expect delays
TWO people were trapped in cars following a five vehicle collision on the M62 in Birchwood this morning. Firefighters at the scene worked to free those trapped with three people taken to hospital. The North West Ambulance Service said one
NEW screens at Warrington Central Station will help keep commuters better informed during times of disruptions, it has been claimed. First TransPennine Express (FTPE) has replaced the standard poster cases with 46inch LED screens, which will provide
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. This is woman is wanted in connection
A MAN, who was caught carrying a lock knife while out drinking in Warrington town centre, was blasted for his ‘foolish’ behaviour. Thomas Moore, of Sandy Lane, Orford, was arrested on July 26 after he refused to leave Bridge Street despite being
