RESIDENTS have been complaining to the council over work on pedestrian crossings which appears to have taken more than six months to complete. Angry homeowners say signs went up around Sankey island, also known as the Pink Eye roundabout, in July stating
A GROUP of youngsters are feeling top of the class after being picked out to win prizes out of of 200 pupils. Swimmers Jake Clements-Green, Leon Butcher, Jacob Sullivan and Tom Howard were among eight awarded by Penketh Swimming Club for good attendance
THE opening night of Phoenix Nights at Manchester Arena was not quite what Dave Spikey had in mind.After months of anticipation, the comedian was due to reprise his role as Jerry St Clair for the first time in 12 years on January 31.Dave was due to go
A STRETTON hotel has invested in life-saving equipment for guests thanks to the support of the North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS). Five Automated External Defibrillators (AED) have been placed by the service in QHotels including the
TOM Murray looks set to miss the cut at the Joburg Open despite recording a second-round two under par. A double bogey on the seventh looks likely to cost the Lymm golfer, who eagled the par-four 17th and is currently tied 99th in South Africa.
DARYL Clark hopes making an impression during his debut season with Warrington Wolves will help him win a regular England spot. The Steve Prescott Man of Steel winner made an impact on his debut during the Four Nations and cannot wait to pull on
AT 8.30 am on February 16 I took my wife into A&E with a broken wrist. The doctors tried twice to set it but were unable to do so. At about 11.30am a bed was available on ward A9. Some time prior to visiting at 3pm my wife was in the
TENANTS of Golden Gates Housing Trust (GGHT) have hit out at compensation costs being dished out by the housing authority to residents of Peninsula House.GGHT has approved the sale of the block, which contains a mixture of GGHT and leaseholder owned flats
WARRINGTON Wolves are continuing to invest in their development by introducing a new indoor training facility. North West-based Thornton Sports were appointed to install a high performance 3G artificial grass sports pitch within the club’s new
GARY Wheeler believes his versatility will be vital this campaign, but hopes to nail down a consistent starting spot at Warrington Wolves. A new arrival at The Halliwell Jones Stadium in the off-season, the 25-year-old has been named in Tony Smith
EIGHT Warrington athletes will compete for Cheshire in the English Schools’ Cross Country Championships at Blackburn’s Witton Country Park on March 14. Liam Burthem has been selected for the senior boys’ team, while Sam Rostron and Jack Stubbings
A MAN is set to face trial this May after denying causing the death of a father-of-three by dangerous driving. Michael Rollason, aged 39, is accused of killing 47-year-old cyclist Terry Brown while behind the wheel of a Vauxhall Astra in February
OH Warrington, are you truly interested in having a rugby league club in the town? To not sell out the Halliwell on Friday was a disgrace. St Helens sold out, Wigan had 20,000 plus, we had 13,000! There were supporters from Ireland on Friday
THE Prime Minister has confirmed that a Conservative Government will proceed with plans to build two new bridges in Warrington to improve the town's road network.Development on the first, from Slutchers Lane to Chester Road, is due to start next year
HEALTH regulator Monitor has announced this morning, Friday, an investigation into the finances of Warrington Hospital has been launched. The investigation will seek to understand why the trust’s finances have deteriorated and whether it has
THE interesting Shakespearian verse sent by Mr Kilvington seems to have been known about for some centuries, as I have come across this fragment of an old verse which appears to conclude that the lines are a forgery. First line Pentameter Iambic
MARTIN Murray’s heroic defeat against the boxing phenomena that is Gennady Golovkin has opened more doors than it has closed – and the offers will be flooding in, writes Mike Critchley. Although the Warrington-based middleweight’s third world title
WHEN debates have raged about nature versus nurture leading thinkers probably did not have a motorbike gang in mind. But that age old dilemma is at the centre of Kurt Sutter's excellent series, Sons of Anarchy, which has been likened to The Sopranos
A COUPLE who helped save the life of a stranded sea turtle have spoken about the experience. Joan Quayle, from Old Hall, along with husband Michael, discovered the wounded turtle while walking along Guzelyali Beach in Northern Cyprus at around
RESIDENTS across the town have been chipping in on a bizarre dress debate that has gone viral. Celebrities including Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West have been arguing over whether this dress is white and gold or blue and black after a woman
A CLINICAL physiologist has been thanking the team who rebuilt her ribcage after she was trampled by her horse - causing nine ribs to break along with a punctured lung. Warrington Hospital part-time employee Barbara Schofield had the pioneering
POLICING needs in diverse communities and rural areas were the main topic of discussion when Cheshire Constabulary hosted a conference last week.The event was held to gain information to use in the constabulary’s rural and wildlife crime strategy and
A LONGFORD 18-year-old was found with a knife in his trousers which he was in possession of so he could get the 'last bits of cocaine' out of the bag he had, a court heard.Benjamin Robinson, of Ireland Street, was captured by police on Violet Close, in
A WOMAN suspected of assaulting a female outside Shenanigans on Bridge Street is wanted by the police. An appeal has been launched to track down the woman who was caught on CCTV following the incident which is alleged to have taken place on November
TONY Smith has described the World Club Series as a ‘lightbulb moment’ for Anthony England. The prop impressed for Wolves from the bench against St George Illawarra Dragons, having only joined from Championship outfit Featherstone Rovers last season
