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  • Survival rates lower in North West for some cancers

    SURVIVAL rates for people living in the North West with some types of cancer are lower than the UK average, according to Macmillan Cancer Support. New analysis by the charity, the CONCORD-2 global study, looked at the proportion of people who live

  • Warrington during wartime saluted with mural

    WARRINGTON'S role during the First World War is being explored in an unusual way with a mural on a glass window. Scenes from Raddon Court Hospital, Rylands Wireworks, Bank Park and Orford Barracks have been depicted in the style of propaganda posters

  • Humans of Warrington: Thorn Marine Brian

    THROUGHOUT this year we will be celebrating the people who help make Warrington so special. Inspired by the Humans of New York blog, we will be providing names to faces you may see everyday and telling their stories. NAME: Brian Hamilton

  • Hollyoaks stars turn out for charity football match

    STAFF from Flextronics Warrington are set to show they are on the ball with a charity match against star-studded opposition. The Appleton-based company will go head-to-head with stars of the Chester-based soap Hollyoaks to raise money for the Clatterbridge

  • PICS: Emergency services called to Padgate Lane house fire

    EMERGENCY services have been dealing with a house fire early this morning, Saturday. Fire crews were called to Padgate Lane, near to the King and a Queen pub, to tackle the blaze. Eye witnesses say it is not believed anyone was seriously hurt

  • On your marks for Lymm Duck race

    LYMM Duck Race returns on Easter Monday and organisers Lymm and District Round Table are hoping for another quacking turnout. The race, sponsored by the Co-Op store on Cherry Lane, starts at 12.30pm while all the usual children’s entertainment

  • Transformational parks' programme on track for completion

    THE first phase of the council's project to transform parks in the town is on schedule to be completed this autumn.The 'Your Parks, Our Parks' programme, designed to work alongside residents to improve and regenerate Warrington's parks and spaces, got