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  • Betfred loses £5k on Warrington South seat

    THE Warrington South seat cost Betfred, which has its head office in Birchwood, £5,000. More than £26,000 was lumped onto the race for the constituency with the bookmaker, which saw Conservative David Mowat re-elected, with a 2,750 majority – an

  • Melinda Messenger on hunt for landscapers

    TV presenter Melinda Messenger is fronting a campaign to find the best landscaping job in the town. Timber and builders merchants Travis Perkins has launched 'High 5' to find the very best in professional landscaping in Britain. The best entry

  • Bricklaying brothers take top spot

    FRIENDLY rivalry was the order of the day when two bricklaying brothers went head-to-head in a north west contest. Lewis, aged 19, and 17-year-old Jordan Ireland, who both study bricklaying at Warrington Collegiate, took second and third place in the

  • 'Mums in the Know' award winners announced

    PLAY centres and classes in the town picked up prizes at the first 'Mums in the Know' awards. The parent group held their first awards initiative to acknowledge the best local businesses and services available to families and had more than 3,000 nominations

  • Supporting St Rocco's since day one

    SHE helped with fundraising when St Rocco's was still a dream. But now staff nurse Annie Whittaker is also one of the few remaining people to have been at the hospice since day one. The 68-year-old, from Stockton Heath, was friends with steering committee

  • Funding secured for badger programme

    A BADGER group has successfully secured funding to expand their vaccination programme in Cheshire. The Wirral and Cheshire Badger Group scheme began in 2014 on the Adlington Estate in Cheshire East with support from landowners and funding from