FORMER Culcheth resident Andy Burnham has thrown his hat into the ring for the job of Labour leader. The Leigh MP, who was brought up in Culcheth and still has family members in the area including his brother who is a teacher in Birchwood, has
FEBRUARY 13, 2015 and on a freezing cold night at the KC Stadium, Warrington Wolves edge to a one-point win over Hull FC. That evening a Gareth O’Brien drop goal proved the winning point, but Wolves’ real victory came in barely missing a tackle
FUR he's a jolly good fellow. Mascots turned out before Warrington Wolves game on Sunday to wish Wolfie and the Warrington Wolves Foundation a very happy 10th birthday. The club and charity mascot and cllr Terry O'Neill were presented with a cake, made
GOLDEN Gates Housing Trust's (GGHT) employment initiatives team has been recognised for its commitment to supporting residents into work and training.The team picked up the Best Tenant Employment and Training Programme accolade at the Housing Excellence
BUILDING on the success of last year’s event, the first in more than 30 years, Rixton-with-Glazebrook Carnival is returning to the Village Green in June.The family fete was relaunched following a Parish Plan survey in 2012 when many residents said they
SHOPPERS at Golden Square shopping centre were evacuated after a smoke alarm was triggered by an engineer in the bus station. An announcement was made over the tannoy system at around 2pm urging shoppers to leave the building. The centre has
WARRINGTON Wolves have named the 19-man squad preparing for Friday's opening tie in the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup at Dewbury Rams, kick off 8pm. Regular full back Stefan Ratchford is rested, while Daryl Clark continues on the sidelines with a knee
A WAR of words has broken out over a Labour campaign leaflet in which a Conservative councillor's record has been branded 'abysmal'. Ahead of last week's council election, the leaflet urged residents to vote for Labour's Culcheth, Glazebury and
THE wife of tragic rugby player Danny Jones has requested that all money raised for the family is put into a special trust fund for their five-month-old twins. The Keighley Cougars half back suffered a suspected cardiac arrest during a game against
STAFF at St Rocco's flung open their doors on Saturday for a special open day celebrating their 30th anniversary. The hospice on Lockton Lane in Bewsey marked three decades since they welcomed their first patient with a variety of guests and visitors.
I READ with some amusement the ‘meadow idea’ from Dave Williams, Opinion, April 30. What an excellent suggestion, but our worthy elected representatives will never accept it. There must be health and safety risk from those bees, especially
A MAN is wanted for questioning by police after a pink suitcase was stolen from a train at Warrington Central Station. A CCTV image has been released by British Transport Police following the theft of the distinctive luggage on April 29 at 2pm.
PADGATE popstar Kerry Katona has confirmed the worst to fans as a series of dates on the Atomic Kitten Greatest Hits tour have been cancelled. A fan who tweeted she was 'gutted' to hear the news, received a reply from the singer saying: “So are
All TvvinsFor fans of: Jungle, The Police, Wild BeastsBIG things are expected from All Tvvins.The Irish duo are yet to embark on their first full UK tour but they have already caught the attention of Xfm after their debut single ‘Thank You’ was named
'NERD rock' quartet Double Experience are playing at the Dog House in Buttermarket Street on Tuesday.The band from Ottawa in Canada are jetting over to Warrington for the first date of their UK tour – and it is a free gig.Double Experience's songs are
SOME people might eat cakes as comfort food if they lost their job. But instead, a Fearnhead mum bakes them as her new career.Lindsay Aldon, who has five children including Lauren, aged 13, Mia, aged 10, Evan, aged nine, Neve, aged five and Rowan, aged
A MENTAL health practitioner has been recognised at a national awards ceremony. Amanda Derbyshire, a support, time and recovery worker for 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s early intervention team, won the RCN Health Practitioner Member
OPINIONS are split among Warrington Wolves fans over potential plans to make Friday nights the new regular slot for home matches.The club asked supporters for their views on the possible change from Sunday afternoons, which is the club’s current matchday
BOTH constituencies in the town experienced an increased turnout from the electorate when polling stations opened last Thursday. Warrington South had a 1.2 per cent rise from the 2010 election, with 59,548 voters turning out this time around.
TRAVELLERS’ encampments have been a talking point for many but what powers do the council and police have to remove the make-shift camps? A spokesman for Cheshire Constabulary has confirmed that officers do have powers at their disposal to deal
ON Saturday I booked a taxi with Harry’s and unfortunately I think I left my glasses in the back of the car. I rang on Sunday and spoke to an unhelpful man who said the driver wasn’t in until Monday. I rang first thing on Monday and spoke to
