'SAVE our dance school' and 'Hands off our hut' were the clear messages from families protesting against the sale of St Mary's church hall. Around 150 members of the 10th Warrington (St Mary's) Scout Group and Felicia Burns Dance School, who use the Great
A TELECOMMUNICATIONS firm has been accused of trying to 'hoodwink' the council after having its planning application for a 30m mobile phone mast in Appleton Thorn refused. Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd proposed to install a
A FLOOD warning is no longer in place in Warrington despite heavy rain today causing problems on a number of residential roads. Forecasters had warned of a 'supertide' across the country with parts of Warrington near the Mersey estuary on the alert
A BRIDAL shop owner has continued to break with tradition by using women of all shapes and sizes to model the store’s wedding dress collection. Rebecca Lord-Lyon from Latchford came up with the engaging photo shoot after seeing time and time again
AN investigation has been launched after a man was seen falling from a footbridge this afternoon. The man has been taken to Aintree Hospital with police reporting that he remains in a serious condition. The A49 Winwick Road was closed both
FORMER Lymm Rugby Club players James Mitchell and Mark Jennings appeared in a final for Sale Sharks. Mitchell skippered the side, scored five tries and kicked six conversions on the Premiership Rugby 7s finals night. A quarter-final defeat
HALF of the Cheshire Football League squad for Saturday’s opening FA Inter-League Cup tie is from Warrington teams. Eagle’s Adam Coleman, Craig Hall, Nathan Williams and Lee Boardman, Greenalls’ Connor Yarwood and Ben Slater as well as Rylands’
PROUD parents watched on as youngsters got their hands dirty during the experience as zoo keeper for the day at Walton Hall and Gardens. Ten children put on their gloves at the children's zoo to feed the goats, transport hay, clean the stables
WARRINGTON Wolves prop Ashton Sims will make a guest appearance on BBC show A Question of Sport tonight. Will @matt9dawson @wolvesrl star Ashton Sims & @JohnHartson10 be celebrating tonight on @QuestionofSport BBC1 10.35pm pic.twitter.com
WARRINGTON Wolves have announced that their final game of the season against St Helens has been switched to a different day. Originally scheduled for Friday, September 25, Wolves have revealed the game has been brought forward 24 hours after being
ANOTHER transfer window has officially ‘slammed’ shut. Now Premier League managers, the same ones chasing that star striker right up to Tuesday’s deadline, can stop complaining about the window running into the season and concentrate on mustering
KURT Gidley has one more match for Newcastle Knights before his focus will switch to Warrington Wolves in 2016. His 251st NRL appearance for his hometown club is away to Penrith Panthers on Saturday as the Knights seek a win that would avoid them
AN anonymous 'hacktivist' has claimed he will make Network Warrington's website unavailable as 'retaliation' for the organisation's increase to bus fares.The anonymous hacker, who is known only as Grey, said he will be carrying out a Distributed Denial
LILY Waterman, wife of the late Jack Waterman, died on June 22, aged 94. Mrs Waterman, of Three Bridges Care Home, previous of Lyon Court, Latchford, lived in the Latchford area most of her life. She was last employed at Richmond Gas Stoves
DENNIS Wild, husband of Jacqueline Wild, died on July 28, aged 80. Mr Wild, from Birchwood, was born in Warrington and had lived in Toronto, Canada. He was employed as a painter and decorator, worked at Thames Case, Bass Charrington, and had
JOHN Stanley Fox, husband of Patricia Mary Fox, died of myocardial infarction and pneumonia on June 23, aged 82. Mr Fox, from Orford, lived in the Warrington area all his life. He was employed in the construction industry. Mr Fox enjoyed
SUSAN Elizabeth Broome, wife of Colin Broome, died of metastatic colon carcinoma on June 13, aged 59. Mrs Broome, from Culcheth, lived in the Warrington area all her life. She had been employed as a data manager at Culcheth High School for
MARJORIE Gaskell, wife of the late James Eric Gaskell, died on July 16, aged 85. Mrs Gaskell, from Great Sankey, lived in the Warrington area all her life. She was employed at J Crosfield & Son’s canteen, and later at the Co-operative snack
ANNA Honora King, wife of Edward William King, died of pneumonia on July 6, aged 77. Mrs King, from Great Sankey, formerly from Perth, Australia, was born in Dublin. She was a hairdresser for many years until her last employment which was at
JOHN (Jack) Lowe, husband of the late Barbara Lowe, died on June 27, aged 87. Mr Lowe, from Penketh, lived in Latchford, Bruche, Woolston, Thelwall and Abergele. He was employed for 45 years at J Crosfield & Son, working in the accounts
GARY Green, husband of Jennifer Green, died on July 15, aged 55. Mr Green, from Bewsey, lived in the Warrington area all his life. He enjoyed football, rugby, was a keen Wire supporter and loved the company of his family. Mr Green leaves
A WOMAN has been airlifted to hospital following a crash on Manchester Road this morning. Emergency services remain at the scene today, Wednesday, following the incident involving a car and a HGV at around 9.40am. Cheshire Fire have reported
TRANSFORMATIONAL development of the town centre has moved one step closer after the council served a compulsory purchase order (CPO) to land owners.The CPO will allow the council to acquire a number of commercial premises, both temporary and permanent
AROUND 145 jobs across housing group Torus are at risk over the next four years as part of the bid to make £17 million savings. On April 1 Helena Partnerships and Golden Gates Housing Trust (GGHT) partnered to form Torus, which set out its plan
TONY Smith is confident a number of Super League clubs can come to an agreement on developing a reserve division next season. Wolves’ head of coaching and rugby has been vocal in his support for a reserve league, which has seen some opposition
FOR their September meeting Stockton Heath Flower Club enjoyed a very entertaining evening with a floral demonstration entitled 'Summertime' by Susan Maddocks from Rishworth, near Halifax. Susan used some beautiful tropical flowers such as Anthuriums
THE people of Warrington will remember in the 1990s how keen Warrington Borough Council was to become a unitary authority under the leadership of then Cllr John Gartside. The council could not get a decree absolute quick enough for them to be divorced
WITH reference to Jon Paul’s letter entitled Backward Step (Warrington Guardian, August 27) regarding Jeremy Corbyn MP. With most of the national press scraping the bottom of the barrel in their efforts to frighten those voting in the leadership
A MOTORCYCLIST has been taken to hospital following a crash this morning, Wednesday. Police had closed Knutsford Road following the incident involving a motorcyclist and a Ford Focus car but has since been reopened. Emergency services were
SO you think you’re having a bad hair day? Darren Moston, from Latchford, took this cute shot of a guinea pig at Walton Gardens. * If you have a picture that you wish to be considered for publication on the letters page, e-mail it to hannah.bargery
SOUL legends, The Stylistics, will prove that the show must go on when they play at Parr Hall later this month. Friends since junior high school, Herb Murrell and Airrion Love have managed to keep their institution of 70s music alive. It was
THE ROYAL College of Nursing has raised concerns over staff welfare at Warrington Hospital after a relative of one nurse said she regularly comes home in tears due to the pressures of her job. The college has said that while nationally nurse welfare
JUST over a week remains until the country finds out which Labour MP will be tasked with the job of leading the party back into power.Culcheth man Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall and Jeremy Corbyn are all bidding to be announced as leader on
WOOLSTON Rovers return to action on Saturday when Stanningley visit Monks Sports Club in the Kingstone Press National Conference League Division Three. Kick off is 2.30pm at Monks Sports Club, Hillock Lane, Woolston. Rovers occupy fifth spot
