A TOWN centre reveller has warned punters to be vigilant after he was hospitalised hours after his drink was spiked. The man, who has asked not to be named, contacted the Warrington Guardian following the unnerving experience earlier this month
CREWS were called to Norman Street last night, Friday, after a car engine caught fire. Firefighters, one wearing breathing apparatus, attended the scene, off Orford Lane, to put out the fire at 11.38pm and 'cooled the area down'. One fire engine
A GRAPPENHALL man is planning to cycle from Blackpool Tower to the Eiffel Tower for charity just four months after he took the sport up. Chris Thompson, 34, played football for Salford City but recently started cycling so that he could join his
MOTORISTS travelling on the M62 are facing delays this afternoon after a vehicle broke down on junction nine at Winwick. The exit slip road was left 'partially blocked' which has resulted in congestion. But traffic is starting to move freely
A NEW furniture store has set up shop at the Riverside Retail Park. Dwell opens today, Saturday, – creating seven new jobs in the town. Sean Kelly, store manager, said: "House proud shoppers in Warrington love Dwell, so we’re really excited
THE ACADEMY trust in charge of University Academy Warrington School in Padgate has announced plans to cut teaching posts. The University of Chester Academy Trust, which runs the Insall Road school and six other academies, has seen a fall in pupils
CAN you help find the missing link to the history of a First World War soldier who does not appear on any war memorial in the country. Peter Collis is a welfare officer at a Cambridgeshire branch of the Royal British Legion. And as part of
TWENTY new jobs have been created as part of the new opening of a Starbucks drive-thru in Birchwood today, Saturday. The Starbucks store on Ordanance Ave is the 32nd drive-thru to be opened by franchisee partner, Euro Garages, and is part of the
WARRINGTON riders were racing at Oulton Park in the Wirral Hundred Motor Club’s race meeting, with over 300 entries. First up was Ben Ashcroft on his 125cc Aprilia in the 100 to 500cc Allcomers race. Starting from 34th out of an allowed maximum
PLAY equipment has been removed from Radley Common after a series of arson attacks left it severely damaged. The Grasmere Avenue playground has been the subject of almost constant vandalism over the last few months with numerous arson attacks by
DAVE Williams’ letter (Warrington Guardian, April 14) deals with three things. First, how the problems of the steel industry have been allegedly exploited by the Brexit campaign to leave the EU. However it is a very rule of the EU which could
A LATCHFORD magician and his daughter will see their first book hit the shelves in June after a New York publisher spotted their magic lessons online. Ken Kelly, 48, has worked as a magician since he was 18 years old and his daughter Kristen, 12
WHO says Warrington can’t play wet-weather rugby league? The answer two weeks ago would have been “most people” after an abject display in miserable rain at Huddersfield. However, in arguably worse conditions on their home turf, they systematically
