WALTON Hall staff are working on a core project to make a garden at the site even more appealing. With help from the Friends of Walton Hall Warrington Borough Council staff are turning a tired old rose garden into an orchard. Trees will be
THE body of a man discovered in the Mersey behind the Riverside Retail Park is believed to be that of missing man Keith Taylor, police have confirmed. Officers cordoned off part of the Mersey on Thursday at 3.15pm after a body was discovered in
STEVE Price has named his Wolves squad for Saturday’s friendly against Rochdale Hornets. Once again, the Wire head coach goes with a mixture of youth and experience for the game at the Crown Oil Arena. Daryl Clark and Jack Hughes could both
GET ready for a mini high five with your little one as coffee shop chain Costa has announced its popular babyccinos will now be free. For those of you who are not aficionados of the popular drink, a babyccino is lightly frothed milk in a tiny cup
WARRINGTON Town are assessing their options with regards to upgrading their ground. Thanks to Yellows’ good form on the pitch, they sit third in the Evo-Stik Premier Division, the club are looking at ways to bring their Cantilever Park home up
COULD I please through your paper thank everyone who donated to our annual Christmas lights appeal. We display lights each year in aid of charity, this time was for research into both cancer and Parkinson’s disease. The lights were switched
HIT ITV2 show Love Island is back for 2018. And the show's producers are now looking for singles to apply. A spokesman added: "The ultimate game of love is back as Love Island, one of TV's most talked about shows, is looking for lively singles
POLITICIANS have vowed to continue 'fighting' proposals for a £7.83 million waste transfer station after controversial plans for fencing at the site were approved. The development management committee approved Warrington Borough Council's (WBC)
STORIES take many forms. You can dive into a book, escape into an adventure on the silver screen or enjoy a tall tale live on stage. The possibilities are as limitless as your imagination – and at Storyhouse in Chester the team make it their
HE has missed almost a year of action, but Padgate boxer Nathan Wheatley hopes his injury nightmare is well and truly behind him as he looks to reignite his career. Shoulder problems have kept “The Wire” out of the ring since March, when he outpointed
A CONSULTATION paper issued by the Government’s Department for Communities and Local Government proposes a crackdown on local authorities borrowing money for investments in commercial property. Warrington Borough Council has made (or proposed)
ALMOST 25 years ago the grieving dad of Tim Parry called for a ‘new sense of hope’ as mourners gathered at the funeral of his 12-year-old son. Colin and his wife Wendy’s lives were ripped apart when two IRA bombs exploded in the town centre on
HARRIET Knowles-Jones has picked up a significant award as she prepares to start her senior athletics career. The Warrington Athletics Club runner was named as European athlete of the month for December by European Athletics. Knowles-Jones’
I’VE just read the letters from Allan Ralston and Graham Brinksman and they are clearly supporters of the EU. I’d love to know why they are so keen on an organisation which is corrupt and un-democratic. Some claim that the EU has kept the peace
A SELF-TAUGHT musician who was inspired by her mum’s love of music is through to the next stage of The Voice UK. Coffee shop barista Chloe Jones was left with a tough decision on her hands after battling it out on the latest series of the ITV talent
WITH some waters frozen over the weekend, one member was living in hope when our bailiff found his pike float and dead-bait that the mystery angler had cast onto the surface of an iced-over Rixton Claypits. Eskimo style or what? Thankfully waters
FIRE crews were called to a blaze in a house in Old Hall in the early hours of this morning. Two Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service engines were sent to the scene on Gregory Close shortly after 2am this morning, Thursday. The blaze, which is
ONE reality about Europe’s current political leadership is summarised here: Macron, the newly-elected French president, has no children. German chancellor Angela Merkel has no children. British prime minister Theresa May has no children.
NINETEEN people have been charged with a series of drug offences following dawn raids across Warrington yesterday, Wednesday. The 18 men and one woman are all facing charges relating to the supply of class A and B drugs. The suspects appeared
DRIVERS heading to Manchester from Warrington face long delays this morning after a crash on the M62. The accident happened near the Croft interchange at around 7am and involved two cars. One lane was closed while the road was cleared eastbound
A EDWARDS seems to think my rebuttals of the ‘fake news’ he/she peddles is personal (Warrington Guardian, January 4). Not so; I always try to correct inaccurate information from anyone anywhere and have recently had the pleasure of correcting the
STEVE Price will be making selection changes for Wolves’ second pre-season friendly against Rochdale Hornets. New signings Sita Akauola and Tyrone Roberts will not be among the fresh faces though as the head coach looks for an improved display
A GREAT-GRANDMOTHER who was stabbed three times in the stomach feared she wouldn’t survive after she was attacked with a knife inside her home. Mum-of-five Lynn Taylor was confronted at her first-floor flat on Archer Street in Latchford on the
DID you send in a picture of your newborn for our 2017 Born in Warrington supplement? Throughout this year we have been posting monthly appeals on our website and social media pages calling for proud Warrington parents to send in a picture of their
A COUPLE who first set eyes on each other across the dance floor have celebrated six decades of wedded bliss. Alan, 87, and Mary Dunbobbin, 82, mark their diamond wedding anniversary today, Thursday, after tying the knot on January 11, 1958.
In the first of a new series of features, sports editor Mike Parsons goes behind the scenes to find out what Phoenix Fire Boxing Club are all about AS I walk through the door there’s activity everywhere I look. Children, as young as five, are
MY long term partner took up residence in Heathercroft Nursing Home in June 2015 due to his incapacity and my inability to give him the care he needed – he suffered with Parkinson’s disease and early dementia. I always ensured that his care home
CAMPAIGNERS have been paying fees on the Warburton Toll Bridge to ease 'suffering' and congestion in what has been labelled as 'a true Robin Hood story'. Site owner Peel Ports will be meeting with representatives from Warburton Toll Bridge Action
IN his letter of (Warrington Guardian, January 4) Christopher Lee stated that ‘during discussions on the implementation of widespread 20mph limits in Warrington supporters of the proposals frequently referred to the successful implementation of the
