Archive

  • We won't give up on Steve

    THE family of missing student Steve Cook have renewed their appeal for information, saying they will never give up the hunt to find him. His brother Chris Cook, from Middlewich, said they would spread their net far and wide after an exhaustive search

  • Full council meeting

    THE next full meeting of Warrington Borough Council takes place this Monday, October 3. The meeting starts at 6.30pm and is open to members of the public at the Town Hall.

  • Oh soldier soldier ...

    STUDENTS considering careers in the armed forces were put through their paces when Army officers visited Priestly College in Warrington this week. Warrant officer Chris Bate led students through a gruelling assault course and instructed them in a series

  • More confidence for parents

    NEW European Union rules should ensure that Warrington parents can have more confidence in the safety of medicines given to their children, claims Warrington MEP Chris Davies. In the past pharmaceutical companies developing new drugs have been required

  • Man, 38, not guilty of rape and assault

    A SANKEY man has been found not guilty of rape and seven other charges at Warrington Crown Court. Damien McShane was completely cleared of all the allegations by the jury of six men and six women. The 38-year-old from Clevelys Road faced a rape charge

  • DOUBLE DRUGS SWOOP

    TWO drugs seizures were made on the same day - and one was a complete surprise. Officers from the drugs squad carried out a planned raid at a home in Poplars Avenue, in Orford, on Tuesday. And, later the same day, bailiffs found a cannabis factory in

  • Blood donor dates

    BLOOD donor sessions are to be held in Runcorn and Widnes on Friday, October 14 at St John's Parochial Centre, Greenway Road, Appleton Village, Widnes, from 2pm-4pm and 5.30pm-7.30pm; and on Monday, October 17 at Palace Fields School, Badger Close, Palacefields

  • Library hosts talk on conspiracy theory

    AN INTRIGUING talk described as 'deeply disturbing' and 'thought provoking' is being given by paranormal speaker Colin Veacock. Bizarre events concerning September 11, 2001, is the topic of his full media presentation at Widnes Library, from 7pm-9pm on

  • Support for garden

    A WINSFORD supermarket is teaming up with the Y Action group to create a communal garden on the Glebe Green estate. Asda colleagues from the Winsford store along with members of the youth group and businesses to create the garden on Leyland Walk as part

  • Use skips to recycle

    RESIDENTS in the Grange area of Runcorn are invited to bring their unwanted household items to Halton Council's skips this Thursday, September 29, as part of the Community Recycling Scheme. The skips will be available from 8.30am until 1pm and a member

  • Health centre to open

    SEXUAL health services in mid Cheshire have been strengthened by the opening of a new £1.25m centre at Leighton Hospital. The purpose-built Centre for Sexual Health opened on Thursday and has its own reception and waiting area, soundproofed consulting

  • Coming to a town near you...

    THERE are more than 300 different careers and jobs in the NHS ranging from catering and computing to driving and dentistry and the NHS job shop event will soon be coming to a town near you. The annual initiative is a chance for anyone who wants to find

  • Man, 60, suffers serious head injuries

    PARAMEDICS were called to Knutsford Road in Latchford to a report that a man of 60 had suffered serious head injuries. He was taken to Warrington A&E at around 3am on September 18.

  • Strike is on and Morrisons site may close

    SUPERMARKET giants Morrisons have confirmed that the Warrington depot is likely to close. Bosses from the store announced on Friday that a review of the operation revealed three depots "may no longer be required". And Woolston's Hardwick Grange is one

  • On the scarecrow trail

    THE first Scarecrow Trail takes place in Daresbury this weekend where artists can show their creative flair. The trail has been organised as a fun event in the area where people have built and designed their very own scarecrows. Visitors can buy a trail