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  • Pot hole hit roads to be repaired

    ROAD works are set to take place on two of the town’s worst-hit streets for pot holes. Park Road in Great Sankey and Lodge Drive in Culcheth will each both be repaired by council bosses in March. The two roads were badly damaged during

  • Birchwood fire deliberate

    POLICE say that a fire at a home on Ramsay Close was started deliberately. Officers and fire crews were called to the house fire on Friday at 3.40pm. The property was empty at the time but police believe materials were set alight and put through the

  • SPIRIT OF 55: I'm a believer

    A fan's perspective on Wolves' title-chasing campaign. Here, 'Spirit of 55' reflects on the performance of the first home game of the season - a 50-10 defeat of London Broncos at the new-look Halliwell Jones Stadium STANDING behind the

  • Plans submitted to extend Bank Quay House

    PLANS have been submitted to extend Bank Quay House in the centre of Warrington. Bosses want to create two extra floors of office space on the building on Sankey Street. Residents, tenants and members of the community are invited to

  • Second man charged for Orford fire

    A SECOND man has been charged in connection with a fire at Peninsula House on O’Leary Street. Liam Brown, of Bruce Avenue, is accused of arson with intent to endanger life and section 47 assault. The 24-year-old was arrested last week

  • Day 6 - The Walk Down

    After the week we had just experienced, everyone was well and truly ready to go back to civilisation, where we would get showers, proper beds and simply be able to wash our hands rather than use hand sanitizers! It was a further 5 hour walk

  • Benefit cheat ordered to carry out unpaid work

    A LYMM woman has been ordered to carry out unpaid work after admitting stealing from the state. Jane Kraska aged 34, of School Drive, appeared before Warrington Magistrates Court on Wednesday. She admitted failing to declare that both she and her

  • Town’s MP calls for wind farm subsidies to stop

    CONSERVATIVE MP David Mowat has written to the Prime Minister to call for an end to subsidies given to companies providing wind power. But he says it does not make him anti-green and believes ‘more enlightened’ supporters of the environment

  • Witness appeal leads to arrest

    A MAN has been charged with attacking a 12-year-old boy in the town centre. Kyle Galbraith was arrested on Saturday. The 20-year-old has now been charged with a section four public order offence. He will appear before Warrington

  • Aimee to meet Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge

    A PADDINGTON youngster has been given the honour of welcoming a special visitor to the region tomorrow. Brave seven-year-old Aimee Haswell said she had been practising her curtsy before meeting HRH The Duchess of Cambridge at Alder Hey Hospital

  • Investing in future of town’s youth

    A NEW scheme will double the amount of apprenticeships on offer in the town, according to Warrington Borough Council. The council will partner companies to provide 140 apprenticeships for 16 to 24-year-olds. It will be funded by Coalfields Regeneration

  • Win a family ticket to see Romeo & Juliet!

    One of world’s leading ballet companies, Moscow City Ballet, arrives at the Opera House, Manchester to present Romeo & Juliet on 15th and 16th March. We have teamed up with organisers of the show to promote their competition to give readers the

  • Pete Waterman pays tribute to Whitney Houston

    POP mogul Pete Waterman has paid tribute to Whitney Houston, found dead in Los Angeles over the weekend. The Moore resident first met the singer at a concert in the same city in the 1980s when he was working with Newton-le-Willows born star, Rick Astley

  • Bid for a better Bridge Street

    WARRINGTON will bid for a share of £1 million to help revitalise Bridge Street. Clr Bob Barr (LD – Lymm), deputy leader, had called on Labour’s town centre boss Clr Mike Hannon to put forward the case for Warrington to be one of 12 successful