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  • Funding bid for music hub

    A FUNDING bid could be music to the ears of musicians across the borough. Warrington Borough Council is bidding for government funding to create a music education hub. The council will be teaming up with its counterparts in Halton to apply for £1.2million

  • Overheated laptop leads to a blaze in house

    AN overheated laptop is thought to have started a blaze on Fletcher Street, off Wilderspool Causeway. Residents managed to escape the flames but their pet cat died. Firefighters were called at 5pm last Thursday, after the blaze started on the ground

  • Parish Council meet tonight

    THE next meeting of Lymm Parish Council takes place tonight, Tuesday in the village hall on Pepper Street. Meeting at 7.30pm, members of the public are welcome.

  • Police get lessons in preventing abuse

    POLICE officers from Warrington have attended a course on how to improve ways of preventing child sex abuse. Cheshire Police is taking part in campaign Stop it Now, aimed at encouraging agencies to work together. Safeguarding professionals from the

  • Benefit cheat punished

    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

  • Parish Council meeting

    THE next meeting of Stockton Heath Parish Council will take place tonight, Tuesday, at 7.30pm at the Sandy Lane Centre.

  • Town's Jubilee visit from the Queen

    THE Queen will visit Warrington on her tour of the UK as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations. She will be in the borough on May 17 in a tour of north west towns on May 16 and 17. It is understood she could be involved in the opening of the new

  • Win Sampson goody bags for Streetdance 2

    DANCING sensation George Sampson returns to the big screen next month in StreetDance 2. And to celebrate, we have teamed up with the Odeon at Westbrook to offer five sets of goodies related to the film. The film is released on March 30 and

  • Blues band bring sweet and sour of rock and roll

    JACK Bruce and His Big Blues Band will be hitting Warrington as he starts his tour on Tuesday, March 20. The bassist, singer, composer and musician will be featuring the very best of the young British blues scene to the UK with his 10-date tour

  • Comedy night has audience in stitches

    REVIEW: Comedy Club By Nicola Priest THE Comedy Club came to The Park Royal Hotel, Stretton, last Friday night with its first monthly event. The evening, which was hosted by Wire FM’s Pete Pinnington, kicked off with comedians Tim Clark, Anthony

  • Golf course

    ENGLISH Golf has teamed up with DriveTime Golf School on Slutchers Lane in the town centre to offer five one hour sessions for beginners with a PGA professional. Courses are priced £25.

  • New buses

    NEW double decker buses will help ease demand from passengers on the Leigh to Warrington route. Following customer feedback Network Warrington has two new low-floor easy access buses for the morning services. David Squire, managing director commented

  • Dan set for second dual with the big red balls

    HE conquered the big red balls once and now Dan Costello is about to do battle with them again. The 25-year-old Winter Wipeout champion will now do battle to find the champion of champions for the BBC One show. Dan, of Griffiths Street, Westy,

  • MP row over cap

    DAVID Mowat MP has lambasted Labour MPs for failing to support a benefits cap as part of the Welfare Reform Bill. Labour peers voted to remove the cap last month, but last Wednesday the House of Commons voted to impose it. The cap would ensure that

  • Charity event

    SPONSORS are needed for a children’s charity fundraiser. Jump – which helps youngsters with life threatening conditions – is hosting Jacob’s Moonlight Ball at the Hilton Hotel in Manchester on October 25. It needs prizes for an auction while companies

  • Industry award

    FIDDLERS Ferry power station has been awarded a national manufacturing award for its work in partnership with Peter J Douglas Engineering Ltd. The EEF innovative people management award followed the Widnes Road power station beating competition to pick

  • Ear assistance

    PATIENTS suffering from ringing in their ears could be suffering from tinnitus. That is the message from audiologists at Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust who are supporting this week’s tinnitus awareness week. Audiologists are advising

  • Café society

    A JOB is available to run the town centre Youth Cafe. Warrington Collegiate funds one paid for management role at the hangout spot with the current employee about to leave. The position is only availabe to someone who is unemployed with applications

  • Step it up

    TAKE a step in the right direction and help support this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight. A variety of events are planned for the fortnight, which starts next Monday, February 27, based on this year’s theme ‘take a step in 2012’. The Fairtrade Foundation

  • Fashion show

    FUNDRAISING will be on the agenda at a charity fashion show tomorrow, Wednesday at Whitecross Community Centre, Lexden Street, from 7.30pm. Warrington Disability Partnership and Warrington Afghanistan Appeal have organised the event with funds raised

  • Web offers

    A WEBSITE design company is targeting smartphone users for special offers. EMS Internet, based in the town centre, has branded trucks with QR Codes. The black squares can be scanned by anyone with a smartphone. Users will then be linked to a website

  • Kitchen safety

    FIREFIGHTERS are taking their kitchen safety message on the road to cut the number of house fires in Cheshire. A chip pan fire demonstration vehicle will tour station open days in the town throughout this month to coincide with national cooking safety

  • Sporting ambassador

    A WARRINGTON Wolves academy player has been picked to be ambassador during the Olympic Games this year. Joe Philbin, who plays for the Under 18s academy, won the role through good attendance and hard work at Priestley college. The front rower was also

  • Fourteen-year-old girl raped in Orford

    A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD girl was raped on School Road on Sunday night. Police patrols in the area have increased following the attack with officers warning women to be vigilant. The school girl was walking along School Road at around 10.45pm

  • Budget D-day

    COUNCILLORS were set to decide on whether to put forward its budget for 2012/13 as the Warrington Midweek went to press. The council’s executive board were due to vote on putting the budget, which looks to make nearly £14 million in savings with up to

  • Charity fashion fun

    GET a stylish new look and help raise money at the same time at a charity fashion show tomorrow, Wednesday. The event at Whitecross Community Centre, which includes up to 75 per cent off top name labels, will help Warrington Disability Partnership and

  • Wolfie serves up a treat

    WOLVES players swapped scrums for scrummy food as they took time out of training to launch their own recipe booklet. They were joined by Wolfie at Co-operative stores in Orford and Penketh to meet customers and sign copies of their Tasty Family Recipes

  • Duo wanted

    THESE two suspects are wanted by Cheshire Police for stealing from a Co-op in Bewsey. They were caught on camera shoplifting at the store on Lovely Lane on January 24. Anyone with information should call police on 101.

  • Benefit cheats ordered to pay back thousands

    TWO women have been found guilty of benefit theft of more than £6,000 between them. Nicola Fryer, aged 28, of Hawthorn Grove, Paddington, and Angela Edwards, aged 45, of Dale Lane, Appleton, appeared at Warrington Magistrates Court and pleaded

  • Make Max's day

    CAN you give Max a home? This two-year-old Staffie cross was dumped at six months old and needs a home after his owners split up recently. A spokesman said: “He loves everyone and is good with people and other dogs. “Max needs a home that will provide

  • Lucky to be alive

    THIS was the scene after a gas explosion ripped through the front window of a 92-year-old woman’s home on Cinnamon Lane, Fearnhead. Despite the damage, the homeowner was not seriously hurt and was treated by paramedics with a hand injury before being

  • St Rocco's Lottery results for February 10

    St Rocco’s Lottery Winners for the draw held February 10 major prizes first: 00356, 32959, 44751, 69813, 85331 £5 winners: 00148, 00559, 00710, 01053, 01164, 01655, 03991, 04140, 04312, 06677, 07151, 07202, 07776, 09178, 09600, 10155, 10778, 11308

  • Newchurch WI by Trudy McDonal

    Newchurch WI By Trudy McDonal Newchurch held its first meeting of 2012 on February 8 in Newchurch Parish Hall. President Sylvia Brown welcomed members and several visitors and thanked Celia Crowe for the beautiful basket of flowers for the table

  • Wolves Lottery results for February 8

    Latest Lucky 7 winners draw held February 8 week 34: £1000 Mr Uphill (WA0567), £250 J Taylor (H2565), £125 Jack Machin (O2648), £100 Derek O'Toole (P5713).. Two £50 winners: (G3651 & K2293);four £25 winners: (M3066, H4244, M4717, T2094). Plus 66 paying

  • Whitley WI by Anne Lucas

    Whitely WI By Anne Lucas It was time to celebrate our 74th Birthday with a rendition of Happy Birthday and a delicious fruit cake made by Mary Highmore and iced by Ann O'Brien. It was cut with due ceremony by Nancy Coates, a member since 1946. After

  • Grix brothers in hot form as sibling rivalry returns

    One of the top performers in Wolves’ opening matches of the season has been Simon Grix. Here, his older brother and rival in the Huddersfield Giants ranks, gives us some sibling insight ahead of the head-to-head clash at the Galpharm Stadium this weekend

  • Feeling lucky? Live in Warrington

    WARRINGTON has been named one of the luckiest places to live in the UK - according to The National Lottery. Boffins at the lottery have revealed that in the 17 years since the game started, the Warrington WA postcode has created 82 jackpot

  • PICTURES: Wolves overwhelm London Broncos

    WARRINGTON Wolves picked up their first win of the new Super League season in the 50-10 defeat of London Broncos at the Halliwell Jones Stadium. Ryan Atkins, Lee Briers, Chris Bridge and Joel Monaghan all touched down two tries, with Stefan Ratchford

  • Survey: How happy are YOU?

    FOLLOWING Prime Minister David Cameron setting up a happiness index to rate how the nation are feeling, we want to know what your thoughts are on our town. What’s your biggest concern and what would you most like to see happen in Warrington

  • Anti-valentine published by Ombudsman service

    AN anti-valentine poem calling for better relationships between coustomers and energy companies has been released by a Warrington service. The energy ombudsman, based on Greenalls Avenue, publichsed the poem on its website, read by poet Matt