A GRANT scheme has been set up to kickstart community group projects.Birchwood Park has helped launch The Birchwood Fund offering funding of up to £750 for schemes by charities with an income of £30,000 or less a year.Teaming up with Warrington Voluntary
THE minister who made the announcement that two new bridges had been promised to Warrington has told the Warrington Guardian the schemes will ‘certainly’ happen under a Conservative Government. Greg Clark, minister of state for universities, science
A GRANT programme has launched to tackle loneliness in deprived areas in the town. Cash boosts up to £5,000 will be available to voluntary and community organisations interested in running projects which will benefit people over the age of 50 who
WARRINGTON has appeared in a loved up league table naming the most romantic towns and cities in the UK. The list, compiled by Royal Mail, named the town as seventh most romantic after analysing data idenifying the places that sent the most Valentine's
NOT many can claim to have their face tattooed on another player’s bum cheek. Warrington Wolves forward Ben Harrison can. The big prop or loose forward’s season started this week knowing that when he is dishing out some heavy treatment to opposition
IT is 35 years since Willy Russell's Educating Rita was first staged. To mark the anniversary, the Liverpool Playhouse has revived this landmark of 20th century drama in a brilliant new production. If Julie Walters and Michael Caine, who played
IF you don’t fancy splurging your well-earned cash on an over-priced meal or coming face to face with the inevitable and nauseating public displays of affection that come hand in hand with Valentine’s Day then why not plan a quiet night in and and
KEVIN Penny will not be fazed by Hull FC's physicality at the KC Stadium on Friday. The winger is likely to be pitted against 6ft 2ins, 17st Hull FC counterpart in Tom Lineham, but Warrington Wolves’ Penny insists he has confidence in his own ability
Airfield development edges closer AFTER Warrington Borough Council approved plans to turn a former airfield site in Appleton into an underground garage with space for 118 vehicles, it would seem all is clear for development work to begin. But
WARRINGTON Wolves prop Roy Asotasi and hooker Daryl Clark are looking forward to the challenge of facing NRL club St. George-Illawarra Dragons in the first match of the 2015 World Club Series on Friday, February 20 at The Halliwell Jones Stadium, kick
SINCE the official opening ceremony of a state-of-the-art Latchford care village at the end of November, care and advice for residents has gone from strength to strength.Belong Warrington, which specialises in providing support for those suffering from
THEY may have got off to a bumpy start but diamond wedding couple Syd and Kath Bradshaw have been inseparable ever since. The Orford pair celebrate 60 years of marriage today, Thursday, by renewing their vows at St Benedict's Church before celebrating
A FORMER Bridgewater High School pupil is braving the heat after arriving in Zambia to support a project tackling poverty through business and entrepreneurship.Walton resident Lydia Taylor, aged 22, travelled to the south-central African country on January
GIVING up smoking, reducing alcohol consumption and eating healthier are all common new year resolutions that residents struggle to stick to but Stockton Heath Pharmacy is offering help.Staff at the store, in The Forge, on London Road, are on hand to
THE town's health watchdog team are hoping to get to the 'heart of health and social care' this weekend. Healthwatch Warrington are calling on residents to have their say on how services are delivered and will be speaking to people about their experiences
AWARD-winning actress Crissy Rock is backing a new campaign to stop domestic abuse campaign across Cheshire. Be a Lover not a Fighter is asking the public to pledge their support to help put an end to domestic abuse. It aims to raise awareness
LAST week saw ‘Time to Talk’ Day which was intended to encourage us all to talk about mental health. It seems ridiculous that, in the 21st century, we have to have a day like this but, unfortunately, we do. Mental health problems still carry
THE building of a modern addition has ruined the outlook for a grade II listed pub in the heart of Warrington and should be removed. But enough about the half-finished Business Incubator Centre, off Tanners Lane, the death knell has now sounded
CALLING all men in Warrington. Livewire and the Warrington Wolves Foundation have joined forces to offer blokes in the town the chance to join a free 12 week beginners fitness programme to help tackle their health and wellbeing. Launching on
FOR the past three decades, Anthea Lee had made her way to the same school in Padgate to do a job that she has loved since the first day she turned up to work.But now, after 31 years and four months - not that she's counting - the 66-year-old has decided
RICHARD Agar has explained the areas Warrington Wolves focused on this week ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Hull FC. “Our effort in defence at the moment is really good, we’re making some mistakes but we’re covering them up,” he said. “We’re
Smoking in cars with children will be outlawed from next October following a final vote of MPs. The Department of Health (DoH) previously said regulations laid before Parliament to make private vehicles carrying under-18s smoke-free were to ''protect
4:51pm Feeling romantic? Well so are lots of people according to this survey released today The Royal Mail puts Warrinton seventh in the country as the most romantic places ahead of Valentine's Day
BIRCHWOOD supermarkets have been called upon to do more about trolleys being dumped in the town.Trolleys from Asda, Aldi and Home Bargains are regularly abandoned in Redshank Lane, Linnet Grove and the back of Goldfinch Lane.Angela Woodley, who sees them
RYLANDS Sharks ARLFC first team will play NWML Premier Division rugby in 2015 after successfully winning promotion due to changes in the league structure. Sharks, who narrowly lost out to last season’s Premiers West Bank Bears two weeks ago 18-
A DRAFT statement from John Lennon's former housekeeper is set to be sold at a Penketh auction house next month for an estimated £5,000. Omega Auction, on Penketh Business Park, Liverpool Road, will be selling the item as part of a wider Beatles
At every Pure Gym in the UK, there is a member of staff in the building 24 hours a day who is trained in security, first aid, fire evacuation and the use of a defibrillator.There is also extensive, monitored, CCTV throughout every gym but there is always
SHAUN Reid is confident Warrington Town are getting the best out of Scott Metcalfe and has challenged the forward to continue his scoring streak. The attacker netted his 20th goal of the season on Tuesday, a sixth from the penalty spot, as the
THE owner of a controversial tyre wall has been ordered to pay thousands in legal costs and fines – but the bales of tyres will stay standing. A long-standing dispute over the structure between the council and businessman Patrick Moran, of Glazebrook
WARRINGTON Borough Council's leader has criticised the MP for Warrington South after claims that two new bridges for the town have been entirely secured.Terry O'Neill confirmed plans for the development of the bridges to ease congestion problems are a
WARRINGTON'S answer to Banksy is getting couples in the mood for love with a Valentine's Day art dump. Urban artist Vike, whose true identity is a closely guarded secret, will be leaving pieces of art in restaurants across the town between 6pm
AN American male is seeking relatives of his English mother, Agnes Fogg. She may have worked in Warrington Infirmary. Any information please contact 658564. Mr HIGHAM Address not supplied
DO you recognise any of these four men?Cheshire Police has launched an appeal for information following a number of thefts from the Cooperative store on Holes lane, Woolston, and the Cooperative store on Common Lane, Culcheth.Officers want to speak to
WARRINGTON Wolves will be hoping to begin their World Club Series preparations with a winning performance at Hull FC tomorrow, Friday. They travel with the same 19-man squad Tony Smith named for a Super League opening-day win over Salford Red Devils
