WARRINGTON businesses have appointed not-for-profit environmental trust Groundwork to deliver plans as part of the town's £1.8 million investment project. In total, 98 organisations voted in favour of having a five-year Business Improvement District
'UNACCEPTABLE' plans to develop a 700-space car storage facility for customers of a Manchester Airport hotel while they are on holiday look set to be refused. In March, Cheshire Airport Parking Ltd submitted proposals to develop a 1,000-space car
A YOUNG stage school pupil has been cast as the face of a new McDonald's campaign supporting grassroots football for children across the UK. Nine-year-old Daisy Cooper-Kelly, from Glazebury, sported England colours and played football alongside
MORE than 8,000 Warrington Wolves fans have snapped up Challenge Cup Final tickets in the first three days of sales. The Wire will play at Wembley Stadium for the fifth time in 10 years when they take on Catalans Dragons on Saturday, August 25.
LOOK who will be trying to bowl each other over this weekend, writes Nathan Okell. The Wire and Saints head coaches, Steve Price and Justin Holbrook, will square up on the green on Sunday rather than from the coach's dug-out at the Totally Wicked
STEVE Price has challenged his Wire players to go out and grab Super League’s second spot in the Super 8s – starting by beating Catalans Dragons tomorrow. The game at The Halliwell Jones Stadium now has the extra dynamic of being between the two
ROADWORKS to increase the capacity of one of the north west’s busiest stretches of motorway by a third is due to start this weekend. Contractors for Highways England will begin work on the M62 near Eccles as part of a smart motorway project that
Jeanette Hughes explains how it has been a busy couple of months for the Concert Singers. In her latest column for the Warrington Guardian, she talks about dates at War Horse at The Lowry in Salford Quays and a nostalgic 1980s weekend music festival
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a house fire on Wilderspool Causeway this afternoon, Thursday. Crews were called to a property near to Fletcher Street at around 2.30pm. The road was partially blocked by four fire engines, but no closures were put in place
TYRONE Roberts will re-join former club Gold Coast Titans upon leaving The Wire at the end of this season. Roberts has agreed a two-year deal to return to the club he left to join Wolves ahead of the 2018 campaign. The half-back confirmed in
My regular trips into the town centre are getting me increasingly excited. What could be the cause of my excitement, you may ask. The answer is the burgeoning cinema complex behind Bridge Street on the site of the old market. I am just
WARRIORS of Warrington swimmers brought home a glut of medals from home nations championships. Seven club members succeeded in the invitational Swim England Summer National Meet in Sheffield, with Alex Watkinson, 17, Coral Farrell, 16, Dan Kinsella
NINE complaints against Warrington Borough Council (WBC) were upheld by an independent investigator in 2017-18. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman looks at complaints about councils and adult social care providers across the country
NOW Warrington Wolves are at Wembley after the win on Sunday, I hope we get a bumper following at Wembley. It was fantastic to be a part of the primrose and blue army at Bolton at the weekend. The atmosphere was incredible and I really think
THREE friends are taking on the ultimate triathlon challenge as they run, swim and cycle to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris – all in aid of St Rocco's. Paul Le Riche, 50, Nick Johnson, 42, and Kelly Langley, 48, started to swim the English Channel
GARY Bebbington’s obsession with claiming the south of Warrington is ignored at the expense of the north is totally ridiculous. What is he going on about? (Warrington Guardian, July 26). The latest was having a go at people living in Dallam
CONCERNS over anti-social behaviour have been raised as more travellers arrived on Marina Park in Great Sankey. A section 77 notice giving the group on the Marina Avenue site 24 hours to leave was served on Monday. But yesterday, Wednesday,
POPULAR E4 show Tattoo Fixers are looking for applicants to feature in a new series. Filming this autumn, participants will have the chance to have their 'disaster' inks transformed into works of art by four of the UK's top tattoo artists.
A POP up cinema has been launched in Warrington by a new community film club. Not-for-profit group CineWire and Warrington Borough Council will be hosting three films with regional connections at the Town Hall as part of a series called ‘Film Up
HOW would you like to meet and put some questions to one of Warrington Wolves’ star players? Well, we’re giving one lucky fan the chance to do just that! We would like you to send us your questions for Wire captain Chris Hill before we sit
GOLDEN Square’s new Disney Store opened this month and to celebrate we have teamed up the shopping centre for a special competition. The store is offering two lucky shoppers the chance to win a bundle of Disney’s Mickey and Minnie Mouse goodies
DO you know someone who deserves a special mention or would you like to say a big thank you to someone who is always giving up their time to help others? The Warrington Guardian Inspiration Awards returns for a sixth year this autumn to celebrate
I WONDER if something is awry when it comes to planning in south Warrington. A year ago I remember attending meetings on the local plan and how it would affect the town. We were told the draft would be out this summer. Now I read it might be
NEW artworks depicting famous Warringtonians have been installed at Padgate Station. The Friends of Padgate Station have commissioned paintings on the windows of the platform building depicting Pete Postlethwaite, Chris Evans, Kerry Katona and
A BBC drama based on the emotional journey of two mums in the wake of the Warrington bombing is set to hit the small screen later this year. Mother’s Day will show the events, aftermath and public response to the IRA bomb in Bridge Street which
A 57-YEAR-OLD man who was exposed for sexually communicating with a child during a 'paedophile sting' has been jailed. Keith Strutt, of Derek Avenue, Orford appeared at Liverpool Crown Court last Monday, July 30 where he was sentenced to 10 months
SMILING with a cheeky glint in his eye – these cherished photographs epitomise the young boy who grew up to make his parents proud beyond belief. This is how the parents of Danny Parr will remember their youngest child, who was ‘generous to a fault
A FOURTEEN-year-old boy has been jailed for robbing a convenience store armed with a knife and a hammer. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, left a shop assistant 'terrified' after raiding the Co-op on Orford Lane last month. On
RYAN Atkins is going “above and beyond” to be fit in time to play a part in the Challenge Cup Final. The centre is currently recovering from bicep surgery and has not played since the win at Wakefield Trinity on June 17. He was estimated to
SO the Government has finally come to its senses (Warrington Guardian, August 2). I say finally, I actually mean after just one week it scrapped its plans to allow sex offenders into Thorn Cross. Surely heads should roll after this one?
