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  • Plans to bring Snoutwood Trotters to Penketh Library ruled out

    AMBITIOUS proposals to incorporate a cafe at Penketh Library have been scrapped due to it costing up to £128,500. Thirteen months ago, the council’s executive board committed to keeping all of the town’s libraries open subject to robust business

  • Warrington Foodbank gets boost after busiest period yet

    WARRINGTON Foodbank has become Ombudsman Services' charity of the year after its busiest period of demand to date. During 2018, members of staff at the Daresbury Park-based company dedicated hours to fundraising for the foodbank and donated over

  • Council employees could get free flu jabs

    TOWN Hall chiefs will be urged to introduce council-funded flu jabs for employees. A pandemic flu outbreak, which creates significant additional pressures on key services while limiting the ability to respond to them, has been listed as a strategic

  • War of words erupts after Tories announce PCC candidate

    A WAR of words has erupted between Labour and the Conservatives after John Dwyer was selected as the Tory candidate for next year’s police and crime commissioner (PCC) election. Mr Dwyer suffered a shock defeat to Labour’s David Keane in 2016 but

  • St Bridget's choir hits the high notes

    PRIMARY school pupils in Orford hit the high notes after being chosen to perform at a prestigious music event. St Bridget's Catholic Primary School in Orford was successful in applying for the children in their choir to perform at the Peace Proms

  • Currie ruled out of Wire's Super League opener

    BEN Currie will not be fit for Warrington Wolves' season opener against Leeds Rhinos, head coach Steve Price has confirmed. The second-rower is in the final stages of his recovery from a second anterior cruciate knee ligament injury in as many

  • Warning to motorists as ice and sleet showers forecast

    MOTORISTS are being warned to be careful on the roads tomorrow, Tuesday, after the Met Office issued a yellow warning of ice. Forecasters are predicting temperatures of 2 degrees during tomorrow morning's rush hour but say it will feel more like

  • Police called to sudden death on Wilderspool Causeway

    POLICE were called to reports of a sudden death at a property on Wilderspool Causeway this morning. The body of a man was discovered after officers attended a property on Wilderspool Causeway at 11am today, Monday. READ > The men behind

  • Poundland under fire over ‘pointless’ Gift Of Nothing

    PUNDLAND has been accused of creating unnecessary plastic waste by selling nothing, complete with heart-shaped packaging, for Valentine’s Day. Called the Gift Of Nothing, the product is on sale for one pound and is accompanied by the taglines '

  • 'Beheaded swan' was actually plastic ornament

    THE RSPCA has revealed how it was called to reports that a swan was beheaded in Westbrook – only to discover that the stricken bird was actually a plastic ornament. To mark 'Blue Monday' – cited to be the most depressing day of the year due to

  • Man jailed for crime spree after admitting thefts

    A 37-year-old man is now behind bars after pleading guilty to 10 counts of theft from shops and a service station in the town. Damian Wisedale, of Rowland Close, Fearnhead, appeared at Warrington Magistrates’ Court on Friday where he was sentenced

  • Councillor asks if Bewsey and Dallam Hub will ever be built

    SERIOUS question marks have been raised over the proposed Bewsey and Dallam Community Hub. A groundbreaking ceremony for the facility was held on the land, off Longshaw Street, in March 2016. But construction work has faced repeated delays

  • Cyclist taken to hospital after crash on Birchwood Way

    A CYCLIST was taken to hospital after a crash on Birchwood Way yesterday afternoon. The road was shut near to the junction with Blackbrook Avenue after an accident involving a Skoda car and a bicycle at around 2.15pm on Sunday, January 20.

  • McDonald's are giving away FREE cheeseburgers

    THE weather is cold, we're still waiting for pay day and all your New Year's resolutions have gone out of the window. But in a bid to cheer everybody up, McDonald's is giving away free cheeseburgers.  Here is how to get your hands on one.

  • Cameras to catch motorists in two Warrington bus lanes

    BUS lane cameras are set to be introduced on two busy Warrington roads. Council bosses are proposing to add the cameras to existing bus lanes on Wilderspool Causeway and Legh Street in the town centre. It follows the introduction of cameras

  • Milkmen thwart early hours burglary

    TWO milkmen thwarted a burglary after catching a group of men red-handed while breaking into a house in the early hours. Patrick Finn and Darren Ferris, of Risley-based McQueens Dairies, spotted the gang attempting to climb into a property in Altrincham

  • GUARDIAN VERDICT: Warrington Wolves 38 Widnes Vikings 12

    THE Wire did what was expected of them here – but not without a few bumps in the road. There were certainly times – particularly in the first half – in which what looked to be their strongest outfit was put firmly on the back foot by a largely