A PUB and its customers in Warrington town centre spent 2018 fundraising for Warrington Animal Welfare (WAW). The Lower Angel pub in Buttermarket Street chose WAW for their charity of 2018 and spent the year taking part in a variety of events,
AN 11-YEAR-OLD girl has raised £170 for Alder Hey Children's Hospital to say thank you for the treatment she has received. Niamh Lake, from Poulton-with–Fearnhead, was diagnosed with a hole in her heart aged two and has had three major operations
Fred Done, co-founder of Birchwood-based Betfred, discusses The Wire and the Premier League in his latest column WARRINGTON Wolves’ marquee man Blake Austin is now 8/1 favourite at Betfred to be voted the 2019 Steve Prescott Man of Steel Award
A DRIVER was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a crash on the M56. The 36-year-old man, from Shelton, has been released on bail pending further enquiries as investigations continue into the crash. The collision involved a blue Honda
IT’S 20 years since the multi-platinum selling, Brit Award-winning You’ve Come A Long Way Baby – one of the albums that came to define the 90s. But Norman ‘Fatboy Slim’ Cook is still breaking new ground. The DJ – who has a star next to Winston
WARRINGTON’s branch of Patisserie Valerie will remain open following the chain’s collapse, the company’s administrators say. A total of 71 stores will close, resulting in 920 redundancies. But the Golden Square Shopping Centre eatery is not
A NEW year is a good excuse to seek a ‘new you’, but making major lifestyle changes in the depths of a depressing winter can be challenging. Whether your goals focus on fitness, improved sleep patterns or general peace of mind, starting the process
Simon Bax works in Glazebury at Bents Home and Garden as a horticultural specialist THIS is the time of year we like to have a fresh start and make all those well intentioned resolutions for the year ahead. Christmas is over and those of you
“THEY’VE been here before – ‘87, ‘97...lately, their visits are increasing in frequency.” Those are the words of a nonchalant scientist in a secret lab, seemingly unconcerned about an alien breed of killing machines who hunt humans for sport.
WRITTEN and directed by Adam McKay, whose previous film The Big Short brilliantly dramatised the 2008 global financial crisis, Vice nervously prowls the corridors of power in Washington DC to satirise another true story of malicious meddling and unabashed
AFTER a busy 2018, 32 Tens are looking to keep the momentum going into the New Year with a string of live shows, including one at the Salty Dog and the release of a new single. Frontman Max Vickers, 26, from Warrington, has held an ambition of
POLICE officer-turned-comic Alfie Moore is back on the comedy case and the trail will take him to Warrington later this year. Alfie, who spent 18 years with Humberside constabulary before pursuing stand-up, will be sharing anecdotes from his career
WE all know what it's like when the motivation to keep fit and eat well starts to slip away. But if you're starting to waver over your new healthy lifestyle for 2019, we hope these inspirational before and after weight loss pictures might help
Lee Harman runs the website and live music platform Warrington Music [WAM]. In his column for Weekend the former Woolston High School student talks about the importance of supporting ‘fragile grassroots music’, the launch of [WAM] magazine and highlights
I’m often asked which of the many gins I’ve created I like the most. I often reply that it’s like asking a parent which of their children they prefer! In reality, when it comes to gin, the answer is simple – it depends on the occasion, my mood and
BEN Fogle is celebrating 20 years in broadcasting this year. In 1999 he was sent to the Scottish island of Taransay by the BBC for Castaway, one of the first reality TV shows and a pre-Big Brother social experiment in which 36 men, women, and children
A WOMAN has been sentenced after faking a burglary and setting fire to her car as part of an elaborate insurance scam. Hayley Barlow, aged 36, claimed her car had been stolen…despite it not having an engine. Her story unravelled once officers
Rylands 0 Vauxhall Motors 3 WITH a huge game against promotion rivals Wythenshawe Town on the horizon, Rylands will have been hoping to head into it in better form. Instead, however, they go to the home of their nearest challengers having been
WARRINGTON Youth Club has been awarded thousands of pounds in a 'tampon tax' grant. The charity is one of six in Cheshire to by awarded a share of a £43,000 pot, funded by the Cheshire Community Foundation and the Tampon Tax Community Fund – which
POLICE investigating a report that a woman attempted to persuade a young schoolgirl to get into her car in Lymm have confirmed that it was an 'innocent mistake'. A police probe was launched on Tuesday after a 12-year-old was walking home on Booths
A MURDER probe has been launched after an inmate at Risley prison was stabbed to death. The prisoner was killed yesterday evening, Tuesday, having reportedly suffered stab wounds to the chest on HMP Risley's E wing. Cheshire Police have confirmed
A GRAPPENHALL mum with terminal cancer is sharing her inspirational wellness journey to help motivate others. Vicki Traviss, 40, first joined Weight Watchers in January 2012 to support her daughter. She told herself she did not need to lose
DRIVERS can expect delays on two major motorways this morning, Wednesday. The M62 is very slow westbound towards Warrington after a car broke down between junction 12 at Eccles and junction 11 at Birchwood. One lane is closed and delays of
WARRINGTON warrior Sean McFarlane has come out of retirement for the biggest challenge of his fighting career. McFarlane thought his fighting days were over – until bareknuckle bosses handed him a shot at a ‘Prizefighter’ tournament that offers
WARRINGTON and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has pledged to ‘home grow’ more of its workforce. The trust has signed a 'memorandum of understanding' which will see it work in partnership with Warrington and Vale Royal College to train an
POLICE are hunting a fraudster who has repeatedly tried to use fake notes in shops and pubs in Warrington. Detectives have issued a warning to shoppers and traders to be vigilant following multiple reports about fraudulent notes. CCTV enquiries
