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  • Police hunt after armed robbery

    POLICE have launched a manhunt after an armed robber struck at a convenience store. At around 8.30pm on Saturday, an armed robber entered McColl's on Admirals Road, Birchwood. Police say the offender was a "lone male" who entered the shop holding

  • Children encouraged to take on duathlon in Lymm

    CHILDREN are being invited to take on a challenging race in Lymm this spring. Primary school children in the village are being encouraged to challenge themselves and take part in the Canute Kids Duathlon Series which will be coming to Lymm High

  • Man 'exposed himself while launching bins'

    A MAN has been arrested overnight on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly and indecent exposure. Police say it is alleged a man caused a disturbance on Palmyra Square by launching waste bins and exposing himself while he did. Officers arrested

  • Motorbike 'set on fire'

    FIREFIGHTERS were called to a motorbike in flames in a hotel car park. Crews attended the car park on Shackleton Close, Old Hall at around 7.15pm on Saturday evening.  They used a single hose reel to extinguish the fire and were on the scene

  • 10 pictures we loved in the past week in Warrington

    THERE has been plenty going on in Warrington over the past week. Here are our favourite pictures from the past seven days. We were granted access inside the new Bridge Street development. This will be the main entrance area for the new

  • How does Yellows' run-in compare to their title rivals?

    WITH the Evo-Stik Premier Division title race coming to the boil nicely, Yellows landed a body blow on one of their rivals as they won 2-1 at South Shields yesterday. While it gave them a significant lead over the Mariners, the victory was not enough

  • Old Wilderspool Stadium scoreboard goes back on public show

    THE old Wilderspool Stadium scoreboard has gone back on show in Victoria Park. Following a lengthy restoration process, the scoreboard was unveiled near to the Asics Stadium during a ceremony yesterday morning, Saturday. Warrington Wolves

  • "I waited 4 months for the perfect moment to propose"

    THROUGHOUT this year we will be dipping into the wedding albums of Warrington couples who have tied the knot and finding out more about the happiest day of their life. HAPPY couple Sandra Wood, aged 38, and Mike Ward, aged 37, tied the knot after

  • Row of shops could be bulldozed to make way for housing

    A ROW of shops in Fearnhead could be bulldozed to make way for housing. Four retail units on Orchard Street look set to be demolished in order to build six new homes. CDM Developments has submitted an application for planning permission for