A WARRINGTON-based tailoring service is using BBC's The Great British Sewing Bee to encourage people to learn how to sew. The Zip Yard in Sankey Street hopes that the sewing programme will help raise awareness of sewing and tailoring as a career
MUSICAL pupils from schools in the Omega MAT alliance performed a concert to celebrate music education. Held at Great Sankey High School on Tuesday, February 12, the evening celebrated the music education happening throughout all of the partner
THE Wire have once again crossed codes to bolster their squad with England rugby union international Luther Burrell confirmed to be joining the club. READ > More on The Wire's signing of Luther Burrell READ > 'I'm not here to make up
AHEAD of his move to Warrington Wolves, England rugby union international Luther Burrell says rugby league ‘never really left his blood.’ Burrell, who has been capped 15 times for the national 15-man code team, has signed a two-and-a-half-year
WARRINGTON Wolves have signed England rugby union international Luther Burrell. The club have confirmed the 15-cap 31-year-old will join the club on July 1 when his commitments with union outfit Northampton Saints have ended. Huddersfield-born
LOVE was definitely in the Orford air last week, with Jubilee Neighbourhood Hub hosting its first library speed dating night. The event on Valentine’s Day was praised by both organisers and those looking for romance, and was one of the first in
IN just two years, Theos McEvatt has gone from Brazilian jiu-jitsu novice to the top of the world. Nine-year-old Theos, a student at Warrington’s Gracie Barra club based at Evans House, became a world champion by winning gold at the IBJJF Pan-Am
RYLANDS could be 10 points clear at the top of the North West Counties League First Division South by Saturday evening. They travel to second-place Wythenshawe Amateurs on Saturday, kick off 3pm, knowing a victory would tighten their grip on the
EDDIE Stobart is confident its new plans to construct a £75 million warehouse will show the very special circumstances required to build on green belt land. The firm’s proposals to build a national distribution centre were turned down by the council
AREAS blighted by Japanese knotweed are being mapped by a new interactive map which highlights infestations across the UK. The online heat map lists the thousands of infestations of the notorious invasive weed that plagues gardens and land up and
BEN Currie is progressing well in his recovery from a serious knee injury but is not yet ready to make a first-team return for Warrington Wolves. The second rower has not played since last April after suffering a second anterior cruciate ligament
VISITORS to Walton Hall have been dancing on ice this week – well sort of. A synthetic skating rink has been put down in the converted Riding School at the estate for the half term holidays. Visitors can book a slot each day this week until
SERIOUS concerns have been raised over a house in Appleton which has been empty for more than 25 years. As reported earlier this month, 2,482 residential properties in Warrington are empty in what has been labelled as a ‘disgrace’. Among the
A NEO-Nazi plotted to murder Labour MP Rosie Cooper on behalf of the banned extremist right wing group National Action, a court has heard. Jack Renshaw, 23, bought a machete, carried out research online and revealed his plan at a meeting in a Warrington
A LABOUR councillor who has faced bullying has reflected on a ‘sad day’ for the party following the resignation of seven MPs. Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Gavin Shuker, Mike Gapes and Ann Coffey quit the party yesterday
A WOOLSTON man has been fined after he fraudulently claimed more than £4,000 in council tax support. Phillip Duffy has been ordered to pay back a total of £4,403.11 he conned Warrington Borough Council out of. The 47-year-old failed to notify
TRAFFIC has returned to normal after the Chester Road swing bridge was stuck earlier this morning, Tuesday. Delays were reported in the Walton area due to the bridge being stuck to allow a ship to pass. However the road was reopened at 11.30am
A CHEMICAL factory in Lower Walton looks set to be refurbished and extended. Warrington Borough Council has granted planning permission for the renovation of the central laboratory facility at Perstorp UK on Baronet Road, which dates back to the
Vale of Lune 24 Lymm 33 RICHARD Halford and Aaron Rasheed scored a hat-trick of tries as Lymm eased their relegation fears with a key victory over fellow strugglers Vale of Lune. Adam Fletcher’s side had to repel a late fightback from the hosts
Warrington 28 Firwood Waterloo 30 ANDY Roberts called this game “the one that got away” as his Warrington side were forced to settle for a losing bonus point from a game they should have won. The hosts were 23-12 ahead at half time as Roberts
Manchester 46 Moore 24 MOORE missed the chance to go top of the league as their 11-match winning streak came to an end. They were beaten on Saturday by third-place Manchester, who leapfrog them in the North West Intermediate League Division Three
ASHLEY Nemits was in record-breaking form again on Sunday as she set a new Warrington Athletics Club record. By winning the women’s under 17s 200m race at the Birmingham City Games in a personal best time of 24.88secs, Nemits also moved top of the
STARGAZERS should be able to spot a 'super snow moon' in the skies tonight. In what is expected to be the 'biggest and brightest' full moon of the year, the phenomenon is the second of three special winter lunar events in 2019. Picture
A GUIDED busway could be a better option to boost Warrington's public transport than a tram system. The Warrington Guardian reported last week on how a consortium is looking at a multi-million pound scheme to create a small tram network in the
'YOU have cancer' were three words Amy Turner never thought she would hear, especially aged just 44 and with a four-year-old daughter to care for. After putting off smear tests, Amy admitted she wasn't 'clued up' about the symptoms of cervical
HAVING had a whirlwind start to his professional career, Danny Walker says he might benefit from taking things a little slower for a while. The hooker has made his Super League debut, moved from Widnes to The Wire and represented England Knights
A MUM has been jailed for stabbing her boyfriend after she discovered he had been having an affair with her best friend. Rachel Tinsley will serve less than two years in prison for plunging a kitchen knife into her partner's chest and puncturing
