THE charity set up in the wake of the 1993 IRA bombing of Warrington is to hold its second Colours for Peace Day. The Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Peace Foundation launched the event last year, at the 25th anniversary to raise funds for the vital work
PLANNING officers have been advised to consider taking a ‘more robust’ approach after proposals to chop down 12 trees ahead of a car park extension were approved. Highways England’s planning application to remove landscape buffers in and around
A TALE as old as time comes to Northwich this Easter, with former Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona returning to the cast. Heading to Northwich Memorial Court for three shows as part of a 19-date tour, Anton Benson Productions’ Beauty and the Beast
ONE of Warrington's two Wetherspoon pubs has been put up for sale. The pub giant has confirmed the Friar Penketh is one of 16 pubs across the UK to be put on the market through CBRE and Savilles. It currently employs 37 members of staff.
DEBATES over Brexit and immigration have been linked to the levels of hate crime incidents in Warrington. It can be revealed that there have been 102 recorded hate crimes over quarter three in 2018-19, compared to 106 in quarter two and 103 in
I READ in last week’s Warrington Guardian (March 7) that Peel’s development of Port Warrington is entirely conditional upon the building of the Western Link expressway. From 2007 to 2011, I had the privilege of being a borough councillor and, both
WARRINGTON Borough Council will be billed up to £400,000 for flood defence improvement works. The authority has been holding discussions with the Environment Agency over its upcoming flood management scheme along the Penketh and Whittle Brook main
WHAT kind of a town do we want? We’re told that Warrington has to grow over the next 20 years – central government demands it. We might debate the precise number of homes we have to build but there’s no doubt that we need a Local Plan that
I HAVE just been to the Town Hill area of Warrington town centre and credit where credit is due (Warrington Guardian, February 14). The area was spotless clearly after a Friday night. On my last visit there at the start of last month I found
WARRINGTON Wolves marketing chiefs have done it again. The Wire take on derby rivals Wigan tomorrow, Friday, at The Halliwell Jones Stadium. And in the latest bit of 'close to the bone' marketing from Wolves, the 'Bad Blood' match is being
REFERRING to Cllr Dan Price’s letter headed ‘It is complex’ (Warrington Guardian, February 28). What some might find complex Mr Price, is that Warringtonians who elect and pay for their own council to run Warrington and their own MPs to represent
DO you have what it takes to take on the black chair? Popular BBC Two quiz show Mastermind is currently looking for contestants with auditions starting in the next few weeks. 'Mastermind' is widely regarded as the most rigorous and intellectual
IT was the mid-1950s at Moseley School and little did teachers know that they were bringing together two icons and forming a friendship that would last a lifetime. Jasper Carrott – then known as Bob Davis or Robert to his mum – met The Move and
COMEDY writer and actor John Finnemore has announced a ‘Flying Visit’ to Parr Hall this autumn. John Finnemore, writer and star of the multi-award winning BBC radio shows John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme, Cabin Pressure and John Finnemore’s
A TOP investigator who has worked with the FBI is to share conversations he has had with some of the world’s most terrifying killers. As one of the first British policemen to work closely with the FBI Behavioural Science Unit in Quantico, Virginia
THE new chairman of a concert series in the town centre is hoping to make classical music more accessible to young people in Warrington. Sharon Cannell has taken the lead on organising the weekly recitals at Holy Trinity Church in Market Gate.
THERE is always a debt to pay in the underworld. But director Steve McQueen looks at murky criminal circles in a wildly different way in Widows, based on the novel by Lynda La Plante. The story takes place in the immediate aftermath of a heist
MEMBERS of a unique weight loss group complicated a remarkable challenge inside The Halliwell Jones Stadium on Wednesday night. The LiveWire/Fit To Tackle ‘Mount Kilimanjaro’ challenge raised more than £500 for Comic Relief. Around 70 people
POLICE have issued a warning after burglars posing as builders pinched jewellery from an elderly woman’s house. A property in Orford was targeted in the distraction burglary on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 12. At some point between 2.30pm
TWO people were treated for smoke inhalation after a house fire at a house in Kingswood this morning. Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Castle Green shortly before 9.30am today, Thursday. Two fire engines were sent to the scene
GYM-GOERS will soon be able to get their Meatball Marinara fix as Subway opens at Orford Jubilee Neighbourhood Hub. The sandwich and salad franchise has started the fit-out of the former café area at the hub, ahead of the opening on Friday, March
MEET the nurse who is leading innovations to cut waiting times in Warrington Hospital’s A&E department. Nick Stackhouse joined Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as consultant nurse in emergency medicine 18 months ago.
STEVE Price wants his Warrington Wolves squad to harness any lingering hurt from last year’s Grand Final defeat when they face Wigan Warriors tomorrow, Friday, kick off 7.45pm. The Wire cross paths with their fierce rivals for the first time since
WARRINGTON Borough Council faces a £1.3 million-a-year bill to borrow money to fund its risky investment into Redwood Bank. In January 2017, the council agreed to pay £30 million to buy a 33 per cent share in the bank. It has invested £19,994,513
FREE tickets to top attractions in Cheshire are once again being handed out to residents. The second Cheshire and Warrington’s Residents’ Festival is a thank you to local residents for welcoming even more tourists to the county this year and coincides
RATHER than dwell on the disappointment of losing top spot in the Evo-Stik Premier Division, Paul Carden says his Warrington Town side need to “dust themselves down and put it right.” They welcome Whitby Town to Cantilever Park on Saturday, kick
BILLY the Instagram-famous dog has become Warrington’s four-legged celebrity after winning Best of Breed at Crufts. Fiona Mackay, 47, from Appleton, showed her Basset Fauve de Bretagne Billy, otherwise known as Champion Shiroblam Rumba, at the
WARRINGTON town centre has been beset by traffic delays this morning, Thursday. Drivers have reported long delays on Wilson Patten Street, Parker Street, Bridge Foot and Bold Street. Queues are tailing back away from the town centre towards
SERIOUS concerns have been raised over a former newsagents in Thelwall described as an ‘awful blot’ on the landscape. Councillors and residents are stepping up their campaign over the property, which is located on the corner of Alderley Road and
BOTH of Warrington's MP backed a House of Commons vote to reject Brexit without a deal. Warrington North MP Helen Jones and Warrington South MP Faisal Rashid supported an amended Government motion to reject a no-deal Brexit at any time and under
THE Warrington Guardian is a launching an anti-litter campaign in a bid to tackle the high volume of rubbish dumped across our town. The Big Warrington Clean-up is aiming to fight back against the levels of rubbish seen in town at the moment.
TENCH are still feeding on Grey Mist and Phil Brown braved the wind and rain on Monday to repeat the previous week’s catch of three quality fish – each weighing 6lbs-plus using his usual successful method of maggot feeder. Wayne Cole was very happy
MIKE Cooper says he and Chris Hill are enjoying their new ball-playing responsibilities for The Wire. Both prop forwards have shown some exceptional handling skills in the opening weeks of the 2019 campaign, with the two linking up perfectly for
ON March 14 1998, the body of a strangled baby boy was found in woodland in Callands. Today, this newborn - named Callum by police officers who attended the harrowing scene - would have turned 21. But the baby's identity remains a mystery,
