LUTHER Burrell and Alex Mitchell will not forget Northampton's Premiership Rugby Cup Final success in a hurry for altogether different reasons. Warrington Wolves-bound Burrell will make the switch to Super League in July satisfied to be a silverware
THE legend assessing Warrington Wolves' game against Wigan Warriors in Super League Round Six agreed with Guardian readers concerning the man of the match. Daryl Clark received three points in the Steve Prescott MBE Man of Steel voting process,
RESCUE Staffie Duke is helping to change people's perceptions of rescue dogs as he took part in Crufts earlier this month. The older Staffordshire bull terrier, who lives at Cheshire Dogs' Home near Grappenhall, was entered in the Kennel Club's
INDIVIDUALS aiming to secure licences to operate sex shops in Warrington will have to fork out more than £1,900 in fees. The council’s licensing committee has approved the charging structure for non-statutory licences for the trading period between
THE Better Bathrooms brand is set to resume trading after it went into administration earlier this month. The Leigh-based firm employed more than 350 people in 13 showrooms, including the one on Wilderspool Causeway, its headquarters in Leigh and
AN ex-forces serviceman is taking part in several endurance challenges to raise money for charity. Dave Boyle, 44, is running the London Marathon and the Race to the Stones Ultra Marathon later this year. Dave, who has served abroad in the Army
BEN Westwood will serve a four-game ban for his headbutt on Wigan's Morgan Escare. The Wire forward pleaded guilty but unsuccessfully challenged the decision to categorise the incident at Grade D. Westwood, who will also pay a £500 fine, will
ALREADY thinking about plans for the Easter break? Dino Falls Adventure Golf, near the Trafford Centre, has announced this week kids can visit their mini golf attraction for free throughout April 2019. With school holidays varying over the
WARRINGTON Wolves are planning to be without Ben Westwood for Thursday's trip to Wakefield Trinity. The veteran forward was sent off after appearing to headbutt Wigan Warriors back Morgan Escare as part of a mass brawl during The Wire's 25-12 win
COUNCIL leader Cllr Russ Bowden says the authority has displayed a commitment to protecting Warrington’s heritage despite the ‘climate of ongoing austerity cuts’. Osborne and Co’s planning application to demolish 450-year-old pub the Raven Inn
WARRINGTON South MP Faisal Rashid says ‘real and workable’ solutions are needed to tackle the town’s ‘intolerable’ congestion issues. The Labour politician confirmed he will be providing a comprehensive response to the draft local plan during the
CO-CAPTAINCY is suiting Jack Hughes well. The England Knights back rower and skipper, who is sharing The Wire armband with Chris Hill for the first time, has started the Warrington Wolves season strongly and was one of several to be given a ‘shout
IKEA has partnered with children’s charity Barnardo’s to create toy storage points in its Gemini store so visitors can donate unwanted toys to those in need. From Friday, March 29 until Sunday 31, customers can re-gift their preloved toys at the
STILL grinning after Friday's win? Take a look at our pictures from the game to see if our photographer managed to capture your smile during Warrington Wolves' win over Wigan. After each game this season, we will post our 'Face in the Crowd
AN ex-serviceman who fought in the Army for 26 years is taking on his next challenge by climbing Mount Everest for charity. Rob Brittle, 49, from Orford will be travelling to Nepal on Thursday, March 28 to begin the climb. He will be raising
SERIOUS concerns have been raised over south Warrington taking a ‘hugely unpopular and uncalled for hit’ in the draft local plan. The draft document sets out the legal planning framework for the borough’s development over the next two decades.
WAKEFIELD Trinity have suffered an injury blow ahead of Thursday's clash with Warrington Wolves. England winger Tom Johnstone, one of Super League's greatest finishers, will not play again this year after suffering a second anterior cruciate ligament
DOVES are to play the Parr Hall this month as part of a warm-up for their Royal Albert Hall show. The Wilmslow band announced the March 28 gig this morning, Monday, just 10 days before they head to Warrington and the night before their Teenage
OUTDOOR sports pitches turned into duck ponds at the weekend. Here's just a few images showing why matches got called off. Victoria Park Stadium on Saturday, meaning no matches for Warrington Wolves under 19s or Latchford Albion
HE may not be invicible. But the Wire Flyer kicked off the crutches to get back to winning ways on Friday night. After losing last time out, the half time sensation was back and sped past the latest competitor towards the end of the challenge
PATIENTS are being encouraged out of bed and to get moving with a new in-hospital exercise scheme. Nurses and physiotherapists at Warrington Hospital are transforming patients' lives with group exercise from the comfort of their bays. Heather
THERE are long delays on the M62 in Warrington this morning. One lane was closed eastbound until 7.05am after a car broken down near to junction 11 at Birchwood on the roadworks area. There is congestion back to junction eight at Burtonwood
Rob Watson, aka Spirit of 55, gives his latest views on Wire's season and the win against Wigan The big rivals were in town, the evil empire that have crushed so many of our dreams in finals. Right now though they aren’t a team to fear and
AN obsessed man who relentlessly stalked a petrified woman for two years before sharing a naked photograph of her has avoided prison. John Walters appeared in Chester Crown Court on Friday to be sentenced for what the judge deemed 'despicable'
DEVELOPERS have come back with a fresh plan to demolish a vicarage and build a block of flats instead. Plans to pull down the Holy Trinity Vicarage, on Palmyra Square, and replace it with a nine-storey apartment block were shelved last summer.
