STEVE Price admits Wakefield Trinity’s second-half comeback against his side was “an avalanche we could not stop.” The Wire led 34-12 with 20 minutes remaining at the Mobile Rocket Stadium, but Trinity stormed back and were a missed Danny Brough
THE Wire narrowly avoided throwing away a commanding lead to secure their sixth victory in seven games in 2019. Josh Charnley, twice, Toby King, Chris Hill and Blake Austin had crossed to put them 34-12 up with 20 minutes remaining. However
TWO pioneering tinnitus treatments have been introduced for the first time at a hearing clinic in Penketh, offering new hope to thousands of sufferers. It is estimated just over 16,000 adults in Warrington suffer from tinnitus – the sensation of
A DEVELOPER building 180 houses in Stretton has issued an apology for any inconvenience the temporary closure of a footpath could cause. Homes England and Barratt Homes are working together to deliver 180 homes on land bounded by Pewterspear Green
A GROUP aiming to make Warrington a cleaner and safer place to live is hosting an event to encourage people to stop using and disposing of single use plastic. Clean Up My Community is a voluntary group based in Great Sankey that aims to clear
HOLLYOAKS actress Ruby O’Donnell visited the new The Garden Spa at Great Sankey Neighbourhood Hub last week and enjoyed a luxurious spa day with her mum Vikki. The Appleton actress, who plays Peri Lomax, enjoyed a thermal spa experience with her
A WARNING about driving while wearing a lanyard has been shared across the country after two serious incidents which left one woman in hospital for six weeks. Officers in Dorset have urged drivers not to wear their company lanyard or pass when
COUNCIL leader Cllr Russ Bowden says the authority has an ‘incredibly difficult’ job to deliver for residents and find new ways of making money in the face of ‘painful’ budget cuts. Amid criticism facing Town Hall chiefs over their risky investment
A WARRINGTON teenager will hope to maintain her scoring form when she represents England in water polo this week. Former Culcheth High School pupil Lucy Mills, 16, flies out to Czech Republic today with the country’s under 17s squad to contest
SEVERAL years ago I contacted Warrington Borough Council asking them to make the installation of solar panels on the Omega distribution where housing a condition of planning consent. They informed me that they were negotiating with the companies
I TAKE my three-year-old son and seven-year-old daughter to Orford Hub while the never ending saga that is Sankey Hub is being ‘finished’. Every time I go there the car park is flooded to some degree. On Saturday it was all but completely submerged
I AM an elderly Penketh resident born and bred, and Penketh at the moment is not as good as it used to be. We had a rise in Penketh Parish Council rates by nine per cent but what have we got? In summary; poor street lighting, dog poo filled
IT has been more than two years of talking and still we are nowhere on Brexit, listening to the same arguments on repeat. One thing I really cannot stomach is the talk of ‘elites’ somehow being in favour of staying in the EU. This argument
WHAT part of the word leave do the majority of MPs not understand? By voting against Theresa May’s Brexit deal they have betrayed the country and shown contempt for democracy. At the last general election Labour stated that it accepted the
I WAS reading an article by Aran Dhillon in last week’s Warrington Guardian (March 14), headed ‘Bin Brexit ‘ lorry touring country heads to town’. It had a picture of the lorry, and blazoned on the side was the message ‘Brexit is rubbish, let’s
THIS is the touching moment police officers at Warrington Police Station made a young woman's day with a surprise visit to the station. Francesca George, from Woolston, did not know that her family had planned the secret visit for the 24-year-old
A KNIFEMAN has been arrested following a fight in the town centre. Police were called to Golden Square Shopping Centre shortly before 4pm on Tuesday, March 19, after reports of an altercation involving two men near to the Hilden Square entrance
A PAEDOPHILE who seriously injured a toddler during a sexual assault has been jailed for 17 years. The two-year-old girl had to undergo emergency surgery after Luke Jones, from Warrington, sexually assaulted her in what was described by a judge
COUNCILLORS have discussed the ‘fine line’ between withholding information due to commercial sensitivity and the public interest. The standards sub-committee met at the Town Hall on Wednesday. But its meeting was briefly disrupted twice following
AHEAD of a trip to Wakefield Trinity tonight, Steve Price says his Warrington Wolves side still have areas of their game to develop and improve upon. With five wins from six Super League games in 2019, The Wire sit second having made a solid start
THE company behind Bank Quay House’s transformation has become the 200th member of Warrington Business Exchange. Standing Space, a commercial interior design and architecture company, transformed Bank Quay House into The Outset where the entire
WARRINGTON Borough Council has obtained a court order to remove travellers from land at Orford Jubilee Neighbourhood Hub. The authority was granted the order at Warrington Magistrates’ Court this morning, Thursday, after the group ignored a section
PLAYTIME at Penketh South Primary School just got a whole lot more fun after the renovation of its playground and Early Years outdoor space. New features include a sensory pathway, climbing wall, bug hotel and an undercover reading corner as well
WITH a much drier weather forecast in store over the next few days compared to last weekend, we've been taking a look back at some popular walks for Warrington residents. And seeing as today as International Day of Forests, what better excuse to
I popped into town at the weekend and was quite taken with the rate at which the new town centre buildings are taking shape. But the somewhat massive development does raise a couple of questions. First up is the cladding that has started to appear
TWO best friends have fulfilled a lifetime goal of publishing their own book together in the hope that youngsters will love to learn through reading once more. Sue Jones, from Appleton, and Emma Bryan, from Grappenhall, teamed up to illustrate and
A PENKETH care home is enjoying recognition from the Care Quality Commission after being rated as 'good'. In the report from an inspection in February, the care home is rated good in all areas and highlighted how residents in the home benefitted
A MAN suffered multiple bleeds on the brain after an unprovoked assault in a town centre pub, but his attacker has been spared prison. Fighting erupted in the King's Head after a rowdy 40th birthday party was shut down, with a stepdad and stepson
A SPECIAL night is in store for Toby King and his family. For the first time at senior level, the Wire centre and brother George will be on opposite sides of the field with the latter having joined Wakefield Trinity for this season having spent
