TONIGHT we have been celebrating the hardworking teachers, students and staff who go the extra mile at nurseries, schools and colleges across the town. Following a successful launch of the Warrington Guardian Schools Awards four years ago, judges
A GARDENING support scheme for adults with learning difficulties is celebrating joining a select group of gardens across the UK. New Routes garden project, based at Victoria Park and run by charity MacIntyre Learning, was approved as an official
PROVISIONAL results have revealed almost three-quarters of Warrington’s year six children achieved the ‘expected standard’ in reading, writing and maths after outperforming the national average. The results for this year’s key stage two standard
AN open air jazz concert set against the backdrop of Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden will take place for the first time on Saturday, July 20. ‘Jazz in the Garden’ will see a performance by four-piece The Kraken who take audiences ‘on a trip from
IT’S time to get into the groove as the ultimate 80s party night heads to town. Tribute show I Got Love for You 1980s will transport Parr Hall back to the era of shoulder pads and leg warmers on February 7 as the walls reverberate to the sounds
A POP-UP event offering a glimpse of what the next generation of entrepreneurs could offer is coming to Warrington. Warrington Market is hosting a Young Traders’ Market on Saturday where everyone from artists to street food specialists, aged between
THE Netball World Cup will shine a spotlight on the sport when the international competition begins in Liverpool on Friday. But for playwright Gail Young, netball has been a big part of her family life since she was young. Her sister Yvonne
COMEDIAN Adam Rowe is returning to Warrington after picking up a raft of accolades. The comic was the winner of Dave’s ‘Best Joke of Edinburgh Fringe’ last year. He is also a Liverpool Comedian of the Year winner and English Comedian of the Year
AN artist who grew up in Warrington could see his work featured on a coach that will transport passengers around the country for a year. Ben Watson is a finalist in a National Express competition for his design which he hopes will raise awareness
SUPERMARKET Aldi has triumphed once again, taking home three accolades at this year’s Spirits Business Gin Masters. A coveted ‘Masters’ title, the highest distinction available, was awarded to the Greyson’s Seville Orange & Persian Lime Gin (£14.99
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AN innovative architecture and designs company has unveiled its transformation of a Stockport pub and restaurant. Birchwood Park-based DV8 Designs undertook an ambitious full interior refurbishment at the Jolly Sailor pub in Davenport, also making
STUDENTS have been stepping out in style for their high school proms over the past few weeks. With GCSE exams a distant memory, teenagers across the town have been celebrating the end of their schooldays before taking their next steps into further
SERIOUS concerns have been raised over the lack of culture in the borough’s health and wellbeing strategy. And residents have been told the local plan and local transport plan will have a ‘massive impact’ on health and wellbeing in Warrington.
Dewsbury Celtic 20 Woolston Rovers 20 MAL Holt was critical of a decision to disallow a try for his Woolston Rovers side as they were forced to share the spoils with promotion rivals Dewsbury Celtic. Rovers were in control as they led 16-4 at
MEG Corker continued her fine form while representing Cheshire in Middlesbrough on Sunday. The hurdler was one of eight Warrington Athletics Club members picked for the Northern Inter County Championships for under 15s and under 17s athletes and
YOUNGSTERS wanting to get into cycling will soon get the chance as a Warrington-based club is hoping to attract new members. North Cheshire Clarion are to host an open day for those who wish to enter the world of cycle racing and hope to replicate
A MANAGER is reflecting proudly on a season that has seen an ‘unbelievable’ turnaround. Mark Borzomato’s first campaign in charge of Winwick Tigers under 14s concluded with a league and cup treble - just a year after being relegated. “Last
STEVE Price has named an unchanged 19-man squad for Friday's Super League clash against Salford Red Devils. That means Luther Burrell is a step closer to making his home debut after playing his first professional rugby league match in the win at
TRAVELLERS have moved onto the site of a former primary school in Hood Manor. An encampment was set up at Sycamore Lane Primary School yesterday evening, Tuesday. Police officers attended the scene at around 7.30pm, with the primary school
THE council leader has accused a rival politician of turning planning into a political football after putting officers in the ‘firing line’. Cllr Ryan Bate (LD – Grappenhall), who is the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Warrington South
TRADESPEOPLE from Warrington can put themselves forward for the Britain's Top Tradesperson award with a chance to win a £20,000 prize. Screwfix, which was a store based in Kerfoot Street, has opened the competition to plumbers, electricians, builders
FINDING out your SATs results can be a worrying time for some pupils and their parents. But staff at Culcheth Community Primary School have been praised for the way they have treated pupils this week. The youngsters were taken out for lunch
A DIGITAL agency which has tripled in size in under three years believes its progress mimics Warrington’s increasing digital presence that is ‘driving economic growth’. Full-service agency Mosaic Digital Media, based at Tannery Court in the town
BOSSES behind HS2 are showing no signs of a rethink over the proposed route after being urged to scrap it. The plans would see the construction of a viaduct across the Manchester Ship Canal, which campaigners say would directly impact on the east
THE brave victim of a paedophile who was forced to perform a sex act aged five has opened up about how the incident will live with him for the rest of his life. Terence Croughton, from Orford, laughed in the face of his victim when asked if he
THE M56 was blocked near Daresbury on Tuesday night after a van overturned and shed its load. Police were called to the one-vehicle collision at 8.10pm close to junction 10. The van shed its load of food, including pizza, onto the carriageway
A LOVING husband has helped to create a lasting legacy to his late wife by improving road safety in Burtonwood. Alan Lomax, of Melrose Avenue, started a petition last year for traffic calming measures in the area following a near-miss with his
A PAEDOPHILE who was caught with nearly three million indecent images of children has been hauled back before the courts. Riccardo Gargiulo was spared jailed in September last year, when the 50-year-old was found to have collected an ‘extensive
A GRANDMA’s New Year holiday to Gran Canaria was ‘ruined’ by food poisoning which left her confined to her hotel room for days. Helen Forshaw, from Rixton, flew out for a fortnight to the holiday island with her daughter, son-in-law and grandson
