A SPECIALIST IT firm is making strides in the nuclear and engineering sectors as it helps to protect sensitive company data. Yellowbus, whose head office is based in Birchwood Park, has launched a number of new services to aid the science industry
THE Neighbourhood Weekender festival generated around £1.7 million for Warrington’s economy. Festivalgoers flocked to Victoria Park as the popular event took over the town on May 25 and 26 – with headliners George Ezra and Richard Ashcroft among
THEY may have been a little fortunate to force this replay, but there was no doubting Warrington Town’s superiority on Tuesday. It is difficult to imagine how a team can look so completely different in the space of just three days with minimal
A FIVE-year-old's birthday wish came true when he got the chance to ride in a Lamborghini. It was made possible by the owners of U and I Care who gave up their time to transport the birthday boy to Gulliver's World after hearing about his obsession
OUR post bag has been packed this week with your views on Brexit. Here is a selection of the letters we received this week. History view WHEN historians look back at the history of this state (it will no longer be England, Scotland, Ireland
Warrington Anglers' Association round-up with Frank Lythgoe MERSEY maestro Jim Gannon enjoyed a cracking catch when he dragged himself away from his favourite river and made his first visit to the Weaver Navigation. Fishing a waggler set-up
THE Halliwell Jones Stadium is hosting a firework display this bonfire night. The home of the Warrington Wolves will stage the show on Tuesday, November 5, sponsored by Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service. This event is open to everyone with doors
THE Grinch will be stealing Christmas at The Lowry this year and the eclectic cast has been revealed. Comedy icon Griff Rhys Jones will star as Old Max, alongside X-Factor winner Matt Terry as Young Max and Edward Baker-Duly as The Grinch, the world-famous
A TORY politician says cancelling Brexit and ‘pretending the referendum did not happen’ is not the right plan to unify the country. The town’s Liberal Democrats claim the normal rules for running the UK have been ‘thrown overboard’ as the Government
THEY say watching too much TV is bad for you. But being an avid viewer of British dramas like Broadchurch and The Missing turned Emily Chriscoli into a crime author. The former Priestley College student has just released her first mystery novel
TOWARDS the dewy-eyed conclusion of Downton Abbey, Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) considers bidding a hearty cheerio to her ancestral home. “What are we doing? Should we really go on with it?” she ponders aloud. It’s a fair question, not just
ALL the tastes of Budapest will be coming to Warrington for one day only when a pop-up Hungarian Market comes to the town. The event is the result of a collaboration between Warrington Market, Hungarian Sausage grocery shop and Cheshire Chimney
ADAPTING to changes to the high street and new shopping trends are key challenges facing the man responsible for delivering bus routes across the town. But Ben Wakerley, managing director of Warrington's Own Buses (WOB), is doing all he can to
LIVE Bar was the scene for a triumphant homecoming for The Ks. It served not only as a launch show for Aurora – their first single with Alan McGee’s Creation23 label – but a chance for long time fans to see the fast rising Earlestown quartet in
JACK Hughes and Ben Westwood return to Warrington Wolves' 19-man squad for Friday's clash with Leeds Rhinos at Emerald Headingley Stadium, kick-off 7.45pm. Harvey Livett and Lama Tasi are the players to make way. Wolves 19: Sitaleki Akauola
THE English Half Marathon may be off, but there is plenty to do in Warrington this weekend. From nostalgia to markets and shows to open days, we have picked out a selection of events taking place in the town on Saturday and Sunday. HUNGARIAN
STAFF at a Warrington-based NHS Trust are being offered free training and resources on suicide prevention to mark World Suicide Prevention Day this week. The offer is being made to 2,000 members of staff at Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation
A 52-YEAR-old man and his dog were rescued from a flat fire in Bewsey last night, Tuesday, which is believed to have been started deliberately. He is now in hospital in a stable condition but has suffered serious burns in the arson attack.
A POLITICAL row has erupted after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a £14 billion package for schools. The cash boost from the Government aims to ‘level up’ per pupil funding across the country and includes £700 million for children with special
A PEDESTRIAN has been taken to hospital this morning, Wednesday, after being hit by a car in Orford. At 8.10am, police received a report of a road traffic collision on Battersby Lane involving a car and a pedestrian. Officers and an ambulance
LYMM firefighters were called to an unusual job last night, Tuesday, to rescue an owl trapped in a chimney. Shortly after 6pm, the fire crew attended a property in Leycester Road, Knutsford, and used a ladder and chimney rods to free the bird.
AN average of 16 shops are closing a day on our high streets, Store closures hit record levels in the first half of this year as restructurings and the move to online shopping hit the high street, figures show. The first six months saw a net
A BROKEN down train between Eccles and Newton-le-Willows is resulting in long delays this morning. Some trains will be cancelled and disruption is expected until around 9:15am. The problem is affecting Northern trains between Manchester Airport
IT is amazing what you can find browsing through a charity shop. But one woman could not believe it when scores of old bank notes started fluttering out of the sleeve of a second-hand Carpenters record. Hannah Fenwick was browsing Mind's charity
FUNERAL costs in Warrington are among the most expensive in the north west. Research by life insurers Royal London has revealed that the town is the fourth priciest area in the region for funerals, costing an average of £3,828. In the north
STEVE Price has a fully-fit Warrington Wolves squad to choose from ahead of Friday's trip to Leeds Rhinos. Co-captain Jack Hughes had been The Wire's only outstanding injury after he missed Friday's win over Wakefield Trinity to rest a number of
A HAIRDRESSER has been spared jail after performing a sex act on a town centre street. Genna Beckett committed the ‘prolonged’ act on herself in full view of members of the public while intoxicated, Warrington Magistrates' Court heard last week
AFTER his Warrington Town side reaped the benefits of a change in tactics, Paul Carden was full of praise for their resounding FA Cup replay win at City of Liverpool. Having only rescued a draw thanks to an injury-time equaliser in Saturday’s initial
