LABOUR has selected its parliamentary candidate for Warrington North. Activist Charlotte Nichols will battle for the seat in the upcoming General Election. Her Twitter profile bio says she is Jewish, a trade union officer and a socialist.
TROUBLED baby store Mothercare has confirmed the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as administrators putting 2,500 jobs at risk. A 'phased closure' will now take place over the coming weeks and months of all 79 stores. It said that having
WARRINGTON Open Door at Christmas (WODAC) is returning for its 28th year to spread festive cheer to homeless and isolated people. Between Christmas and New Year's Day, St John's Church in Wilderspool Causeway plays host to a special community event
COUNCIL leader Cllr Russ Bowden insists the local plan is not being ‘pulled’ after the publication of it was delayed. The authority received more than 3,500 responses after carrying out a nine-week consultation on the draft document between April
A NEW hub offering more than 30 emergency beds for homeless people in Warrington has opened. The base, which opened on Friday, will provide emergency shelter for people sleeping rough in the town. The pilot project will provide 10 emergency ‘
LABOUR members in Warrington North and South have been embroiled in a row – just five weeks before the General Election. Labour’s Helen Jones will not be standing in the election on December 12 as she is retiring after 22 years as MP in Warrington
WARRINGTON is Happening is the message to people this Christmas in a bid to promote the town as a key festive attraction. The Warrington BID team, made up of business owners and managers, came together this week to celebrate the launch of the campaign
EMOTIONAL tributes have been paid to a former council leader described as a ‘tireless champion’ for Warrington at the Town Hall. Labour’s Burtonwood and Winwick borough councillor Terry O’Neill passed away last Sunday, aged 72, after a short illness
Brave singletons looking for love are being invited to apply for a TV series. Married at First Sight is returning to Channel 4 and the unique matchmaking show is looking for people from the area to take part. The biggest catch is you must be
STAFF at Knowsley Safari have promised a 'bigger and brighter' light-up enchanted trail this Christmas. The trail will be open on selected dates from 4.30pm between November 22 and December 23 with tickets now available to pre-book. Illuminated
FORMER Warrington Wolves hooker Micky Higham has moved into coaching after hanging up his playing boots. Higham, who made 165 appearances for The Wire and was part of three Challenge Cup Final victories, has been appointed as a strength and conditioning
WARRINGTON'S Patisserie Valerie has closed - just over a year after it arrived in the town. The Golden Square store closed this morning, Tuesday. Staff were told when they reported for work this morning, the Warrington Guardian understands.
TAKE a step back in time to meet the Vikings at Warrington Museum on Saturday. The venue will be taking visitors back 1,000 years between 11am and 3pm at the free event. Taking centre stage in the library will be Viking reenactors, who are
STAFF at Warrington Mail Centre have been praised online over a thoughtful letter sent to a young girl trying to write to her dad in heaven. A picture of the letter sent by work area manager A. Jones has gone viral after the young girl's grandma
A RAFFLE has been launched giving people the chance to win a car for just a £1 tickets. Car group Chapelhouse has teamed up with St Rocco's Hospice to donate an ex-demonstrator Suzuki Celerio for their car raffle. The raffle was launched last
WALTON Hall and Gardens has revealed its festive film festival line-up with two movies on every weekend from December 7 until Christmas. A cinema experience has become a regular attraction at the park as part of bigger plans to help transform the
POLICE have investigated after a 51-year-old woman was found dead in Burtonwood. Officers were called to Mercer Street in the village on Monday morning after being called about concerns for a woman. After forensic investigations, a post mortem
WARRINGTON Wolves fans can now start to make their plans for the 2020 Super League season after the fixtures were released this morning. > Warrington Wolves 2020 Super League fixtures revealed We look at the talking points to arise from
Warrington Wolves fixtures and results 2020 (all kick off times local time): January: Thurs 30...Wigan Warriors (A) 7.45pm (Sky) - lost 16-10 February: Thurs 6...St Helens (H) 7.45pm (Sky) - won 19-0 Sun 16...Wakefield Trinity (
IT is November 5 and if you don't have plans for tonight, there are still organised displays being held where you can celebrate. The Halliwell Jones Stadium hosts its first fireworks display tonight, Tuesday. There will be a wide range of live
A NEW speaker was elected for the House of Commons on Monday night. And he has a real link to Warrington. Chorley MP Sir Lindsay Hoyle replaces John Bercow in the job. Sir Lindsay being led to the chair after the election The Labour
JACK Hughes will make his Great Britain debut in Saturday's second Test against New Zealand. The Warrington Wolves co-captain, a second rower by trade, will start at centre in place of the injured Ryan Hall, with Wigan's Zak Hardaker moving out
A LETTING agent who conned homeowners out of thousands of pounds has been ordered to pay back only £850 of his ill-gotten gains. Saleem Kassim invented apparently necessary maintenance work at the rental properties he managed and pocketed the £16,500
A BEAUTICIAN who fraudulently claimed thousands of pounds in benefits over a period of nearly a decade has been spared prison. Warrington Magistrates Court heard on Wednesday, October 30, that Ellie Tobin fraudulently claimed a total of £4,557.16
A WOMAN needed time off work after suffering food poisoning during a birthday holiday in Cape Verde. Paula Jones says she developed symptoms including diarrhoea and stomach cramps four days into her week-long stay at the five-star Riu Touareg Hotel
A GOVERNMENT committee has found the "inconsiderate and irresponsible" use of fireworks should be considered as socially unacceptable as drink-driving. The House of Commons Petitions Committee released its report on Tuesday calling on the Government
