THE festive season has officially started after Warrington's Christmas lights switch-on this evening, Friday. Residents flocked to Old Market Place at Golden Square for a Greatest Showman themed performance complete with a fire performance, aerial
RYAN Giggs will be talking about his Manchester United glory days and his life on and off the pitch when he visits Parr Hall next year. The football icon, who is the most decorated player in the history of club football with 34 trophies, will be
MANOJ Patel runs Hamlet Homes in Warrington. He gives his views on why it makes financial sense to try to get on the housing ladder MANY mature readers will remember buying their first home as 20 or 30 somethings, probably in Warrington many
WARRINGTON Borough Council’s cabinet will be holding its meeting away from the Town Hall next week to help bust the ‘myth’ that it operates ‘behind closed doors’. The cabinet – which is the leading group of councillors who make key decisions for
COUNCIL leader Cllr Russ Bowden has described a potential £25 million cash boost for the town as a ‘bung’. During Monday’s full council meeting, he responded to a question from Tory councillor Kath Buckley over the Government’s #MyTown campaign
ROAST dinner fans rejoice. Toby Carvery has launched a delivery service for its roast dinners. It has partnered with Just Eat to offer deliveries at 62 of its 158 UK restaurants including Warrington. The chain launched the service a year
WARRINGTON and Halton Green Party has announced its candidate for Warrington North in the pre-Christmas general election. Deputy leader Lyndsay McAteer will battle for the seat for the party. She said: “I am looking forward to representing
FIRE crews are tackling a blaze at the Mercedes dealership in Woolston. They were called around 2.10pm today, Friday, to reports of a car being on fire on the dealership's forecourt in Juniper Lane. On arrival the crew from Birchwood Fire Station
WARRINGTON will fall silent on Sunday for the annual Remembrance Day parades. Thousands of people from across the town will take place in services at 11am. The main service will be held at the cenotaph on Bridge Foot but services take place
RETIRED broadcaster Eddie Hemmings, who lives in Appleton, is now the proud owner of an award acknowledging his career achievements. The honour, and significant tributes, came his way at the O2 Media Awards North West event in Eccles. An O2 Stand
STAFF have been out and about preparing Warrington town centre for this weekend's cold snap. Grit has been laid around Market Gate in the centre of town this lunchtime, Friday. Temperatures are predicted to fall to around 0c in the early hours
WARRINGTON Wolves have been confirmed as part of an expanded Women’s Super League for the 2020 season. The Wire Women earned the right to compete in Super League by winning promotion from the Championship in their inaugural campaign this year.
THE Children’s Adventure Farm Trust are continuing their appeal for selection boxes to bring smiles to the faces of ill, disabled and disadvantaged children. The charity, based near Lymm, will provide a magical Christmas party experience to 1,600
HOTEL chain Premier Inn is offering free breakfast to veterans and Armed Forces personnel on Remembrance Sunday. The hotel company will waiver the cost of breakfast for any forces personnel who are staying overnight on Saturday, November 9 ahead
WARRINGTON-BORN England Women captain Emily Rudge says she and her teammates are eagerly anticipating their “historic” Test match against Papua New Guinea. St Helens second rower and former Cardinal Newman High School student Rudge will lead her
A MAN has been arrested after reports of suspicious activity in Padgate on Sunday, October 20. A 45-year-old man from Wigan was arrested on Sunday and has since been released on conditional bail pending further enquiries. The man is due to
CHART-TOPPING band The Script has announced a surprise gig in Manchester. The band will be playing live at O'Sheas on Princess Street at 1.30pm today, Friday. Doors open at 12.30pm and it will be free entry by wristband only. To qualify
A TWO-DAY Christmas market is coming to the town centre with around 60 stalls on both days. The pop-up festive street market will be held in Time Square, Buttermarket Street and Market Gate on Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8. The event,
IT may surprise some that Ben Garrity tops Warrington Town’s goalscoring charts – but not manager Paul Carden. The midfielder’s box-to-box dynamism and aerial prowess has seen him net seven times already this season – only four players in the BetVictor
A MASSIVE closing down sale is starting today, Friday, at Mothercare Warrington. The Junction Nine Retail Park store is launching the everything must go sale. It was confirmed this week that Mothercare has gone into administration and is closing
LARGE parts of Warrington were hit by flooding over night following more heavy rainfall. Cars have been reported stuck under Hawleys Lane bridge in Dallam. One was stranded at 7am this morning, Friday and fire crews had to shut the road to
BLAKE Austin will play on the wing for Great Britain in Saturday's second Test against New Zealand. The Wire stand-off has been summoned to fill in after Zak Hardaker - himself a makeshift replacement for the injured Ryan Hall - picked up a shoulder
WARRINGTON Wolves have unveiled Hoover as its new main sponsor. The deal will see the domestic appliance giant become the main shirt sponsor for 2020 and have branding throughout The Halliwell Jones Stadium and on the club's digital platform.
THERE are long delays on the M62 this morning, Friday, after a crash. It involved two vehicles and happened eastbound in the roadworks area near to junction 10 for Croft. Congestion is back to junction eight at Burtonwood. Lane two is currently
WARRINGTON town centre’s first sushi bar has opened at Golden Square. Woyo has brought a taste of Asia to the Old Fish Market with its selection of sushi, noodles and rice boxes. Owner Kelvin Shi prides himself on using fresh, MSG-free ingredients
NOT one Sunday home game features on the Warrington Wolves 2020 Super League fixture list unveiled this week. There are five Sunday away days currently planned, while only 24 per cent of the 174 scheduled matches in the 25th season of summer rugby
GRIM pictures of a house in Warrington have been released to highlight the damage caused by problem tenants. The four-bedroom home is coated in grime and mould and littered with waste. The property had been home to a mum and her two teenage sons
THE owner of a severely ill and neglected dog which had to be put to sleep has been banned from owning pets for life. Yvonne Mairs, of Sinclair Avenue, Orford, appeared in Warrington Magistrates' Court on Monday after her dog, Sasha, was found
