WARRINGTON town centre's Covid symptom-free testing site has moved from The Halliwell Jones Stadium to Golden Square.

More than 11,000 have had a free test at the site since in launched in January.

But with rugby league resuming, the centre is on the move.

It closed at the home of the Wolves on Friday and reopens on Wednesday inside the former Bright House store near to the Fish Market.

It will be open weekdays, 11am to 5.30pm and 9.30am to 3.30pm on Saturdays.

The council’s public health team will also be handing out home testing kits to residents and businesses in Golden Square throughout the day on Tuesday 18 May.

The vaccination site will still be operational at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, continuing to vaccinate people aged 38 and over and other eligible residents who have been invited to get their jab.

Professor Steven Broomhead, chief executive at Warrington Borough Council and Vice Chairman of Warrington Wolves, said: “We’re very grateful to the Wire for their support in establishing our first community testing site. The Halliwell Jones Stadium site has managed to identify thousands of symptom-free coronavirus cases which otherwise may have gone unnoticed.

“The club deserves a wide round of applause for going above and beyond with their continued support for our testing and vaccination effort over the past five months, in what must have sometimes been a difficult and uncertain time for the sport, players, staff and fans.”

Ian Cox, centre director at Golden Square Shopping Centre, said: “We are happy to be able to contribute in the efforts to map out a safe return to normality, and hope that having the testing site here will be an easy and efficient way for people to make testing part of their routine and maintain a safe environment for all for the future."

For more information on coronavirus in Warrington, visit: warrington.gov.uk/coronavirus