Police say a missing teenager, who they believed may have been in the Warrington area, has now been found safe and well.

A political row has erupted over the future of Warrington’s Green Belt, with Liberal Democrat councillors warning that the new “Grey Belt” planning rules could open the door to piecemeal development across the borough.

A campaign has been launched to try to stop Warrington Borough Council cutting security provision at the town’s bus station – with concerns being raised over anti-social behaviour, injuries and the safety of passengers.

Ukrainian families and the local community will come together in Lymm tomorrow, Saturday for a special celebration of Ukrainian culture, traditions and friendship.

LEARNERS at Walton Lea Partnership enjoyed their very own festival of fun after a £600 donation from David Wilson Homes helped bring ‘Happy Fest’ to life.

WARRINGTON has been named one of the North West’s top 10 places to grow old – but a new national ranking raises questions about what the town is doing well and where there is still room for improvement.

Warrington & Vale Royal College kicked off its very first Week of Sports this week, bringing the campus to life with a celebration of all things sport and physical activity.

A new twist has emerged in the battle over plans for a huge Intermodal Logistics Park bordering Warrington, after Wigan Council unanimously backed a motion opposing the proposed development insofar as it affects land within Wigan Borough and the communities around Lowton.

Cheshire’s Chief Constable Mark Roberts has broken his silence over his forthcoming retirement, revealing that he had wanted to remain in the post beyond May 2027 but decided to leave earlier after being told his contract would not be extended.

Police are appealing for help in tracing a man wanted for breaching his Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

Police are appealing for help in tracing a man wanted for breaching his Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

A registered sex offender who subjected a woman to a terrifying ordeal on a train travelling through Cheshire has been jailed just 72 hours after the incident, following a rapid British Transport Police investigation.

A 33-year-old man wanted in connection with a burglary was found hiding in a tent in a wooded area near Sankey Valley Park in Warrington after successfully evading police for 18 months.

Two teenagers have been sentenced for their part in causing a deliberate fire at a disused building on Barbauld Street in Warrington.

A Warrington man who was previously jailed in France for murdering his partner has been sentenced to six years in prison after seriously assaulting his elderly father at the family home in Winwick.

A gymnastics coach in Warrington has been charged with sexual offences as part of an investigation by Cheshire Constabulary’s Online Child Abuse Investigation Team.

A man has been charged with drugs offences following an investigation by detectives from Warrington Proactive CID into drug dealing in the town.

A man has been charged with drugs offences following a stop check in Warrington.

A suspected drug-driver has been arrested following a four-vehicle collision which closed the M56 at Stretton, Warrington, on Monday night.

Officers investigating an attempted arson in Warrington have released a CCTV image and are appealing for information and witnesses.

Warrington & Vale Royal College kicked off its very first Week of Sports this week, bringing the campus to life with a celebration of all things sport and physical activity.

A range of subjects at the University of Chester have been placed in the UK’s top 20 in the Guardian University Guide 2027, while the institution has climbed the overall rankings and made the top 20% for the value added for students.

Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School has welcomed their newest students into the school community with their annual Inauguration Service.

The first 36 Year 7 pupils at Bruche Academy are settling in nicely as the new school year gets underway.

Warrington & Vale Royal College has celebrated another year of outstanding achievement, with students on its Access to Higher Education (HE) courses achieving a 100% pass rate.

CHRIST Church CE Primary School, Padgate has been gifted more than 300 backpacks filled with a book, water bottle, pens, pencils and more as part of Amazon’s “Packed with Purpose” community initiative.

Around 1,000 students have gained valuable insight into careers in the leisure and hospitality sector during the last 12 months through Gulliver’s World’s Work Experience Workshops.

As children return to school for the 2026-27 year, the government is introducing new rules to help address the added financial pressures on parents through excessive school uniform costs.

Every September, a bunch of Warrington sixth formers trade the Golden Square for Zone 1. Priestley College alone sends dozens to London each year, and plenty more head off from other local sixth forms.

THE majority of state secondary schools in Warrington have now either introduced or committed to introducing phone-free school days, as a campaign inspired by the tragic death of local teenager Brianna Ghey gathers momentum.

THERE comes a point when we have to stop looking at major developments like the huge rail freight logistics park near Winwick and Croft in isolation and start asking a much bigger question – what happens when you put them all together?

THERE is something deeply disturbing about the sudden collapse of a charity whose very purpose was to stop young people taking their own lives.

THERE is something rather special about a village being able to celebrate its own sporting legend while, at the same time, celebrating the people who have worked tirelessly to preserve the story of the village itself.

THERE can be little argument that Britain needs more affordable homes. Young families deserve the chance to get on the property ladder, older residents need suitable accommodation to downsize into, and businesses rely on a growing workforce.

THERE comes a point when difficult conversations can no longer be postponed. For Warrington Borough Council, that point has long since arrived.

Warrington Borough Council has reopened the Warrington Local Plan for a major overhaul.

THE irony of the new-style Warrington Walking Day which will take place this year is that it will result in changes many people have been seeking for years.

WARRINGTON is often held up as a success story of modern regional Britain—but that narrative is beginning to fray, despite another upbeat Property Review last week.

IT is hard to believe it was 10 years ago today that I was reporting on the heartbreaking story about local band Viola Beach being killed in a tragic accident while on their first tour abroad.

I had a very positive meeting with Independent Cllr. Neil Johnson who has kindly agreed to plug some of the funding gap left by Culcheth & Glazebury Parish Council.

GRAPPENHALL picked up a face-saving 181-run victory in their last Cheshire County League match of the season.

Latchford Albion Giants booked their place in the North West Men’s League Division Two play-off final with a convincing 42-12 victory over Saddleworth Rangers A.

WARRINGTON-based bookmaker Betfred is to end its high-profile sponsorship of Rugby League at the end of the 2026 season.

LUKE LITTLER’S bid for a clean sweep of the major PDC titles in 2026 has come to an end after the Warrington darts sensation was beaten 10-4 by Jonny Clayton in the quarter-finals of the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam.

GIRLS Rugby has been successfully launched at Lymm Rugby Club at the start of the rugby season and the coaches are inviting the full range of age groups.

A controversial late decision by the linesman involving a saved penalty being retaken gifted Chorley FC a 1-0 victory over Warrington Rylands in Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup clash.

GRAPPENHALL picked up a face-saving 181-run victory in their last Cheshire County League match of the season.

Latchford Albion Giants booked their place in the North West Men’s League Division Two play-off final with a convincing 42-12 victory over Saddleworth Rangers A.

WARRINGTON-based bookmaker Betfred is to end its high-profile sponsorship of Rugby League at the end of the 2026 season.

LUKE LITTLER’S bid for a clean sweep of the major PDC titles in 2026 has come to an end after the Warrington darts sensation was beaten 10-4 by Jonny Clayton in the quarter-finals of the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam.

GIRLS Rugby has been successfully launched at Lymm Rugby Club at the start of the rugby season and the coaches are inviting the full range of age groups.

A controversial late decision by the linesman involving a saved penalty being retaken gifted Chorley FC a 1-0 victory over Warrington Rylands in Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup clash.

FORMER senior police officer Jon Betts is using his own dramatic health experience to challenge the way organisations think about leadership performance.

Warrington entrepreneur Stephen Moss is preparing to invest at least a further £10 million in established estate and letting agencies across the UK.

Most founders handle investor outreach as an afterthought. Conversations happen over email, follow-ups end up in a spreadsheet somewhere, and the CRM that runs their actual sales pipeline doesn’t get a look-in. But fundraising has stages, timelines and follow-up cadences, just like sales does.

The North West’s water company, United Utilities, has opened applications for its 2027 graduate and intern programme.

A team from Warrington’s business community has conquered Snowdon, raising almost £2,000 for Warrington-based national social care charity Making Space.

United Utilities has unveiled a new campaign shining a spotlight on the 1.9 million tests it carries out every year to ensure top-quality drinking water for customers across the region.

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If you left Warrington a few decades (or even years) ago and are now heading back, the town won’t look exactly the way you remember it. A £22.1m Town Deal is reshaping parts of the centre, Time Square has become the main gathering point, and there’s a £99m masterplan around Cockhedge that could bring up to 900 new apartments into the town centre over the coming years.

A Warrington Hospital intensive care nurse manager who once faced the prospect of a lifetime tied to dialysis has spoken about how an organ transplant gave her back her freedom – and allowed her to continue caring for some of the hospital’s sickest patients.

A Warrington pub has been crowned the best place in Britain for dogs – and the latest national accolade adds to an impressive record of success for The Maltings.

SANTA Claus is already preparing his annual journey around Lymm and the surrounding communities, with preparations already well underway by Lymm Rotary Club.

A Warrington Hospital intensive care nurse manager who once faced the prospect of a lifetime tied to dialysis has spoken about how an organ transplant gave her back her freedom – and allowed her to continue caring for some of the hospital’s sickest patients.

Falling asleep in a quiet room sounds easy, but many people lie awake while their mind keeps reacting to small sounds. White noise is one of the most popular bedtime tools because it replaces sudden noises with one steady, continuous signal. It does not switch off the brain, but it can make a room feel more predictable and less alerting.

WARRINGTON looks set to finally get an Urgent Treatment Centre – but a councillor has warned that a major new healthcare facility will count for little if patients cannot get to it.

Most of the serious conditions I see in general practice announce themselves. There is pain, or a lump, or a cough that will not shift. High blood pressure does none of that. It sits quietly for years, damaging the arteries, heart, kidneys and brain, and the first sign that anything was wrong is often a stroke or a heart attack.

SANTA Claus is already preparing his annual journey around Lymm and the surrounding communities, with preparations already well underway by Lymm Rotary Club.

MUSIC lovers in Warrington are being invited to experience their favourite albums in an entirely new way when an immersive listening room opens for two nights in the town’s Cultural Quarter.

BUSINESS owners and retailers from across Warrington are being invited to attend the Warrington Conservative Business Forum at the Halliwell Jones Stadium on Wednesday, 30 September 2026.

Comedian, presenter and broadcaster Sue Perkins is embarking on her first stand-up tour in almost two decades.

LEARNERS at Walton Lea Partnership enjoyed their very own festival of fun after a £600 donation from David Wilson Homes helped bring ‘Happy Fest’ to life.

Care home operator Lovett Care has chosen a children’s charity as its charity partner for the next six months – and has already raised more than £8,500 after eight members of its team took on a 15,000ft skydive.

A Warrington care home is continuing to strengthen its links with the local community after choosing the Still Me Warrington Dementia Project as its Charity of the Year for 2026.

VIDEO: A remarkable 12-year-old Warrington girl has received an extraordinary surprise from one of the biggest names in rock music after her appearance at the prestigious WellChild Awards.

LEARNERS at Walton Lea Partnership enjoyed their very own festival of fun after a £600 donation from David Wilson Homes helped bring ‘Happy Fest’ to life.

Care home operator Lovett Care has chosen a children’s charity as its charity partner for the next six months – and has already raised more than £8,500 after eight members of its team took on a 15,000ft skydive.

A Warrington care home is continuing to strengthen its links with the local community after choosing the Still Me Warrington Dementia Project as its Charity of the Year for 2026.

VIDEO: A remarkable 12-year-old Warrington girl has received an extraordinary surprise from one of the biggest names in rock music after her appearance at the prestigious WellChild Awards.

A family history spanning the Atlantic is bringing a Dallas woman to Warrington in the hope of reconnecting with relatives whose roots lie deep in Burtonwood’s brewing past.

A WARRINGTON man will once again pay his respects to the 16 innocent people killed during one of the town’s darkest moments of the Second World War – the Thames Board Mills bombing.

HUNDREDS of visitors stepped inside Warrington’s policing past yesterday as the Museum of Policing in Cheshire opened its doors for a special Heritage Open Day.

This month is your chance to uncover hidden stories, explore local landmarks and celebrate Warrington’s rich heritage as Heritage Open Days return this September.

The festive season brings excitement for many, but it can also be a time of indulgence, and perhaps drinking more alcohol than we would like. As we head into a new year, many people will be wanting to feel a little fitter and healthier.

AS we enter the New Year, it’s never been more important to talk about our mental health.

I have just read the April 2021 edition of Warrington Worldwide and I am delighted with Gary’s comments in the Editorial.

I am writing to you with regard to the Council’s actions in reporting the gathering at The Cenotaph War Memorial, Warrington town centre, on Remembrance Sunday, 8th November 2020, to Cheshire Police.