Firefighters in dramatic rescue from Ship Canal
FIREFIGHTERS from Warrington, Penketh and Lymm were involved in the dramatic rescue of a man from the Manchester Ship Canal last night.
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Olympic medallist puts children through their paces
OLYMIC medallist Danny Purvis put children at Warrington’s Alderman Bolton Primary School children through their paces in a fundraising circuit training event at the school.
A562 closed to traffic as major fire breaks out
FIREFIGHTERS are tackling an ongoing blaze involving a commercial building at Cuerdley, Warrington.
New online planning system to be launched by borough council
A NEW online planning system bringing significant improvements for applicants, residents and staff is set to be launched by Warrington Borough Council.
No objections – but planners refuse garden extension on householder’s own land
PLANNING chiefs at Warrington have thrown out a householder’s retrospective application to fence off a piece of land adjoining their home and convert it to garden.
High quality Revolution bar restaurant bids to be part of Warrington’s booming Time Square
RESTAURANT and bar operator Revolution has put in an offer to lease two of the three remaining unlet leisure units in Warrington’s flagship town centre development Time Square.
New bid to save “haunted pub” for local community
A NEW bid has been launched to safeguard the future of an 18th-century pub which, according to local legend, is haunted.
Grappers pick up first win of the season
GRAPPENHALL picked up their first win of the season with a comfortgable seven wicket win at home to Alvanley.
Warrington out-performs London as a “hiring hotspot”
WARRINGTON is out-performing London as a hiring hotspot, according to recruitment platform Indeed.
“Have-a-go” hero is new council chairman
HAVE-A-GO hero Neil Johnson is the new chairman of Culcheth and Glazebury Parish Council.