Public to be consulted on plan to close 11 police station helpdesks
POLICE are asking for feedback from the public on plans to reduce the number of helpdesks across the county from 16 to five – one of which would be at Warrington.
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Four fire engines tackle blaze in industrial unit
FOUR fire engines were called out to deal with a serious fire at an industrial unit on Barleycastle Lane, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, last night.
Climbing Kilimanjaro in honour of “Hoppy”
A group of women is to take on a seven-day climb of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for Warrington Youth Zone and as a tribute to the late Nick Hopkinson, High Sheriff of Cheshire.
Can you help steer young people away from a life of crime?
COMMUNITY organisations in Warrington that can help steer young people away from a life of crime are being sought by Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer
New book by local author casts new light on what it is to be human
AT a time when the world realized that it is not immortal, a new book from Warrington’s Mark Olly, has brought an entirely new view of what it means to be human.
Concerns grow for Warrington man still missing after two weeks
POLICE today reissued their appeal for information about a Warrington man who has not been seen for two-weeks.
Man, 34, arrested after £80,000 burglary at Warrington
POLICE investigating an £80,000 burglary at a business premises in Birchwood, Warrington, have arrested and charged a man.
Derelict swimming pool to make way for detached house on Green Belt site?
A PLAN to demolish a derelict swimming pool building and replace it with a four-bedroom detached house has been submitted to Warrington Borough Council.
Plans approved for town centre plastic recycling facility
PLANNING chiefs have given the go-ahead for a plastic recycling facility in a disused warehouse in Warrington town centre.
Engineering solutions firm expands apprenticeship programme
WARRINGTON-headquartered BGEN, a specialist, multi-discipline engineering solutions business, has expanded its apprenticeship programme to more than 50 employees.