School raises £700 with “virtual” Macmillan coffee morning
CULCHETH Primary School has raised more than £700 with its annual Macmillan Coffee Morning – despite the coronavirus pandemic.
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Major deal with US bank for Warrington company ICC Solutions
WARRINGTON-based ICC Solutions – run by husband and wife directors David and Wendy Maisey – has secured a deal with a major US acquiring bank to implement and safety test contactless payment methods.
Deep seated fire spreads to nearby trees
A DEEP-seated fire on open land at Rixton, Warrington spread to nearby trees before firefighters could reach the scene.Deepseated
Libraries Week – more important than ever this year!
LIBRARIES Week – the annual week-long celebration of libraries – is taking place from Monday October 5-10 in Warrington and library operator LiveWire wants readers to get involved virtually and share their current and favourite reads.
Three storey apartments approved despite objections from neighbours
PLANNING chiefs at Warrington have given the go-ahead for a three-storey apartment block at Appleton – despite objections from nearby residents.
“Warrington’s target of carbon neutrality does not go far enough”
LIBERAL Democrats in Warrington have welcomed a £1 million grant from the Government’s Towns’ Fund as a step towards making the borough a less polluted place in which to live and work.
£30 million campaign to give nature a fighting chance
CHESHIRE Wildlife Trust is part of the 30 by 30 campaign which has been launched to raise £30 million to put nature into recovery across at least 30 per cent of land and sea by 2030.
Covid-19 cricket season ends with a whimper
THE truncated cricket season in the Warrington area ended with a whimper rather than a bang with a number of games called off because one club or the other could not raise a team for the last match.
Road could be closed to solve “school run” parking problems
ONE of the most attractive village roads in Warrington could be closed to traffic twice a day to solve parking problems at school opening and closing times.
Fire crews in two-hour operation to rescue cow from canal
TWO firefighters from Warrington were involved in a dramatic two-hour operation to rescue a cow from a canal.