Two years old – the charity born out of tragedy
IT started in a portacabin at Appleton Thorn, the brainchild of a local businesswoman who had been moved to tears by photographs of a little Syrian boy found drowned on a Turkish beach.
Author David Skentelbery
Hot food takeaway shop plan approved
WARRINGTON planning chiefs have given the go-ahead for a new, hot food takeaway shop near the town centre.
Ex-boxer Andy sets a new world record
WARRINGTON based personal trainer Andy Bretherton has set a new world record for one mile of burpee broadjumps.
Locals will be among 8,000 “recovery” walkers in two mile hike
STAFF and service users from Warrington’s “Pathways to Recovery”, a council-commissioned drug and alcohol recovery service under health and social care charity Change, Grow, Live (CGL), will take part in the UK Recovery Walk on Saturday.
MP and LiveWire clash over hub project
WARRINGTON North MP Helen Jones and leisure and lifestyles company LiveWire have again clashed over the Great Sankey Hub project.
Residents stage big anti-litter blitz
STREETS around the Old School in Fairfield Street, Warrington, were cleared of litter and fly-tipped items when another clean-up day was delivered by the Fairfield and Howley Clean 17 programme.
“Chaotic” consultation event on Green Belt homes plan
HUNDREDS of people queued to get into an “extra” consultation event held to give residents an opportunity to learn about Warrington Borough Council’s proposals to build up to 9,000 houses on Green Belt land.
Council set to approve £6 million depot project
TOWN Hall chiefs at Warrington are being recommended to approve a £6, 993,154 scheme to amalgamate the borough council’s existing depots on a single site.
Labour name candidate for borough council by-election
LABOUR at Warrington have announced the name of their candidate to contest the borough council by-election caused by the resignation of ex-Mayor Faisal Rashid following his election to Parliament.
Police “very concerned” over missing teenager
AN appeal has been issued for a teenager believed to have lived in the Warrington area who has gone missing in Blackpool.