Helen Jones to stand again for Labour
LONG-serving MP Helen Jones will again stand for Labour in Warrington North in the snap general election to be held on June 8.
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Four to cycle from London to Paris for charity
FOUR keen Culcheth cyclists are taking on a charity challenge by riding from London to Paris.
Celebration of local live music
THE best of local live music was celebrated at the annual commercial music production showcase event, Aspiration Live, at the Warrington Campus of the University of Chester.
92 per cent of children offered “first choice” primary school
THE number of children in Warrington offered their first choice of primary school has significantly increased.
Tough challenge for Grappers as cricket season opens
GRAPPENHALL face a tough challenge when the local cricket season opens on Saturday with a visit to last year’s Cheshire County League champions, Alderley Edge.
Gas cylinders removed from blazing van
TWO gas cylinders were removed from a blazing van at Stockton Heath, Warrington last night.
“Warrington’s bank” wins its banking licence
REDWOOD Bank, the new UK business bank in which Warrington Borough Council has controversially taken a 33 per cent stake, has secured a banking licence.
A charity shop to “change lives” in Warrington
THE Mayor of Warrington, Cllr Faisal Rashid, officially opened the doors of a new larger Changing Lives in Warrington community furniture and homeware store at the Cockhedge Centre in Warrington.
College soccer stars are top of the league
PRIESTLEY College’s footballers won their league after a nail-biting end to their season.
Man suffered fractured skull in attack outside pub
A MAN ended up in hospital with a fractured skull and cuts to the back of his head after being attacked outside a Warrington pub.