Women arrested after plain-clothes police swoop
TWO women have been arrested in Warrington on suspicion of stealing purses following a co-ordinated operation involving police in plain clothes.
Author David Skentelbery
Hunt for man who stole laptop in McDonald’s
POLICE have issued a CCTV image of a man suspected ofstealing a laptop computer from a customer in McDonalds.
Police commissioner joins “scrap the fee” campaign
DAVID Keane, the Warrington-based Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner, has joined a campaign to scrap the fee charged to domestic abuse victims seeking legal aid.
Village community day prepares for the worst
PLANS are already well advanced for this year’s Culcheth Community Day – and hopefully the event will take place as usual on the village green.
Coaching leads to company’s ongoing success
WARRINGTON-based document management company Sharples Group is enjoying continued success – and directors are convinced it is largely due to a coaching programme they introduced a few years ago.
Library campaigners “cautiously optimistic”
LIBRARY campaigners at Lymm are “cautiously optimistic” over the future of the village library following the release of proposals to be put to Warrington Borough Council’s executive board on February 13.
Council plans 5% boost for elderly people in need
PLANS to fund extra support for elderly people and adults with additional needs in Warrington are to be considered by the borough council’s executive board.
Wanted: memories of west Warrington
THE people of Warrington are being asked to dig out old photos and share stories from the past to feature in a new health and wellbeing centre.
Council leader’s fury over Mersey bridge U-turn
A FURIOUS Terry O’Neill, leader of Warrington Borough Council today expressed his ongoing frustration and disappointment over the Government’s U-turn over free tolls for local drivers using the Mersey Gateway Bridge at Halton.
Driver taken to hospital after buses crash
TRAFFIC was held up in Longshaw Street, Warrington today after a collision involving two buses.