One killed in motorway crash on M62
FIRE and rescue crews from Warrington, Birchwood, Leigh and Eccles were involved in a major operation on the M62 this morning after a crash in which one person was killed.
Author David Skentelbery
Microwave oven blaze
TWO fire engines were sent to a report of a house fire in Morton Avenue, Frodsham last night (Friday)
Creamfields deny planning to extend festival
ORGANISERS of the controversial Creamfields festival claim they are NOT planning to extend the length of the event.
Play area facelift looks set to go ahead
LONG-awaited investment in a children’s play area at Mee Brow – half-way between Culcheth and Glazebury – looks set to go ahead after the proposal was given the “green light” for inclusion in the borough council’s capital investment programme.
Company signs €4m maintenance contract
AMEC Foster Wheeler – which employs 1,200 people at its Birchwood, Warrington and Knutsford offices – has signed a framework contract to supply maintenance and remote handling services to ITER, the world’s largest nuclear fusion research project.
Blazing vehicle on motorway
FIREFIGHTERS from Warrington and Birchwood were called out to deal with a blazing vehicle on the M62 today.
“This Girl Can” campaign arrives in Warrington
WARRINGTON leisure and lifestyle provider LiveWire is launching an exciting new fitness pilot project next week for women and girls as part of the national “This Girl Can” campaign.
Council split as £58.16 precept is approved
AFTER three years of zero increases in the local Council Tax, Frodsham Town Council has reluctantly approved a precept for the coming year of £58.16.
Police seek thief who stole whiskey
POLICE at Warrington have issued a CCTV picture of a man they want to question in connection with a shoplifting offence.
House smokelogged by log burner
A HOUSE was filled with dense smoke at Warrington – after unsuitable material was placed in a log burner.