DRIVERS are being warned to be prepared for severe weather in the North of England tonight and over the weekend – with Warrington’s Thelwall Viaduct one of a number of spots expected to be affected by 70mph gusts of wind.
A LAMP-POST toppled after being struck during a two-car collision at Warrington this morning.
A MAN was treated for smoke inhalation after a kitchen fire at Warrington.
THE Trans Pennine Trail, which passes through Warrington, has been voted the UK’s favourite long distance National Cycle Network route by charity, Sustrans.
THOUSANDS of unsafe “hoverboards”, a must-have on Christmas lists this year, have been seized over the past seven weeks according to National Trading Standards.
A TOWN centre tobacconist has been fined more than £2,000 for selling illegal cigarettes and tobacco, following a successful prosecution brought by Warrington Borough Council.
ANGRY councillors at Grappenhall are up-in-arms over what they describe as a “crazy plan” to demolish two shops and replace them with six houses – taking up roughly half the existing car park.
ANOTHER member of Frodsham Town Council has resigned following the shock resignation of chairman Mark Warren amid claims of “a culture of systemic bullying.”
WARRINGTON’S two MPs – Labour’s Helen Jones and Conservative David Mowat – both voted for UK air strikes against Islamic State in Syria in last night’s House of Commons vote.
THE shadow of the controversial HS2 high speed rail line still hangs over the Culcheth and Lymm areas of Warrington following the Government’s announcement that it is to accelerate construction work as far north as Crewe.
