AN AA patrolman from Warrington has received an international road safety award for a campaign he developed to remind drivers to do a “double-take” for those on two wheels, as failure to look properly increasingly contributes to road accidents.
WORRIED residents have signed a petition calling for a busy stretch of Burtonwood Road, Warrington to be resurfaced because it has become a danger to motor cyclists and cyclists.
EDUCATION watchdog Ofsted has praised Warrington’s Meadowside Primary and Nursery school for going “from strength to strength.”
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.
