Danish furniture giant to open store in Warrington
DANISH furniture and homeware giant JYSK is to open a store in Warrington.
Author David Skentelbery
140 homes approved for former industrial site
OUTLINE planning consent for the construction of up to 140 houses on land off Loushers Lane, Warrington has been granted by borough council planning chiefs.
Making sure people know how to access mental health support
IT’S Mental Health Awareness Week – and Warrington Borough Council is making sure people know where and how to access mental health support locally.
The first real sunny weekend – but local teams fail to shine
IT was the first real sunny weekend of the season but it didn’t quite go to plan for Grappenhall with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams all tasting defeat.
Two fire engines called to garage blaze
TWO fire engines were called to a blaze involving a private garage at a house in West Avenue, Warrington, last night.
Car park plan at historic pub is refused for second time
PLANNING chiefs at Warrington have thrown out proposals for a car park at the rear of a historic pub believed to date from the 17th century – for the second time in seven months.
Leader re-elected as Conservative group re-shuffle council team
BIRCHWOOD councillor Nigel Balding was re-elected leader of the Conservative group on Warrington Borough Council for a second year at the group’s annual meeting.
Schools were joint winners in knife awareness competition
TWO Warrington schools were joint winners in a Cheshire Police Operation Sceptre knife awareness competition.
Repair work needed to the world’s earliest railway viaduct
PLANNING chiefs at Warrington have been asked to consider proposals for repair work on the world’s earliest railway viaduct – the Grade 1 Listed Sankey Viaduct.
Sad pilgrimage in memory of local men who died in Isle of Man disaster
A WARRINGTON man will make a sad pilgrimage to the Isle of Man in August to pay tribute to the memory of 50 people who died in a disastrous fire 50-years ago.