Home Office terminates asylum seekers contract with Paddington House Hotel
THE Paddington House Hotel in Warrington will be closing its doors to asylum seekers at the end of May with the Home Office terminating its contract.
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Through traffic to be banned outside school to improve highway safety
THROUGH traffic is set to be banned outside St Philip School at Westbrook, Warrington, to improve highway safety.
Vehicle fire spreads to garage
TWO fire crews were called out last night after a vehicle fire spread to a garage at a residential property in Chapelford, Warrington.
Mother of Brianna Ghey campaigns for child safe phones
THE mother of murdered Warrington teenager Brianna Ghey is campaigning for child-safe phones for under-16s, as she believes one would have saved her daughter’s life.
Teenage woman with convictions for more than 110 offences jailed for assaults on police officers
A teenage woman from Orford, Warrington, with convictions for more than 110 offences has been jailed for assaults on police officers.
Police investigations ongoing after schoolgirl followed home by stranger at Bewsey
POLICE are seeking witnesses after a young schoolgirl was followed home from school at Bewsey, Warrington, by a stranger earlier this week.
Road closures for Roundtable’s Lymm Duck Race
A number of road closures will be in place this bank Holiday Monday (April 1) for the annual Lymm Duck race in the village centre.
Man charged following speeding electric motorbike offences in town centre
A 23-year-old man has been charged with driving offences following several incidents involving an electric motorbike travelling at speed through a pedestrianised area of Warrington town centre.
Prog rocker Lewis Gill knuckles down to become serious composer
PROG rocker Lewis Gill is knuckling down as a serious composer and is planning to release a CD of the Warrington inspired pieces called Parochial Chamber Works – Music inspired by Warrington (volume 1).
Building site remains “blot on the landscape”
A Lymm building site remains a “blot on the landscape” despite attempts to get the former factory site cleared since October last year.