Sports complex wins longer hours
A MAJOR new sports and community hub to be built in Warrington’s
Victoria Park is to be allowed to stay open until midnight – to allow
for greater use of the facilities and promote active lifestyles.
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Lantern parade lights up Warrington
YOUNGSTERS and their parents braved the elements to help light up Warrington town centre with the annual Lantern Parade.
F.A Cup giant killers bolster squad with promotion winning midfielder
F.A Cup giant killers Warrington Town have strengthened their squad with the signing of Paul Woolcott from Chorley.
Winter warmer packs for the elderly
ELDERLY residents and vulnerable people living in Warrington will
benefit from winter warmer packs to help them during extreme winter
weather.
Fire chief to take over as hospital chairman
WARRINGTON and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue chief Steve McGuirk as its new
chairman.
Council to use CCTV to trap bus lane drivers
WARRINGTON is preparing to fine drivers who “trespass” in bus lanes, a Conservative councillor has learned.
Firearms amnesty nets 50 weapons
A FIREARMS amnesty across Cheshire resulted in almost 50 illegal weapons being handed in to police – five of them in Warrington.
Voluntary library closes
A VOLUNTARY Monday afternoon library which has operated at Appleton
Parish Hall for more than three years has closed because of a lack of
volunteers and low attendance.
Garden fires
FIRE crews were called out twice today to deal with fires in the gardens of private houses at Warrington.
Police secure closure of late night bar following serious fight
POLICE have used new powers to successfully apply for a closure order of
a late night bar in Warrington town centre following a serious fight
within Fusion Bar and Grill on Bridge Street.