Overnight road closure
THE A50 Knutsford Road, Latchford, Warrington is to be closed to traffic
overnight on Saturday-Sunday, October 4-5 while a visual examination of
the disused railway bridge is carried out.
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Fire service ready for strikes
CHESHIRE Fire and Rescue Service is confident that it is once again
prepared to handle upcoming industrial action by firefighters – although
it is calling on the public to be extra vigilant when the strikes take
place.
History of a century-old cricket ground
A NEW book has been published on the history of the Lyons Lane Cricket Ground – home of Appleton Cricket Club.
Rose attends Youth Parliament
ROSE Warburton, Warrington’s member of the UK Youth Parliament, represented the borough at the Youth Parliament Annual Sitting.
Farmers market comes back to town
THE award-winning Warrington Market will welcome back a selection of the
region’s finest producers and crafters to the town centre when it hosts
its annual Farmers Market on Saturday August 30.
Unsuitable movies shown at bedsit house
A PLAN to increase the number of bedsits in a detached house at
Warrington from six to 10 is being opposed by local councillors worried
about the level of anti-social behaviour in the area.
Wilderspool Stadium demolition paves way for Wire Regeneration masterplan
DEMOLITION is set to start on Warrington’s Wilderspool Stadium – the
former home of Warrington RLFC – following the appointment of a
contractor by site owners Wire Regeneration.
Man arrested after cross-border police operation
A MAN has been arrested in Warrington on suspicion of multiple driving
offences after police received a report of a car being driven
erratically on the M6 in the early hours of today.
Power station blaze
FOUR fire engines were sent to the giant Fiddlers Ferry Power Station, near Warrington after fire broke out.
Grappers go down in the rain
ON a weekend when rain again decimated the local cricket programme,
Grappenhall went down in the crucial game at Vivio Cheshire County
League leaders Hyde.