Tough test for Town
WARRINGTON Town kick off the new season with a long journey to promotion
favourites Darlington 1883 this Saturday (August 17) – the newly
promoted club which has risen from the ashes of the former football
league outfit.
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Wolves agree eleven contract extensions
WARRINGTON Wolves have confirmed contract extensions with eleven players
retaining the core of the current squad for next season and beyond – to the delight of Head of Coaching Tony Smith.
Witness appeal following serious assault
DETECTIVES are appealing for information following a serious assault in
Warrington town centre which left a 34-year-old man suffering a
fractured left eye socket, cheekbone and nose.
Family tribute to loving dad
TRIBUTES have been made by the family of David Leslie Brown, aged 33,
from Warrington, who died following an incident outside Chevvies Pub in
Manchester Road on Friday August 9.
Family fun in the town centre
A WIDE range of children’s entertainment will take place in Warrington town centre over the next three weeks – and it’s free.
More outdoor fun for children
WARRINGTON’S “Get Going this Summer” programme celebrates its half-way
point this week – with a promise of yet more outdoor fun for even more
children.
RSPCA appeals for help from public
THE Warrington and Halton branch of the RSPCA is making an appeal for
help to continue its work protecting and finding new homes for the
unwanted and maltreated dogs, cats and other pets in the area.
Police chief welcomes firearms guidance
POLICE and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer has welcomed new guidance from
the Home Office which states that “individuals with a history of
domestic violence should not be permitted to possess a firearm or
shotgun.”
No pedestrian zone for music festival
A LARGE section of the A56 at Daresbury, near Warrington is to be
designated a “no pedestrians” zone over the August Bank Holiday weekend –
while the Creamfields music festival takes place.
Traffic ban for Bridge Street facelift
A TEMPORARY traffic ban, one way system and footpath closures are to
come into force in Lower Bridge Street, Warrington on August 28 in
connection with the borough council’s £400,000 facelift for the area.