News in brief
A ROUND-UP of news from the Warrington area
A ROUND-UP of news from the Warrington area
A SMOKE alarm alerted a householder to a blaze in the kitchen at their home in Warrington.

AWARD winning Stockton Heath based Corks Out has been announced as the
overall winner of the New Zealand Independent Wine Retailer Competition
2011; beating over 50 other retailers.
BUDDING poets are being invited to write a poem about Warrington or one
of the town’s characters or scenes, for the chance to win £1,000.
SEVEN parks and open spaces at Warrington were awarded Green Flags this
summer and representatives enjoyed a celebration event at Walton Hall.

WARRINGTON singing sensation Max Vickers still has the X-Factor with staff and students at his former college in the town.
PLANNING chiefs at Warrington are to visit the site of a proposed
development of 10 three-storey “affordable” homes before deciding if it
can go ahead.
WARRINGTON Wolves’ star Lee Briers has pledged his support to a new
charity exclusively focused on accelerating treatments and cures for a
devastating childhood condition.