Council budget comes under fire
LABOUR councillors lined up to attack the Lib Dem/Conservative budget proposals at a stormy borough council meeting.
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Underground cannabis factory unearthed
POLICE have discovered a cannabis factory at Warrington – 11ft underground and packed with good quality, almost mature, plants.
Congratulations for the council
FIFTEEN months after a shock report labelled Warrington’s services for
vulnerable children as “inadequate” the Department for Education has
lifted an improvement notice imposed at that time.
Street lighting project to launch
WORK will start this spring on replacing the oldest, most inefficient
street lights in Warrington, council leader Ian Marks told the borough
council.
River Tales – a story of the Mersey
WARRINGTON Nature Conservation Forum (WNCF) hosted the premier over a
new film “River Tales” which uncovers the hidden history of the Mersey
through the memories and experiences of local people.
Census forms start arriving
CENSUS questionnaires have started dropping through Warrington letterboxes in one of the biggest single mail-outs the Royal Mail has
handled.
Tribute to Pete Postlethwaite
WARRINGTON Friends of the Earth and Warrington Council have joined
forces to put on a one-off free screening of one of Pete Postlethwaite’s
last films, The Age of Stupid, on March 22nd at 6pm at the Pyramid Arts
Centre, Warrington.
Family tribute to murder victim
POLICE have revealed the identity of the man found dead at a house in Warrington at the weekend.
Knifeman in robbery attempt
POLICE at Warrington today appealed for information in connection with
an incident in which a man armed with a knife attempted to rob a
23-year-old man.
Man stabbed during disturbance
POLICE at Warrington appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed during a disturbance in the early hours of the morning.