Man charged after verbal abuse of town centre bank staff and defacing police cell
A male was arrested in Warrington town centre yesterday accused of verbally abusing staff at a bank.
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Council set to press ahead with plan to take delivery of LiveWire leisure, library and lifestyle services in-house
WARRINGTON Borough Council’s Cabinet will be asked to consider proposals at its meeting on Monday, July 10, to bring the borough’s leisure, library and lifestyles services, currently run by LiveWire, back in-house.
Warrington Walking Day: Walkers greeted by grey skies and drizzle!
UPDATED: VIDEO & Pictures: GREY skies and drizzle greeted thousands of walkers as they took to the streets for the annual Warrington Walking Day.
Rare honour as Mayor prepares to take salute at second consecutive Warrington Walking Day
OUTGOING Mayor Cllr Jean Flaherty will today, Friday, have the rare honour of taking the salute at Warrington Walking Day for a second time on her final day in office.
Criminal proceedings to follow after Millennium Green left damaged following traveller encampment
TRAVELLERS have vacated the Millennium Green at Appleton, with local police stating criminal proceedings will follow after the site was damaged.
First Peel Hall consultations slammed as “shambolic mess” by campaigners
TWO leading resident groups, campaigning against unsympathetic and over development of North Warrington, have heavily criticised the inaugural public consultation phase promoting the future of Peel Hall as a ‘shambolic mess.’
Fire crew called out to tree blaze
FIREFIGHTERS from Penketh were called out to reports of a tree on fire at Great Sankey, earlier today Thursday.
Up to eight weeks of road closures scheduled at Padgate
UP to eight weeks of road closures are set to come into force next month at Padgate to allow Scottish Power to carry out Network improvement work.
Two weeks of road closures confirmed on Rush Green Road at Lymm
TWO weeks of evening road closures on Rush Green Road, Lymm will come into force next Monday, July 3.
MP calls on council to tackle traveller issues as encampment vacates one site and arrives at another!
TRAVELLERS who set up an illegal encampment on playing fields at Appleton Thorn have now vacated the site – and promptly set up camp on the nearby Millennium Green at Appleton.