Fire crew help rescue dog trapped in frozen canal
A fire crew from Warrington helped rescue a dog that had become trapped in the frozen Sankey Canal at Bewsey Farm Close, Warrington.
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Dickens of a day as Town Crier made Honorary Freeman of Lymm
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Flat evacuated as three fire crew tackle kitchen fire
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Police clampdown on cars blocking footpaths at Birchwood
POLICE clamped down on cars blocking footpaths at Birchwood as a total of seven fixed penalty notices were issued.
Snow brings police warning as several road traffic collisions reported
SNOWFALL overnight led to difficult driving conditions this morning with police warning drivers to drive carefully following reports of several road traffic collisions across the town, with more snow forecast this afternoon.
One casualty taken to hospital after electrical fire at domestic property
ONE casualty was taken to hospital as a precaution by paramedics following an electrical fire at a domestic property in Great Sankey, Warrington, during the early hour of this morning.
Police seize multiple vaping devices and cannabis grinder from youths
POLICE seized multiple vaping devices and a cannabis grinder from two youths at Lymm after concerns were raised by local residents.
Smoke from fire in communal garden affects flats
FIREFIGHTERS were called out last night when smoke from a fire in a communal garden at Orford, affected nearby flats.
Labour hold on at Winwick as just 81 people vote in one of the lowest ever election turn outs
JUST 81 people voted as Labour hung on in a by-election at Winwick Parish Council winning in one of the lowest election counts ever recorded in Warrington by just eleven votes.
Family renew appeal approaching second anniversary of mystery disappearance of James Miller
ALMOST two years since the disappearance of Warrington man James Miller, his family is once again urging the public to keep sharing his picture far and wide in the hope that he can still be found.