Man caught with drugs and offensive weapon thanks to door staff
A 44-year-old man was arrested in Warrington town centre attempting to enter licensed premises with controlled drugs and an offensive weapon.
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Police investigate reports of hare coursing and lamping at Grappenhall Heys
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Two men arrested for domestic abuse assaults on partners
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MP welcomes decision to keep Garry Newlove’s killer behind bars as move to open prison blocked
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Deliberate bush fire on Winwick Road
ANYONE who witnessed a deliberate bush fire on Winwick Road, Warrington, yesterday evening is urged to contact police.
Firefighters set to embark on gruelling challenge to raise funds for Ukraine
FIREFIGHTERS from Penketh Fire Station are set to embark on a gruelling challenge to raise money to support people in Ukraine with a non-stop nine-day virtual duathlon.
Off-road bike taken off the roads to be scrapped!
POLICE have taken an off-road biker off the road at Lymm after persistent offending – with the machine now set to be scrapped.
No new COVID-19 deaths as infection rates continue to fall with 40 confirmed cases
NO further COVID-19-related deaths have been reported at Warrington Hospital for a second day with infection rates continuing to fall with 40 new cases confirmed in the town.
Warrington dad one of two aid workers kidnapped by Russian troops
A Warrington dad is one of two British volunteer humanitarian aid workers to have been kidnapped by Russian soldiers in Ukraine with his mother appealing for support to bring him home.
Police hunt attacker after 15-year-old boy taken to hospital in “terrible pain” after being punched in stomach
DETECTIVES investigating a teenager being attacked and punched in the stomach in Orford Park, Warrington, are appealing for information from members of the public.