Lymm May Queen set to return in September !
LYMM May Queen is set to return to the village after being cancelled last year due to the pandemic, in September!
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The Lymm Dance – can you help keep it alive at Rushbearing?
THE Lymm Dance, a Morris dance unique to Lymm and sometimes called the Old Dance, was known to have been performed at least 200 years ago and will take centre stage at the Rushbearing Festival which returns on Sunday, August 8 at the Lower dam at 4pm.
Major £6.5m improvements planned for Warburton Toll Bridge
MAJOR improvements are being planned for Warburton Toll Bridge to cut journey times and improve reliability at the traffic bottleneck.
Rylands hold Coventry City Under 23s in pre-season friendly
WARRINGTON Rylands 1906 continued building up to their debut season in the Northern Premier League with a 1-1 draw against Coventry City’s Under 23s at Gorsey Lane, on a hot sunny Saturday afternoon.
More than 1,000 COVID-19 cases reported in Warrington in a week as 238 new cases confirmed
MORE than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Warrington over a seven-day period, with another 238 reported in the latest data from Public Health England.
Community centre ransacked by burglars set to re-open after public-spirited fundraising appeal
A newly refurbished community centre which was ransacked by burglars is set to reopen tomorrow, Monday after more than £2,500 was raised from a fundraising appeal.
Fire crews tackle Orford flat fire
FIREFIGHTERS wearing breathing apparatus tackled a flat fire at Orford, Warrington, last night, Saturday.
Woman rescued after falling down river embankment
TWO fire crews helped rescue a woman who had fallen down an embankment on the River Mersey at Howley, Warrington, yesterday, Saturday.
Residents urged to get vaccinated as more than 10 pc of adults in Warrington still not had first jab
PUBLIC health leaders are urging residents to get vaccinated with more than 10 percent of adults still not having had their first COVID-19 jab in Warrington.
Police drone used to clampdown on off-road bikers and e-scooters
THE police drone was used to help clamp down on off-road bikers and e-scooters being used in and around the Latchford area of Warrington.