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2nd April 2020 7:00 am 0 Remembering Brian Bevan nearly six decades on from his last ever try for the Wire

AS we approach the anniversary of Brian Bevan’s last ever game for Warrington Rugby League Club, local photographer Eddie Whitham takes a trip down memory lane, including the an iconic picture of the late great Bev scoring his last try for the Wire! Read More

Charity

2nd April 2020 7:00 am 0 Tesco launch £30m package to support community groups tackle Coronavirus crisis

TESCO has launched a £30million package of support for local communities tackling the Coronavirus crisis, with £500 grants available for groups across Warrington. Read More

Charity

1st April 2020 7:18 pm 0 Bitter sweet as Peace Centre saved from closure but attacked by vandals

AFTER being saved from closure with emergency funding Warrington’s Peace Centre is facing a new crisis after repeated attempts of vandalism by youths during lockdown. Read More

Community

1st April 2020 7:00 am 0 Radio Warrington helping community stay connected

COMMUNITY radio station Radio Warrington 1332AM is helping keeping the town connected during the coronavirus pandemic. Read More

Charity

1st April 2020 7:00 am 0 Hospital launches appeal for care packages for patients and staff

A new central hub has opened at Warrington Hospital to support the community in donating food, toiletries and other comforts to patients and staff during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More

Community

30th March 2020 3:16 pm 0 The last Wilderspool Aussie “war cry”

LOCAL photographer Eddie Whitham’s huge archive of local news pictures includes the day the touring Kangaroos visited Wilderspool in 1967, one of the last times they were to perform their famous war cry, until it was re-introduced after half a century. Read More

Local History

29th March 2020 6:52 pm 0 Snow and flooding – Warrington’s weather in 1967

EXTREME weather patterns are nothing new as these old photographs taken in 1967 by local photographer Eddie Whitham show. Read More

Community

27th March 2020 7:00 am 0 Young pen pals provide reasons to stay cheerful

RESIDENTS at Warrington’s Belong care village have found reasons to be cheerful during the Covid-19 epidemic, as a result of a charity initiative which encouraged children of all ages to become pen pals for older people in care, as part of a “Reasons to Stay Cheerful Campaign”. Read More

Community

26th March 2020 2:56 pm 0 Walking Day postponed – for first time in 80 years

WARRINGTON Walking Day has been postponed because of the ongoing coronavirus situation – for the first time since World War 2 Read More

Business

26th March 2020 7:00 am 0 PPE donated to house building charity

BIRCHWOOD based Vistry Partnerships has donated thousands of pounds worth of important personal protective equipment to Home Leone – an overseas house building charity helping people living in slums. Read More