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14th September 2020 7:00 am 1 Bus company staff help raise over £2,000 for St Rocco’s Hospice

A team from Warrington’s Own Buses took on the massive challenge of walking from Blackpool to Warrington in aid of St. Rocco’s Hospice- a distance of 45 miles to be walked in just 19 hours! Read More

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12th September 2020 7:00 am 0 Mayor attends first community event since lockdown as Shopmobility opens at Birchwood

WARRINGTON’S Mayor Cllr Wendy Johnson attended her first community event since lockdown when she was on hand to help Warrington Disability Partnership launch an extension to their Town Centre Shopmobility service. Read More

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11th September 2020 7:00 am 0 Wolves Legend helps reduce the digital gap for families across Warrington

WARRINGTON Wolves legend Bennie Westwood is helping reduce the digital gap for families across Warrington by kick-starting the delivery of 100 computers to local families. Read More

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10th September 2020 7:00 am 0 Virtual DAD receives £40,000 boost from National Lottery

THIS year’s Virtual Disability Awareness Day has received a major boost with a £40,000 grant from the National Lottery Community Fund. Read More

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9th September 2020 7:00 am 1 United Utilities lockdown charity giveaway nets £5.5k for good causes

A charity cash giveaway which started during lockdown by Warrington based United Utilities has raised £5,500 for local good causes. Read More

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8th September 2020 7:00 am 0 Fairy fundraiser bidding to raise £2,000 for Whizz Kidz charity

RETIRED Royal Air Force Engineer David Smithson donned a fairy costume and jogged around local villages to raise funds and awareness for disabled children’s charity Whizz Kidz. Read More

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7th September 2020 7:00 am 1 Official launch of Birchwood Shopmobility

BIRCHWOOD Shopping Centre and Warrington Disability Partnership (WDP) continue with their mission to help and support disabled people by launching Shopmobility at the centre this Thursday. Read More

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2nd September 2020 7:00 am 0 Charity bidding to buy AC Invacar as part of plans for National Disability Museum for town

WARRINGTON Disability Partnership is bidding to raise £4,000 to help purchase a pre 1970s AC Invacar 70 as part of their plans to deliver a National Disability Museum to the town. Read More

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2nd September 2020 7:00 am 0 Warrington urged to give up clothes for good during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

WARRINGTON residents are being called on to clear out their wardrobes to help more children and young people survive cancer during September – Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Read More

Business News

27th August 2020 7:00 am 0 New founder patron for Warrington Youth Zone

BUILDING materials group Tarmac is the latest Founder Patron of Warrington Youth Zone, the brand-new young people’s charity set to open in the town next year. Read More