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Lymm Life

25th April 2023 6:30 pm 0 Lengthy delays on M6 after lorry sheds its load

THE M6 has now fully re-opened after an earlier incident involving a lorry shedding its load caused lengthy delays on Tuesday afternoon. Read More

Crime

25th April 2023 2:30 pm 8 Council leader allegedly “lied” on nomination forms to gain political advantage

UPDATED: THE leader of Warrington Borough Council, Russ Bowden, “lied” in his nomination forms to stand as a councillor in order to gain a political advantage, it was alleged today, Tuesday. Read More

Music

25th April 2023 12:45 pm 0 Taking a trip down memory lane with the Grand Old Man of Rock Francis Rossi

WHEN I first saw Francis Rossi treading the boards at Manchester Apollo in 1981, never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined seeing the frontman of the mighty Status Quo, performing an acoustic set in my hometown at Warrington Parr Hall more than four decades later! Read More

Crime

25th April 2023 12:42 pm 0 Three men arrested and drone seized following stop-check near Risley Prison

DETECTIVES have arrested three men and seized a drone following a stop-check near Risley Prison during the early hours of this morning. Read More

Life Style

25th April 2023 12:17 pm 0 Warrington Music Festival to make its welcome return this summer

WARRINGTON Music Festival is making its long-awaited return to the town centre this summer, with a refreshed focus on supporting new and emerging talent from across the region. Read More

News

25th April 2023 9:21 am 0 Two jailed and over £100,000 worth of cannabis seized

TWO men have been jailed and more than £100,000 worth of cannabis seized after officers stopped a car with a cracked windscreen on the M6 near Warrington. Read More

News

25th April 2023 8:44 am 3 Traffic brought to standstill as Stockton Heath swing bridge sticks again

THE Stockton Heath swing bridge stuck again last night, the latest in a growing list of recent incidents involving the ageing structures spanning the Manchester Ship Canal. Read More

Education

25th April 2023 7:00 am 0 Alderman Bolton Primary pupils meet a footballing legend

FIFTEEN Key Stage 2 pupils from Warrington’s Alderman Bolton Primary School travelled to Liverpool’s Anfield stadium to take part in a World Book Day event. Read More

News

25th April 2023 7:00 am 0 Parish council invests £6,600 in two new speeding indicators

APPLETON Parish Council has recently purchased two new speeding indicator devices to be operated by local PCSOs and moved around the Parish to help reduce driving speeds and improve health and safety in the area. Read More

Education

25th April 2023 7:00 am 0 High Sheriff performs official opening of Bridgewater High School expansion

THE High Sheriff of Cheshire was on hand to perform the official opening of the new expansion of Bridgewater High School at Appleton, Warrington. Read More