THE Green Belt remains under severe pressure, despite government commitments to its protection, according to a new report from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE). Read More

APPLETON Parish Council is seeking assurances that sex offenders will NEVER be placed at Thorn Cross open prison to give peace of mind to the local community. Read More

A PARISH Council by-election is to be held at Stockton Heath – despite an attempt by the Liberal Democrats to save council taxpayers £6,900 by not having one. Read More

THE Ministry of Justice has announced a u-turn on controversial proposals to send sex offenders to Thorn Cross open prison at Appleton Thorn, Warrington. Read More

THE family of a mother-of-two who died in unexplained circumstances in Warrington last week have today paid tribute to her. Read More

SCOUTS at Stockton Heath have launched a research programme to find out more about the local soldiers who gave their lives in two World Wars. Read More

PARISH councillors at Appleton are calling on the Ministry of Justice to make an immediate u-turn on a decision to place sex offenders at Thorn Cross open prison. Read More

WARRINGTON Borough Council has announced it is to make an order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act which will introduce a series of temporary restrictions in the run-up to and during the Creamfields festival at Daresbury. Read More

POLICE chief David Keane has expressed “serious concern” over the government’s decision to authorise HMP Thorn Cross in Warrington to accept prisoners convicted of sexual offences. Read More