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Oct 19 M6 Motorway closed in both directions after vehicle fire

Oct 19 Adoption charity highlights shortage of families as nearly 3,000 children wait for permanent homes

Oct 19 Warrington theatre company bringing Annie back to the stage

Oct 19 Students gain valuable career insights during Careers Week

Oct 19 Lymm’s Christmas Eve carols could be cancelled without 17 volunteers

Oct 17 Popular Community Hub celebrates 10 years

Oct 17 Warrington Chamber Plus Business Awards celebrate landmark 150th anniversary year

Oct 17 Daten Theatre stage lighting restored thanks to Glazebury musician’s generosity

Oct 17 Three Towns Operatic Society to perform annual concert in Culcheth

Oct 16 Major fire at Fiddlers Ferry Power Station believed to be accidental

Oct 16 Police warn drivers ahead of unauthorised retail park car meet

Oct 16 Man jailed after bringing thousands of pounds worth of drugs into Creamfields

Oct 16 Former Lymm lorry driver publishes debut crime thriller

Oct 16 Prime Minister and Warrington North MP back England rugby league squads ahead of World Cup

Oct 15 Two men charged with affray following incident at Warrington bar

Oct 15 4,200-home South East Warrington development moves forward despite green belt and infrastructure concerns

Oct 15 Lymm Methodist Church transformed into accessible, energy-efficient community hub

Oct 15 Call for assurances over Warrington’s winter flood preparations

Oct 14 Lucky escape – family’s shock after car crashes into bungalow

Oct 14 Tea towel left on hob sparks kitchen fire in Orford

Oct 14 Councillor calls for investigation into £500,000 Pyramid Arts Centre payment dispute

Oct 14 Overnight road closure planned for A57 Sankey Way

Oct 14 Parish council finances under scrutiny as external auditors review residents’ concerns

Oct 14 New Vibe Cafe opens supporting young people into work and education

Oct 14 Saluting an Armed Forces hero: Ryefields, Warrington veteran turns 98 this Friday!

Oct 14 Where to watch fireworks and bonfire displays around Warrington this November

Oct 13 Police warning after spate of bike thefts

Oct 13 Police appeal to trace wanted man

Oct 13 Man arrested after car crashes into bungalow following police pursuit

Oct 13 Primary school shortlisted for prestigious national education award

Oct 13 Lymm Adivas dance their way into the heart of the community

Oct 13 Thelwall’s award-winning guitarist to play hometown show

Oct 13 Seven health-tech start-ups backed at Daresbury Laboratory to develop life-changing innovations

Oct 13 Lymm Manor Road Tennis Club celebrates triple league title success

Oct 12 Man ordered to pay more than £1,600 following fly-tipping investigation

Oct 12 Wanted man carrying knife arrested during facial recognition operation

Oct 12 Police appeal after suspected arson at Orford property

Oct 12 New planning rules could weaken local voices in Warrington, councillor warns

Oct 12 Lymm Panto tickets now available for Snow White and the Magnificent Seven!

Oct 12 Warrington’s ‘Tidy Streets’ initiative finally gets off the ground

Oct 12 Fright Fiesta to serve up the scares at Gulliver’s World!

Oct 12 First “Life in Lymm” community photography competition attracts outstanding entries

Oct 12 New Balance Foundation donates sportswear to Warrington Youth Zone

Oct 11 Wall collapses again near Lymm Dam as long-awaited repairs finally get underway

Oct 10 Discarded cigarette believed to have sparked fence fire in Orford

Oct 10 People across the North West encouraged to seek support through NHS Talking Therapies services

Oct 10 Culcheth and Glazebury churches to hold annual memorial service

Oct 10 Youth theatre group celebrates nine Northern Stage Awards

Oct 10 Cabaret favourites back on the road after marking their 40th anniversary

Oct 09 Mother and son sentenced after exploiting vulnerable elderly relative in £8,500 fraud