news archive

Aug 02 RSPCA reveals big increase in cruelty to dogs

Aug 02 Midwives help 15,000 mums-to-be to stop smoking

Aug 02 Tories fear inadequate systems of Internal Control at Warrington Borough Council

Aug 02 Birchwood Library to relocate to tennis complex as part of refurbishment plan

Aug 02 Armed forces support charity wins £25,000 award

Aug 02 Electricity storage facility plan for Fiddler’s Ferry power station site

Aug 02 Gulliver’s World hosts fun-filled day for Ukrainian children

Aug 01 MP backs new Levelling Up bid which could see £9m re-build at Broomfields Leisure Centre

Aug 01 Thick black smoke seen for miles as firefighters tackle combine harvester blaze

Aug 01 Body recovered from ship canal identified as 32-year-old local man

Aug 01 Borough council paying tribute to England’s Lionesses

Aug 01 Three fire engines fight early morning blaze

Aug 01 Disabled former soldier reclaims his World Record – by a whisker!

Aug 01 Care home worker scoops coveted title

Aug 01 Schoolboy raises over £3,000 for two new defibrillators in local community

Aug 01 Burtonwoodstock weathers the rain for another annual success!

Aug 01 Possibly the oldest Burtonwood veteran recalls fond memories of Warrington at 103 !

Aug 01 Protesters plan peaceful teddy bears’ picnic on town hall lawn

Jul 31 Man v Fat footballing legends!

Jul 31 Popular band ‘the 66’ to reform for one night only in memory of frontman Danny Rimmer

Jul 31 Teenager arrested for assault on emergency worker

Jul 31 Fire crews tackle barbecue and grass fires

Jul 30 Three men arrested for domestic related incidents

Jul 30 Lengthy delays on M56 following multi-vehicle collision near Warrington

Jul 30 Manchester Airport gives performance update as it approaches busiest period since start of pandemic

Jul 30 Investigation under way following car fire at Padgate

Jul 30 Junior safety officers win award

Jul 30 Broomfields fitness suite to remain closed pending full suspended ceiling replacement

Jul 30 Planners give go-ahead for buildings for “flexible employment purposes”

Jul 30 RLWC Community Club Roadshow event success

Jul 30 Operation targeting recreational drug users is set to kick-off this weekend

Jul 29 Two vehicle collision on Kerfoot Street

Jul 29 Raven Inn volunteers seek time detectives

Jul 29 Green Flag awards for Walled Garden and Millennium Green

Jul 29 Community shop plan for Bewsey Park pavilion

Jul 29 Police drive against anti-social behaviour a “huge success”

Jul 29 “People, power and the spectacle of punishment”

Jul 29 Warrington & Vale Royal College partners with local videogames developer

Jul 29 Kids Planet Stretton rated “Outstanding” by Ofsted

Jul 28 Travellers vacate Statham Lodge and Orford Park

Jul 28 MP welcomes new £6.3m hospital Emergency Care extension

Jul 28 Council pledge to engage with Orford residents following delay in reviewing low traffic schemes

Jul 28 Drink-drive suspect charged after M6 crash leaves woman with serious injuries

Jul 28 Police appeal after catalytic converter theft attempts at Burtonwood

Jul 28 Molly captures the challenges and job satisfaction of nursing in poetry

Jul 28 £5k lighting make-over up for grabs for community projects

Jul 28 Gulliver’s World charity fun run raises thousands for St. Rocco’s Hospice

Jul 28 College student moves mountains for bombing victim as part of engineering apprenticeship

Jul 27 Infection rates continue to fall in most areas although one more COVID-19 death reported

Jul 27 Two traveller groups on Orford Park – one ordered to leave while other given permission to stay