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Mar 20 Fire crews tackle two car fires and malicious garden fire

Mar 20 Remembering Tim Parry and Johnathan Ball 29 years after the Warrington bombing

Mar 19 Police investigate industrial bin blaze

Mar 19 Police tackle anti-social behaviour at Padgate as youngsters caught smoking drugs under subway

Mar 19 Inspirational women conquer Mount Kilimanjaro

Mar 19 Legacy Project grant helps support bereavement café

Mar 19 Retail and recruitment industry experts help students prepare for next career steps

Mar 19 Darron puts in the miles for life-saving defibrillator

Mar 19 Road works looming at Birchwood

Mar 19 Sisters set to take on Snowdon at Night for The Christie as thank you for their dad’s treatment

Mar 18 Police appeal for information after four high-value bicycles stolen during burglary

Mar 18 COVID-19 cases continue to rise with 275 new cases confirmed

Mar 18 Police carry out 50 arrests and seize drugs, weapons and cash in County Lines crackdown

Mar 18 Police appeal to trace woman following theft of purse from elderly victim

Mar 18 Passengers evacuated as coach catches fire on M62 at Winwick

Mar 18 COVID-19 infection rates increasing in ALL areas of Warrington and almost doubling in a week

Mar 18 Warrington Wolves Foundation join stars to make the Best Day Possible for Care users

Mar 18 Labour deny Tory claims they could be heading for another clash with External Auditor over accounting policies

Mar 18 Singers wanted for church’s new festival choir

Mar 18 Coffee morning boost for library renovation fund

Mar 18 Volunteers clear litter from towpath beauty spot

Mar 17 Campaigners prepare to bid for historic Raven Inn after property put up for auction

Mar 17 Pub “overwhelmed” by donations for Ukraine

Mar 17 COVID-19 infection rates continue to rise with 1,665 new cases in past week

Mar 17 Police issue warning to youngsters causing distress to the elderly

Mar 17 Police warning over increase in caravan thefts

Mar 17 Residents encouraged to set up new campaign group to tackle “weighty issue”

Mar 17 Gulliver’s thank customers for helping raise £15,000 for Ukraine support

Mar 17 From small beginnings to four million plants a year!

Mar 16 Four week road closure for bridge repairs at Padgate

Mar 16 Bus company stands with Ukraine

Mar 16 Two more COVID-19 deaths as infection rates continue to rise with 263 new cases

Mar 16 Peace Centre fund-raising furniture sale cancelled

Mar 16 Wheelie bins and hanging baskets targeted by arsonists at Orford Park

Mar 16 Reports of increased anti-social behaviour in town centre

Mar 16 Bruce Grobbelaar shows support for grassroots football at The Village Club FC

Mar 16 Campaigners want to change electoral system

Mar 16 New prosthetic hand makes hockey child’s play for Lillie

Mar 16 “Greatest living explorer” coming to Warrington

Mar 16 Work starts on £80,000 Penketh Pool refurbishment

Mar 15 Infection rates and hospital inpatient numbers continue to rise as 272 new COVID-19 cases reported

Mar 15 Man who made estimated £50,000 from selling cannabis-laced sweets jailed for more than five years

Mar 15 Overnight town centre road closures set to come into force

Mar 15 Chance for three local charities to land on Community Chest spaces on Warrington’s new MONOPOLY board

Mar 15 Late night alert caused by garden blaze

Mar 15 Food Bank receives £4,000 donation from chemical company

Mar 15 £500 election blunder as wrong dates put on polling card letters

Mar 15 Nursery group finalist for “People’s Choice” award

Mar 14 Three more COVID-19 related deaths confirmed at Warrington Hospital

Mar 14 Former MP calls for swifter action in response to Ukrainian refugee crisis