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Mar 01 Travellers encampment at historic pub site breaches planning laws say campaigners

Mar 01 Warrington ‘Passes GO’ with its very own Monopoly game

Mar 01 Council Tax rise of 2.98% approved at stormy meeting

Mar 01 Electrical fault sparks a kitchen fire

Mar 01 Europe’s largest and oldest truck wash celebrates 55 years

Mar 01 MP urges organisations to bid for funding to level up culture

Mar 01 Get to drive an electric car at “zero emissions” event

Mar 01 Sherlock Holmes returns thanks to former Warrington book publisher

Mar 01 Council opposes plan to change part of warehouse to offices

Mar 01 Hospital patients able to hear loved ones thanks to recordable teddies

Feb 28 Remembering Lt Col W McCarthy O’Leary and the Battle of Pieter’s Hill

Feb 28 The ultimate gig and venue as The Stranglers bring curtain down on final full UK tour at Warrington Parr Hall

Feb 28 Latest hospital data as two more COVID-19 related deaths reported

Feb 28 Man charged with supplying cocaine following police raid at Latchford

Feb 28 Protests as gypsy caravan site is recommended for approval

Feb 28 Health chiefs warn COVID-19 pandemic is not over with rates still high in Warrington

Feb 28 Van fire on motorway causes lane closure early today

Feb 28 Former youth Mayor leads condemnation of Russian invasion of Ukraine

Feb 28 Firefighters tackle fire in Westy Park

Feb 28 Receive £150 energy rebate payment quicker by setting up council tax direct debit

Feb 28 New CCTV and lighting helps create “Safer Streets” in town centre

Feb 28 Special event at Peace Centre to mark International Women’s Day

Feb 27 Highway planners create parking bay to support local business

Feb 27 Three fire crews tackle log burner fire at Woolston

Feb 26 Missing young woman last seen at Central Station found safe and well

Feb 26 Drunken man arrested for common assault

Feb 26 Builder creates £10,000 fund to help youngsters get into snowsports

Feb 26 Lymm woman launches new charity to support village school and church she helped build in Uganda

Feb 26 Your chance to be a model with St Rocco’s Hospice

Feb 25 Two men charged with seven convenience store robberies including Latchford Co-op

Feb 25 No further COVID-19 deaths reported as lowest number of new cases since last June

Feb 25 Local Lib-Dems propose £15 cost-of-living rebate for Bands A-D council tax payers

Feb 25 Call for better support for SEND children

Feb 25 MP urges council to buy British buses in Prime Ministers Questions

Feb 25 Former mayor joins research group to help reduce health inequalities

Feb 25 Refurb and re-brand planned for historic Blue Bell pub

Feb 25 Confidence in policing – young people make their voices heard

Feb 25 The six areas of Warrington where new COVID-19 cases are on the rise

Feb 24 Police issue warning after bogus caller gains entry to property at Penketh

Feb 24 Police to step up patrols following concerns over anti-social behaviour at Padgate

Feb 24 Cockhedge Centre could make way for 900 apartments – up to 12 storeys high

Feb 24 One more COVID-19 related death confirmed at Warrington hospital as infection rates continue to fall

Feb 24 Missing 16-year old boy last seen at Golden Square found safe and well

Feb 24 Commissioner’s Community Action Fund helps tackle anti-social behaviour

Feb 24 Solar panels raise £3,800 for village community benefit projects

Feb 24 Work starts on upgrading Trans Pennine Trail at Lymm

Feb 24 Budget “inconsistent with council’s climate change pledges” – claim

Feb 24 School uniform swap shop moves to Bewsey and Dallam Hub

Feb 23 Casualty led to safety after kitchen fire

Feb 23 Man charged after large quantity of cannabis found after stop and check in Warrington