news archive

Sep 29 Talks ongoing with auditor as council faces more criticism over “high risk” investments

Sep 29 Primary school wins award for geography curriculum

Sep 29 Commissioner highlights support for survivors of sexual abuse

Sep 29 Planners refuse bid to change the use of land at Croft

Sep 28 Former Liverpool and England legend Roger Hunt dies aged 83

Sep 28 No new deaths but COVID-19 rates and inpatient numbers continue to rise as 124 cases confirmed

Sep 28 Work set to start on swing bridge refurbishment next Spring

Sep 28 Woman given oxygen after skip fire at Warrington

Sep 28 Council investment in Redwood Bank not unlawful but auditors recommend review of governance

Sep 28 Local motorists team up to sue Mercedes over “dieselgate” scandal

Sep 28 Free education and childcare for eligible two-year-olds

Sep 28 Macmillan coffee morning at Croft

Sep 28 Appeal for volunteers to help save Remembrance Day parade

Sep 28 “Cold War Steve” brings controversial exhibition to Warrington

Sep 28 Plan to convert bungalow to respite facility for vulnerable people

Sep 28 Sex Pistols icon Johnny Rotten to visit Parr Hall

Sep 27 Man arrested following fatal collision on M62 near Warrington

Sep 27 Fire crew called out to two-vehicle collision at Whittle Hall

Sep 27 Volunteers urgently needed for community litter pick at Appleton Thorn

Sep 27 One more COVID-19 related death as inpatient numbers and infection rates also rise in Warrington

Sep 27 Anger and confusion over £2,400 “bill” for Remembrance Day parade

Sep 27 Job vacancies soar as people choose to work part time

Sep 27 Tough Mudder businesses help raise over £1,800 for hospital charity

Sep 27 Rear extension – with a view over a golf course

Sep 27 Around 2,000 take part in first Warrington Running Festival

Sep 27 Litter Networks kept busy on World Clean Up Day

Sep 27 Labour and Lib-Dems join forces in call for Government to fix social care crisis

Sep 26 Firefighters help rescue cat from canal

Sep 26 Infection rates rise again slightly as 117 new COVID-19 cases confirmed

Sep 25 Lymm May Queen back on the road in September!

Sep 25 COVID-19 infection rates rise slightly with 107 new cases confirmed

Sep 25 Bronze sculpture unveiled remembering Viola Beach

Sep 25 Fire crews called out twice to tackle fence and bin fires

Sep 25 M62 closed near Warrington after 35-year-old woman killed following serious collision

Sep 25 Pupils embark on fundraiser as three little ducks make Alderman Bolton Primary their home

Sep 25 Balcony extension approved despite neighbours’ objections

Sep 25 Library Friends to hold “open morning” to discuss renovation

Sep 25 Boteler welcomes new students at inauguration evening at parish church

Sep 24 River rescue teenagers who helped save life of 74-year-old angler reach Brave Britons finals

Sep 24 COVID-19 infection rates continue to fall although hospital inpatient numbers rise

Sep 24 Borough Council to write-off £2.4 million unpaid debts

Sep 24 Lady Chatterley – a fresh twist on a classic comes to Warrington

Sep 24 Multi-million £ new BT contact centre opens at Warrington

Sep 24 Stand-up comic Gary Delaney to perform second show at Pyramid

Sep 24 Warrington’s latest COVID-19 hot spots and vaccination data as infection rates fall again

Sep 24 Planners approve extensions at Green Belt cottage

Sep 24 Work on Marshall Gardens community project well underway

Sep 23 COVID-19 infection rates continue to fall although 96 new cases confirmed

Sep 23 Road closures for Warrington Running Festival

Sep 23 Cross border police operation tackling criminals on the road hailed a success