news archive
August, 2021
Birchwood High School students celebrate some outstanding GCSE results during challenging times
Detectives issue CCTV image of man following altercation at garage
Police charge 25 people connected to serious and organised drugs crime following dawn raids
Crime Commissioner secures £30k to help children overcome domestic abuse
Work starts on affordable homes to rent on site of former Penketh Tavern
Macmillan Cancer Support teams up with hospitals to host virtual Health and Wellbeing Event
Risley based family haulage company purchased by Leyland transport firm
Significant milestone reached at local vaccination centre
One more COVID-19 death confirmed at Warrington Hospital and 116 new cases reported
Town centre Welcome Back Festival gets musical this weekend
Fourteen local men arrested as police carry out dawn raids across Warrington targeting organised drugs crime
Teenager who wrote rap song about attempting to run down police officer jailed for 40 months
College celebrates outstanding vocational results with 100 percent pass rate
Hunt for arsonist who set fire to bin outside community centre
Firefighters called out for second consecutive day to rescue people trapped in bus station lift
£5m improvement project for nine-storey Kingsway House gets green light
Warrington site managers win awards in housing competition
School to get new gates to improve road safety
Lymm High School students achieve some incredible exam results in exceptional circumstances
Birchwood College celebrate 100 percent pass rate!
Despite the challenges of COVID Priestley’s Class of 2021 ready to fulfil their dreams
Slight rise in infection rates as 84 new COVID-19 cases reported in Warrington
Showjumper and horse defy the odds by both bouncing back from brain tumours to win national event
Council urges residents to take action to tackle climate emergency
Traffic disruption as highway improvements start at Lumb Brook Road/Stockton Lane
Rare chance to see inside historic Lymm Hall as part of Heritage Open Days
Appeal to trace bus stop vandals at Lymm
Entries now open for Radio Warrington’s 2021 poetry competition
Last chance to comment on police and crime plan
Future of Peace Centre under review as NSPCC consult on leaving flagship building
Two bed apartment approved above dental practice
“Kitten Karers” event raised £600 – despite the rain!
Death of former council Chief Executive William (Bill) Lawton
Two fire crews tackle accidental kitchen fire at Padgate
Firefighters rescue four people trapped in lift at Warrington Bus Station
New COVID-19 infection rates continue to rise but hospital admissions remain low in comparison
Police investigate large-scale fight in Stockton Heath which left two men injured
Police launch appeal after two men assaulted by groups of youths at Great Sankey
Care village residents enjoy their own Olympics
Parking ban near Lymm Dam
Hot food takeaway plan for former TSB bank
Residents urged to use walk-in centres to ease pressures on A&E at Warrington Hospital
A&E to be extended at Warrington Hospital
Penketh Carnival set to reunite community
Lymm Rushbearing beats the showers
Heavy rain causes flooding, road closures and travel disruption as police warn motorists to drive with care
COVID-19 rates rise again in Warrington with 76 new cases
Work to start on new £11m care home facility on site of former Springbrook Pub
Fire crews tackle two car fires including one believed to be deliberate
Unprecedented flooding forces essential shops to close