news archive
March, 2021
Drink drug drive suspect arrested after two car collision on Sankey Way
Firefighters tackle garage blaze at Appleton
Hunt for arsonists who started fires in nature reserve and woodland
Property left smoke-logged after fire caused by unattended candles
Police secure closure order at troublesome Old Hall property
Young people help shape future of policing in Cheshire
Mayor says Choose to Challenge on International Women’s Day
Campaign to find people to care for new parents and their children
Residents lose planning battle over farm buildings on “rat run”
Warrington Youth Club are “Charity Champs”!
No new deaths as hospital inpatient numbers and new COVID-19 infections continue to fall
Council spend £170m on transport improvements and highways maintenance over five years
Warrington North MP slams ‘immoral pay cut’ for NHS workers
Disappointment after council’s bid for extra flood funding rejected
Neighbourhood Weekender will comply with Government conditions to ensure safe return to open-air festivals
Car fire believed to be arson
Mini PCSO scheme to be developed in Warrington
Author Chris Madeley reads to children in Great Sankey – remotely
Boutique-style “micro bar” approved for town-centre – despite objections
Warrington student steams ahead to his dream job
More than 500 homes approved on riverside site in central Warrington
Warrington’s latest COVID-19 hot spots revealed as cases continue to fall in most areas
COVID-19 infection rates in Warrington drop below 100 per 100,000 for first time since early October
Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown pulls out of Neighbourhood Weekender over ‘proof of vaccination’ request
Regular COVID-19 testing available for school students and their families
Police issue bogus caller warning following more activity in Lymm
Council urges residents to continue following lockdown rules prior to schools opening
Extra funding welcomed for major investigation into baby deaths
Work progressing well on Hydropower installation at Woolston Weir
Bright Horse brings a brighter future for young people in Warrington
People aged 60-64 to receive invitations for COVID-19 vaccine
Nina the ballerina wins coveted place at Northern Ballet School
Planners give green light to eight-storey apartment block
Suspicious door-to-door seller issued with COVID breach fine and sent back to Hull!
One more death and 33 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Warrington as downward trend continues
Warrington’s MPs give polar views on the budget
Neighbourhood Weekender set to return “bigger and better” in September!
Parish Council announce “brighter future” for £120,000 loss making Penketh Pool
More than 300 motorists caught using their mobile phone during police crackdown
Police warning over bogus door-to-door sellers with fake ID
Man arrested in connection with theft of HGVs following joint police operation
Women urged to take ovarian cancer symptoms seriously during the pandemic
Osteopath and optician team up for charity to tackle “zoomitis” for home workers
Teacher’s 48-hour running challenge in memory of Dad
London Marathon medal donated to Warrington school
Police kept busy by anti-social youths breaching lockdown restrictions at derelict social club
Important for residents who didn’t object to Six56 logistics hub in 2019 to do so now says Cllr.
MP hits out at PM’s ‘hypocrisy’ over Claire Fox row
New 3G pitch nears completion at Victoria Park
One more death and 16 new COVID-19 cases confirmed as downward trend continues

