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Aug 27 Flash flooding warning as heavy rains arrive

Aug 27 Centenary Theatre Company to dedicate “Annie” to memory of Hollywood legend Tim Curry

Aug 27 Rail improvement works to impact CrossCountry journeys this weekend

Aug 27 Warrington Youth Zone receives first aid supply donation

Aug 27 Care home turns back the clock for show-stopping 80s summer party

Aug 26 Warrington-born Hollywood legend Tim Curry dies aged 80

Aug 26 Warrington schools join campaign inspired by Brianna Ghey’s mum to ban smartphones from classrooms

Aug 26 MP visits homeless charity as Government pledges new action on rough sleeping

Aug 26 Mega Rail Freight proposals in North Warrington move towards next stage

Aug 26 TV star and word wizard Tom Read Wilson adds Parr Hall date to his sell-out debut UK tour

Aug 26 NHS rolls out discreet home-testing kits against cervical cancer for millions of women

Aug 26 The British Bulldog: Davey Boy Smith’s Warrington connection and the campaign to honour his legacy

Aug 26 Land of Lights to dazzle at Gulliver’s World this winter

Aug 26 Private scanning with proper clinical assessment

Aug 26 Coffee shop plan would reduce late night noise in town centre

Aug 25 Family launches fundraising appeal to rebuild mum’s life after extraordinary fight for survival

Aug 25 Three fire crews called out to tackle fire in back garden

Aug 25 Police uncover more cannisters of Nitrous Oxide buried at Creamfield site

Aug 25 Barbers equipped to support men’s mental health through council-backed training

Aug 25 Police urge vigilance following growing threat of online blackmail

Aug 25 Shock closure as Glazebury’s historic George & Dragon suddenly closes doors

Aug 25 Viral ‘Cat in the Hat’ trend arrives in Warrington amid nationwide social media craze

Aug 25 Two arrests, no charges – 35 years on Vera Anderson’s killer remains unknown

Aug 25 Breathing easy: Warrington’s revolutionary one-stop lung health clinic

Aug 25 Classic cars and bikes draw crowds at Great Sankey community show

Aug 25 Designer nominated for Construction Champion award

Aug 25 Padgate Food and Craft Festival serves up a weekend of family fun

Aug 25 The life and times of Latchford born Richard Comberbach 1644

Aug 24 Teenage girl stamped on and left bloody in Warrington Bus Station brawl

Aug 24 Latchford Carnival brings community together for a day of creativity and fun

Aug 24 Records tumble as Birchwood 10K brings hundreds of runners together for annual Spectrum Striders race

Aug 24 Police recover large quantities of drugs in Creamfields pre-festival search

Aug 24 Drink driver banned from the roads for a further three years following Serious Crime Prevention Order breach

Aug 24 ‘Dad would have loved this game’ – Brian Bevan’s daughter Jeanette celebrates Warrington legend’s legacy

Aug 24 Plans approved for natural liquified gas refuelling station

Aug 24 Spinathon raises more than £8,200 for social care charity

Aug 24 New Buddhist meditation class coming to Warrington

Aug 23 Two casualities treated by paramedics following collision at Lymm

Aug 23 Labour “living in a world of fantasy” say opposition Lib Dems

Aug 23 Rail passengers warned of knock-on disruption as CrossCountry services cancelled

Aug 23 RAF Burtonwood Association to explore airfield’s aircraft accidents and incidents

Aug 22 Police informed following suspected arson involving bin fire

Aug 22 Showers fail to dampen spirits as Extreme Mountain Bike Show takes centre stage at VPX Warrington

Aug 22 Cash-strapped council seeking Executive Director of Growth

Aug 22 Bob & Berts lands in Warrington with free grub

Aug 22 Targets are not a recovery plan – Labour must prove Warrington’s “savings” are deliverable

Aug 22 Life-saving lung cancer screening programme detects 1,000 cancers saving hundreds of lives

Aug 21 Former Warrington Wolves Prop Mike Cooper given suspended prison sentence

Aug 21 Man wanted on recall to prison

Aug 21 Police continue to appeal to trace wanted burglar