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Mar 26 Travellers vacate IKEA site as police alerted to Woolston encampment

Mar 26 Self-build homes plan rejected by planners

Mar 26 MP hails Employment Rights Bill as major progress for the rights of working people

Mar 26 Taxi boss flags safety concerns over plan to remove compulsory CCTV cameras from cabs

Mar 26 Community projects awarded Police and Crime Commissioner funding

Mar 26 Ultra Athlete Jim raises almost £5,000 with Triathlon challenge

Mar 26 Dementia UK shares tips on tackling tough conversations around dementia ahead of free clinics

Mar 25 Council seeks views on proposed cuts to library services and jobs

Mar 25 Nature Recovery Strategy consultation welcomed by local Conservation Forum as deadline looms

Mar 25 Teenage boys who threw items off bridge apprehended by police

Mar 25 Warrington’s Own buses leading the way for improving passenger satisfaction

Mar 25 Three fire engines sent to waste site blaze

Mar 25 College celebrates local artistic talent at Young Artist of the Year competition

Mar 25 Town centre communications kiosks rejected

Mar 25 Celebrate Easter with a visit to ‘Spring Spectacular’ at Gulliver’s World

Mar 25 Comic Relief challenge at Sir Thomas Boteler High School

Mar 25 Railway plan allowed under powers dating from 1845!

Mar 24 Detectives investigating burglary release CCTV image of man

Mar 24 Road blocked following two-vehicle collision

Mar 24 Shop owner successfully prosecuted for illegally selling vapes

Mar 24 Two week road closure at Appleton for pole replacement work

Mar 24 MP calls for urgent action on transport connectivity in North West

Mar 24 Bridgewater blooms in spring results of NHS staff survey

Mar 24 Rock Steady Boxing set to celebrate first anniversary of helping fight Parkinson’s Disease

Mar 24 United Utilities to help one in six households struggling to pay their bills

Mar 23 Red Hot Chilli Pipers set to return to Parr Hall

Mar 23 Planning condition discharged relating to Great Crested Newts at proposed motorway service station site

Mar 23 Animal abandonment rising five years on from lockdown say RSPCA

Mar 22 Up to eight weeks of road closures at Appleton for Scottish Power cabling works

Mar 22 Plan to transform fire ravaged cannabis farm building into HMO property approved

Mar 22 Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service donates equipment to support Ukrainian firefighters

Mar 22 New solar panel funding awarded to Bridgewater Community Healthcare

Mar 22 Trans Pennine Trail announces “Travelling Blind” challenge to raise awareness and support for accessibility

Mar 22 MPs welcome reduction in NHS Hospitals waiting times

Mar 22 Two fire crews called out to grass fire at Woolston Weir

Mar 21 Sentence adjourned on mother of “Baby Callum” while Judge considers appropriate course of action

Mar 21 New homes at Culcheth will deliver £1.5m in community benefits

Mar 21 Care Home directors to compete in charity cook-off

Mar 21 House sale transactions – the quickest and slowest selling areas in the WA postcode area

Mar 21 World Social Work Week – celebrating the important role of social workers

Mar 21 Pub bowling green is lost – despite objections from neighbours and a parish council

Mar 21 Same day emergency care keeps more patients out of hospital

Mar 20 “Prison Block” retirement apartments plan on former Green Belt land allowed on appeal

Mar 20 Significant enhancements to local bus routes announced

Mar 20 Police appeal to trace wanted man from Warrington

Mar 20 Remembering the Warrington Bombing 32 years ago today

Mar 20 Warrington Fund raises £155K to tackle isolation and transform lives

Mar 20 Youngsters prepare to stage Ali Baba and the Bongo Bandits!

Mar 20 Pickleball has arrived in Culcheth

Mar 20 MPs hear tourism growth potential during Cheshire and Warrington visits