Pensioners tie the knot – after meeting at work
PENSIONERS who met and fell in love at work have married – at the age of 81 and 73 respectively.
Author David Skentelbery
A49 closed after cyclist involved in collision
DRIVERS are being advised to avoid the A49 at Appleton, Warrington, following a collision between a vehicle and a cyclist.
Lane closure as van blazes on motorway
FIRE crews from Stockton Heath and Birchwood were called out to a fire involving a large van on the M6 near Warrington this afternoon.
Heartless conmen dupe vulnerable residents out of cash
HEARTLESS conmen have obtained large sums of money from vulnerable Warrington residents on the pretext of carrying out repairs to their homes – only to vanish without doing the work.
Tragic Shafilea would have been 30 today
TODAY is the second annual Memorial Day for the victims of honour-based violence – and also would have been the 30th birthday of tragic Warrington victim Shafilea Ahmed.
Katie’s first solo exhibition goes on show
KATIE Murray, winner of last year’s Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival open art competition, has raised the curtain on her first solo exhibition.
Older people’s champion is reappointed
WARRINGTON’S champion for its older, more vulnerable residents has been reappointed – allowing her to continue her campaigning for the needs of the town’s older population.
Masked gang burst into flat in early hours
FOUR masked men burst into a flat at Warrington early today, assaulted the occupants and ransacked the property before leaving.
Council loan deal will help build 37 much-needed homes
A LOAN deal that will help build 37 much-needed new homes in one of Warrington’s most deprived areas has been agreed by the borough council.
Utilities giant honoured – by the Army
WARRINGTON-based United Utilities has been honoured at the North West’s third annual Armed Forces Business Awards.