Emergency road closures
A BUSY town centre road at Warrington will be closed from early today
(Wednesday) while work continues on repairs to a major cable fault.
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Pub owner didn't have TV licence
A PUB owner caught without a television licence has been ordered to pay £315 by magistrates.
Chemical soup anti-smoking drive
ANTI-smoking campaigners will be touring Warrington with a “chemical
soup” aimed at showing parents the harmful effects of tobacco.
Keeping older people safe and warm
HEALTH experts in Warrington have drawn up an essential guide to winter to help older people keep warm, well and safe.
Tips for getting through hectic holidays
DURING the holiday season many people may find that there are just not
enough hours in the day to accomplish all the extra obligations that
this time of year demands.
The Future of Medicine?
STRETTON based Cheshire Natural Health director and founder Tracey
Turton believes that healthcare in the future should combine both the
wisdom of natural medicines and the advances in modern medicine.
The town's REAL jobless total
A TOTAL of 14,270 people in Warrington are on out-of-work benefits – an unemployment rate of 11.7 per cent – but the total of people on Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) – the figure
usually quoted as the headline rate of unemployment – is 4,780, or 3.9
per cent, according to the latest available figures.
Fan goes into labour in queue
A FAN who went into labour while queuing for free tickets to see celebrity “Dad of the Year” Peter Andre has met her idol during the Warrington Christmas lights switch-on..
Children in Need's £100,150 boost
Children in Need telethon donation calls handled by volunteers at BT’s Warrington call centre totalled £100,150.
CCTV will stay on watch
THE CCTV security camera system which has kept a watchful eye on
Culcheth village centre for the last three years has been purchased by
Culcheth and Glazebury Parish Council.