Family portraits go on show
AN exhibition of paintings produced by parents and children who
attended family portrait classes earlier this year has opened at
Warrington Museum.
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Hugh celebrates 100 years
MR Hugh Davies, a resident of Keate House residential home in Lymm has celebrated his 100th birthday.
Chernobyl children to visit lab
FOURTEEN children who still suffer from the after-effects of the
Chernobyl nuclear disaster will visit Warrington’s Daresbury Laboratory
for an afternoon of fun as part of a four-week stay in the North West.
£22 million for affordable homes
THE Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has committed £22 million in the
first quarter of this year to deliver affordable homes in the North
West, resulting in the completion of nearly 600 new homes and the start
on site of many more.
Rose gets the fund-raising bug
ROSE Swift, 19, got the fund-raising “bug” after raising £212 for cancer research by running the “Race for Life.”
Last gasp heart break for Wolves
WARRINGTON Wolves suffered last minute heart break as they went down 24-22 at reigning Super League Champions Leeds, with the added blow of losing Brian Carney with a broken arm and Simon Grix with a shoulder injury ahead of the Challenge Cup semi-final show down with Wigan.
27,000 flu friends
THE number of “flu friends” visiting collection points across the North
West to pick up Tamiflu has now reached more than 27,000.
No extra parking at restaurant?
PLANNING chiefs at Warrington are being urged to refuse permission for additional car parking at a popular restaurant.
Holiday fun for stage struck kids
A WEEK of drama, dance and singing activities for children aged 7-11
will start at Warrington’s Pyramid arts centre on Monday, August 10
News in brief
A ROUND-UP of news from around the Warrington area