news archive
August, 2020
Three arrests following police raid on town centre property
Four COVID-19 cases and one death confirmed in Warrington in past 24 hours
Investigation ongoing as one person rescued following fire outside block of flats
Chiminea fire spreads to shed
Belong Warrington secures Gold for investing in people and handling of pandemic
Councillors approve plan to extend Green Belt cottage
Public Health chiefs urge people to wear face coverings to prevent risk of local lockdowns
Plan to build four 25-storey tower blocks in Warrington town centre
Drink driver who crashed on petrol station forecourt was nearly three times limit
Heroin and crack cocaine drug dealer jailed after stop and search at Central Station
New COVID-19 cases serve as reminder to be rigorous in social distancing and infection control
Firefighters tackle car blaze on Winwick Road
Warrington hotel set to remain closed until March next year with 40 jobs under threat
Neighbours celebrate winning £1,000 each on Postcode Lottery
Planners give green light for 617 homes, shops and hotel at Omega
Birchwood testing facility supports new type of nuclear power plant
BAS fit Protective Screens for Heathrow Airport
Residents lose planning battle over takeaway food shop
Labour warn PM “broken promises” risk removing vital support for victims of terror
Seven new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Warrington
Prime Minister Boris Johnson checks out new housing development at Warrington
Appeal launched after sentimental jewellery stolen from elderly couple during burglary
Warrington submits £25m Town Investment Plan
United Utilities search for next generation of key workers
Warrington best in North West for number of people giving up smoking
Schoolgirl honoured for raising £10,000 for the NHS
Men who carried out shocking robbery on Orford Co-op store both jailed
Firefighters called out to sparking electrical substation
PM urged to block ex-Brexit Party MEP who refused to condemn IRA attack on Warrington from Lords
Missing man found safe and well
Young rugby players take giant steps in bid to tour Europe in 2022
Kitten charity will not lose out thanks to donations
Aloha! Postcard from Hawaii turns up after 16 years!
Care home staff say “thank you” to paramedics
£5.2m boost for “shovel ready” electric bus depot for Warrington
Five fire crews tackle blaze at Barleycastle Trading Estate
Culcheth Library reopens
Marathon effort as teenage girls raise over £1,000 for Cancer Research
Lucky postcode wins £4,000 for Warrington neighbours
Call for businesses to provide students with virtual work experience
Why a single smoke alarm may not save your life
One new COVID-19 case confirmed in past 24 hours
Police warn public to be vigilant following indecent exposures at Birchwood
DW Sports appoints administrators putting 1,700 jobs at risk
Organised crime gang who targeted the homes of footballers and celebrities jailed for a total of 24 years
Profilic offender jailed for 48 weeks
Lymm’s award-winning safety central reopening for family visits
Students refuse to let lockdown spoil their Prom plans
Say “Yes” to the dress online, fast
Plan to extend 19th century cottage in Green Belt