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  • New president's maiden speech leads the way

    IT was a successful first session for the North Cheshire Speakers Club. The club held its first meeting of the season earlier this month and the event drew in a number of new faces. New president Steve Precious gave his opening speech to the group alongside

  • Bid to stop £200m trips

    ONE million people have signed up to a campaign backed by Warrington based Euro MP Brian Simpson. He is demanding an end to the monthly trip to Strasbourg for Euro MPs from their Brussels base. Labour MEPs are hoping the issue will be discussed at the

  • Generous donation

    A COLLAR and cuffs ladies evening featuring an auction of gentlemen from the Hard Labour Gym takes place on Friday at Paddington House Hotel from 7.30pm. Tickets are £10 and the event in aid of Mia Loudon includes a raffle, disco and midnight bar. Organisers

  • Let the music play

    HALLELUJAH, let's celebrate and support the precious work of our hospices! Musicians and singers are invited to take part in two fundraising performances of Handel's majestic Messiah. Warrington Musical Society & Choir and Halton Orpheus Choir are staging

  • Chance meeting leads to booming business for pair

    A CHANCE meeting has turned into an innovative business venture for two women. Lorraine Wilcox and Sally Brooks met through work, but it was an out of the blue meeting at Warrington Central Station that led to their joint business. The pair were waiting

  • Future in the balance for Quay

    THE future of developments along Howley Quay hangs in the balance as a public inquiry into an application for apartments concludes today, Thursday. A plan to build two apartment blocks, up to 12-storeys high, on land off Howley Lane was refused by Warrington

  • Top of the class

    A DOZEN school support staff have shot to the top of the class and will soon be helping to deliver quality education in Warrington schools. The 12 successful trainees have completed the information and technology qualification (ITQ) and were honoured

  • Generous donation

    OUGHTRINGTON community centre has received a generous donation to celebrate the opening of a new Bryant Homes development in Lymm. The Warrington homebuilder business is building a new site called The Seasons on Longbutt Lane at the former site of Linson