THERE is, perhaps, one album a decade that defies structure and logic. Such is the case with the unlikely vocal marriage of Robert Plant - the only member of Led Zeppelin to remain aesthetically active - and Germanic bluegrass chanteuse, Alison Krauss
LAZILY dubbed The new Fleetwood Mac', although it's easy to see why, Jenny Lewis' luminous voice, in particular, recalls golden afternoons under the spell of the great Stevie Nicks. And this effortless, lilting manner of Under the Backlight' has urged
COUNCILLORS engaged in a heated debate when they discussed the future of six of Warrington's post offices under threat of closure. At a meeting of the full council at Warrington Town Hall on Monday, councillors considered two motions on the issue. In
TICKETS are now available to purchase for the Domino's Pizza Boxing Day Challenge clash between Warrington Wolves and Leigh Centurions. Paul Cullen will be announcing his squad for the game tomorrow, Thursday. Darren Shaw's new Leigh squad is likely
ARMED robbers raided the Natwest Bank on Warrington Road in Culcheth yesterday afternoon. Two men struck around 4.30pm, when they entered the bank carrying a gun and a bladed weapon. They forced a member of staff and a male customer into the rear
AN animal campaigner says she is "extremely disappointed" after council chiefs refused to ban controverial foie-gras from the town. Janet Thornton, from Warrington Animal Welfare, raised her concerns at a meeting of the full council at Warrington Town
DIVA of the disaffected vocals returns, formula intact, no alarms and no surprises. The jury seems to be out on whether Ellis-Bextor can fade to a dignified exit or find a new level following her two initial solo albums that successfully nurtured her
WIN the chance to see in the New Year at London Road restaurant in Alderley Edge. Owned by celebrity chef, Paul Heathcote, London Road is a modern smart/casual restaurant and wine bar in the heart of Alderley Edge. One reader has the chance to win a
OUT of the gritty urban conurbation of... Surrey, Newton Faulkner has been gaining plaudits from the bookish Wiganer elements of Radio Two of late. Hand Built By Robots indicates why. Intricate, twisting acoustic jazz guitar married to angst-affected
INFLUENCES spill from every line, every lick, every slick intro and every drum roll. It's all here in a not altogether unlovable 12 songs which sit on the heavier fringe of marketable noise. If you feel, as many do, that the Foo Fighters are just
A GREAT grandmother who had a stroke just hours after conmen raided her home will spend this Christmas paralysed in hospital. Majorie Phillips, aged 87, from Rozel Crescent in Great Sankey, opened her door to two men who claimed they were repairing her
DAVID Kidwell, Des Drummond and Martin Offiah are among the names in this latest selection of pictures in our series focusing on Eddie Whitham's archives.
FIRE chiefs have launched a major safety campaign after figures showed half of accidental fires in Warrington start in the kitchen. Called Your Grill Can Kill, Cheshire Fire Service's campaign is warning people about the dangers of leaving cookers, grills
