CREWE Euro MP Chris Davies has hit out over opposition to limit hours that lorry drivers spend behind the wheel. The European Commission has suggested that commercial drivers should not be allowed to work for more that 12 hours in any 24-hour period and
COUNCILLORS have held 'clear the air' talks with members of the Town Centre Warrington Partnership in a bid to agree a new way forward. The meeting aimed to gain reassurance, support and commitment from both the councillors and the partnership towards
HIGHER unemployment could arise in the north west as a result of joining the euro, according to regional business leaders. Business for Sterling North West warn that average jobless figures in the 12 euro countries are almost double the UK 5.2 per cent
AN appeal has been made to past shipmates who served on HMS Bulawayo. Ron Simmonds, secretary of the HMS Bulawayo Association, is looking to get in touch with old friends and build up the membership, so for more information write to him at 21, Rectory
A ROW has broken out between two of Warrington's Euro MPs over new proposals to limit the number of hours that drivers of lorries and other commercial vehicles can spend behind the wheel. Liberal democrat MEP Chris Davies has accused his Conservative
HUNDREDS of keen scientists flocked to Broomfields Junior School last week as National Science Week went interactive in Appleton. Close on a thousand pupils and parents jammed into Broomfields to perform and witness a whole host of innovative experiments
A STRETCH of Loushers Lane in Latchford will be closed for road works on four Sundays from July 7. The temporary road closure will be in force from its junction with Wilderspool Causeway in an easterly direction for 160 metres, with an alternative route
THE family of a former patient at Warrington Hospital's women's day care centre have pledged a £4,000 donation to boost the pioneering gynaecology service. Stephen McConnell is so grateful for the care his mother received that he has raised £4,305 for
COMPANIES across Warrington are being encouraged to help children across Cheshire by taking part in children's hospice week, in September. Claire House, on the Wirral, offers specialist-nursing care for sick children that includes children from Warrington
THE former Government communications director, Martin Sixsmith, has this week accused the Government of trying to thwart his plans for a TV documentary. Mr Sixsmith, who used to live in Warrington, is currently trying to make the documentary about the
A WARRINGTON quartet have become one of the best scoring teams from nine heats held across the UK to gain a place on a prestigious golf course. Orthopaedic surgeons Mark Halliwell and Ian Shackelford, and team mates Andy Knott and Norman Nelson, secured
ASDA customers are being offered the chance to meet Tim Henman, thanks to a challenge organised by Ariel. Come along to Asda Cockhedge or Asda Birchwood on Saturday, July 6 from 10am to 3pm, and take part in the Championship Whites Challenge. The challenge
RESIDENTS concerned about the future plans for Bewsey Old Hall have won more time from its owners to consider the full implications of the proposals. Around 30 residents attended a public meeting at Westbrook Old Hall Primary School to discuss English
POLICE have arrested five people on suspicion of carrying out a robbery in Orford Lane - but no victim has come forward. An eyewitness has told police how he saw five men involved in an attack on a passerby, near to Done's Bookmakers, during which the
POLICE have appealed for the public's help after a man's horror death in a fireball at a secluded nature spot. The body of a man was discovered in a burnt-out black Ford Escort at Pestfurlong Hill, near junction 11 of the M62 at Gorse Covert, last Wednesday
North West Euro-MP David Sumberg has welcomed a High Court ruling which says EU directives on how much a banana can bend or a cucumber can curve are unenforceable in England and Wales. The decision indicates that standards set by Brussels for the shape
A UNIQUE arts festival is set to unite communities and celebrate the 20th anniversary of a multi-cultural project. The on-going success of the Crewe-based Central Community Group will be highlighted in the first event of its kind in South Cheshire. It
COME and have a go! That's the call from performers in the Hi-Bris Dance Show who will be keeping shoppers entertained in Crewe town centre this Saturday. Dance routines and displays will captivate onlookers on the town square and everybody is welcome
WARRINGTON'S firefighters have praised the public for the support shown when they took their campaign for better wages to London. More than 30 firefighters from the town's stations joined their colleagues from across the country last Tuesday to raise
MORE than 40 staff at Howard Basford accident repair company have been made redundant after the company merged its two Warrington offices. The restructuring of the workforce will lead to a reduction in staff numbers from the current 317 to 275, with the
A WHEELIE bin blaze threatened a Warrington town centre shop on Wednesday night. Firefighters were called to the scene in Barbauld Street at around 11.30pm. A large commercial wheelie bin was well alight and the flames were reaching the back of the Sayer's
A MAN in Latchford threatened to set himself on fire in the early hours of Thursday morning. Police, fire crews and ambulance workers rushed to the scene in Brindley Avenue, where the situation was diffused. A Mersey Regional Ambulance Service spokesman
A DINNER dance, which raised more than £5,000, will help a Birchwood firefighter suffering from Motor Neurone Disease get to the US for clinical trials. Vic Washby, aged 37, says he has been "overwhelmed" by the support of everyone who attended the event
A HUGE rise is expected in the number of old cars abandoned on the roadside in Warrington following a Government decision, according to Warrington MEP Chris Davies. The announcement, which states that the last owner of every vehicle must pay for new scrapping
CELEBRITY horseracing commentator John McCririck, joined the Ryfields crew at the weekend for a day at the races courtesy of the ExtraCare Charitable Trust. More than 20 Ryfields residents and friends visited Dunstall Park racetrack in Wolverhampton,
A PETITION is about to be launched by market traders as part of their fight to preserve their long-term future. Stallholders are adamant that the proposals for Time Square, which incorporate a new market hall, are the only way forward for the town centre
A REUNION for former pupils of Oakwood Technical College for Girls will take place at Alford Hall Sports and Social Club on Manchester Road, on July 19, at 8pm. The event, which includes a buffet, has been arranged to commemorate the 40th anniversary
