A WATER leak has finally been plugged - four months after it was first discovered! Farnworth residents said they were fed up complaining about water oozing through a footpath beside St Luke's Church cemetery. Water engineers said the delay had been caused
STARS in Their Eyes presenter Matthew Kelly has 'emphatically denied' allegations of sexual abuse against young boys. But the news of his arrest on Wednesday last week still came as a massive shock to many people in Winsford who know him from his sterling
A STUDENT at Mid Cheshire College's Hartford Campus has snapped up a top national award after being named Digital Photographer of the Year. Janice Hardman scooped the prestigious prize for her digital montage that had earlier won a monthly prize. Mrs
Residents will have to pay £20 for garden waste collections RESIDENTS in Crewe and Nantwich will no longer be able to put garden waste in grey domestic wheeled bins and will be charged £20 for collections. As from the end of February, the Borough Council
HOUSING experts from councils across Cheshire, Halton and Warrington have met with housing charity Shelter to discuss the growing issue of homelessness in the county. Due to a new law - the Homelessness Act - being passed, local authorities must deliver
RECEIVERS have been called in at a software firm which looked to have the world at its feet. More than 70 jobs are set to be axed at troubled software firm Rage, responsible for the David Beckham video game release, which has a design studio in Warrington
A MAN escaped with cash from a shop till after confronting an assistant with a knife in a town centre newsagent. The incident happened on Saturday, at 2.40pm, when the offender entered Phil's Newsagent, Parker Street, and pretended to make a purchase.
THE battle to save Warrington's town centre swimming baths hit the streets at the weekend. Hundreds of petitions were distributed in Golden Square, requesting that the borough council commits to establishing a modern swimming complex before any decision
A WEB of closed circuit television cameras is planned to surround the Town Hall as an extra security measure. Warrington Borough Council is looking to fit around 12 cameras to the outside of the listed building and the neighbouring council car park. But
VITAL multi-million pound improvements to the council's sheltered housing accommodation will be considered as part of the ongoing review of housing stock in the borough. A report considered at this week's meeting of the policy committee stated that funds
WARRINGTON Borough Council is on the lookout for a new chief executive after Steven Broomhead announced he was quitting the six-figure salary post. Mr Broomhead, who has been the only chief executive at the Town Hall since Warrington became a unitary
The Manufacturing Excellence Awards recognise best practice and innovation in UK manufacturing. "Manufacturing in this area has a long history of excellence and is vital to the economy of this area and to the whole country," said MP George Osborne. To
A PUBLIC meeting saw developers and residents debating controversial plans for a multi-million pound hotel near Tarporley. Over 100 people attended the January 9 meeting at Tarporley's Royal British Legion, held to discuss an ambitious planning application
WORK is continuing on the demolition of Winsford's unpopular gas holder, much to the delight of most of the town's residents. Owner Transco expects the job to be finished by the end of February meaning - weather permitting - that spring skies over the
CHARITY walkers battled the elements on a three-hour climb up Mount Snowdon to raise vital funds needed for a Runcorn schoolgirl with learning difficulties. Friends from The Travellers Rest pub climbed the 3,000ft peak and raised more than £2,400 after
STARS in Their Eyes presenter Matthew Kelly has 'emphatically denied' allegations of sexual abuse against young boys. But the news of his arrest on Wednesday last week still came as a massive shock to many people in Winsford who know him from his sterling
THE family of a man murdered five years ago is demanding answers from police as to why they cannot highlight the case on television. The Jones family feel let down and want the killers of Charlie Jones to be brought to justice. Charlie, aged 42, of Parkfield
A NINETEENTH century Warrington doctor is the subject of a fascinating new book chronicling his highly successful life as a local medic and a famous brewer. William Okell was born in Knutsford in 1819 and educated at Shrewsbury school. He became a house
BURTONWOOD was the scene of two car fires this week - and both are believed to be deliberate. Fire crews were first called to a car blaze in Back Lane on Thursday night. The incident happened just after 10.45pm. In the second blaze fire fighters tackled
A HIRE company owner in Warrington has been praised for his charity work after handing a boost to St Rocco's Hospice. Alan Horrocks, who owns the Multi Hire power tools company at Black Bear Bridge, on Knutsford Road, raised £209 for the hospice. Mr Horrocks
SAINSBURY has reassured its customers that donations can still be made to charity via the Nectar points scheme after a Warrington man had his contribution refused at the firm's Church Street store. Gordon Harker, aged 53, of Gorsey Lane, Orford, had been
LESBIAN, gay and bisexual people in the Warrington area are being invited to a holistic health day. The event, which takes place in the town on Sunday, January 26, will give people the chance to make new friends and experience a range of holistic health
PUPILS at a school in Culcheth didn't need to phone a friend or ask the audience as they went wild and wacky to earn success on the BBC game show 50:50. The children, aged between 10 and 12, from Culcheth High School competed against a school from Scotland
COUNCILLORS will meet with health chiefs today to discuss the future of healthcare provision in Warrington. A special meeting of the council's scrutiny committee, which will be attended by Warrington Hospital boss Paul Cronin and Warrington Primary Care
PLANS for a flagship children's centre in Orford - the first of its kind in the country - will go on display this week. The pioneering children's centre will be dedicated to the provision of education and childcare services for youngsters under five.
PLANS for the future development of Warrington town centre have been unveiled and the council is inviting community comments. Traders, retailers and people from the Warrington community at large can now air their views on the town centre vision after
A NEW business has been launched that aims to help people in Cheshire quit smoking with just one appointment. Newstart Therapies Ltd, based in Goostrey, offers hypnotherapy as a guaranteed way of breaking the smoking chain and turning over a new leaf.
