TENANTS in Northwich town centre, Castle, Davenham and Hartford will benefit from a project, which aims to combat the problem of household poverty. The project called 'here to HELP' will benefit residents through the installation of energy efficiency
A WARTIME theatre that has boasted guests like Dame Vera Lynn and George Formby is about to get a major facelift. The Derek Newton Theatre, at Chester College Warrington Campus, will be improved and revamped to the tune of £400,000. The building formed
CONTROVERSIAL Warrington Euro MP Chris Davies has proved it is possible to become known by the people he represents after establishing the highest profile within the region. Liberal Democrat MEP Mr Davies has hit the headlines since being elected to the
THE Office of Fair Trading came to Warrington last week to tell shoppers their rights with the aid of a new advice booklet for consumers. Chairman John Vickers attended the stall in the Golden Square Shopping Centre on Thursday morning. The guide called
UNITED Utilities has been fined £7,500 for discharging raw sewage into the River Mersey at Lower Walton in August last year - after ignoring an alarm saying the pumps were not working properly. The Warrington-based company pleaded guilty to discharging
ANGLERS in Warrington have spoken out about controversial new research that claims fish feel pain. Animal Aid has labelled angling 'cruel and unjustifiable', arguing that the study by the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh is backed up by earlier research
WARRINGTON North MP Helen Jones has lent her support to watchdog energywatch in condemning the bad practice of doorstep sales tactics. Mrs Jones has joined forces with the watchdog to condemn the bad practices of some companies and calls for more commitment
AN investigation has been launched after a motorcyclist from Warrington lost his life in a crash on the M56 last Wednesday night. Witnesses are being sought after a fatal collision between a black BMW motorbike, ridden by engineer Alan Patterson, and
FOR anyone who enjoys the odd pint or two, getting the keys to the brewery is something not to be sniffed at. . . And that's exactly what developers behind plans to renovate the old cask storage house, at the former Greenall's site on Wilderspool Causeway
THE man arrested after a double-decker bus lost control and caused a multi-vehicle pile up in the town centre will appear in court this month. Nicholas Gibson, aged 32, has been remanded in custody after he was arrested for a second time on May 29 when
THE owner of a Chinese food delivery service sat among the ashes of her burnt out building in Woolston and cried after arsonists left her business premises gutted. Michelle Dawson, aged 30, was shocked when she discovered that Woks on Wheels, situated
HE'S frightened of heights, scared of snakes and doesn't like rats - is there anything this guy's not afraid of? Fash has to face his third Bushtucker Trial - The Snakepit. It's exactly how it sounds, he must hunt for meal stars in a pit full of snakes
"YOU want to believe it's because the people enjoy seeing you, not because they don't like you," poor disillusioned Fash tries to convince himself before the start of his fourth Bushtucker trial - Bobbing For Stars. All he has to do is put his head in
hits 100! A SPECIAL concert by a group of singers marked a Widnes lady's 100th birthday. Margaret Aldred was given a concert, as well as a bunch of flowers, by the Sue Oakes Singers, a group who visited Trewan House to serenade the elderly residents.
EIGHT days in, and I think it's time someone was dispatched to the Australian jungle to rescue those poor abused stars of I'm A Celebrity: Get Me Out Of Here (ITV1). But it's not the human participants I'm worried about. It's the assortment of bugs, reptiles
CELEBRITY chef Gary Rhodes is asking people in Winsford to take part in Britain's biggest yellow tea party to raise money for St Luke's Hospice. He is asking businesses and residents to stop for tea at three on June 20 - and eat custard tarts, lemon cake
is granted! A FASCINATING new education resource room has been created at Norton Priory Museum & Gardens, thanks to a generous grant. It means learners from five to 95 can now explore all sorts of intriguing subjects from historical artefacts and
ADULTS with learning difficulties have been going green at Fiddlers Ferry Power Station in Cuerdley. A group from Walton Lea Project visited the newly-refurbished education centre to take part in wild flower planting. They also enjoyed a buffet lunch
A NEW interactive exhibition will celebrate planet Earth and link Warrington Museum and Art Gallery with a number of Warrington Borough Council's sustainable development projects. The exhibition shows how individuals relate to the global picture and demonstrates
PARENTS of children with the rare condition Prader-Willi Syndrome are being advised that there is support available for them in the north west. The syndrome is caused by a genetic abnormality affecting children from the moment they are born. At first,
A GROUP of Warrington youngsters who teamed up to complete a volunteer course have met the Prince of Wales. The gang of three have just completed the Prince's Trust Volunteer course and were chosen to meet the Prince during his tour of the Bowden synagogue
POLICE are still appealing for witnesses after the heartless robbery of a St Rocco's charity shop and assault of a hospice volunteer. Detectives have released an e-fit picture of the man they believe is responsible for the assault and robbery that happened
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy from Culcheth was jailed for life on Friday for the murder of pensioner Harry Upton. At Chester Crown Court, Judge Elgan Edwards told Daniel Cook, of Broadhurst Avenue, that he was being sentenced to life after committing a 'quite horrific
A KNUTSFORD post office that closed last year may not reopen. Post Office Limited, which had been seeking alternative premises for Higher Town Post Office, said this week the town's other branches could cope with the demand. "We now intend to close it
A DAY to forget for the Vikings, who had a disastrous start before the first whistle had even been blown - with two Widnes youngsters injured in the pre-match warm-up. Three were also unavailable as they were in the BARLA squad and another two were in
"WHAT have you got for me boys?" Danni asks our hosts Ant and Dec as she bravely attempts today's Bushtucker trial. "I'm a tough cookie, I've faced worse than this," she tells her concerned campmates. If she bugged you before, after this horror you'll
WHAT a difference a week makes. We've had breakdowns, bust-ups and rebellion, and today the first one will leave the camp forever. Yesterday they were all busting a gut to get out, complaining of starvation, today they all want to stay - except dreary
