BOGUS traders operating in South Cheshire were targeted in a joint operation between police, trading standards and customs officers. The operation was designed to put a halt to cold calling in the area by bogus tradesmen. Commenting on the success of
DO you know your Koi carp from your goldfish? Are you a dab hand at pond maintenance? If the answer is yes, then St Rocco's Hospice would like to hear from you. Situated next to the inpatient unit at the hospice is a very special 'inner garden' where
A CELEBRATION of some of the best local and north west food took place in Warrington last week. The Merseyside Food Network, a not-for-profit organisation run to promote the region's producers, teamed up with Asda's Warrington stores for the week's promotion
ELECTORAL registration forms are now being delivered to ensure every entitled household in the borough is able to vote at parliamentary and local Government elections. The people registered to vote are now able to confirm their electoral register details
A NEW sensory room and patio garden has opened at St Joseph's Family Centre on Museum Street. The new room, which will be used for counselling and complementary therapies, will provide help and relaxation to people suffering the stress caused by family
TWENTY years ago this week Alan Burns was jailed for two years at Warrington County Court. Found guilty of burglary and theft charges, he had been leading a life of crime to fund his Class A drug habit. Fast-forward to 2005 and things could not be more
A NEW network for organisations working with parents in the north west has just been launched. In today's society the pressures that new parents face is ever-increasing with more than one in 10 new mums feeling lonely, isolated and in need of more support
CHEAPER bus fares could be on the way as Warrington Borough Council tries to get people out their cars. The aim is to use cheaper public transport as an incentive for cutting commuter congestion. The newly released draft version of the borough's five-year
ORDINARY people could soon be armed with speed cameras across Warrington. The community speed watch system is being rolled out throughout the borough. It lets volunteers catch speeding motorists and then send them warning letters. No-one is prosecuted
DEFIANT Meadow School campaigners replaced their protest banner after 'mindless vandals' tore it down. Parents are petitioning the local education authority to rebuild their school, which burned down last year, on the same site rather than at land near
BIDDULPH Methodist Church is celebrating as a lottery grant enables work to start on their £400,000 community centre. A Big Lottery Fund grant of nearly £123,000 was the 'last piece of the jigsaw' that has taken determined churchgoers two years, hard
A MUSICAL duo are hoping to raise thousands of pounds for the MacMillan Cancer Relief team at Crewe's Leighton Hospital in a special charity evening this October. Chris Ashmore, aged 31, will join 26-year-old Matt Stokes for 'Chris and Matt's charity
MORE than 120 people set out on 'one heck of a trek' to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society . The third annual Bigfoot Challenge saw walkers set out from Reaseheath College, Nantwich, on a three day, 50 mile hike, in a bid to raise £350,000
POLICE officers in Sankey were threatened with an intimidating object last week. Officers at the station were confronted by Wire FM presenter Paul Holmes as he broadcast his afternoon show. They gave interviews about their work - and faced down Paul's
STUDENTS across Warrington are looking to the future after collecting their A-level results on Thursday. Priestley College recorded a bumper year with 99 per cent of students gaining a pass grade at A-level (A to E), which was above the national average
WARRINGTON Wolves players are lending their support to Warrington Hospital's campaign to tackle infection control. Steve Pickersgill and Andy Bracek, Wolves second row forwards, joined infection control nurse Lesley McKay to reinforce the Cleanyourhands
POLICE want to speak to people who were in a bookmakers that was robbed in Marsh House Lane, Woolston. They also want other witnesses to come forward. The betting shop was robbed at 5.45pm on Monday, by a man who threatened staff with what police called
