6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (227+ words) A neighbourhood-based service in Warrington will support efforts to reduce poverty and health inequalities. At its meeting on Wednesday, the council’s cabinet will be advised about the outcome of the tender evaluation process and seek approval to award a contract…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (480+ words) A MAN and a woman ‘succumbed’ to pressure when they agreed to transport up to £34,000 worth of cocaine down the M6, a court has heard. Chenine Woods, of Nunsmere Close in Winford, and David Bird, of Moss Bank in Winsford, appeared…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (373+ words) TWO of Warrington's historic swing bridges could face closure for up to nine months each as part of a major refurbishment project. Warrington Borough Council has submitted a £25m funding bid to the Department for Transport’s Structures Fund to help cover…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (473+ words) DEFECTIVE cladding discovered at a Warrington college is set for complete removal and replacement work. As previously reported, issues with the UTC building were discovered at the university technical college’s Dallam Lane site prior to the summer holidays last year....

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (413+ words) GREEN belt land that had been earmarked for development has been handed a reprieve. Land to the west of Winwick Lane, located to the north-east of Croft and south of Lowton, was among five controversial green belt sites earmarked for…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (320+ words) A SEX offender has been sent back to prison over what he failed to tell the police. Rafikul Ashrafi was previously made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order – designed to limit his ability to commit further offences of…...

4+ week, 18+ hour ago   (140+ words) A FUNDRAISING event has raised more than £300 for charity. An afternoon tea for Breast Cancer Now was hosted at The Culcheth Arms on August 6 and raised £336.80 for the cause. Writing in a post on Facebook, The Culcheth Arms said: “We…...