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Diverse cafe and restaurant going from strength to strength away from high street
A CAFE and restaurant that caters for all tastes has been going from strength in Newton-le-Willows. Opened by Newton Fitness owners Mo Zaki and Stephen Tunstall in November 2022, Newton Grill was launched to offer people a selection of freshly-cooked
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Full list of every snake found in UK gardens and if they are dangerous
The UK wildlife has a wide range of creatures and animals, from spikey hedgehogs, the nocturnal bats and the wise barn owl. But away from the often described 'cute' animals are those that tend to scare many like the humble snake. Typically
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No challenge too great for inspirational primary school pupil
AN inspiration to us all, Fred Hutchings is the deserving recipient of the Primary School Pupil of the Year Award 2024. Fred’s Year 6 classmates gathered to celebrate how far he has come since starting at Locking Stumps Community Primary School
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Main road in Warrington to close as two weeks of work to start next week
A MAIN road in Padgate is set to close for two weeks. The closure will be put in place on Station Road between Blackbrook Avenue junction and Church Drive. And it will come into place from Monday, July 22, with it expected to be in place for
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Walton entrepreneur starts podcast to champion small businesses in Warrington
A WALTON businessman has created a podcast to champion ‘talented’ small businesses in Warrington in the hopes that it can raise the profile of the town across the UK. Mark Dickson, 54, started making the Local Heroes podcast in April after a piece
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New Shaun the Sheep adventure trail to open near Warrington this summer
A NEW and exciting Shaun the Sheep adventure trail is opening up only a half an hour drive from Warrington during the summer holidays. RHS Garden Bridgewater is kicking off the school holidays the right way, with a fun packed programme of activities
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Can you park on a dropped kerb? The Highway Code offers advice to drivers
With many households having multiple cars to park, it’s no wonder that questions around where you’re allowed to park are raised. Dropped kerbs are found on a variety of roads and allow pedestrians and vehicles to smoothly move from the road to
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Lloyds Bank to help homeless by converting disused banks into social housing
Lloyds Bank is rolling out a social housing "pilot scheme" next month. The banking giant confirmed that it will start converting its disused office sites into social housing from next month. The bank is launching the programme with a decommissioned
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The long lost Warrington tea room which readers still miss today
DO you recognise this shop front? It is now one of the most visited buildings on Bridge Street in Warrington town centre, as it was back in the mid-1800s when it operated as a bakery. This imposing shop was built for the Bridge Street Bakery
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Landlady 'loving every minute' after taking over vibrant community pub
A WOMAN who hadn't pulled a pint in over twenty years said she "hasn't looked back" after taking over a large community pub in Newton-le-Willows. After briefly working in pubs in her earlier years, Maria Muggridge had switched careers and didn't
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Hundreds in Warrington thanked for role in huge cancer research trial
HUNDREDS of people in Warrington are being thanked for their participation in the world’s largest research study of cancer detection. More than 22,000 people were involved in the study across Cheshire and Merseyside, which were selected along with
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I will demand Labour builds a new Warrington Hospital - Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols is Warrington North MP and writes a regular column for the Warrington Guardian I must begin by thanking everyone who voted for me, as well as those who worked to re-elect me at the General Election. I am grateful and honoured
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Fire breaks out in gym's laundry room
A FIRE broke out at a gym. Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Apollo Park in Warrington late last night following reports of an automatic fire alarm going off. Upon arriving at the gym, understood to be Athelis, crews found a fire
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Classroom tears for award-winning nurturing New Teacher of the Year
STARTING a new career in teaching can be overwhelming but Amy Dawson has taken it all in her stride as she impacts the lives of Year One students at Stockton Heath Primary School in such a positive way. There were cheers and tears from staff and
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THE FINAL WORD: More evidence of a team moulded in the image of its leader
WHAT is it they say about London buses? You wait an age for one to arrive, and then two turn up at once… Over the past three years, games against St Helens – both home and away – have been accompanied exclusively by pain and heartache for Warrington
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Former Penketh student to screen film at premiere in London’s West End
A FORMER Penketh student will be screening her first feature film that she starred in, wrote and directed at a festival in London after developing it for the past four years. Georgia Conlan, who is a former student at Penketh High School, went
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Concerns raised about hospital care as man dies weeks after foreign holiday
A MAN died just weeks after returning from holiday. An inquest has been opened into the death of Great Sankey resident John Stephen Nichol. Mr Nichol, of Cleveleys Road, had started experiencing cardiac episodes after bowel movements on a foreign
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Cheapest and most expensive streets to buy a home in Warrington revealed
THE most expensive and cheapest streets in Warrington to buy a home have been revealed. Data provided by fast sales company Property Solvers tracked average sold price data from HM Land Registry since 2019 to see where the highest and lowest-priced
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10 death notices published in this week's Warrington Guardian by loving family
LOVING family and friends published 10 death notices in this week's Warrington Guardian. Every week, the Warrington Guardian publishes death notices and funeral announcements from the families of loved ones who have passed away. As well as
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Van driver caught with machete and axes after police called to botched break-in
A VAN driver was caught with a machete, axes and balaclavas after police were alerted to a gang breaking into a vehicle. Liverpool Crown Court heard there was ‘no suggestion’ that Jan Kanu was part of this gang after being stopped by police, but