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By taxi...
Hackney cabs will be available on site at a designated area.
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By bus from Warrington...
Warrington Borough Transport will be operating bus services to and from the event site. A direct service will be operating from the bus station to the event on Saturday, August 26 between noon and midnight. Single tickets must be bought before getting
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By car...
It is anticipated that there will be heavy traffic during the event especially on the A56 Chester Road. Warrington residents who are not attending the event but are travelling in the area are advised to avoid the A56. Traffic arrangements are:
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£116,000 to
drive golf course work HALTON Council has been awarded a grant of £116,000 by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) for the next stages of work on St Michael's Golf Course. The funding, awarded under the Contaminated Land Capital
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Gran finds amazing secrets in search for her ancestors
NELSON, George III, Sir William Beechey and William IV are just some of the famous names linked to our relatives! That's the astonishing discovery of Widnes gran Dorothy Davies, aged 59, who only started tracing her ancestors 11 months ago - and now has
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Gran finds amazing secrets in search for her ancestors
NELSON, George III, Sir William Beechey and William IV are just some of the famous names linked to our relatives! That's the astonishing discovery of Widnes gran Dorothy Davies, aged 59, who only started tracing her ancestors 11 months ago - and now has
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London to become the capital of Rugby League
London will become the capital of Rugby League thanks to a feast of events taking place around this weekend's Powergen Challenge Cup Final between Huddersfield Giants and St Helens at Twickenham Stadium (Saturday, ko 2.45pm). To kick things off, the
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By bus from Liverpool, Runcorn & Widnes...
The shuttle bus services will run from midday - 11pm on Saturday(last entry to the site is 11pm). They will go from... l Liverpool Lime Street Station (outside St George's Plateau) l Runcorn Bus Station l Widnes Green Oaks (near Morrisons
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Respect campaign
CO-OP Travel is encouraging children to learn about respect at home in a new campaign. The Market Place store wants schools and community groups interested in taking part to call Kirsty Hall on 0161 606 0253.
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Loads of fun at the farm
SIX hundred visitors enjoyed a day of fun on the farm. The Children's Adventure Farm Trust's open day, in Millington near Lymm, was a very successful event when even the typical British weather didn't scare people away. The free entry event on Sunday
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Jump to it ... bounce up Snowdon
IF you have ever wanted to try to tackle Snowdon then you have got the chance to try to bounce your way to the top this weekend. Bents garden centre in Glazebury is inviting customers to complete 50 or 100 bounces on space hoppers with each bounce registering
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Roll on new stock
NEW trains are needed for routes through Warrington, an MP has said. Louise Ellman wants Northern Rail to invest in new rolling stock for its services through Warrington Central station. Many trains on the line are Pacers' which have the same seating
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Staff on their marks
IKEA staff are taking part in two charity events for the store's charity, the National Children's Home (NCH). Seven workers are doing a tandem parachute jump in Lancaster and seven others are doing the Great North Run. Corinne Harrop, community relations
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Fatal crash
A PENSIONER has died following a traffic collision in Orford. The 79-year-old was a passenger in a Renault Clio that was involved in a collision with a Mitsubishi Showgun on Sunday evening. Police say she died on Wednesday after being taken to Warrington
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Smoke alarms fitted for free
NEW smoke alarms are available for Warrington residents. People living in Cheshire can now have optical smoke alarms fitted free in their homes because of the continued fire safety campaign by Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service. The alarms have many enhanced
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Bogus calls
THREE bogus callers struck within three hours on Wednesday and now detectives are investigating a possible link. In all three attacks, the men went to the homes of elderly women in south Warrington. After posing as officials from the water board, they
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Exhibition is making waves ...
AWARD winning underwater photographs will be on show at Warrington Museum from Friday. The display of work by internationally acclaimed Mark Webster will be open to the public for free until December. Tube sponges, anemones, corals spider crabs and
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No violence call
HEALTH chiefs have welcomed a new agreement to get tough against the "growing problem" of violence against staff. The NHS security management service (NHS SMS) and chief police officers signed a new agreement heralding a get tough approach to violence
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School row continues
STOCKTON Heath Primary School sparked strong views at the borough council planning committee weeks before a vote on its future is even due. The historic school has survived one plan to demolish and replace it after a massive campaign by parents and residents
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From loaves and fishes to burgers and buns
VISITORS to Golden Square enjoyed a free lunch this week. Because the On The Move festival was held in the Fish Market every lunchtime. The third annual barbecue is organised by the town's churches and included worship and the message of God.
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£1b pension
CHESHIRE Police will have to pay more than £1bn in pensions for current and former staff, the accounts reveal. The force, which has more than 2,200 officers, has committed to spending the money as police and support staff retire. It spent £22.6m on
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Jumping for joy
TWO thirds of students in Warrington picked up A to C grades in their A-levels in another record-breaking year. Education chiefs say earlier figures show around 65 per cent of students picked up the best marks. Meanwhile, more than 99 per cent of exams