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New music festival for St Helens featuring Boy George scrapped: this is why
A MUSIC Festival planned for Sherdley Park with Boy George headlining has been cancelled – after organisers failed to reach an agreement on the hire of the land. Boy George and Culture Club were set to headline the event, with organisers launching
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Food-based fashion show is being served up in town next week
A FASHION exhibit based around the theme of food will be coming to Warrington next week. The exhibit, which is part of the Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival, will be a choreographed fashion show, taking place on Saturday, November 26. '
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Man dies after suffering life-changing injuries in crash which closed M6
A MAN who suffered life-changing injuries in a serious crash on the M6 has now tragically died. Cheshire Police has confirmed the awful news in a statement this afternoon, Thursday. At around 12.30am on Tuesday, officers were called to reports
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Travellers ordered by council to vacate community centre caravan camp
A GROUP of travellers have been ordered to vacate the site of an unauthorised encampment in Fearnhead. Seven caravans pitched up at Hawthorn Community Centre on Tuesday. This is according to an unauthorised encampment log for Cheshire and Warrington
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Warrington Hospital to host its first in-person members' meeting since 2019
WARRINGTON Hospital is hosting its first in-person members meeting since 2019. Following two years of online meetings during the Covid pandemic, the annual event is set to take place on November 30 from 5pm to 6.30pm. It will be hosted at the
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Irish comedian set to return to stage in Warrington next year
IRISH comedian Dara Ó Briain is heading to Warrington next year as he returns to the stage following the pandemic. The Mock the Week star said at the end of his last tour in March 2020, he was ready for a break from the road after performing his
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Chair hurlers and sweet cart smashers jailed after wedding party pandemonium
FIVE more family members have been brought to justice following a huge brawl during a wedding reception. Armed officers descended on Daresbury Park Hotel in the summer of 2019 after a celebration turned into a ‘bloodbath’ on the dance floor.
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Dream come true for Warrington rapper - aged just 12
A 12-YEAR-OLD from Warrington, who is supported by a social care charity, will have the rap song that he created with one of the UK’s hottest hip-hop producers performed at Friday’s Rugby League World Cup Wheelchair final in Manchester. Adam Miller
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Local pub wins Loo of the Year Award - here's what it looks like
A PUB in Newton-le-Willows has been awarded a high rating in the Loo of the Year Awards 2022. The Nine Arches Wetherspoons pub on Legh Street, Earlestown, received a platinum plus rating by inspectors for its "very high standards" toilets.
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Pensioner brothel visitor who laundered money as ‘errand boy’ walks free from court
A PENSIONER who frequented a brothel in Warrington has walked free from court, despite laundering the profits. David Marsh was referred to as an ‘errand boy’ by Cheshire Police after officers raided the sex premises in the town centre. The
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Orford teen turns ten pounds into hundreds and donates earnings to kids charity
BRIGHT teen, Tyler Hall, thought outside the box when he was given the challenge of turning £10 into a business for the Young Enterprises 10X Challenge. The Beamont Collegiate Academy student managed to turn a tenner into 300 English notes by investing
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Warrington Wolves World Cup heroes – Derek Noonan
DEREK Noonan was right centre to Salford’s Keith Fielding, who scored two tries, as England opened their 1975 World Championship campaign with a 20-2 defeat of France at Headingley. Noonan also figured in Alex Murphy’s England side that lost 12
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Pupils lay wreaths at London Remembrance Day parade after school win research prize
PUPILS at one of Warrington’s oldest schools won a respectable memorial prize after discovering the institution’s only fallen soldier from the First World War. Students at St Wilfrid’s Primary School in Grappenhall carried out seven weeks of research
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Boy, 14, taken to hospital after being hit by bus in Appleton
A 14-YEAR-old cyclist has been taken to hospital after being struck by a bus in Appleton. At around 6.45pm last night, Wednesday, officers were called to reports of a crash involving a cyclist and a bus on Lumb Brook Road. The cyclist, a boy
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Neighbours set for shock return, as new home found for Australian soap
Neighbours is set to make a shock return next year, after finding a new home on the streaming service Freevee. It was only back in August that the final episode of the Australian soap aired, after its production company Freemantle Media had been
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Warrington’s top seven autumnal walks to enjoy on Take A Hike Day
TODAY is National Take A Hike Day - a day where we're all encouraged to step outside and enjoy the great outdoors - whatever the weather. It might be a little wet and windy but don't let that discourage you from putting on your walking boots or
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Why Warrington Wolves are looking to the past to attract fans of the future
IN order to attract the fans of the future, Warrington Wolves are looking to the past. As part of the 2023 membership launch, the club have revived the “Wolf Pack” concept, with a number of perks for members under the age of 12 – an age group that
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Autumn Budget - What time will Jeremy Hunt deliver statement?
The first Autumn Budget for Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister will be delivered by his Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today (Thursday, November 17). It comes following Kwasi Kwarteng’s disastrous mini-budget which lead to the country being plunged into financial
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Coca Cola issues product recall and ‘do not drink’ warning over 'potential risk'
Coca-Cola has recalled a limited number of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar multipacks with Christmas cardboard because they have been incorrectly packed. The recall warns that there is a potential risk to consumers who need to manage their sugar intake as
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Last chance to vote for inspirational charity to take home share of £16,000
THERE are just a few days left to cast your vote for the Warrington charity set up in memory of a brave six-year-old who died almost three years ago. William Fenton was born with a rare disease that affected his bowel – total intestinal aganglionosis
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“The key to making maths fun is healthy competition”
NINE years ago, Lisa and Ian McCartney created a board game to help their two children improve their maths skills. Plyt pits the wits of family members against each other answering numerical questions. The game secured the Lymm couple a place
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New timetable but same problems for Warrington train users
NEW train timetables will come into force next month. And Warrington's services to Manchester have again been hit. From December 11, Northern ans TransPennine Express will run a new timetable on the Cheshire Lines services to Manchester.
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These are the 94 classes featured in our reception class souvenir edition
OUR special supplement celebrating the first year of primary school for reception pupils is out in shops today, Thursday. If you’ve got a child or grandchild in reception you won’t want to miss our First Class reception class picture supplement
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Inquest opened into tragic death of young man who was hit by a car in Warrington
AN inquest has been opened into the tragic death of a ‘happy and generous’ young man. Mark Lawrence, from Latchford, died aged 27 after being hit by a car on Chester Road in Warrington on October 2. Yesterday, Wednesday, Warrington Coroner’
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Two thugs were armed with an axe and hammer during street fight with youths
TWO thugs became involved in a 'violent' street fight while armed with an axe and hammer. In what was described as an ‘ugly scene’, Darren Bettany and Simon Johansen fought with a group of youths. Bettany, of Bawtry Court, Padgate, and Johansen
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Thewlis on being Wire's new number two and pre-season with his younger brother
HAVING been given the number two shirt for 2023, Josh Thewlis is now looking to nail down his spot on the Warrington Wolves wing. The 20-year-old academy graduate has featured extensively both on the flanks and in his preferred position of full-back
