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Fears raised over plans for town centre 'adult' club
Concerned residents and a local MP have raised fears over plans to open an 'adult club' in Runcorn complete with ‘dogging room and dungeon’, just a stone’s throw away from a nearby primary school. Advertisements have appeared online by GG's Lounge
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FREE festive wonderland with Christmas markets is coming to Warrington this weekend
A FESTIVE wonderland with Christmas markets is coming to town this weekend. As well as Christmas artisan markets, there will be a funfair, music, a light and sound show, a parade, and much more. It will be the perfect start to the festive season
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A fitting opponent for Beesley's 100th game as Warrington Town manager
AS Mark Beesley prepares to take charge of Warrington Town for the 100th time on Saturday, the scale of their progress under his leadership can be measured by who their opponents are. The Town boss reaches a century with arguably their most anticipated
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Hundreds of driving offences reported on M62 in month-long crime crackdown
MORE than 400 vehicles were stopped by police officers patrolling the M62 in National Highways’ unmarked HGV cabs during a month of action. Operation Pennine saw police forces travel the route between Liverpool and Hull in the HGVs on the look-out
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IN PICTURES: The latest shots from pre-season as hard work continues
WITH their season now mapped out ahead of them, the Warrington Wolves squad are continuing to grind their way through pre-season. The players are coming to the end of their second full week of preparations for the 2024 campaign, the fixtures for
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The secret serene spot setting up a Christmas light trail just down the M62
A SECRET serene spot just down the M62 is setting up a Christmassy light trail. Castlefield Viaduct in Manchester has announced its winter calendar, with lights trails, guided tours, and winter lanterns at one of the most beautiful spots in Manchester
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Happy memories of when Warrington was home to thousands of Americans
TODAY is Thanksgiving in America - one of the biggest public holidays stateside. So we have gone back in our archives to look back at memories of the former Burtonwood Airbase. RAF Burtonwood opened in 1939, just in time for the crucial Battle
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Lighting effects to illuminate Winwick church for Christmas
SPECIAL lighting effects will feature as part of St Oswald’s Parish Church Open day and Christmas tree switch on events in Winwick village on Saturday, December 2. In addition to the festive decorations in the church this year, the children’s corner
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Why Clegg feels 'the time is right' to strengthen his Warrington Rylands squad
WITH players about to depart and a favourable-looking run of fixtures coming up, Michael Clegg believes the time is right to strengthen his Warrington Rylands squad. As such, he has moved to bring in two attacking players in the shape of striker
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Suspect arrested over Winwick Road hit-and-run that saw child airlifted to hospital
A SUSPECT has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left a child seriously injured. Shortly after 4.15pm on Tuesday, September 12, police were called to reports of a collision on the A49 Winwick Road, near to Warrington and
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New 30,000 capacity indoor stage open till 4am announced for Creamfields 2024
A NEW 30,000 capacity indoor main stage which will be open till 4am has been announced for Creamfields 2024. It comes ahead of a limited number of resale tickets being released tomorrow morning, Friday. Each August Bank Holiday, 70,000 festivalgoers
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'Dedicated' top boss will be leaving Warrington Hospital
A TOP boss will be leaving Warrington Hospital. Kimberley Salmon-Jamieson, who qualified as a nurse in 1994, started at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WHH) seven years ago. And since, she has been ‘instrumental
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Network Rail slams ‘completely avoidable’ disruption caused by bridge crash
RAIL bosses have slammed the actions which led to ‘completely avoidable’ disruption caused by a crash this morning, Thursday. The A50 Orford Road was shut at rush hour following a heavy goods vehicle crashing into the railway bridge above Orford
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Lidl will shut 960 stores for three days over Christmas period
Lidl has announced it will close all of its almost 1,000 UK branches for three days over Christmas this year. The budget supermarket has revealed its Christmas opening days, with all stores closing December 25. Lidl shops across the UK will
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Listen to The K's new single out today
AHEAD of a run of huge shows on the horizon, The K’S release the brand new single “Heart On My Sleeve”. 2024 is set to be an exciting year for the four-piece band who have strong links to Warrington with their highly anticipated debut album
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Padgate Station chippy sees planning application struck down by council
A POPULAR Padgate fish and chip shop has had an ambitious planning application struck down by the council. The Plaice Station, which can be found at Padgate Station, has seen a planning proposal refused by Warrington Borough Council's planning
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Heartwarming response sees £1,600 raised for elderly lady targeted by thieves on bus
THE true kindness of residents has been shown with a heartwarming appeal to support an elderly lady who was targeted by despicable thieves on a bus. The despicable lowlives stole a large amount of cash from the 86-year-old victim as she travelled
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More weekends, fewer Thursdays - 2024 fixtures by day
WARRINGTON Wolves will play more weekend fixtures in the 2024 season, with unpopular Thursday-night offerings kept to a minimum. In total, close to half of The Wire’s 27 Super League matches will be played on either a Saturday or a Sunday with
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Much-loved and 'eagerly-awaited' tradition is returning to Moore this Christmas
A MUCH-loved and ‘eagerly-waited’ tradition is returning to Moore. The Moore Rugby Club pantomime will take place over three nights next month. Organisers say the performance is always ‘a little bit saucy’ and packed full of typical humour.
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Busy road closed by police after lorry crashes into railway bridge
A BUSY route through Warrington was closed by police this morning, Thursday. The A50 Orford Road was shut following a heavy goods vehicle crashing into the railway bridge above the road. Cheshire Police officers were in attendance to close
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Five interesting things we noticed in Wire's 2024 fixture list
THE fixture list is out and Warrington Wolves fans can now start planning their 2024 calendar around their team's matches. With a few fixtures having been drip-fed throughout the week, the full 27-round schedule was revealed this morning, 86 days
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Warrington Wolves' complete 2024 results
BELOW is a complete list of Warrington Wolves' results for the 2024 season. Warrington Wolves complete results, 2024 season February Saturday 17…Catalans Dragons (A) - lost 16-10 Friday 23…Hull FC (H) - won 36-10 March Friday
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Crash on M62 near Birchwood may cause delays
DELAYS may be experienced after a collision on the M62 near Birchwood. North West Motorway Police have confirmed an incident is ongoing after a collision took place this morning, Thursday. The collision has taken place between junction 11,
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ANSWERED: What Unite said in response to your questions on bin strikes
YOU have spoken – here is what has been said in response. Over the weekend, we asked Warrington Guardian readers on Facebook what questions they would like to put to Unite over the ongoing bin strikes. The union represents workers engaging
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How a great grandmother is being treated on a hospital ward from her own home
A GREAT grandmother is one of 30 patients being treated on an innovative new hospital ward – which means she gets to sleep in her own bed. Brenda Bradley, an Old Hall resident, suffers from asthma and bronchiectasis , and in previous years she
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Driver flew down road at 96 mph and ran red light with blue flashing lights on
A DANGEROUS driver threatened lives by running red lights, undertaking cars, and travelling at 96 miles per hour. Ryan Farrell, 21, was spotted by a police patrol driving his Golf GTI at 9.25 pm on May 2. The patrol initially believed Farrell
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2 XL bully dogs are back up for adoption in Warrington after 'time wasters'
TWO XL bully dogs are back up for adoption after being let down by ‘time wasters’. Three XL bullies, two of which were found stray, recently came into the care of Cheshire Dogs’ Home. Earlier this month, the animal charity issued an appeal