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DWP warning to people on PIP planning a holiday this year
Personal Independence Payments (PIP) claimants have been warned their payments could stop if they fail to notify authorities about key changes to their circumstances. PIP claimants are being alerted that they must inform the Department for Work
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New £120m transport cash could be spent at Cockhedge and Chester Road - says MP
THE minister for employment visited Warrington today, Monday, following a huge funding announcement. Millions of people in the north west are set to benefit from better public transport, reduced congestion and upgraded bus and train stations as
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Air ambulance deployed after incident closes Cheshire road both ways
An air ambulance was deployed to a road traffic collision on a major Cheshire road between an HGV and a 4x4 vehicle. The incident was reported to emergency teams at 3.44pm on Monday, February 26, at Wrenbury Road, Cholmondeley, with Cheshire Fire
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106-year-old Howley resident survived covid twice and began abseiling in her eighties
‘I should be pushing up daises’, is the comical response 106-year-old Mary Catterall gave after asking her daughter how old she will be. The resident of Florence Mill Care Home, in Howley, will this month celebrate the grand birthday surrounded
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Meet the dance pro of 20 years who runs her own dance school in Warrington aged 27
A PROFFESSIONAL dancer who began tap dancing when she was four years old, is now running a successful dance school in Warrington 20 years on. Nakita Argomandkhah, originally from Great Sankey, fell in love with the art of dancing as a tot when
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Warrington business owner wins award for holiday cottage perfect for pampered pooches
A LYMM entrepreneur is celebrating after winning an award from former Dragon’s Den star Theo Paphitis for the second time. Rachel Spencer, 48, met with the small business champion at his annual Small Business Sunday event at the ICC in Birmingham
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Police sergeant suggests dog owner ‘theory test’ amid livestock worrying incidents
A POLICE sergeant has questioned whether a theory test should be introduced for potential dog owners after a number of livestock worrying incidents. Sergeant Rob Simpson, from the Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team, is urging walkers to take more
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Council on how it can improve town’s transport with £121million Government funding
WARRINGTON Borough Council has outlined how it can improve transport in the town through £121million in funding. It comes after the Government announced the town will receive more than £121million to help ‘transform’ transport, from money reallocated
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30-year-old man arrested following police raid on major road in Warrington
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage following a police raid of a home on a major road in Warrington. At around 9.40am on Friday, police attended an address on Wilderspool Causeway in relation to a domestic incident. Officers
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Dwyer leaves Warrington Wolves to join Super League rivals on loan
HAVING not been picked for either of Warrington Wolves' first two Super League games of the year, Brad Dwyer has been allowed to seek first-team minutes elsewhere. The hooker, who returned to the club in the off-season after seven years away, has
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No charge for Brown following red card with 'amendment' to rules promised
THE sending-off of Hull FC’s Nu Brown against Warrington Wolves on Friday night has prompted a clarification around head-on-head contacts from the RFL. The New Zealander has not been charged by this week’s Match Review Panel following his highly
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Main road in south Warrington closed following crash at busy junction
A MAIN road in south Warrington was closed on Friday following a crash at a busy junction. Police were called to the incident on London Road in Appleton at around 3.25pm. On arrival, officers found that the crash happened at the junction of
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Arrest warrant issued for former Latchford drug dealer facing new charges
A WARRANT has been made for the arrest of a former drug dealer who is awaiting sentencing for further crimes. Nicola Ryder, of Henshall Avenue, Latchford, was due to appear before Chester Crown Court for sentencing today, Monday, after being found
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Roadworks on main route see motorists facing queues and delays
MOTORISTS have reported facing queues and delays on a main route through Warrington this afternoon, Monday. Those driving along Wilderspool Causeway are to expect congestion in both directions. Roadworks began on the route, near to The Saracens
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Poorly Warrington tortoise has hole cut in its shell during surgery to save its life
A POORLY tortoise from Warrington has undergone complex surgery which included cutting a hole in its shell. Flash, a red-footed tortoise, received a thorough examination after her owners Pete and Janice Faulkner brought her into Rutland House Veterinary
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Hundreds of Ukrainians given shelter in Warrington as war reaches second year
IT has been two years since the start of the war in Ukraine – and Warrington residents have taken in hundreds of Ukrainians. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and since then more than 200,000 refugees have arrived in the UK through two
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RL CUP FINALS: Fightbacks, tries, yellow cards and a red
CROSFIELDS and Burtonwood Bridge came out on top in Warrington’s two rugby league cup finals at Victoria Park Stadium on Saturday. Soap defeated Woolston Rovers 28-26 in the Stuart Middleton Foundation Warrington Cup Final, following on from Bridge
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Warrington student given opportunity to work with Brassic cast during Orford filming
A WARRINGTON student rubbed shoulders with the stars of comedy series Brassic during their filming stint in Orford. Talented digital media student Jan-Willem Venema scored a job working on the set with the Sky One film crew as they filmed scenes
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Warrington Guardian readers can subscribe for just £2 for 2 months in this flash sale
Readers who want to subscribe to the Warrington Guardian can enjoy an exclusive offer of £2 for 2 months or over 15% off an annual subscription during our limited-time promotion. A digital subscription is the best way to read our news site online
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Lymm radio station delighted with hotly-contested grant win
LYMM-based radio station Cheshire's Mix 56 has won a grant of £1,655 to help boost its broadcasting. The station got the money in the latest hotly-contested funding round from the Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund in what was a hotly-contested
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Urgent police missing person appeal as concerns increase for welfare of teenager
POLICE have issued an urgent appeal for help in finding a missing teenager with links to Warrington. Devon and Cornwall Police says it is ‘growing increasingly concerned’ for the welfare of Daisy Hogan-Barry. The 17-year-old has been reported
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Warrington-born Quansah helps Liverpool lift the EFL Cup
WARRINGTON-BORN Jarell Quansah has picked up his first winner’s medal in senior football. The defender, who turned 21 at the end of last month, was part of a youthful Liverpool side that secured a dramatic extra-time victory over Chelsea to lift
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Rare Blue Peter 50p coin sells for more than 250 times its value
A rare Blue Peter 50p coin has sold for more than 250 times its face value at an online auction, and there are thousands more out there that could be worth a small fortune The coin was released in 2009 ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
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Warrington to receive £121million from Government to ‘transform’ transport in town
WARRINGTON is set to receive more than £121million to help ‘transform’ transport in the town. Millions of people in the north west will benefit from better public transport, reduced congestion and upgraded bus and train stations, the Government
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Neighbours with WA postcode start week with Postcode Lottery win
WHAT a great start to the weekend for residents in a neighbouring town to Warrington. Those living in the WA8 3LL area of the town have all won £1,000 if they were signed up to the Postcode Lottery. The People’s Postcode Lottery is a subscription
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What's being said about Lymm's below-par performance at Hull Ionians
LYMM were punished for not being at their best away to lower-placed Hull Ionians on Saturday. They fell 31-19 to a side sat two places beneath them in the National League 2 North table. “We didn’t match Ionians’ energy and intensity,” said
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Traffic building on M6 near rush hour after crash causes lane closure
TRAFFIC is building on the M6 approaching rush hour this morning, Monday, after a collision and ‘a couple of incidents’ on the motorway. A crash has closed a lane on the M6 Thelwall Viaduct southbound, with the incident occurring between junction
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FAN PANEL: Contrasting views on Wire's victory over Hull FC
JUST over 9,000 fans were inside The Halliwell Jones Stadium for Warrington Wolves' first Super League home game of the season on Friday. And the vast majority left happy with the result as The Wire saw off a depleted but game Hull FC, who were
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Man sentenced over assault and threats to destroy property
A MAN who admitted to assault and threatening to destroy property has avoided prison. Ian Booth, 31, appeared before Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens Magistrates' Court on Monday, February 19. Booth, of no fixed address, admitted to committing
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Trial date set for suspected cannabis farmer who claims to be ‘modern slave’
A TRIAL date has been set for a suspected cannabis farmer who is claiming to be a ‘modern slave’. On December 27, officers were called to a property on Berkshire Drive in Woolston following intelligence reports of a cannabis grow. On attendance
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MP in Parliament questions missing GP surgery as part of housing development
A PROMISE to build and open a new GP surgery in the town has been raised in Parliament. Warrington South MP Andy Carter spoke in the House of Commons on the payment of section 106 money agreed from two developments in the constituency. This
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Stalker had victim fearing for life and left over 100 voicemails on her phone
A DERANGED stalker left more than 100 voicemails on his ex-partner’s phone and harassed her to the point where she feared for her life. Alan Jenks, of Lander Close, Great Sankey, would consistently message and call his victim as well as turn up