ANOTHER major town centre event is set to take place this weekend.

Warrington Running Festival is set to return for 2023, taking place on Sunday.

Around 6,000 runners will pass under the famous Golden Gates where the festival starts before pounding the streets.

The festival includes a 10km, half-marathon and kids race, all on closed roads with official chip timing.

To ensure the event can proceed safely, Warrington Borough Council has announced the roads which will be closed on the day between 5.30am and 2pm.

The entire lengths of the below roads will be closed:

Ackers Road; Barbauld Street; Bold Street; Bridge Foot; Bridge Street; Broad Lane; Cairo Street; Cantilever Bridge; Cantilever Northwest Approach; Cantilever Southeast Approach; Cantilever Southwest Approach; Chester Road; Egypt Street; Friars Gate; Grappenhall Road; Hallaway; Hunts Lane; Mersey Street; New Lane; Palmyra Square North; Palmyra Square South; Rylands Street; St Austins Lane; Springfield Street; Stockton Lane; Suez Street; Warrington Old Bridge; Warrington New Bridge; Wash Lane; Winmarleigh Street.

Moreover, parts of the following roads will be closed:

Academy Street from Academy Way to Mersey Street; Academy Way from Bridge Street to Moulders Lane; Church Lane from Chester Road to Broad Lane; Grappenhall Lane from New Lane to Barleycastle Lane; Knutsford Road (westbound) from Hallaway to Wilderspool Causeway; Knutsford Road (westbound) from Grange Avenue to Hallaway; Knutsford Road (eastbound) from Wilderspool Causeway to Grange Avenue; Lumb Brook Road from Grappenhall Road to New Lane; Loushers Lane from Wash Lane to Pearson Avenue; Museum Street from Bold Street to Winmarleigh Street; Sankey Street from Crosfield Street to Bold Street; Station Road from Knutsford Road to Grammar School Road; Wilderspool Causeway from Park Boulevard to Knutsford Road; Wilson Patten Street from Slutchers Lane to Bridge Foot; Witherwin Avenue from Lumb Brook Road to Astor Drive.

A diversion route has been drawn up via London Road, Walton Road, Chester Road, Slutchers Lane, Wilson Patten Street, Parker Street, Liverpool Road, Sankey Way, Priestley Street, Froghall Lane, Midland Way, Manchester Road, Kingsway North, Kingsway South, Knutsford Road, Cliff Lane and vice versa.