David Skentelbery

SIX authors have been shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award – including Warrington-born former British swimmer Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell.

A FOUR-year-old Warrington girl is probably the youngest fundraiser involved in a desperate race to raise more than £6 million to save a baby hospice from closure.

POLICE in Cheshire deployed more than 200 officers and staff on Operation Guardians, a week-long effort in protecting young and vulnerable people across the county.

PLANS for a £9 million transformation of Warrington's iconic Peace Centre will come before the borough's development management committee tomorrow (Thursday).

STUDENTS at Penketh High School, Warrington, are set to get “Smashed” – a crucial lesson on the risks of underage drinking, in an effort to reduce underage drinking and its associated harms among young people.

WHEN community-minded Steve Jones decided to clean-up the footpaths near his home, he didn't realise he was being closely watched.

ROCK Steady Boxing – with gymnasiums in Warrington and Widnes – is set to become the first accredited Parkinson's non-contact boxing training camp in the UK.

MP Esther McVey – whose constituency includes Lymm – says the recent budget will be “catastrophic” for the economic health of the country.

IT is now more than six years since the death of Warrington's “Secret Lowry” Eric Tucker, but a new book by his nephew, Joe, brings the story back to life in an uplifting way – full of humour but also pathos.

NURSING care provider Exemplar Health Care has opened of two brand-new units at Woolston House. Warrington.