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UPDATE: Warrington Bin Strikes Called Off

UPDATE 7th DECEMBER 15.30 After 10 weeks the Warrington Bin Strikes have been called off. Agreement has been made between Warrington Borough Council and Unions representing the Warrington workers, who will return to work tomorrow, Friday 8th December.Ten weeks on and the Warrington bin strikes continueA fifth round of strike action by UNITE workers in Warrington is expected to continue until 24th December and there's little prospect of this situation […]

today07 December 2023 4

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Rock ‘n Rose with Suzan Holder

Cheshire's MIX56 is the station of the stars!It was wonderful to welcome rom-com novelist, Suzan Holder to our studio on the launch of her second book, Rock 'n' Rose - out now.Rock 'n Rose is the highly anticipated follow-up to Shake it up Beverley, a Beatles themed story which has a personal thumbs up from Sir Paul McCartney - and a string of five-star reviews on Amazon.Suzan's latest book, Rock […]

today06 December 2023 8

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Jack and the Beanstalk: Coming Soon to Parr Hall

It’s that time of year. The festive season is almost upon us. Oh yes it is!Final rehearsals are underway at Parr Hall for one giant of a panto Jack and the Beanstalk.Once again, Parr Hall have teamed up with Tony Peers and his team - who've been delighting audiences of all ages for decades with a tried and tested format of fun, laughter and happily ever after!Milkshake! presenter Amy Thompson […]

today04 December 2023 2

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TED×Warrington: Tackling Adversity – Embracing Change

Excitement is building as the final preparations for TEDxWarrington are underwayUPDATED:  CLICK FOR THE LATESTA TEDx event is a local gathering where live TED-like talks and performances are shared with the community.The next local event is taking place on Thursday 16th November at the Trust Alliance Group, Daresbury Park and the theme for this year is Tackling Adversity, Embracing Change.Kirsty James, from Kirsty James Consulting and Lymm Business Centre was our special […]

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Guardian Review: 30th November 2023

This weekend will see the Warrington Skyline change foreverIt's a Thursday so here's our regular check-in with Gareth Dunning, Deputy Editor of the Warrington Guardian to find out what's in this week's paper.The Brianna Ghey trial is underway and you can see live updates at the Warrington Guardian Website.In other news, congratulations go to Sean Fenwick of Lymm Runners who came first in this year's Warrington Way 40 mile Ultra […]

today30 November 2023

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Saturday Club Kids Awards 2023

Cheshire's MIX56 honours the child superstars of the Kids Live @5 Awards 2023Paul & Ian's Saturday Club on 25th November brought together the nominees and winners of the Kids Live @5 Awards 2023 - along with special guests, Andy Carter MP, Clare Roberts OBE, MD or Kids Planet Day Nurseries and AJ Powell, the Lymm Town Crier.Kids live at 5 is the weekly kids show on Mix56, and is sponsored […]

today28 November 2023 4

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Guardian Review: 23rd November

It's a Thursday and the new Guardian is out.  Time to catch up with Deputy Editor, Gareth Dunning to find out what's in this week's paper.The local bin strike dominates the news again this week, as workers at the Warrington Depot enter the fourth round of strike action - due to last until early December.UNITE Union members nationally started strike action in October - and though a settlement on pay […]

today23 November 2023

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The Calendar Bus Drivers Have Arrived!

Step aside Calendar Girls - the Calendar Bus Drivers have arrived!There was a flurry of excitement at our studio this morning as Andy and Nev - stars of The Calendar Bus Drivers drifted in (fully clothed) and had a chat with Damian on air!Andy, a bus driver from Manchester came up with the idea earlier this year - and managed to convince Nev and 10 other of his colleagues to […]

today23 November 2023 2

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Get voting for Carols From The Cross

Carols from The Cross takes place in Lymm at 7pm on Christmas EveVOTING CLOSES ON DICKENSIAN DAY:  9TH DECEMBERThis much-loved event around the cross - and main stage by the lower dam attracts over 3000 people to village each year.  Once again, Cheshire's MIX56 will be anchoring the event, with a warm up and sing-along from 6pm and the main programme starting at 7.Though we all love tradition, this year […]

today21 November 2023 2