Lymm Runners has teamed up with Charity Jog On Again to give sports shoes a second chance! Did you know that over 30 million pairs of sports shoes end up in landfill every year? The vast majority of these shoes have plenty of life left in them - yet - there's millions of needy people around the world who would benefit from having them. Chrissie Knight from Lymm Runners joined […]
The holiday season is just around the corner! That dream holiday with sun-kissed beaches and cool cocktails may be just a short flight away - but for some, the very thought of getting there is more of a nightmare than a dream.But don't worry. Help is at hand - come fly with us at MIX 56!We were delighted to welcome Captain Rod Halloran to our morning studio for a one-hour […]
Lymm Festival 2023 continues - and a special evening of spoken word is taking place at the Brewery Tap tomorrow night Ahead of "Words on Tap" we were delighted to welcome Rick Varden - The Urban Poet - to our morning studio for a chat and a live poetry reading! Words on Tap is an open-mic-night style event where you can take the stage to share your poetry, stories and […]
After a three year gap, Lymm Historic Transport Day returned to the village - and was a roaring success!The iconic Lymm Transport Day has long been a firm favourite in the local calendar and it made a much welcome return this year - bringing a crowd of thousands to the village.The day started with a parade of historic vehicles driving through up Eagle Brow, heading up to the May Queen […]
It's Thursday 22nd June and the latest Warrington / Knutsford Guardian is out Gareth Dunning is Deputy Editor and highlighted some stories you need to know about. We won, it's scrapped Headlining the paper this week is the story of local campaigners celebrating the removal of Central 6 Streets Plan in Westy. The controversial road plan undertaken by Warrington Borough Council has been removed, almost a year to the day […]
Lymm Festival is back for 2023 and starts this evening with the iconic FoodFest from 6pmBut, just ahead of the opening of an exciting timetable of events over the next couple of weeks, it was our great pleasure to welcome local singer-songwriter, Jess Lees to our morning studio for a chat and live performance!Jess will be no stranger to many; a star in the making who has been delighting audiences […]
The new Guardian is out and Smithy Caught up with Gareth Dunning, Deputy Editor to find out what is in this weeks paper First up, a picture of Cllr Ian Marks dominates the Lymm, Grappenhall and Thelwall local life page - as local councillors and residents are determined to fight to uphold the inspectors' initial view and retain the green belt land proposed for the Six 56 Warrington development. The […]
Elderflowers are now growing in abundance, so time to find out more about this much loved medicinal herb! This month, Barbara came to our studio with some freshly harvested Elderflowers - and a suspicious looking bottle of home brew! Elderflowers, just like the berries have been prized by Herbalists for Centuries and are used to treat an array of conditions - but be sure to harvest in the warm morning […]
Building work at Minerva Place, Statham Manor Care Centre and Back to the Garden Childcare, the development which occupies the site of the former Lymm Hotel is now complete and fully operational. The first of its kind in the North West, the £15million development features a state-of-the-art 66-bed care centre, a natural children’s day nursery and 45 individually designed retirement apartments resulting in a thriving new hyperlocal community on the […]
