Here's our round-up of the week's local news with Gareth Dunning of The Warrington Guardian.One story has dominated the news this week: Victory at long last for Warrington Town FC.May day and a record crowd of 2,550 people packed into Cantilever Park to see the club win to Bamber bridge in a 1-0 victory and subsequent promotion to the National League North!Work will shortly start to upgrade Cantilever Park to […]
The Lymm Clothing Charity Did you know, there’s a little-known charity based in Lymm which has been operating since the 17th Century? Interestingly named as the Lymm Clothing Charity, the organisation doesn’t collect or distribute clothing – instead it is responsible for the Management of several long-standing investment endowments. Interest income from these investments, amounting to around £1000 a year, is distributed via small grants (usually between £20 and £50) […]
There's a new shop in town! With the aim of slowing down fast fashion and making sustainable secondhand fashion more stylish, Secondhand Styling UK is opening its first swap, shop and style studio in Knutsford next month. Located on Minshull Street, above children’s boutique Mini & Moi, the studio officially opened on Saturday 22nd April (Earth Day), a date specifically selected as it aims to highlight the importance of climate change, […]
The Warrington Bombings 30 Years On - Rememberance Service Today, Warrington fell silent to remember the victims of the Warrington Bombings, 30 yeas ago on this very day. Jonathan Ball (aged 3) and Tim Parry (aged 12) died - and 54 others were hurt when two bombs hidden in litter bins went off on Bridge Street on March 20, 1993. A rememberance service was held in the town and brought […]
Cheshire Day Live From The Corridors of PowerOh what a day we had!Actually, it was a full-on and pretty much non-stop 48 hours from the moment we arrived in London.The Avanti West Coast whisked us to the big smoke in less than two hours from Warrington. On time, not overcrowded - even our reserved seats were empty and waiting for us. Perfect really.On arrival at Euston, we battled through the […]
