One unusual event in Warrington after VJ Day was a visit by the town’s adopted warship HMS Obdurate, which travelled along the Ship Canal in October. The ship berthed at Naylor’s Wharf in Walton and ...

A FISH and chip shop in Warrington has been handed a one-star food hygiene rating. Georgios on Padgate Lane recently receiving the score following an inspection by the Food Standards Agency. The ...

A NEW sports bar and coffee house is opening in Stockton Heath. Work is currently under way at the former Slug and Lettuce site on Grappenhall Road. This is to prepare for the arrival of Dallas ...

THE Met Office has forecasted a sunny weekend for Warrington. Friday, August 15, will see sunny intervals throughout the day, with temperatures rising from 16C in the morning to a high of 25C in the ...

One thing that was abundantly clear about Warrington Wolves’ victory over Catalans Dragons was the amount of time they spent on the attacking.

A boy with a rare skin condition which can cause damage with even the smallest amount of friction has been given hope after taking part in a trial for the first potential treatment for the genetic ...

A victim of prolific catfish offender Max Hollingsbee has said she will always be angry that he stole her innocence. A complaint made by Immy (not her real name) led police to discover a litany of sex ...

A 99-year-old Second World War veteran has said ahead of the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) that there are “not many of us left”. Dougie Shelley, who joined the Royal Navy aged 17 ...

A 100-year-old Second World War veteran who witnessed the official ceremony marking Japan’s surrender has spoken of his memories 80 years on from the end of the conflict. Reg Draper was a stores ...

The Prime Minister told veterans Volodymyr Zelensky’s war against Russia has the same values as the fight against the Axis powers.

Albert Lamond, 99, helped evacuate Allied prisoners of war from remote islands in the Pacific after Japan’s surrender.

The National Trust, which looks after Hatfield Forest, said the number of butterfly species recorded at the reserve has reached a 17-year high.