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Smoking in bed causes flat fire

2:01pm Tuesday 6th January 2009

SMOKE alarms saved a man’s life after he fell asleep smoking a cigarette and set his bedroom alight.

Mum’s the word for mountain trek

Mavis Peacock, left, and Margaret Owen before setting off for Nepal 	DGA181108

12:10pm Tuesday 6th January 2009

THE mother of a mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest has retraced his steps to Nepal.

Thousands hurt at work

7:30am Tuesday 6th January 2009

NEARLY 20,000 people were killed or injured in work-related accidents across the north west last year according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Parting is such sweet sorrow ...

Parting is such sweet sorrow ...

5:20pm Monday 5th January 2009

A UNIQUE adaptation of Romeo and Juliet is coming to Warrington’s Pyramid and Parr Hall this month.

Gritter spills diesel on road after crash

The gritter overturned

4:28pm Monday 5th January 2009

A ROAD gritter flipped onto its side early this morning, spilling diesel onto the road.

Horse trapped following motorway smash

1:38pm Monday 5th January 2009

A HORSE was trapped in its horse box following a crash on the M6 yesterday.

£¾m a month to run empty control centres

12:10pm Monday 5th January 2009

A NEW control centre for 999 calls that is being built in Lingley Mere is wasting Government money, the Fire Brigades Union has said.

D-day for travellers’site

7:30am Monday 5th January 2009

COUNCILLORS will this week decide the future of a planning application that could see a travellers’ site in Orford.

US company moves to Warrington

4:00pm Sunday 4th January 2009

A HI–TECH US firm has set up its first UK operation and global headquarters in Warrington.

Satisfied with the police?

8:00am Sunday 4th January 2009

LITTLE more than half of people were satisfied with the way police dealt with their inquiry, according to a new survey.








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