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A THIRD of people in Warrington have now received two doses of a coronavirus vaccine, figures reveal. NHS data shows that 58,346 people had received both jabs by May 9 – the equivalent of 34 per cent of the population aged 16 and over. Of those to have received both jabs, 51,889 were aged 40 and over, which translates to 47 per cent of the age group. In total, 175,598 vaccinations have been carried out in the town, with 117,252 people having received at least one dose – 69 per cent ...

MORE than a quarter of residents across Warrington have now received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine. The latest NHS data shows 49,106 people in the town had received both jabs by May 2 – the equivalent of 29 per cent of the population aged 16 and over. Of those to have received both jabs, 42,233 were aged 45 and over, equating to 43 per cent of the age group. It means that 6,873 people aged between 16 to 44 have received both doses. In Warrington, 115,153 people have received their...

The service in Appleton Thorn A SPECIAL service was held in Appleton Thorn to mark Dutch Remembrance Day. Held at St Cross Church it commemorated civilians and members of the Dutch armed services who have died in the Netherlands or elsewhere in the world since the outbreak of the Second World War . On a dark, cold, windswept evening , The Vicar of St Cross and St Mathews held the service. The nearby Royal Naval Air Station Station, HMS Blackcap, which is actually in Appleton Thorn, saw ...

A QUARTER of Warrington residents have received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, the latest figures reveal. NHS data shows that 42,823 people in the town had received both jabs by April 25, which calculates as 25 per cent of people aged 16 and over. Of those to have received both jabs, 36,951 were aged 45 and over – 38 per cent of the age group. The figures also show that 113,211 people in Warrington have received at least one jab, which works out as 66 per cent of those aged 16 and ...

NEARLY two-thirds of people in Warrington have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to the latest figures. NHS data shows that 110,492 people had received a first vaccine jab by April 18 in the town, which calculates as 65 per cent of those aged 16 and over. Of those vaccinated, 80,871 were aged 50 and over – 98 per cent of the age group. It means 29,621 people aged between 16 to 49 have received a first dose of the vaccine. The good news comes on the back of 3...

ACTION has been promised to tackle issues of drug drops and abscondments from a prison in Appleton Thorn. HMP Thorn Cross has seen five prisoners abscond over recent weeks, while politicians in the town have highlighted how attempts to smuggle drugs are making life for residents a misery. Local councillors and the area’s MP say they have held meetings with prison governors to address the concerns of residents and see what can be done. In response, they have been told that security has...

A post-Brexit inland border facility for lorries opened in south Warrington at the start of the year. The Government has been using the former Shearings interchange site in Appleton Thorn as a 24/7 inland border control point for heavy goods vehicles since January 1 after the Brexit transition period ended. Conservative council candidate for Grappenhall Simon Brookes is leading calls for green projects to benefit residents near the inland border facility. He wrote to Labour-run Warringt...

A MAN currently on the run after absconding from a Warrington prison was in jail for conspiring to smuggle guns into the country from America. The 25-year-old was last seen at the Appleton Thorn prison at 4.30am on Monday morning. It is believed that he could be trying to make his way back to the Liverpool area, where he is originally from, and he may try to get a lift. Halsall was jailed back in 2018 after he and two accomplices arranged the importation of guns, attachments and ammunit...

POLICE are appealing for information after a man absconded from a prison in Warrington.

It might not be the Easter bank holiday that we’re used to but with restrictions easing and two families now allowed to meet up outdoors, there are plenty of places to visit in Warrington. National lockdown restrictions were relaxed at the beginning of the week with six people from different households now able to get together outside or two families of any size permitted to meet up. We have rounded up eight great places in Warrington where you can arrange a long-awaited catch up this w...