A little closer
to what matters.

Local news, with room to breathe.

Knowing what is happening where you live should be straightforward. We’re building Warrington & North West News around a simple idea: useful local reporting, clear sources and a reading experience that respects your attention.

There are no adverts on this website. No advertising trackers, autoplaying promotions or sponsored interruptions between paragraphs. The space belongs to the story.

A news service that shows its workings.

Our opening reports are AI-assisted source summaries, published under the News desk byline. They draw on linked public announcements and reporting. They are not presented as original interviews or accounts from a reporter at the scene.

Each article identifies its type, the sources behind it and the relevant publication dates. You can follow those links, understand what has been checked and tell us if something needs correcting.

Real people belong in local news.

We want to hear from the people who live, work and volunteer here. A community project getting off the ground. A local club’s achievement. A decision affecting your street. A question that deserves a closer look.

A community report starts with a real contribution. Submissions stay private until the information has been checked and approved for publication. We do not invent residents, interviews, quotes or first-hand accounts to fill the page.

We are concentrating on the website and its local coverage first. Recruitment for our community correspondent network is paused. One-off story tips and corrections remain welcome, and existing applicants can still manage or withdraw their applications. We will develop the reporter network when the news service is ready.

One town. A connected region.

Our coverage begins with Warrington and extends to Cheshire and Halton, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire and Cumbria. Those places share journeys, jobs, culture, sport and much more. We follow the connections while keeping the local detail in view.