Newton-le-Willows31 Dec 2025'I am so lucky to be alive after crowbar rampage'Nurse Megan Lynch was stood at a vending machine when she was hit over the head with the crowbar.31 Dec 202531 Dec 2025Hospital attack suspect held under Mental Health ActSix people, including staff and patients, were treated for injuries including lacerations and bruising.31 Dec 202530 Dec 2025Man held after five people attacked in hospitalFive people are treated by paramedics after they were assaulted in a hospital in Merseyside.30 Dec 20259 Dec 2025Man who stole from Boots three times in a day jailedRyan Burgess has been jailed for nine months after he stole stock worth more than £350 from Boots in Newton-le-Willows 9 Dec 20258 Sep 2025'Hearing my song in a Tokyo toilet was bizarre'Rick Astley recounts some of the weirdest places he has heard his 1987 hit Never Gonna Give You Up.8 Sep 202511 Jul 2025Flintoff show cricketer eyeing England gifted carAdnan Miakhel starred in Freddie Flintoff's TV show and relies on foster parents to get to practice.11 Jul 202528 Jun 2025Driver charged after passenger dies in tree crashMartin Green is charged with causing Jonathan Mennell's death by dangerous driving and drink-driving.28 Jun 202531 Mar 2025The football fan cycling to all 92 league clubsMatt Jopson is aiming to visit all the clubs in England and Wales after he started at Wigan Athletic.31 Mar 202510 Jan 2025Replacement police station plans approvedThe proposal includes plans to build a single-storey police station along with an enclosed car park10 Jan 2025...