direct to your inboxWhen Shearings Holidays went to the wall seven months ago, few people could imagine what would become of the transport interchange site just off the M6 in south Warrington.This was the place where thousands of coach touring holidays had begun over the years - as excited holidaymakers parked there before leaving their cars and hopping on to coaches for tours of the nation's cities and beauty spots.Close to the picturesque village of Appleton Thorn with its Grade II-listed sandstone church and thorn tree - celebrated in an annual bawming ceremony - which sees children dance around it, there's a bustling industrial estate, as lorries thunder past the roads.The area becomes choked with traffic during morning and evening rush.
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