National award for wellbeing practioner from Making Space
A WELLBEING practitioner from Warrington has been recognised nationally for her exceptional contribution to social care, winning at the prestigious Great British Care Awards.
Author David Skentelbery
240 affordable homes planned for six-storey development on former DW Sports site
PLANS for 240 affordable homes in Warrington town centre have been submitted to the borough council.
Movie-makers prepare to celebrate 90 years of chronicling town’s history
ON October 22, 1936 – 11 days before the birth of BBC TV – six men met in Warrington and formed an organisation that in the years since has produced a unique collection of films and videos chronicling the town’s history.
Bridgewater View housing development celebrates third anniversary
EIGHTY-five per cent of the first two phases of the Bridgewater View housing development at Daresbury, near Warrington are now occupied and the third anniversary of the scheme is being marked with the launch of a new phase.
Go-karting championship raises £3,690 for mental health charity
A BUSINESS management and events management student has raised an astonishing £3,690.76 for the mental health charity Mind with a go-karting championship at Warrington.
NW drivers have better manners but tailgating is still a problem
DRIVERS in the North West have better road manners than the national average – but National Highways is still urging drivers to leave space as tailgating remains a major danger, contributing to 60 serious incidents on the region’s motorways and major A- roads last year.
Care home’s flowers, cards and sweets on St Valentines Day
WESTVALE House care home, in Old Hall, Warrington, was recently filled with flowers, cards and sweets in celebration of St Valentine’s Day.
Save Woolston Hub campaigners quiz council cabinet members
TWO members of the Save Woolston Hub campaign have put questions to Warrington Borough Council’s cabinet following another large demonstration in support of the facility.
Thirteen-year-old blind Guide launches petition for accessible play equipment
A 13-year-old Guide from Warrington who is blind and uses a wheelchair has launched a petition to get more wheelchair-accessible play equipment into parks.
Cycling charity Wheels for All expanding to offer training to SEND children
WHEELS for All, the Warrington-based national inclusive cycling charity is launching a new pilot scheme to expand access to inclusive cycle training for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).