Bedrooms for rough sleepers plan again on the agenda
THE controversial plan to provide eight bedrooms for homeless people at Warrington’s James Lee House Salvation Army hostel is back before council planners next week.
Author David Skentelbery
Stay safe on the roads this Christmas
EMERGENCY services in Warrington have a simple message this Christmas: Stay safe on the roads.
Nationally important works to be shown at Warrington Museum
THREE top paintings from a national collection are to be brought to Warrington as part of a scheme to share important works across the UK.
Major police operation against organised crime gangs
POLICE officers from Warrington were drafted in to help colleagues in Widnes this morning in a major operation against organised crime gangs.
Chip pan causes kitchen fire
FIREFIGHTERs from Warrington and Stockton Heath were called to a kitchen fire last night -= only to find it had been extinguished by the time they got there.
Residents oppose plan to convert church into flats
NEARBY residents have lodged objections to a plan to demolish a disused church in Warrington town centre and convert into 10 apartments.
Schools’ chance to share a “big green dream”
PUPILS in secondary schools across Warrington have until the end of the year to share their school’s “big green dream” and compete to get £10,000 to help turn ideas into reality.
MP to hold regular meetings with college students
WARRINGTON South MP Faisal Rashid has pledged to hold regular meetings with focus groups at Priestley College to discuss current issues.
Salvation Army responds to planning row over beds for homeless
THE Salvation Army has responded to the war of words that broke out after Warrington planning chiefs deferred a decision on a scheme to provide eight emergency beds for rough sleepers.
Borough sends its congratulations to “culture” city Coventry
WARRINGTON – which didn’t make the shortlist for the UK City of Culture 2021 bud – has offered its congratulations to the eventual winner, Coventry.