Woman falsely claimed £4,041
A WARRINGTON woman who defrauded the borough council of £4,041 in benefits has been ordered to do 80 hours unpaid work and to repay the money.
Author David Skentelbery
Pupils clock up 5,000 miles
PUPILS at Hillside Primary School, Helsby, clocked up more than 5,000 miles within a few weeks of entering a programme to encourage children to get more active.
Postal votes start to arrive
POSTAL votes have started arriving at Warrington Town Hall.
Two minutes’ silence for VE Day
WARRINGTON will mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day next Friday, May 8 with a two-minute silence at 3pm which residents are invited to observe.
Getting creative with home-made cakes
HOME-MADE cakes were a popular item on the menu when a day of creativity was held by Warrington Borough Council’s central neighbourhood team in Fairfield.
Woman obtained £36,122 by fraud
A WARRINGTON woman was given a one year prison sentence, suspended for two years, when she pleaded guilty at Chester Crown Court to four offences of benefit fraud.
Housing group keeps its promise
WARRINGTON-based housing association, Your Housing Group, has kept its “community promise” – to give 602 volunteering hours in the first year of being in their new headquarters in Birchwood.
Political poster sparks new war of words
THE war of words between Labour supporters at Warrington and rebel councillor Kevin Bennett goes on.
Sixty soccer “stars” to play for 60 hours
SIXTY veteran footballers from Warrington – average age 60 – are to play five-a-side soccer for 60 hours in memory of two of their team mates who died tragically.
Jake closes in on his own goal
WHEN Manchester City fan Jake Elsworth got chatting to the Barcelona FC press team at the Etihad Stadium he could scarcely imagine it would lead to him watching a game at the Nou Camp stadium.