NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Chair Raj Jain announces retirement
THE Chair of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) Raj Jain has announced that he will step down in October 2025.
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Gary Skentelbery
Experienced journalist for more than 40 years. Managing Director of magazine publishing group with three in-house titles and on-line daily newspaper for Warrington. Experienced writer, photographer, PR consultant and media expert having written for local, regional and national newspapers. Specialties: PR, media, social networking, photographer, networking, advertising, sales, media crisis management. Chair of Warrington Healthwatch Director Warrington Chamber of Commerce Patron Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace. Trustee Warrington Disability Partnership. Former Chairman of Warrington Town FC.
Leaders welcome confirmation potential Mayoral elections deferred for a year
CHESHIRE and Warrington council leaders have welcomed confirmation that the area can progress to the next stage of pursuing a devolution agreement, and that potential Mayoral elections for the area will also be deferred to May 2027.
TV star Jake Quickenden joins Parr Hall Beauty and the Beast panto cast
IT will be twice the spectacle when panto season returns to Parr Hall in the New Year with Beauty &and the Beast as TV star Jake Quickenden will star alongside returning favourite The Chase’s Anne Hegerty.
Local Healthwatch services unite to oppose Government plans to undermine independent public voice
HEALTHWATCH Warrington is one of 131 local services across England to sign a powerful open letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, urging the government to reconsider proposals that would bring public voice functions under the control of local authorities and NHS bodies.
Wolves sign former NRL forward and boxer Tevita Pangai Junior
WARRINGTON Wolves have announced the signing of former NRL forward Tevita Pangai Junior on a one-year contract for the 2026 season.
Lib Dems slam Government decision to delay Cheshire and Warrington Mayoral Election without consultation
LOCAL Lib Dems have slammed the Government for agreeing to delay the Cheshire and Warrington Mayoral Election for a year without any consultation.
Visitors make massive donations at Gulliver’s World’s Food Bank Weekend
THE annual Food Bank Weekend at Gulliver’s World saw an incredible 3,565kg – the equivalent weight of a large van – of food donated by generous visitors to the Warrington theme park.
Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden awarded coveted Green Flag Award for ninth successive year
GRAPPENHALL Heys Walled Garden will be raising the prestigious Green Flag Award again after achieving international quality mark for parks and green spaces for the ninth successive year!
Mission accomplished at Disability Awareness Day as planning starts for DAD 2026
VIDEO: AFTER possibly the hottest Disability Awareness Day on record, plans are already in the pipeline for next year’s event, with a rallying call for new sponsors.
Peace campaigners Colin and Wendy Parry awarded honorary degrees
PEACE campaigners Colin and Wendy Parry have been awarded honorary degrees by the University of Liverpool.