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A major new housing development in Lymm which sparked green belt controversy, is moving closer to construction, with Miller Homes preparing to unveil its plans for 167 properties at Cobblestone Wood.
FORMER mayor Geoff Settle is questioning whether proposed new sports facilities at Victroia Park are sufficiently protected from flooding – while planning officers are recommending approval.
WARRINGTON Liberal Democrats have questioned whether the council’s latest £51.2m savings programme can be delivered, warning that residents need greater clarity over the impact of cuts – particularly in adult social care.
WARRINGTON Borough Council is pressing ahead with a further £51.2 million “savings programme” – taking the total value of savings it has now identified to around £90 million – as the Town Hall battles to close a staggering long-term financial gap.
Warrington’s housing market continues to head upwards – with average house prices rising by 5.4 per cent in a year while private rents have also jumped by more than five per cent.
WARRINGTON councillors have clashed over their allowances in a debate which brought questions about councillor pay, workload and the council’s financial position firmly into the spotlight as Labour councillors blocked pleas to freeze allowances.
THERE comes a point when we have to stop looking at major developments like the huge rail freight logistics park near Winwick and Croft in isolation and start asking a much bigger question – what happens when you put them all together?
WARRINGTON North MP Charlotte Nichols has helped secure a major overhaul of the way rape and serious sexual offence cases are dealt with in courts across England and Wales – including the rollout of specialist courtrooms in every Crown Court.
FORMER Mayor and deputy leader of Warrington Borough Council Mike Hannon is travelling to the Isle of Man this weekend to visit the site of the Summerland disaster – more than five decades after two young Warrington men lost their lives there.
WARRINGTON appears to be bucking a worrying national trend on Trading Standards enforcement – with a series of successful operations targeting illegal vapes, tobacco and retailers selling to children.
