Business chief calls on council to scrap plan for traveller transit site
A business leader is calling on Warrington Borough Council to scrap plans for a traveller transit site in the town – claiming it won’t resolve the current issues.
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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.
MP secures timetable of works for painting and maintaining eyesore swing bridges
WORK looks set to at long last start on painting and repairing Warrington’s three eyesore swing bridges – with the first one timetabled for next summer, says Warrington South MP Faisal Rashid.
It’s official – Lymm Historic Transport Day is another record breaker!
THE numbers are all in and organisers have now confirmed that this year’s Lymm Transport Day broke all records – generating around £14K for local causes with at least a further £6K raised by other groups who took part in the day.
Football tournament nets £700 for St Rocco’s Hospice
A charity football tournament organised by Crossway FC has helped raise £700 for Warrington charity St Rocco’s Hospice.
Woman arrested after RTC at Winwick was almost four times drink driving limit
A woman arrested following a road traffic collision in the Winwick area of Warrington during the early hours of today (Sunday) was almost four times the drink driving limit.
Mother of young Warrington soldier killed in Afghanistan leads parade supporting veterans
VIDEO: VETERANS and their supporters joined the mother of a young Warrington soldier killed in Afghanistan for a special parade through the town urging people to show their support for troops and veterans she feels have been let down by the Government.
Cyclist involved in RTC on Long Lane
EMERGENCY services were called to a road traffic collision involving a cyclist on Long Lane on Saturday morning.
Should any Green Belt planning applications be getting heard ahead of Local Plan?
EDDIE Stobart may have won the planning battle for permission to build a New National Distribution Centre on 39 acres of Green Belt land at Appleton Thorn – but the war is set to rage on.
Road closed following multi vehicle collision
FAIRFIELD Road Stockton was closed this afteroon (Friday) following a multi-vehicle collision involving five cars.
Eddie Stobart planning battle set to rage on
THE planning battle over Eddie Stobart’s bid to build a National Distribution Centre on Green Belt Land at Appleton Thorn is set to rage on with growing demands for it to be called in by the Secretary of State.