Petrol station armed robber jailed after making threats with knife
VIDEO: AN armed robber who threatened a petrol station worker at Birchwood with a knife and then demanded CCTV footage should be deleted is now behind bars.
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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. Former Chair of Warrington Healthwatch Director Warrington Chamber of Commerce Patron Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace. Patron Warrington Disability Partnership. Former Chairman of Warrington Town FC.
Eddie Stobart cements contract with Tarmac
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Magic Nick Surface Repairs
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Lymm Heritage Centre marks important milestone
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Two arrested on suspicion of supplying Spice
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Lymm stumble at the ‘Gate
STILL trying to come to terms with an injury crisis Lymm tasted defeat in Yorkshire for the second consecutive week as they went down 19-7 at Harrogate.
Damned if you do – damned if you don’t!
CONGRATULATIONS to Cllr Russ Bowden on his election as Leader of Warrington Borough Council and the controlling Labour Group in what can be described as a landslide victory.
Photographic festive fund-raiser
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‘Secret Lowry’ painting unveiled ahead of solo exhibition
A painting by Warrington’s “secret Lowry” Eric Tucker has been unveiled at Warrington Museum & Art Gallery with a major exhibition set to follow.
New £200,000 Discharge Suite opens at Warrington Hospital
A new £200,000 state-of-the-art Discharge Suite has been officially opened at Warrington Hospital.