Author Gary Skentelbery
Escaped prisoner still on the run
ONE of two prisoners who absconded from Thorn Cross open prison, Appleton Thorn near Warrington on Tuesday is still on the run.
Blaze in communal bin compound
FIREFIGHTERS used two hose reel jets to tackle a blaze in a communal bin compound off Orchard Street, Warrington.
New referee realises lifetime ambition
SPORTS mad Phil Walker, a student at Warrington Collegiate, is
celebrating achieving his life time ambition of becoming a referee.
Festival of diversity
THE fourth annual Warrington Mela is to take place on Sunday, August 10 at Queen’s Park and the Parr Hall between 11am and 5pm.
Whites Sports officially oldest sports shop in the world!

AS one of Warrington’s oldest family businesses prepares to take its
final curtain call Whites Sports has been officially recognised by the Guinness World Records as the “Oldest Sports Shop” after trading through six generations for 113 years.
Penketh High School make St Rocco's Happy!
PUPILS at Penketh High School, Warrington, were in for a hilarious
surprise as they witnessed their teachers starring in a shot-by-shot
recreation of ‘Happy’ the music video by Pharrell Williams – to help
raise funds for St Rocco’s Hospice.
Warrington goes to the polls
POLLING is taking place today in the Warrington Borough Council
elections – the first opportunity for local voters to give their verdict
on the political parties for two years.
Lloyds Banking Group axe 180 jobs in Warrington

A total of 180 jobs are to be axed at Lloyds Banking Group’s call centre
in Warrington as part of 645 job losses across its operations.
Police hunt for Thorn Cross prisoners on the run


POLICE are appealing for information on the whereabouts of two prisoners
who have absconded from custody from Thorn Cross Open Prison at
Appleton Thorn, Warrington.

