Youth unemployment reaches 89%
LONG term youth unemployment in some parts of Warrington is as high as 89 per cent, according to MP Helen Jones.
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£1.9 million schools boost
THREE Warrington primary schools are to be expanded to cater for increasing numbers of pupils at a cost of £1.9 million.
Objection to field access
CULCHETH and Glazebury Parish Council has lodged an objection to a plan
to create an agricultural access, including a gate, through the garden
of a detached house.
Police launch stalking awareness campaign
CHESHIRE Police are holding a week-long campaign to raise awareness of stalking.
200 cannabis plants seized
RAILWAY police seized around 200 cannabis plants in a raid at Warrington earlier today.
Lymm 10k success
MORE than 700 runners took part in the second annual Lymm.com 10k race – almost double the number from last year’s inaugral run.
Dog walk – for a hearing dog!
WALKING enthusiasts, dog owners and fundraisers alike are gearing up to
take part in a three-mile sponsored dog walk for a local charity this
weekend.
Stables scheme back before planners
A CONTROVERSIAL plan which has split a Warrington community comes before borough planners for a second time on Thursday.
77,000 will pay less tax
ABOUT 77,000 ordinary basic rate taxpayers in Warrington will see their
income tax cut for the third year in the row – and the Liberal Democrats
are claiming the credit.
Book sculptures go on exhibition
AN exhibition of “book sculptures” – works of art created from old,
damaged books – has opened at Warrington’s Orford Jubilee Neighbourhood
Hub.