Council writes off £180,000 bad debt
WARRINGTON Borough Council has written off unrecoverable debts totalling more than £180,000 over the past six months.
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UKIP councillor to address meeting
THE next meeting of the Warrington branch of the UK Independence Party
takes place in the meeting room at The Swan public house, Golborne Road,
Winwick on Thursday (March 28) at 7pm.
Can the liberal society survive?
THE annual general meeting of Warrington Literary and Philosophical Society will take place on April 8 at 7.15pm
One week to bin changes
STARTING next week, fortnightly bin collections will be rolled out in stages across Warrington.
No charges in council computer hacking row
NO criminal charges are to be brought in connection with a dispute in
the Labour Party at Warrington which led to two borough councillors
being suspended by the party.
James does justice to website challenge
MAGISTRATES have praised a Warrington student who has built a website promoting the good work they do in the community.
Anger over warehouse plan
ANGRY residents have lodged strong objections to plans for a major
distribution warehouse at Omega South, Warrington – just outside the area where
outline planning consent already exists for the first phases of the
giant development area.
Town hosts regional poetry contest
CULTURE Warrington – the arts charity for the borough – has been
commissioned by the national Poetry By Heart initiative to deliver a
regional competition event to provide a platform for young people’s
passion for poetry.
Firm wins green growth award
WARRINGTON-based ABB Ltd was national winner of the Green and Growth
Award at the EEF (Energy Efficiency Plan) Future Manufacturing Awards.
Housing plan for disused rugby field
MORE than 50 homes would be built on a disused rugby pitch at Appleton – if developers had their way.