Town targets brownfield land
WARRINGTON is making good use of previously developed land for new housing, councillors have been told.
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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.
Nominated for drama awards
THREE members of the Bridgewater Players have been nominated for
national awards following their first production of the winter season,
“Steel Magnolias.”
Council warns of tough times
WARRINGTON Borough Council’s budget consultation is now well underway in
a bid to identify £12 million of savings next year which come on top of
the £32 million worth of savings already made in the borough since
2010.
Planners to visit travellers' camp
PLANNING bosses at Warrington are to visit a controversial travellers’ camp before deciding if it can be expanded.
Firefighters tackle house blaze
FIRE crews managed to prevent fire spreading through a row of terraced houses at Warrington.
Wire edged out by title favourites
WARRINGTON Town pushed unbeaten title favourites Skelmersdale United all the way as they were edged out 1-0 at the Abacus Solicitors’ Community Stadium.
New garage for old approved.
A RESIDENT of Bollin Close, Lymm, has won a battle to replace an old
garage with a new one, despite objections from a neighbour and a local
councillor.
Work experience – with the police
CHESHIRE Police will be offering a limited number of places for schoolchildren to take part in a work experience week.
Pupils create their own woodland
PUPILS from Thelwall Infant School kick-started the development of their
own school woodland by planting more than 100 trees in their school
grounds.
Lucy's fashion from the Middle Ages
A WARRINGTON teenager was commended for her work when she had to imagine she was a fashion editor from the Middle Ages.