Town ride luck in F.A Cup
WARRINGTON Town rode their luck in a battling 2-0 victory at Prescot Cables in the FA Cup as goal keeper Paul Pritchard limped off after just 15 minutes to be replaced by substitute striker Jamie Henders.
Author Gary Skentelbery
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.
Shock death of councillor
WELL known local councillor Colin Oliver has died after suffering a suspected heart attack just weeks after winning an acrimonious by election campaign.
Petrol tanker blaze
FIRE crews from Warrington were called to the intersection of the M56
and M6 at Lymm when fire broke out involving an articulated petrol
tanker.
News in brief
A round-up of news from the Warrington area.
Shopping centre's birds and bees
WARRINGTON’S Golden Square has become the first shopping centre in the
UK to have a colony of more than 100,000 bees on its roof.
Website yobs – throwing a virtual brick
USING a social networking site to incite crime or disorder – the offence
a Warrington man got four years for – is like throwing a brick through a
shop window when a police officer is standing next to you.
Rare chance to see Chippendale chairs
THERE will be a rare opportunity for members of the public to see three
unique chairs which were made by Thomas Chippendale when Warrington’s
Masonic Hall doors are opened to the public next Saturday.
Town's submarine goes on TV
WARRINGTON’S adopted Royal Navy submarine HMS Turbulent is to be the subject of a Channel 5 TV show.
Man in court on drugs charge
A 53-year-old man was appearing before magistrates at Warrington this
afternoon charged with possessing Class A and Class B drugs with intent to
supply.
Skipper back to boost Wolves
WARRINGTON Wolves skipper Adrian Morley has been named in Tony Smith’s 19 man squad ahead of the table topping clash with Wigan Warriors at a “sold out” Halliwell Jones on Sunday, kick of 12.45pm.