Care home that required improvement now rated good by inspectors
A Warrington care home that required improvements has now been rated “good” following a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
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. Chair of Warrington Healthwatch Director Warrington Chamber of Commerce Patron Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace. Trustee Warrington Disability Partnership. Former Chairman of Warrington Town FC.
Planners reject bid to extend former Chinese restaurant premises
PLANNERS have rejected a bid to extend the former China Rose Chinese restaurant premises in Culcheth, Warrington, saying the development would be “over-dominant, over-bearing and create an intrusive feature” in the village.
Order placed for town’s 105 new all-electric buses
THE future of zero emissions bus travel in Warrington is now a step closer – with the contract awarded for the town’s 105-strong all-electric buses – one of the biggest orders of electric buses by any town or city in the UK to date.
Firefighters tackle two deliberate fires in the open
FIRE crews were called out to reports of a house fire, which turned out to be a deliberate fire in the open outside an empty property at Woolston.
Orford Lane remains closed for urgent repairs to electrical faults
ORFORD Lane near the junction of the busy A49, remains closed this morning (Monday) for ongoing emergency works due to two electrical faults.
Crowds flock to Cheshire Steam Fair
ESTABLISHED for more than 30 years crowds flocked to the Cheshire Steam Fair which was blessed with sunshine.
High School bid to upgrade all-weather pitch
CULCHETH High School is seeking planning permission to replace a sand based 2G Astroturf surface with a 3rd Generation Artificial Grass Pitch (3G AGP) carpet surface to meet the needs of local football teams.
Weightlifter Josh sets sights on British Championships after winning gold in North West Open
LOCAL weightlifter Josh Summersgill is celebrating winning a gold medal in the North West Open competition and has now set his sights on the British Championships next month.
Walkers dodge the showers at Stockton Heath Walking Day
VIDEO: & Pictures: WALKERS taking part in the annual Stockton Heath Walking Day managed to dodge the showers on their annual Walk of Witness.
No more Crazy Nights! – Kiss End of the Road World Tour
AFTER first becoming aware of legendary rockers Kiss way back in the late 1970s during my school days (Kiss Alive II) it wasn’t until I first experienced the band live in 2010 on the Sonic Boom tour, that I fell in love with them!