Canal canoe challenge
MORE than 60 people kayaked and canoed along the Bridgewater
Canal at Stockton Heath in an action packed fundraising day for Warrington Disability Partnership.
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.
Independent living centre opens
WARRINGTON Disability Partnership’s super new Centre for Independent
Living is to be officially opened on Wednesday, June 8 at 9.30pm.
New 24/7 service for stroke patients
STROKE patients at Warrington are to benefit from a new 24-hours-a-day, seven days-a-week thrombolysis service.
Celtic Crusaders 16 Warrington Wolves 56
Pictures from Warrington Wolves 16-56 Super League victory at Celtic Crusaders.
Pictures Eddie Whitham.
Wolves top 50 again!
WARRINGTON Wolves comfortably retained their position at the top of Super League with a 56-16 victory at Crusaders – but they did not have it all their own way.
News in brief
A ROUND-up of news from the Warrington area.
Bikers raise £660 for Poppy appeal
FOURTEEN riders took part in the annual bike ride organised by Lymm and
District Royal British Legion – and between them raised £660.
Canal cruisers' day of fun
MORE than 200 brightly-coloured boats gathered on the Bridgewater Canal for a weekend of fun.
Benefit cheats obtained £5,000
TWO men who between them falsely claimed benefit totalling almost £5,000 have been ordered by magistrates to repay the money.
Fire at plastics factory
FIRE crews wearing breathing apparatus tackled a blaze at a Warrington factory last night.