Village gets ready to walk
ARRANGEMENTS are well advanced for the annual Grappenhall Walking Day on
Saturday, June 26.
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.
Suicide and depression – to music
SUICIDE, depression and other taboo subjects – hardly the stuff of
musical theatre.
House extension plan under fire
A PLAN to demolish two domestic garages to make way for a two-storey
house extension is to go before Warrington planners with a
recommendation for refusal.
Omega housing plan illegal – claim
IF Warrington Borough Council presses ahead with its plan to use the
giant Omega development site for a mixture of uses without consultation
it will be acting illegally, a local campaigner claims.
Education project needs YOUR vote
WARRINGTON-based education project The Survivors for Peace Programme,
needs your vote this week as it goes head to head with other
Lottery-funded projects from across the UK in the semi-finals of this
year’s National Lottery Awards.
Culture festival for young people
YOUNG people in Warrington are being invited to attend a special event
– that aims to teach new skills and break down cultural barriers.
Get ready for family sports
HOME-Start Warrington celebrates the second annual National Family Week
with a family sport session in conjunction with “Activate Fun”.
Anger over stable conversion plan
ANGRY councillors have objected to plans to convert a block of stables
to a self-contained residential annex at a farm.
Wolves 80 minutes from Wembley
WARRINGTON Wolves are just 80 minutes away from a return trip to Wembley after a hard fought 22-26 Challenge Cup quarter-final victory at Bradford Bulls.
News in brief
A ROUND-up of news from around the Warrington area.