A last chance for poets
POTENTIAL poets in Warrington have a last chance to win £1,000 in a
free competition aimed at getting people to write about their area.
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.
Town's schools in top 10 per cent
EXAM results for the summer’s GCSE’s rate Warrington as one of the top 10 per cent of schools in the country.
Road will close for a week
A BUSY Warrington road will close to traffic for a week from Monday November 16.
Open day at youth centre
THE chance to sample activities such as rock climbing is offered at an open day in Warrington on Friday October 30.
Innocent man dragged from car – claim
AN “innocent” man revisiting his childhood haunts in Warrington
claims he was dragged from his car by police, handcuffed and thrown to
the side of a road.
News in brief
A ROUND-UP of news from around the Warrington area.
Crime quite low say police
SERIOUS crime in the Appleton area was relatively low during September according to police.
Old folk advised to keep warm
OLDER people in Warrington are being advised to keep warm and safe as cold weather moves in during the winter.
Children in danger warning
CHILDREN using a footpath on a busy lane could be in danger – because residents have not cut back their hedges, a councillor has warned
Beware the cold weather car thieves
MOTORISTS in Warrington are being warned to beware of opportunist thieves when they defrost their cars.