School boy wins national trophy
A WARRINGTON schoolboy picked up a handsome trophy and a £500 prize
when he came first in the junior section of the national Fish O Mania
angling competition in Staffordshire.
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.
Weather causes havoc
THE weather played havoc with the local cricket programme, with most matches being abandoned without a ball being bowled.
Mean thieves rob woman, 87
HARD-hearted burglars have stolen a four-figure sum from an 87-year-old woman at Warrington.
Boy robbed of bicycle
A 12-year-old boy has been robbed of his bicycle in an incident at Warrington.
Town lift Peace Cup
WARRINGTON Town’s pioneering visit to Belfast saw them lift the
inaugural Peace Cup with a resounding 7-2 victory over hosts Crewe
United.
Rail electrification vital for region
GOVERNMENT plans to electrify the Manchester-Liverpool rail line,
missing out Warrington, have been criticised by a Town Hall chief.
Sports camps for youngsters
A MONTH long series of sports camps will give youngsters in the Penketh
and Great Sankey area an opportunity to try out various sports.
Family portraits go on show
AN exhibition of paintings produced by parents and children who
attended family portrait classes earlier this year has opened at
Warrington Museum.
Hugh celebrates 100 years
MR Hugh Davies, a resident of Keate House residential home in Lymm has celebrated his 100th birthday.
Chernobyl children to visit lab
FOURTEEN children who still suffer from the after-effects of the
Chernobyl nuclear disaster will visit Warrington’s Daresbury Laboratory
for an afternoon of fun as part of a four-week stay in the North West.