Cash boost to ease credit crunch
CHARITY groups at Warrington hit by the economic downturn will get help from a £210,000 grant fund.
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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.
If you go down to the woods this May…
FAMILIES across Warrington have the chance to get fit and explore
nature this spring thanks to a festival of guided woodland walks coming
to the borough throughout May.
Town to bid for civil service jobs
A MINISTRY of Justice plan to move thousands of civil service jobs out
of London offers a real opportunity to Warrington, Town Hall chiefs
believe.
Council robbing the dead claim
WARRINGTON Borough Council has been accused of “robbing the dead” over price rises of almost 50 per cent at its cemeteries.
Man arrested after attack outside club
A 33-year-old Warrington man has been charged with two offences of
grievous bodily harm following an attack on a 55-year-old man in the
early hours of Saturday morning.
Town finish on a high
WARRINGTON Town travelled to Harrogate for their final game of the season and finished on a high with a 2-3 victory.
Barking dog saves woman from blaze
A BARKING dog raised the alarm – and probably saved its owner’s life – after fire broke out in a first floor flat at Warrington.
Little bookworms strike gold
TWO little “bookworms” from Warrington were recently among the first
avid young readers in the country to receive a special golden
certificate for their reading skills.
Open days at independent living centre
TWO open days are planned at Warrington’s Centre for Independent Living
– to enable people to pass on ideas to be incorporated in a £923,000
refurbishment scheme.
1,000 surprises for St Rocco's!
THERE were 1,000 extra surprises for St Rocco’s Hospice when the
proceeds of a “Gentlemen’s Evening” organised by Warrington Freemasons
was handed over.