How to beat the scammers
CONSUMER Direct is today advising people how to recognise if friends
and relatives are falling victim to scams such as bogus lotteries,
deceptive prize draws and fake psychic mailings as part of Scams
Awareness month.
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.
Stores join in NSPCC campaign
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raise £100,000 for the NSPCC’s Child’s Voice appeal are planned at stores in Warrington.
Garden centre is named UK's best
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Rosie's mercy mission to India
A 17-year-old Warrington girl is to fly out to India – to work among street children and orphans.
Students broaden their horizons
HIGH school pupils in Warrington who are currently studying for a GCSE
in German were given the opportunity to broaden their horizons when
they watched a performance from a touring
theatre group.
Warning over tenants' housing ballot
TOWN Hall chiefs at Warrington are being urged to press on with plans
to ballot council tenants on the transfer of their homes to a
registered social landlord.
Man, 65, robbed of his car
A MAN was robbed of his car as he walked his dogs in a Warrington park.
Town triumph over FA Cup heroes
TOWN travelled to FA Cup heroes Curzon Ashton, handing a debut to new
signing, striker, Rob Dutton, and began playing into gale-like
conditions sweeping from end to end.
Town's first snow of the winter
WARRINGTON today had its first taste of snow this winter – turning parts of the borough into a white wonderland.
Sandwich shop can stay open later
A CULCHETH sandwich shop is to be allowed to almost triple its opening hours – despite objections from parish councillors and a near neighbour.