Town welcomes congestion no vote
ABOUT 15,000 Warrington people will save up to £1,200-a-year each as a
result of the “no vote” on congestion charging in Manchester, according
to a top Tory.
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Jack Straw's secret visit to Omega
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JUSTICE Secretary Jack Straw has made a secret visit to the Omega development site at Warrington – one of a number of sites across the North West being considered for a giant US-style Titan prison.
Three-year extension plan for tip
PLANNING chiefs at Warrington are to be asked to approve a three-year
extension to the life of the controversial Risley Landfill site.
Lucky trio hit the jackpot
AFTER several weeks without a winner, three lucky punters hit the
jackpot in the weekly lottery run by the League of Friends of
Warrington Hospital.
Council warning on road safety
IF a child is injured or killed in a road accident near a Stockton
Heath school the borough council could be reminded that it would not
take action, a local councillor has warned.
£1 million play boost for town
AT least 22 new children’s play areas will be built at Warrington 12
months earlier than originally planned – thanks to the “credit crunch.”
Students' fire safety advert
ADVERTISING students at the Warrington campus of the University of
Chester have produced a chilling radio advert for Cheshire Fire and
Rescue Service to promote the importance of fire safety during the
festive season.
More problems ahead for beauty spot?
A WARNING has been given that work carried out on Stockton Heath beauty spot Ackers Pit this year may result in more problems next summer.
Bringing planning into disrepute
IF ever there was a story to bring the planning system into disrepute,
surely it is the continuing saga of the Risley Landfill Site.
Fire crews tackle kitchen blaze
FIREFIGHTERS wearing breathing apparatus were called to a report of a kitchen fire in Warrington.