Police praise residents after stolen bikes recovered
POLICE have praised residents after two stolen bikes were recovered in the Great Sankey area of Warrington.
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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. 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.
Off-duty officer who tackled teenage robbers after being threatened with crowbar praised for courage
AN off-duty officer who intervened at an attempted robbery in Warrington on Monday night involving two 15-year-old boys, one armed with a crowbar, has been praised for his courage.
Care home that breached safety regulations now rated good by CQC
A WARRINGTON care home that had been in breach of safety regulations has now been rated “Good” by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) although some concerns remain over medicine management.
Emergency services attend collision involving motorcycle and car
EMERGENCY services attended a road traffic collision involving a motorcycle and a car on Knutsford Road, Warrington, yesterday, Tuesday.
Two youths arrested for possessing offensive weapon following police incident at Lymm
POLICE have arrested two youths for possessing an offensive weapon following an incident involving anti-social behaviour in Lymm village centre recently.
Luncheon club set to re-open after “11 long distressing weeks”
AFTER “11 long distressing weeks” Ougtrington Community Centre will at long last, re-open its doors tomorrow, Thursday, to the local luncheon club which was locked out following a fall out between trustees and volunteers.
Local Tories call on Home Office to review decision to allow asylum seekers at Holiday Inn
LOCAL Tories are calling on the Home Office to review a decision to allow the Holiday Inn at Woolston to be a venue for asylum seekers.
Lengthy delays on M6 after lorry sheds its load
THE M6 has now fully re-opened after an earlier incident involving a lorry shedding its load caused lengthy delays on Tuesday afternoon.
Taking a trip down memory lane with the Grand Old Man of Rock Francis Rossi
WHEN I first saw Francis Rossi treading the boards at Manchester Apollo in 1981, never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined seeing the frontman of the mighty Status Quo, performing an acoustic set in my hometown at Warrington Parr Hall more than four decades later!
Traffic brought to standstill as Stockton Heath swing bridge sticks again
THE Stockton Heath swing bridge stuck again last night, the latest in a growing list of recent incidents involving the ageing structures spanning the Manchester Ship Canal.