Fire crews fight four-hour battle
FIRE crews were involved in a four-hour battle to extinguish a blaze at a disused timber yard.
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.
Cyclists urged to wear safety helmets
THE young daughter of a cyclist who was left fighting for his life after being knocked down in Warrington has appealed for all the town’s riders to ensure they wear their helmets.
Village centre is like Dodge City
STOCKTON Heath at night has been compared to “Dodge City” by an angry resident.
Basketball stars drop in at school
PUPILS at St Peter’s Primary School in Woolston, Warrington, got a special visit from the BiG Storage Cheshire Jets Basketball team as part of the Hoops 4 Health programme.
Shop assistant injured by robbers
A SHOP assistant was injured when two thugs, one brandishing a piece of wood,robbed a convenience store near Warrington.
Village centre like Dodge City
STOCKTON Heath at night has been compared to “Dodge City” by an angry resident.
Police hunt sex fiend
POLICE are hunting a man who carried out a sex attack on a 14-year-old girl as she waited at a bus stop at Warrington.
College basketball team tastes victory
JUST three years after setting up a basketball development centre, Warrington’s Priestley College is celebrating their team being crowned league and play-off winners.
Man stole from neighbours
A MAN stole cash and jewellery worth more than £1,200 from neighbours while supposedly feeding their cat while they were on holiday.
Fundraisers will bare all for cancer charity
TWO Warrington fundraisers are going to bare it all on national television – to raise the profile of Macmillan Cancer Support.