Win tickets to see Iron Maiden tribute The Beast at Parr Hall
VIDEO: A thrilling high-octane tribute to one of the UK’s best-loved heavy metal bands, Iron Maiden, is gracing Warrington’s Parr Hall stage for the first time next month.
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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.
MP backs Government action to tackle unfair parking fines
WARRINGTON North MP Charlotte Nichols is urging local residents to take part in a Government consultation in advance of new laws to protect motorists from unfair parking fines.
MP urges families to apply for £7,500 childcare savings before deadline
WARRINGTON South MP Sarah Hall is urging families to apply for funded childcare hours before the start of the new school term, with local parents able to save up to £7,500 a year under Labour’s new cost of living package.
Spotlight on The Lower Angel Band
VIDEO: AFTER meeting up in a pub last March Warrington-based The Lower Angel Band are already working on their debut 10-track debut album at the recording studios of locally based Ameritz Music.
Meet the Alpacas and the Mayor at picnic in the park at town hall
THE Mayor of Warrington is inviting residents and visitors to a special event to meet Alapacas at a Picnic in the Park, taking place on Sunday, 7 September, from 12.30pm to 3.30pm, on the back lawn at Warrington Town Hall.
Council urge residents not to display flags from lampposts or public property
WARRINGTON Borough Council has issued a statement asking residents not to install flags illegally on lampposts, currently being displayed in parts of the town as a demonstration of national pride.
Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation seeks applications for grants following sale of iconic Peace Centre
FOLLOWING on from the sale of its iconic Peace Centre, the Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation has become a grant-making charity to fund other charities working in peace building and conflict resolution across the UK.
Creamfields policing operation concludes as 43 arrests made for mainly drug-related crime
THE policing operation to support the Creamfields music festival has come to a successful conclusion, with 186 crimes reported and 43 arrests made for mainly drug-related crimes.
Villagers show concern for community and loss of shops with rally outside CPS Centre
VILLAGERS turned out in force to show the strength of feeling over the loss of shops at the CPS Centre in Culcheth.
Detectives renew appeal on 34th anniversary of Vera Anderson murder
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Vera Anderson in Warrington, 34 years ago this weekend, have renewed their appeal for anyone with any information to come forward.