St Rocco’s Forget-me-not garden launched at town hall
VIDEO: St Rocco’s Hospice has launched their Forget-me-not memorial garden on the lawns of Warrington Town Hall.
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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.
Police busy preparing for Creamfields music festival
POLICE have already started preparing for the Creamfields Music Festival at Daresbury which starts next Thursday, over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Fire crew tackle garden fire at Penketh
FIREFIGHTERS were called out earlier today to tackle a garden fire at Penketh, Warrington.
Campaigners fear “David and Goliath” Local Plan planning battle
WARRINGTON South MP Andy Carter has written to the Planning Inspectorate seeking clear guidance on the forthcoming “Examination in Public” of Warrington’s Local Plan after campaigners said they were facing a David and Goliath situation.
Students at Warrington & Vale Royal College celebrate strong set of vocational results
STUDENTS and staff at Warrington & Vale Royal College are celebrating a fantastic set of vocational results, with 88% of final-year students studying a BTEC Level 3 achieving a Distinction*, Distinction or Merit grade.
Resilient Lymm High Sixth Form students celebrate excellent A-Level results
STUDENTS at Lymm High School were today celebrating excellent A-Level results as strong as those before the pandemic hit – if not stronger, with nearly all gaining their university of choice.
Travellers to be served notice to vacate Crab Lane playing fields as encampment leaves Howley
A travellers encampment is to be served with a notice to vacate council-owned land at the Crab Lane playing fields, Warrington.
Three more COVID-19 related deaths as eight areas of the town see increases and hospital inpatient numbers rise
WHILE three more COVID-19-related deaths have sadly been reported in Warrington during the past week, infection rates are continuing to fall , although eight areas of the town have seen increases.
Angry Lib Dems attack “chaotic” Conservatives over call-in and Labour for lack of openness
ANGRY Liberal Democrats have attacked Warrington Borough Council’s opposition Conservative group for a “chaotic” call-in challenge to the Labour group’s decision to invest over £60m in a solar farm near Doncaster.
Colette takes the plunge for teenager left disabled after being starved of oxygen at birth
TO mark her 40th birthday year Colette Toynton is taking the plunge with a sponsored skydive to help raise funds for a teenage family friend left disabled after being starved of oxygen at birth.