Youth worker, professor, surgeon and teacher from Warrington receive Queen’s Birthday Honours
A youth worker, a professor, a surgeon and a teacher from Warrington, are among those honoured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours
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.
Police secure closure order at Penketh property which has been anti-social hot spot
POLICE have secured a closure order on a property at Penketh, Warrington, which has been an anti-social hot spot.
£10,000 grant available for Healthy Heart projects
LOCAL Community groups that help local people look after their hearts can now apply for a grant of up to £10,000, thanks to national charity Heart Research UK and the Subway® brand.
Legacy garden to be showcased at RHS Tatton Show
A unique garden highlighting the importance of gifts left in wills to help people living with cancer – commissioned by Macmillan Cancer Support – will be exhibited at this year’s RHS Tatton Show.
Care home residents enjoy first pamper down since start of Covid restrictions
Residents at a Lymm care home recently enjoyed a pamper day as they welcomed back their in-house hairdresser whose last visit had been in March last year, days before Covid restrictions came into force.
Asda launches food drive and asks generous customers in Warrington to help
ASDA has launched a food drive calling on generous customers in Warrington to help people struggling with food essentials.
Just one COVID-19 inpatient at Warrington hospital as 68 new cases confirmed
WHILE new coronavirus cases in Warrington continue to rise, with 65 confirmed in the latest data from Public Health England, there is currently just one COVID-19 positive inpatient in the town’s hospital.
Health leaders urge public to restrict mixing as Delta Variant COVID-19 cases continue to rise
PUBLIC health leaders in Warrington are urging people to restrict mixing where possible to reduce the risk of transmission, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the town with an estimated 92 percent being the Delta variant.
Man remanded in custody after alleged sex act in Warrington cemetery
A 48-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with indecent exposure after allegedly performing a sex act in Warrington Cemetery.
Hunt for fly-tipper who dumped rubbish and started fire on country lane
POLICE are seeking help to track down a fly-tipper who dumped rubbish on a country lane in Croft, Warrington, and then set it on fire.