Man aged 37, charged with grooming teenage girl from Warrington
A 37-year-old man has been charged with grooming a teenage girl from Warrington and possessing cocaine.
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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.
Six more COVID-19 deaths as hospital inpatient numbers reach record high while new cases continue downward trend
SIX COVID-19 patients have sadly died at Warrington hospital since Friday, while inpatient numbers have reached a new record high, although new cases are continuing a downward trend for a fifth consecutive day.
Further concerns raised over delays in council’s accounts being signed off and £1.6b of borrowing
CONCERNS are again being raised over Warrington Borough Council’s accounts and £1.6b worth of borrowing, with still no date for the last three years’ accounts being signed off by the Auditor, Grant Thornton.
MP thanks NHS staff and volunteers and welcomes progress made on vaccine and mass testing rollout
WITH an estimated 11,000 vaccinations carried out in the town, Warrington South MP Andy Carter has thanked NHS staff and volunteers for their tremendous efforts and says the rollout of vaccinations alongside mass testing is the ‘best chance’ for a return to normality.
Firefighters tackle barn blaze near Culcheth and outbuilding fire at Winwick
FIREFIGHTERS were called out to tackle a barn fire which was well alight involving logs, gas canisters and a truck near Culcheth and a separate outbuilding fire at Winwick yesterday, (Sunday) afternoon.
One year on from Climate Conference time to take next steps to make Warrington Carbon Neutral by 2030
ONE year on from Warrington’s first Young Peoples Climate Conference it is now time to take the next steps in the bid to make the town carbon neutral by 2030.
Culcheth residents urged to pool Government-backed vouchers to deliver ultrafast broadband
OPENREACH is inviting the Culcheth community to get behind a bid to bring ultrafast, ultra-reliable full-fibre broadband to local homes and businesses in the village.
iSupply Group launches iSupply Engineering
WARRINGTON based iSupply Group, a leading recruitment company in the UK, has further strengthened its service offering and recruitment expertise by launching an Engineering Division.
Former student publishes poetry book on mental health journey
A former Lymm High school student who emigrated to New Zealand, where he ended up homeless, has published a poetry book about his mental health journey.
New COVID-19 cases continue downward trend for fourth consecutive day since lockdown
THE number of new COVID-19 cases in Warrington is continuing a downward trend for the fourth consecutive day since the start of the latest lockdown.