Police urge residents to stay home for New Year’s Eve
POLICE are urging residents to stay home this New Year’s Eve following the news that many parts of the county including Warrington, have moved into Tier 4.
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. 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.
Mission accomplished! Now time to set a new fund-raising challenge for 2021
LITTLE did I know when I agreed to become the face to help launch St Rocco’s Hospice’s 100 faces fund-raising campaign that we would be thrown into the middle of a global COVID-19 pandemic.
Time to get lagging water pipes
WITH Winter finally here and temperatures plummeting, water company United Utilities is urging Warrington homes and businesses to get lagging – and avoid the misery of a wet and costly winter.
One more COVID-19 death and 110 new cases as Warrington prepares to move into Tier 4
AS Warrington prepares to move into Tier 4 restrictions one more COVID-19 death has been reported at Warrington Hospital while 110 new cases have been confirmed in the latest daily update.
Warrington to move into Tier 4 after record rise in COVID-19 infections
JUST four days after being moved into Tier 3 Warrington and Cheshire will move into tier 4 tomorrow, following a record rise in COVID-19 cases.
Hospital’s vaccination programme in full swing
WARRINGTON hospital’s vaccination programme was in full swing today administering Covid vaccinations.
Firefighters tackle rubbish fire at Winwick
FIREFIGHTERS were called out last night to tackle a rubbish fire at Winwick.
Walking footballers donate food worth over £1,200 to Warrington Foodbank
JUST before Christmas members of the Warrington based Enjoy Football CIC donated food for Warrington Foodbank at their walking football winter special.
Plan to make town centre COVID-19 traffic measures permanent will create even more rat runs!
HAVING been a near-daily visitor to Warrington Town Centre for business and recreational purposes for more than 40 years, I have to say the latest plans to make the temporary COVID-19 related traffic measures permanent, is possibly the most ill-conceived highways proposal I have ever witnessed since the creation of the Bridge Foot chaos, which has now become worse, making three lanes merge into two.
Local history enthusiast creates fascinating 3D video of Orford Hall
VIDEO: LOCAL history enthusiast and animation expert Mark Collins has produced a superb ‘3D’ video that reveals what historic Orford Hall looked like in the early 1900s.