£5.2m boost for “shovel ready” electric bus depot for Warrington
WARRINGTON is set to receive £5.2m from the government’s “Getting Building Fund” for a “shovel ready” project to construct a new, all electric bus depot in the town.
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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.
Five fire crews tackle blaze at Barleycastle Trading Estate
FIVE fire crews were called out late last night to tackle a blaze at commercial premises on the Barleycastle Trading Estate at Appleton Thorn.
Culcheth Library reopens
CULCHETH Library has reopened as LiveWire moves into Phase 2 of reopening library sites following closures enforced by the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown.
Marathon effort as teenage girls raise over £1,000 for Cancer Research
LYMM High School friends Lydia Keeley and Holly Matthews both aged 15, suddenly announced to their startled parents that they planned to walk a marathon ‘on Saturday’.
Call for businesses to provide students with virtual work experience
BUSINESSES from across Warrington and Cheshire are being urged to get involved and work with more local schools to help boost employability among young people following a virtual work experience project.
One new COVID-19 case confirmed in past 24 hours
ONE new case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Warrington in the last 24 hours according to the latest figures from Public Health England.
Police warn public to be vigilant following indecent exposures at Birchwood
POLICE are warning the public to be vigilant following two indecent exposure incidents at a park in Birchwood over the weekend.
DW Sports appoints administrators putting 1,700 jobs at risk
GYM and Sports retailer DW Sports, a gym and sports retailer with council owned premises in Warrington, has appointed administrators, putting 1,700 jobs at risk.
Organised crime gang who targeted the homes of footballers and celebrities jailed for a total of 24 years
THREE members of a crime gang who targeted the homes of footballers and celebrities in Cheshire, including Lymm, stealing items worth more than £600,000 during a series of burglaries, have been jailed for more than 24 years.
Lymm’s award-winning safety central reopening for family visits
LYMM’S Award-winning safety and lifeskills centre “Safety Central” is reopening for family visits on Monday August 10.