Fire at commercial building believed to be accidental
TWO fire crews were called out this morning to reports of a fire at commercial premises at Woolston.
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.
Dream comes true as dad and daughter team win two awards at US short films festival
A dad and daughter team from Warrington have produced a short film at zero cost on a smartphone which has recently won two awards at US film festivals.
Three sisters set themselves marathon challenge
THREE sisters from Warrington have set themselves the marathon challenge of raising £6,000 for Alzheimers research – by running the London Marathon next year.
Police seek man alleged to have stolen handbags
POLICE from the Warrington Town Centre Beat Team have launched a CCTV appeal to trace a male involved in the alleged theft of handbags from a town centre store.
Slimming World Man of the Year sheds an incredible 16st 9lbs to donate kidney to sister
SLIMMING World “Man of the Year” Matthew Flanagan from Warrington has shed an incredible 16st 9lbs so he can donate a kidney to his sister.
Time to compensate Raven Inn for lost business due to road works blunder
AFTER seeing first hand all the hard work that has gone into re-opening the Raven Inn community pub at Glazebury over recent years it was extremely disappointing to see the chaos caused by the ongoing road works outside the premises.
Creamfields policing operation described a success as reported crimes down on last year
A total of 32 people were arrested at the recent Creamfields music festival, with more than 50 others due to go through the criminal justice process later, with the most common crimes being drug-related.
The changing face of Warrington town centre over 25 years
WHILE much has changed over the past 25 years since the launch of Warrington Worldwide – the transformation of the town centre certainly stands out – none more so than the Cultural Quarter.
Report helps highlight areas for inpatients improvements at Warrington & Halton Hospitals
THE results of the latest annual survey of hospital inpatients published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) show patient satisfaction levels are largely unchanged since 2022 but remain significantly worse than pre-pandemic.
Schoolboy who made face shields for hospital staff during pandemic excels in engineering
A student who received praise making face shields for hospital staff during the COVID-19 pandemic as an 11-year-old schoolboy has gone on to excel in his GCSE results, receiving a Distinction 2* for engineering.