AFTER advising residents disruptions to refuse collections would be “minimal” due to a national bin strike, Warrington Borough Council today announced there would be no collections today, Tuesday.
A small number of waste, highways and environment workers at Warrington Borough Council have confirmed their intention to strike from next Tuesday, 3 October, until Monday, 16 October.
WARRINGTON Borough Council’s deputy leader Cllr Cathy Mitchell says the council is unlikely to continue its current commercial approach as more concerns were raised in parliament over the significant level of borrowing, currently approaching £2 billion.
OPPOSITION Tories “had no influence” in a Labour decision to make a U-turn on controversial £145m loan proposals, says deputy leader of Labour controlled Warrington Borough Council, Cllr. Cathy Mitchell.
WITH one of the highest levels of debt in the country Warrington Borough Council says it is satisfied with draft accounts for 2022/23 despite deep concerns from opposition Tories.
PLANS to build nine dwellings on Green Belt land at Stretton have been thrown out by Warrington planners due to lack of special circumstances and insufficient information whether Great Crested Newts would be harmed.
A GRAPPENHALL resident has won planning permission to retain a “Roman Villa” summerhouse on appeal after Warrington planners rejected the application – after previously approving a similar building.
THROUGHOUT my journalistic career spanning more than 40 years planning matters have always been some of the most contentious stories I have written about.
LOCAL residents have a chance to meet the Mayor of Warrington, Cllr Steve Wright, for an afternoon tea event at the Town Hall.
WHILE Labour Deputy Leader Cllr. Cathy Mitchell has blamed the Government for a “significant backlog” of Local Audits, Warrington South MP Andy Carter has hit back at local Labour Cllrs over a five year delay in audit sign offs and £½ million fees.
