Domestic abuse: help for men
MEN who are being physically or verbally abused by someone close to them
are being targeted in a Cheshire Police campaign to raise awareness of
domestic abuse.
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.
News in brief
A ROUND-up of news from around the Warrington area
Warning over scam photo shoots
TRADING Standards chiefs are warning Warrington residents to be wary
when dealing with photographic studios or people offering photo shoots.
A pay freeze for the unpaid!
PARISH councillors at Stockton Heath and Appleton do not claim expenses
or allowances – even though they have been entitled to do so for eight
years.
Charity struggling to survive
A CHARITY group which caters for divorced, separated and widowed people
in Warrington is struggling to survive – despite believing the town has
plenty of people who could benefit from its support.
Diane makes MP her Valentine!
OXFAM campaigner Diane Porter made Warrington South MP David Mowat her
Valentine this year – by sending him a giant Valentine card to thank him
for his support for the Climate Fund, which helps people in poverty
suffering from climate change.
£30 million project on schedule
WARRINGTON’S £30m Orford Park Project is well on schedule and set to
open early in 2012 despite the bad weather before Christmas, providing a
lasting Olympic legacy for the town.
Quiz night – with supper
A FUN quiz night, including a stand up bingo, whisky throw and pie and
peas supper, is being held in Warrington on Friday February 19.
Wolves squad to kick off season
WARRINGTON Wolves boss Tony Smith has announced his 19 man squad to kick
off the new Super League season at this weekend’s spectacle at the
Millennium Stadium.
Search for health champion
WARRINGTON Borough Council, NHS Warrington and the Warrington Healthcare
Consortium are looking for an Independent Chair for the Warrington
Health and Wellbeing Board.