Fingerprint system to pay for school meals
PUPILS at 50 Warrington schools look set to soon be paying for school
meals through a high-tech system which converts their fingerprints into a
bar code.
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.
Police focus on underage drinking
CHESHIRE Police’s Christmas alcohol campaign comes to a close this week with the final part focussing on underage drinking.
Campaign to help needy carers
A CAMPAIGN has been launched in Warrington to reach carers who could be missing out on more than £2 million worth of benefits.
Students with designing ways
GRAPHIC design students from a Warrington college are working with a local business to produce a range of marketing materials.
Bank staff raised fraud alarm
WARRINGTON bank staff stepped in to stop a case of fraud – which could
have resulted in an elderly couple paying £10,000 for basic gardening
maintenance works.
Woman charged with murder
A 36-YEAR-OLD woman has been charged with the murder of her partner following a fatal stabbing at Padgate, Warrington, last Sunday evening.
Bin collection update
FOLLOWING the disruption over the past two days caused by the snow and
ice Warrington Borough Council’s waste services team will resume blue
and black bin collections in the morning, Thursday December 23.
Boxing Day game re-scheduled
WARRINGTON Wolves eagerly anticipated Boxing Day clash at Widnes has already fallen victim to the weather.
Town centre road closed after crash
THERE was traffic chaos in Warrington town centre today when busy Mersey Street was closed following a road crash.
Polar bear in Warrington!
WHILE the snow and ice across Warrington has brought misery to motorists and shoppers, it has also provided plenty of fun for others and created a variety of scenes – including a polar bear sighting in town!