Gary Skentelbery

WARRINGTON came together in powerful numbers at the weekend for the annual Hope 100 Walk, with the Mayor of Warrington and Charlotte Nichols MP among those showing their support for suicide prevention and better mental health.

THE slow death of the traditional newsagent is being played out on Warrington’s streets – and the latest crisis at former high street giant WHSmith is another warning sign.

A parish councillor councillor is preparing to take on two more gruelling marathons at the age of 65 as he continues a fundraising mission which has already raised tens of thousands of pounds for cancer charities.

THE RSPCA has launched an appeal to trace the owner of a cockerel and hen, found trapped in a hedge at the Creamfields music festival at Daresbury.

WARRINGTON Hospital is already facing a major capacity crisis – with around one in four beds occupied by patients who are medically fit to leave – and now the NHS trust’s chairman has warned proposed £34m adult social care cuts could make the situation dramatically worse.

WARRINGTON South MP Sarah Hall has turned up the pressure on the Prime Minister over the town's ageing infrastructure – demanding action on both Warrington Hospital and Broomfields Leisure Centre.

SERIOUS questions are being raised over the collapse of Warrington-based suicide prevention charity PAPYRUS after staff were reportedly told they were out of work with virtually no warning.

WARRINGTON Borough Council has decided to press ahead with the closure of Sandy Lane Community Recycling Centre in Stockton Heath – despite there being no confirmed alternative facility for residents in south Warrington.

A Warrington mother has launched an emotional fundraising appeal to give her five-year-old son the specialist equipment he desperately needs as he prepares for major spinal surgery.

THERE is something deeply disturbing about the sudden collapse of a charity whose very purpose was to stop young people taking their own lives.