LABOUR held onto the Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall seat by just 30 votes in the Warrington Borough Council by-election
and local independent Nigel Catlow came third with 636
Charlotte, 23, <a href="https://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2025/04/03/labour-select-charlotte-bond-for-great-sankey-north-and-whittle-hall/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lives in Great Sankey and works as a teaching assistant</a> in secondary schools across the local area
often working with youngsters who have complex needs
She graduated in Politics and Internal Relations from Cambridge University
Describing herself as an ‘enthusiastic volunteer’
she is working towards a leadership qualification with Girl Guiding
Looks to have been a good race among the top three
Let’s hope that the council carries on doing good work in our community
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A driving instructor was one of three motorists caught by police contravening a one-way system at Great Sankey
Residents of Marina Avenue have reported drivers are regularly contravening the one-way system on George Road in order to access Liverpool Road
say there are clear signs and markings warning drivers there is a no entry from Marina Avenue onto George Road
despite this three drivers were stopped today (Wednesday) as they exited onto Liverpool Road from George Road and were issued with Traffic Offence Reports
One driver learned that every day is a (driving) school day when police stopped him- he was a driving instructor on route to his next lesson
LYMM High School and Great Sankey High School were named winners of the Warrington heat of the annual &#8220;Youth Speaks&#8221; public speaking competition
PLANS for a new drainage system on  playing fields off Lingley Green Avenue
have been approved by Warrington Borough Council
The work should mean the fields – owned by Great Sankey Parish Council – will become available all the year round
FIVE candidates will contest the vacant Borough seat in the ward of Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall at a by-election taking place on Thursday
It follows the decision of sitting Cllr and former Deputy Leader Janet Henshaw to resign for personal and family reasons
The five candidates with valid nominations are:
<a href="https://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2025/04/15/lib-dems-select-allan-bird-to-contest-great-sankey-whittle-hall-by-election/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bird, Allan, Liberal Democrats</a>
<a href="https://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2025/04/03/labour-select-charlotte-bond-for-great-sankey-north-and-whittle-hall/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bond, Charlotte, Labour Party</a>
<a href="https://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2025/04/02/independent-parish-councillor-to-contest-vacant-brough-council-seat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Catlow, Nigel John, Independent</a>
<a href="https://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2025/04/01/reform-uk-form-local-branch-and-name-candidate-for-up-coming-by-election/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carl Knapper Reform UK</a>
MORE THAN 50 neighbours are celebrating in Great Sankey after it was revealed two postcodes landed People’s Postcode Lottery wins &#8211; within a week
LOCAL woman Charlotte Bond has been selected to stand for Labour in the Warrington Borough Council by-election in Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall
lives in Great Sankey and works as a teaching assistant in secondary schools across the local area
she is currently working towards a leadership qualification with Girl Guiding
WARRINGTON Liberal Democrats have selected Allan Bird to stand in the by-election in Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall on 1st May
caused by the resignation of former Labour deputy leader Janet Henshaw
Allan and his wife Sue have lived in the area for thirty-seven years and their children all attended Great Sankey High
He worked for a major bank for twenty-nine years
which included a decade as a Financial Adviser
Allan then retrained as a mathematics teacher and taught in a secondary school
He is now semi-retired and works as a maths tutor
He served on the Parish Council for five years and was chair for one year
 Warrington paid a visit to the Amazon fulfilment centre in the town as part of the site’s week-long celebration of International Women in Engineering Day (INWED)
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