Warrington Retains Status As a Safe Commercial Investment Location by Steve Park – Director of Growth & MD of Warrington & Co
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
February 2019 visit www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk for daily news and sport updates 1 2 visit www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk for daily news and sport updates February 2019 Editor Gary Skentelbery Production Paul Walker Editor’s Comment Advertising WARRINGTON has received plenty of negative publicity over James Balme the years – and like any town or city it is far from perfect – but Freephone there is still plenty to be positive about. 0800 955 5247 be done, Warrington, as a town, is The amount of positive comments more important than ever that we leading the way. Editorial we have received to our new work hard to support our town and Everybody needs to work 01925 623631 #LoveWarrington show, which local businesses. together in a positive manner to Email includes live broadcasts around the It is easy to sit back and be ensure Warrington continues to info@warrington- town on social media has been truly negative and while our first prosper. There will be bumps in the worldwide.co.uk inspiring. broadcast did attract some negative road, just like the journey of life – During the first three episodes comments, the vast majority of but together we will be stronger! Websites we teamed up with local housing people applauded our positive If you want to become involved www.culchethlife.com expert Gary Pemberton from Belvoir attitude. with the #LoveWarrington group – www.frodshamlife.co.uk Sales & Lettings to take a tour of the So much more can be achieved or have a positive story to tell drop www.lymmlife.co.uk town centre looking at the issues in life with a positive attitude and me a line to garys@warrington- www.warrington.tv facing the area, promoting local while there is still a lot of work to worldwide.co.uk www.warrington- businesses, encouraging people to worldwide.co.uk shop local and supporting the high Address street. New Media Centre As one of the founding members Old Road Warrington of #LoveWarrington, a consortium WA4 1AT of local business people who give up their time to promote the town in a positive way, I care passionately about the place where I live and work. warrington-worldwide is published monthly by The past year has been a tough Baby Showers Orbit News Ltd. one for many businesses and with much uncertainty created by #Brexit The contents of this magazine are fully protected by copyright and changes in shopping habits, it with and nothing may be reprinted or reproduced without prior permission of the publishers. Deadline for Afternoon The publishers are not liable for any statement made or opinion Teas expressed by third parties in this the March publication. issue is (closed Mondays) Printed by TwentyFourSeven 8 Bold Street, Warrington. Tel 01925 654000 February 12 www.shellysrestaurant.eu February 2019 visit www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk for daily news and sport updates 3 Hospital and College team up to ‘home grow’ local NHS workforce Warrington and Halton Hospitals and Warrington & Vale Royal employment pipeline into the Trust. opportunities that will meet the needs College have teamed up signalling a commitment to ‘home Together the MoU sets out how the of learners on a range of programmes, grow’ the local NHS workforce of the future. parties will work on: enabling them to participate in high Hospital Chief Executive Mel staff’ and have committed to being • Improving the skills of the workforce quality and realistic work place Pickup and College Principal Nicola an employer of choice with a specific so more people can access jobs experiences. The College will ensure Newton have signed a Memorandum ‘People’ pledge that states ‘We will from the local population that learners are prepared for work of Understanding to cement the new be the best place to work with a • Giving those without the right skills place experience through promoting partnership. diverse, engaged workforce that is fit a second chance to get job ready the high expectations of the Trust The Trust’s relationship with the for the future’. skills ensuring that our local NHS has college is the latest in a number “This MoU is an important step • Building on the successful committed and motivated learners of academic partnerships and is in ensuring that we can access and apprenticeship hub and work in the work place, who could be intended to promote initiatives develop local talent required for with businesses to develop higher considered viable candidates for and opportunities for developing our future workforce. We offer so skilled apprenticeships future employment within the Trust on the employability skills of and many apprenticeship, volunteering • Concentrating on supporting successful completion of their study. opportunities for college learners and and job opportunities that are both graduate level jobs to attract the Cementing the relationship the apprentices. clinical and non-clinical – there really highest skilled workers College joins the Trust’s Council of The Trust’s Chief Executive Mel is something for everyone as part of • Enabling school leavers to get the Governors as a partner governor Pickup said: “We have launched our team.” qualifications they need to access while the Trust’s Director of HR and our new strategy ‘Becoming an Key to the partnership is the and create the jobs of the future. Organisation Development Michelle Outstanding organisation for our focus on learners’ experiences in College CEO Nichola Newton Cloney, joins Warrington & Vale patients, our communities and our the workplace and the potential said: “Our partnership will develop Royal College’s Governing Body. www.amathusfs.co.uk Looking for a mortgage? Need insurance? Don’t look too far… we’re a local firm who will provide you with impartial and professional advice T. 01925 399999 E. [email protected] Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage. Amathus Financial Services Ltd is an appointed representative of Sesame Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. For mortgages we can be paid by commission, or fee of usually £995 or a combination of both. 4 visit www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk for daily news and sport updates February 2019 £725,000 heart unit opens at hospital A NEW £725,000 acute cardiac care unit has been officially during the winter period. However, emergency department. The estates opened at Warrington Hospital. the plan after winter is to develop team have done a fantastic job The new unit merges the former and three 5-bed en-suite bays and a state of the art midwifery-led within the confines of our ageing cardiac ward C21 in Croft wing three side rooms for the ward area. maternity unit alongside the existing estate and our specialist cardiac with the coronary care unit in The new CCU zone benefits from delivery suite to offer greater choice and support teams are delighted Appleton wing in the former ward a large nurse base which offers to women in pregnancy. with the new environment and A3 and enables the concentration greater observation of bed bays Professor Simon Constable, purpose built space within which to of cardiac specialist staff, while at the same time retaining deputy chief executive and treat our patients.” facilities and equipment for the patient privacy and dignity between executive medical director said: Mayor of Warrington Cllr Karen seamless treatment, recovery and male and female patients. The unit “We have long wished to locate all Mundry and hospital Trust chairman rehabilitation of patients living with is fully air conditioned and has of our acute speciality wards in the Steve McGuirk met patients and heart problems. adjustable lighting and designated hospital’s main ward block, close to staff at the formal opening of the The first patients have been quiet spaces to create a calming acute medicine, radiology and the new facility. transferred to the unit which environment. comprises the eight bed coronary As well as the significantly care unit and the 18-bed ward enhanced care and experience C21. benefits for heart patients, the It has been adapted to create former ward C21 has been released two 3-bed bays and two single side as a potential winter ward to allow rooms for the CCU part of the ward for an increase in bed pressures February 2019 visit www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk for daily news and sport updates 5 6 visit www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk for daily news and sport updates February 2019 SHA February 2019 visit www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk for daily news and sport updates 7 Business Business Warrington retains status as a safe commercial investment location by Steve Park – Director of Growth & MD of Warrington & Co Whilst Warrington business surges All of the units at Omega are now nine storey mixed use complex which ahead as ever, we start the year with either occupied or under offer and will include circa 6,400sq ft of retail an undoubted level of uncertainty further investment is certain. and leisure space, a 796 parking regarding Brexit. Time Square continues apace. The space Multi Storey Car park and Nevertheless Warrington retains units are rapidly nearing practical 362 contemporary apartments. As its international status as a safe completion whereupon fit out will I’ve mentioned before, Warrington Steve Park commercial investment location. commence - starting this Summer. Town Centre is enjoying a residential MD of Warrington & Co. Statistics just out from Cushman & The project will open in a little over renaissance with hundreds of Wakefield predict a 2.7 % rise in a year now. Very soon we’ll be planning applications approved or 01925 442 243 Industrial Capital Values in 2019 announcing the first of the restaurant construction underway. In fact just for the North West.