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Tel 01925 654000 January 15 www.shellysrestaurant.eu January 2019 visit www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk for daily news and sport updates 3 Vintage Viola store opening rocks A NEW charity shop in memory of to grow into an ‘Afflecks Palace’ Warrington band Viola Beach has type hub for artists, musicians, opened in the town centre. design students and traders to Vintage Viola has opened its create a community space; as doors as part of the Changing Lives well as being a one stop shop store, based in The Cockhedge for vital youth provision within Shopping Centre. the town centre. The River Reeves is also a designated music room accessories, books and records In its vibrant new setting Vintage Foundation want to create a multi- which can be booked by the hour for Vintage Viola can be made at Viola will serve as a pop-up use building which meets the needs as a rehearsal space. Sharon and the Changing Lives in Warrington charity shop/community space of the talented youngsters in the Lisa are both keen to support young store in the Cockhedge Shopping and was founded by the River town. performers looking for a space to Centre. For collection of furniture Reeves Foundation, providing It is hoped that the store will practise as this is something Viola and white goods for re-use please space for some of the River Reeves be part of an amazing legacy for Beach didn’t have. call Changing Lives in Warrington Foundation projects to take place. Viola Beach and Craig Tarry. Lisa remembers Viola Beach on 01925 634112. The provisions include free guitar The store has been designed and rehearsing for many an hour in For more information on lessons for young disadvantaged put together by Sharon Dunne and her garage as they couldn’t afford Vintage Viola and the projects it students, a new ‘art gallery’ Lisa Leonard along with help from anywhere else. The music room is involved in and/or volunteering providing the first permanent family and friends. Sharon and at Vintage Viola is £10 an hour opportunities please contact gallery space in town for young Lisa were inspired by Viola Beach’s and can be booked by contacting Sharon Dunne via the FaceBook art students and local artists to showcase their work, plus Vintage constant search for alternative Sharon or Lisa at the shop. page or email to volunteer@ Viola clothing which will provide fashion via charity shops. There Donations of clothing, riverreeevesfoundation.org pre-loved clothes and accessories in excellent condition, primarily aimed at 16-25 year olds. www.amathusfs.co.uk Changing Lives provides donated refurbished furniture, which is recycled and reused by selling back cheaply to low-income families to furnish their homes. The Looking for a mortgage? 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For mortgages we can be paid by commission, or fee of usually £995 or a Vintage Viola has big ambitions combination of both. 4 visit www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk for daily news and sport updates January 2019 New £200,000 Discharge Suite opens at hospital A NEW £200,000 state-of-the-art There are four bed/trolley bays Discharge Suite has been officially for patients whose acute care is opened at Warrington Hospital. complete but may require further The suite has been designed to supported care in intermediate provide a comfortable, supported care or the community. The Suite is environment for patients to open 7-days per week from 8am- commence their onward journey 9pm weekdays and 10am-7pm at home or to their next care setting. weekends. Created adjacent to the new Frailty Assessment Unit and with Chris Evans, Chief Operating easy access for vehicle pick-ups, Officer said: “We are delighted to the Discharge Suite has been open this new facility at Warrington created as a result of the Hospital which has been designed around Trust Board approving a £200K our patients, providing a more investment. comfortable and supportive environment to begin their onward Enjoy journey. At the same time this will release As soon as patients are identified much-needed beds earlier in the as being able to be discharged day enabling us to admit patients they are booked into the suite and, presenting through our emergency if mobile, are able to enjoy the department in a more timely way seated area with all the trimmings and therefore ease pressure on our including Wifi, TV, hot and very busy emergency care team, cold drinks, sandwiches; books magazines and games. There they particularly as we approach what can await transport, collection by promises to be another challenging family/carers or friends and their winter. take-home medications. Information for patients and The Suite has a dedicated their carers/relatives and friends is clinical team and is equipped with available at whh.nhs.uk/patients- thirteen comfortable chairs, six and-visitors/patient-and-visitor- recliners and seven high backs. guides/discharge January 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 January 2019 SHA January 2019 visit www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk for daily news and sport updates 7 Business Business New Year set to be another good year for Warrington economy by Steve Park – Director of Growth & MD of Warrington & Co Quarter. DESPITE the ongoing uncertainty weeks. that Brexit presents I predict that it Applications to construct and Over at Omega three of the convert properties for town centre will still be another good year for the Mountpark units on Omega South Warrington economy. residential use continue to flood in were completed last month (of with hundreds so far approved. It is When we started site clearance which Royal Mail are to occupy works on the Time Square project in encouraging to see the Private Sector one) and work will complete on their responding to the public sector lead 2016, 2020 seemed a long way off.