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By Aran Dhillon, Local Democracy Reporter
The Western Link is planned to tackle congestion in the town and unlock key development land WARRINGTON’S £212 million Western Link bypass will not include tolls when open to traffic if its final business case is approved. The proposed route is planned to connect the A56 Chester Road with the A57 Sankey Way in Great Sankey. The scheme is planned to tackle congestion in the town and unlock key development land. The Government has confirmed, in principle, it will put £142.5 million towards the controversial project, with Warrington Borough Council planning to contribute £70.2 million. But a final business case still needs to be submitted to the Government.
CHILDREN are more likely to be obese when they leave Warrington s primary schools as they were a decade ago, new figures show. NHS Digital data shows 19 per cent of year six pupils in Warrington were classed as obese in 2019-20, which is up from 17 per cent in 2009-10. Across England, obesity among year 6 pupils rose from 19 per cent in 2009-10 to 21 per cent in 2019-20. It was a similar picture for children in reception, with the proportion who were obese increasing to 9 per cent in 2019-20, from 8 per cent a decade before. Likewise, the number of people being admitted to Warrington Hospital through obesity has more than doubled over the past three years.
Chipping Norton TOWNS across Oxfordshire plagued by lorries shaking historic buildings and straining ancient bridges may soon get funding for a solution. As Oxfordshire county councillors met on Wednesday, Stefan Gawrysiak, the independent councillor for Henley, spoke about the damage and disruption caused by heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) passing through the town over its historic bridge. Mr Gawrysiak called for new environmental restrictions to be brought into towns including Burford, Chipping Norton and Henley to prevent HGVs driving through them, He said historic buildings in Henley ‘rattle’ when lorries pass, and pedestrians are intimidated by them while walking on narrow pavements, and said HGVs contribute to the fact that Henley has poor air quality, having been an air quality management area for 18 years.