WARRINGTON Borough Council has confirmed that an investigation has been launched into the apparent rusting of the Golden Gates. This comes a year after the landmark underwent an expensive restoration project to bring it back to its former glory. The refurbishment of the gates took seven months of painstaking work, costing a sum in the region of £500,000. But photos published earlier this month shows apparent corrosion of the gates, which have stood proudly outside Warrington Town Hall for more than a century One reader said: “I am very concerned about the state of the Golden Gates. These were only refurbished last year.