MP and residents visit anaerobic waste site similar to plant planned for Winwick
MP and residents visit anaerobic waste site similar to plant planned for Winwick A SIMILAR anaerobic waste digestion plant to the one that is planned in Winwick has been visited by the village’s MP and residents. In January, Severn Trent announced that it proposes to build an anaerobic digestion facility on a field adjacent to […]
Canal could be used to help prevent flooding in Warrington
Canal could be used to help prevent flooding in Warrington | Warrington Guardian A PROPOSAL has been made to use a historic canal to help prevent flooding. The Sankey Canal Restoration Society (SCRS) wants overflow from Sankey Brook to be diverted into the canal. This follows serious flooding that affected parts of Warrington over the New Year […]
MP votes to support new draft regulations for Deposit Return Scheme for single-use drink containers
WARRINGTON North MP Charlotte Nichols has voted to support new draft regulations to introduce a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for single-use drinks containers. Across the UK, consumers purchase an estimated 31 billion single-use drinks containers each year – 12 billion plastic drinks bottles, 14 billion drinks cans, and 5 billion glass bottles. Yet current collection […]
MP calls for ‘significant’ investment to prevent flood reoccurrence
CHARLOTTE Nichols has called for ‘significant’ investment in Warrington to prevent a reoccurrence of flooding. The past few days have seen residents hit with devastating flooding, particularly in Bewsey and Dallam, but also in areas such as Burtonwood, Lymm and elsewhere. The Warrington North MP says she has met with Minister for Flooding Emma Hardy, […]