MAYOR of Warrington, Councillor

Jean Flaherty, officially opened Grappenhall Manor, the £11million new state-of-the-art care centre in Grappenhall, in one of her last engagements before her term of office ends.

Jean was invited to open Statham Manor in Lymm late last year, New Care’s first care centre in the borough of Warrington, seeing first hand the care facilities that the operator was delivering in the area.

Impressed with the design of the new build home and quality of care, she was delighted to return to meet the new team, enjoy a guided tour of the new Grappenhall facility and cut a red ribbon to declare the home officially open for its first residents.

Jean said: “It was a privilege to be invited to open New Care’s second dedicated care facility in Warrington and hear how these two superb centres that will work together to