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Detectives hunt Birchfield cyclist robbers in Widnes

DETECTIVES are hunting two robbers who pushed a 14-year-old boy off his bike before stealing it.Read

Runcorn MP asks most questions in Parliament

RUNCORN MP Graham Evans has been named the most active new member in a league table compiled by the independent House of Commons Library.Read

NHS Health Improvement Team launches new wave of Fresh Start programme in Halton

THE NHS’s Health Improvement Team is about to start the next wave of its Fresh Start programme across Halton.Read

Chlamydia rife among Halton’s 15-24 year-olds

YOUNG adults in Halton have one of the highest rates of positive Chlamydia tests in the country, according to latest statistics.Read

Cheshire police hail Creamfields at Daresbury a success despite 32 arrests

CHESHIRE police have hailed Creamfields Festival an overwhelming success despite making more than 30 arrests over the weekend.Read

Homeless focus group on the cards after Halton Borough Council event

A HOMELESS conference has kick-started a drive to give youngsters more say in developing services.Read

Serial cat killer poisons Smeagol and Sprite in Micklegate, Murdishaw, Runcorn

A CAT killer has struck again in a Runcorn street bringing the death toll to eight.Read

Third of Lib Dem councillors in Halton resign in protest over coalition

THREE Halton councillors have resigned as Liberal Democrats in protest at the party’s coalition with the Conservatives.Read

Positive STI tests in Halton youths amongst highest in country

YOUNG adults in Halton have one of the highest rates of positive chlamydia tests in the country, according to latest statistics.Read

Moorfield Under-7s pick up new strip won by Alex Sutton in Weekly News/M&S competition

JUNIOR rugby player Alex Sutton is a poet – and now his teammates know it!Read

James Brokenshire MP lavishes praise on Cheshire CCTV system

A GOVERNMENT minister has lavished praise on the groundbreaking way Cheshire police use their CCTV in the war on crime.Read

NHS Health Improvement Team launches new wave of Fresh Start programme in Halton

THE NHS’s Health Improvement Team is about to start the next wave of its Fresh Start programme across Halton.Read

Arriva North West launches short story talent search in Halton

ARRIVA North West has launched a search for a talented young writer in the region.Read

Parasite warning for Halton parents

HALTON parents have been urged to wash their children’s hands on trips to animal attractions.Read

Community groups urged to take share of grants in Runcorn and Widnes

RESIDENTS have been called on to stake their claim on a pot of cash provided by one of the borough’s key social housing providers.Read

Convenience store on Church Street, Runcorn, fined for out of date food

A RUNCORN shop owner has been fined £825 for displaying out-of-date food for sale.Read

Figures show 11 suicides in Halton last year

AN ESTIMATED 11 people took their own lives in Halton last year, according to figures released by the NHS.Read

British Red Cross call for new breed of fundraisers in Halton

THE British Red Cross is looking to set up new fundraising groups in Runcorn and Widnes.Read

Widnes man arrested in connection with Halewood drive-by shooting

A WIDNES man is being questioned after a drive-by shooting in Liverpool.Read

Former smokers in Halton to be used as face campaign

RESIDENTS in Halton are to become the stars of an anti-smoking campaign.Read

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