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Two charged over Uplands ‘gunshots’ incident in Runcorn

TWO suspects have been charged with discharging a firearm in Runcorn.Read

Halton Borough Council fined £70,000 in adoption blunder

A GOVERNMENT watchdog has fined Halton Borough Council after it revealed a child’s adoptive parents’ address to the birth mother by accident.Read

Halton Lea

In the June 6 edition of the Runcorn Weekly News we published inaccurate information about occupancy rates at Halton Lea.Read

Cheshire Chief Constable Dave Whatton referred to watchdog

CHESHIRE Chief Constable Dave Whatton has the ‘full support’ of the police commissioner after being referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.Read

Runcorn pervert who groomed teenage girl on smartphone behind bars

A RUNCORN pervert has started an 18-month prison sentence after forcing a girl to have sex with him after he groomed her through mobile phone messaging.Read

Police hunt gang of youths who launched homophobic attack on two women in Widnes

A GANG of youths who launched a homophobic attack on two women in Widnes are being hunted by police.Read

Incinerator HGV bid scrapped at crunch meeting in Runcorn

PLANNING chiefs have scrapped chemical giants Ineos Chlorvinyl’s latest attempt to increase the limits imposed on HGV deliveries to its Runcorn incinerator.Read

Pensioner in knife terror

A BAGSNATCHER pulled a knife on his elderly victim and a bystander who stopped to intervene, say police.Read

False alarm in Widnes river rescue call-out

A FRANTIC river rescue operation in Widnes was abandoned after it emerged the ‘casualties’ were in fact engineers surveying the river.Read

Thousands turn out in Runcorn and Widnes to welcome 1 Mercians back from Afghanistan

THOUSANDS of wellwishers turned out to welcome 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment troops back from Afghanistan for a homecoming march through Runcorn and Widnes.Read

Search on to find firms for empty 10% at Halton Lea shopping centre

HALTON Lea shopping centre has revealed more details about its plans for the future.Read

Halton Housing Trust apartment plans approved for iconic Widnes music venue

A CONTROVERSIAL decision to grant planning permission for an apartment block on an iconic site in Widnes has sparked fury among neighbours.Read

Enterprise Zone funding could make Daresbury estate ‘brainiest in Britain’

A MULTI-MILLION pound investment is set to turn a new housing estate in Daresbury into one of the brainiest neighbourhoods in Britain.Read

Mystery over mass shrub theft in Runcorn

A GREEN-FINGERED thief stole 20 plants from a Runcorn youth centre garden.Read

Halton ‘One Direction ticket scam’ suspect bail ends today

BAIL is due to end today for a suspect accused of conning Runcorn and Widnes pop fans out of cash for fake ticket deals.Read

Halton Transport driver walkout rumour rubbished by bus chief

A TRAVEL firm has denied that bus drivers are to go on strike in Widnes and Runcorn over reduced pay.Read

Widnes Vikings star Patrick Ah Van loses trademark hair-do for charity

VIKINGS fan-favourite Patrick Ah Van has ditched his trademark bushy hair-do as he begins his quest to help send a brave little girl for life-saving treatment in America.Read