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Three Halton Lib Dem councillors quit party in protest over coalition

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

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

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

Three Halton Lib Dem councillors quit party in protest over coalition

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

Halton Borough Council help keep teen dancer's dream alive with funds

A TEENAGE ballet sensation from Widnes is to continue studying at the world’s most exclusive ballet school after securing last minute funding from Halton Borough CouncilRead

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

Four bailed after Bank Holiday bus brawl on High Street in Runcorn

AN ALLEGED gang attack on a pensioner has reignited a debate over Runcorn town centre.Read

Emily Turton celebrates 100th birthday in Widnes

FIVE generations descended on a Widnes care home to celebrate a great great grandmother’s 100th birthday.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

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

Back the Bridge Campaign: 2,252 demand that New Mersey crossing at Halton must go ahead

MORE than 2,252 readers have signed up for the Weekly News’ Back the Bridge campaign.Read

Back the Bridge Campaign: Letter sent from Weekly News to the Government voices concerns over Mersey Gateway

AS YOU will be aware, there is much concern about the proposed Mersey Gateway, the second road crossing between Runcorn and Widnes, pending this autumn’s spending review.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

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

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

Flatscreen TV grant for St George’s Court on Dundalk Road in Widnes

A FLATSCREEN TV has been installed in a sheltered housing lounge in Widnes.Read

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