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John Prescott’s son David waits to find out if he will be Labour’s Weaver Vale candidate

CONTROVERSIAL former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott’s son David will find out on Friday if he will be Labour candidate for the Weaver Vale constituency this May.Read

Widnes Big Brother couple to star on BBC3’s Snog Marry Avoid

A WIDNESIAN reality TV couple are to appear in a TV ‘make-under’ show.Read

Would-be fraudster from Runcorn escapes jail

A CONMAN who tried to cheat his uncle out of £1,500 has been spared jail after begging the judge for a second chance.Read

Litter pick-ups doubled in Hough Green following complaints

COMPLAINTS by residents over the amount of litter in Hough Green have led to a doubling of clean-up patrols.Read

PPC for Runcorn new town Graham Evans calls Weston Point incinerator decision “undemocratic”

THE GO-AHEAD to build an incinerator in Runcorn was undemocratic, according to a would-be MP.Read

Departing Runcorn MP offers advice to prospective new candidates

DEPARTING Runcorn MP Mike Hall has offered words of advice to those looking to fill his shoes.Read

Halton MP Derek Twigg welcomes new Government adult autism strategy

MOVES which will see the rights of autistic adults enshrined in law have been welcomed by MP Derek Twigg.Read

Smokers urged to quit by MP on No Smoking Day

SMOKERS in Runcorn and Widnes stubbed out their fags for No Smoking Day last week.Read

British Transport Police appealing for witnesses after assault and robbery at Widnes Train Station

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was robbed and assaulted at Widnes train station.Read

Firefighter charity car-wash at Runcorn Fire Station on heath Road and at Asda Widnes

FIRECREWS are turning their hoses on residents’ cars this Saturday in aid of The Fire Fighters Charity.Read

Camera focused on Polish integration

POLISH pupils took centre stage as a video production company rolled in to a Runcorn primary school.Read

School play puts Jack the Ripper on trial at the Brindley

A NOVEL twist on a murder mystery was acted out by 34 high school pupils from Widnes.Read

Illegal scrap metal campaign leads to prosecutions

A CAMPAIGN by the Environment Agency to tackle illegal scrap metal activity in the North West has led to more than 20 prosecutions and 18 formal cautions in under two years.Read

Tourism day gives insight into Uni life

TOURISM students from Riverside College have been putting together their own package holidays.Read

Runcorn group bowled over by forum support

A BOWLING group are in celebratory mood after the council bought them a new set of balls.Read

The Grange Comprehensive and Victoria Road, Hillview, Murdishaw West and Fairfield Infants inspected by Ofsted

INSPECTORS have put five Halton schools through the mill of a tougher assessment regime.Read

Football stars make the Mayoral grade

FOOTBALLERS with disabilities were the stars of the show at a glittering awards ceremony in Runcorn.Read

The Phoenix Children’s Foundation brings petting ponies to Widnes town centre

CUTE Shetland ponies left shoppers in Widnes spellbound this week and helped to raise money for disabled children in the process.Read

Rise in sex offenders living in Cheshire

FIGURES show the numbers of sex offenders living in Cheshire is on the increase.Read

Runcorn optician’s mercy mission gifts sight to hundreds in India

A GLOBE-TROTTING optician from Runcorn helped transform the lives of hundreds of deprived people during a two-week aid mission to India.Read

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