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Eric Hudson of Halton Chamber of Commerce launches drive for new members

BUSINESSES are being encouraged to fight their way out of the recession together by taking up half-price membership with the Halton Chamber of Commerce. Read

Dragons hold football tournament at Fords Social Club in Cronton

FOOTBALLERS from across Halton joined forces at Fords Social Club in Cronton in order to raise money for charity. Read

Riverside Housing Halton chief executive awarded CBE

THE CHIEF executive of a social housing and regeneration organisation with properties across Halton has received a CBE for her services to the housing sector. Read

Pupils at Lunts Heath primary, Widnes, are confirmed as first swine flu cases in Halton

THE FIRST cases of Swine Flu in Halton have been confirmed. Read

Funeral date set for former Vikings chairman

THE funeral of ex Widnes Vikings chairman Tony Chambers will take place on at Walton Lea Crematorium on Friday July 10 at 11.30am. Read

Widnes Vikings in charity sports extravaganza

A CHARITY sports extravaganza involving the Vikings players takes place this Sunday, July 5. Read

Win a year’s supply of Fairy Non Bio Gel

THE Weekly News has a year’s supply of Fairy Non Bio Gel to be won. Read

Ex-Widnes Vikings boss Tony Chambers dies

FORMER Widnes RLFC chairman Tony Chambers has died following what the club have described as a ‘short illness’. Read

Office for National Statistics stats reveal Halton had highest rise in Jobseeker’s Allowance stats in the North West this year

THE scale of the economic battering suffered by Halton over the past 12 months has been brought home by the latest jobless figures. Read

Killing suspect Wayne Davenport ‘broke nose of ex-girlfriend’

A MAN accused of killing his partner’s two-year-old son broke his ex-girlfriend’s nose by punching her in the face during a drunken row. Read

Two teens served with ASBOs and banned from Broadheath, Widnes

TWO youths who subjected Widnes residents to a catalogue of ‘abuse, intimidation and threats’ have been slapped with Asbos. Read

First phase of Runcorn Town Hall Park upgrade complete

THE first phase of a £450,000 programme of improvements to provide more facilities for visitors to Runcorn Town Hall Park is complete. Read

Julia Baldwin and Elliot Morgan appeal for Lee Turton, who has Widnes, Macclesfield, Leeds and Wakefield connections and missing since June 13, to contact family

THE family of a missing 37-year-old have made another emotional appeal for him to contact them. Read

Connexions stages Find Your Future events in Runcorn and Widnes

OUT-OF-WORK teenagers have been receiving expert advice on how to tackle the job market. Read

Action for Children and Halton Borough Council launch new project

A SCHEME to give additional support to young people in care in Halton is to be set up by Action for Children in partnership with the borough council. Read

Moira Tollitt, of Arden, Widnes, backs Children’s Heart Appeal to raise money for a 3D Echocardiograph machine for Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital

A TRANSPLANT patient from Widnes who wasn’t expected to live longer than six months is raising money for children with heart problems. Read

Claire Crimmins, of Runcorn, launches fund and awareness campaign at St Martin’s Catholic Primary School

PUPILS in Runcorn turned yellow to fight meningitis. Read

MP Mike Hall backs Mersey Gateway Project as closing statements begin

RUNCORN MP Mike Hall has voiced his support for the Mersey Gateway Project as the six-week public inquiry into the scheme nears its conclusion. Read

Phil Orford of the Forum of Private Business calls on Mersey Gateway chiefs to scrap plans for tolls on Silver Jubilee Bridge and new crossing

AN ALLIANCE of businesses has called on Halton Council to follow Greater Manchester’s example and scrap plans for tolling on the proposed Mersey Gateway. Read