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How is Runcorn's station piazza shaping up?
Work on the piazza is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Oliver Clay
Reporter for Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News, and also occasionally published by the Liverpool Echo and slightly less often the Chester Chron.
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Mercury nominees to play Widnes gig this month
The Brighton four-piece will be performing a live gig in the town for Halton's Borough of Culture year.
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New houses open on former site of vandal-blighted bedsits in Runcorn
The houses have been named after late Halton Castle ward councillor Arthur Cole
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£200k of council tax cancelled in Halton after fraud and error checks
The checks are expected to save the council around £200,000.
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Police charge Wigan man in Widnes burglary probe
A 29-year-old man from Orrell, Wigan, has been charged with burglary and theft.
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Runcorn MP slams 'horrendous' factory farming of dogs for lab testing
Mike Amesbury MP has backed calls for a public scientific hearing on animal testing as he warned of influence exerted "outdated lobbyists".
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Concerns for Halton midwifery service amid contract overhaul
National "continuity of carer" NHS England requirements mean the service will now be provided by hospital-based staff in place of separate Runcorn and Widnes teams.
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Spike Island - The Resurrection festival poised to go ahead at last in Widnes
Acts on the line-up include Bez and Clint Boon plus tributes The Clone Roses and others.
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Covid-19 cases rising in Halton but vaccines could be keeping severe cases and deaths at bay
Data suggests the vaccination programme could be thwarting the worst effects of the illness.
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Love Our Planet art project to drive climate debate in Halton
The scheme is part of Halton's Borough of Culture year and residents are invited to take part and create their own deity-and-animal-inspired headdresses.
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Two thirds of adults targeted by scammers in 2021 warns Halton charity
Although older people are more likely to be contacted by fraudsters, the research found people under the age of 34 were more likely to be scammed.
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'Legendary' Runcorn headteacher scoops lifetime achievement award
Ian McDougall founded St Berteline's school in Norton in his 30s and was described as bringing an "infectious" enthusiasm to the role.