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Entries open for Halton Business Awards 2023
Organisations are being encouraged to submit multiple entries for the search is launched for the borough's best companies.
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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Three injured as car overturns on M56 motorway
Police said the trapped driver suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries in the incident.
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'Deliberate' bin fire outside Runcorn flats
Firefighters were called to East Lane in Runcorn shortly after midnight on Monday.
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'Sword' in ground could be 'drug meet marker' say police in Runcorn
The item was handed in by a member of the public.
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Overspend of £10m in single Halton council department
Spending chiefs have been briefed that some of the overspend has come from agency workers plus hiring consultants after a damning Ofsted report.
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Radical shake-up could see part of High Street off limits to cars
Part of High Street could be shut to general traffic to make way for a pedestrianised plaza.
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'Amazing' NHS worker bids farewell to 45-year career
Gill Collen from Norton in Runcorn was inundated with tributes from colleagues as she cut the cake to mark her retirement.
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Big turnout at Runcorn cost-of-living event
Although host organisations heard sad stories of how residents are struggling, the event finished on an upbeat note with people signposted to support.
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Lulu heading to Halton in star-packed events programme
From LFC legends to Ricky Tomlinson and The Real Thing, The Brindley Theatre is pulling out the stops this spring and summer.
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Buses resume after ASB problems on routes in Runcorn
Arriva said some services were temporarily pulled, with residents reporting issues such as bricks being thrown at buses.
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'Crowbar' crooks sighted at burgled shop in Widnes
Detectives have appealed for information and dashcam or CCTV footage.
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Woman 'left in debt' after being refused leave to sort belongings
A former inpatient at a mental health hospital in Widnes said she and her mother had to borrow to pay removals and storage fees when her tenancy expired.