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Covid-19 rate slows in Halton as number of deaths drops back to around start of October levels
The borough's rate of new cases has been on a downward trend in recent weeks.
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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Sci-Tech Daresbury training scheme scoops physics institute prize
Recruits get to train on the job on cutting-edge science and engineering projects.
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Arson blamed after Widnes shipping container fire
Firefighters were called to Hale Road on Saturday.
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Patients in Halton urged to call NHS 111 for urgent health issues
The move is expected to help manage demand and waiting times.
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Rowing club looks to make waves with £2m boathouse as epic 16,500km fundraiser starts
Rowers at the club are holding a "virtual row" between Runcorn, Cheshire, and Runcorn, Australia, to raise funds towards the planning application costs.
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Education 'Oscar' awarded to Runcorn school's underdogs' champion
The classroom assistant first joined The Heath School to support a girl seriously injured on a fairground ride.
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Stolen defibrillator was at least the second pilfered in Runcorn last week
Police trying to trace culprit or culprits who could "stoop" so low.
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Woman accused of causing death of pedestrian in Runcorn by dangerous driving
The woman is accused of failing to stop at the scene of a fatal collision.
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Flu vaccine uptake 'low' in some Halton schools as NHS trust launches immunisation drive
Bridgewater NHS said the vaccines can prevent serious complications of flu such as bronchitis
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Tributes to 'brilliant' former Halton mayor following death aged 81
Cllr Keith Morley served the Widnes ward of Broadheath for a solid 20 years and was remembered as 'outstanding'.
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Horse dies after breaking spine in horrific fireworks fright
The horse's 14-year-old owner cradled her in her arms before the horse had to be euthanized.
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Unemployment was falling in Halton before latest lockdown
The out-of-work claimant count peaked in May but the impact of the second national lockdown remains to be seen.