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Widnes church could become 'heating bank' and café
The proposals also include a soft play area and seating for parents.
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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'Bricks thrown' in Runcorn as October 30 reprises reputation for trouble
The date has become a byword for mindless vandalism.
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Halton to be 'hit hard' by rising energy bills warn academics
A University of Warwick study said the borough could cut its bills by £19m-£31m through energy efficiency schemes such as retrofitting.
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Crossing could close due to housebuilding project warns MP
Mike Amesbury said "not enough thought" has been given to the infrastructure surrounding housing plans in the area.
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'Flats will be safe during fireworks' says Halton Council
The Decks were identified as needing improvements following the completion of phase one of the Grenfell Tower public inquiry in 2019.
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Lottery-backed Widnes heritage project to look at town's 'smelly' past and beyond
Catalyst said the Synergy programme will tell the town's stories, both good and bad, and show the bigger picture of the town's industrialisation.
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War heroes honoured with memorial plaques in Runcorn
The plaques mark the memories of Captain Duncan Thomas Norman and Captain Joseph Fredrick Terretta.
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Widnes volunteers push frontiers of medicine in early cancer detection study
Residents stepped forward in their hundreds to contribute to the study, which could revolutionise early cancer detection.
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Vintage action figure collection up for auction in Runcorn
Action Man, GI Joe and Britains are among the hundreds of figures up for grabs.
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Halton groups urged to apply for £2,500 cost-of-living project grants
Groups can bid for up to £2,500 for projects on one or more of Onward’s social investment themes
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Housing agency clarifies plans for country lane level crossing in Runcorn
Norton level crossing connects Norton with Daresbury via Red Brow Lane.
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'Relentless pursuit' to tackle domestic abuse continues in Halton
Cheshire police have recruited three more domestic abuse advocates to provide specialist liaison support.