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Permission sought for Widnes car park ANPR system months after its launch
Two councillors have called for the system to shut down.
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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Five-storey block of independent living flats set for approval in Runcorn
The over-55s development has been earmarked for the go-ahead.
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Crusading organ donation campaigner visits Runcorn company
Max Johnson's life was changed when he received a donated heart, inspiring him to campaign for a change in the law.
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Halton Council says £30m loan to crisis-wracked council is 'secure'
The authority was among around 150 reported to have loaned cash to another council that is now mired in crisis over its levels of debt.
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Casualty hospitalised due to smoke after Widnes kitchen blaze
Two fire engines were called to Moorfield Road in Widnes on Thursday evening.
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Halton's new chief exec shares glimpse into life from Bermuda to Burnley in interview
Since taking the job, Stephen Young has spent time out and about with different teams seeing how things work on the ground.
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'Smoking materials' blamed for blaze that burned through window in Runcorn
The fire broke out early on Sunday, September 18.
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Widnes vets say microchip law will give cats 'yet another life'
Those who fail to abide with the law could be fined £500.
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Railway station's disabled access branded 'Dickensian' in Widnes
"The poor access discriminates against travel by many and only increases as people get older and less able."
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Drive-thru plans submitted for Widnes town centre car park
Developers said the project will generate 'significant benefits'.
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Planet Doughnut opening in Widnes
The franchise is opening a store at Green Oaks Shopping Centre.
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ICO backs police over FOI refusal to say how many plants were at Runcorn cannabis farm
More than 1,000 cannabis plants were found in a warehouse on Chadwick Road in Astmoor in April last year.