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Crime rises in Halton but at much slower rate than neighbours
Offences remain much more prevalent in Halton than all of Cheshire and much of Merseyside but had a much more shallow increase in 2021-22.
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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Factory workers at Runcorn zip factory open strike ballot
Unite said YKK's profits have risen by nearly £200m in the last couple of years and can afford a bigger pay rise than 5.2%.
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Widnes special needs school to stop teaching GCSEs
Children able to study GCSEs will be encouraged to attend mainstream schools against the backdrop of rising number of pupils with a care plan.
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Why we may never know who made money from land sales for the Mersey Gateway bridge
A budget of £86m was assigned to land acquisition including demolition and remediation works in 2011 but the details of who received what remain confidential.
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Runcorn bus drivers strike over 'pitiful' pay offer
There are no Arriva bus services across most of the region due to a pay dispute.
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Remote control radio company moving to Runcorn to keep pace with 'ambition'
Tele Radio said the Manor Park base will be four times the size of its current premises in Macclesfield.
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Runcorn addiction recovery chief slates 'infuriating' drug courts plan
Nuno Albuquerque said the Government's 'Problem-Solving Courts' plan was a “blatant display of criminalising” people suffering addiction.
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Extreme heat doubles Cheshire fire service workload
The brigade has urged people to follow safety advice after the heatwave brought fire to all corners of the county.
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Halton Pride looking to lay on welcoming and family-friendly celebration
The event mark 50 years since London made history with the first Pride march in 1972.
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Water company vows £4.1m Runcorn sewage plant upgrade after week of shame for industry
United Utilities said the full North West scheme will reduce spills in rivers by '4,000 Olympic swimming pools' of sewage a year,
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First ever extreme heat red warning issued for Halton amid 35°C forecast
Temperatures in the shade are expected to reach 35°C in Halton on Tuesday.
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£500k Sankey Canal repair fund announced after outcry in Widnes
It is hoped that repair works and sealing the lock will help to better retain water in future.