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'Amazing' Runcorn teenager with rare condition on quest to teach sign language to employers
Lyla Magdy, 14, already holds regular classes for her peers and has taught signs to staff from several 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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Runcorn exotic fish expert recruited as consultant for BBC nature series
Steve Chester, of Premier Aquatics, was approached by the production team on The Mating Game to pick his brains on the habits of the copella arnoldi or 'splash tetra'.
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Huge 'polar bear' seen passing through Runcorn and Widnes
Campaigners are carrying the bear on a massive 306-mile route to Glasgow.
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Arson suspected after minibus fire in Widnes
The incident happened shortly after midnight on Thursday.
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Runcorn hit by spate of burglaries targeting motorbikes and bicycles
Officers are doing all "they can to catch those responsible".
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Hard-pressed Halton families to receive £1.3m winter support funding
Anyone who thinks they might benefit should contact Halton Council for more details
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Team spirit drives sales and savings for Daresbury science zone
One company based at Sci-Tech Daresbury performed so strongly in 2020 it is now recruiting to fill 100 roles and expand its reach in 11 countries.
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MP backs free breast cancer drug petition as condition claims 22 lives each year in Halton
A petition calling for the drug to be made available for free until it becomes available for routine use via the NHS has been signed nearly 220,000 times.
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Date set for by-election following death of Runcorn councillor
The ward spans an area with a population of around 7,000 people.
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Widnes scrapyard on sale for nearly £1m
AM Jones Scrap Metal reported a turnover of nearly £500,000 in its last financial year.
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Gossage Room opens in dedication to memory of Widnes industrialist
The Spike Island production site was among the largest soap works in the world at one point.
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Halton homeless support service scoops award after enduring 'long and tiring' pandemic
Work has continued throughout the pressures of Covid to support residents facing crisis alongside a raft of innovations to expand its reach.