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Phone mast plan for Runcorn estate road
A Three subsidiary wants to locate the 65ft monopole on Palacefields Avenue.
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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Widnes man charged with having imitation firearm and harassment
David Power, 38, is due to appear at Liverpool Crown Court next month.
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Runcorn HS2 high-speed rail link to 'open up Halton's heritage delights'
HS2 said Runcorn-London journey times of 74 minutes will boost visitor numbers and create jobs.
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'Construction intelligence' group predicts January start for £62m Runcorn rebuild
The redevelopment of dereliction-blighted East Lane House in Runcorn is looking more likely to happen after a tweet from a company that gathers information on building projects in the works.
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Drug deaths double in Halton
The borough has now overtaken Warrington as having the worst rate of drug deaths in Cheshire.
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Summit hike aims to beat pandemic isolation
The group of gym-goers from Runcorn, Widnes and Warrington ascended Snowdon as part of an "away day" series of events.
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Shauna keeps smiling as Olympic dream comes to an end
The five-times British champion missed out on a place in the finals after finishing two slots outside the qualification zone in the gruelling, gravity-defying competition.
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Downing Street garden party for Widnes bus driver following his 'Herculian' vaccine effort
Neil Atherton brought enthusiasm and jokes to the task of driving Arriva's vaccination bus to thwart the deadly Covid-19 virus.
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Bullying suspensions at Halton schools rises as home schooling firm pitches alternative option
Pupils were also suspended for physical and sexual assaults, racist abuse and drugs or alcohol.
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Efforts to improve safety at Widnes ponds where girl drowned branded 'not enough'
An anti-drowning campaigner said water safety signs aren't big enough and long branches aren't being replenished and would be better replaced by rescue poles.
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Hit Runcorn open air theatre show picked for Liverpool festival
Electric Dreams transported Shakespeare's Midsummer's Night's Dream to 1980s Athens.
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Halton welfare rights team urges people to make contact after securing £2.1m in payments
A spokeswoman for the service said staff have a 95% appeal success rate.