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Private firms 'profiteering from the most vulnerable children' says Runcorn MP
Mike Amesbury said Halton Borough Council is losing two social workers for each one it recruits and depending on agency staff.
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Everton in the Community tournament to mark £300k Runcorn 3G pitch launch
The Premier League club's outreach programme will be hosting teams from across the North West to mark the launch of the revamped floodlit surface.
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Drug dealing charges on the rise among under-18s in Halton
The numbers of children from Runcorn and Widnes charged with dealing drugs tripled between 2018 and 2020.
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New stopper signing for Runcorn Linnets
Linnets manager Dave Wild said he has tried to sign Danny Taberner 'about 30 times'.
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Library to shut early because 'desolate' Runcorn shopping area not safe enough
Halton Borough Council said Shopping City is 'desolate' in the evenings and the car parks are shut meaning a round walk for staff to the bus stop.
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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.
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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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Work to be done for Runcorn Linnets after pre-season defeat
Dave Wild saw his Runcorn side lose to Euxton Villa in the pre-season fixture.
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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.