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Busy weekend for Halton firefighters with multiple blazes around borough
Incidents involved a pile of plastic used as a bonfire to an accidental fire at a dry cleaners involving oily tea towels.
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'Amazing' Halton fireworks light up the sky
Spectators welcome the return of the annual spectacular fireworks display.
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Halton Leisure Centre project cost leaps £11m
Council chiefs have resolved to "proceed with the construction of the leisure centre, and enter into a contract with Wates Construction to deliver the scheme".
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Domestic abusers told how to deal with anger in pioneering custody scheme
The rollout of the project in Runcorn, Chester and Middlewich follows a "successful" pilot.
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Sea of Santas to turn Runcorn-Widnes bridge red in annual festive fun run
Residents are being invited to sign up to take part and even bring their dog.
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Recorded sex offences rise in Halton as crime falls overall
Recorded sex offences increased by 7% and violence with injury also rose, in addition to a sharp rise in bicycle thefts, although crime was down overall.
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Assaults against council staff rise in Halton
Officials believe an increase could be linked to the easing of pandemic restrictions and the return of standard working practices.
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Bridge firms launch toy appeal with £2,000 of gifts for kids in Halton
The goodies will be shared among hundreds of the borough's most disadvantaged children.
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Widnes church could become 'heating bank' and café
The proposals also include a soft play area and seating for parents.
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Halton to be 'hit hard' by rising energy bills warn academics
A University of Warwick study said the borough could cut its bills by £19m-£31m through energy efficiency schemes such as retrofitting.
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Lottery-backed Widnes heritage project to look at town's 'smelly' past and beyond
Catalyst said the Synergy programme will tell the town's stories, both good and bad, and show the bigger picture of the town's industrialisation.
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Widnes volunteers push frontiers of medicine in early cancer detection study
Residents stepped forward in their hundreds to contribute to the study, which could revolutionise early cancer detection.