AROUND 1,000 residents have given Halton Council their views as part of a consultation on the future of the borough’s libraries.Councillors have vowed to keep all four libraries open but need to make budget cuts as part of an ongoing efficiency
IT was smiles all round today as students at Bankfield School achieved their best ever maths and English GCSE results. English grades improved by 21 per cent. Widnes pupils in Liverpool Road, Widnes have bucked the national trend and performed
EXHUBERANT students at St Chad’s in Runcorn were celebrating successful GSCE results today. Despite government warnings about massive changes to GCSEs this year producing ‘variability’ and 'volatility' for exam results, the school says students
I REPLY to the letter from John Browning of Castle Rise, Runcorn. He heaps praise on our local MP Mr Twigg, our local councillors and the Mersey Gateway team for a resounding result in getting the tolls scrapped for residents. Well Mr Browning
I COULD not believe the comments of MEP Paul Nuttall about relaxing the smoking ban to help cut pub closures. What about people who do not smoke — customers and bar workers — who are entitled to clean air? If you want to pollute the air around
RUNCORN’S Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy is celebrating another brilliant set of GCSE results this year with 66 per cent of students achieving 5A*- C including English and maths. Academy principal,Mark Wyss, said: "Our students have, yet again, excelled
Jubilant students are celebrating at Wade Deacon today after achieving the school’s best ever GSCE results. The Birchfield Road school in Widnes has bucked the national trend with 259 pupils achieving grades A*-C in English and maths. Every
PICNIC in the Park returns to Norton Priory's walled garden from 6pm to 10pm on Saturday, September 13.Halton Haven Hospice hopes it will be their best ever musical summer celebration.Paula Mullin, head of fundraising said “We have sourced a
HALTON business leaders have pledged their support to bring High Speed Rail to Liverpool.Currently, trains are only linked by a spur from Crewe which would bring EuroStar style trains through Runcorn on a conventional track.Halton Chamber of Commerce
A BENEFIT cheat who hid his bank balance to make fraudulent claims worth more than £8,000 has been given a suspended prison sentence. Daniel Plumpton, aged 35, formerly of Cherry Sutton, Widnes, admitted three charges of fraud. He was given
WIDNES legend Kurt Sorensen says he ‘can’t wait’ to get over to the UK to reconnect with the Club that’s still close to his heart. The Kiwi had some of best days of his career at Naughton Park where he led Widnes to a number of trophies including
A RUNCORN mum died in agony after a 'scandalous' failure in care by the hospital which was caring for her, claim her distraught family. Relatives of 68-year-old Margaret Ward are now taking legal action against Warrington Hospital where she died
IT is a bittersweet moment as a newly-wed when you put your wedding dress away knowing its job has been done. But one woman has decided to let former brides live it up in their perfect dress one more time - all in the name of charity. Kym Lawson
An information catalogue of agencies and support networks is being produced to guide victims of crime to providers of the help and support that they need. The voluntary and community sector across Cheshire has been awarded £74,049 from the capacity
