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  • Vale of Lune 17 Widnes 27

    With most of the other teams in the division enjoying a well earned rest, Widnes took centre stage in this re-arranged North One West fixture at Powderhouse Lane. The game was having to be re-played, after the original fixture was abandoned after

  • Barnoldswick Town 1 Runcorn Town 6

    With the surrounding hills covered in a blanket snow the pitch was in remarkable condition looking quite superb in the winter sunshine. Runcorn Manager Simon Burton had a nice selection problem with returning injured players adding to his at one

  • Betts pleased with Vikings' off-season campaign on the road

    VIKINGS boss Denis Betts says his team’s gruelling on-the-road pre-season schedule at Warrington, St Helens and Castleford will have brought big benefits for the team ahead of the Super League XX opener a week on Thursday. Although Vikings were

  • Sexual assault: 16-year-old boy arrested

    A TEENAGER has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a girl in Runcorn. A 16-year-old girl was walking along a footpath near a pond in the Town Park when she is believed to have been approached by a man. The alleged incident

  • UPDATED: 17.20 Tesco to close its Runcorn store

    THE Tesco Metro store in Runcorn Shopping Centre is set to close, the company has announced today. It is one of 43 stores named by the supermarket giant as being unprofitable. The Forest Walk store in due to close on April 4, putting 110 jobs

  • Share your images of Halton with us

    THIS picture of a robin was captured by Wendy Kavanagh from Palacefields, Runcorn. If you would like to share a picture with our readers, email it to newsroom@worldgroup.co.luk. Please include your name, address and telephone number, plus details

  • Abusive partner jailed for 'degrading' girlfriend

    AN abusive boyfriend with a history of violence has been jailed after subjecting his girlfriend to 'degrading' domestic abuse. 'Possessive and jealous' Stephen Clive Rimmer, aged 31, of Crossway, Widnes, would accuse his partner of 12 months of being

  • Fears of staffing shortage dispelled by Widnes GP practice

    FEARS of a staffing shortage at a Widnes GP practice have been dispelled. Patients claim they are struggling to get appointments at the Newtown surgery at the health care resource centre in Caldwell Road. A housebound dad-of-three, aged 50,

  • Health fears over Runcorn incinerator

    ANXIOUS residents fear the new £400 million Runcorn energy from waste incinerator could put their health at risk.Around 100 people attended a meeting on Saturday to protest over the noise, smell, steam and pollution from the plant.They are also concerned

  • Snowdrop walk at Norton Priory for bereaved families

    FAMILIES are invited to plant snowdrops in memory of someone special who has died. A snowdrop walk is being held at Norton Priory Museum and Gardens on Saturday, February 7, from 12 noon to 3pm. Child Bereavement UK is inviting families to