A MINISTER came to Daresbury to see how a £113 million high performance computer is set to generate jobs and investment.Greg Clark, minister of state for universities, science and cities, had a tour of the Hartree Centre, a research collaboration between
PLANS to transform a dilapidated government building into new apartments were rejected by Halton councillors on Monday evening because of transport issues.Members of the development committee turned down a permitted development application to convert
Motorpoint has been named one of the top 100 best mid-sized companies to work for in 2015. The Widnes-based car supermarket was awarded the prestigious honour for the first time ever by the Sunday Times at a special awards evening hosted at the
FAST-MOVING buyers have been quick to snap up new houses at Lancet Homes’ new Mere’s Edge development in Helsby. The house builder has sold more than half the first phase and is reporting strong interest on the next phase in the first four weeks
A TEAM of women flexed their muscles for a charity truck pull.Ladies from Runcorn haulage company Freight First managed to move a 26 tonne truck 100 foot on Thursday in just 43 seconds.It is their first fundraising event to help save the lives of newborn
A RUNCORN doctor has been suspended following the death of a patient.Castlefields GP Shashangka Otiv failed to heed electronic alerts on the medical record of a Runcorn woman and prescribed drugs on three separate occasions that she had suffered a bad
A WOMAN suffered burns to her hand at a fire in Runcorn. Firefighters tackled a blaze at a bungalow in Lockgate West, Windmill Hill shortly after 8am on Sunday, March 1. A spokesman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “The fire involved
CHILDREN had a party to celebrate the 10th birthday of a Runcorn nursery.Halton MP Derek Twigg was a special guest at Ladybirds Nursery in Halton Lodge Children’s Centre in Grangeway.Nursery manager Joanne Byrne said: “We look after over 100 children
Cheshire’s Lord Lieutenant David Briggs, MBE, is supporting a new initiative to fund more specialist equipment for children with disabilities or terminal illness. Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children helps dozens of families in Halton and Cheshire
