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Children dress up to bring books to life
7:50am Monday 15th March 2010
WITCHES, fairies and cowboys lined up with monsters and clowns as children celebrated world book day.
Fiddlers Ferry power station captured by World reader
6:20pm Sunday 14th March 2010
THIS photograph of Fiddler Ferry power station was captured by World reader Karen Finney, of Warrington Road, Widnes.
Physicist invents revolutionary fishing rod
12:30pm Sunday 14th March 2010
A REVOLUTIONARY invention could transform the biggest sport in the world.
Gifted fashion designer hopes to work in London
8:00am Sunday 14th March 2010
DREAMS of creating costumes for London’s West End have come a step closer for an ambitious young designer.
Concert pianist Martin Roscoe and Manchester Camerata at The Brindley
5:50pm Saturday 13th March 2010
HALTON Music Society which nurtured gifted local musicians and brought world class performers to the borough is disbanding after almost 40 years.
St Marie's rugby players team up to help injured colleagues
12:50pm Saturday 13th March 2010
VARIOUS fundraising events are being held to help former rugby players who have been left injured and disabled.
Spring comes to Halton
8:10am Saturday 13th March 2010
DELICATE snowdrops and tiny golden crocuses are peeping up across Halton.
Full steam ahead as new £200,000 railway themed play area is created
6:20pm Friday 12th March 2010
A FULL-SIZE model steam engine will be the key attraction of a new £200,000 railway themed play area opening at Easter.
Pensioner commended for helping his elderly neighbours
1:30pm Friday 12th March 2010
A PENSIONER has been honoured for helping his elderly neighbours with their shopping and odd jobs.
New Whiston Hospital is size of eight football pitches
11:10am Friday 12th March 2010
FACTS about the new Whiston Hospital: It is the size of eight football pitches More than half the construction workers were local people It has 225,000 metres of wiring and 38,000 metres of pipework There are 400 individual ensuite patient bedrooms It took three years to build using four million man hours It has 5,000 individually designed rooms Latest technology includes two new CT scanners and an MRI scanner and innovative theatres Stroke patients can re-gain domestic skills in a purpose built kitchen It will have 4,500 staff Courtyard gardens were planted three years ago to mature A rooftop restaurant has panoramic views of Merseyside
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