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Call to former railwaymen

10:27am Thursday 14th July 2011

Former Widnes and Warrington engine shed railwaymen where are you?

Sports stars should have English badge on their shirts

10:33am Thursday 14th July 2011

We all remember the English fervour that swept the country during the World Cup and national pride also swells whenever our cricketers or rugby players do the country justice.

‘Clean up your act’

10:41am Thursday 7th July 2011

Why are Halton Transport buses always so dirty? Even first thing in the morning, their vehicles are filthy on the outside, when you’d expect them to be spotless. Yet Arriva’s buses are always gleaming. Halton Transport recently celebrated its centenary. Surely they are proud of their vehicles? Come on, Halton Transport. Clean up your act. Mrs Richards Halton View

Pensions must not be raided for short-term whims

10:39am Thursday 7th July 2011

Concerning Thursday’s public sector walkout over primarily pensions. We would all be wise to note many of the trade unions/professional associations who took part have never been party to national industrial disputes in living memory While the Government has promoted the theme public sector pensioners are better than the equivalent in the private sector, this comparison is rather selective. Firstly, public sector workers pay significantly higher contributions in the whole than those in private schemes Secondly, the vast majority of public sector workers are paid at lower pay rates than those in the private sector historically and the higher pension rates have been seen as a modest compensation. The greatest danger for the whole of the UK is that this Government is seeking for quite short-term considerations driving down public sector pensions which will repeat the devastating attack on private pensions by Gordon Brown which has driven up the number of pensioners claiming state benefits and encouraging higher proportions of employees opting out of private pensions. Britain needs a national dialogue and social contract whereby we give greater support to both private and public sector pensions. We need a national investment plan to ensure pensions contributions are not raided for short-term Government whims. We in the Liberal Party laid the foundations of national insurance and the national pensions scheme to tackle poverty levels for our older citizens – we need to go back to those founding principles. The trade unions and professional associations are defending the legacy of our Liberal forefathers against those who have deserted socially progressive liberalism Clr Steve Radford President of the Liberal Party

Another nail in shopping coffin

10:34am Thursday 7th July 2011

Just thought your readers may like to know Asda Runcorn has ordered all of its staff to use the Halton Lea car park from now on so that their customers don’t have to walk so far. What a load of rubbish. I think the real truth is they are trying to stop people using the city – another nail in an already depleted shopping area for Runcorn shoppers. Asda used to care about its staff until Walmart took over. Now my wife and others start at 6am and 10pm and will be at risk when winter comes. Greed or customer care? What do you think?

Promise of return to weekly collection was rubbish

9:52am Thursday 30th June 2011

If you are one of the millions who had hoped to see a return to weekly rubbish collections then no doubt you will be disappointed by the latest Government u-turn.

Stub out all these reports of dropped cigarette butts

9:54am Thursday 30th June 2011

I have just read the latest Runcorn and Widnes World and see that there are two articles with regard to people being fined for dropping cigarette butts.

Thanks for purse, you made my day

9:56am Thursday 30th June 2011

I would like to say a very big thank you to the kind person who handed my purse in to the security office at Halton Lea on June 18.

Confusion over Talkwrite Festival

9:57am Thursday 30th June 2011

Perhaps I'm partly right on the Talkwrite Festival – it seems to have been mainly aimed at a child and that’s great.