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  • Students help to keep community safe from loan sharks

    HIGH school students are learning about the dangers of loan sharks to keep them safe from illegal money lending in the future. Runcorn police officers and the England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) have been educating young people on the topic

  • Thief who pinched bank cards and laptops from cars is jailed

    A THIEF who broke into cars and pinched bank cards and laptops has been jailed. In a string of thefts running of two months, Steven Barton broke into cars in Widnes, Hunts Cross, Speke, West Derby, Aintree and Wigan in order to steal valuables.

  • Gang threaten man at knifepoint during street robbery

    A GANG threatened a man at knifepoint during an attempted robbery on a Runcorn street. Police were called to Brookvale Avenue North at around 3pm on Saturday, March 23, after receiving reports from members of the public of five males attempting

  • Here's what you need to know about Widnes road closures

    ROAD closures will be put in place in Widnes from Friday this week. As of March 29, a number of road closures will start on Watkinson Way until April 10 to allow resurfacing work on the gyratory to be completed. There will be four phases of

  • Approval granted for special free school in the borough

    A FREE school is to be established near Halton specifically for children with social, emotional and mental health needs (SEMH). The Secretary of State for education has approved the joint bid for a new free school submitted by Halton and St Helens