POLICE are hunting arsonists who destroyed equipment at a playground in Runcorn. Firefighters were called to the blaze at Palacefields Park in the early hours of Thursday morning. The playground equipment, an ant-hill climber, was well alight
A cluster of Halton primary schools were the hosts for a delegation of head teachers from South Africa. Astmoor, Lunt’s Heath, Moorfield, and St Bede’s Juniors received four guests from primary schools in Tembisa near Johannesburg as part of the
YOUNG Widnes engineers of the future have won a top design award. The Siemens Rollercoaster Challenge asked children to design and build a model rollercoaster. Jurassic City beat six other schools from across the North West in the final
A MAN from Warrington has been charged with sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman in Widnes. Paul Garden was arrested at his home in Armstrong Close, Birchwood, Warrington, shortly before 4pm on Monday. The 35-year-old has since been charged
IT was another disappointing away day in Yorkshire for Widnes Vikings as they went down 40-10 to Halifax at the Shay. Having dragged themselves back into the contest at half-time, in the end it was a fairly meek capitulation in the second half
A WIDNES student won a silver medal in the prestigious English Schools Championships over the weekend. Meg Corker, a student at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic College, finished second in the final of the 75m hurdles at junior level at the Alexander
There will be road closures on Liverpool Road, Widnes, when major roadworks start next Monday, July 22. The scheme involves full reconstruction of the carriageway and kerbing work from Hale Road/Prescot Road junction to Heath Road. The council
WEAVER Vale parliamentary candidate Daniela Parker will be among those in the firing line in an environment-themed Question Time session later this month. The 'Wilder Cheshire Question Time' takes place on Wednesday, August 14. Organised by
