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Halton Culture Champion honoured for work across the borough ift.tt/VXBNPEm

Halton Culture Champion honoured for work across the borough

Stephen J Holloran is named Halton Culture Champion 2026 for heritage and community work with Unlock Runcorn at Halton & St Helens VCA awards on October 16.

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Widnes pub set to host two charity firework displays ift.tt/ygSK3PR

Widnes pub set to host two charity firework displays

A WIDNES bar is set to host two firework displays in aid of charity.

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Man jailed for eight and a half years for rape ift.tt/MUs15Sp

Man jailed for eight and a half years for rape

Mohammed Benradi jailed for 8½ years for raping a woman in Toxteth, Liverpool, on November 23, 2024, after a Merseyside Crown Court conviction.

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Dangerous driving arrest made after reports of car chasing electric bike ift.tt/KbUpSdN

Dangerous driving arrest made after reports of car chasing electric bike

Runcorn man arrested after a car allegedly chased a Sur-Ron bike rider and crashed in Ellesmere Port. Cheshire Police appeal for witnesses and footage.

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Widnes hosts meeting on tackling growing problem of waste crime ift.tt/jXuJhF1

Widnes hosts meeting on tackling growing problem of waste crime

Widnes hosts Liverpool City Region waste crime conference as agencies unite to tackle illegal waste, with £45m funding and stronger enforcement planned.

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Police name men charged with burgling home in Runcorn ift.tt/RHQX34g

Police name men charged with burgling home in Runcorn

Cheshire Police charges Josh Dutton and Daniel Whistance over a Runcorn burglary on October 11, after electrical items and tobacco were reportedly stolen.

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Manchester Airport named UK's worst for flight delays ift.tt/BOodT3a

Manchester Airport named UK's worst for flight delays

MANCHESTER Airport recorded the highest rate of long delays in the UK over the past year.

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300 jobs available as Manchester Airport hosts major recruitment event ift.tt/yR4xc8G

300 jobs available as Manchester Airport hosts major recruitment event

MORE than 300 jobs are up for grabs in a major recruitment drive.

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Van hire firm used by Iceland and Waitrose enters administration ift.tt/KyI76bs

Van hire firm used by Iceland and Waitrose enters administration

A major commercial van hire firm used by supermarket chains, including Waitrose and Iceland, has collapsed into administration.

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Runcorn and Widnes' top performing school revealed in new data ift.tt/rWvCLXg

Runcorn and Widnes' top performing school revealed in new data

Runcorn and Widnes secondary schools ranked: Wade Deacon leads Halton in 2025-26 GCSE results, with attainment scores and pass rates compared across eight schools.

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Transport firm seeks 15 more lorries and trailers at Widnes operating centre ift.tt/DaSlt8V

Transport firm seeks 15 more lorries and trailers at Widnes operating centre

XPO Transport Solutions UK Ltd is seeking to add 15 goods vehicles and 15 trailers to its operating centre in Widnes.

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Hickory’s Smokehouse launches autumn menu and seven days of new deals ift.tt/kFRoSc2

Hickory’s Smokehouse launches autumn menu and seven days of new deals

Hickory’s Smokehouse Bold Heath launches an autumn menu with lighter lunches, Southern American dishes, seasonal drinks and seven days of daily deals.

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Disgusting trio ‘hammered’ pensioners' bank cards in despicable fraud conspiracy ift.tt/K18TJhu

Disgusting trio ‘hammered’ pensioners' bank cards in despicable fraud conspiracy

Three Romanian fraudsters jailed for stealing £40,242 from 18 elderly bank customers across England in a distraction theft and bank card scam.

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Cyber pervert’s sick sex chats to children uncovered after video game grooming ift.tt/8H3XWQP

Cyber pervert’s sick sex chats to children uncovered after video game grooming

Widnes man Ryan Caine jailed for five years and four months after Cheshire Police uncovered sexual messages with children and indecent images on his phones.

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BBC renews Merseyside crime drama for third series ahead of series two launch ift.tt/UWlpSnr

BBC renews Merseyside crime drama for third series ahead of series two launch

BBC crime drama This City Is Ours renewed for series three, with filming in Liverpool in 2027, ahead of series two’s October 25 launch on BBC iPlayer online.

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Police name man charged with several violent offences after Runcorn arrest ift.tt/f2T4MjZ

Police name man charged with several violent offences after Runcorn arrest

Cheshire Police charge Anthony Cosgrove with violent offences after Runcorn arrest, including assaults, threatening behaviour and intentional strangulation.

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Gas cooker catches fire inside lorry cab on Eastgate Way ift.tt/5WcYzG0

Gas cooker catches fire inside lorry cab on Eastgate Way

Lorry cab fire on Eastgate Way, Runcorn, attended by Cheshire Fire and Rescue crews and paramedics after a gas cooker caught alight on Tuesday.

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Serious five-vehicle crash closes expressway in both directions ift.tt/gvoxJhQ

Serious five-vehicle crash closes expressway in both directions

A5300 Knowsley Expressway closed both ways after serious five-vehicle crash near Netherley Road bridge on October 20, with Merseyside Police at the scene.

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Police enquiries ongoing after 'deliberate' van fire in Widnes ift.tt/74FUMIv

Police enquiries ongoing after 'deliberate' van fire in Widnes

Police enquiries are ongoing after emergency services were called to a deliberate van fire.

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All flights suspended as popular Greek island airport to close for 4 months ift.tt/YpFv4rn

All flights suspended as popular Greek island airport to close for 4 months

Chios Airport on Chios, Greece’s fifth-biggest island, will be closing down for four months, with all flights suspended.

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