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Fellowship supports charities

3:50pm Monday 6th October 2008

A BIG-HEARTED team of women is supporting various charities.

Midwife ready for Uganda mission

11:50am Monday 6th October 2008

AN enthusiastic student midwife is embarking on an exciting mission.

Mum spreads to word to fight post-natal depression

8:40am Monday 6th October 2008

WHEN a Runcorn mum battled her way through the most severe form of postnatal depression, little did she know that one day she would be spreading the word to expectant mums in Australia!

Firefighters earn bucketloads of cash for charity

9:00am Sunday 5th October 2008

A CHARITY car wash raised more than £800 for injured firefighters and their families.

Widnes 'hero' is toast of the town

William Arnold (left) thrilled to have saved his best friend Jamie Oldfield’s life. PHOTO by IAN PARK (IPW30908)

2:30pm Saturday 4th October 2008

A SHY schoolboy has been hailed a hero after saving his best friend’s life.

Daredevil Mark's parachute jump

9:00am Saturday 4th October 2008

FLYING like a bird, he soared silently across the sky.

Gifted Widnes singer performs

3:50pm Friday 3rd October 2008

A GIFTED Widnes singer will be among the soloists performing Handel’s Messiah on Saturday.

Precarious position for abseiling workers

11:20am Friday 3rd October 2008

ABSEILERS dangling off the Runcorn Widnes bridge are carrying out vital £200,000 repairs.

Rally attracts 50,000 people

William Burns with an inflatable motorbike 	(ipqe27908)

8:00am Friday 3rd October 2008

GLEAMING in the sunshine, a fascinating array of classic cars, steam engines and ancient vehicles attracted record crowds to Victoria Park at the weekend.

Car torched under Runcorn Widnes Bridge

3:20pm Thursday 2nd October 2008

A CAR was torched underneath the arches of the Widnes Runcorn bridge in an early morning arson attack.


National News

FTSE plunges to 20-year low

Alistair Darling makes a statement in response to the banking crisis

Updated 6:40pm Monday 6th October 2008

More than £93 billion was wiped from the value of the UK's biggest companies as London's FTSE 100 suffered its biggest fall since Black Monday.


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