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Widnes Planet Doughnut store announces shock closure
PLANET Doughnut in Widnes has closed, alongside three others in the North West. Planet Doughnut, which started out as a homemade "micro-bakery" in Shrewsbury, opened in Widnes in 2022. However two years on and the business has announced the
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Free masterclasses launched to help aspiring young musicians in Halton
A SERIES of masterclasses are set to be launched to help teach aspiring young artists and backstage crew how to put on their own concerts. Accent Music Education Hub and Priestley College have teamed up to launch the masterclasses, called Gigcraft
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Investigation launched into blaze in commercial building on industrial estate
AN investigation has been launched into the cause of a fire in a commercial building in Widnes. Two fire engines from Runcorn and Widnes rush to St Michael’s Industrial Estate in Ditton at 5.36am on Saturday, May 18. Fire crews used breathing
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Inspiring Widnes woman named as a finalist for the Merseyside Women of the Year Award
A YOUNG woman from Widnes has been named as finalist for the Merseyside Women of the Year Awards 2024. There are 20 finalists who have been recognised for their work supporting and improving the lives of people in Merseyside and beyond through
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Pervert pensioner found with stash of over 1500 sick images of kids avoids jail
A PERVERT pensioner was found with more than 1,500 indecent images of children. Following intelligence, police issued a search warrant of the address of Patrick Houghton on Bodmin Close, Runcorn, in January 2023. Officers recovered a number