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Runcorn primary school rated positively in first inspection in over a decade
A RUNCORN primary school has been labelled ‘good’ following its first inspection in more than a decade. Windmill Hill Primary School was last inspected by Ofsted in 2013 when it achieved the highest grading of Outstanding by education watchdogs
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GALLERY: Pictures from Widnes Vikings versus Batley Bulldogs
WE have a picture gallery for you from Widnes Vikings’ Championship clash with Batley Bulldogs at the DCBL Stadium. It wasn’t the performance Vikings wanted though, falling 24-16 to a third consecutive loss. Head coach Allan Coleman expressed
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Youths make off from police after being spotted inhaling nitrous oxide at skate park
POLICE have issued a warning to youths over the dangers of inhaling nitrous oxide. It comes after officers spotted teenagers inhaling laughing gas from balloons at Rock Park skate park in Runcorn on Friday. Cheshire Police says that doing so
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Customers gutted as family-run farm shop closes for good as owners take retirement
CUSTOMERS are gutted after a much-lived farm shop closed its doors. The owners of family-run Halebank Farm Shop have shut up shop after taking a well-deserved early retirement. The Smithy House venue sold a range of fresh items such as fruit
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Galloway's Workers Party eyes Widnes election success
George Galloway’s Workers Party of Britain will be going all out to make inroads in Widnes and Halewood at this week’s election, with its candidate pledging to fight for free crossings over the Mersey Gateway bridge. Voters head to the polls on
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Man has ‘one-off moment of madness’ and asks for pictures of 12-year-old decoy's feet
A MAN from Runcorn has been placed on the sex offenders’ register after he asked a 12-year-old decoy for pictures of her feet in a ‘one-off moment of madness’. Connor Woods, of Stenhills Crescent, appeared in Warrington Magistrates’ on Tuesday