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Halton Christmas Toy Appeal seeks help from local businesses following launch
HALTON Christmas Toy Appeal has launched once again to help families in need over the festive period. Last Christmas, the appeal helped an incredible 1,190 children and provided 252 hampers to families in need. But with even more families to
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Tickets for Creamfields festival 2025 to go on sale tomorrow
CREAMFIELDS 2025 is set to be bigger and better than before with new and improved stage as tickets go on sale. Creamfields is one of the biggest electronic music festivals in the world and takes place in Daresbury every year. The music festival
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M56 named as one of England’s best motorways – but M62 scores poorly among drivers
THE M56 has been named as one of the best motorways in England – but other main routes in the area did not feature as highly. Drivers rated the M42 as the worst motorway in the country, in a new survey from the independent watchdog Transport Focus
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Widnes Vikings pair miss out on next Rugby League World Cup with Wales
WIDNES Vikings players were in the Wales side that has missed out on qualifying for the 2026 Rugby League World Cup. Matty Fozard was at hooker and Mike Butt in the centres as Wales lost 48-6 to France in St Esteve. This means France go forward
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Delays building and lane closed on M56 in Runcorn following crash
CONGESTION is building and one lane has closed on the M56 in Runcorn following a crash. Lane one of three is closed on the eastbound carriageway after a collision which took place at junction 12, Runcorn this afternoon, Tuesday. Queueing traffic
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Mike Amesbury will have to resign, says former Tory chairman
FORMER Conservative MP Jake Berry has said Sir Keir Starmer should call on Mike Amesbury to resign. It comes following footage emerging which appears to show the Runcorn and Helsby MP punching a man outside a bar in Frodsham. Mr Amesbury has
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Pictures shared of bin lorry fire in Runcorn caused by batteries
PICTURES have been shared of a bin lorry fire in Runcorn that was caused by batteries. Firefighters were called to the scene on Woodhatch Road at around 9.45am yesterday, Monday. Upon arrival they found that waste collected inside the bin wagon
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Planetary art installation set to wow visitors at museum
A planetary art installation is set to wow visitors at a museum next year. Luke Jerram's Mars installation will be set up at Norton Priory Museum and Gardens in Runcorn, for a six-week period from January 28 to March 9, 2025. The 6-metre diameter
