WIDNES’S political map is to be redrawn after the Boundary Commissions published its latest set of recommendations. More...

A GROUND-BREAKING ceremony has marked the start of the multi-million pound redevelopment of Wade Deacon High School in Widnes. More...

A SEASON of free movie screenings is coming to Runcorn. More...

THE HEALTH secretary has relaunched a Runcorn hospice following. More...

ELDERLY residents at a sheltered accommodation scheme in Widnes are celebrating after securing funds to expand their garden project. More...

HALTON firefighters are set to hold a car wash to raise money for their chosen charity. More...

TEENAGERS in Halton are being urged to speak out if they are subjected to abuse in a relationship. More...

HALTON Housing Trust is entering a team into the English Half Marathon for the third consecutive year. More...

THE number of staff suspended by NHS Halton and St Helens Primary Care Trust more than quadrupled last year compared to 2009. More...

THE Vikings ended their six-year stay in the Co-operative Championship with a fifth successive defeat, going down 36-20 to Sheffield Eagles in their play-off eliminator on Friday. More...

CHESHIRE business advisory group, Guilford Consulting, is warning firms across Halton about a new internet fraud scheme. More...

A CHESHIRE PR and marketing agency run by a former editor of the Widnes Weekly News is celebrating after being shortlisted for two accolades at this year’s Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) North West Pride Awards. More...

AN ENGINEERING firm is to create more than 150 jobs at its base in Runcorn, doubling the number of staff who work at the office. More...

A PAIR of entrepreneurs from Widnes have opened a state-of-the-art dog grooming salon in Halebank. More...

RUNCORN-BASED dry cleaning and facilities management firm Johnson Service Group has reported a near 5% hike in profits. More...

AQUARISTS at the Blue Planet Aquarium in Cheshire Oaks are to hold a pyjama party to help raise awareness of an endangered fish. More...

MERCURY Prize-nominated Tyneside band The Unthanks have a peerless approach to folk music. More...

AWARD-winning comedian Dave Spikey continues his critically acclaimed Words Don’t Come Easy stand-up tour this autumn with 22 new dates. More...

AUSSIE star Jason Donovan and former Emmerdale actress Verity Rushworth have teamed up again as The Sound Of Music hits Manchester’s Palace Theatre. More...

THE closing date for the Treasure Trail entries featured in the Weekly News over recent weeks is September 20, and for those that have not done the trail, or missed a week, it is still possible to do by going to one of the following web sites www.treasuretrails.co.uk/golde nleaf or...

THE parents of Shafilea Ahmed who was suspected to have been the victim of an honour killing appeared in court today charged with her murder. More...

HALTON MP Derek Twigg joined Everest conqueror Sir Chris Bonington to climb Blencathra in the Lake District. More...

A HOUSING trust is calling on its customers to act as good neighbours to the area’s hedgehogs. More...

Shocking numbers of young people are drinking themselves into an early grave. An exclusive report by OLIVER CLAY More...

POLICE are trying to find the owners of two motorbikes which were recovered by police in Runcorn. More...

CHANGES to specialist services for adults with learning disabilities have been announced by the NHS in Halton. More...

TWO teenagers have been released on bail following the discovery of a body by a three-year-old boy. More...

RESIDENTS are being urged to be vigilant against bogus workers after Halton Borough Council work wear – embossed with the HBC logo – went missing. More...

TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular Widnes ex-pat following his death in Thailand. More...

A LIAR who triggered a major alert in Widnes after she claimed she was raped has been sentenced. More...

THE parents of Shafilea Ahmed who was suspected to have been the victim of an honour killing appeared in court today charged with her murder. More...

A WIDNES beauty salon has taken stock of a state-of-the-art pain free hair removal laser. More...

WOODLAND at Spike Island will be felled later this month as part of preparatory work for the Mersey Gateway Project More...

HALTON MP Derek Twigg has spoken of his concern at what he called ‘secret Government plans’ to turn over control of Whiston Hospital to the private sector, claims which have been denied by hospital chiefs. More...

THE North West Ambulance Service’s plans to become a foundation trust next year have been welcomed by the public. More...

THREE hundred Cheshire Army Cadets have returned from a rain soaked annual camp in Scotland. More...