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DISABLED DAUGHTER PRISONER IN OWN HOME
I AM writing this letter in the hope that it will make ignorant, inconsiderate motorists aware of the needs of disabled residents everywhere. I am a resident of Liverpool Road, Widnes and have a disabled daughter. I recently approached Halton Council
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SWEET 16
SIXTEEN young girls from a children's home in Portugal visited Halton this week - on an exchange trip. They were welcomed to the borough at a civic reception in Runcorn Town Hall, hosted by deputy Mayor, Cllr Chris Loftus. They met young people from Halton
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BLOOMING MARVELLOUS
GARDENERS in Halton have been given the chance to bloom after being recognised as having some of the best gardens in the borough. The green-fingered residents are blossoming after winning this year's Halton In Bloom competition run by the Borough Council's
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WIDNES CC HELD
WIDNES travelled to Bramhall on Saturday last, hoping to improve their mid-table position at the expense of the home side who were in third position and a strong challenger for promotion. The outcome was a draw in an entertaining game which yielded Widnes
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MOORFIELD THE MERRIER
PICTURED are players and coaches from newly-formed rugby club, Widnes Moorfield ARL. Based at Moorfield Sports & Social club, Moorfield Road, Halton View, the club is about to embark on its first season. The club boasts first class facilities with
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U13s OFF TO A FLYER
Widnes Moorfield u13 14 Leigh Miner Rangers u13 10 THIS being the first ever game for this newly-formed rugby section, Moorfield got off to a good start with Peter Wright scoring the first ever try after great work from Kelly and Bloomfield. Leigh tackled
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RIGHT ON CUE
Mill Brow SC Summer Pool League PRESENTATION night is on Friday, September 29 at Our Lady's and it would be appreciated if all trophy winners were able to attend. Tickets are now on sale priced at £2 each and are available from the league secretary. Winter
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A FAIR COP FOR CAIRO
MEET Cairo, the latest recruit for Halton police at the tender age of just eleven weeks. Cairo is preparing for the rigorous training which will mark the start of a fruitful career with Halton police and has already made himself at home with his handler
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SOLDIER HONOURED AT LAST
THE COURAGE of a young soldier from Widnes who lost his life in the First World War will finally be honoured when his name will be placed on the Cenotaph. Rifleman William Barber served in the First Battalion of the South Lancashire regiment and died
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MAN ATTACKED
A WIDNES man was left with a broken collar bone after he was attacked outside the Albion Pub on Sunday night. The victim, who is aged in his 20's was coming out of the pub after a night out at 10.30pm when he was assaulted. The attack was completely unprovoked
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FOUR STAR CHEMICS
General Chemicals 4 Padgate St Oswalds 0 BIG Chemics centre forward Chris Lloyd gave manager Ivor Richards three very good reasons why he is the right man to lead the Chemics front line in the forthcoming season. Lloyd scored twice in the first 15 minutes
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WE'RE PLEASED AS PUNCH
FIVE young puglisits were flying high this week after passing the Liverpool Kids Gloves Scheme. Tony Bond, Anthony MacTavish, Nadine Choudhary, Aaron Scattergood and Aaron Smith, all aged between 12 and 15, were among 200 young boys who took part in the
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BOWLED OVER
ENTRIES are being invited to the Leonard Thornhill Memorial Roseball annual competition. The event will take place on saturday, September 9 at Pavilions, Sandy Lane, Runcorn. It is an open competition for non-handicaps. Places are limited to 32 and there
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MIXED FORTUNES FOR LINNETS
Skelmersdale Utd 1 Runcorn FC 3 Prescot Cables 3 Runcorn FC 3 RUNCORN continued their preparations for the forthcoming season with two entertaining and competitive games against opposition from the North West Trains League Division One. The games have
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SIX ICI HOMES GIVEN ALL CLEAR
SIX homes in Weston village were this week given the all-clear by chemical giant ICI in the latest search for the toxic gas hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD). Properties immediately beside two contaminated quarries were tested in a second round of indoor air
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RADIO STAR BACKS GRANDPARENTS
RADIO celebrity, and World columnist Pete Price has been inundated with calls supporting the Runcorn grandparents who are fighting to keep their grandchild. Callers flooded the City FM switchboard for two hours when Pete, an adopted child himself, asked
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ARSONISTS WILL COME A CROPPER
FIREFIGHTERS are warning on the dangers of crop fires following a blaze at a farm in Daresbury on Saturday afternoon. Two appliances from Runcorn fire station were called to Poplars Farm on Redbrow Lane just after 4pm after pranksters set fire to a cornfield
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WE WON'T GIVE UP HOPE OF GETTING BABY BACK
CAMPAIGNERS fighting for a tug-of-love tot from Runcorn this week vowed to carry on their battle to reunite her with her grandparents. The youngster was taken away from them last Thursday by social workers. But supporters of the 66-year-old granddad and
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I'LL NAME THAT BRIDGE...
I WOULD like to start a campaign to get a proper name for our bridge. Other towns and cities across the world have famous bridges, Golden Gate Bridge, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Manhatten Bridge. And even on our own shores we have the Humber bridge, Fourth
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WIDNES IN A STICKY SPOT
I WOULD just like to comment on the amount of chewing gum littering the pavements of Widnes town centre. I know this is an ongowing problem in all towns. but maybe Halton could be the first town to tackle this sticky mess. via email Converted for the
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WE WANT ANSWERS
If LHT and CDS cannot say how many new homes are to be built on Castlefields as a result of their Demolition Programme then we must assume one of two things. Either they do not have a clue as to how to implement their proposals, or they are working to
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WIDOW BACKS HAVEN APPEAL
AN OLYMPIC athlete was devastated to discover he had cancer. Derek Nixon of Widnes was only 34, married with two young daughters. He won two gold, a silver and bronze medals, competing in javelin, disc, shot and 100m at the special olympics in Los Angeles
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RECS ROUND-UP
Widnes Recs 1st XI v Rylands HAVING loss the toss, Widnes Recs were asked to bat on a green, damp wicket. Rylands soon made a breakthrough, capturing opener Yearsley for nought. Skipper for the day, Morgan, came in and along with Findlater added 25, before
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TIGERS BURNING BRIGHT
ANOTHER successful season sees the Tigers Open Age gain promotion to Division Four of the new NWC ARL. This year also starts with a new playing venue and training base at Prescot Road which includes excellent facilities such as the use of the changing
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AVON CALLING
WIDNES football outfit, Avon Athletic, are all set to start their 36th season since formation in 1965. Members of the South Wirral Premier League, their ultimate goal is promotion into the much heralded West Cheshire League and a top two finish in the
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VIKINGS NEW BOYS
FORMER Super League stars Scott Martin and Phil Coussons have signed for Widnes. The duo join forwards Stuart Rhodes and Chris McKinney who put pen to paper last week. And the club confirmed that an overseas player has also joined the club - but his identity
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VANDALS BLASTED
VANDALS have reigned a series of attacks on a health centre for people with learning difficulties. Hooligans have smashed a large number of windows at Bridges Learning Centre on Crow Wood health park. It has already cost more than £2,000 to repair the
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CONMAN ALERT
ELDERLY residents were this week warned to be on their guard after a dubious caller conned a woman in her own home. The old lady was approached by a man this week, offering to cut the grass in her front garden. She agreed and was astonished when he asked
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WAT-ER MYSTERY
NO-ONE seems to know why the water supply to homes in West Bank became badly discoloured - twice this week. Residents say their water became dirty brown on twice within five days. "It was a horrible, murky brown," said one woman. "We drink a lot of water
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TOWN CENTRE PLANS GET THUMBS UP
PLANS to create a new retail and leisure development at the north end of Widnes town centre have been welcomed by residents and traders. Feedback to the proposals in Albert Road will be discussed at a special executive board meeting of Halton Council
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WOMAN, 81, MUGGED
A MEDITERRANEAN skinned youth mugged an 81-year-old lady in broad daylight outside flats on Houghton Street on Wednesday afternoon. The pensioner struggled to hold on to her handbag when the youth ran up to her and grabbed it but he proved too strong.
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RUNCORN'S DERBY JOY
RUNCORN, captained by Alan Rowland, were convincing winners of the Triangular golf competition involving Helsby and Widnes which concluded at Highfield Road on Sunday. Rowland and his partner Bernard Edwards could afford a final hole defeat by Helsby's
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WELSH WIZARDS SILENCED
RUNCORN started their pre-season campaign last Saturday with a very entertaining and enthralling training game against their Welsh counterparts. It was also seen as a valuable chance to try new players as well as established personnel and build up their
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RNA LET CHANCE SLIP
Runcorn RJM Darts League DESPITE an 18 dart game from P Gallagher, RNA lost their last chance of taking the Section Three championship last Thursday night when they went down 5/4 to the new champions Fiddlers III. This also resulted in RNA slipping from
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MOND IN CONFIDENT MOOD
MOND kick-off their new league campaign this Saturday away to Capenhurst in confident mood. For Rod Luker's men recorded a convincing 4-2 victory over Hanley Town from Stoke lAst weekend. Ian Walsh got the Runcorn side off to a great start from the penalty
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HALTON ON THE UP
SUCCESS and achievement were the themes of the annual report presented by the leader of Halton Council, Tony McDermott this week. Amid much change and a hectic schedule, he said, many problems had been overcome through partnership and hard work. Spending
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DRIVER CUT FREE FROM WRECKAGE
FIREFIGHTERS were called to free a woman from her car following a smash on the Commonside at Kingsley in Frodsham on Friday morning. One crew from Runcorn and one from Frodsham were called to the scene at 8.30am. The saloon car had turned over on its
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WE COULDN'T EVEN SAY GOODBYE
THE GRIEF stricken grandparents of a Runcorn youngster who was snatched by social services have spoke of their anguish. Speaking to the World on Friday, the child's devastated grandmother broke down. "I just want her back," she said. "This house is so
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COMMUNITY MOURNS DEATH OF FORMER MAYOR
THE funeral of former mayor Allen Inett was held this week. Civic leaders joined councillors, magistrates, teachers, ex servicemen and women, parishioners and representatives of community groups to pay their respects. Halton's Mayor and Mayoress, Cllr