Mark Smith

1 week ago | runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk | Mark Smith

The plans for a 12-room house in multiple occupation (HMO) on Salisbury Street were lodged this week with Halton Borough Council. HMOs are defined as buildings with individual rooms but some shared facilities, such as kitchens and/or bathrooms. A similar scheme at the same location was thrown out last February after council planning chiefs said it 'would not ensure a high standard' for future residents, while also raising concerns over a lack of parking.

1 week ago | wirralglobe.co.uk | Mark Smith

Jimmy Shannon, who represents Whitby Groves in Ellesmere Port, and Great Boughton councillor Elizabeth MacGlashan, have both left the group and the Labour Party itself, having become dismayed with national policies. In a statement, Cllr MacGlashan, who was elected to her role in May, 2023, said: "The Labour party has become a party I don't recognise any more.

1 month ago | chesterstandard.co.uk | Mark Smith

Saffil on Sullivan Road manufactures and distributes inorganic fibres for high temperature use and now wants permission for a new storage building. The company - which employs 70 staff - currently leases warehousing space in Holywell, North Wales, but says having to transport its products there before they are distributed is hampering efficiency and increasing its carbon footprint. Halton Council planning chiefs are set to meet soon where they are recommended to rubber-stamp the plans.

1 month ago | runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk | Mark Smith

Saffil on Sullivan Road manufactures and distributes inorganic fibres for high temperature use and now wants permission for a new storage building. The company - which employs 70 staff - currently leases warehousing space in Holywell, North Wales, but says having to transport its products there before they are distributed is hampering efficiency and increasing its carbon footprint. Halton Council planning chiefs are set to meet soon where they are recommended to rubber-stamp the plans.

1 month ago | chesterstandard.co.uk | Mark Smith

Sarah Pochin recently won the seat of Runcorn and Helsby for Reform UK, but had previously been a magistrate in Cheshire for more than 20 years. She quit her role as magistrate to fight the election but during an interview on Talk TV said she had been planning to do so anyway, claiming there was '100 per cent' a two-tier justice system which she had seen get 'worse and worse' over the last 20 years.