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Police enquiries ongoing into van fire believed to have been started deliberately

2 days ago | runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk | Ella Wilcox

The emergency services attended the blaze in Afton last night, Monday (Image: Michael Maddox) POLICE enquiries into a van fire that is believed to have been started deliberately are ongoing. At around 9pm last night, Monday, the emergency services were called to Hough Green Road in Afton after reports of a vehicle on fire. There, firefighters found a van which was well alight and proceeded to use a hose reel jet to extinguish it.
Blueprint unveiled for future of Widnes town centre

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

Improving connectivity to the shopping park and The Hive are part of the strategy. Image from strategy doc. (Image: PR) Ambitious plans to radically reshape Widnes town centre and make it fit for the future are set to be discussed by council chiefs.
Widnes: Family's move to Abbey Vale after seeing it built

1 week ago | runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk | Tabitha Wilson

Kerry and her family in their Prospect Home (Image: Paul Greenwood) A professional golfer and his family have moved to a new development after seeing it when it was just a plot of land. Stephen McIver and his wife, Kerry, along with their daughters, were in need of extra space and found everything they desired at the Prospect Homes development of Abbey Vale in Widnes.
Reel Cinema Widnes: Schedule for Wednesday, April 16

1 week ago | runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk | Tabitha Wilson

There's plenty of showings of the Minecraft Movie this week (Image: Vue) Reel Cinema Widnes will showcase a variety of films, from animated adventures to heartfelt dramas, on Wednesday, April 16. The day begins with A Minecraft Movie, featuring a group of misfits, including Garrett 'The Garbage Man' Garrison (Jason Momoa) and Steve (Jack Black). This animated adventure takes them through a mysterious portal into the Overworld.
Hotel for asylum seekers in Daresbury is set to be closed

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

Labour candidate Karen Shore has welcomed news the Daresbury Park asylum hotel is set to be closed. (Image: PR) Labour's candidate in the upcoming Runcorn and Helsby by-election has welcomed news the Daresbury Park asylum hotel is set to be closed. Karen Shore, who is aiming to replace Mike Amesbury when voters go to the polls on May 1, was responding to news Daresbury Park will be one of several hotels to be shuttered by the Home Office.
Party which wants to rejoin EU looking for Runcorn votes

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

John Stevens was previously a Member of the European Parliament for the Tories. (Image: PR) A former Conservative MEP will stand for the Rejoin EU Party in the upcoming Runcorn & Helsby by-election. John Stevens was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), representing Thames Valley from 1989 to 1999, before leaving the party in protest over its increasingly eurosceptic stance.
Police called after dog spotted running on expressway in Runcorn

2 weeks ago | runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk | Lois Dean

At around 1.55pm this afternoon, Thursday, officers were called to reports of a dog running on the carriageway of the Bridgewater Expressway. POLICE were called after a dog was spotted running on an expressway in Runcorn. At around 1.55pm this afternoon, Thursday, officers were called to reports of a dog running on the carriageway of the Bridgewater Expressway. According to a Cheshire Police spokesperson, the dog, which was described as medium to big, was injured.
Eniola Aluko ‘looks forward to proving’ libel case against Joey Barton

2 weeks ago | runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk | Nathan Okell

Joey Barton and Eniola Aluko. Pictures: PA (Image: PA) FORMER England footballer Eniola Aluko has said she is looking forward to proving her libel case against Joey Barton in court after a High Court ruling. Ms Aluko, who now works as a pundit, is suing Widnes resident Barton for libel over two posts he made in January last year on social media site X.
Trucks travelling through Widnes working on proposed ‘dog village’

2 weeks ago | runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk | Ella Wilcox

Residents say 'hundreds' of dump trucks have been moving up Norlands Lane. (Image: Google image) THE MYSTERY of why trucks have been spotted travelling through Widnes has been solved. An investigation was recently launched into HGV movements of Widnes after tipper trucks were spotted moving up Norlands Lane. A reader contacted the World to say that leaflets had been received stating that the company in question would wash windows and cars as a result of any mess.
Runcorn man attacked convicted Widnes murderer David Webster in prison

2 weeks ago | runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk | Matthew Chandler

David Webster (Image: NWP) A MAN has been jailed after assaulting a convicted murderer in prison last summer. Michael Shuker, aged 42 and of East Lane in Runcorn, caused David Webster facial injuries when he attacked him in HMP Berwyn on July 6, 2024. At the time of the assault, Webster, aged 44 and of Lacey Street in Widnes, was standing trial for murdering 65-year-old David Wilcox in his Colwyn Bay home in November 2023.