Widnes news
The latest stories from the Widnes World newsdesk. Click here for more news from the Halton area. Last updated Thursday, 21-Sep-2006 10:10:16 BST
THE BIG ISSUE
MORE people are dangerously overweight in Halton than almost anywhere else in Britain, a startling new survey has revealed.
Shop staff fight back at gunman
A GUNMAN and his hammer-wielding accomplice were thwarted as they tried to rob a florist's by staff who scared them off by fighting back.
Changing the lives of addicts
A UNIQUE 'one-stop shop' for drug addicts and alcoholics in Halton is set to be officially opened by Granada Tonight presenter Lucy Meacock next week.
Rolling hay while the sun shone
IT is one of the most unusual UK championships and the winner is from Widnes.