A Halton mum’s desperate search for her stillborn baby’s grave more than 40 years on has helped inspire a councillor to call for more action over the ‘sleeping babies’ scandal.

All households in Halton have been provided with a small kitchen caddy and a year's supply of liners as well as a larger ...

The leader of Halton Borough Council and his deputy are standing down, two months after Labour suffered heavy losses in the local elections. Mike Wharton and Dave Thompson will both continue as ward ...

Halton Borough Council is set to approve a nearly five per cent increase in council tax and charges for second homes this week. The borough's budget of almost £149.5m for the coming year will include ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Volunteers counted election ballots in the DCBL Stadium, Widnes -Credit:Liverpool ECHO Labour cemented their majority on Halton ...

A former Widnes church will be turned into a special 'heritage HQ' as part of a major new culture project in Halton. The council has landed a grant of £207,700 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund ...

Strikes and legal action are being considered by union bosses over plans which could see some schools close in part of Cheshire. The Local Democracy Reporting Service has previously reported on Halton ...

Thousands of low income pensioner households will get a free £130 payment before Christmas. Halton Borough Council is awarding the cash to pensioners who are in receipt of council tax reduction or ...

Halton Borough Council has awarded WSR Recycling a three-year service contract to manage its reception waste, recycling and waste transfer services. As part of the contract, which commenced on ...

Parents and pupils have marched to council offices to protest against proposals which could see the closure of their primary school. Brookvale Primary, in Runcorn, Cheshire, is one of three schools ...