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Campaign to support loan shark borrowers
Halton Borough Council Trading Standards is supporting a national awareness campaign which has launched to highlight the devastating impact of loan sharks in England and encourage borrowers to seek support. Stop Loan Sharks Week 2025, led by the England Illegal Money...
Save the date for Haltonfest 25!
This free two-day family event will take place at Runcorn Hill Park on 7 and 8 June, 11am-5pm. A free park and ride will be available from the Municipal Building, Widnes, and Shopping City, Runcorn. Also, free parking is available at the Heath offices. New to 2025 is...
Halton’s Leader confirmed as new faces join panel of decision makers
Halton Borough Council’s Executive Board for 25-26 has been announced, with Council Leader Cllr Mike Wharton remaining at the helm. Cllr Wharton was officially confirmed as Leader at Friday evening’s meeting of the full Council, when appointments to the various...
Welcome to Halton’s Mayor for 2025-26
The Mayor of Halton for 2025/2026 is Cllr Martha Lloyd Jones with her husband, Peter, as her Consort. Cllr Lloyd Jones officially began her year of office on Friday evening at a special inauguration ceremony at Runcorn Town Hall. the new Mayor said she is greatly...
Alerts
Garden waste service subscriptions
Halton Borough Council is advising that current Garden Waste Service subscriptions will expire on 31st May 2025 and a new subscription payment will need to be made if customers wish to receive collections beyond this date. Payment for new subscriptions is NOT...
Speke Road closure
The A562 Speke Road from the Ditton Road slip-road towards Liverpool remains closed this morning following the serious accident last night. Highways are at the scene inspecting the carriageway and further updates will follow.
Bin collections
Due to the worsening weather conditions, crews have been unable to complete all scheduled waste collections in recent days due to the snowy and icy conditions under foot and the difficulties experienced with refuse collection vehicles being able to safely access many...
Winter road gritting
Our gritters are currently out treating Halton’s road network in preparation for tonight’s sub-zero road temperatures. This equates to 341km -approximately 52% of the total network. During the last few days the teams have treated the road network 7 times using over...
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