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• Vikings run out of steam in the Powergen Cup

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• Join David Bellamy for science spectacle

  DAVID Bellamy will be heading to Northwich later this year as part of a science festival that will be launched next week. read more

• Cool Citizens' game of life

  AN EXCITING new board game that lets you learn while you play has been launched for children and teenagers in Halton. read more

• Bikes stolen

  WO bikes were among property stolen from a home on Barncroft in Runcorn, it was reported to police on Saturday. read more

• Andy's sights set on filling Army vacancies

  WARRINGTON'S Army careers information office is looking better than ever and hoping to attract even more new recruits after a £50,000 makeover. read more

• U-turn over post vote plan

  VOTERS in Warrington may be casting their votes in the traditional way this June after the House of Lords failed to give the all-postal ballot the stamp of approval. read more

• Cabbies protest against changes to the industry

  TAXI drivers in Warrington travelled to Liverpool on Tuesday to demonstrate against more cabs being put on the streets. read more

• Education leaders back new system

  PROPOSALS to replace GCSE and A-level exams with a broader, diploma-style system have been largely welcomed by leading education figures in Warrington. read more

• Business meeting

  BUSINESSES in the borough can run more smoothly thanks to independent employment advisors, ACAS. Halton's Business After Hours club is hosting an ACAS speaker from Liverpool on March 11. Call 01606-553554. read more

• Exciting news at Millennium Centre

  WORK is set to start on the next phase of the multi million pound Millennium Centre development aimed at giving the people of St Helens a first class health and welfare facility in the heart of the town centre. read more

• 'This could have cost a family their lives'

  A SUSPECTED arson attack at a neighbourhood centre that has undergone a massive transformation could have caused millions of pounds worth of damage and cost an entire family their lives. read more

• Discovery of drugs in tyre burst web of crime

  IT was a meticulously planned, sophisticated smuggling operation with the aim of pushing millions of pounds worth of heroin onto the streets of St Helens. read more

• BMW SIX SERIES COUPE

  DRIVING up into the Maritime Alps behind Nice over the twisting, testing terrain greatly favoured by car manufacturers over the years is always enjoyable and, despite appalling bad weather, it was doubly so at the wheel BMW's low-slung, high-tech two door 645Ci Coupe. read more

• TOYOTA PRIUS

  PRIUS, the second generation hybrid car introduced last month by Toyota, is one of those cars that is so different that you have to spend 10 minutes sorting out all the switches when you initially take the wheel - and you are fearing the worst. read more

• SKODA OCTAVIA AMBIENTE

  SKODA introduced a new special edition of the current Octavia, the Ambiente additionally designated SE, last month. read more

• MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER

  MITSUBISHI'S all-new Outlander crossover model went on sale in January with three specifications and a dual fuel variant of each. read more

• HYUNDAI GETZ

  HYUNDAI'S biggest seller, the Getz supermini, has received another boost with the introduction of a diesel model. read more

• VAUXHALL MERIVA

  VAUXHALL'S versatile long wheelbase Meriva, which entered the showrooms last summer, is a five-seater that makes use of what's called FlexSpace which enables the user to convert the three rear seats into two offering executive car comfort. read more

• Memorabilia sought

  DO you have any old photos and memorabilia of West Bank and St Mary's Church? If so, John Yates would love to hear from you. He is preparing a display of old pictures for a carnival and heritage festival. Call 0151-424 6189. read more

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