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Furniture shop ceases trading

5:50pm Friday 8th August 2008

CUSTOMERS have been left out of pocket after a furniture shop closed unexpectedly.

Group says no to waste incinerator

4:20pm Friday 8th August 2008

AN environmental group has spoken out against the council’s plans for an incinerator as part of its waste strategy.

Driver pleads guilty to killing woman

2:44pm Friday 8th August 2008

A MAN who was behind the wheel of a Subaru Impreza when it hit a tree killing passenger Corrine Rutter has pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.

Have you seen the Walton wildcat?

Guardian photographer Dave Gillespie created this picture of what the Walton wildcat could look like

2:00pm Friday 8th August 2008

A TEENAGE couple were feline anything but purrfect when they spotted a strange sight while walking near woods at Walton Gardens.

Weapon scanners location

1:10pm Friday 8th August 2008

THE locations of checkpoints, where drinkers will be scanned by metal detectors before being allowed into town centre bars on Saturday night, have been revealed.

‘She kept asking if she was going to die’

Hayley recovers at home with mum Rachel,

11:20am Friday 8th August 2008

A DISTRAUGHT mum who rushed to hospital after her daughter was run over was handed gauze and water and told to clean the blood from her child’s face.

Croft interchange closed due to overturned lorry

10:56am Friday 8th August 2008

AN overturned lorry is blocking the slip road onto the M62 eastbound from the M6 northbound at the Croft interchange. The slip road will be closed for two hours from 10.15am to allow for recovery of the HGV.

Pervert had 1,000 images of girl being abused

9:58am Friday 8th August 2008

A 27-YEAR-OLD who dreamt of becoming a police officer has been jailed after being found in possession of the most disturbing child pornography available.

Driving test plans could save lives

8:30am Friday 8th August 2008

CHANGES to driving tests could be on the way if the public support the plans.

Bridge Street will close to traffic

Bridge Street on a typical weekend evening

8:10am Friday 8th August 2008

MOTORISTS will be banned from lower Bridge Street at weekend evenings as part of a tough anti-social behaviour crackdown in the town centre.


National News

Judge refused bid to bug McCanns

Gerry and Kate McCann

Updated 7:31pm Friday 8th August 2008

Portuguese police wanted to bug the parents of missing Madeleine McCann but a judge refused to give permission, their case files have revealed.


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