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Halton View councillors angry at Bellways plans to demolish Moorfield Sports and Social Club in Widnes.

THE outgoing Chief Executive of Halton Borough Council insists he wasnt pushed as he steps down from the top post after 18 years.

THE new man at the helm of Halton Borough Council says he is determined to ‘go in his own direction’ after landing the top job.

Halton Councils new leader optimistic about post Covid future but says finances still a challenge New man at the top says he is keen to go in his own direction 13:56, 28 MAY 2021 Cllr Mike Wharton, leader of Halton Borough Council Sign up to the Merseyside Report, for our weekly inside track on whats happening in the corridors of powerInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Yo...

By Mark Smith It will be all change at Runcorn Town Hall with a string of new additions to the council\s executive board IT is all change at the top of Halton Borough Council with the incoming leader making a string of changes to its ruling executive board. The changes mean the council will also have a dedicated climate change role for the very first time. Former deputy leader Mike Wharton looks certain to be officially unveiled as ...

Mike Wharton set to be named Halton Councils new leader Former deputy to take over the top job from outgoing leader Rob Polhill 15:32, 11 MAY 2021 Mike Wharton is set to become the new leader of Halton Council Liverpool and Merseyside face a vital day as election results come in - get the inside track with our politics newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your inf...

Mike Wharton is the new man at the helm of the authority. The former deputy leader takes over the role from Rob Polhill, who has stepped down after 11 years in charge. The new deputy council leader is Dave Thompson, who represents the Halton Lea ward in Runcorn. Cllr Wharton was first elected to the Council in 2002, representing Hale Village, and last week won re-election to the newly created council ward of Ditton, Hale Village and Halebank. He has been deputy leader for 11 years, a...

Local elections 2021: Greens win first ever Halton seat Labour veteran loses out in election where every seat was up for grabs 19:04, 7 MAY 2021 Cllrs Rob Polhill and Mike Wharton outside the Halton count Liverpool and Merseyside face a vital day as election results come in - get the inside track with our politics newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your informat...

Halton gained its first ever Green councillor and lost a Labour veteran in what was a very different local election this year. All 54 seats across 18 wards were up for grabs this year due to a boundary shakeup which had consigned some old wards to history, and merged others to create entirely new ones. Andrew Dyer from the Green Party caused an upset in the newly created ward of Daresbury, Moore and Sandymoor, beating the Conservative candidate by only 20 votes. The old two seat Daresb...

FIVE parties and a number of independent candidates in Halton will be vying for votes in Thursday’s local elections.