Widnes

[wid-nis]

noun

1. a city in NW England, just E of Liverpool, on the Mersey River.

Widnes

/ ˈwɪdnɪs /

noun

1. a town in NW England, in Halton unitary authority, N Cheshire, on the River Mersey: chemical industry. Pop: 55 686 (2001)

Example Sentences

Barton, now of Widnes, Cheshire, denies 12 counts of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety between January and March last year.

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Mr Barton, from Widnes, Cheshire, denies the alleged offences said to have been committed between January and March last year.

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Mr Wright said Mr Barton, from Widnes, Cheshire, who denies all the charges, had a "sizeable following on X in excess of two million" and his comments on the social media perform "may well be characterised as cutting, caustic, controversial and forthright".

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"He had his first fight in Widnes and he sold three or four tickets," said Frank Warren, the promoter who guided Hatton all the way from turning professional to the IBF light-welterweight title.

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Hatton built up a stellar record in the light-welterweight ranks, winning 41 consecutive fights in a career that began in 1997 in Widnes, and the bright lights of America were irresistible.

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