Runcorn

/ ˈrʌŋˌkɔːn /

noun

a town in NW England, in Halton unitary authority, N Cheshire, on the Manchester Ship Canal: port and industrial centre; designated a new town in 1964. Pop: 60 072 (2001)

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Some Labour MPs blamed the policy for the party's losses in the May local elections and the Runcorn and Helsby by-election.

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At the age of 10, she was allowed to go to school - first St Margaret's in York and, later, Runcorn Hill in Norfolk.

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Runcorn Hill was a bleak establishment, but Katharine was introduced to music, her lifelong passion.

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In May, Reform made sweeping gains in local elections, as well as winning the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by just six votes.

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Last month, she was suspended from her job working for Runcorn and Helsby Reform MP Sarah Pochin pending criminal proceedings.

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