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

Responding to an urgent question by Labour's Derek Twigg – whose Widnes and Halewood constituency is home to one of JLR's factories - Sir Chris said that the National Cyber Security Centre had been working with Jaguar Land Rover since last Wednesday.

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The 21-year-old, from Widnes in Cheshire, was "obsessed" with animals from a young age, he says, driving his mum "insane" with his love of David Attenborough.

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At club level, he played league for St Helens from 1961 to 1967, making more than 200 appearances, before joining Widnes.

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Nimalarajah Mathiyadaranam, 47, of Warrington Road in Widnes, Cheshire, has been charged with murder and possession of a knife or pointed item in a public place, as well as two breaches of restraining orders, Merseyside Police said.

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"Wigan's signing of Christian Wade is the biggest coup for the sport of rugby league since Jonathan Davies joined me at Widnes back in the 80s," he said.

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