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4 November 2024
Halton Borough Council consultation on toll charges gets underway
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22 October 2024
Most journeys ever recorded for crossings over the River Mersey in Halton
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15 October 2024
Mersey Gateway and Silver Jubilee bridges – toll charges update
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17 July 2024
Busiest month ever recorded for crossings over the River Mersey in Halton
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19 June 2024
Merseyflow team celebrates national award success
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19 June 2024
Sun rises on merseyflow team as they set out to conquer Snowdon for charity
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16 April 2024
Busiest first quarter for traffic over the River Mersey in Halton
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18 January 2024
Busiest month ever recorded as traffic volumes across the River Mersey in Halton continue to grow
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23 November 2023
Merseyflow team celebrates European award success
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17 October 2023
Traffic volumes across the River Mersey in Halton continue to grow
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14 September 2023
Halton residents urged to act now to renew Merseyflow discount plans
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19 July 2023
Record number of journeys recorded over the River Mersey in Halton
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20 June 2023
Merseyflow team celebrates national award success
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6 June 2023
New merseyflow Auto Renew scheme proving popular with Halton residents
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2 May 2023
Halton residents urged to ‘make the switch’ to simpler way to renew annual merseyflow discount plan
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18 April 2023
2023 shows busiest first quarter for journeys over the river in Halton since the opening of the Mersey Gateway Bridge in 2017
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17 January 2023
Almost 24 million journeys made over the River Mersey in Halton in 2022
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23 November 2022
Merseyflow team celebrates double European award success
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13 October 2022
Journey levels up and PCNs down year on year as five-year anniversary approaches for Mersey Gateway Bridge
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14 July 2022
Mersey Gateway Bridge hits 100 million crossings landmark as traffic volumes continue to rise
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22 June 2022
Merseyflow team celebrates national award success
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20 April 2022
Journey numbers over the Mersey in Halton at their highest level in two years
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5 April 2022
Easter Egg Appeal a cracking success as hundreds of Easter eggs are delivered to kids in Halton
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10 March 2022
Emovis’s contract to provide toll collection and enforcement services to Halton Borough Council and the Mersey Gateway Crossings Board has been extended by five years.
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1 March 2022
Halton Children’s Centres Easter Egg Appeal now open
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24 January 2022
Mersey Gateway journey numbers bounce back in 2021 after impact of pandemic
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14 December 2021
Over 30 sacks of Christmas gifts to be delivered to Halton kids as Halton Children’s Centres Christmas Toy Appeal closes
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25 November 2021
More than one million journeys paid for with merseyflow quick-pay app
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1 November 2021
Halton residents who have not renewed their Local User Discount plans are being urged to act now before they expire.
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13 October 2021
Mersey Gateway approaches four-year anniversary as journey numbers continue to rise
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29 September 2021
Merseyflow team celebrates national award success
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22 September 2021
Thousands of Halton residents urged to renew their merseyflow annual plans
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13 July 2021
Traffic flowing across the Mersey almost back at pre-pandemic levels
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7 June 2021
Merseyflow’s Walk-in Centre and Call Centre resume back to normal opening hours
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10 May 2021
Halton residents with expired plans must update their merseyflow accounts by 14 May 2021 or pay for crossings
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27 April 2021
6,000 Halton residents urged to pay for merseyflow discount plans ahead of 14th May deadline
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19 April 2021
Almost 6,000 journeys a day in the first month of opening for new-look Silver Jubilee Bridge.
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12 April 2021
Merseyflow walk-in centre set to re-open after Covid-19 lockdown
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31 March 2021
Merseyflow join forces with Merseylink to donate Easter Eggs to Halton Children’s Centres
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18 March 2021
Halton residents reminded to renew merseyflow discount plans ahead of roadmap out of lockdown
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17 March 2021
European award success for merseyflow team
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26 February 2021
Silver Jubilee Bridge is now open – guidance for merseyflow customers
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12 February 2021
Silver Jubilee Bridge to re-open towards the end of February 2021
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21 January 2021
Merseyflow app use increasing as January traffic levels dip sharply in lockdown
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5 January 2021
COVID-19: merseyflow walk-in-centre closing until further notice in line with national lockdown
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14 December 2020
Christmas gifts head off to Halton children after Mersey Gateway team fund-raising
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27 November 2020
£1,500 Mersey Gateway boost for Halton Children’s Centres Christmas Appeal as walk-in centre set to re-open
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13 November 2020
Halton Borough Council confirms that the Silver Jubilee Bridge is due to reopen to traffic in February 2021 as the major refurbishment programme nears completion
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04 November 2020
Coronavirus: merseyflow walk-in-centre closing in line with national restrictions
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15 October 2020
Four million hours of sitting in traffic avoided in the three years since Mersey Gateway Bridge opened
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12 October 2020
Merseyflow donates £1,000 to Runcorn care home appeal after inspiration from local #milesformum campaigner
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30 September 2020
Halton residents urged to renew their merseyflow annual pass
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24 September 2020
Mersey Gateway Crossings Board launches consultation over new RUCSO
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24 September 2020
Runcorn contact centre secures awards success for emovis
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24 August 2020
Residential visits to collect unpaid bridge fines can take place from Monday 24 August
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17 August 2020
Merseyflow upgrades Quick Pay App with numerous new features after listening to user feedback
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13 August 2020
Customers urged to renew merseyflow discount plans ahead of extended renewal deadline
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27 July 2020
The latest Mersey Gateway figures show that people are starting to resume normal travel patterns following the Covid-19 lockdown.
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12 June 2020
COVID-19 update: merseyflow walk-in centre set to re-open
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12 June 2020
Renewal deadline approaches for extended merseyflow discount plans
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05 June 2020
Mersey Gateway traffic levels continue to rise as lockdown eases
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14 April 2020
PCN numbers continue to fall year-on-year as Covid-19 impacts on Mersey Gateway traffic numbers
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02 April 2020
Minister "not minded" to remove tolls from Mersey Gateway despite further request from Halton Borough Council.
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23 March 2020
COVID-19 service update
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27 January 2020
Halton Haven to enter new decade with £2,000 boost from merseyflow
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17 January 2020
Mersey Gateway payments on time increase to record levels of almost 98% as PCN numbers fall
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15 January 2020
Mersey Gateway Time Bank returns to boost Halton communities in 2020
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14 January 2020
Initial merseyflow deposit reduced to £20 for new registered customers
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18 December 2019
merseyflow releases new App to make paying for one-off crossings even easier
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10 December 2019
Halton Haven’s Christmas wish comes true with generous car donation
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03 December 2019
Team behind merseyflow celebrate recognition at prestigious European awards
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01 November 2019
merseyflow customers and staff kick-start Halton Christmas Toy Appeal
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30 October 2019
Mersey Gateway team celebrates a successful year of community projects through Time Bank initiative
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23 October 2019
Latest Mersey Gateway statistics show highest ever on-time journey payment rate and annual 18.5% drop in PCN charges
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06 September 2019
Merseyflow sponsorship boost Widnes Cricket Club
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02 August 2019
Seven wishes granted for Halton Haven thanks to generous donation from merseyflow
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16 July 2019
Halton residents urged to renew their merseyflow annual pass to get another twelve months of discounted travel
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