COURT IN WIDNES TO BE CLOSED.WIDNES Widnes (wĭd`nĭs), city (1991 pop. 55,973), Halton, NW England, on the Mersey River. It is an important alkali-processing center. Other products are paints, soap, pharmaceuticals, and steel goods. magistrates court is to close. Justice Secretary Jack Straw included it in a list of 21 courts nationwide which he is considering shutting down after consultation. Speaking in a Commons statement, Mr Straw said: "Such courts are significantly under utilised." He added: "In all cases there are alternative courts within a reasonable travelling distance where services will continue to be provided." No firm date for closure has yet been set but the courts under threat will not list future cases once their current list of cases are finally completed. The courts due for the chop See channel op. 1. CHOP - channel op 2. (language, tool) Chop - A code generator by Alan L. Wendt <wendt@CS.ColoState.EDU> for the lcc C compiler front end. Version 0.6 is interfaced with Fraser and Hanson's lcc front end. are reckoned not to have adequate facilities for victims and witnesses and some have poor access for disabled people. |
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