Every week, the Northwich & Winsford Guardian publishes death notices and funeral announcements from the families of loved ones who have died.

These are some criminals who were locked up for their crimes as of November 2025.

Cheshire cemetery scandal laid bare at High Court as Middlewich Town Council seeks financial remedy from rogue Middlewich Cemetery Board

Gareth Gates and Adam Rickitt headline Mega Y2K at Live at Arley 2026, Arley Hall, Cheshire. Enjoy tributes to Celine Dion, Blue, Five and more.

Manda Sanders developed her love of Christmas decorating from the age of eight, during her time living in Australia

PLANS to build two cottages near Winsford have fallen at the first hurdle over the proposal's 'inappropriate' location.

DeFINE Food and Wine in Sandiway first opened its doors in 2000 and has since grown from a small wine shop into a popular dining destination.

The first Chester Christmas market (of modern times, anyway) was held in 2014, bringing the continental love of packed stalls offering the highest quality food, drink and delightful gifts to Chester’s residents and festive visitors, adding light an...

A NEW and ‘very posh’ antiques and fine arts auction house is open for business at Blakemere Village in Sandiway.

Stephen Garner, of Outfield Chase, appeared at Chester Magistrates Court for sentencing on Wednesday, December 3.

A LUXURY resort is unveiling its most exclusive accommodation to date.

THE owner of a ‘luxury lodge’ available for let on a popular website has been refused planning permission.

Discover Jodrell Bank’s winter 2026 events: NASA photo exhibition, family science shows, interactive lectures, and textile art celebrating 80 years of discovery.

A fire crew was called to an address on Marshall Lane in Northwich on Friday night.

Each week, we ask our budding amateur photographers to take pictures based on a theme, and this week it was faces in unusual places.

We went to the Love Actually live concert, and this is why tickets for next year’s tour should be at the top of your Christmas list.

A SENIOR judge has ruled Middlewich Cemetery was never a private burial ground and has always been the property of Middlewich Town Council (MTC).

A WOMAN from Barnton has been recognised for her work in girls’ football.

Tiny Steps, which helps families across Northwich and Winsford, was gifted 150 chocolate selection boxes by Lock Stock Self Storage

Leif Pearson, of Regents Way, appeared at Chester Magistrates Court on Monday, December 1, charged with a number of motoring offences.

The Sunday Times has released its Parent Power Guide for 2026 listing the highest-achieving primary and secondary schools across the UK.

The Sunday Times has released its Parent Power Guide for 2026 listing the highest-achieving primary and secondary schools across the UK.

Both prosecutions were brought by Cheshire West and Chester Council’s (CWAC) Trading Standards acting on complaints received.

Rhiannon Birch, founder of Cheshire Cat Marketing in Northwich, is shortlisted for the Business Mum of the Year category at the Women's Business Club Global Awards 2025.

IN support of Road Safety Week, Tiger Trailers’ newest recruits helped deliver road safety education to pupils at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Winsford.

CONTROVERSIAL plans for three large storage units in the open countryside near the M6 at Holmes Chapel have been narrowly approved, despite one councillor saying the potential highway dangers ‘gave him the chills’.

THE Met Office has issued a forecast for Mid Cheshire this weekend.

TWO highly endangered lions have arrived at Chester Zoo as part of work to safeguard their species from extinction.

CHESHIRE East has given the go-ahead for two Crewe flats to be converted into a six-bed house in multiple occupation (HMO) four months after refusing a previous application for the scheme.

The trial, which expected to last three days, has been brought by claimant, Middlewich Town Council

Jack Faint from Northwich completed his epic endurance challenge, Project India 4,000, on around Tuesday, November 11.

Cheshire Police closed the A54 in between Middlewich and Winsford for about one-and-a-half hours.

A similar scheme had been thrown out in August due to it being on protected green belt land.

An special highways order has been granted by Cheshire West and Chester Council for a convoy to travel through the borough between midnight on Sunday, December 7, and 23.59pm on Monday, December 8.

AN inquest has been opened into the death of a woman who ‘fell from height’ on the M6.

A PHARMACEUTICAL company has been given the green light for expansion plans so it can make life-saving climate-friendly inhalers and create another 150 jobs.

SHOCKING video footage has been released showing a dangerous driver trying to head the wrong way down the M62 during a police chase.

CHESHIRE East has granted permission in principle for two separate small developments in Bunbury, but councillors raised concerns that both sites could be for large houses ‘which are not needed’.

Roberts Bakery bread plant in Rudheath, now owned by Boparan Private Office, is taking on staff after 86 workers were made redundant by the administrators of its previous owner, Frank Roberts & Sons, on October 14.

The suspected diesel spill, reported to the Canal & River Trust on Monday, November 24, is believed to have affected a four-mile stretch of the canal between the Anderton Boat Lift and the Broken Cross area.

Scarlett Hayward, director of learning for religious studies at Hartford Church of England High School, is one eight teachers from across the UK commissioned to review teaching resources for lessons on freedom of religion by the Freedom Declared Foun...

Gregory Keniston, of Drillfield Road, ignored the signal on the A556, Chester Road, at the junction with Dalefords Lane, on Monday, May 19, while heading in the direction of Chester.

Detectives in Northwich have released a CCTV image of a man they are keen to identify in relation to a number of garage burglary attempts in Hartford.

The proposals were submitted by Falkirk-based company Klondyke Strikes Garden Centres which bought the site in 2006.

Liz Gorse, a retired vet, along with fellow Cheshire Forest Hunt director, Teryl Knowles, were due to stand trial on Wednesday, December 3, after two foxhounds were shot and another hit and killed by a train near Barnhouse Lane, Great Barrow.

DC Lomas, based in Road One on the Winsford Industrial Estate, was nominated in two categories in the Top Garage 2025 awards, run by Aftermarket Magazine.

A FESTIVAL inspired by empowerment and wellbeing is returning for its sixth year next summer.

Cheshire East councillors have approved controversial plans for 54 affordable homes in the open countryside with one saying government policy has put the council ‘between a rock and a hard place’.

The Quayside pub is asking for donations for its annual Christmas toy drive for children and babies at Liverpool’s Alder Hey Hospital.

THOUSANDS of people lined the Trent & Mersey Canal at the weekend as Santa Claus paid a visit to Middlewich - on a narrowboat.