FLOODING has hit parts of Northwich following this week’s heavy rain.

THE team providing Northwich with a route out of the Covid gloom is overwhelmed by the support it has received so far.

A CHESHIRE MP believes online learning is now here to stay and is urging the Government to help make it work for every child.

A RED flood warning has been issued for parts of Northwich this afternoon following heavy rain – while the town centre’s flood defences are being put up.

AN appeal for volunteers to help with the Covid vaccination programme in Northwich has been inundated with offers of help.

ARMED police were sent out to a property in Castle today, January 14, following concerns for a person’s safety.

TWO trainspotters have been sent home from Acton Bridge station having been warned their hobby is not a valid reason to be outside in lockdown.

PRESSURE on hospitals in Cheshire West will not let up ‘before the end of the month’, according to the council’s Chief Executive.

A NORTHWICH mum has launched a campaign to get unwanted laptops and equipment to children who need them for home schooling during lockdown.

THE policy surrounding house extensions in Cheshire West has been updated by councillors — for the first time in 25 years in some areas.

CORONAVIRUS deniers and ‘Covidiots’ are again feeling the wrath of Northwich’s mayor following an impassioned plea for residents to follow the rules.

RESIDENTS will have the opportunity to have their say on proposed local plan changes in a new 12-week public consultation.

DEVELOPERS have pulled the plug on plans for up to 75 new homes off Griffiths Road.

The streaming giant will release films featuring a string of A-list celebrities including Dwayne Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Amy Adams and Zendaya

THE body organising Covid-19 vaccines has said it is ‘confident we will meet’ national ‘targets’ for inoculating high-priority groups.

OULTON Park's staging of the 2021 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship has slotted into a new schedule that features a delayed start.

The supermarket chain hope the move will help stores cut waste as part of their target of halving food waste by 2030.

A REVISED adult social care charging policy has been adopted by Cheshire West’s cabinet — despite concerns over the legality of some fees.

A RECORD number of families are turning to Mid Cheshire Foodbank for survival.

A MUCH-LOVED cafe that woos customers with tasty Indian snacks and sweet treats is closing its takeaway service.

A KEEN sports enthusiast has set himself an ambitious lockdown challenge.

TRAIL hunting will be examined by a new group set-up by Cheshire West and Chester Council.

THE mayor of Northwich insists the town cannot wait four years to replace the public toilets lost in the outdoor market fire.

THE start of Northwich's coronavirus vaccination programme has been hailed a success as councillors call on residents to 'sit tight' and wait for their invitation.

A NEW estimation of Cheshire West’s Covid-19 financial shortfall has been revealed by the authority’s cabinet member for finance.

ALMOST 400 new cases of Covid have been confirmed across Cheshire East and West – as the recent slide in infection rates comes to a halt.

SIXTY care home residents have died across Cheshire East and West over the past two months with coronavirus on the death certificate.

LEADERS across Cheshire have signed a letter to Government calling for tougher lockdown restrictions.

A CARE worker has become a true Covid hero by staying away from his home in North Wales to keep residents at a Northwich facility safe.

PARENTS could be asked to test primary school-aged children for Covid-19 at home rather than at school under the Government's plans to roll out mass testing among pupils.

RUGBY union's planned return at grassroots level has been called off and a new date scheduled.

A-LEVEL, AS and GCSE students in England could be asked to undertake externally set papers to help teachers with their assessments after formal exams were cancelled, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has suggested.

BEEKEEPING operations at Goose Brook Farm in Antrobus could soon expand, with the submission of a planning application to add a new building to the site.

THREE members of staff have tested positive for coronavirus at a Lostock Gralam care home since the start of the new year.

MORE than 450 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed across Cheshire East and West in the latest figures from Public Health England.

THE first of two weekend closures of the M6 at junction 19 has been postponed for a week due to the recent cold snap.

POLICE are urging Cheshire residents to stay at home and stick to lockdown rules after issuing more fines last weekend than in the whole of December.

MORE than 350 coronavirus patients who were being looked after by Leighton Hospital’s NHS trust have died since the start of the pandemic.

Morrisons, Sainsbury's, ASDA, Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Waitrose and M&S - supermarket chains are having to enforce rules to keep customers and staff safe.

ANOTHER major supermarket has confirmed that it will get tough on customers flouting Covid rules.

POLICE officers are now moving more quickly to issue fines to those who breach lockdown rules, the Government has said.

VACCINATIONS for coronavirus are now under way at a medical centre in Northwich.

NORTHWICH residents are being urged to abide by the latest lockdown rules and stay at home amid concerns that NHS hospitals are facing ‘extreme pressure’.

ALMOST two-thirds of beds at the Countess of Chester are occupied by patients with Covid-19, according to its Chief Executive.

A MAJOR supermarket in Winsford and Middlewich has announced that any customers who refuse to wear a face mask without an exemption will be told to leave.

A MAIN route off junction 16 of the M6 remains closed following a serious collision involving two HGV's.

HEALTH Secretary Matt Hancock has pleaded with the public to follow coronavirus rules and reduce all social contact that is not ‘absolutely necessary’.

TATTON MP Esther McVey is calling for assurances that money returned to Government from supermarkets will go to those in need.

CHESHIRE East and West have passed another milestone in the coronavirus pandemic today, January 11.

GUARDIAN readers have given the thumbs up to the idea of teachers, school staff and childcare workers getting priority for coronavirus vaccines.