A SUCCESSFUL racer from Northwich is the latest driver to sign for a newly launched kart team.

OWNERS of a Northwich riding school are urging the Government to rethink lockdown rules that have put the reins on their business and could result in a widespread horse welfare catastrophe.

PATIENTS at St Luke’s Hospice are now able to safely receive visits from their families thanks to a new pod.

HOW did you spend your teenage years? Agonising over acne? Learning to drive? Or following a band you knew you’d love forever?

FOR the uninitiated, this next sentence might be a strange one to read: A clip from Handforth Parish Council’s December 2020 planning and environment committee meeting went viral yesterday (February 5).

A NORTHWICH homeowner is taking drastic action to avoid flood damage — by demolishing their home of 20 years, and rebuilding it.

A CLIP from a Handforth Parish Council meeting has gone viral — gaining more than 2 million views overnight.

FEBRUARY is, usually, a marked improvement on January. Days get longer, pancakes are scoffed, and love is in the air.

NEW Covid-19 case numbers across Cheshire East and Cheshire West have fallen after a one-day surge.

MORE than £1 million of investment could be coming to Cheshire West’s rural bus network.

ORGANISERS of Northwich River Festival, Northwich Rotary Club have announced that the popular event will not take place this year.

It’s been a tough and difficult year for most of us because of the effects of the unprecedented pandemic we have all suffered. But of course, there are degrees of difficulty.

NEW figures have revealed the number of excess deaths seen in Cheshire East and West during 2020.

JUST because you can't go to the zoo doesn't mean you have to miss out on all the fun and excitement.

THE Northwich Business Improvement District (BID) is urging companies to make sure they access the Covid-19 funding and support that is available to them.

STAFF working at a Covid-19 testing centre in Northwich are ‘disgruntled’ as they have no access to rapid asymptomatic testing kits themselves.

NEARLY nine in 10 of Cheshire and Merseyside’s over-75 population received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine by the end of last month.

UNANIMOUS approval has been given to controversial plans to build a house next to a listed building in Tarporley, despite opposition from neighbouring residents.

DINERS across Cheshire cashed in on more than one million meals during the Government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme last August, new figures have revealed.

A SLIGHT increase in the number of new cases of coronavirus has been confirmed across Cheshire East and West in the latest Public Health England figures.

THE number of children and young people referred to mental health services in Cheshire soared in the 12 months before Covid-19 hit the county.

POLICE are urging residents across Cheshire to remain vigilant following an increase in in the number of catalytic converter thefts across the county.

DOUBLE Olympian Hannah Whelan is offering advice to youngsters whose sporting routines have been restricted by the coronavirus pandemic.

THE Government should reduce the annual tuition fees paid by students throughout the pandemic to reflect the change in learning, Tatton MP Esther McVey has said.

A NORTHWICH teenage superhero has been spinning webs and bringing smiles to the faces of children stuck at home during lockdown.

CAMPAIGNERS and councillors are lining up in opposition against plans to burn more waste at the new Lostock sustainable energy plant.

WITH so many of us suffering mentally due to the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, today’s annual ‘Time to Talk Day’ is perhaps even more crucial in the current climate.

A MAN from Merseyside has been jailed after he admitted two counts of engaging in sexual communications with a child in Northwich.

A PLEA for 'urgent action' has been made to prevent future flooding in Northwich, Acton Bridge and Winsford.

PARISH councillors are sick and tired of dealing with household waste being dumped in the bin at Rudheath Cemetery.

MORE than 200 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed across Cheshire East and West in the latest Public Health England figures.

A NORTHWICH accountancy firm is offering free advice to any businesses affected by last month's flooding.

BORIS Johnson has celebrated the 'huge signficant milestone' of 10 million people being given their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

1874 Northwich club secretary Vicki England tells us how the club have been keeping in touch with their players, coaches and fans during lockdown…

The Scottish brewer is rewarding those being their authentic selves, with a huge beer giveaway on their social channels.  

MORE life-saving defibrillators are set to be installed in Northwich.

REPAIRS are needed on the chapels at Witton Cemetery in Northwich.

RESIDENTS will pay no additional tax towards Northwich Town Council from April 1.

A 103MPH drink-driver who led police on a 14-mile pursuit from Chester city centre to Sandiway has been spared jail.

A FORMER Cheshire Police officer has been sentenced for harassing his ex-wife after posting pictures of her on a 'swingers' dating website without her consent.

A PETITION calling on authorities to ‘put a plan in place’ to stop Northwich from flooding has gathered more than 1,000 signatures.

RESIDENTS are being urged to speak out and help save their fortnightly bin collection.

LEIGHTON Hospital’s emergency department could soon expand by more than 4,000 square metres.

TOWN councillors insist that now is not the time to start a blame game around the flooding which hit Northwich last month.

ANOTHER 177 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed across Cheshire East and West in the latest daily figures.

DETECTIVES investigating a series of burglaries and car thefts across Cheshire have charged seven men.

APPROVAL has been given to convert a farm outbuilding in the green belt into a yoga studio and nutrition bar in Pickmere.

PUPILS and staff at The Rudheath Senior Academy took a well-earned break from computer screens in a day designed to promote health and wellbeing.

PLANS to cut Universal Credit will have a 'devastating impact' on families struggling for survival, warns a local charity.

RUTH Elliott-Smith has won the right to represent her club at the England Golf Medal Northern Final.