FOLLOWING the recent Covid outbreak in the town, Northwich Town Council has cancelled its June monthly meeting.

FIREFIGHTERS spent three hours tackling a kitchen fire at a home in Barnton yesterday, Thursday.

WITTON Albion’s Wincham Park will host a celebrity football match on Sunday, June 11, to raise funds for a worthy cause.

YOU cannot beat fish and chips on a Friday night.

A BLIND pensioner from Northwich is walking 1,000 miles around her home town to raise vital funds for Guide Dogs.

A GARDEN is opening to the public in tribute to a much-loved couple.

ALL residents in two Cheshire towns are being advised to book a coronavirus test following an increased number of cases in the towns in the past week.

AFTER a half-a-million pounds transformation, country pub and boutique hotel Hartford Hall is ready to open its doors.

THERE is only a short time left for people from Northwich to nominate folk – and pets – they believe represent ‘The Best Of British’.

COMBERBACH Bowling Club reach an impressive milestone this summer.

A PUB at the centre of a Covid outbreak scare in Northwich has re-opened and moved to reassure the public they are doing everything they can to stop the spread.

DOZENS of Northwich residents have been to get a coronavirus test today, Thursday, following an increased number of cases in the town in the past week.

TWO lanes are closed on the M6 northbound this afternoon, Thursday, due to an accident.

A LEADING housing developer donated a number of wooden honey dippers to a nursery in Northwich to mark World Bee Day (May 20).

CHESHIRE West and Chester pupils, including those from Northwich schools, missed among the least face-to-face teaching in the autumn term due to Covid-19, figures reveal.

New figures released show that in the past 12 months HMRC had received more than one million referrals of suspicious activity from the public.

Mr Gove has now indicated that the scheme, which sees the taxpayer pay money towards workers’ wages, could be extended.

Mr Hancock said while nothing in the data suggests “we are definitively off track” with the UK Government’s plans to unlock England later this month.

Becoming a foster carer can be an exciting but sometimes daunting prospect, but it needn’t be when there is so much help and support available.

TREES snapped in half at the town's new outdoor space are unlikely to be immediately replaced, a leading councillor has said.

A HORSE stuck in a van has been rescued by firefighters.

FAMILIES are being invited to a series of themed food festivals coming to Northwich this summer.

FOODBANKS continue to feed more people than ever due to the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

FOR Cheshire band The Wolf Howls When I Scream Your Name, the future looks bright, with a debut album set to be released.

After asking our readers what shops and services they would like to see come to Northwich, the overwhelming first choice was to see the town have its very own Primark.

RESIDENTS living at a popular park homes site on the outskirts of Northwich are pleading with the owner to see common sense about its plans to demolish a cafe.

Supermarket Aldi has urged shoppers to return a chicken product after salmonella was detected.

The May Bank Holiday weekend in 2022 will be moved to Thursday, June 2, and there will be an additional Bank Holiday on Friday, June 3.

The pro-Brexit pub chain owner has urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to introduce a "reasonably liberal immigration system".

IN less than a year, Ben and Holly Fog have launched their own spiced rum and won a silver award at the World Rum Awards 2021.

RESIDENTS who responded to Cheshire West and Chester council's waste management strategy consultation said existing boxes were difficult to carry and more recycling capacity is needed for households.

CHESHIRE had one of the highest rates for being charged with cannabis possession last year across England and Wales.

PROPOSALS have been put forward for a traveller pitch in Northwich.

AN author and historian has pieced together the story behind an unusual gravestone found in a Lostock churchyard.

MORE than 740,000 doses of a Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Cheshire, according to the latest data.

Back in February, the Prime Minister announced a four-stage plan to end lockdown restrictions in England with the final stage just three weeks away.

Ministers are considering a £15billion plan to help pupils make up for lost time in classrooms.

IMOGEN Williamson continues to catch the eye with her performances for Delamere Forest Golf Club.

Currently more than 39 million people have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, while a further 2.3 million have had both doses.

AN animal lover is stepping out on a challenge to help abandoned pets.

A DISPOSABLE barbecue discarded in a bin caused a large fire.

EACH week readers send letters into the Guardian on all manner of topics they want to have a say on.

WHAT do you love most about the village or town where you live?

FEWER than half of the Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) approved in Cheshire East, and just over half in Cheshire West and Chester, were processed on time last year.

A HEDGE fire destroyed a shed and spread to a house.

A RETIRED couple from Northwich spent hours filling thousands of knitted chicks with chocolate eggs for a children's hospice in Manchester.

DRIVERS are being warned plan their journeys on the M6 ahead of two full weekend closures of junction 19 coming into force in June.

Things Brits would like to savour include a first kiss, the ‘newborn’ baby stage, time with the children – and Line of Duty.

Back in February, Boris Johnson announced a four-stage plan to end lockdown restrictions in England with the final stage just three weeks away.

THE Widnes bound carriageway of the Silver Jubilee Bridge is closed.