The M56 motorway is closed eastbound due to a 'serious collision' on Thursday morning.

THIS time last week, Northwich residents and business owners woke up to the most devastating floods seen for decades.

THE Guardian today joins forces with rival publishers across the north of England to launch the Cash for Connectivity appeal.

FLOOD defences in Northwich are being erected again today, January 27, with rain forecast over the coming days.

A NEW Covid vaccination will launch at a Winsford supermarket tomorrow, January 28.

POLICE are urging residents and businesses affected by the recent flooding to be aware of rogue traders.

THE manager of Weaver Court wants to say a big thank you to everyone who looked 49 staff and residents evacuated in the flood.

DOZENS of social housing residents across mid Cheshire have been helped into new jobs thanks to Weaver Vale Housing Trust.

ONE of Cheshire's most popular leisure attractions has laid out plans to preserve its future and has even gained the support of a local MP.

DESPITE the number of positive Covid case rising by almost 400 in the last 24 hours, the infection rate across both Cheshire East and West continues to fall.

COMMUNITY organisers are asking residents to come forward with their views on how the final portion of a £1 million funding package should be spent.

BORIS Johnson hopes it will be safe to begin the reopening of England’s schools from March 8.

FEARS that bales of hot hay could catch fire have been allayed.

A SKIP caught fire in Northwich.

TATTON'S MP is calling on the insurance industry to help thousands of businesses survive the pandemic by paying out monies owed immediately following a Supreme Court ruling.

“I CAN’T really believe it’s been that long.”

The industrial estate is considered a sensitive site given its role in the UK’s Covid vaccination rollout.

RESIDENTS evacuated from a flooded retirement village have returned home - but now have to self-isolate in case they may have Covid.

NORTHWICH Flood Relief Fund has been set up by a group of friends who hope to raise £20,000 for independent businesses hit by the floods.

THE firm building one of Northwich’s most controversial housing developments insists it was able to continue work on the site last week despite Storm Christoph.

A FLOODED children's nursery has reopened thanks to 'knights in shining armour' who cleared water and repaired electrics free of charge.

SANDIWAY Surgery will remain closed until next Wednesday as Covid cases have affected a number of staff members across the Danebridge group.

LEIGHTON Hospital’s trust has reported its 400th patient death from coronavirus.

PRIME Minister Boris Johnson has called for people to come together with ‘ever greater resolve’ to defeat coronavirus.

RESIDENTS are being asked for their views on two new cycling routes in Northwich.

Although the number of positive Covid cases has risen above 200, the rate of infection continues to fall across both Cheshire East and West.

HELP is on hand for businesses struggling through the pandemic in Northwich and Winsford.

ANOTHER weather warning for rain has been issued for Cheshire – one week after the devastating impact of Storm Christoph.

THE A49 is closed both ways due to flooding.

A FLOODED village restaurant has launched an appeal to help neighbours whose homes were destroyed by Storm Christoph.

A TEENAGE killer has been told he will serve a minimum of 28 years behind bars after being told he had 'an unbreakable intention' to kill his victim.

We are reporting live from Chester Crown Court as Knutsford teenager Matthew Mason is sentenced for the brutal murder of schoolboy Alex Rodda in Ashley.

THE extension of a quarry in Sandiway has finally been signed off — months after councillors unanimously approved the decision.

FEWER than 200 new cases of Covid have been confirmed in Cheshire East and West in the latest figures as infection rates continue to fall.

MORE than 200,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been given to residents in Cheshire and Merseyside.

THE parents of murdered 15-year-old Alex Rodda said how much their 'beautiful baby boy' would be hugely missed by all his friends and family.

Martin Lewis’ advice would mean Brits struggling with their finances could pay more off their debt each month rather than paying interest charges.

THIS was the scene at the weekend as the M6 was shut in both directions due to roadworks.

EDUCATION Select Committee chairman Robert Halfon has told the BBC he wants the Government to set out a 'route map' for getting children back into schools.

ICE and a hard frost has created treacherous road conditions across Cheshire.

Five decades. That is how long Mid Cheshire College in Hartford, latterly known as Warrington and Vale Royal College, was an unmistakable landmark of the Northwich area.

MORE than 3,500 laptops and tablets have been made available for disadvantaged children through Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester authorities since September, figures show.

THE number of people diagnosed with Covid has dropped across Cheshire West and East as infection rates continue to fall.

MORE snow could be on its way as temperatures are expected to plummet next week.

This week we take a look at a man by the name of Samuel Thorley. It’s not 1777, and this Samuel Thorley is not the famous Congleton Cannibal who killed a woman ballad singer called Ann Smith, decapitated her and allowed his landlady to serve ‘...

I have a couple of questions for you. Firstly, should you have to wear a mask to go shopping given we are in the middle of a pandemic?

As we have kissed 2020 goodbye and we are perhaps thinking of or plans for 2021, I have been reflecting and researching on what may happen for the beauty industry, and the likely trends that may be coming our way over the coming months.

HEALTH Secretary Matt Hancock has warned the Government is a 'long, long, long way' from being able to lift coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England.

A NORTHWICH mum says she is 'overwhelmed' by the support of people in the town after launching a scheme to help children who are being home schooled.

TWO men due to face trial after being charged in connection with the theft of four Fiat's from a dealership in Allostock, also face a trial in relation to murder.