A FLOOD warning for two Northwich villages has been removed this morning, January 29.

RESIDENTS across Cheshire will pay more in tax for the county's police force from April 1.

THE UK’s biggest citizen science project has been recording the winners and losers in the garden bird world for over four decades with the help of half a million people, and now the RSPB is counting on Cheshire residents to join in too.

A NEW flood warning has been issued by the Environment Agency for two Northwich villages which were badly affected by Storm Christoph last week.

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

A CONMAN builder scammed elderly customers out of thousands of pounds for fraudulent and substandard home improvement work.

THREE lanes of traffic on the M6 in Cheshire have been closed following a crash and ahead of emergency repair works on a pothole.

EVERY ‘care home resident and carer’ in Cheshire have been offered their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

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

INFECTION rates in Cheshire West are not falling ‘as sharply’ as health chiefs would like.

THE leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council has called on the Government to support residents affected by last week's flooding.

NORTHWICH homeowners are being warned of rats seeking refuge in their homes following the recent floods.

THE daily number of new Covid cases announced in Cheshire East and West has fallen today, January 28, following a spike on Wednesday.

MORE than 300 fines have been issued to Cheshire residents for flouting lockdown rules so far in January.

THE suspension to garden waste collection has been extended until March 1, Cheshire West and Chester Council has confirmed.

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PLANS are underway to divert even more waste away from landfill to a new energy plant in Lostock.

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.