A NORTHWICH swimming school is getting ready to make a splash as work gets under way for a new pool in the town centre.

THE 'world’s fastest Jaguar E-Type with a top speed of 180 mph is up for sale – 20 years after its last race at Oulton Park.

THE VICS COLUMN – by Peter Tonge

A FORMER healthcare assistant at a community hospital in Winsford has avoided jail after sexually assaulting a woman.

THE company building HS2 has withdrawn plans to build a temporary compound near Lostock Works.

EXTREME winter weather over the past month has held up work to transform a playing field in Davenham.

A POPULAR Northwich pub and music venue is looking to expand into Winsford, new planning documents show.

MORE than 100 new Covid-19 cases have been confirmed across Cheshire East and West in the latest daily figures.

A HEALTH chief has hailed the heroic effort to protect Cheshire’s most vulnerable residents from Covid-19 and signalled the determination to drive a reduction in health inequalities via the vaccine roll-out.

From getting children back to school to reopening pubs, speculation is rife as to when and how lockdown restrictions might be eased.

HALF term during lockdown does not present many opportunities for youngsters having a break from school.

FOOTBALL may be off the agenda for the foreseeable future, but there is still plenty happening at Townfield.

A ROAD had to be blocked by police on Sunday after a fallen telegraph pole led to a fire in Great Budworth.

HEALTH chiefs are thanking the public following a successful winter flu jab programme in Cheshire.

A SOCIAL housing developer is looking to build hundreds of new homes on a site in Northwich.

A NORTHWICH man stole cash and Christmas presents from his friend of three years after she offered him a place to stay for the night.

THIS stunning detached house on the historic 13th century Vale Royal Abbey Estate is our property of the week.

WORK has begun on a brand new, purpose-built childcare nursery which will open in Winnington in September.

A CHESHIRE MP is urging Government departments to work together to save an industry hit hard by continuing Covid restrictions.

RESIDENTS who are assessed as having an urgent need for social housing will be given priority in a new policy which launches in April.

A FAMOUS proverb says that even ‘a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step’, and in light of the most recent updates in Cheshire’s Covid-19 fightback, it’s especially apt this weekend.

IF you don't fancy cooking on Valentine's Day, a Northwich pub is offering to let you put your feet up.

CORONAVIRUS infection rates have been falling at a fairly consistent rate over the past month across Cheshire.

A VISION to make Northwich, Winsford and the rest of Cheshire West carbon neutral in 24 years has been unveiled.

RENTAL costs in Cheshire East and West are higher than across the north west as a whole, figures reveal.

A MEDITATION centre in Northwich is running a workshop to help people struggling with these difficult times.

FEBRUARY is the season of love – something Northwich Sapphires Netball Club are aiming to tap into.

AN anonymous letter pushed through the door of a Northwich salon brought tears to the eyes of a barber.

VILLAGERS have secured another victory in their battle against dogged developers looking to knock three Hartford homes down and build a care home in their place.

CALLS have been made to improve the standards of councillor conduct by a major local government organisation.

EVEN though St Luke's was unable to collect Christmas trees this year, wellwishers continued to offer support.

MORE than 120 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the latest figures for Cheshire East and West.

I had hoped to avoid the car crash that is Handforth Parish Council but every time I turned on the television or went on Twitter, there was Jackie Weaver who patently had read the standing orders and did have the authority, or at the very least ha...

SPECIAL anniversary celebrations are up in the air for Cheshire Stars Netball Club due to the coronavirus pandemic.

FARMERS across large parts of Northwich, Knutsford and Winsford will soon be able to apply for a grant of up to £20,000 to help them improve the water quality on their land.

DURING this year’s National Apprenticeship Week, colleges and businesses are highlighting how apprenticeships build the skills and knowledge needed for individuals to thrive in their careers.

THE iconic Silver Jubilee Bridge will reopen later this month - four years after it closed.

The body in charge of prioritising the vaccine rollout, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, will publish guidance later this month.

Tory MP William Wragg warned a statement after February 22 risked “pushing it towards Easter” before pupils could return to class.

A MOTORIST has called on the council’s highways team ‘to step it up’ after a pothole near Northwich cost her almost £600 in damage.

RESIDENTS with other symptoms of coronavirus should get tested for Covid, according to Cheshire West council’s Director of Public Health.

STAFF working at a Covid-19 testing centre in Northwich say they have been given their first vaccine dose — just days after expressing concerns over their safety.

THE top four priority groups for the Covid-19 vaccine in Cheshire should be offered their first dose by Sunday (February 14).

POLICE are urging residents to continue to stick the rules after a large number of fines were issued in the first month of lockdown, including 15 to people at a house party in Alderley Edge.

BUDGET plans which would see residents pay 4.99 per cent more council tax from April have moved a step closer to final sign-off.

OVER 90 per cent of Cheshire and Merseyside’s residents aged 80 and above have had their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

It really doesn’t matter if you are single or are spending Valentine’s Day with a loved one, why not treat yourself to a little pamper time.

WE all know that Neumann's Flash is one of the many hidden gems that make Northwich brilliant.

A MAN who admitted purchasing eight child-like sex dolls has been jailed.

HS2 will arrive in Cheshire after the high-speed railway received Royal Assent for the stretch between Birmingham and Crewe.