STAFF and students were evacuated from Rudheath Academy as a fire broke out in the roof.

A MAJOR upgrade programme is on the cards for Northwich's 'cathedral of the canals'.

NORTHWICH residents are being urged to keep sticking to Covid-19 rules ahead of the first weekend since plans to ease lockdown were announced.

LEGENDARY Cast frontman John Power is coming to Northwich to play an intimate gig in the autumn.

A PUB singer who quit alcohol for a year has turned his life around and raised £4,680 for St Luke's Hospice.

CHESHIRE NHS bosses are confident of being able to vaccinate all adults by the end of July.

AUTHORITIES should provide ‘fortnightly updates’ on work to resolve Northwich’s flooding susceptibility.

INFECTION rates in Cheshire West continue to move in ‘a positive direction’ but need to drop further before some lockdown restrictions are eased.

BEAR in Northwich is hosting a pop-up cupcake shop at its Barons Quay home on Saturday.

Asda said the major restructuring has been driven by the “structural shift” towards online grocery shopping during the pandemic.

NORTHWICH residents are invited to a special online event discussing last month's flooding – and questions can be submitted in advance.

WINNINGTON Park Rugby Club have grand plans for their women’s and girls’ section.

A MAN and a woman have been charged with murder following the death of a six-month-old baby.

Boris Johnson was asked about the idea of cutting tax on alcohol served in pubs and adding it onto supermarket alcohol instead.

Schools and safe social contact with loved ones are being prioritised in the easing of lockdown.

CHESHIRE residents aged 60 to 64 will receive a letter inviting them to come forward for a coronavirus vaccination in the next week.

A NORTHWICH man wants one of the town's most unheralded home grown stars to be recognised and celebrated.

TEN people are being investigated by Cheshire Police following a crackdown on waste crime in Northwich.

THREE lanes of the M6 southbound in mid Cheshire are currently closed following a crash.

THREE options are on the table for a new bridge linking Winnington and Barnton – and the bill could rise to more than £20 million.

HANDFORTH Parish Council could be abolished, following a review of parish and town council boundaries in Cheshire East.

NEW conditions have been suggested on a planning application which would see owners demolish and rebuild a replica of their Weaverham home of 20 years.

THE 2020-21 football season is officially over for our semi-professional football clubs.

RESIDENTS who live near a beauty spot have teamed up to share their love of the neighbourhood.

THE Northwich Education Partnership have welcomed the decision by government to re-open schools as it thanked parents for all their hard work and dedication providing home schooling.

POSITIVE cases for Covid returned to three figures again across Cheshire East and West, after yesterday's figures were the lowest since November.

The county’s newest vaccination sites have received a shot in the arm from Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service with firefighters and support staff joining NHS colleagues to administer thousands of Covid-19 vaccinations.

THE Angling Trust have spelt out what the Covid-19 roadmap out of lockdown means for those who wish to go fishing.

DUNHAM Massey is now allowing dogs in its gardens from next week.

NORTHWICH pub and bar owners have been reacting to the four step roadmap announced by the Prime Minister on Monday.

A KIND-HEARTED motorcyclist killed in a freak accident is still making a difference - two years after he died.

AS part of the roadmap to bring the country out of lockdown, schools will be the first aspects of society to return to some kind of normal on March 8.

RESIDENTS across Cheshire are now looking forward to the end of lockdown after Boris Johnson unveiled his ‘roadmap’ on Monday.

A BROTHER and sister sang their hearts out to thank NHS heroes and key workers.

THERE were less than 100 new positive Covid cases across Cheshire East and West as the country looks forward to restrictions being lifted in the coming weeks.

ON the face of it, nothing appears to connect Witton Albion with the Malawian village of Mulanje.

SANDY MacIver's England debut could prove to be a timely one with the Tokyo Olympics on the horizon.

CYCLISTS are being encouraged to tell Cheshire Police how safe they feel on the county's roads in a new survey.

The presence of salmonella make these products a health risk and customers are advised to return the product.

The UK government had previously revealed plans to vaccinate every adult by September, but this target has now been changed to July.

WORK has finally begun on transforming the site of the old outdoor market in Northwich.

HARDWORKING buy-to-let investors are shaming the Government for ‘stealing’ their life savings because of the cladding crisis at The Decks apartments in Runcorn.

BORIS Johnson said 'there is light ahead' thanks to the coronavirus vaccination programme.

TOWN leaders have high hopes for a new event space in Northwich.

A COURAGEOUS young 'warrior' who battled for life a year ago is now helping other children.

MORE than 100 new cases of coronavirus have been announced in Cheshire East and West on the day the Prime Minister unveiled his roadmap out of lockdown.

OVERSEAS holidays may be allowed from May 17 'at the earliest' Boris Johnson has announced.

A FOUR-STAGE plan could see England's coronavirus restrictions finally lifted by June 21, Boris Johnson has announced.

PRIME Minister Boris Johnson will set out this afternoon how he plans to end the current national coronavirus lockdown.

THE Prime Minister has confirmed the earliest possible dates on which various sports and leisure activities will once again be permitted in England.