A PARLIAMENTARY inquiry into the link between sport and long-term brain injury has been launched.

NORTHWICH and Winsford residents could receive to £10,000 to help make their home more energy efficient.

A BUSINESS set up by two Northwich mums has been recognised with a prestigious award.

Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s spring Budget, including what could be announced.

SHOPPERS could soon make their way back to Northwich’s artisan market at Barons Quay, after organisers set a provisional reopening date.

FEARS that a suspicious man could be preying on children in the Pickmere area have been allayed by police.

POLICE are asking the public to help trace a 53-year-old man who is wanted in connection to incidents involving threats and criminal damage in Runcorn.

CONCERNS over plans to increase the amount of waste burned at the Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant (LSEP) are growing, with Northwich Town Councillors expressing their worries yesterday (March 1).

NORTHWICH’S Krazy Races will now take place in June 2022, the Town Council has confirmed.

Employees will continue to receive 80% of their salary for hours not worked until the scheme ends.

Weaver Vale MP Mike Amesbury on his hopes for tomorrow's Budget.

A LITTLE girl is following in her mum's footsteps by doing her bit to keeping her village clean and tidy.

THE number of new Covid cases in Cheshire East and West has risen very slightly in the latest daily update.

Garry Clarke casts his eye over restructuring possibilities in the National League System

THEIR league season may be over, but Barnton FC are desperate to get back on the pitch as soon as possible.

A CALF was rescued by firefighters after falling 10 foot down a manhole.

CORONAVIRUS infection rates have fallen to their lowest levels in around three months in the latest borough-wide figures.

A CHURCH is set to launch a cafe to help provide extra support and cut isolation in the community.

VIOLENT criminals are among those who escaped prosecution after Cheshire Police dealt with hundreds of crimes in six months through community resolutions.

Scientists said there can be a “danger” for pedestrians when a “puffing, panting” jogger runs past them.

BOROUGH chiefs are being urged to allow a bookmaker to open its doors at two prime town centre units – or risk seeing them remain vacant.

INTREPID fundraisers have walked, run and cycled a phenomenal 13,098km to help shops left waterlogged by the devastating flood.

CONSERVATIVE Northwich councillors say they are ‘frustrated and disappointed’ over the lack of progress on re-developing Weaver Square.

PLANS for a village development where new residents would build their own homes have been turned down.

CHESHIRE Wildlife Trust has launched a competition to name their beavers.

CHESHIRE East and West have seen 51 new cases of coronavirus in the latest daily figures.

GARDEN waste collections have resumed across Cheshire West and Chester from today (March 1).

DOG owners in Cheshire are being invited to have their say on dog thefts by police and crime commissioner David Keane.

KEY workers, including teachers and support staff, should be prioritised in getting their coronavirus vaccine.

The streaming giant has released a whole host of new shows and movies for March, with more still to come throughout the month.

The plans for a ban on e-cigarette products will be discussed in Glasgow later this year after being published by WHO’s tobacco regulatory committee.

The researchers behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine are looking into the possibility of using pills or nasal sprays as an alternative.

A MAN leading a campaign to have conversion therapy banned has announced his latest mission; to provide a free portal to help people with their mental health.

WITH plans afoot to honour the Northwich links of one of the town's lesser known stars, it seems the man himself would be happy to offer his support.

Northwich murderer tried to make crime look like suicide in shop where tenants had a strange sleeping arrangement

A UNIQUE opportunity has arisen to acquire not one, but two distinctive homes on the same plot of land, each with majestic lakeside views.

AN ex-Northwich Victoria player has thanked the footballing community for the “unbelievable” support he has received since being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

A NORTHWICH man has been banned from driving for a year after he admitted to being behind the wheel while over the drug drive limit.

EVER fancied producing your own honey?

CALLS have been made for two senior councillors to resign over their handling of Chester’s active travel lanes.

THE head teacher of a Northwich school badly hit by floods last month said she is really looking forward to children returning when lockdown restrictions are eased next month.

MORE than 1000 fixed penalty notices have been issued by Cheshire police since the pandemic began, new figures show.

Many of us are suffering from lockdown fatigue, particularly those people who do not find the winter months easy.

WITTON Albion chairman John Salmon has thanked an 'unsung hero' on the board and the fans’ generosity for helping to keep the club stable financially.

HAIR and beauty salons across Northwich have welcomed the news about the possibility of being able to re-open on April 12.

IT’S amazing what a bit of sun can do to lift a county’s mood. Having been blasted by floods, snowstorms, and high winds over the past winter, it feels like this week was the first inkling of spring in Cheshire.

A HOUSE which had blighted the community with anti-social behaviour has been closed by order of the court.

COUNCIL tax bills will rise by nearly five per cent in Cheshire West and Chester, after councillors approved a new budget for 2021/22.

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

THE Government is being slammed after telling council chiefs they would not qualify for financial aid following Storm Christoph floods.