THIS weekend is, in some ways, the final way under the toughest of lockdowns.

THE artisan food market to open in the former J&S Motorcycle store ‘will be open this year’, according to developers.

A POLICE stop check in Northwich caught a drug dealer with heroin and crack cocaine.

A DRIVER from Northwich has died in a two car crash in Knutsford.

TWO men threatened staff at a bank today in a terrifying armed robbery.

NEW laws to protect victims of domestic violence have been welcomed by police as incidents have soared during the pandemic.

CHESHIRE’S NHS Trusts are treating nearly 70 per cent fewer Covid-19 patients than they were a month ago, new data reveals.

POLICE have issued more than 150 Covid fines to people turning up to Manchester Airport to wave their loved ones off!

A CREATIVE youngster has been drawing, painting and colouring posters to thank frontline key workers for their hard work during the pandemic.

Teachers, police, emergency services and retail workers who deal with the public seem to me to have a good case to be prioritised for the vaccine

STUDENTS and anyone who shares a home with schoolchildren or is in a support or childcare bubble can now have regular rapid coronavirus tests.

NORTHWICH MP Mike Amesbury is outraged over the government’s 'miserly' 1 per cent pay recommendation for NHS staff.

NORTHWICH Sapphires netballers have made art their goal during lockdown – and entries to their drawing competition have flown in.

The Government sparked fresh anger on Friday when it defended its call for pay to be pegged at 1 per cent.

CHESHIRE police’s newest recruit is being hailed as a vital link between policing and local communities by the county’s police and crime commissioner (PCC).

Schools across England will welcome back pupils following months of remote learning on Monday.

NORTHWICH MP Mike Amesbury has written to the Environment Secretary asking him to think again over his refusal to support flood victims.

MORE than four in 10 adults in Cheshire and Merseyside have now had their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, NHS England data reveals.

MORE than 100 letters of objection have been lodged against plans to build industrial and office units in Wincham.

THE founder of Iceland Foods is calling on Cheshire residents to put pressure on the council to clean up the borough’s roadside.

THERE are fewer rough sleepers in west Cheshire than in recent years as a result of action to help people off the streets.

A CREATIVE schoolgirl has paid personal tribute to Captain Sir Tom Moore to celebrate World Book Day.

THE number of new cases of coronavirus in Cheshire East and West are falling, the latest daily figures have confirmed.

WETHERSPOON is to open beer gardens, rooftop gardens and patios at pubs when the lockdown continues to ease from April 12, the company has announced.

IT may be early March but tickets are already available for one of the most popular Christmas attractions in the north west.

A UNIQUE woodland adventure park next to the historic Cholmondeley Castle is set to open its doors next month.

HUNDREDS of drivers were caught using their mobile phones behind the wheel in Cheshire last month.

Have your children been getting dressed up for World Book Day today? If so, then send us a snap!

FOR many of us, staying indoors and being unable to explore the outside world has been something forced upon us this winter.

The Department for Transport (DfT) announced an 18-point action plan to improve road safety.

NEIGHBOURHOOD Weekender is still on this year but has been postponed until September, organisers have confirmed.

WETHERSPOONS is to open beer gardens, rooftop gardens and patios at around half of its pubs in England when the lockdown continues to ease from April 12, the company has announced.

A recent study found that for 17% of COVID-19 patients with multiple symptoms, skin rashes were the first symptom to appear.

Rita Ora is the only judge to be replaced from The Masked Singer.

IT is ‘disappointing’ that Rishi Sunak’s 2021 budget does not ‘address social care’, according to Cheshire West and Chester Council’s cabinet member for finance.

NO housing developments are taking place on land at high risk of flooding in Cheshire West, according to a senior council official.

FIVE people have been arrested on suspicion of fraudulently selling vehicles.

A WOMAN trapped in a car following a crash was cut free by firefighters.

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

CHESHIRE West’s top finance councillors have clashed over the feasibility of the Chancellor’s 2021 budget plans.

TWO prisoners have died amid a Covid-19 outbreak at HMP Risley.

A SCHOOLGIRL who is passionate about the environment wanted to do something to help businesses devastated by Storm Christoph.

CHESHIRE’S police and crime commissioner David Keane has welcomed government funding to support Cheshire Police in its investigation into a number of baby deaths in the county.

A CARE company is looking for people with a warm heart who want to make a difference.

ALL secondary and college pupils at schools in west Cheshire will "be required" to wear face masks on school premises from next week, Cheshire West and Chester Council has confirmed.

All eyes will be on Mr Sunak's plans to protect jobs as restrictions continue after nearly a year since the first national lockdown.

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

A CHESHIRE oil refinery has been given the lowest possible environmental compliance rating by the Environment Agency.

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

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